New York Dolls - took some inspiration for their name from a doll hospital in New York.
Black Sabbath - Took their name from a 1963 Boris Karloff film
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(The) CUREâŚ
Their debut single âKilling An Arabâ received much controversy even though it was actually based on the novel âThe Strangerâ by Albert Camus
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DURAN DURANâŚ
Their James Bond âA View To A Killâ was the first James Bond theme song to top the US charts.
E-ELO in Standing In The Rain the string section at the start is playing ELO in Morse code!
FLEETWOOD MACâŚ
In the track âTUSKâ as well as tribal drums the band used kleenex boxesâŚlamb chops and even a leg of lamb they hit with a spatula to get the unique beat.
Gary Moore-Played on the Travelling Wilburys track Sheâs My Baby and his Wilburys pseudonym was Ken Wilbury.
HOUSEMARTINSâŚ
A young Phil Jupitus appears in their âHAPPY HOURâ video (which was partly inspired by the love of âMorphâ from Take Hart)
Ian Gillan-Before becoming famous as the singer in Deep Purple he played Jesus inna cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The JAMâŚ
âDown In The Tubestation At Midnightâ was banned by the BBC
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Kiss-Their song War Machine was co-written by a pre-fame Bryan Adams.
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LED ZEPPLINâŚ
âStairway To Heavenâ is the biggest selling sheet music in the history of rock.
Marillion-Were asked to do the Highlander soundtrack before Queen.
NEW ORDERâŚ
Their single âBlue Mondayâ is the biggest selling 12" single of all time
Ozzy Osbourne-used to test the horns in a car factory.
PULPâŚ
Originally formed in 1978 as âArabicusâ by Jarvis Cocker when he was just 15⌠the only one to have remained in the band the whole time.
Queen-Their albums A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races are named after Marx Brothers films.
(The) RAMONESâŚ
Took the name from the pseudonym that Paul McCartney used as his surname when checking into hotels. DeeDee was a huge McCartney fan so he changed his surname to Ramone. Then when Joey hooked up with Dee Dee the Ramones were born.
Saxon-Originally called Son of a Bitch
Terrorvision - originally called The Spoilt Bratz
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