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Entries Beginning with C

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Bonfire		Cacumen		Real example; they changed it in 1986		Ben Dover
Camille Losebush		Camille Winbush		The opposite. Just for fun.		Joe
Camille W. In Bush		Camille Winbush		If we had a Space Change for band names...		Amanda Svenson
Can DJ		Candee Jay		What I thought it was when I first heard it		Iris Green
Candy Station		Candi Staton		what the name reminds me of/how I misread it		Max E. Padd
Cancel Box		Candlebox		Whatever happened to them?		Call Me What You Will
Cannibal Corps		Cannibal Corpse		Cannibals' own military branch?		Francesca Burleson
The Major And Elevennille		The Captain And Tennille		Time for a promotion and upgrade		Heidi Sharpe
Tennille Sans The Captain		The Captain And Tennille		Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille got a divorce		Isac
The Turtlenecks		The Cardigans		A different type of sweater!		Joe
Carole Queen		Carole King		More appropriate, as this artist is female		Naomi Volts
The New Cars		The Cars		Real example; two original Cars members formed it.		Timmy O'Toole
Driven		The Cars		That's what OLD cars have been!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Clunkers		The Cars		For people that hate their old music!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Minivans		The Cars		Time for an upgrade, don'tcha think?		Mitch
Yusuf Islam		Cat Stevens		Real example. It is his name as a Muslim.		Alan the Ottoman
C.C. Peniston		Cece Peniston		Many people mistakenly assume this is the spelling		Alex
Eat No Greens		Cee Lo Green		Guy is Big, more like a meat-n-potatoes type		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Sings Obscene		Cee Lo Green		For his "F*ck You" song fame		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Canuck Icon		Celine Dion		Pop icon was born in Québec, in Canada		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Heavenly Goddess of Wine		Celine Dion		Celine=Heavenly & Dion=Dionysius(God of wine)		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Celtic Women		Celtic Woman		Should be plural, since it's a group, not 1 person		Ed
Chabillionaire		Chamillionaire		If he sells enough music recordings, maybe.		Cassandra
Chaminimumwage		Chamillionare		What if he was outsourced?		tastes_like_chicken_32
The Losers		The Champs		Even with a Tequilla, you can't win 'em all!		Larcen Tyler
Charli OCO		Charli XCX		XCX is for Kiss Charli Kiss, Os would be for hugs		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Jack Daniels Band		The Charlie Daniels Band		Charlie does drink a lot of whiskey.		Joe
Charlotte Lurch		Charlotte Church		Left original fans in lurch to become pop diva.		The Quirkfetch Kid
Scarlet Church		Charlotte Church		A fallen angel, whose sins are as scarlet.		Angie O'Plasty
Cheap Boys		Cheap Girls		It's a group of males, not females.		Phil
Expensive Trick		Cheap Trick		Their CD I bought was not cheap at all.		Travis
Cheese Monkeys From Dwarf Planet One		Cheese Monkeys From Planet Nine		Pluto used to be Planet Nine.		Gretchen Wieners
Cheeky Girls		Cheetah Girls		British slang for boldly disrespectful or naughty		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Chemical Imbalance		Chemical Brothers		The new name sounds more like a disease.		electric
Cherrejle		Cherrelle		Her name's appearance on her 'Greatest Hits' album		Mr. X
Mary Poppins' Daddy		Cherry Poppin' Daddies		What the name suddenly reminded me of!		Jessica Childress
Cheryl Coca-Colaa Riley		Cheryl Pepsii Riley		A different soda with its end letter doubled		Bob
Chevette		Chevelle		Just replace the l's with t's: another crap car.		Derrick Doll
Malibu		Chevelle		A more upscale version of the classic muscle car		Jay
Yugo		Chevelle		Two awful cars deservedly killed off.		Oprah Taylor
Children Of Konibodom		Children Of Bodom		Konibodom is a city in Tajikstan.		Adrienne Schnell
Grown Men Of Bodom		Children Of Bodom		Have you seen them? They are far from children.		Travis
Children Of Boredom		Children Of Bodom		What I usually think of on reading actual name		Norman Cornelius
Strawberry Sand Dollar		Chocolate Starfish		Still another flavor and echinoderm		Lucy Crosland
Chocolate Moonfish		Chocolate Starfish		A different heavenly body		Howard U. Duing
Vanilla Sea Cucumber		Chocolate Starfish		A different flavor and different echinoderm		Lucy Crosland
Vanilla Starfish		Chocolate Starfish		A different flavor		Cotton Lorraine
Chris Brawls		Chris Brown		Several run-ins with police over rage fights		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Chris Black 'n' Blue		Chris Brown		His constant feuding with everybody.		Reggie Pillbox
Chris Speeding		Chris Spedding		Makes sense due to his song 'Motorbiking'		Angela
Chris Alan Young (his full name)		Chris Young		To differentiate him from the baseball guys.		Cassandra
Christian Seth		Christian Death		Now it could be named for a real person		Thessaly Danes
Christian Beth		Christian Death		Now it could be named for a real person		Thessaly Danes
Christina Shaguilera		Christina Aguilera		If her hair ever shags		dani
Christina Gaguilera		Christina Aguilera		I like her, but I still like making fun of her name		danielle
Christina Haguilera		Christina Aguilera		Someday when she's an old lady, this might apply.		Brandy
Christina Uguilera		Christina Aguilera		For people who think she is ugly/looks like a rat!		JOKO
Christine And The Imaginary Queens		Christine And The Queens		She's a soloist, with no accompanists.		Lisa Rose
Wunhitwunda		Chumbawamba		They were best known for one song, "Tubthumping"		Susie Creamcheese
Chewbaccawumba		Chumbawamba		Maybe they could score the next Star Wars flick?		Greg G.
