# Let's play the 'the ABC band name" game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726 "2006-01-19T21:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/621 "2006-02-04T01:01:00Z")
Pilot ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/622 "2006-02-04T01:02:50Z")
Quo Vadis ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/623 "2006-02-04T01:07:35Z")
Rasputina (wouldn’t Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds be under N?) ---
**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:** [February 4, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/624 "2006-02-04T01:09:32Z")
**S** ecret Oyster ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/625 "2006-02-04T01:15:41Z")
Toploader (saw them live before they became somewhat famous) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/626 "2006-02-04T01:23:03Z")
Usher Verve, the Wombles, the ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/627 "2006-02-04T01:25:57Z")
slap my head I wrote the verve but meant Veruca Salt ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/628 "2006-02-04T01:28:36Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > slap my head I wrote the verve but meant > > Veruca Salt That was used in #261, so: Vandenberg ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/629 "2006-02-04T01:42:43Z")
then there is always the crazy \*\*Weird Al Yankovic \*\*and his parodies… ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/630 "2006-02-04T01:45:16Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > That was used in #261, so: > > Vandenberg I officially ballsed up. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/631 "2006-02-04T01:57:05Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > I officially ballsed up. Sorry, but Usher is not a band, either. He’s a person, as is Weird Al (which we had moved past anyway.) For U - U.F.O. Giving us; Usher (solo, not counted) U.F.O. Verve, the (already used) Veruca Salt (already used) Vandenberg Wombles Weird Al Yankovich (solo, and would be under Y) bringing us to X (the letter, the band has been played) ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/632 "2006-02-04T04:26:26Z")
We’re on X? X-Cutioners. Blatantly ripped off of a lame, C-list X-Men heel. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/633 "2006-02-04T04:40:54Z")
Yellow Magic Orchestra ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/634 "2006-02-04T04:49:09Z")
Yellow Magic Orchestra was played at the end of the last round by Sgt.Schwartz. Unless I’m missing something? (This is getting hard.) Yello ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/635 "2006-02-04T10:18:50Z")
Zoobombs ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/636 "2006-02-04T12:40:07Z")
Agents Of Good Roots ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/637 "2006-02-04T15:19:54Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > Yellow Magic Orchestra was played at the end of the last round by Sgt.Schwartz. > Unless I’m missing something? (This is getting hard.) > > Yello I used the “search this thread” option and didn’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/638 "2006-02-04T15:21:02Z")
Anyhoo… B.T. Express ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/639 "2006-02-04T15:30:43Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > (wouldn’t Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds be under N?) No, the OP specified that any band designation starting with the name of one of the members would be filed under that member’s surname – for example, the Jimi **H** endrix Experience would be eligible when the letter in play was **H**. For C: Cowboy Junkies ---
**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:** [February 4, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/640 "2006-02-04T16:58:18Z")
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