# What group was that? Macy's parade. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908 "2016-11-24T18:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/1 "2016-11-24T18:37:34Z")
There was a rock band of younger musicians that included guitars, drums, brass and winds. Good rockin’ sound. I only caught a glimpse of the name, which seemed to have the word “electronic” (or some variation) in it. Any help? ETA: Reported myself as an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/2 "2016-11-24T21:13:37Z")
No clues? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/3 "2016-11-24T21:20:49Z")
I didn’t see the parade. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/4 "2016-11-24T21:35:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > There was a rock band of younger musicians… Electric Light Orchestra? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/5 "2016-11-24T21:46:53Z")
I watched but didn’t catch the name, either. Sorry. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/6 "2016-11-24T21:56:51Z")
[Here is a list of the performers.](http://www.justjared.com/2016/11/23/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2016-full-performers-lineup/) Was it Diamante Eléctrico, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/7 "2016-11-24T22:03:21Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > [Here is a list of the performers.](http://www.justjared.com/2016/11/23/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2016-full-performers-lineup/) > > Was it Diamante Eléctrico, perhaps? Hmmm. . .yeah, I think so. I don’t see any videos with a horn section, but the sound is right. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/8 "2016-11-25T02:35:22Z")
Do you know which float they were on? ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/9 "2016-11-25T10:44:16Z")
I was forced to watch the whole parade. Sadly, being older, I didn’t know any one of the singers except Miss Piggy and the old gent from San Francisco with her. I wouldn’t cross the street to listen to most of those groups or singers, but that Diamonti Electrico group was pretty damned good. The Muppet band and singers with their opening knockoff of Twist and Shout was the best part of the whole line of singers. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/10 "2016-11-25T10:47:54Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Electric Light Orchestra? He said _younger_ musicians. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/11 "2016-11-25T12:49:01Z")
Five Man Electrical Band? ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/12 "2016-11-25T12:53:41Z")
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/13 "2016-11-25T13:11:12Z")
Electric…? [These guys…?](https://youtu.be/97OtsR8L1NY?t=11) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-group-was-that-macys-parade/772908/14 "2016-11-25T17:33:54Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Do you know which float they were on? No, I was just catching glimpses during prepping the turkey and their sound made me stop to listen, but the graphic with their name disappeared just at the moment I turned to look at the TV, so I only caught an impression.