# Band names in other words **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 11, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596 "2013-09-11T19:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/181 "2013-09-14T21:04:01Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > New: > Conflagration at the video parlor Arcade Fire? New: Cremated bird part ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/182 "2013-09-14T21:11:45Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Mammoth. > > New One: Plumbium Dirigible. I was going for Mastodon, but Mammoth works. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/183 "2013-09-14T21:16:51Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > Correct on Wet, Wet, Wet > Rage Against the Machine > > New: Born to Fate Destiny’s Child New: Underage Intimidation ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/184 "2013-09-14T21:33:45Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Arcade Fire? > > New: Cremated bird part Correct on Arcade Fire. Also, Wishbone Ash. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/185 "2013-09-14T22:28:19Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > New Ones: > > Impish British Apartments > > Cadillac From Scotland > > Show Anger Towards The Contraption > > Final Segment Of The Evening News > (Hint: All four are from different musical genres) Cadillac from Scotland = Fleetwood MacMac ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/186 "2013-09-14T22:34:39Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Cadillac from Scotland = Fleetwood MacMac I meant Fleetwood Mac…my phone was acting up when I tried to write my answer ---
**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/187 "2013-09-14T23:25:34Z")
Man named after a knife who has a star named after him ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/188 "2013-09-15T19:23:35Z")
Ans: David Bowie Landlord Hobo ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/189 "2013-09-15T21:02:36Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Landlord Hobo Supertramp New: More than necessary ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/190 "2013-09-15T22:13:41Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > New: > More than necessary Overkill New: If the Dutchess of Cambridge had married someone from a US Presidential family… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/191 "2013-09-15T22:17:15Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Overkill > > New: If the Dutchess of Cambridge had married someone from a US Presidential family… Kate Bush ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/192 "2013-09-15T22:42:10Z")
New: Imprison The Pachyderm ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/193 "2013-09-15T22:49:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Kate Bush You got it! ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/194 "2013-09-15T22:51:21Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > New: Imprison The Pachyderm Cage The Elephant. New: They’re all your uncle. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/195 "2013-09-16T01:47:34Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > New: They’re all your uncle. The Bobs New: Explosion detritus ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/196 "2013-09-16T02:14:12Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > More than necessary > [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Overkill I was thinking of INXS, but Overkill is equally valid ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/197 "2013-09-16T13:38:34Z")
Huh, doesn’t look like anyone got mine, so I’ll give it away. State of Ultimate Peril = **Dire Straits**. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/198 "2013-09-16T13:44:59Z")
New: Royal Red ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/199 "2013-09-16T13:54:06Z")
Are numbers allowed? √25 digit termination strike 246 - 239 mother √9 A few portals low ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/200 "2013-09-16T13:59:35Z")
> [@Debaser](#): > > A few portals low I can’t see any reason not to allow numbers. This one’s Three Doors Down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596.md?page=11)