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kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 15 Aug 24 3.02pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Duran Duran - barbarella, film

Heaven 17 - A clockwork orange, film
(Im pretty sure another band took their name from the music store, Alex chats up the 2 girls in, but cannot remember?)

So any others??

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 15 Aug 24 3.15pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend


Soft Machine and Steely Dan both came from William Burroughs.
The Doors from The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.

Well known ones:
Duran Duran from a character in Barbarella.
The Boo Radleys from To Kill a Mockingbird

Black Sabbath, Fine Young Cannibals, The Searchers were taken from film titles.

 
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YT Flag Oxford 15 Aug 24 3.55pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

'The Godfather' of Soul (James Brown). I feel good after that.

 

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YT Flag Oxford 15 Aug 24 3.59pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

The Thompson Twins - name derived from Thomson and Thompson in the series of books: 'The Adventures of Tin-Tin'.

The Human League took its name from a board game.

 

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The band 'Highway Star' took its name from a song title by Deep Purple.

When it became a punk band, it changed its name to 'Stiff Little Fingers' from a song title by 'The Vibrators'.
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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 15 Aug 24 4.23pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Black Sabbath were named after a film I believe

Edited by monkey (15 Aug 2024 6.02pm)

 
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eritheagle Flag Erith 15 Aug 24 4.36pm Send a Private Message to eritheagle Add eritheagle as a friend

Isn't T'pau from Star Trek?

Got a feeling that it may be Spock's mum.

 
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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 15 Aug 24 4.43pm Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Level 42 from Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

 

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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 15 Aug 24 4.43pm Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by eritheagle

Isn't T'pau from Star Trek?

Got a feeling that it may be Spock's mum.

No she was a family friend.

 

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Pierre Flag Purley 15 Aug 24 4.51pm Send a Private Message to Pierre Add Pierre as a friend

to start with an obvious one 'Genesis' first book from the Bible.
'Uriah Heep'-Character from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and lastly 'Thin Lizzie' named after a robot in the Dandy named Tin Lizzie who had an Irish accent.

 
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ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 15 Aug 24 5.05pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by eritheagle

Isn't T'pau from Star Trek?

Got a feeling that it may be Spock's mum.

Batman came up to me the other day, hit me over the head with a vase and said "T'Pau", I said don't you mean 'Kapow', he said no, I've got China in my hand.

 
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ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 15 Aug 24 5.07pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle


Soft Machine and Steely Dan both came from William Burroughs.
The Doors from The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.

Well known ones:
Duran Duran from a character in Barbarella.
The Boo Radleys from To Kill a Mockingbird

Black Sabbath, Fine Young Cannibals, The Searchers were taken from film titles.

The doors of perception is taken from a William Blake poem, I believe.

 
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