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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:00:21 GMT
Just been listening to this album on Qobuz:
They're American. Presumably named for the junior football team from Lanarkshire.
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Post by Father Jack on May 2, 2018 12:04:07 GMT
Kaizer Chiefs.
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:12:27 GMT
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Post by WullieFort on May 2, 2018 12:20:06 GMT
Now, I wonder who they might remind us of
ps. They had a song called
This will be our year.https://youtu.be/wgiLKi-D3_Q
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:21:46 GMT
Now, I wonder who they might remind us of ps. They had a song called This will be our year.https://youtu.be/wgiLKi-D3_Q Certainly not 2018!! |
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Post by Father Jack on May 2, 2018 12:25:05 GMT
St. Etienne.
Had to check that one, yes they are named after the football team.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 2, 2018 12:26:34 GMT
Not a team, but Pearl Jam originally named themselves Mookie Blaylock, after a professional basketball player. Their hit album '10' is a reference to his number.
(I was never a Pearl Jam fan but I did like the player.)
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:26:53 GMT
St. Etienne. Had to check that one, yes they are named after the football team. Good catch. I had thought of the Kaiser Chiefs but not them. Their lead singer was well fit (St Etienne's, not the Kaiser Chief's.) |
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Post by Father Jack on May 2, 2018 12:34:07 GMT
There's an old indie band named after a bike racing team, but I can't remember their name.
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Post by weststigersbob on May 2, 2018 12:35:12 GMT
St. Etienne. Had to check that one, yes they are named after the football team. Good catch. I had thought of the Kaiser Chiefs but not them. Their lead singer was well fit (St Etienne's, not the Kaiser Chief's.) Not bad at all.....  |
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:38:44 GMT
Here's a list: www.thegoalhanger.com/media/music/bandfootynames/music-bands-named-after-football-teams.htmBoca 45 AKA Scott Hendy - an English DJ from Bristol who derived the name from Boca Juniors and 45 (the old common name for a 7" single). Decent name to be fair. Bocca Juniors Another musical project named after the Argentinian team, although note that for some reason they spelt the name slightly differently, Bocca meaning "mouth" in Italian. Anyway, they released two singles in the early 1990's - "Raise (63 Steps To Heaven)" and "Substance". Danny Wilson The 80's Scottish pop band (famous for their UK number 3 hit single, "Mary's Prayer") may have claimed that they took their name from the 1952 Frank Sinatra film Meet Danny Wilson, but we know that they were really named after the tenacious Sheffield Wednesday and Northen Ireland midfielder. Probably. Dario G English group from Crewe (unsurprisingly) who were originally called Dario, but had to change their name as it clashed with that of another musician. So they plumped for Dario G instead, in honour of the great Crewe Alexandra manager, Dario Gradi. The band were best known for their late 1990's hits "Sunchyme" and "Carnaval de Paris", which related to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Kaiser Chiefs Leeds Utd fan Ricky Wilson and his fellow band members were originally named Parva for a few years in the early 2000s, before dropping the name and changing it to Kaiser Chiefs. The name was taken from the South African football club, from which Leeds Utd legend Lucas Radebe had been signed in the mid 1990's. Pele Indie band from Cheshire who had a few minor hits with singles lifted from their albums Fireworks and Sport of Kings in the early 1990s. Named after some Brazilian footballer apparently. Think we've heard of him. Saint Etienne Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs make up the English indie band Saint Etienne, named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne. Actually, one of our favourite internet-forum lines involves them, where some wag was answering a question on them and stated... "They're actually named after a famous French football team. I think it's Racing Club de Lens". Simple, but classic. |
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Post by Father Jack on May 2, 2018 12:41:19 GMT
Here's a list: www.thegoalhanger.com/media/music/bandfootynames/music-bands-named-after-football-teams.htmBoca 45 AKA Scott Hendy - an English DJ from Bristol who derived the name from Boca Juniors and 45 (the old common name for a 7" single). Decent name to be fair. Bocca Juniors Another musical project named after the Argentinian team, although note that for some reason they spelt the name slightly differently, Bocca meaning "mouth" in Italian. Anyway, they released two singles in the early 1990's - "Raise (63 Steps To Heaven)" and "Substance". Danny Wilson The 80's Scottish pop band (famous for their UK number 3 hit single, "Mary's Prayer") may have claimed that they took their name from the 1952 Frank Sinatra film Meet Danny Wilson, but we know that they were really named after the tenacious Sheffield Wednesday and Northen Ireland midfielder. Probably. Dario G English group from Crewe (unsurprisingly) who were originally called Dario, but had to change their name as it clashed with that of another musician. So they plumped for Dario G instead, in honour of the great Crewe Alexandra manager, Dario Gradi. The band were best known for their late 1990's hits "Sunchyme" and "Carnaval de Paris", which related to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Kaiser Chiefs Leeds Utd fan Ricky Wilson and his fellow band members were originally named Parva for a few years in the early 2000s, before dropping the name and changing it to Kaiser Chiefs. The name was taken from the South African football club, from which Leeds Utd legend Lucas Radebe had been signed in the mid 1990's. Pele Indie band from Cheshire who had a few minor hits with singles lifted from their albums Fireworks and Sport of Kings in the early 1990s. Named after some Brazilian footballer apparently. Think we've heard of him. Saint Etienne Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs make up the English indie band Saint Etienne, named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne. Actually, one of our favourite internet-forum lines involves them, where some wag was answering a question on them and stated... "They're actually named after a famous French football team. I think it's Racing Club de Lens". Simple, but classic. Ooh. You've cheated and spoiled the fun now. |
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Post by MrFurious on May 2, 2018 12:41:50 GMT
I remember Dario G. Pity there isn't more bands
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:48:09 GMT
Ooh. You've cheated and spoiled the fun now. Still lots of other sports though. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 2, 2018 12:50:12 GMT
Named after Gary Lineker and the MotD team:
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Post by Father Jack on May 2, 2018 13:18:45 GMT
Thought 'The Farm' might have been named after a ground or terrace.
Looked them up. Was disappointed to find they aren't.
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Post by WullieFort on May 2, 2018 14:05:09 GMT
owzabout
CELTIC WOMAN !!!
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