This is such an AfterWord topic I can’t believe it’s not actually breaching our copyright. All over Twitter at the moment – change one letter in a band’s name and make it crap
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Musings on the byways of popular culture
The Why
Supertrump
Crowded Horse
Whim!
The Beadles
TAFKAP The Bestles.
I’ll repeat my tweet The Beagles
You mean the Beakles surely.
Beakle Ringo was an uncanny likeness. It must be the nose.
The beetles!
Been playing this all day…
Grateful Deaf
V2
Sex Pistons
Kaiser Chefs
Whiney Houston
Rolling Scones
Pink Flood
BBC
Muddy Wafers
Bruce Hornsby and the Mange
Piss
Coward Jones
The Beach Toys
Queer
Simply Ted
Bob Marley & the Sailors
Steely Nan
Pimply Red
Dimply Red
Sob Marley & She Tailors
Lob Marley & The Failors (sic)
Steely Can/Pan/Man/Ran
The Jesus And Mary Chair
Ill Saints
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Deaf
So true too
eh?
Sorry, I was musing on the aptness of the comment above rather than any witty play on famed Cleethorpes janglemeisters So True Poo
Pardon?
Arf
Ssh.
The Bungles
Pump
TAFKAP Gulp
Frankie Goes to Holyrood
Jay Division
Joe Division
Toy Division
*Corgi, Dinky or Matchbox*
Roy Division
The non-kosher version, Goy Division
Very good.
New Older
Walking Heads
Badness
The Bald
Lou Peed
Len Zeppelin
PISS
Lady Saga
Ian Dury and the Blackheads
Pimply Red
Gimply Red
Radiodead
Frank Zappy
Gang (actually, that’s pretty good)
The Sweat
Fat Lizzy
Poxy Music
Oi, ref! “Fat Lizzy” doesn’t work!
Penesis
*titters like Butthead*
The Incredible Strong Band
The Tie
Erg.
That famous sibling rivalry that was Hitchens Of Distinction.
East Of Aden.
Stiff Little Mingers
The Belch Boys
Arf.
Explosions In The Soy.
Black Flan
The gothic horror that was Leonard Coven.
Viking rock at its finest: Steve Pillage.
Sieve Village – viking rock at its worse
V2
Blues based green woodworking skills from Froe.
Heep Purple
a supergroup that never happened
Crosby, Stills & Cash
Crosby, Stilts & Dash
Brian End
Everything But The Gill
Stevie Ponder
Martin Gaye
Marvin Gate
Diana Toss
The Jesus and Gary Chain
Poxy Music
God Stewart
(he’d probably like that)
apart from the band he fronted where one letter is added:
Feaces
Iggy Poo
Toot
The Ham
Cheap Brick
Bum Bum Girls
The well known Cheeky Girls tribute act?
The Rolling Stores
David Towie
Donna Bummer
Bucks Jizz
BBC
The Clits
Blue Monk
New Older
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Park
The Shite Stripes
Girls Cloud
Talking Meads
I was picturing David Byrne with a beer belly.
Fleetwood Mad
10cm
Famously named for being less than the average male asset.
Whim
Rory Music
Shat 69
Heil Young
Leopard Cohen
Roy Harder
O.L.D.
Little Fiat
E.T.C.
Sisters of Percy
Loom
Pimple Minds
Poxies
Cocteau Twits
The Shiths
Depeche Mole
Kazoo
The Cummunards
Brian Ego
De La Soup
Deee-Lute
Duran Dyran
Poo Fighters
The four year old in me gives this a massive UP.
The Collies with Graham Bash
First Aid Bit
Norah Bones
Ruddy Holly
The Pinks
Brian Toole and the Tremeloes
Wank Wankford
Otis Bedding
Eddie Rochran
B.B.C.
Tree
Quick Silver Passenger Service
Eddie and the Hot Pods
Carole Ting with James Saylor
Gordon Rightfoot
Norah Bones is great, but Quicksilver… is a letter change too many.
That is a fair point! I got carried away!
My favourite was Gordon Rightfoot though.
The Cunt
Emerson Cake and Palmer
Jethro Bull
Chicken Smack
The Polite
Crosby Swills Mash and Young
Blue Oyster Cunt
Alan Prick
The Fuck Brothers
The Shits
The Core
Swede
Blub
Basis
R.U.M.
The Blue Bile
The Fat Lady Pings
The Icicle Dorks
A Certain Patio
A Certain Patio – my favourite, so far.
