Bands by Name Origin (D-F)

Guess the band based on the clue about the origin of their name. Answers are in alphabetical order.

One of these would be considered an artist rather than a band

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Name Origin	"D" Artist
A tabloid headline about a woman killed in a taxi accident	Death Cab for Cutie
Named after a revolt in Imperial Russia in the winter of 1825	The Decemberists
Inspired by a French fashion magazine of the same name	Depeche Mode
Short for the idea that, instead of evolving, mankind has actually begun to regress	Devo
Comes from the band's financial situation at the time of forming	Dire Straits
Took its name from the title of an Aldous Huxley book	The Doors
Reduplicated name that comes the villain of the cult sci-fi film Barbarella	Duran Duran

Name Origin	"E" Artist
The elemental and seasonal qualities of the frontman's astrological sign, Sagittarius	Earth, Wind, and Fire
Phonetic spelling of this rapper's former stage name	Eminem
Found this word in the dictionary, meaning "a disappearance or dissipation, like vapor"	Evanescence

Name Origin	"F" Artist
The sidekick of comic book superhero Radioactive Man from The Simpsons	Fallout Boy
Supposedly in reference to a baseball-themed porn movie	Fastball
Term used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe UFOs	Foo Fighters
Taken from a poster referring to Frank Sinatra’s move from Las Vegas to Los Angeles	Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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