# Worst possible band names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025 "2006-10-02T19:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/21 "2006-10-02T21:36:26Z")
[QUOTE=MagicEyes] Tone-Deaf Very Loud Guys [/QUOTE] A pretentious Goth version might be: **Tone Death** (Or even **Tone D’Eath** ) ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/22 "2006-10-02T21:38:35Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] **World Trade Center** [/QUOTE] **Mohamed Atta Fun Happy Play Time Ice Cream Party**? ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/23 "2006-10-02T21:43:34Z")
I just killed this thread dead, didn’t I. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/24 "2006-10-02T21:48:54Z")
**The Singing Civil Servants** (Once on **The Muppet Show** , they had an act called “Clive Cahuenga, the Singing Civil Servant,” who sang the municipal vermin code. Seriously, who wants to hear a government employee sing?) Or failing that, how about **Five Untalented White Teenagers**? (nope, not dead yet, **Loopy**.) ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/25 "2006-10-02T21:50:12Z")
[QUOTE=Loopydude] I just killed this thread dead, didn’t I. [/QUOTE] No, you’d have to post something like Mohamed Atta and The Jets to do something like that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/26 "2006-10-02T21:53:57Z")
\*\*Tasty Acne Your Sister Is Next\*\* I’m making myself sick! ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/27 "2006-10-02T22:00:23Z")
**Dick Hertz and the Rusty Trombone Orchestra**? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/28 "2006-10-02T22:00:30Z")
**The the** , **The Who** , and **The Beatles** aren’t really that clever as word plays. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/29 "2006-10-02T22:02:20Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] **The the** , **The Who** , and **The Beatles** aren’t really that clever as word plays. [/QUOTE] **U2** , Brute? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/30 "2006-10-02T22:13:03Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] **World Trade Center** [/QUOTE] Actually, there is a band called **[I Am The World Trade Center](http://www.iamtheworldtradecenter.com/)**. I like their song “Look Around You” **Cthulhu’s Kiss** **Partial Girth Contortions** **Pope John Paul’s Goiter** ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/31 "2006-10-02T22:32:01Z")
Continuing with the theme of “bewilder the audience”: **The [insert notable person not actually in the band’s name here] Orchestra Comedy Tonight Tickets Still Availible Playing Across The Street Private Party: By Invitation Only Under New Management** ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/32 "2006-10-02T23:18:55Z")
A friend suggested The Usual Crap. “Who’s playing there tonight?” “The Usual Crap…” ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/33 "2006-10-02T23:22:08Z")
Just remembered my one moment of comedy genius, suggesting naming our pub quiz team “And In Second Place”. We came second. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/34 "2006-10-02T23:22:41Z")
[QUOTE=Loopydude] **Dick Hertz and the Rusty Trombone Orchestra**? [/QUOTE] I saw a band once called Dick Delicous and the Tasty Testies. They were pretty good actually. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/35 "2006-10-03T00:02:13Z")
**The Generic Band** **Almost, But Not Quite, Entirely Unlike Nirvana** **!** ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/36 "2006-10-03T00:09:19Z")
When I was 13 and in a garage band two of the guys wanted to name the band **Milk Makes Mucus**. Maybe it was because I’m a girl and they were 13 year old boys, but I could NEVER find the reason behind thinking that was a good name for a band. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgiaBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@GeorgiaBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeorgiaBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/37 "2006-10-03T00:12:49Z")
I always wanted to form a band and name it **Special Guest**. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/38 "2006-10-03T00:13:31Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] Seriously, who wants to hear a government employee sing? [/QUOTE] [You said it!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z91EMFz7j7g) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/39 "2006-10-03T00:27:11Z")
…I mean **Milk Makes Muc_o_us** of course. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025/40 "2006-10-03T00:29:05Z")
[QUOTE=Spoons] **The Mormon Carbuncle Choir**. Think of the publicity when the LDS church sues you. [/quote] This reminds me of the punchline to an old joke: **The Moron Tab’n’Apple Choir**. > [@](#): > > **The Bright 'n Shining Musical Carnival Showband and Happy Family Fun-Time Singers**. Excessive length, far too cute, sappy and cloying…hey this one might work! OTOH, they might give **Belle and Sebastian** a run for their money. 😉 Some of my own: **Peter Panning for Golden Showers** **The Id, the Ego, and the Subcontractor** **Trainsexual** **Nauseous Coprophagiac Canine** **National Ant Hymn** **Underprivileged Pants Python** **Wopnigger McKikespick** **Brian Setzer Orchiectomy** **Holiday in Peoria** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-band-names/375025.md?page=3)