Bands by Name Origin (M-S) - Statistics

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Name Origin	Artist	% Correct
Combined the names of a sex symbol and a cult leader	Marilyn Manson	81%
Named after the main character from Back to the Future	McFly	75%
The frontman chose the name, defining it to his bandmates as the 'attainment of perfection'.	Nirvana	75%
Selected randomly from a dictionary, defined as "mischievous little elves"	Pixies	67%
Inspired by the Duke Ellington song "Mood Indigo"	The {Moody} {Blue}s	47%
The band started 41 days into the summer.	Sum 41	43%
Named themselves after a Talking Heads song from the album True Stories	Radiohead	42%
They hastily came up with this name when they were in a hurry to quickly think of one	Rush	42%
A regal name meant to be "heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls"	Queens of the Stone Age	36%
Chosen because the producer and vocalist sent demos back and forth through the mail	The {Postal} {Service}	30%
Refers to the rapper's skin (He was one of the only white people in his neighborhood in Canada)	Snow	26%
From a Muddy Waters song	The Rolling Stones	26%
4 capital letters reflecting a rejection of gimmickry (common in early 80s music)	NOFX	22%
Named in honor of a Veruca Salt song	Seether	16%
Named after the vocalist's little sister, and translates to "victory rose"	Sigur Ros	11%

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