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Pop Group Names
Derived from various pop magazines etc, mostly British
A sample of pop-group names with novel spellings
2
hats, The
2 Kar Sex
4-Hero
A-Cyde
Add N to
X
Afterall
Anastacia
Ankst
Aqute Couch
Atmosfear
B@D
Sound System,
Barron Knights,The
Basement Jaxx
Beastie
Boys
Beat Route
Beatles, The
Become 1
Bhang II
Rites
Blackbyrds, The
Billy Whiz
Big Brovaz
Blazin' Squad
Bomfunk MC's
Bondi Beech
Bums
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bow Diddley
BoyZ II
Men
Boyzone
Bruvvers, The
Bryter Later
Bugaloo
Xpress
Byrds, The
Camdemonium
Catt Ballou
C-Blo
Chemikal
Underground
Cherry Poppin� Daddies
Chilla
Chyme, The
Ciyo�s
Akoustic Roots
Columbian Hi-Rise
Confuzin� Jack
Coolblu
Coolio
featuring 40 Thevz
Cribabi
Cruisin� Mooses
Daddy
Ruffnek
Dash-K
Dayglo
Daz Saund
Dazee
db Soundz
Deftones,
The
Diaboliks, The
Divil�s Brew
Dubfunksta
Dust
Junkys
Electrasy
E-Male
Eminem
Eskalator
E-Z
Rollers
Ezey Ryder
Fevah
Flairz
Flyskree
Foney M
Foxymorons
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Fun Lovin� Criminals
Fun Lovin�
Ian BrownD
Fun-Da-Mental
Fureys, The
Fybre
Ganja Kru
Gary
Numan
Ginger Pig Rhythm �n�
Blues
Orchestra
Goldust
Gorillaz
Gravediggaz
Greenhaus
Groop
Dogdrill
Grrls, The
Guns �n� Roses
Hardknox
Headcoatees,
Thee
Headrillaz
Hear'Say
HedspaceHero and the Reinforced
Crew
hKippers, the
Hexstatic
Hot �n� Spicy
Two
Howlite
Hybirds, The
Hybred
Hypnotics, Thee
Ill
Nino
Indiependance
Intastella
Intymacy
Jamm, the
Jayson
Torres
Jazzie B and The Boyz
Jellys, The
John Foxx
Joi
Jon
Pleased Wimmin
Joy Disco Kollektiv
Jumpin� Jack Frost
Killa
Instinct
Kinetix
King Bizkit
Klumps,
The
Ko-egzist
Koncrete
Kreed
Kynd, The
Led Zeppelin
Lil�
Kim
Limp Bizkit
Livin� Joy
Lo Fidelity All Stars
Lost Boyz,
The
Lure Luxx
M People
Majic Fish
Majika
Manuskript
Mariah Carey
Marques Bros
Meat
Katie
Mellon Collee
Metalheadz
Might Mighty
Bosstones
Mikee
B
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Misstress Barbara
Mis-Teeq
Mo' Indigo
Monkees,
The
Mot�rhead
Moyz II Hen
Muthafunk
No Way
Sis
Mu-Ziq
Mynk
'N
Sync
Nekromantiks
Nellee
NOFX
No-U Turn
N-trance
Nu
Nation
Nu-birth
Nucklhedz, The
OP8
Organized Konfusion
Orphic Soop
Out 4
Just Iz
Outcaste Sound System
Pearls B4 Swine
Pecadiloes,
The
Peter Djonz
Pharcyde, The
Pheonix band
Phish
Phrogs,
The
Pizicatto Five
Plenty Moore
Plenty Moore
Pollen
8
Pom-E-Granite
Puddle of Mudd
Propa-Ghandi
Pyscho
Daisies
Quick Hi
Rapsody Orchestra, The
Raz �Ma �Taze
�Mee
Real Macaws, The
Red Hot Chilli
Willys
Redz
Reprazent
Rhatigan
Rhythm Xchange, The
Rob da
Bank
Rockit
Rockin' Armadillos
Rockin Ballad Blues
Rockin�
Armadillos
Root
Joose
Roxi and Mirrir Imij
Ruff Endz
Ryme Nor Reason
Salt �N� Pepa
Screemin�
Ab-Dabs
Sellophane Sun
Sergeant Buzfuz
SexLoveBuster
She
Rocola's Rockin' Review
ShortKut
Shux
ShyFX
Sid Griffin and
the Coal Porters
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Sikth
Siouxsie
Skam
Slim�s Cyder Co
Soul
II Soul
Soul Saturdayz
Soula
Power
SoulJahz
Sparxxx
Sqwint
Stampin� Ground
Statik Sound
System
Stoned Roses
Strange Wayes
Sugababes
Super 8
Swingin�
Utters, The
The!Lights!
