Funniest / Weirdest Former Names of Famous Bands

Some of these old names probably sound funny and/or weird because we compare them with the names we know, and with the type of their music.
The Top Ten
1 Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

And I thought Red Hot Chili Peppers was a long name...haha

2 The Polka Tulk Blues Band (Black Sabbath)
3 Fecal Matter; Pen Cap Chew; Skid Row; Ted Ed Fred (Nirvana)

Nirvana had gone through a series of names. Too different names. Cobain said Nirvana was chosen because "I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk name like the Angry Samoans".

4 Tom & Jerry (Simon & Garfunkel)

I always think they're more like Rocky and Bullwinkle, but I guess the mouse and cat fits too.

5 Cans of Piss (R.E.M.)

R.E.M. isn't less weird though (abbreviation for Rapid Eye Movement, the dream stage of sleep), which Stipe selected at random from a dictionary.

6 Naked Toddler (Creed)

I hate them well enough under the name Creed, but there's no way they could've had a success as "Naked Toddler". what?

7 Soft White Underbelly (Blue Öyster Cult)
8 Screaming Abdabs (Pink Floyd)
9 Johnny and the Moondogs (The Beatles)

I prefer the name Johnny and the Moondogs; it sounds like a Swamp-Rock / Southern-Rock band, but The Beatles suits their music better.

10 Free Beer (The Barenaked Ladies)

Every cover band I know has talked about naming their band "Free Beer" to increase attendance ("Free Beer at 9 pm! "), but I can't believe that BNL actually did it.

They've overdone themselves - I think their newer name is even funnier!

The Contenders
11 Rocket Baby Dolls (Muse)
12 Meggadeaths (Pink Floyd)
13 Tea Set (Pink Floyd)
14 Duck Tape (Blink 182)
15 Burn the Priest (Lamb of God)
16 Leonard's Lodgers (Pink Floyd)
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