I've often wondered where bands got their names. Here are a few interesting ones . . .
Black Eyed Peas - copies the Red Hot Chili Peppers name out of respect and because "Black Eyed Peas are food for the soul" (ie, their music is too...according to will.i.am)
Grateful Dead - chosen at random from a dictionary (possibly while playing a game, definitely while high)
Led Zeppelin - when forming the band, some drummer refused to join, saying it would fail like a "lead zeppelin" = a blimp made of lead (spelt "led" so people don't mis-pronounce lead as "leed", which would mean the #1 zeppelin)
3 Doors Down - a broken sign in an alley said "doors down", the 3 represents the 3 original members.
Nine Inch Nails - it abbreviated nicely
AC/DC - from the back of a sewing machine, old label for electrical wiring (Hey, I remember when things had this label!)
Green Day - "is Bay-area slang for a day with lots of green bud where you just sit around taking bong hits, hanging around" (according to their site)
One thing stands out to me: the total randomness of it all. I'm sure there are a slew of fascinating other examples, these are just ones I've stumbled across while reading for this blog.
Today's song is . . .
Vertical Horizon's Go
Black Eyed Peas - copies the Red Hot Chili Peppers name out of respect and because "Black Eyed Peas are food for the soul" (ie, their music is too...according to will.i.am)
Grateful Dead - chosen at random from a dictionary (possibly while playing a game, definitely while high)
Led Zeppelin - when forming the band, some drummer refused to join, saying it would fail like a "lead zeppelin" = a blimp made of lead (spelt "led" so people don't mis-pronounce lead as "leed", which would mean the #1 zeppelin)
3 Doors Down - a broken sign in an alley said "doors down", the 3 represents the 3 original members.
Nine Inch Nails - it abbreviated nicely
AC/DC - from the back of a sewing machine, old label for electrical wiring (Hey, I remember when things had this label!)
Green Day - "is Bay-area slang for a day with lots of green bud where you just sit around taking bong hits, hanging around" (according to their site)
One thing stands out to me: the total randomness of it all. I'm sure there are a slew of fascinating other examples, these are just ones I've stumbled across while reading for this blog.
Today's song is . . .
Vertical Horizon's Go
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