Alive
Thugs-N-Harmony
Tiger Lillies,
the
Top Loder
Torna-K
Tracee McVeigh
Tragik
Roundabout
T-Rextasy
Truphunk Disciples
U2
Ugli
Uncle
Kracker
Unikque
Varukers
Wannadies,
The
Weezer
Weezygoose
Whirl-Y-Gig
Will-I-Am
Wylie
Coyote
Xplosions, The
X-Press 2
Xsve
Xtraverts
YB
Sober
Zephyr 6
Zoviet France
Songs
I'm a
Slave 4 U
U got it bad
Young, fresh n' new
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| Rules for pop group names |
| Most 'original' spellings of pop-group names draw on a few possibilities of English spelling: |
| number and letter names |
Pollen 8, Eminem, 4-Hero, BoyZ II Men. Bad II the Bone |
| masculine/working class pronunciations |
"'in'' for 'ing': Fun Lovin� Criminals, Stampin� Ground, The Bruvvers; |
| conventional spoken form of 'and' as 'n' |
Guns �n� Roses, Salt �N� Pepa. |
| imitation rap accents |
Gravediggaz, Fun-Da-Mental, Muthafunk, Killa Instinct, Chilla |
| traditional misspellings of 'c/k, s/c., s/z' |
Kreed, A-Cyde, Redz, Reprazent. |
| puns on names or expressions |
particularly clone bands: No Way Sis, Foney M, Bhang II Rites, Mellon Collee, The Pharcyde, Propa-Ghandi, SoulJahz |
Rarely do groups use spellings that go completely against English rules: Danii Minogue, The Grrls, the hKippers, Mu-Ziq. Only a few names are the same as accidental spelling mistakes: The Pheonix Band, Sqwint, Atmosfear, Led Zeppelin, The Rapsody Orchestra
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| Numbers |
4-Hero, Become 1, Bhang II Rites, Black II Basics, BoyZ II Men, Listen 2 This, Pollen 8, Soul II Soul, Step Up II da Mic |
| Letter name spellings |
Bugaloo Xpress, B-witched, E-Male, Eminem, E-Z Rollers, The N-trance, OP8, Pearls B4 Swine, The Rhythm Xchange, Torna-K, U2, The Xplosions, YB Sober |
| ''n' for 'and' |
Ginger Pig Rhythm �n� Blues Orchestra, Guns N� Roses, Hot �n� Spicy Two, 'N Sync, Salt �N� Pepa, Thugs-N-Harmony |
| 'n' for 'ing' |
Cherry Poppin� Daddies, Confuzin� Jack, Cruisin� Mooses, Fun Lovin� Criminals, Livin� Joy, Rockin� Armadillos, Screemin� Ab-Dabs, Stampin� Ground, The Swingin� |
| Clone Bands |
| Clone bands have to suggest the names of the originals while showing that they are in fact imitators. |
| ABBA |
Abba Solutely, ABBALANCHE, Abbasolutely Live, Bj�rn Again, Fabba, Rebjorn |
| Beatles |
The Beatalls, The Beatels, The Fantaztic Fore, The Beetles UK |
| Eagles |
B*Eagles, B'EAGLES |
| Oasis |
Oasisnt, Okasis, No Way Sis |
| The Rolling Stones |
The Rolling' Clones, The Strolling Bones, Rollin' Stoned, Rollin' Tones. |
| The Who |
The Guess Who, Who's Who |
| Others |
AC/Seedy, Afrodizzyak, Fleetwood Bac, Be*Witched, Beach Boyz, GoldBooze Brothers, Cheeky Monkees, Clone Roses, Cuncokshun, FLOYDIAN SLIP, Foney M, The Funking Barstewards, Garyatrics, Guns N Poses, Hamyzfear, M & N, Metallicish, Near Say, Nearvana, OZZMOSIS, Pink Fraud, Pink Froyd, Qween, Retrobution, Robbing Williams, The Rockaholics, Soulstice, Stereophonies, Symon Sez, The Jamm, The Wholigans, T-Rextasy, UB4T, We Be 40, Xposure, Y-Rythmics |
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