Echo & The Funnymen
The Fail
Healthiest band? The B-12s
Emerson Cake and Palmer
Jethro Bull
Chicken Smack
The Polite
Crosby Swills Mash and Young
Depeche Mods
Gang Of Sour
New Model Arms
Psychedelic Fury
Public Image Lad
Theatre Of Hats
The Men They Couldn’t Bang
Triffic
Pat’s People
Abbo
The Wanker Brothers
Simple Winds
Josh Rotter
Josh Louse
Spanks
Rash
Sing Crimson
Emerson, Lake and Calmer
Tangerine Cream
Yet
Barclay Mames Harvest
Electric Right Orchestra
Queens of the Stoke Age
Spandau Mallet
Tomi Amos
Pig Thief
The O’Kays
Sly & The Family Store
Harold Melvin & The Bluenoses
Cameo become Camel. And Camel etc etc
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Figs
Belle End Sebastian
Best yet and so apt!
The Spiders from Sars, or The Siders from Mars. I can’t make up my mind.🤔
ZZ Toe.
😂😂😂
Slightly bending the rules
ME2
Farts
or indeed The Fart
The Pubes
Willy
Saltana
The Mithers of Invention
Spray
The Gollies
1910 Fruitbum Company
The Lead Boys
Steely Pan
The Polite featuring Sling
The Booby Brothers
The Pretty Thongs
Dead or Clive
There really should be a band called Dead or Clive!
The War On Frugs
Mr Feelgood
Sockpile
The Wonkees
Arthur Mullard’s prog combo: Yus
Bed Company
Loveable Irish scallies The Rogues
and their skiffle hero, Lonnie Donegal
Public Enema
Alton John
Hampshire based tribute act
Elton Joan.
Tribute act formed by my aunts.
Meanwhile, an off shore Scottish band…Funrig.
And their fellow scots soulsters, The Islay Brothers
The Waferboys
Tel Amitri
Jethro Cull
Cone Justice
The Crash
Tree
The Sinks
Toy Division
Howard Bones
Sadness, and their song celebrating a pet rodent – Our Mouse
with the B side lamenting the day they missed their station – One Stop Beyond.
Fellow 2-Tone band
The Teat
Blue oyster cunt
Cunt Basie
The Sesame Street version – Count Basic
Stevie Wander
Print
The Riddlers
Vet Harris
Archie Bill & The Drills
Nat King Cale
Redbong
WC & The Sunshine Band
E.L.P. er I think I’ve missed something here…but 2 of their fine albums were Wonks and W@nks volume 2.
Pile fountains
Echo and the Funnymen
I done that one earlier. A great early 80s double bill with The Cocteau Twits.
Scouse sloan rangers.
The Mighty Yah!
His singing voice shot to pieces, the legend moves into the fabric re-colouring business.
Bob Dylon
Sady
The Slash
Fishbone Ash
Loft Machine
Fred
John Brine (RIP)
Gladys Knight and the Pies
I saw her before the pandemic. Without The Pies. Still looking lush. I have a feeling she doesn’t eat many.
Henry Mankini
Rafe Against The Machine
The Psychedelic Curs
Herman’s Permits
Lady MAGA
Kraftjerk
Soy Division
Pram Stoker
Pram Parsons
Truce Springsteen
Feasts Of Bourbon
Muffalo Springfield
Slack Sabbath
The Trickets-their cussins The Prickets
Job Drown
Misty In Boots
Lordi
Lorde
Kate Bust
The Fail
Dud Lipa
Tanking Heads
Spandau Billet
Vulture Club
Musty Springfield
Durty Springfield
Busty Springfield
I considered that one but she definitely wasn’t. Probably not durty either, mind.
Lusty Springfield
Silly A Framer – prison or palace in Liverpool
Drank Afield – before he could yodel
Chin Lizzy – go on Phil I dare Ya!
Shin Fizzy – bootleggers special
Crateful Wead – always had a smoke with ’em
Erateful Lead – lead everyone a dance
Mirthday Party – fun guys to be around
Birthday Farty – after eating too much cake
Toys Text Poor – kids on the beg
Pick Nave End She Had Needs
SCREAMING WORD MUTCH – a lot goes on around here
Toll By Toll – helps repair roads
Rum Jar Sand – bottled it
The Cruel Tea – provided by Mrs Arsenic
Glue Sink – somewhere to Barf!
Glues Brothers – stick together
Five Finger Death Lunch – watch what you eat, may need the Glue Sink.
The COVED Ones – took a lot out
Saul Severe & The Braiders
John Bred & his Slayboys
Anal Hunt
Acid Bothers Temple
David Shitfield – who remembers him???
