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…if I counted right…
He’s right.)
… OK, then! It is indeed: The 32nd Finals!
My wife, the lovely Ms. Virgindog, participated in last week’s first round bracket of 64 potential band names. She asked how I came up with them.
“These are awful,” she said.
She’s right.)
That’s the point, of course. Rock bands generally have terrible names.
That goes double for punk bands. There’s a certain joy in a badly named band. Whether it’s heartwarmingly wholesome or so repulsively vile that it shouldn’t be printed here, I get a kick out of them.
Still, you should see the names that were so bad I left them out. Ooh, boy.
However, one name that I didn’t include in the Challenge is perfectly reasonable and was sent to me by my friend, Patrick Devine.
He suggested:
Patrick Devine And Patrick Devine’s Handsome Band Of Blues Musicians. It sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?
Bonus points for getting his own name in there twice.
Fun Facts:
- The lowest ranking names as of this writing are Insect-Riddled Stump,
- and Killer Dumplings.
The former deserves its low score. The latter really isn’t that bad.
But it was up against Toucan Cher.
That’s a hard one to beat. We love a good pun.
They were paired with, naturally, the highest ranking names, Bodega Sushi and the aforementioned Toucan Cher. Both are good. But my personal favorite, Clang Twack, is better. I hope it’s not the “American Idiot” of this bracket challenge.
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This reminds me of how I miss hanging out regularly with youse guys and chicks and all. I must remedy this.
You just did! Good, as always, to hear from you.
You took the words right outta my mouth.
Whither the Chucklefucks?
‘Fraid so but I’d pay a hefty cover charge to go see them.
I neglected to mention that Patrick Devine is a stand-up comedian. Be sure to catch when he comes to your town.
If he ever wants to get into the CCR circuit, my suggestion for a band name is: “Devine & the Branches.”
I filled in for his bass player when his band was Patrick Devine And The Hot Pockets.
Fruit of Devine?
Or better yet, Bottle of Wine Fruit of Devine
Here he sings a traditional Russian blues song.
https://youtu.be/XXGtlSr_iqc
And when I was texting with him just now, he reminded me that he suggested both Love Socket and Shut Up You Stupid Idiots. They were matched up together in Round 1, which seems fair.
I’m sure the black clad moody young misanthropes of Insect-Riddled Stump will take their rejection as further evidence that the world is against them and write another grinding misery laden evocation of how awful their lives are to get over it.
We’re only in the second round and already the matchup between Impossible Sausage and Toucan Cher has me going so many emotions. I know it’s not Sophie’s Choice, but still ….
So sad to see Delinquent Chic and Aspersions of Grandeur go by the wayside. Still pulling for Elegant Melancholy and Toucan Cher.
But, I love them all! I don’t want to pick favorites!!
I will say this though – you can never go wrong with a bonkers descriptive of an animal….
Go, “Lips Like Chicken”, go!!
If I was a musician, I’d cover “Chicken Fat: The Youth Fitness Song” in the style of Ian McCulloch.
Give that chicken fat
Back to the chicken
And don’t be
Chicken again(Perdue kisses)
No
Don’t be
Chicken again(Perdue kisses)
Fat, up against your will…
A few thoughts:
“Toucan Cher” reminds me of Two Door Cinema Club.
https://youtu.be/LLK4oaXUuLg?si=BK9UWvWCYwn1K3uA
OK to post our own fake band names?
Bitberg Revetment (metal)
Heather McMurray’s Hair (Indie-Twee)
Chigliak Railway (country), became
Chigliak Express (supergroup)
The Friend River
Dinner Music
See Elegans Play
A Butlerian Jihad
Germane Phrases
I Kant
Candy Corn Canticorum
and my favorite
kjdlsdpwwwalvllxppl*
You may laugh about the last one but there’s actually an artist called NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ.
Reminds me of my favorite punchline in search of a joke:
“Oh – sorry – my bad.”
“You mean the other Yngwie Malmsteen…”
Elon’s kids are already making music?