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Did you know that the Bee Gees were named after the initials of a DJ called Bill Gates? Did you know that the real story behind the origin of the name of the rock band 10cc is much more trivial and boring than the urban legend that surrounds it? Did you ever wonder why the hell would an individual choose to name his band Chumbawamba? Here you may widen your noesis by learning with regards to the origins or rock bands names and pop artists pseudonyms. 10cc: an urban legend claims that the band who wrote the hit I’m Not in Love has chosen her name as a gesture to the intermediate man ejaculation, which is approximated as 9cc of sperm. As a matter of fact, the band name is originated in a dream the band manager, Jonathan King, had in which he was managing a band by the name of 10cc Alice in Chains: Lane Stanley and Jerry Cantrell had intended to form a heavy metal band that will carry out covers of Slayer while wearing dresses. Although there plan did not come out, the name of the band remained. Alice in Chains is a take off on Alice in Wonderland with an S and M twist. Later they have come up with the idea of honoring the initials of both Brothers Gibb and their close friend and one of their original supports, DJ Bill Gates, who has not one thing to do with the founder mof Microsoft. Chumbawaba: apparently, one of the band members had a strange dream, in which he could not determine which public toilet door he will have to enter since the Men and Women signs were substituted with Chumba and Wamba signs. The Doors: formerly named Psychedelic Ranger, inspired by a William Blake quote: If the doors of sensing were to be cleansed each thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. The Fall: taken from the title of a novel authored by Albert Camus. Grateful Dead: in the first place named The Warlocks. The origin of the cult band final name was inspired by an old English folk tale, which themed around a traveler who is saved by the spirit of a dead person who is thankful for the travelers generosity and his willingness to remunerate the deads man debts in order for him to be buried. The Happy Mondays: Shaun Rider was inspired by the happy Mondays he and the other members of the band were having as unemployed who were spending the day that follows the weekend in sleeping while the other humans were off to work. Ice T: the arguable gangsta rapper has chosen to name himself after Iceberg Slim, a widely known and esteemed pimp who later became an author of books that describe gangsta living. Kraftwerk: the pioneer electronic band adopted the German translation of the term Power Station. L. LL Cool J: James Todd Smith pseudonym is an Acronym for Ladies Love Cool James. Marilyn Manson: the bandleader pseudonym mixes two of Americas bestloved celebrities: Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. Other members of the band are using the pseudonyms Ginger Fish, Twiggy Ramirez and Madonna Wayne Gacy. Nine Inch Nails: inspired by the nails that attached Jesus to the cross The Orb: in Woody Allens Sleeper, there is a silver ball that causes humans who touches it to react in strange ways. This device was called The Orb. The Pogues: in the first place named Pogue Mahone, which is Kiss my Ass in Gaelic, the band shortened the name to keep away from airplay censorship. Queen: one word that catches both transvestite and royalty connotation was the perfective band name in the eyes of Freddie Mercury. The Replacements: according to the myth, the punk rock band adapted the name after replacing a missing band in a gig, an incident that made them introduced themselves as The Replacements. Sex Pistols: Malcolm Mclaren is responsible for the choice of the name, partly to aid promote the clothes shop called Sex owned by Vivien Westwood who used to be his girlfriend at the time. TLC: the initials of the band members nicknames T Boz, Left Eye and Chilli. It likewise proposes the acronym for Tender Loving Care. UB40: the politically oriented band was named after a type of British jobless form. Velvet Underground: named after the title of an unknown sex book that one of the band members has found lying on the sidewalk XTC: this punk band was formed in 1976 long before the usage of the drug was popular. The band had changed it is initial name Star Park after observing a Jimmy Durante clip in which he states: Im in ecstasy! Yeah Yeah Yeah: according to Karen O, the inspiration to the hip band name came from the New Yorker phrase, which means something like whatever. ZZ Top: there are two versions related to the origin of the band name. According to the firstborn one, the name of the band is a spoof on the name of the blues musician ZZ Hill. According to the second version, the name relates to a combining of two general brands of cigarette rolling papers: Zig Zag and Tops Rolling papers. |
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