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This is a list of replacement names for existing band names.

Entries Beginning with N

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Lip Sync		N Sync		It's what they seem to do.		bob the flying moose
U Suck		N'Sync		For those that hate their music!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
N'Stink		N'Sync		Because they stink it up big time!		Matt
N'Stync		N'Sync		Well? They stink. So does their music... oh, wait, did I say music? I mean noise.		Minette
N'$ync		N'sync		it's all about the $.		indie is rock
U'Stync		N'Sync		I don't necessarily HATE N'Sync but I gotta admit, this is catchy.		Cel-Chan
Going Down 'N The Kitchen SYNC		N'SYNC		Whenever I hear their music that is what I want to do with it.		momotronic9k
The Fully Dressed Brothers Band		The Naked Brothers Band		These are KIDS. So let's not be disgusting.		Mark Richardson
The Nashville Senior Citizens		The Nashville Teens		Accurately describes the surviving members.		Cassandra
Bethlehem		Nazareth		Two cities in Israel/two in Pennsylvania		Thor Higherdoll
Positivland		Negativland		The opposite		Russ
Neil Sapphire		Neil Diamond		Another birthstone		Opie M.
Neil Cubic Zirconium		Neil Diamond		He seems like a fake jazz singer.		MOR
Neil Ruby		Neil Diamond		Yet another birthstone		Opie M.
Neil Emerald		Neil Diamond		Another birthstone		Opie M.
Neil Elderly		Neil Young		More polite to say 'Elderly' than 'Old.'		Larcen Tyler
Neil Not-So-Young		Neil Young		He was born in 1945. You figure it out.		Danny
Ambrozia		Nektar		Now food (rather then drink) of gods, misspelled		Lucinda Blair
Nealy		Nelly		it's a guy, so he should have a name less feminine		Gigi
Smelly		Nelly		I really like Nelly but I do think this name is cool		Born Loser
Ddo		Neve		The opposite of even, spelt backwards.		Who Cares What My Name Is
Old Christy Minstrels		New Christy Minstrels		They were new in the 1960s. That was long ago!		Larry
Middle Aged Men On The Block		New Kids on the Block		They're not kids anymore		Celeste
New Squids On The Block		New Kids on the Block		As parodied in an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures.		Scott
New Chips Off The Old Block		New Kids on the Block		If they have any kids who eventually form a band		Random Madeupperson
New Blocks on the Kids		New Kids on the Block		Sounds like a construction accident waiting to happen.		Specter
Old Chaos		New Order		What purported new orders have a way of resembling		Duncan Moore
The Old Radicals		The New Radicals		They were new in the late 1990s/only had one hit.		Cassandra
Oldcleus		Newcleus		They were a new band in 1984, which was long ago.		Joe
Previous		Next		They're bound to have been passed up by now.		Mr. Critic
Dimeback		Nickelback		Try it with another coin!		Mr. X
Pennyback		Nickelback		The lowest-valued U.S. coin.		Nunya Biznis
Quarterback		Nickelback		well, at least this one makes more sense....		Mac
Money Back		Nickelback		You might want a full refund on concert tickets.		JeReMy
Nicki British		Nicki French		She was born in the UK, not France.		Timmy O. Toole
Night Mare		Night Horse		If the band were females instead of males.		Courtney Mears
Night Stallion		Night Horse		This band is all guys; stallion is a male horse		Greg
Daywish		Nightwish		What if you're listening to them in the daytime?		DJ Blaze
Nikki Brunettsky		Nikki Blonsky		She has dark hair.		Gigi
NickelSodium		NiNa		These elements have the respective chem. symbols.		Orville Greenenbacher
-9		Nine Below Zero		Another way of writing it ("minus nine").		Rachel
Nine Foot Nails		Nine Inch Nails		The longer the nails are, the better.		David
Daughters of Zeus		Nine Muses		Greek mythology origin		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Farvana		Nirvana		The were really far out.		Janice Ferrell
Dirt Band		Nitty Gritty Dirt Band		Real example; they shortened it from 1976-81.		Alex
Doubt It		No Doubt		They have Doubt rather than No Doubt.		Paul Warren
Southern Pikes		Northern Pikes		Southern is the opposite of northern		Carrie-Ann Crowe
Victorious P.I.G.		Notorious B.I.G.		as in Piggie Balls		Mickey D.
Nsqueak		Nsync		It's better because when they sing they squeak		Kellyoh
New Shoes		Nu Shooz		The correct spelling		Frank Hotdog
Old Shooz		Nu Shooz		It's obvious that they're not new anymore.		O.J. Chamberlain
The Nutty People		The Nutty Squirrels		They're human beings, not squirrels.		Calvin Amari

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