Band names taken from lyrics

DB_Cooper

I've heard claims that both A Certain Ratio and The Modern Lovers took their names from this track. It also provided the name for Eno's group with Manzanera, 801.





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mrmatthew

Burning Airlines is a band also named after an Eno tune.

The Mooney Suzuki was named after the frontmen of CAN...but not sure if that really counts.

fishmongerfunk

urge overkill

Dante

Pretty Girls Make Graves

DB_Cooper

Pretty sure an obscure British skiffle band nicked this for their name.

Jimster

First one that springs to mind is Deacon Blue, from Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues".

mrmatthew

Couldnt remember this first time i posted in this thread, but looking thru my itunes, i just remembered LADYTRON is also a an ENO/ROXY tune.

bluesnag

Radiohead from the Talking Heads tune.

speakmumbles

slum village.

cove

Eric's Trip, from the Sonic Youth song