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Remember "Step of Heads" and "People with chairs up their noses"?

Am sure there are other doozies out there.
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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool whose singer recently committed suicide.

(I wouldn't have known anything about this if not for a random remark from Max Jnr while he was watching V yesterday.)
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Public Foot The Roman
Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias
Marcus Hook Roll Band (few ACDC members involved)
A Candle For Judith

Have vinyls of these four bands !
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swannsong wrote:Public Foot The Roman
Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias
Marcus Hook Roll Band (few ACDC members involved)
A Candle For Judith

Have vinyls of these four bands !
Saw them live at The Marquee and at Kingston Polytechnic in 1977.
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The Fish That John West Reject
El Diego wrote:hey i get called princess all the time

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pink torpedoes
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Joe Blobs and the Spoonerisms
Cupid Stunt
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
The Sounds Of Animals Fighting (actually sounds like it)
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
TISM (or This Is Serious Mum)
Arsonists Get All The Girls
and pretty much every pornogrind/goregrind band

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godflesh

carcass

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Here's some more:

Accidental Decapitation Through Masturbation

A Cat Born In An Oven Isn't A Cake

Lubricated Goat :shock:

King Uszniewicz and the Uszniewicztones

Menstrual Gravy

My Uncle's Asshole

Dogs Die In Hot Cars

Eat My Afterbirth

Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat
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I quite like Dogs Die in Hot Cars.

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Bacon888 wrote:I quite like Dogs Die in Hot Cars.
Do you leave the window open when blaring them out on you car stereo?
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The Smiths

How original.

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crue head wrote:The Smiths

How original.
Acceptable if all their surnames were in fact "Smith".
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Tommy Tutone

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Bomber wrote:
crue head wrote:The Smiths
How original.
Acceptable if all their surnames were in fact "Smith".
Like the Ramones :lol:

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Yolanda Be Cool

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Bacon888 wrote:Yolanda Be Cool
Name originated when they were drinking from that cask of wine , Orlando Coolabah...........so I have been told....
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The Rejects

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ozzie owl wrote:The Rejects
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we butter the bread with butter

iwrestledabearonce

i killed the prom queen (adelaide band)
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Porno for Pyros

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JolyV wrote:Porno for Pyros
Jane loves them, more or less an addiction.
Join the revolution, throw yourself into the Frey!

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God Is No Englishman wrote:
JolyV wrote:Porno for Pyros
Jane loves them, more or less an addiction.
Is Jane getting serious ?
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That's my understanding.
When I have people around for dinner I make sure I set aside a couple of options for vegetarians.
They can make do or they can shiraz off !!

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CHUMBAWAMBA

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I need a drink

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It's not that I'm old - your music really does SUCK

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