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[suikodan]

Hi!

Help me resolve this music trivia for work!

Identify the band/musician name that corresponds to each of the descriptions below:

1. A band member saw this on a sewing machine and figured it had
something to do with power and electricity.

2. The beehive hairstyle popular in the 1950's, also a type of U.S.
Air Force bomber.

3. Boys Entering Anarchistic States Toward Internal Excellence

4. A term used by World War II pilots to describe strange flying fireballs they
sometimes saw.


Match the artist’s stage name to their real name:

1. Robert Zimmerman
2. Reginald Dwight
3. Gordon Sumner
4. Brian Warner
5. Farouk Pluto Bul
6. Paul David Hewson
7. Eleanora Fagan
8. William Michael Albert Broad
9. Trevor Tahiem Smith
10.Georgios Krylacos Panayiotou
11.Stanley Kirk Burrell
12.Noah Kamisky
13.Alecia Moore
14.Randy Bruce Traywick
15.Anna Mae Bullock

A. Tina Turner
B. MC Hammer
C. Bob Dylan
D. Freddy Mercury
E. Marilyn Manson
F. Billie Holiday
G. Bono
H. Randy Travis
I. Pink
J. Neil Diamond
K. Sting
L. Elton John
M. Busta Rhymes
N. Billy Idol
O. George Michael

 

[Tarazet]

Not much on popular music, but:

2. B-52's

Reginald Dwight = Elton John

 

[distantmantra]

4. A term used by World War II pilots to describe strange flying fireballs they
sometimes saw.

Foo Fighters

Match the artist’s stage name to their real name:

4. Brian Warner

Marilyn Manson

11.Stanley Kirk Burrell

MC Hammer

 

[hXc_thugg]

AC/DC
B-52s
Beastie Boys
Foo Fighters

 

[Matlock]

1. A band member saw this on a sewing machine and figured it had
something to do with power and electricity.

AC/DC

2. The beehive hairstyle popular in the 1950's, also a type of U.S.
Air Force bomber.

B-52's

3. Boys Entering Anarchistic States Toward Internal Excellence

Beastie Boys

4. A term used by World War II pilots to describe strange flying fireballs they
sometimes saw.

Foo Fighters

 

[Eminem]

1. Robert Zimmerman - Bob Dylan
6. Paul David Hewson - Bono
12.Noah Kamisky - Neil Diamond



could prolly just google the rest

 

[Spruce Moose]

Gordon Sumner = Sting

 

[IntestineBoy]

1. Robert Zimmerman = Bob Dylan
2. Reginald Dwight = Elton John
3. Gordon Sumner = Sting
4. Brian Warner = Marilyn Manson
5. Farouk Pluto Bul = Freddie Mercury
6. Paul David Hewson = Bono
7. Eleanora Fagan = Billie Holiday
8. William Michael Albert Broad = Billy Idol
9. Trevor Tahiem Smith = Busta Rhymes
10.Georgios Krylacos Panayiotou = George Michael
11.Stanley Kirk Burrell = MC Hammer
12.Noah Kamisky = Neil Diamond
13.Alecia Moore = Pink
14.Randy Bruce Traywick = Randy Travis
15.Anna Mae Bullock = Tina Turner

 

[Diablos]

U2 is a good band, but just stop and think for a moment. Bono is probably the most pretentious name ever.

 

[hXc_thugg]

Bono Vox

 

[Shazapp]

U2 is a good band, but just stop and think for a moment. Bono is probably the most pretentious name ever.

It used to be Bono Vox. Somewhere, the Vox got dropped.

 

[Diablos]

Bono Vox? :lol That's even worse.

 

[Spruce Moose]

I think it means "Good Voice".

He should have changed his name to Bongo. That'd be cool.

 

[heavy liquid]

Here's a couple other ones that I can think of:

Madonna = Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Prince = Prince Rogers Nelson
Axl Rose = William Bailey
Stevie Wonder = Steveland Morris
Babyface = Kenneth Edmonds
David Bowie = David Robert Jones
Elvis Costello = Declan McManus
Steven Tyler = Steven Tallarico
Tony Curtis = Bernard Schwartz

 

[IntestineBoy]

I got one more:

heavy liquid = mr. too much time on his hands