There's gonna be an accident

[venta]

I just misread one of my own posts. Specifically, I misread the "Music" line. And it amused me, and I think it could become a game.

It's simple - take a band name, add one letter to it. Make a new band name, and tell me the music they play.

So, the original one: Lots of young women who sing harmoniously as they slave away hammering out armour. Yes, it's...

Pretty Girls Make Greaves.

And look over there. The industrial, grinding noise of heavy agricultural machinery operated by benign, smiling little green ladies who wave their knitting at you as the push out another string of heavy bass.

It's... Alien Aunt Farm.

And who are those young gentleman in their crips white suits ? Their traditional rock'n'roll vibe makes them seem so cleancut, somehow.

Oh, they'll be the Dreftones.

(Barrel scraping there, I think.)

Now, of course, I'm trying to think of others, but I keep running into a few problems. A short band name, and it's not obvious what you're basing it on. Mash and Mouse are not readily identifiable as Ash and Muse. Use an obscure band name, and it's not obvious either. And, the worst pitfall of all - add one letter, and suddenly you've got not a bad pun, but a bad tribute band. Consider, if you will:

The Stoned Roses.

No, it's not a group of apple-cheeked English maidens playing on panpipes and sitars, it's clearly just a bunch of rocker-wannabes trotting out poor renditions of She Bangs The Drums.

Any offers ? Go on, even if you hate music this is just an excuse for bad puns. And however much they claim not to, everyone like a good bad pun. Readers are welcome to decry any new bands they consider to be mere cover outfits.

Comments

[rgl.livejournal.com]

As am I. Unfortunately in the past I've always done this with song titles - in fact Phill (drummer from moonkat) and I used to play this a lot. The best was definitely "Left on my own in Devizes (I probably would)", for all you Pet Shop Boys fans. I responded with "These boots are made for Woking" (or the more obscure "Woking with thee"). J-P may have started off the town references with "Summertown (and the living is easy)". I think Phill also used to refer to Pitchshifter as Bitchfister, but that was just because she didn't like them.

OK, the first thing that comes to my addled mind is that variation on the Hansel and Gretel story: ...And you will know us by the trail of bread

[kauket.livejournal.com]

Ohh I play the substitute towns for words in songs game all the time when in cars. It was indeed JP's fault:

Size of a Cowley
Every day hurts in Littlemore
Imagine there's no Devon. It's easy if you try.

[rgl.livejournal.com]

A couple of obscure 4AD bands for you here:

Dad can dance
This mortal kale