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Bands named after other artists’ songs or lyrics

Do you know any artists that are named after another band’s songs or lyrics? If so, feel free to share!

 

The name of one my favorite bands, Mars Red Sky, was inspired by a lyric from a song by the band Sleep, called “Dragonaut”:

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vrCjYU0zXNXvLobueUTvQ?si=Iu-G-8AgSFuGiDydwWYnSg

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/6qLgGLeawKyhMFJ848XtYD?si=yLoVGwWeQQ-lK1ykV-eJcA

 

I’m curious to hear if anyone else is familiar with other examples of this.

 

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Seether got their name from Veruca Salt’s song “Seether” after dropping the Saron Gas name.

 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1SY2vughwKmVPm1Lmf5Nl7

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6B5c4sch27tWHAGdarpPaW

Death Cab For Cutie was named after a song of the same name written and sung by

"The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band".

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The Story So Far was named after a song by the band New Found Glory. 

Here's my favorite song by them: 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5JCD9hxovnHVF72WXt7App?si=410WuUDuT1CcMqAjjQmQOg

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