# When bands and sports teams get married **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 24, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780 "2016-09-24T23:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/1 "2016-09-24T23:43:03Z")
Start with a professional sports team. Then work the name of a reasonably well-known band between the city and the mascot. The band’s name cannot be interrupted. I’ll start with: Oakland Paul Revere and the Raiders ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/2 "2016-09-25T00:12:32Z")
San Francisco They Might Be Giants ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/3 "2016-09-25T00:21:39Z")
Philadelphia The Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/4 "2016-09-25T00:27:15Z")
Chunichi Imagine Dragons. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/5 "2016-09-25T00:28:35Z")
Minnesota Thompson Twins ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/6 "2016-09-25T00:29:48Z")
San Francisco UB 40-Niners ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/7 "2016-09-25T03:56:26Z")
Boston Simply Red Sox ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/8 "2016-09-25T04:22:58Z")
New York Bennie and the Jets If not, then: New York [The Jets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jets_(Minnesota_band)) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/9 "2016-09-25T04:32:50Z")
Chicago Great White Sox ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/10 "2016-09-25T05:04:30Z")
Texas Night Ranger(s) ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/11 "2016-09-25T05:17:51Z")
Pittsburgh Stealers Wheel (if you’ll allow a slight indulgence on the spelling.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/12 "2016-09-25T12:49:39Z")
Los Angeles Gipsy Kings ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/13 "2016-09-25T12:59:09Z")
A stretch: Philadelphia Gary Puckett & The Union Gap or, if you prefer: Philadelphia Reunion (because Life Is A Rock But The Radio Rolled Me) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/14 "2016-09-25T13:00:41Z")
Washington The National(s) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/15 "2016-09-25T13:04:26Z")
Montreal Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/16 "2016-09-25T13:41:40Z")
St. Louis Moody Blues ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/17 "2016-09-25T13:43:13Z")
Houston Love and Rockets ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/18 "2016-09-25T13:47:47Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > New York Bennie and the Jets > > If not, then: > > New York [The Jets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jets_(Minnesota_band)) Or New York [Jet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_(band)) “Well it’s a-one, two, three … HIKE!” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/19 "2016-09-25T13:50:44Z")
Boston Red Sox … It’ll come to you. Kansas City Royals … same trick. No? Okay, how about, Prince and the New England Revolution. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bands-and-sports-teams-get-married/766780/20 "2016-09-25T14:10:04Z")
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