The cleverest tribute band/cover band names

[Askance]

I have soft spots for The Strolling Bones, Björn Again, and Anderson Council but my all-time favourite has to be Clearance Creedwater Arrival. Yours?

[Manatee]

Lez Zeppelin, the all-lesbian Zep cover band.

[Argent Towers]

Soviet Russia, that band that covers America songs.

They hand their instruments to the audience and make THEM play.

[Darryl Lict]

Well. I don't know about the cleverness of their names, but these are my two favorite AC/DC cover bands.

Hayseed Dixie. Bluegrass AC/DC cover band.

Hell's Belles. All-female AC/DC cover band. The lead guitarist wears a Catholic school girl uniform.

[Mosier]

An all-girl band calls itself "Lez Zeppelin"

[Indistinguishable]

I was just thinking that "Even Better Than the Real Thing" would be a perfect name for a U2 tribute band when I happened to click onto Cafe Society and see this thread topic at the top.

(So far as I can tell, no one's done it, though.)

[Charlie Tan]

I'm particular to "the Mexican Elvis": El Vez (http://www.elvez.net/evFrameset.html). Dunno if he's any good though.

[China Guy]

dread zeppelin - zep songs to reggae beat and sung by an elvis impersonator.

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

Hell's Belles. All-female AC/DC cover band. The lead guitarist wears a Catholic school girl uniform.
Similarly, there's AC/DShe, also an all-female cover band.
I also like Cheap Chick, the all-female Cheap Trick cover band.

[si_blakely]

Some uni friends and I performed a few Dire Straits covers.

We wanted a name that reflected a sense of difficulty or trouble, single syllables, and used D and S.

We called ourselvesDeep Shit

Si

[Chez Guevara]

Anal Gestapo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_Gestapo).

Not clever as such but surely worth a mention.

[Ichbin Dubist]

Not a band name, but I get a chuckle out of this CD of Led Zep covers, The Song Retains the Name. (http://www.amazon.com/Song-Retains-Name-Various-Artists/dp/B000001XVK)

[I'm No Saint]

Scrantonicity.

[KneadToKnow]

I think the Fleetwood Mac tribute band using the name Crystal Visions is clever, mainly because I thought the name up independently for a story I wrote and now will have to change it before I can publish. Bastards. :)

[singular1]

Well, I'll admit to being out of touch. What is Anderson Council a clever cover for?

[Beadalin]

Cover Girl was a band my friend formed -- all men, who only covered songs sung by women.

[Flander]

I'm pretty sure there's a Jimmy Buffet cover band called Lost Shaker Assault.

[MadTheSwine]

Well, I'll admit to being out of touch. What is Anderson Council a clever cover for?

Pink Floyd was named after 2 men named Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

[MadTheSwine]

Couple Queen cover bands-

Flash Harry.

We are not Queen.

MerQury.

[mike ahndembroak]

The google ad at the bottom of the thread is UNDO CIRCUMCISION DAMAGE. sounds like a great name for a Revolting Cocks tribute band

[pinkfreud]

The band GABBA (http://www.gabba.co.uk/) plays ABBA songs in the style of The Ramones.

[ShibbOleth]

The band GABBA (http://www.gabba.co.uk/) plays ABBA songs in the style of The Ramones.

Pink Freud would be a good coverband name, especially if manned by all pyschiatrist (or psych grad students).

Ditto "Forever Jung" as a Rod Stewart tribute band.

[Ludovic]

Some uni friends and I performed a few Dire Straits covers.

We wanted a name that reflected a sense of difficulty or trouble, single syllables, and used D and S.

We called ourselvesDeep Shit

SiThat reminds me of my favorite Doors cover band,
Crystal Shit
[/bitchin' camaro]

[feppytweed]

Anal Gestapo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_Gestapo).

Not clever as such but surely worth a mention.

For some reason, my mind tried to read that as Anal Gazpacho. :eek:

[Beware of Doug]

I was part of a saxophone sextet that played the music of the once popular Six Brown Brothers (http://www.hungrytigerpress.com/audio/sixbros_cd.shtml), called (of course) the Six Brown Others.

[jsc1953]

Obligatory Simpsons reference: the marquee in Las Vegas for Moody Blues cover band "The Satin Knights", featuring as an opening act...The Moody Blues.

[MadTheSwine]

Shania Twin

Led Zepagain

[Chanteuse]

Hayseed Dixie. Bluegrass AC/DC cover band.


Came in here to mention this one. I didn't "get" the name until I said it aloud--then I had a good laugh.

Gotta say that it's really something to hear "Big Balls" sung in bluegrass style! :D

[River Hippie]

NPR had a story today about a Stones cover band called "Sticky Fingers". I think they mentioned a band called "Dixie Chicklets".

/was kinda half-listening at work.

[blondebear]

The Wholigans

[Askance]

Pink Freud would be a good coverband nameThere IS one called Pink Fraud. But I still think Anderson Council is the Pict of the crop.