# What are your favorite songs by fake bands? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329 "2008-04-29T06:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/81 "2008-05-02T00:52:33Z")
If [The Dukes of Stratosphear](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dukes_of_Stratosphear) is a fake band, then anything off the album Psonic Psunspot. e.g. [Little Lighthouse](http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOAk2amt-NY&feature=related). ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/82 "2008-05-02T02:02:51Z")
No mention yet of the greatest “fake” band of all time? [The Blues Brothers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0smmqOHskU) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/83 "2008-05-02T02:20:48Z")
[QUOTE=Suburban Plankton] No mention yet of the greatest “fake” band of all time? [/QUOTE] What do you mean? Spinal Tap’s been mentioned a bunch of times. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/84 "2008-05-02T02:33:30Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] What do you mean? Spinal Tap’s been mentioned a bunch of times. [/QUOTE] As have The Monkees. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/85 "2008-05-02T03:32:32Z")
I’m surprised there’s only been one mention of Flight of the Conchords. My personal fav… [http://youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64](http://youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64) YouTube - Flight Of The Conchords - The Humans Are Dead “There are no more elephants.” “There is no more unethical treatment of elephants either.” (teeny bit NSFW - one bad word) ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/86 "2008-05-02T04:38:05Z")
Well, there are classics, and then there are “classics”. [Eep Op Ork Ah Ah](http://www.eepoporkahah.com/) ---
**Author:** ![PamelaChu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@PamelaChu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PamelaChu)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/87 "2008-05-02T05:40:18Z")
Well now that grand theft auto 4 is out. this is a good time to mention a great song from Gta 3 “Good Thing” by Whatever. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHKvTgBgb1E) ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/88 "2008-05-02T10:18:03Z")
What, no love for [the Strangeloves](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloves) and the original version of “I Want Candy”? “Candy on the beach, there’s nothing better But I like candy when it’s wrapped in a sweater” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/89 "2008-05-02T15:54:22Z")
[QUOTE=furryman] The song sung by George Clooney and his band in “Brother Where Art Thou” [/QUOTE] Man of Constant Sorrow? It’s a traditional song, recorded many times by many, many artists. However, the Soggy Bottom Boys are, of course, fake, though the singing in the movie _O Brother Where Art Thou?_ was done by Dan Tyminski of Union Station, Allison Krauss’ band. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/90 "2008-05-04T20:42:15Z")
The replies here have brought a lot of memories back. Forgot all about Bad News (“For you, and you, and you, and YOUUUU!!”) and Billy & the Boingers. But, like everyone else, I’d have to give the nod to the Tap. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/91 "2008-05-04T21:33:08Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] I’ve never seen the movie, but _Three Small Words_ is what every great rock song should be. I fricking love it. [/QUOTE] Three Small Words rocks, too. There’s a lot of good songs in that movie. In fact the only one I don’t really like is their version of the title song. Which isn’t bad, even, but I just prefer Juliana Hatfield and Tonya Donelly’s version of the J&tPC theme from Saturday Morning’s Greatest Hits. Another nomination… God Knows… by ENOZ from a later episode of The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. (May have been the last episode, but a) it’s been nearly a year since I watched it, and b) the order of the series is deliberately messed up, making it difficult to remember the order without the episodes in front of me.) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/92 "2008-05-04T21:35:30Z")
First thing I thought of was this: [U + Me = Us (Calculus)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEKWZk16N_w) _Well, i’ve never been good at history And i don’t give a crap about robert e. lee When it comes to cosines, I know a thing or two And i kicked ass on the test about me and you_ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/93 "2008-05-05T04:51:43Z")
[QUOTE=Rhubarb] Well, there are classics, and then there are “classics”. [Eep Op Ork Ah Ah](http://www.eepoporkahah.com/) [/QUOTE] There’s [a terrific cover](http://youtube.com/watch?v=IgGnPGdM6ME&feature=related) of this song by a “real” band - _The Dickies_. The video of the two idiots accompanying the song is highly optional. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/94 "2008-05-05T15:37:02Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] Do I have to spell it out? C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N-S, oh no [/QUOTE] That is one my very favorite lyrics ever, as it skewers the “depth” of Lennon’s lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![LonghornDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/95 "2008-05-05T15:48:55Z")
Team America - Only a Woman I need this I need love I need you I don’t need one hearbeat I need two There’s an emptiness I need to fill And only one emptiness will do Only a woman Can brighten up my day Only a woman Can touch me the right way Only a woman Is allowed to touch me there All I ask is that you’re a woman I like rain, I like ham I like you You’re around, you’re right here So you’ll do I’m gonna tell you how much I love your mind But it simply isn’t true Only a woman Can brighten up my day Only a woman Can touch me the right way Only a woman Is allowed to do what you’re doing right now All I ask is that you’re a woman And on saturdays when I’ve been partying hard And it’s 4 in the morning, and I’m on my fith tab of E that’s the only time I don’t even care if you are a woman Right now Only a woman Can brighten up my day Only a woman Can do it just the right way Only a woman Should be doing that right now I just want you to be a woman Please just be a woman Or a man… Also, “Nightman” from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I can’t remember the name of the band they were in. Nightman sneak in me spider inside my trees I think I love you. You make me wanna cry you make me wanna die, I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you Nightman Every night you come into my room and pin me down with your strong arms you pin me down and I try to fight you, to come inside me and fill me up. and I become the Nightman Just two men sharing the night, It might seem wrong but its just right, Its just two men sharing each other, just two men like loving brothers. one on top and one on bottom, one inside and one is out. one is screaming he is so happy, the other screaming a passionate shout its the nightman The feeling so wrong and rightman The feeling so wrong and rightman I can fight you man, when you come inside me and pin me down with your strong hands and I become the Niiiiight, the passionate passionate Nightman ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329/96 "2008-05-05T15:55:05Z")
Wasn’t “Steely dan” a made -up band? Studio musicians? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-by-fake-bands/447329.md?page=4)