JimW
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Perhaps they meant they were planning to move?
Bands with geographically misleading names
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AverageJoe
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hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Or they were just suggesting that culture in London just consists of imitating things that happened in the North a few years earlier?
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China Drum.
From Northumberland.
From Northumberland.
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Phoenix.
From France.
From France.
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Terence Trent Derby.
Far from Derby and anywhere else along the river Trent. Actually from New York.
Far from Derby and anywhere else along the river Trent. Actually from New York.
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The Jackson 5.
Not from Jackson, Mississippi. Actually from Gary, Indiana.
Not from Jackson, Mississippi. Actually from Gary, Indiana.
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Isaac Hayes.
Apparently not from the borough of Bromley, but in fact from Tennessee.
Apparently not from the borough of Bromley, but in fact from Tennessee.
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Portishead.
Actually from Bristol.
Actually from Bristol.
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Sharon Shannon.
Not from Shannon. Actually from Ruan.
Not from Shannon. Actually from Ruan.
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
You can fuck off it you think I'm letting this one slide matey - The Mekonians, however, would be fine
Make me look like a cunt at half past fucking six, barely woken up
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The Farm.
Actually from The City.
(of Liverpool)
Actually from The City.
(of Liverpool)
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
The Spiders from Mars were from various parts of the UK.
And Calexico are from Tuscon.
Nazareth are from Scotland.
And Calexico are from Tuscon.
Nazareth are from Scotland.
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Saxon.
Not from Germany. Actually from Barnsley.
Not from Germany. Actually from Barnsley.
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
Bowwowwow not from Bow. Probably.
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Jurassic 5.
Not from Dorset. Actually from Los Angeles.
Not from Dorset. Actually from Los Angeles.
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Space
Actually, Liverpool.
Actually, Liverpool.
Jennaonthebeach
If you say so
the whole planet is in space though
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Not so much geographically misleading but the name "Chumbawamba" always led me to believe they were were some African world music act you'd more likely see at WOMAD rather than who I eventually discovered to be the peddlers of lad twattery anthem 'Tubthumping'
Also for some reason I always thought 'Fairport Convention' were named after some folk festival/convention in a place called Fairport. Wrong again.
Even more weirdly, for ages I thought 'Del Amitri' was the name of some black singer. I'm not entirely sure why tbh.
Also for some reason I always thought 'Fairport Convention' were named after some folk festival/convention in a place called Fairport. Wrong again.
Even more weirdly, for ages I thought 'Del Amitri' was the name of some black singer. I'm not entirely sure why tbh.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Well, they kinda were. They convened at Simon Nicols' dads house, called Fairport.
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China Crisis were from Kirkby Liverpool and Japan were from mysterious and inscrutable Catford (which is weirder than if they were actually from Japan)
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That's at least the fourth mention of China Crisis.
Pop fact. I knew the drummer Kevin Wilkinson. Sadly no longer with us.
Pop fact. I knew the drummer Kevin Wilkinson. Sadly no longer with us.
Yossarian
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I thought much the same until I read your post - never gave either name much thought, I think I vaguely pictured Fairport Convention as some kind of folk festival or an agreement among folk bands akin to the Geneva Convention
