Band Names: This Band's Name Was Another Band's Song

By soulchap soulchap
updated about 1 month ago

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Almost all of these have been contributed by others - for example:
Entries 25 to 27 from Can's Wikipedia page.
Entries 30 thru 37 cadged from "Alt-Rock-A-Rama" by Scott Schinder. Thanks, Scott.
Entries 47 to 107 provided generously by ksdfjsldfj
Entries 118 to 126 thanks to TwinPowerForce
Also, thanks to Miles Kowitt for several of these.

See also Artists names taken from record titles.

  1. 1

    Radiohead

    Radiohead

    Talking Heads - Radio Head / Hey Now

  2. 2

    54 + 46

    54 + 46

    Toots & The Maytals - 54 - 46 / Pressure Drop

  3. 3

    Dalis Car

    Dalis Car

    Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* - Trout Mask Replica - Dali's Car

  4. 4

    Eric's Trip

    Eric's Trip

    Sonic Youth - Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love - Eric's Trip

  5. 5

    Aqualung

    Aqualung

    Jethro Tull - Aqualung

  6. 6

    Dreams So Real

    Dreams So Real

    Carla Bley - Dinner Music - Dreams So Real

  7. 7

    Ladytron

    Ladytron

    Roxy Music - Roxy Music - Ladytron

  8. 8

    Baby Lemonade (2)

    Baby Lemonade (2)

    Syd Barrett - Barrett - Baby Lemonade

  9. 9

    Gigolo Aunts

    Gigolo Aunts

    Syd Barrett - Barrett - Gigolo Aunt

  10. 10

    Teenage Head

    Teenage Head

    The Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head

  11. 11

    Tom Dooley And His Lovelights

    Tom Dooley And His Lovelights

    The Kingston Trio* - Tom Dooley

    The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead - Turn On Your Lovelight

  12. 12

    Dirt Bike Annie

    Dirt Bike Annie

    Roughnecks* / Beachnuts* - You're Driving Me Insane / Cycle Annie

  13. 13

    Heavy Manners

    Heavy Manners

    Robert Fripp - Network - Under Heavy Manners

  14. 14

    Blue Chair

    Blue Chair

    Elvis Costello - Blue Chair

  15. 15

    Deep Shag

    Deep Shag

    Luscious Jackson - Deep Shag

  16. 16

    Cry

    Cry

    Godley & Creme - Cry

  17. 17

    Ruby Tuesday (2)

    Ruby Tuesday (2)

    The Rolling Stones - Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday

  18. 18

    Animals On Wheels

    Animals On Wheels

    Sam Phillips - Omnipop (It's Only A Flesh Wound Lambchop) - Animals On Wheels

  19. 19

    Seether

    Seether

    Veruca Salt - Seether b/w All Hail Me

  20. 20

    Hi Sheriffs Of Blue

    Hi Sheriffs Of Blue

    Charley Patton - Founder Of The Delta Blues - High Sheriff Blues

  21. 21

    22-20s

    22-20s

    Skip James - 22-20 Blues / If You Haven't Got Any Hay, Get On Down The Road

  22. 22

    The Sonic Reducer

    The Sonic Reducer

    Dead Boys* - Sonic Reducer

  23. 23

    Deacon Blue

    Deacon Blue

    Steely Dan - Deacon Blues

  24. 24

    The Mongoloids

    The Mongoloids

    Devo - Mongoloid / Jocko Homo

  25. 25

    Moonshake

    Moonshake

    Can - Moonshake / Future Days