Bands named after public services

Gun Hill Road

Before joining Jefferson Airplane, Grace Slick fronted a band called The Great Society.

The Streets Department is gonna need equipment:

Buffalo Springfield http://www.buffalopitts.com/buffalo-springfield-co.html

Phil Dirt and the Dozers Phil Dirt and the Dozers
And someone to operate them:

The Highwaymen
Dennis

Kraftwerk (= power station)

And as it happens, there was a band called The Power Station.

There’s a group called Works Progress Administration.

If you’ve got ships steaming into your port, you’re gonna need an Edison Lighthouse.

There was IRS Records…

I assume that’s who the Fireman works for.

Gotta have something for the perverts to do:

The New Pornographers

These guys would run the subway system:

The Tubes

And if the terrorists are taking over the underground, you need:

Tubeway Army

The Subways

Looks like we’ll need to take sealed bids.

For symbols of political leadership, the Dead Kennedys.

And, for getting everyone to sing “Surfin’ Bird”, The Trashmen.

Need somebody to work in your coffee shop? The Waitresses.

How about fixing your car? Mike and the Mechanics.

The Paramedics

To handle funerals: The Undertakers.

To organize the wake: Funeral Party.

Don’t forget the Mortuary.

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