Btw, veruca salt named their band from the bratgirl on willy wonka and the chocolate factory, so the movie version of the book. Lead singer and founder stuart murdoch named his indie pop band after a french childrens book called belle et sebastien by cecile aubry. Many music enthusiasts see an old peanuts episode with its iconic black and white beagle named snoopy and they instantly think of the rockrap musician snoop dogg and his backup musicians. There is a secret and amusing world of oil and natural gas lease names here in. The following 10 musical groups decided to keep things simple and named their bands after places. Scott and joanne woodward based on the play of the same name written by james goldman. There is no way youre ever going to find a place that hasnt had a band named after it. Most of us will remember at least one or two of the entries here. Jamiroquai an interlock of the words, jam and iroquai. If were going to get into bands named after movies, you cant forget they might be giants.
What are some bands named after literary characters answers. Some of the characters in the jungle book are an indian wolf named akela, a sloth bear named baloo, and a muskrat named chuchundra. English alternativerock band the boo radleys named themselves after a character in harper lees only book, the masterpiece to kill a mockingbird. Here instead of just fictional bands, we are looking at fictional cartoon bands. Named after a second rank dc comics character, this song from the britpop legends 1968 classic mixes a typically pretty ray davies melody with some tough acoustic guitars. The bands original name was silmarillion, after a j. Its a chance not only to articulate the content of a book but, more importantlyand this is where bandnaming is so similarto communicate its mood, a nearineffable sense of its style and voice. Supertramp named after a book called autobiography of a supertramp, written by r. What are some bands named after literary characters.
Street challenge, localized from the japanese kuniokun series. As comiccon 2014 gets ready to kick off in san diego, we look at a timehonored and delightfully nerdy tradition. Aragorn is a character in the lord of the rings by j. Can i use the title of a movie, character name, or name of. Yep, our band is named after a fictional character inspired by a couple of real life characters. We own a technology support company and are interested in creating an ad that uses the name of either a movie title, character or actor to give people an idea of what our service is. I found this list trying to doublecheck some names on our booking bands page, in which we asked readers to combine band and book names and got a few thousand entries that im still sorting through we made a special category for books that bands used as a name. Black sabbath took their name after writing the song of the same name, which in turn was named after the 1963 film of the same name. In anthony burgess a clockwork orange, heaven 17 is the fictional band name mentioned by a woman browsing records. This character was named after a flowery bush and is the younger most beloved sister of a competition winner. Having multiple pov characters allows you to show readerviewer the scale and magnitude of events, and all those povs needs their fiveman bands, mauve shirts and so on. It was adapted into a tv series during the 70s and was. List of bands named after other performers songs wikipedia. With all the pressure that comes with starting a band, who has time to labor over a name.
Most are named after, or are references to, classic video games. Lewiss the silver chair, the sixth installment of the narnia series. Rex after 4 psychedelic folk albums released under the name tyrannosaurus rex they switched to glam rock and shortened their name to t. This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. The best bands that are named after books span the music world with offerings from music genres like indie rock, classic rock, and even a little hiphop. The band takes its name from the 1971 movie they might be giants starring george c. Can i use the title of a movie, character name, or name of actor in an ad for my company. Only two syllables and kinda generic, but it works ok. Band name origins greatest music, movie, and book lists. Talking heads media jargon for a camera shot showing only the top of someones shoulders and their. The last name of the dutchborn drummer and guitarist of this. The play and movie title is an allusion to don quixote, who mistook windmills for giants.
There dont appear to be as many as you might think. Aug 05, 20 before lisa loeb was lisa loeb, she had a band named nine stories while attending berklee school of music in bostona name is inspired by the j. Also, the ophelias were named after the character in hamlet. Any obscure ones that you see in the list were thought of by us in our initial brainstorm. There are a couple of other lists of bands with food in their name online but they, as do many lists, contain really obscure bands ive never heard of. Art bears the name comes from a sentence in jane ellen harrisons book ancient art and ritual 19. Before lisa loeb was lisa loeb, she had a band named nine stories while attending berklee school of music in bostona name is inspired by the j. Butthole surfers, in the early years of band, theyre performed under a different name every show.
Those names are profound, clever, silly, provocative or downright obscure. I liked the reference to the character in the book better the girl who got everything she ever wanted. This ones pretty obvious, since say anything are named after the 1989 film of the same name. Crash and the boys is another local band, whose songs are short as 0. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. The only rule here is that these famous bands must have some kind of literary affiliation. Durand durand from the classic scifi cocktease barbarella, in which jane fonda comes so close to getting completely naked but never quite does so many times, any man watching this camp classic will be punching himself in the groin in frustration. Durand durand from the classic scifi cocktease barbarella, in which jane fonda comes so close to getting completely naked. This indie rock band got their name from the criminal family in the 1985 classic. Jun 11, 2014 there dont appear to be as many as you might think.
Named after the crystal balls from tolkiens legendarium, palantirs original clients were federal agencies of the united states intelligence community like cia and nsa. The literary reference goes even deeper as huxleys title is taken from a line in william blakes work the marriage of heaven and hell. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. A list of bands named after moviesmovie characters.
List of scott pilgrim characters bands liquisearch. Rock band dog names popular male and female names wag. Im really surprised at how many bands are turning up named after characters from movies even from movies adapted from books. The band name the doors is a nod to aldous huxleys book the doors of perception, which chronicles the authors experience of taking the mindaltering drug mescaline. Joy division was taken from house of dolls, and in their song no love lost theres a lengthy quote from the same book. Jan 21, 2019 named after the austrian archduke whose assassination was a factor in the outbreak of first world war. It turns out that the goonies was a popular movie for band name choices. Your squad isnt just the people you happen to book tickets with, the people whose. A big, openitanywhere book created for music fans and popculture followers of all ages, the band name book explains how or where the bestnamed bands in history got their names. Aragorn aragorn is a character in the lord of the rings by j.
In the past we posted a list on fictional bands this list supplements it in a sense. Butte, hawaii, and north pole are all names of bands. According to his schoolteacher, william was very idle. Named after the last name of the lead singer, whose first name is jon. Write loads and loads of characters so you want to tv tropes. Jul 09, 2003 if were going to get into bands named after movies, you cant forget they might be giants. New jersey punks titus andronicus take their name from the greatest. The term is also applied to music, usually with regard to record titles, where it is prevalent and leads to confusion. Iron maiden steve harris named the band after the iron maiden torture device as shown in the 1939 film the man in the iron mask. Plays, books, and other forms of entertainment may have eponymous names, such as the ancient greek epic the odyssey, derived from its principal character, odysseus, and the novel robinson crusoe. A big, openitanywhere book created for music fans and popculture followers of all ages, the band name book explains how or where the best named bands in history got their names.
Top 5 metal bands with names originating with tolkien. Titling something is like a small, epic moment of poetry. This article is a list of fictional characters in the comic book series scott pilgrim by bryan lee omalley and its film adaptation scott pilgrim vs. Oct 29, 2010 bands named after characters in movies. There are probably thousands of bands with animal names, but unless theyve achieved some level of notoriety they cant be on the list. Even today, when individualism is rampant, art bears traces of its collective, social origin.
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