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Names -> How to Pronounce a Band Name -> F
Some bands have strange pronunciations of their names, that aren't immediately obvious from their spelling.
Entries Beginning with F
Pharrell Williams pronounced as fa-RELL Williams
I used to think his first name was pronounced like "Farrell" (rhyming with Carol), but that's not the case, apparently.
Alex
Ghoti Hook pronounced as fish hook
They want you to pronounce the first word as "fish", which I think is kinda stupid, given the spelling.
Christie
Flava Flav pronounced as Flay-va Flave
Rappa
Fugazi pronounced as Foo-Gah-Zee
GlamRockNinjaLord
Fugees pronounced as FOO-jeez
I think it should be "Few-jeez" because I once heard it was short for "refugees". But, they chose to say it as if it were the plural of "Fuji".
Alex
IV Xample pronounced as For eg-ZAM-pull
Essentially, the band's name is a punny spelling of the phrase "for example", using the Roman numeral for 4.
Ed
Francoise Hardy pronounced as Fran-SWAH Hardee
The first name is of French origin, and contains a cedilla on the "c"
Alex
Phranc pronounced as Frank
She's a lesbian folk singer who became notorious in the late 80s and made it on college rock radio.
Boy James
Franz Liszt pronounced as Fraunz List
Danny Partridge In A Pear Tree
Frederic Chopin pronounced as Frederick Show-Pan
Lefty Lucy
Ferrante & Teicher pronounced as fur-ron-tay and ty-sher
Piano
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