# ID the band by 5 acronym'd song titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 21, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443 "2007-10-21T03:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 21, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/1 "2007-10-21T03:16:13Z")
I’ll start off with an easy(?) one:[ol] [li]YRGM[/li][li]ADAAOTN[/li][li]WS[/li][li]A[/li][li]L[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/2 "2007-10-21T03:20:11Z")
The Kinks My submission: CAYA AAG PT IB L ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/3 "2007-10-21T03:28:34Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] The Kinks My submission: CAYA AAG PT IB L [/QUOTE] Nirvana! ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/4 "2007-10-21T03:30:44Z")
Nirvana Easy one next, I think: DOA BOR IML LOAP BOG ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/5 "2007-10-21T03:49:38Z")
[QUOTE=Reyemile] Nirvana Easy one next, I think: **W** DOA BOR IML LOAP BOG [/QUOTE] Fixed ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/6 "2007-10-21T04:14:32Z")
Ssosfagtiacagwap ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/7 "2007-10-21T04:21:42Z")
[QUOTE=Reyemile] Nirvana Easy one next, I think: DOA BOR IML LOAP BOG [/QUOTE] Bon Jovi. WIA GIDF SSJ N&G SMBH ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/8 "2007-10-21T04:26:12Z")
[QUOTE=Reyemile] Nirvana Easy one next, I think: DOA BOR IML LOAP BOG [/QUOTE] Bon Jovi! Here’s an easy one as well. BTR B BJ BBTL BITUSA ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/9 "2007-10-21T04:42:12Z")
[QUOTE=Eonwe] Bon Jovi! Here’s an easy one as well. BTR B BJ BBTL BITUSA [/QUOTE] Bruce Springsteen. I repeat: WIA GIDF SSJ N&G SMBH 😃 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/10 "2007-10-21T04:42:50Z")
[QUOTE=Eonwe] Bon Jovi! Here’s an easy one as well. BTR B BJ BBTL BITUSA [/QUOTE] Bruce Springsteen How about IWTHYH MSH H CT YGTHYLA ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/11 "2007-10-21T04:48:02Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi] Bruce Springsteen How about IWTHYH MSH H CT YGTHYLA [/QUOTE] The Beatles. Eventually, someone is going to do mine. It has become a matter of principle. 😉 WIA GIDF SSJ N&G SMBH ---
**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/12 "2007-10-21T05:12:58Z")
[QUOTE=Roland Orzabal] The Beatles. Eventually, someone is going to do mine. It has become a matter of principle. 😉 WIA GIDF SSJ N&G SMBH [/QUOTE] Beck. SS DLS BOM I(NC) DW ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/13 "2007-10-21T05:40:38Z")
TMBG (Oddly enough I got that from DLS rather than I(NC) ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/14 "2007-10-21T12:10:30Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Ssosfagtiacagwap [/QUOTE] Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict Pink Floyd Mine; WS SC D TYC OH ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/15 "2007-10-21T14:45:40Z")
[QUOTE=labtrash] Mine; WS SC D TYC OH [/QUOTE] Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (damn good thing you had “TYC” in there, or I’d have never gotten it) Ok…a little bit trickier, but someone here’ll get it: BSITHOC MWAT BHB FFCL CTI ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/16 "2007-10-21T15:52:47Z")
Hal - Public Enemy A bit easier, but 2 word titles only: BS WH RT MY TD ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/17 "2007-10-21T16:14:18Z")
[QUOTE=K364] BS WH RT MY TD [/QUOTE] The Rolling Stones. It really bothers me that I, who am not a stones fan, got this one but not the Kinks or TMBG ones. An easy one: RMS-S IJAS(IARARB) Q GD NIWS ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/18 "2007-10-21T16:14:36Z")
[QUOTE=K364] BS WH RT MY TD [/QUOTE] Rolling Stones JITG LITP BITJ MITG DITM ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/19 "2007-10-21T16:58:03Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] An easy one: RMS-S IJAS(IARARB) Q GD NIWS [/QUOTE] The Moody Blues. Easy, my ass. 😛 HP BH BH (yes, two different songs) SIAS SWA ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443/20 "2007-10-21T17:16:58Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Rolling Stones JITG LITP BITJ MITG DITM [/QUOTE] Jethro Tull. This one was brutal. :smack: E PRP CYBL GUSU SD [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-band-by-5-acronymd-song-titles/423443.md?page=2)