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Entries Beginning with P

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
P.E.A.S.		P.O.D.		Every pod needs peas!		Ben Dover
Dove Fe		Paloma Faith		Reverses which parts are in English & Spanish.		Angelina Laide
No People At The Disco		Panic At The Disco		I don't think discos are popular anymore.		Rocky
Pandemonium At The Disco		Panic At The Disco		Panic and pandemonium seem to be related.		Nicole Parsons
Someone Barfed on the Dancefloor		Panic At The Disco		This name addresses the "panic" more specifically.		Tigger
Picnic At The Disco		Panic At The Disco		Rather have a picnic than a panic!		Camilla Talking Bird
Panacea At The Disco		Panic At The Disco		I've heard "panacea" used (mistakenly) for panic.		Regina Hanige
Party! at the Disco		Panic! at the Disco		The first thing you'd do at a disco is to party!		Archie C.
Kill the Roach		Papa Roach		Roaches are gross...		Usgai
Mama Termite		Papa Roach		An opposite with another destructive bug.		Rock Maninoff
Popped Up Toast		Papa Roach		Well, many people hate roaches, but who can say no to fresh toast?		S.T.G.
Papa Cockroach		Papa Roach		Cockroach formally distinguishes insect from fish.		Kirsten Abercrombie
The Rock Paper Scissors		The Paper Scissors		Now the name sounds complete.		Steve
Para no-more		Paramore		What would happen if the band broke up.		Rachel
Power Mower		Paramore		Implied by a joke definition of "paramore" I read.		Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
Paraless		Paramore		If Hayley ever leaves, there would be less of them		Sheila Oh
Nearest Motel 6		Paris Hilton		What her real name should be based on character		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Lunge Gripp		Parry Gripp		Grip for another fencing move.		Anita Corning
Duck Banton		Pato Banton		Pato (PAH-toh) is the Spanish word for Duck.		Dennis Jimenez
Patti LaSmelle		Patti LaBelle		When I was working at a recreation center in Indianapolis, someone played "New Attitude" over the intercom. A black co-worker gave his critique retorting, "Eeewww, it's Patti LaSmelle!"		Some Person
Patti's Myth		Patti Smith		Sounds almost the same!		Adrienne Ramseur
Paula Cockus		Paul Lekakis		What I thought the name was on first hearing it		Renee Sutton
Wingless		Paul McCartney		His band Wings is defunct		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bald Oakenchoke		Paul Oakenfold		Because he's lost his live touch		allah
Paul Revere & The Rams		Paul Revere & The Raiders		The other NFL team that used to be in Los Angeles!		Smelma Pitz
Simple Simon		Paul Simon		sounds OK, but his music ain't so simple!		Mr. Robinson
Rock and Hyde		The Payolas		A real example in 1987-88; the core members' names		George
Nectarines And Spice		Peaches And Herb		Slight variant on each component		Helena Hoover
Preachers And Herb		Peaches And Herb		A funny twist on "preachers' vs. "peaches"		Helena Hoover
Pro Gel		Pearl Jam		It seems that the band is more involved in looking good than playing good music.		newave
Pearl Clam		Pearl Jam		Not just oysters can make pearls		Jay
Paper Jam		Pearl Jam		A common problem in printers		K.N. Pepper
Girl Jam		Pearl Jam		If there's ever an all-female Pearl Jam cover band		RevengeFromMars YouTube
Wintergreen Snowbow		Peppermint Rainbow		Different flavor and rain replaced by snow		Jill Conrad
Per Getsold		Per Gessle		Maybe this is what happened to his brain.		Amanda
Fred Spotto		Perez Prado		A '50s bandleader I thought was named Fred Spotto		Opie M.
