Sometimes, as I'm sitting and working at my braindead job (and believe me we've got some real braindeads there!) doing my tasks I have lots of time to think about different things, such as thinking of pairing up names of any musical groups and single artists or lyrics with other lyrics, either as is or slightly changing their names around. I mentioned this before on the Yet More Jokes and Groaners board but no one posted anything there, so I hope that'll change now. Anyway, here are some examples that I came up with (some work, some don't). I haven't really thought of any lyrics yet, but feel free to add your own if you wish.

Korn, Hole, Coolio (Cornholio--yes, an oldie but still a goodie)
Yes, No Doubt
Counting the Black Sheryl Crows
Jane's Addiction, The Cure
The Fixx & The Cure
Dr. Hook & The Cure
Poison and The Cure
RATT, Poison
Scorpions, Poison
KISS, The Babys
Queen & AC/DC
Mister Mister + Duran Duran = Mister Duran, Mister Duran (duh!)
Kansas, TOTO (ok, this was inspired over by that "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore" joke told elsewhere.)
Boston, Chicago, Berlin
The Carpenters and The Motels
The Carpenters and Crowded House
Johnny Ace of Base
Big Country, America
Sex Pistols, .38 Special, Guns N Roses, Rick Derringer
The Police, Arrested Developement
The Police, Quiet Riot
Damnn Yankees, Bad Company
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Cars (ok, only cuz of the overdrive thing)
The Cars, Crash Test Dummies
Bananarama, The Monkees
Dixie Chicks, Barenaked Ladies
The Beastie Beach Boys
Blue Oyster Cult of Personality
The Dusty Buffalo Springfield (yeah, I know--boooo!)
Bread and Cake
Commodores and The Captain & Tennille
Cream, Korn
The Champaign Crystals (Champaign and The Crystals)

That's all I have for now. When I think of some more I'll post them. In the meantime, I wanna see some of you kind folks coming up with something. No doubt you'll think of some people that I won't.

One I've had for years is Boy George Michael Jackson. Then there's Chuck Berry Manilow. Me and a buddy worked up a bunch of these. I'll have to see if has the list and post them.

The full version of that first one is now Courtney Loverboy George Michael Jackson Brownsville Station.

Incidentally, within the last year, Ratt and Poison did tour together.

LOL! Really? Well now, ain't that a kick. Great minds think alike, eh? *S*

Yeah. Actually, I thought of the RATT/Poison bill years ago. Somewhere around here, I've got a list of such concert line-ups.

The combining of band's names is something me and my buddy Frank have done off and on over the years. We've restricted ourselves to using only bands or solo acts. We developed a few rules for it, too. I've tried getting a hold of him yesterday to have send the list of what we came up with, but couldn't reach him.

I do remember a couple of others we came up with.

"Pacific, Gas & Electric Light Orchestral Maneuvers In the Dark"

"Chuck Berry Whitesnake"

"Black N' Blue Oyster Culture Club Nouveau"

"Elton John Lennon"

"Colour Me Badd Company"

"RuPaul McCartney"

"Color Me BaddFinger"

"AC\DC Talk"

"Blind Faith Hill"


If we were doing former MTV VJs, we could have "Bill Bellamy Brothers".

"General Public Enemy"

"MC 900 Ft Jesus Jones"

"Living Colour Me Badd Company" or "Baddfinger".

"Andrew Golden EarRingo Starland Vocal Band"

Some songs combos I've thought of:

"The Morning After the Gold Rush" and "...Baby One More Time In a Bottle".

"Atari Teenage Sex Fiend Sneaker Pimps"

"Snoop Fugee Weezer Filter"

"Green Anal Puffy Poison"

"Blondie White Snake Crue"

How about:

Roy Orbitalson?
Madonna Summer?
REMinem?
Faithless Hill?
Backstreet Boy George Harrison?
Ray Charles and Eddie Grant?
Shake-Britneyspears Sister Sledge?
The Jesus Jones and Mary J Blige Chain?
New Kid Rock On Ian Dury and The Talking Blockheads?

Olivia Elton John?
(To quote from South Park: "You look just like that girl from 'Grease' - Elton John!")

Someone mentioned at the very beginning bands that wouldn't be together. Can I add Jefferson Airplane with Black Box Recorder, or is that too tasteless?

Finally, a few thoughts:
1) What if Cypress Hill, Dru Hill, Lauryn Hill, and Faith Hill got together? (Not to mention Damon Hill, the racing driver and accomplished punk guitarist...)
2) Could Moby win a MOBO?

If the Beatles and the Eagles got together, would they be called the Beagles?

And if the brothers Gibb got a word in, would the full band be called the Bea-Geegles?

Ugh.

Here's a couple more:

Third Eye Blind Lemon Jefferson Starship

Fresh Aerosmithereens.

The Jackson Five Star?
[now THAT's a scary thought!]

Counting Black Sheryl Crowes

Backstreet Boyz II Men At Work

Deborah Harry Belafonte?
The Rolling Guns'n'Stone Roses?
Talking Radioheads?
Oasister Sledge?
Marilyn Mansun? (think about it - I actually know someone who was confused by the other band's name and the works by Mr. Manson himself)
Go Westlife (not a statement, people)
Another Level 42
Nelly Furtado feat. Nelly
Backstreet Boyzone (noooo! the ultimate boy band!!!)
Manic Backstreet Preachers (the angry young boy band)
Jeff Led Zepplynne
Backstreet Pet Shop Boys
Little Cliff Richard Marky Marx?

Frank Tina Sinatra Turner

Power Tool Man-Tronix 5000

(Anyone here remember Man-Tronix?)

I forgot we could add song titles!

Why do Fools Fall in Love to Love You Baby Come Backstreet Boyz II Men at Working in a Coal Mine

Man-Tronix!!!!
How it all comes flooding back! (Sadly rivalled by Snap! and Black Box et al.)

As for song titles with bands, here's Octopus's Savage Garden.


Another thought: what if Travis performed "Big Yellow Taxi"?
Other songs that bands could have performed (but thankfully didn't)?:
"Virtual Insanity" (Jamiroquai) performed by Madness
"Cars" (the Gary Numan classic) by The Jam
"Relax" by Men At Work
"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) by The Cars
"Country House" by Living In A Box (anyone remember them?)
"House of the Rising Sun" by Crowded House
Theme from "Hair" by Split Enz
"Been Around the World" by Orbital
and finally (for now)...
"Buddy Holly" (the Weezer hit) by Buddy Holly

Oh, and the Bangles hit "Going Down to Liverpool" by almost any Liverpudian band ever.

Where did my last posts from a few days ago go?

Maybe they were going to ago go.

oh cheers, very funny... :P

Going to a go-go, everybody! Going to a go-go. Man, I haven't heard that song in some time now.

Wake me up before you go go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo...

No no no!

"Love Is Like a Sewer" - Johnny Flush and the Electric Commodes

Love is like a sewer
What you get out of it
Depends on what you put into it

The "Head East / Go West" tour bill broke up because the bands had a conflict over which direction to travel.