# Let's play the 'the ABC band name" game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726>\
**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:** 5\
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**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 15, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/941 "2006-02-15T00:57:59Z")

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**U** ilab

(Some kind of spin-off of Stereolab; I’ve got a single of them covering Brian Eno’s “St. Elmo’s Fire.”)

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**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/942 "2006-02-15T01:50:48Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> Sorry – it wasn’t (and still isn’t) in the latest updated list, so I played it.

sorry. My fault. I just missed it. There could easily be other mistakes, as well.

> [@2600](#):
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> If you see something, say something.

Vida Blue

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/943 "2006-02-15T03:27:21Z")

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[The Walker Brothers](http://tinyurl.com/9bbdb)

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**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 15, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/944 "2006-02-15T04:17:44Z")

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**X** YZ

(They appear to be some kind of hair metal band; I’ve only heard of them because they have the same name as the aborted Jimmy Page/Chris Squire/Alan White **Ex** - **Y** es and **Z** eppelin project.)

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/945 "2006-02-15T04:53:53Z")

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And on the XYZ note (yes, I know you were focusing on the X part, only), I think that’s enough life for this thread. Nineteen pages is pretty good, but other threads need time to shine on the front page of the forum.

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