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Over the years, eating has inspired music and musicians. Anyone’s who’s ever spent time in a studio knows how much a takeout gutbomb can help nail down that pesky chorus you’ve been working on all night.
Favorite musician meals is a different blog post, however. Bands that actually took their name from an edible item need to be held accountable.
Apologies to the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
16. The Sea and CakeBig Hit: “Sound and Vision,” 2000Origin of name: A misunderstanding. Fellow Chicago post-rockers Gastr Del Sol had a tune, “The C in Cake,” that was misheard.
15. Bread
Big Hit: “Make It With You,” 1970Origin of name: When David Gates started the band in 1969, bread and money were synonymous.
14. Martha and the MuffinsBig Hit: “Echo Beach,” 1985Origin of name: The soft spongy name kept these Canadian new-wavers from getting lumped with aggressive punk rock.
13. Pearl JamBig Hit: “Jeremy,” 1992Origin of name: Though Eddie Vedder had a great grandmother named Pearl, her skill set did not include the creation of peyote-based jellies.
12. Blind MelonBig Hit: “No Rain,” 1993Origin of name: A bastardization of bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson, first attempted by none other than Cheech and Chong.
11. Meat LoafBig Hit: “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” 1977Origin of name:
Marvin Lee Aday’s first band was Meat Loaf Soul, which became Popcorn
Blizzard, then Floating Circus, and then just Meat Loaf.
10. SugarBig Hit: “If I Can’t Change Your Mind,” 1992Origin of name: Bob Mould’s second band was slightly sweeter than Husker Du?
9. Peaches
Origin of name: At the end of Nina Simone’s “Four Women,” she yells, “My name is Peaches!”
8. Apples in StereoBig Hit: “Strawberryfire,” 1999Origin of name: Inspired by the Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd song “Apples and Oranges.”
7. Black Eyed Peas
Big Hit: “Got a Feeling,” 2009Origin of name: Scored well in test trials.
6. Hot Chocolate
Origin of name: Singer
Mavis Staples, who worked in London at Apple Corps press office under
the Beatles, came up with the Hot Chocolate Band in 1969.
5. Cream
Origin of name: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton were called by some the “cream of the crop” of the British blues scene.
4. JawbreakerBig Hit: “Kiss the Bottle,” 1992Origin of name: Broken teeth and hardcore emo go hand-in-hand.
3. Red Hot Chili PeppersBig Hit: “Under the Bridge,” 1992Origin of name: Anagram for sock penis sell-outs.
2. Papas FritasBig Hit: “Far From an Answer,” 2000Origin of name: French fries en español; the band’s third LP was Pop Has Freed Us.
1. Mighty Lemon Drops
Origin of name: Well, they started out as the Sherbet Monsters, so they were somewhat progressive in that sense.