Pray Conniff
Alma Bogan
Madam Faith
Michael Pox
Duckie Valentine
Ann Pebbles
Kale Bush
Fleetwood Sac
The Beach Toys
Captain Beerheart
The Bagles
The Damped
The Finks
DINOVAN
Dan Morrison
Thin Fizzy
Schitti Politti
Counting Brows – Now OZ has re-opened Beauty parlours
Ruddy Wagers – Next for the Betting shops & Pubs to re-open
The Fuck Muttons – put some pork on your fork,now China don’t want OZ meat
Junior Tells – What!!!!!!!!
Buddy Gay – apologies Junior
John Pee Shooker – had to get rid of last drip
Flex Harvey – adaptable guy
Silted John – The Bog’s now full
I HAVE TO STOP !!!!!!!!!! It’s becoming addictive.
Shit by both sides
Procol Haram
Britney Swears
Char & Dave
Chav & Dave
Gorrillaz – Cunt Eastwood
Kate Bush – Shat in your lap.
John Calf
Tom Waifs
Roger Wafers
Dick Jagger
Art of Noose
Ultrapox
Bike Oldfield
Rat Davies
Blub
Talking Herds
Sisters Of Percy
Penfolds Five
Frank Ferdinand
David TOWIE
Bed Zeppelin
Jim O’Hendrix.
Status Que?
Wee Wee Wee
Craggy Islands premier tribute act
Are the second band from Barcelona?
Number 3 just make me laugh (because I’m 12 – or my sense of humour has not developed past that age).
I spent half a day laughing at the Poo Fighters above
😁
Sax Pistols – Jazz infused Punkery. Never Mind The Time Signatures.
Muggles
Boggles
Bungles
Burgles
Choice is yours
Biggles!
Jackie’s slap bass band.
Leven 42
Nail Sudaka – Puzzle Solver
Peasick Sieve – no life on ocean wave here
Merry Fee Blewis – a lot of them did
Jan Harmer – suffer little keyboard
Man Shammer – all in shame
Jar Hammer – the music does!
Bleack Yabbath – a lot of bollocks
Bloggin’ Lolly – how else to make a quid
Bulluck Bros.
Tan Jury – a cuz Fan Fury
Flem-On-Beds
Fillie Stall
Dames Crown
Ages Strangle
Levis Fund
Fucks Deluxe
Fucky Bishops
&
The Fuckrakers
Scone Temple Pilots
Gob Mould
Jeff Tweeny
Sam Frown
Jennifer Rust
Frankie goes to Dollywood
Mice and the Mechanics
Johnny Hash
The Dammed
Lana del Rat
Boy Wood
Ladness
Loo Read
Nice Drake
(or) Sick Drake
The Unthinks
Talking Beads
Ocean Colour Scent
Fun Bot Three
The Smithy
Gove (Arthur Lee’s Tory band)
Wire Straits
Him Wilde
Devolting Cocks
Poo Poo Dolls
Killing Poke
Nine Inch Neils – from Young Ones
Gay Hikers On Acid
Slower Travellin’ Band
Busker Du
Pothouse Flowers
Farty Wilde – Him’s daddy
Moan As Polite/Police Woman
Muffy Power
Eurosmith
Alabama Snakes
Malice Pooper – Apol’s if already Done
Amen Horner
Amy Swinehouse
Toxic Booster – Ozzie Tennis Brat
Band Of Houses – Housing Estate
Ben Sweller
Bernard Tanning
Filly Cragg & Bilco
Bo Fiddley
Howling For Soup
Mutterfield Blues Band
Crap Your Hands Say Yeah
Mondo Fucks
Beerhoof
Cropkick Murphys
Faith So Sore
Guided By Vices
Love Howling for Soup! That big fucker on guitar probably was.
Teat Loaf
Blancminge
J.J. Kale
Maniah Carey
Two letters:
Judas Proust
The Beautiful Mouth
The Bolans
Lou Seed
Mom Petty
Dark Knopfler
Seep Purple – good for tie dies!
Lamechop
Sew Model Army
She Smiths
The Byrns
90cc
Balham and the Angel
Anohrax
Con (krautrock cynical tribute band)
Muff Medway
Dandy Earhols – listen Up
Fucky Buzzard
Mucky Bizzard
Bogs D’Amour
Exploding Shite Mice
Bowlin’ Wolf – hit a strike everytime
Butthole Turfers – lay lady lay lawn
Celbate Trifles – mix it with Custard aka Bustard or Mustard
Lick Male – way to go surfin’
Len Sharper & Alabama Blend Toys