So many bands out there. Some of them have silly, funny, hilarious or unusual names, but yet do make really good music 
Sexy Zebras from Madrid is such an example. But I guess there are other good bands out there with funny/silly names? 
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Most bands that arenāt peoplesā names fall into this category.
Itās just when you say it enough it doesnāt sound that silly any more-
Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Led Zeppelinā¦
Even the Beatles was a novelty/fun name when they started out.
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Alice in chainsā¦.
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True. Itās probably that easyā¦
Butā¦ is it so then that despite being funny/silly made up that certain band names seem to fit to certain genres better than others? Bit difficult for instance to imagine a band called āIron Maidenā play Christian Rock for example? 
I donāt know a single of their songsā¦ Might need to check.
The name gives interesting associations. How does it fit to their music?
De Heideroosjes ā¦
Cute flower, cute nameā¦but the music is Metal and most lyrics are ā¦kuchā¦well ā¦BEEPā¦oopsy 
Not in the slightest.
Itās only because you associate that name with scary pictures. Maiden is often used in the catholic church instead of Jesusā mother, Mary. Iron is usually used as a metaphor for strong.
Maiden, Lady and Butterfly conjure up gentle images, but two of these frighten the life out of me.
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Ouch!!,
Start with Nutshell and Down in a holeā¦
Think you willfind the name fitting, pretty dark stuff
The Cranberries were originally called āthe Cranberry saw usā. 
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Right. Yes, in fact I the band name mainly to that torture device. Iām honestly fascinated by how the music underlying the collocation āIron Maidenā influenced and limited my interpretation of it
Eddie and the Butterfly are only mildly scary compared to the one in the middle. 
Never had any of her albums. 
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I can imagine that, although I have that with only one ā¦,the thirdā¦ those airborn worms 
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I remember a hit from the late 1960s, āUrban Spacemanā, from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
Death Cab for Cutie is another band with a great name (which, apparently, came from a song by the Bonzos).
And, then of course, thereās Steely Danā¦ 
Edit: I just remembered, thereās a cheesy band thatās popular in Asia called Michael Learns to Rock (personally, having heard their music in many a taxi, I disagree!)
Cheers,
Keith
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Acknowledging that they might sound dated now, and that they never hit the big time, a favorite San Francisco band from my youth was Pearl Harbor and the Explosions. Pearl Harbor was the stage name of the lead singer - whose real name was Pearl E. Gates. 
I saw them live on December 7, 1979 - Pearl Harbor Day.
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Following on from Majik and around the same time Three Dog Night and āMama Told Me Not To Comeā
Not to be confused with Steeleye Span and āAll Around My Hatā
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Mud ! What sort of a name is that for a band?
Didnāt do em any harm though. And they come up with a song called Tiger Feetā¦! Ha ha, who hasnāt done the Tiger Walk?
Goingā¦ Down in a hole
With that one
Mudhoney
Puddle of Mud
My neice when she was very young asked if āElbowā chose their name because all the good ones had already been taken
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