It could be using part of their name, or from a song, or person in a band.
2007-12-02 10:41:15 · 13 answers · asked by Mr. Bernstein 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
LIke the band Mooney Suzuki: Their name is taken from the first two singers of the 1970s German Krautrock band Can: Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki.
2007-12-02 10:42:50 · update #1
Pretty Girls Make Graves in honor of the Smith's.
2007-12-02 10:48:31 · update #2
Nazareth (biggest hit, a cover of the Everly Brothers' "Love Hurts") took their name from the opening line of The Band's song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead").
There's a British singer/actor/comedian named Vic Reeves. His real name is Jim Moir, but he took his stage name after his two favorite singers: Vic Damone and Jim Reeves.
Elton John (born Reg Dwight) took his name after two musicians as well: Elton Dean and Long John Baldry.
Bananarama took their name from combining the title of the TV show "The Banana Splits" and the Roxy Music song "Pyjamarama."
The d*sco band A Taste of Honey got their name from a Herb Alpert & the Tiajuana Brass song.
2007-12-02 12:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by DoneWithThisPlace 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd
Beastie Boys (took the B___ B___ from Bad Brains)
The Beatles were named in homage to Buddy Holly & THe Crickets
MAchine Head.......took name from the Deep Purple album
Badfish....after a Sublime song
Godsmack.....after an Alice In Chains song
2007-12-02 10:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Dani G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Radiohead (after a Talking Heads song)
The Rolling Stones (after a Muddy Waters song)
Pink Floyd (after Pink Anderson and Floyd Council)
2007-12-02 10:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by meep meep 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hellogoodbye named themselves after The Beatles song Hello Goodbye
2007-12-02 10:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by Gravy D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Us and Them - The Pink Floyd Experience [obviously after Pink Floyd]
Bow Wow Wow Haus [after Bauhaus]
Love Like Blood [after Killing Joke's song "Love Like Blood"]
.. I can't think of the rest, but there are a lot more..
2007-12-02 10:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by cosmodrone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rolling Stones (Bob Dylon)
The Kooks (David Bowie)
2007-12-02 10:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by greenyboy411 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frightening young infants Scaring young infants have been named after the Cap'n Jazz track with a similar call. maximum of their followers have not even heard of Cap'n Jazz from my experience, so i easily do no longer think of it concerns in the event that they are linked with them. they are honoring yet another band yet no one even is conscious of. :b in my opinion I continually could ascertain out a band if I see that they are named after a track/album or lyrics from a band I already like, it kinda makes me understand them greater.
2016-09-30 11:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Powder Finger --- after the Neil Young song
2007-12-02 11:29:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motorhead.
Motorhead are named after a Hawkwind song. The Hawkwind (original) version is disturbingly turgid, even though Lemmy is the bassist on it, too!
2007-12-02 10:50:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Time Low. Their name is from a New Found Glory song. (Head on Collision)
2007-12-02 11:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