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Song-Inspired Band Names: The Music Titles That Became Group Monikers

You're starting a musical career but don't know what to call yourself or your band? Well, look no further than your record collection -- which is exactly how the following acts, finding inspiration in various song titles, chose their names.

Lady GaGa
Inspired by Queen's 'Radio Ga Ga'

The electronic dance diva was christened Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, which definitely called for shortening. Her producer Rob Fusari based her snappier name on Queen's hit 'Radio Ga-Ga,' likening her glammed-out pop vocal approach to Freddie Mercury.
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Allison Rowley

Great article

February 10 2011 at 10:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MondoX44

Of course Lady Gaga is on here. It's AOL Music; it's all mainstream crap. In my opinion, it should be Iggy Pop at the top. Now HE's a legend on stage.

August 28 2010 at 10:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Suzy

I think Lady GaGa must have already been on the radio, and in various music videos, but I had no idea who she was! Weird name: Lady Gaga? Who the heck is that? I just
couldn't picture her! I still didn't know, but soon found out, once I saw her and her strange fashion, who she really was! She was someone so very eccentric and odd looking that I wasn't sure if I was looking at a woman, or looking at a flour-covered, small man! Should we be calling Lady GaGa, Sir GaGa? I dunno, but it does make you wonder!

November 28 2009 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jagrizjr

I have to agree. I am getting tired of these people copying the beat and music from older songs and calling them their own. Hell I could do that!!!! Maybe I should become a recording artist. I grew up in the 70's maybe I could rip off a couple Boston tunes. They haven't been raped yet.

May 05 2009 at 7:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jagrizjr

Everyone knows there are more band names out there who have taken their names from other bands. 80's metal band Y&T took their name from The Beatles "Yesterday and Today."

May 05 2009 at 7:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

Okay first off, her stage name isn't too bad. It's not a great name, but it works for her. Secondly, her music is awful. I tend to judge current artists today by what artists were doing last decade. A lot of you may not like music from the 90's, but a lot of those bands were truly talented. Could you picture Lady Gaga doing an MTV Unplugged session, or see the Jonas Bros. do Unplugged? That's what I thought. Music today is so tenchonolgy oriented it's actually quite disgusting. The creativity in music has definitely dwindles. Without technology, we never hear of T-Pain (Although I won't lie, I actually like some of T-Pain's stuff). Look at what Flo Rida does, he's basically ripping off old cheesy 80's songs (You Spin Me Right Round), and remixing it with a cool beat. Nobody writes any cool lyrics anymore. Nickelback is single handely responsible for the deat of rock n' roll. Anyone who digs music from today is definitely being brainwashed.

April 27 2009 at 8:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R

All the people makin negative comments about Lady Ga Ga are just HATIN', cuz y would someone waste time talkin trash about somebody when they could be congratulatin’ somebody else lady ga ga is a great artist, so haters ...GET A LIFE. And if u never heard this sayin b4 here it is: IF U DONT HAVE NUTHIN NICE 2 SAY THEN DONT SAY NUTHIN AT ALL...HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 27 2009 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
suronda23

Yall People on here are just hatin on her.. She has Great Music & i hear it playin Everywhere.!
So Lady Gaga keep doing wat your doing b/c i love your music & your style.!

April 25 2009 at 7:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
prantolina

qet a lyf she really qud sinqer. she jus have a different swaqq from everybody else.dat wat make her unique.

April 25 2009 at 9:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
prantolina

fuqk yall. i lubb her how she sing. yall jus hatinq her.

April 25 2009 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply