Top 5 Favorite Fake Bands
Maybe it's because I just read the "Scott Pilgrim" comic series that has great fictional bands like The Clash at Demonhead or maybe it's just a lack of sleep...probably the lack of sleep...but I started compiling a list of my favorite fake bands. Here they are in no particular order:
Top 5 Favorite Fake Bands
1) Citizen DickThere are so many reasons to love this band from the 1992 movie "Singles," but none top this bit of dialogue where Cliff is expositing to a reporter about the deep meaning behind their band's single.
"Well, I think 'Touch Me, I'm Dick,' in essence, speaks for itself, you know. I think that, you know, that's basically what the song is, um... about... is about, you know... I-I think a lot of people might think it's actually about, you know,'My name is Dick, and, you know, you can touch me,' but, I think, you know, it can be seen either way."
2) Kathleen Turner Overdrive
Of course the actual band name from "High Fidelity" is Sonic Death Monkey, which is also great, before they played as Barry Jive and the Uptown Five. But this transitory band name makes me smile every time. I need to remember to use this as my name the next time I order a latté.
3) Cylon & Garfunkel
Is there anything "Futurama" can't do? No. There is nothing "Futurama" cannot do.
Here's the clip.
4) Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck
Every time I hear about an off-key garage band needing a name I immediately want to name them after this "Kids in the Hall" sketch. I really do think "Trampoline Girl" could be a hit ("She's a tramp / she's a tramp / she's a trampoline girl"). Here's the wikipedia description:
Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuk was a recurring sketch about a very bad garage band that had no hope of ever becoming real rock stars, but nevertheless took themselves very seriously and argued constantly about every aspect of the band's career, sound and look. The sketches starred Bruce McCulloch as Rod (the drummer), Mark McKinney as Herman (the bass player), and Kevin McDonald as the lead guitarist. A recurring theme of the sketches was how McDonald's character, despite writing and singing all the songs and being the only one with any real talent, was the least respected member of the group. (He is the only one whose name is not part of the group's name, and in one sketch, he is forced to begin paying the others a salary in order to avoid being kicked out of the band.)
5) Dingoes Ate My BabyThese make-believe rock-and-rollers come from the "Buffy" universe (Buffyverse).
Just to be clear. Dingoes Ate My Baby -- cool. Dingoes actually eating babies -- very uncool.
Honorable Mentions
- Wyld Stallyns ("Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure")
- The Lone Rangers ("Airheads")
- Autobahn ("The Big Lebowski")
- Smeg & the Heads ("Red Dwarf")
- Camel Lips ("Serial Mom")
- The Shitty Beatles ("Wayne's World")
- Everyone Gets Laid ("PCU")
- Jesse & the Rippers ("Full House")
If you'd like to learn more about fictional bands, please consult your local wikipedia's List of Fictional Music Groups.
6 Comments:
One of my favorites is "Toad the Wet Sprocket," which of course became a real band. But it was originally part of the Monty Python sketch about the band that changed it's name 100 times of the course of two weeks. I also like "The New Originals," one of Spinal Tap's prior names.
I also just realized that the Citizen Dick poster also has an undercard of Sweetwater & Mang. Sweetwater was the name of the band in "Almost Famous."
actually dude it was "stillwater" in almost famous.. either way awsum band.
i think steel dragon deserve a mention. but citizen dick definately earnt their spot!
VERY happy you put Dingo's on there!
I liked Trent's band from the TV Show "Daria" but I can't remember their name.
I also liked "The Frozen Embryos" from My So-Called Life.
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