Fragrance		Perfume		Means almost the same thing.		Lefty Lucy
Pet Shop Men		Pet Shop Boys		They've long grown up now!		Larcen Tyler
Peter Gaben		Peter Gabriel		Also called Lord Peter Gaben or Peter Gabe		Muhammad Firza
Peter And The Wolf		Peter Wolf		Insertion of "and the" gives a children's story!		Cassandra
Fathom Planet		Phantom Planet		A potential confusion of words (malapropism)		Natasha Bly
Cowmeat Marksteak		Pigmeat Markham		A different animal with its associated meat		Quyjibo
Column		Pillar		Think about it...pillar, column, similar		JeReMy
Piggie		Pink		She looks like a pink hog.		Arnold Jackson 5
Stink		Pink		It fits the music better ja ne?		Ann
Stink Floyd		Pink Floyd		People who hate the band would use this name.		Die Dunkel Seite Des Mondes
Punk Floyd		Pink Floyd		Psychedelic + Punk = 1 Odd Rock'n'Roll Genre		Crazee Diamond
Black Floyd		Pink Floyd		What guy wants to listen to a pink band?		DJ Blaze
Red Flood		Pink Floyd		I think the band would be better with that name.		hamburger456
Pink Droid		Pink Floyd		It'd be awesome if Roger Waters was a robot. :)		The Deke
Pink Void		Pink Floyd		Describes seeing "The Wall: The Movie"		British Bullcrap
Pink Ladies		Pink Lady		It was a duo, not an individual.		Cassandra
Mink Lady		Pink Lady		If we had 'Change a Letter' for band names...		Sweet Anne
Stink Lady		Pink Lady		For those who don't like their music		Lefty Lucy
Picks Nose A lot		Pixie Lott		Makes for a funny band name		Lisa Rose
Gazebo		Placebo		A word I used to confuse with "placebo"		Lisa Rose
Plain Brown Teens		Plain White Tees		They sound crappy, so make a name that means crap		Caleb
Plastic Oboe Band		Plastic Ono Band		Curious what plastic oboes would sound like!		Kayla Stewart
The Plumbers		Plumb		Name would work better as plural noun than a verb.		Orville Beddenrocker
Plumbing		Plumb		What the name makes me think of.		Evan Shortoria
Plumb The Depths		Plumb		A Christian artist named Plumb? The Devil made them do it.		Christine
+1		Plus One		Another way to write 'plus one'		Susan
AM Dusk		PM Dawn		An opposite incongruity.		Cassandra
Piece of S*** (P.O.S.)		Point of Contact (P.O.C.)		The original is the band's name, but the funny part is the new band name is their production company name. So what they produce is ****		S.T.G.
Fermaldehyde		Poison		That's what CC Deville needs to be placed in.		FireWoman
The 5-0		The Police		Rapper slang for cops (derived from Hawaii Five-0)		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Beat Down		The Police		If they were Los Angeles-based rappers		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Criminals		The Police		Based on how they dressed in their heyday		That Guy Over There
Pop Will Eat Its Elf		Pop Will Eat Itself		Wish there were a Space Change page for band names		Sheila Koffel
Papaveraceae		The Poppy Family		The scientific name of the botanical poppy family		Liberty Anderson
The Hillbilly Way		PovertyNeck Hillbillies		A real example; they changed their name in 2012.		Quyjibo
The Dictators Of Cuba		The Presidents Of The United States Of America		Presidency: 1776. Dictatorship? Now you're talking		JC Foster
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince		Prince		Was a real example from 1994-99		Gene
Protocol Harem		Procol Harum		What I've heard the band called!		Cassandra Lund
Protocol Harum		Procol Harum		Gives the name a more modern sound, I guess.		Alex
The AOLs		The Prodigy		They're both the same thing, slow domains with broken connections.		Clint
Sly		Psy		Successfully ducked criticism over Anti-US song		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Psychedelic Furze		Psychedelic Furs		Another way around controversial fur reference		Monica Harpootlian
Psychedelic Faux Furs		Psychedelic Furs		Trying to avoid the wrath of PETA		Nicole Parsons
Public Nuisance		Public Enemy		They make nuisances of themselves in public.		rap city
Private Friend		Public Enemy		Change both words to their respective opposites.		Andrew
Puddle Of Watter		Puddle Of Mudd		Water is usu. cleaner; doubles the key consonant		Cuckoo, Friend, and Ali
Awesome Pirates		Pussy Pirates		This way it isn't sexual or offensive.		Travis
Flight in Progress		Pussy Riot		2 members flee Russia charged for hooliganism		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Pretty Quiet		Pussy Riot		After their arrest for an Anti-Putin song		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Purrfect		Pussycat Dolls		They impart feline happiness!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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