Deanol Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The Rolling Stones are named after a Muddy Waters record called "Rollin' Stone". Which got me thinking about other bands named after a line in a song, and... I can't think of any! I don't mean bands with a name that just happens to be in a song, so you can't have "Yes". They have to be named explicitly after a song lyric. Anyone else think of any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Madness, after the Prince Buster song. Deacon Blue (Steely Dan) Funeral for a friend ( presumably after the Elton John song?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Does ‘ Right Said Fred ‘ by Bernard Cribbins count? Classic! 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Radiohead - named after a Talking Heads song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Nine below zero ( Sonny Boy Williamson) Mr Big ( Free ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubadour Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Death Cab for Cutie (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Sisters of Mercy ( Leonard Cohen ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Icehouse/Flower (or Flowers/Icehouse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just trying to think of some more - surely Roxette can’t have been named after the Dr Feelgood classic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vantagepointrocks Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Judas Priest - Bob Dylan, The ballad of Frankie Lee & Judas Priest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Deep Purple , of course . Blackmore's mother had it in her record collection . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, DaveFry said: Deep Purple , of course . Blackmore's mother had it in her record collection . Grandmother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, bassace said: Grandmother? Yes , I was wrong . His grandmother played it on piano apparently ; https://quizzclub.com/trivia/where-did-the-rock-band-deep-purple-get-the-inspiration-for-its-name/answer/286782/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Yes (shortened from the classic "Yes, we have no bananas"). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Between the buried and me. From the Counting Crows song Ghost Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenolive Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Powderfinger ( Neil young ) great Aussie band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Ok, maybe scraping the barrel now - were ABC named after the hit by The Jackson 5 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Steps, a contraction of Three Steps to Heaven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, casapete said: Just trying to think of some more - surely Roxette can’t have been named after the Dr Feelgood classic? Yes. And don't call me Shirley. Edited February 5, 2019 by Fozza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 From Wikipedia: The band name Wet Wet Wet was chosen from a line in the 1982 Scritti Polliti song "Gettin' Havin' & Holdin'" ("it's tired of joking... wet, wet with tears"). They added another Wet to get away from the other double-barrelled names around then (Duran Duran, Talk Talk, etc) and also because Wet Wet is an even worse band name than Wet Wet Wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Motorhead... the song was written while Lemmy was still in Hawkwind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 10 hours ago, casapete said: Just trying to think of some more - surely Roxette can’t have been named after the Dr Feelgood classic? According to Wikipedia (and other sources) Roxette were named after the Feelgoods' song. "Capitol (Records) ... insisted on a different name for the band. Gessle and the other members of Gyllene Tider (Swedish for "Golden Times" or "Golden Age") chose the title of a 1975 Dr. Feelgood song, "Roxette" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, skankdelvar said: According to Wikipedia (and other sources) Roxette were named after the Feelgoods' song. "Capitol (Records) ... insisted on a different name for the band. Gessle and the other members of Gyllene Tider (Swedish for "Golden Times" or "Golden Age") chose the title of a 1975 Dr. Feelgood song, "Roxette" And Dr Feelgood themselves were named after an old blues song.. not sure which version they had in mind though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Showaddywaddy??? It must have been used in the singalong chorus of some pap 1950s tripe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds was pinched from a Jefferson Airplane track. Shame as I really like the song. Edited February 5, 2019 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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