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  • The Rolling Stones on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#1) The Rolling Stones

    • Blues-rock, Rock music, Protopunk, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Country, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Hard rock
    after Muddy Waters' "Rolling Stone"
  • Radiohead on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#2) Radiohead

    • Rock music, Electronic music, New Prog, Experimental rock, Experimental music, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Avant-garde music, Electronica

    after Talking Heads's "Radio Head"

  • Deep Purple on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#3) Deep Purple

    • Blues-rock, Classic rock, Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
    after the Bing Crosby song "Deep Purple."
  • Rage Against the Machine on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#4) Rage Against the Machine

    • Crossover thrash, Nu metal, Political hip hop, Rock music, Rapcore, Funk metal, Heavy metal, Rap metal, Alternative rock, Funk rock, Alternative metal, Hard rock
    after the name of a song that Zack de la Rocha performed with his old band, Inside Out.
  • Black Sabbath on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#5) Black Sabbath

    • Doom metal, Blues-rock, Power metal, Heavy metal, Stoner rock, Progressive rock, Hard rock
    Originally called Earth, the band changed its name after it's own song of the same, which reflected the band's new musical direction
  • Judas Priest on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#6) Judas Priest

    • New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Thrash metal, Power metal, Heavy metal, Traditional heavy metal, Speed metal, Hard rock
    after Bob Dylan's "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"
  • Motörhead on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#7) Motörhead

    • New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Thrash metal, Rock music, Heavy metal, Rock and roll, Punk rock, Speed metal, Hard rock
    after Hawkwind's "Motorhead"
  • Pretenders on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#8) Pretenders

    • New Wave, Rock music, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Hard rock
    Named after The Platters 1956 No.1 hit "The Great Pretender".
  • Lady Gaga on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#9) Lady Gaga

    • Pop, Dance, Electronic
    after Queen's "Radio Ga Ga"
  • The Killers on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#10) The Killers

    • Pop punk, Synthpop, New Wave, Heartland rock, Rock music, Garage rock, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival
    after the name of the fictional band in the music video for the New Order song "Crystal"
  • Panic! at the Disco on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#11) Panic! at the Disco

    • Alternative rock, Pop punk, Emo
    from a line in Name Taken's "Panic"
  • Death Cab for Cutie on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#12) Death Cab for Cutie

    • Indie pop, Emo, Alternative rock, Indie folk, Indie rock
    after Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's "Death Cab for Cutie" on their album Gorilla
  • Godsmack on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#13) Godsmack

    • Nu metal, Groove metal, Rock music, Grunge, Heavy metal, Post-grunge, Traditional heavy metal, Alternative metal, Hard rock
    after Alice in Chains' "God Smack"
  • Boyz II Men on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#14) Boyz II Men

    • Hip hop music, Pop music, Contemporary R&B, New jack swing, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, A cappella, Hip hop soul, Boy band
    after New Edition's "Boys to Men"
  • The Sisters of Mercy on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#15) The Sisters of Mercy

    • Gothic rock, Rock music, Alternative rock, Dark wave, Hard rock, Post-punk
    A tribute to the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters Of Mercy" from his 1967 debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen
  • The Kooks on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#16) The Kooks

    • Indie pop, Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock, Power pop, Britpop, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival, Post-punk
    after David Bowie's "Kooks" from his album Hunky Dory
  • Silverchair on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#17) Silverchair

    • Synthpop, Grunge, Pop rock, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Baroque pop, Alternative metal, Hard rock, Symphonic rock
    a misspelling of Nirvana's "Sliver" and You Am I's "Berlin Chair"
  • Icehouse on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#18) Icehouse

    • Synthpop, New Wave, Pop music, Rock music, Post-punk
  • The Chemical Brothers on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#19) The Chemical Brothers

    • Electronica, Big Beat, Techno
    This name came from a song they wrote under the name The Dust Brothers called "Chemical Beat."
  • Slowdive on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#20) Slowdive

    • after Siouxsie and the Banshees's "Slowdive"
  • Ladytron on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#21) Ladytron

    • Synthpop, New Wave, Shoegazing, Electro-industrial, Electronic body music, Electronic music, Dream pop, Electronica, Electroclash
    after Roxy Music's "Ladytron"
  • Cocteau Twins on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#22) Cocteau Twins

    • Shoegazing, Gothic rock, Ethereal wave, Dream pop, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Ambient music, Post-punk
    after the song "The Cocteau Twins" penned by fellow Scotsmen 'Johnny and the Self-Abusers', who later renamed themselves Simple Minds; the song "The Cocteau Twins" was also re-penned as "No Cure."
  • The Raveonettes on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#23) The Raveonettes

    • Shoegazing, Rock music, Garage rock, Alternative rock, Surf rock, Noise pop, Indie rock, Surf music, Post-punk
    after Buddy Holly's "Rave On"
  • Spoon on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#24) Spoon

    • Third-wave of ska, Garage rock, Alternative rock, Rock and roll, Art rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival
    after the 1970s German avant-garde band Can's song "Spoon"
  • Crass on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#25) Crass

    • Noise rock, Anarcho-punk, Art rock, Punk rock, Free improvisation, Art punk, Hardcore punk, Post-punk
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#26) Pretty Girls Make Graves

    • Alternative rock, Art rock, Art punk, Post-punk revival, Post-punk
    after The Smiths song by the same name.
  • FireHouse on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#27) FireHouse

    • Melodic Rock, Glam metal, Pop music, Rock music, Heavy metal, Pop rock, Alternative metal, Hard rock
    named after Kiss's "Firehouse"
  • Blonde Redhead on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#28) Blonde Redhead

    • Noise rock, Shoegazing, Rock music, Experimental rock, Nu gaze, Dream pop, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock, Post-punk
    after the DNA song "Blonde Redhead"
  • Mr. Big on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#29) Mr. Big

    • Glam metal, Rock music, Heavy metal, Power pop, Soft rock, Hard rock
    after Free's "Mr. Big"
  • The Get Up Kids on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#30) The Get Up Kids

    • Rock music, Emo, Alternative rock, Indie rock
    after The Cure's "Suburban Get Up Kids"
  • The Naked and Famous on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#31) The Naked and Famous

    • Indie pop, Synthpop, Shoegazing, Industrial music, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival
    after The Presidents of the United States of America's "Naked and Famous"
  • The Mountain Goats on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#32) The Mountain Goats

    • Folk rock, Urban Folk, Indie folk, Indie rock, Lo-fi music
    after Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "Yellow Coat"
  • Dum Dum Girls on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#33) Dum Dum Girls

    • Indie pop, Indie, Dream pop, Rock and roll, Noise pop, Punk rock
    after Iggy Pop's "Dum Dum Boys," as well as The Vaselines album Dum Dum
  • ABC on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#34) ABC

    • Synthpop, New Wave, Disco, Pop music, Rock music, Sophisti-pop, Pop rock, New Romanticism, Post-punk
  • Right Said Fred on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#35) Right Said Fred

    • Pop music, Dance-pop, Alternative rock, Electroacoustic music, Boy band, Europop
    after Bernard Cribbins' single by the same name
  • Felt on Random Best Bands Named After Songs

    (#36) Felt

    • Jangle pop, Indie pop, Gothic rock, Dream pop, Alternative rock, Post-punk

    named after a lyic in the Television song "Venus"

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It is not easy to choose a nice band name. Many people choose to rewrite or invent some words as their band name, they don't want the band itself to be associated with any particular flag, religion, country, or nationality. Many bands are named after songs performed by other musicians, and you can also know which musicians influenced their early creations from band names.

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