# The Coolest Band Name Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078 "2003-04-30T03:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/1 "2003-04-30T03:43:14Z")
Outside of **The Beatles** , of course! 😃 I like **Was (Not Was)** myself. I know Don Was is primarily a producer, hence the name, but I also like the music. So what’s your choice? (They don’t have to be famous!) 😃 Q ---
**Author:** ![plastic\_conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@plastic\_conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plastic_conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/2 "2003-04-30T04:12:52Z")
I think “Beastie Boys” should be up there. It’s a great name as it is, but I give it even more points because “BEASTIE” is actually an acronym. It means, “Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Internal Excellence.” (Of course, we have to take away a point or two for the redundancy of adding “Boys” to the end of that acronym.) ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/3 "2003-04-30T05:15:06Z")
I saw a cd today by King kong and the monkey spanks- that was great :d ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/4 "2003-04-30T05:50:26Z")
Sweet lord o’jesus and mother mary! Hasn’t this topic been beaten into submission yet? There must be a new one of these every week or two. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/5 "2003-04-30T15:18:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stinkpalm \* > \*\*Sweet lord o’jesus and mother mary! \*\* I like it! Could be the new **Sonny and Cher**! 😛 Q ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/6 "2003-04-30T15:59:22Z")
**Agitated Badger and The Unkempt Bunnies From Hell** ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/7 "2003-04-30T16:47:42Z")
**Jehova Witness Protection Program** ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/8 "2003-05-01T03:17:04Z")
**Fuck**. Someone had to do it. The album title? _Conduct._ ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/9 "2003-05-01T03:27:20Z")
[Ethel and the Shameless Hussies](http://www.kaceyjones.com/kcmerch.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ersatz_Shmoe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/10 "2003-05-01T04:00:59Z")
Fizgig, sorry to crap on your parade, but there is already a band called **Fuck**. AFAIK their latest album is called _Pardon My French_. ---
**Author:** ![Lathe\_of\_Heaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Lathe\_of\_Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lathe_of_Heaven)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/11 "2003-05-01T04:04:01Z")
There’s a band in San Francisco called “Shitty Shitty Band Band”. To heck with their music; I just want a T-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ersatz_Shmoe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/12 "2003-05-01T04:30:51Z")
Man, how did I forget the obligatory Wayne’s World reference: **The Shitty Beatles** and yes, it is [a real band](http://www.mp3.com/the_shitty_beatles). ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/13 "2003-05-01T06:07:13Z")
UFOFU & JFKFC. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/14 "2003-05-01T06:51:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ersatz Shmoe \* > \*\*Man, how did I forget the obligatory Wayne’s World reference: > > **The Shitty Beatles** > > and yes, it is [a real band](http://www.mp3.com/the_shitty_beatles). \*\* And they are indeed shitty. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/15 "2003-05-01T07:03:38Z")
The Shitty Beatles are also mentioned in _The Book of the SubGenius_ as an example of the principle of “antimusic.” ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/16 "2003-05-01T07:13:17Z")
And further research reveals that the Strokes once appeared under that name. ---
**Author:** ![Latch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@Latch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/17 "2003-05-01T07:51:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ooner \* > \*\*And they are indeed shitty. \*\* So it’s not just a clever name. Alright, I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/18 "2003-05-01T12:23:34Z")
**Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.** It gets better the more you think about it. I second the **Beastie Boys**. Then again, you have **The Champs** , who later changed thier name to, of course, **The Fucking Champs**. And you can’t go wrong with **Anal Cunt**. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/19 "2003-05-01T13:04:11Z")
[Not Drowning, Waving](http://www.amws.com.au/n/ndw/ndw-d.html) ---
**Author:** ![longjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@longjohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longjohn)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078/20 "2003-05-01T13:27:45Z")
Ken Dodd’s dad’s dog’s dead is a local London band, as are the Llama Farmers. There’s a Deftones tribute band called “the Deft Ones”, which is nice. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coolest-band-name-thread/172078.md?page=2)