The Origins of Band Names

**Janszoon** · 06-03-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Apparently David Bowie named himself after the bowie knife, because it cuts both ways.

Quite a corny stage name if you think about it.

And didn't he decide to change it in the first place because he didn't want to be confused with Davy Jones from the Monkeys?

Bulldog · 06-03-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

And didn't he decide to change it in the first place because he didn't want to be confused with Davy Jones from the Monkeys?

Yeah, that's it, so it definitely was called for. It just sounds a bit too much like the name of some maverick pirate captain at a glance. It works for all the success he's had though (if that makes any sense).

TheBig3 · 06-03-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

***Wiki cites that Morrison was inspired by the author Aldous Huxley from the book about drug experimentation The Doors of Perception[/I]. "There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors." I have never heard that story before and do not really believe it, but am including it in attempt to keep this as accurate as possible

Spent 5 minutes wondering wtf "GayWiki" was.

these filters need to be stopped.

333 · 06-03-2009, 11:29 AM

Nice. You did Bungle. I didn't know that.

Now I know.

Kevorkian Logic · 06-03-2009, 11:41 AM

13. Coldplay

The members of the band met at the University College London in 1996. They went through a myriad of names before deciding on Coldplay. Their first name was Pectoralz. Their second name was Starfish. The final name was "Coldplay." Coldplay was suggested by Tim Crompton, a local student who had been using the name for his group (the had split up). Tim got the name Coldplat from a poetry book called Child's Reflections, Cold Play by Philip Horky.

sidewinder · 06-03-2009, 11:47 AM

Here is some more specific info a bout the Mr. Bungle name, from BungleFever.com:

"The band took its name from two short films which appeared in early episodes of the "The Pee Wee Herman Show," in which an ill-mannered, un-hygienic puppet clown demonstrated how good grade-school kids should not behave (only later did band members learn, through Faith No More bassist Bill Gould, that the porn flick "Sharon's Sex Party" also stars a character named Mr. Bungle)."

So I'm assuming that the 50s classroom films were sampled by the Pee Wee show, maybe shown on a TV in the show or something. Oh here's a snippet from Wiki, it was actually from the 60s:

"The band's name was taken from Lunchroom Manners, a 1960s children's educational film which was featured in a Pee Wee Herman HBO special in the early 1980s.[3] A puppet named Mr. Bungle was the main character and was used to teach children good manners and hygiene.

Kevorkian Logic · 06-03-2009, 11:52 AM

THIS IS MY LIST GOD DAMN IT!

grr.

~~The Unfan~~ · 06-03-2009, 11:55 AM

How about The The?

Antonio · 06-03-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayfarer

One of the heaviest bands of all-time, one of the most underappreciated of the '90s, pioneers of the entire "desert rock" genre...were named after a character in Dungeons and ****ing Dragons. Apparently the corny fantasy shit isn't limited to prog and black metal bands.

Kyuss is awesome, thanks

Kevorkian Logic · 06-03-2009, 12:07 PM

14. THE THE

This one was actually kinda hard.

The The name came about from the members wanting a name that was even more ironically detached than The Band (Rolling Stones has The Band ranked as #50 in top artists of all time just in case anyone didn't know of The Band).

They apparently wanted Robbie Robertson to feel like a complete and total *******.

06-03-2009, 11:41 AM	#45 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	13. Coldplay The members of the band met at the University College London in 1996. They went through a myriad of names before deciding on Coldplay. Their first name was Pectoralz. Their second name was Starfish. The final name was "Coldplay." Coldplay was suggested by Tim Crompton, a local student who had been using the name for his group (the had split up). Tim got the name Coldplat from a poetry book called Child's Reflections, Cold Play by Philip Horky. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

06-03-2009, 11:47 AM	#46 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Here is some more specific info a bout the Mr. Bungle name, from BungleFever.com: "The band took its name from two short films which appeared in early episodes of the "The Pee Wee Herman Show," in which an ill-mannered, un-hygienic puppet clown demonstrated how good grade-school kids should not behave (only later did band members learn, through Faith No More bassist Bill Gould, that the porn flick "Sharon's Sex Party" also stars a character named Mr. Bungle)." So I'm assuming that the 50s classroom films were sampled by the Pee Wee show, maybe shown on a TV in the show or something. Oh here's a snippet from Wiki, it was actually from the 60s: "The band's name was taken from Lunchroom Manners, a 1960s children's educational film which was featured in a Pee Wee Herman HBO special in the early 1980s.[3] A puppet named Mr. Bungle was the main character and was used to teach children good manners and hygiene. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

06-03-2009, 11:52 AM	#47 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	THIS IS MY LIST GOD DAMN IT! grr. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

06-03-2009, 12:07 PM	#50 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	14. THE THE This one was actually kinda hard. The The name came about from the members wanting a name that was even more ironically detached than The Band (Rolling Stones has The Band ranked as #50 in top artists of all time just in case anyone didn't know of The Band). They apparently wanted Robbie Robertson to feel like a complete and total *******. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

06-03-2009, 11:29 AM	#44 (permalink)
333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	Nice. You did Bungle. I didn't know that. Now I know.

06-03-2009, 11:55 AM	#48 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	How about The The?