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Third Eye Blind popped into my head this morning and I always thought their name was pretty clever. I started thinking about a few others I like and got stuck on "modified birth names"

City & Colour - stage name of Dallas Green

Corto Alto - stage name for Liam Shortall (Corto Alto means "short tall" in Spanish)

Dora Jar - stage name for Dorothy Jar (door ajar)

I don't love when artists pick names based on other artists, though. I love Chet Faker's music but wish he stuck with Nick Murphy.

Are there any that you really like?

[Edit] Please explain why you think a name is clever! I've looked up the origins of the unfamiliar names getting posted but I'm definitely missing what's clever about some of them

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Metalachi - It's a mariachi band that plays metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_5y5KrBoO8

Barenaked Ladies - they wanted something that caught peoples attention when looking at random small town band posters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC_q9KPczAg

Bilmuri - he just was a big fan of Bill Murray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTsevoF23Y

Fair to Midland - a play on fair to middling, they were also from Texas who has a town called Midland.. A band created and revolved around little quips and folksy sayings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpTHbOkrSu0

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I received the Stunt CD on Christmas morning and I will never forget my joyful grandpa's smile drop as he turned to me and said "shame on you..."

He know it was an album.... from a band making music people called "wuss rock"

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People can call it what they want, it was catchy as hell and I think the writing was pretty great on lyrics and music. Can't say the same for most albums past that one, and definitely after Page left. Stunt was lightning in a bottle for me.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Don't get me wrong, I was just noting the genre because it makes it even further from pornography.

I got Maroon when it came out, too, and that was the end of my interest in the band...except for singing If I Had A Million Dollars and adding my own lyrics