Bands with stupid names

[On the Left Wing]

Hole in the Sky (late 60s early 70s)



years before global warming took hold!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Hole in the Sky (late 60s early 70s)



years before global warming took hold!

Presumably a homage to the great Spine Millington pome...

There are holes in the sky
Where the rain gets in.
These holes are very small.
And that's why rain's thin.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Max Headroom and the Car Parks

I have a vague underage drinking memory of a couple of my O level teachers being involved in them


for my part, somewhat responsible for the following

Bastards From Atlantis
Pink Foot Diffusion
Pathetic Sharks
Peter And The Deacons
and the frankly awesome 'Men Of Sussex'

stupid names are great

 

[cheshunt seagull]

REM used to perform secret gigs under the name 'Bingo Handjob'

There was also a local band in Portsmouth in the 70s called 'Spit Like Paint'

 

[On the Left Wing]

Just remembered a band from my student days circa 1976 ...

Johnny Limbo and His Marraccas

a name to die for!

 

[zefarelly]

echo and the bunnymen - shyte name for a shyte band !

Kajagoogoo

 

[Mr Popkins]

Living in a box
Gay Dad
Bobby Boris Pickett And the Cyrpt Kickers

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

'Bump of Chicken'.

They're big in japan...

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster.

Damn you beat me to it

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Otis lift & the elevators
bodjit & scarper
shawadywady

 

[SussexHoop]

Splodgenessabounds of 'Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please' fame.

Chumbawumba

There was a band with a symbol for a name which they claim was pronounced 'Freu' or something ... did a song called 'Doot doot' back in the 80s I believe.

Cubanate

 

[Zeitgeist]

I remember an Aussie punk band from years ago: "Victor Vomit and the Varicoise veins".. Legends in their time (Not)!

 

[dougdeep]

When Alex Harvey left "The Sensational Alex Harvey Band" they carried on as "The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Without Alex"