# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/81 "2006-01-20T02:18:14Z")
U - **u2** ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/82 "2006-01-20T02:21:54Z")
**V** elvet Underground ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/83 "2006-01-20T02:26:00Z")
**W** hiskeytown ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/84 "2006-01-20T02:30:05Z")
X . ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/85 "2006-01-20T02:32:11Z")
Yellowbelly ---
**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:** [January 20, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/86 "2006-01-20T02:36:26Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > X > . I used this earlier, so: Xscape ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/87 "2006-01-20T02:42:02Z")
Y - the **Y** ardbirds ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/88 "2006-01-20T02:43:33Z")
Z - **Z** ebra (hair metal) ---
**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:** [January 20, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/89 "2006-01-20T02:45:50Z")
Asia ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blonde\_Bomber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@The\_Blonde\_Bomber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blonde_Bomber)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/90 "2006-01-20T02:45:53Z")
**A** ir Supply How embarrassing ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/91 "2006-01-20T02:48:30Z")
B - **Black Eyed Peas** ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/92 "2006-01-20T02:52:02Z")
C - Commodores. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/93 "2006-01-20T02:56:20Z")
The **d** B’s stands for decibels… ---
**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:** [January 20, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/94 "2006-01-20T03:01:12Z")
The Electric Prunes ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/95 "2006-01-20T03:02:43Z")
The **F** eelies ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/96 "2006-01-20T03:24:28Z")
The Guess Who ---
**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:** [January 20, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/97 "2006-01-20T03:28:37Z")
Hayseed Dixie ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/98 "2006-01-20T03:31:09Z")
Interpol ---
**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:** [January 20, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/99 "2006-01-20T04:09:54Z")
**J** ethro Tull ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/100 "2006-01-20T04:13:30Z")
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