City Men		City Boy		It's a band/was formed when all members were adult		Captain Obvious
104		CIV		Translated from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals.		Ted
Club Passe		Club Nouveau		You can only be 'nouveau' (new) temporarily.		Whatever you want to call me
Clyde McSkinnier		Clyde McPhatter		He should be getting skinnier, not fatter…		crazydon
Gulf War Kids		Cold War Kids		A later war		Rock Maninoff
Lukewarmplay		Coldplay		Stuck in the microwave for 10 seconds		Macaroni Man
Malibu Starr		Colette Carr		Where she was born and originates from		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Collective Mold		Collective Soul		Their old CD's are collecting mold.		Mr. X
Color Us Badd		Color Me Badd		It was a band, so they shoulda used plural pronoun		Mac
Color Me Goodd		Color Me Badd		The opposite, with a double-D on the end.		Logan
The Commas		The Comas		If there were "Add a letter" for band names.......		Kirsten Abercrombie
The Commode Doors		The Commodores		Once saw a joke about a "Commode Door Computer"		Tori Spelling Bee
Commie Nerds		Communards		A matter of phonetics		A Person Who Does Not Wish To State Their Name
Abstract Brunette		Concrete Blonde		Variation of a previous submission		Joe
Concrete Brunette		Concrete Blonde		Brunettes deserve as much a chance as blondes do!		Larcen Tyler
Asphalt Blond		Concrete Blonde		Blond hair would show better against asphalt.		Ashley Michelle McGowan
Abstract Blonde		Concrete Blonde		Abstract is opposite of one meaning of concrete		Lucinda Blair
Concrete Redhead		Concrete Blonde		Red hair would show better on one made of concrete		Ashley Michelle McGowan
Coverage		Converge		How I first misread the name.		Rhonda Hindle
Diverge		Converge		The opposite		Joe
Corvairs		Corsairs		If this site had "Change a letter" for band names		Bob
Comic Girls		Cosmic Girls		If there were "Remove a letter" for band names...		Valerie Cameron
Count The Sheep		Count The Stars		What I want to do instead of hear their music.		Mr. Nobody
Counting Change		Counting Crows		Let's hope they have enough coins to last until their next album.		newschool
Courtney Love To Hate		Courtney Love		Many people just can't stand her.		I.P. Frehley
The Council		The Cowsills		How I misheard radio announcers 1st several times		Ashley Michelle McGowan
Sane Town		Crazy Town		Sane is the opposite of crazy.		Rock Maninoff
Greed		Creed		Given the quality of their music, they should not be charging anyone more than 5$ to buy their CDs or attend their concerts.		Jim Bean
Crud		Creed		For people who can't stand this band.		Charlie Beans
Plus Sign		Crooked X		If an X is crooked, it might as well look like +		Larry
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young		Crosby, Stills, and Nash		Real example; applied when Neil Young was a member		John
Crosby Steals the Nash		Crosby, Stills, and Nash		What I THOUGHT their name was. How embarrassing!		Isac
Stills, Nash, and Young		Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young		David Crosby has passed away.		Lauren Tyler
The Diffi-Cult		The Cult		A lot of their songs are hard to understand.		Joe
The Sect		The Cult		Sects are somewhat similar to cults.		GlamRockNinjaLord
The Cause		The Cure		It is saying that you really can't cure anything.		Amanda
The Remedy		The Cure		They mean about the same thing.		Brit Boxx
We Aren't Cute		Cute Is What We Aim For		It's shorter and they aren't.		Travis
Cool Is What We Are		Cute Is What We Aim For		If they can't be cute, at least they can be cool.		Archie C.
Symbols Eat Guitars		Cymbals Eat Guitars		Same sound, different meaning; still nonsensical!		Bethany Byrd

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