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A favorite game of Frontier Records' staffers back in the early 90's.

Slap together as many musical artist names as can share syllables or words. The more incongruous the better. The more names stuck together the better.

I will get the ball rolling with the following examples:

Ice Tijuana Brass

Spacemen Three Dog Night Ranger

R.E.M.inem

St. EtienneRBQ

White Zombie Geesus And Mary Chain

Gary Numanfred Mann and the Earth Band

Neu! Christy Minstrels

Led Zeppelinda Ronstadt

Einstürzende Neubauten CC

The Whotie and the Blowfish

Genesisters of Mercy

Robert Craydle of Filth

Duran Durancid

Juliana Hatfield and the North

Chicagorillaz

Sergio Mendestiny's Child

King Crimsons of the Pioneers

Camelton John

Steely Danzig

Moody Blues Traveler

Le Tigretful Dead

Sun Ramones

Carole King Diamond

Cansas

Babystie Boys II Men Without Hats

Abbaha Men At Work

Napalm Death Cab For Cutina Turner

LaBelle and Sebastian

Liz Pharoah Sanders

Gang of Four Tops

Olivia Newton John Coltrane

Van Haleonard Cohen

My Bloody Valentiny Tim

Radiohead East

George Bensonic Youth

High Llamastodon

Jethro Tulrich Schnauss

Thomas Dolbeach Boys

Captain and Tennille Young

Husker Doobie Bros.

De La Soul Asylum 'n' Abner

Anvillage People

Mister Mr. Big Black Sabbath

Desi Arnazareth

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Kiki DEVO

Public Image Limited Nugent and The Amboy Dukes of Stratosfear

Wham!eric Carmentors

Ke$ha Na Na

Bronski Beat Farmerzbow Wow Wow

Bananaramon Düül IIpac Shakurtis Stygers of Pan Tangerine Dream Syndicate

Doris Day Glo Abortions

Shriekbackstreet Boys

Green on Redbone

Shocking Blue Öyster Culture Club

Tinderstyx

Cockney Rebel Biv Devoe

Soft Machinea Easton

Rick James Gang

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20 minutes ago, craigb said:

Ed's on a roll!

The Bapinator seems to be going for more of a Transporter Accident thing than portmanteaux, but no less entertaining for that....

One of the reasons I love these is that my brain treats me to (or inflicts upon me) a vivid mental picture of the artists in the name sharing a bill, or even sharing the stage and/or a repertoire.

Which makes ones like "The The Band" or "King Crimsons of the Pioneers" or "Desi Arnazareth" kinda convulsing.

"This is the daaaay stage fright will surely reign....."

"Call her moooonchild, riding through the canyon on a pony. Moo moo moo moonchild...."

(Lucy, hoping to get invited to her uncle's estate in Scotland, tries to get her cousin's hard rock band a gig at Ricky's club)

Ricky (staring at sheet music): "Loosey! What are this lyrics? Who rice stuff like these?"

Ricky (raises eyebrows): "Nau. Yoor. Maissene weeth....a sone off a BEESH?" (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Ricky (puzzled): "They trynoo ged a tan or sumtheen." (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Lucy (glares): "As if 'babaloo' is any better." (HAA ha ha ha ha ha ha)

(Fred and Ethel enter)

Fred (points thumb at Ethel): "Hey Rick, look what I found bobbin' in OUR loo just this mornin'!" (grooooan)

Ethel: "FRED!"

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