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

Entries Beginning with R

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
The Vestibules		Radio Free Vestibule		A real example; they changed it to this in 1997.		Gigi
Radioactive Chicken Herds		Radioactive Chicken Heads		Non-radioactive chickens usually don't herd.		Lori Sifferan
Radiodead		Radiohead		I smash my radio when they are on.		tomario
Rage Against the ATM		Rage Against the Machine		Let's be specific about which machine annoys us.		RevengeFromMars YouTube
F**k Capitalism and Buy Our Album		Rage Against the Machine		I think it's a more accurate name, considering that they are just a bunch of musicians, and not the big socialists they claim to be.		Martin Zimmerman
Lust for the Machine		Rage Against the Machine		With Zach leaving, I think they need to revamp their image a little.		rageagainstRATM
Finger Eleven		Rainbow Butt Monkeys		Real example-they changed their name & stuck w/ it		Calop
Rainbow Kitchen Surprise		Rainbow Kitten Surprise		Might serve rainbow trout or rainbow sherbet.		Farlow Maitland
Roadway Madness		Randy Travis		Crashed into a tree while drunk and got naked		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rascal Sharpps		Rascal Flatts		Changing to opposite musical sign, misspelled		Megan Tereon
False Life		Real Life		Whatever false life would be?!?		Louisa Ferncliff
Regal Life		Real Life		If this site had "Add a letter" for band names..		Wendy Torrance
Rebecca Black Friday		Rebecca Black		Combine her name with her song; seems funny to me.		Schadenfreudian Slip
Rebecca Fade-to-Black		Rebecca Black		After "Friday"? Seriously, girl... go away!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rebecca Black-balled		Rebecca Black		After "Friday", she should never sing again!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Red Hot Chili Pinheads		Red Hot Chili Peppers		I love Anthony but- let's face it- he's a ditz.		Amanda
Blue Cold Chilly Ices		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Their polar opposites.		Rip Jeans
Green Mild Bell Peppers		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Green peppers taste better than red peppers		Spencer Tait
Red Hot Chili Perverts		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Nine-tenths of their songs seem sexual/suggestive.		Jonathan S.
Red Hot Chile Slappers		Red Hot Chili Peppers		A lot more realistic, don't you think?		majzz
Dead Rockers		Red Rockers		They had no additional hits after "China"		Kyle
Red Wokker		Red Ryder		As in a walker: the opposite of rider, misspelled.		Opie M.
Real Big Fish		Reel Big Fish		Other homonym; could also be Really Big Fish.		Tish
Reel Small Minnows		Reel Big Fish		They sound more like little fish.		fish
RPM		REM		If only vinyl had been around long enough...		Pat Maheiny
SOS		REM		Help! Help! Please save us from Michael Stipe's speeches.		J.C.
Mario Speedwagon		REO Speedwagon		What I misheard the band's name as		Isac
Democra		Republica		Other US political party with end letter removed		Ziggie
Rich Man		Rich Boy		He's not a kid anymore, for pete's sake!		Timmy
Groucho Burton		Richard Marx		Combining Groucho Marx with Richard Burton		Lance Crackers
Icky Martin		Ricky Martin		People who hate his music might drop his initial.		Random Madeupperson
Up Said Barney		Right Said Fred		Very complementary to one of the new names		Archie C.
Wrong Said Wilma		Right Said Fred		Opposite/much more fun		Mads
Left Said Wilma		Right Said Fred		An alternate to Mads' submission (right/left)		Oliver South
Righteous Son		Righteous Brothers		Only Bill Medley remains, as Bobby Hatfield died.		Larcen Tyler
Rita Warmidge		Rita Coolidge		Warm is the opposite of cool.		Blake Dreary
Rod Steward		Rod Stewart		If we had Change Letter for artists, this'd work.		Nigel Shave Cream
1/40 Furlong Stewart		Rod Stewart		There are 40 rods in a furlong		Polly Cannon
198 Inches Stewart		Rod Stewart		There are 198 inches in a rod.		Polly Cannon
As the Moss Grows		The Rolling Stones		They are so old now!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Strolling Bones		The Rolling Stones		Well they ARE getting a lot older		Samuel Crabtree
The Mossgatherers		The Rolling Stones		They're so old, they've stopped rolling and started gathering moss.		crazydon
The Walking Men		The Rolling Stones		Stones don't sing and men do walk.		Opie M.
Bag of Bones		Rolling Stones		Mick Jagger is old as hell! Band started in '62		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Tumbling Rocks		The Rolling Stones		Synonyms for each word.		Calop
Kidney Stones		Rolling Stones		The members are old now.		Travis
Juliet Void		Romeo Void		Give Juliet equal time.		Stephanie Craddock
Ron Badloss		Ron Goodwin		Reversing each component of last name		Margaret (less massive than my name backwards)
The Royal Senior Citizens		The Royal Teens		The surviving members will be this until they die.		Pete Worst
Take Your Time		Rush		It's not good to rush through anything.		John
Rush to the Geritol Aisle		Rush		The lead-singer/bassist looks like he could be Robin Williams' grandmother!		Absolute Smith
Hurry		Rush		Another way of going fast.		Travis
Russell Legs		Russell Arms		The other anatomical extremities.		Anon Y. Mous

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