Winston-Salem, NC – Ever wondered how your favorite band got its name? With a little help from Mara Davis’s Radio Free Lunch, the BPA, Inc. Research Department was able to put together a list of some bands and where/how they received their name.
Radiohead – a Talking-Heads song
Duran Duran – the villain, “Mr. Duran Duran” in the film Barbarella
Five For Fighting – a hockey penalty
B-52’s – a hairstyle
Black Crowes – original name was “Mr. Crowes Garden;" however, they were subsequently asked to changed their name to what is now under the urgency of their producer
UB40 – the unemployment form in the UK
Gomez – the name of a friend of the band’s
Widespread Panic – a nickname of John Bell, the lead guitar player and singer, in high school
Stone Temple Pilots – original name was “Stone Temple Pirates,” but Scott Weiland didn’t like “Pirates,” so it became “Pilots” Ed Note: What does Scott Weiland like?
Lynard Skynard – a high school coach of the band
Hoobastank – your butt stinks in ebonics
Butthole Surfers – in reference to a dog sliding its behind across the floor
The Village People – every member of the band lived in the same village
Green Day – the band’s fondness for an illegal substance
Death Cab for Cutie – part of the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour
Rush – a play on words alluding to the band’s frantic scrambling to come up with a name before their first gig
R.E.M. – Michael Stipe, the lead singer, pulled this randomly out of a dictionary; rapid eye movement: the stage of sleep where you actually dream (he thought it was cool so that's why he chose it)
U2 – the 1960’s surveillance plane
If you have names that you know off the top of your head, please comment!
6 comments:
I knew the UB40 one.
Please post more bands. What about the Backstreet Boys? The Cranberries? (hahaha)
I like these topics full of Trivia MUCH more than the sports ones.
No offense, Brian.
Journey got its name because they went on a journey. HAHAHAHA
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