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Bola

Here is another one for ya after Kev posted Ceremony (Joy Division/New Order) in the Classic A Day Thread.

Name the band and the bands whose original record it was.

Thieves Like Us (New Order) so here's a couple of vids. They do some excellent cover art and recently moved from Shelflife Records to Captured Tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQCkbP07Ao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-qilKyOmo
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KevW · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:55 am Post subject:

Starsailor (after Tim Buckley I think)

Lightning Seeds are named after a misheard line in a Prince song.

Radiohead are named after a Talking Heads song.

Shit there are loads of these. Mental block.
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KevW · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:59 am Post subject:

There's a band called Vapour Trail (after the Ride song) but they're not that well known.

The Ordinary Boys were named after The Smiths.
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Vodka-Volauvent · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:09 am Post subject:

were Machine Head named after the Deep Purple album?
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Johnny Anarchy · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:26 pm Post subject:

Death Cab For Cutie took their name from the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Sisters of Mercy was also a Leonard Cohen song. And Ladytron are named after the Roxy Music song.
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Westie · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:18 pm Post subject:

Simon Los Love · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject:

Squeeze were named after the 5th (& some would say best) Velvet Underground LP.
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KevW · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:07 pm Post subject:

SPT · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject:

Motorhead were named after a Hawkwind song.
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milchman · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject:

The Rolling Stones ... Named after a Muddy Waters song.
The Pretty Things ... Named after a Bo Diddley song.
Mr Airplane Man ... Named after a Howlin' Wolf song.
The King Bees ... Named after a Slim Harpo song.
Baby Lemonade ... Named after a Syd Barrett song.
Biff Bang Pow!! ... Named after a song by The Creation.
Stiff Little Fingers ... Named after a Vibrators song.
Madness ... Named after a Prince Buster song.
Blitzkrieg Bop ... Named after a Ramones song.
The Trashmen ... Named after Kai Ray song.
Meat Whiplash ... Named after a Fire Engines song.
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Bola · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject:

KevW · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:55 pm Post subject:

Engelbert Humperdinck named himself after a German composer.
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KevW · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:50 am Post subject:

Are Golden Retriever named after the Super Furry Animals song?
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tim · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:38 pm Post subject:

Shakespears Sister were named after the Smiths song Shakespeare's Sister.

KevW · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject:

The Gigolo Aunts are also named after a Syd Barrett song. Maybe Octopus were too. Dunno.
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Thee SPC · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: