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Entries Beginning with T

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
She-Aura		T-ara		Totally hot & feminine girl band radiating energy		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Short Loins		T-Bones		T-bone is a steak of beef cut from the short loin		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks		T. Rex		A funny twist on the name Tyrannosaurus Rex		Kirsten Abercrombie
C.H.		T.I.		His birth name is Clifford Harris.		Rachel
Take A Boom		Taka Boom		How I originally misread the name.		Alex
Sing Sing		Talk Talk		Why not? It's a music group, and they clearly sing		John
Stalking Hedz		Talking Heads		Stalking the one you love is fun... Er... I didn't say that.		Heather
Singing Heads		Talking Heads		They sing (like most music groups), not just speak		Russ
Lame Impala		Tame Impala		If this site had Change a Letter To A Band Name		Lance Crackers
Tamela Womann		Tamela Mann		this artist is female		Travis
Taryn Northern		Taryn Southern		Opposite direction		Rachel
Taylor Quick		Taylor Swift		Both are synonyms for "very fast."		Robert
Taylor Miffed		Taylor Swift		Constant teasing over Kanye incident		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Tee Party		The Tea Party		They switched their hobbies from Tea to Golfing		DarkJon64
Ted Not-a-Gent		Ted Nugent		After he said that stuff about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love on "Rockline" after Kurt died, the name fits.		rocknroll
Adulta Marie		Teena Marie		She was past her teen years when she became famous		Quyjibo
The Temptresses		The Temprees		This is what the name always reminds me of.		Sylvia Curruca
The Resistances		The Temptations		Resist those temptations!		Larcen Tyler
Tater Quiz		Tesla		Anagram of a different metamorphic rock(quartzite)		Rhonda Blankenship
Blamer		Tesla		Anagram of a different metamorphic rock		Rhonda Blankenship
Elf Horns		Tesla		Anagram of a different metamorphic rock (hornfels)		Rhonda Blankenship
Singes		Tesla		Anagram of a different metamorphic rock (gneiss)		Rhonda Blankenship
The Machine Gun Elephant		Thee Michelle Gun Elephant		It makes more sense		Jeremy
The Midnighters		Thee Midniters		Easier to remember, as suggested in the Stupid BN		Dano
Theory of a Bedpan		Theory of a Deadman		Something old people can appreciate.		Slaker
Theory Of A Deadpan		Theory Of A Deadman		Since there's no "Change A Letter" for band names		Daphne Hughes
They Aren't Giants		They Might Be Giants		The venues they play are too small to fit giants		All-Starr
They Might Be Jets		They Might Be Giants		New York's other NFL team		Robert
They Might Be Midgets		They Might Be Giants		Midgets: the vertical opposite of giants.		Opie M.
They Might Be 49ers		They Might Be Giants		San Francisco's other pro-sports team!		Danela
John and John		They Might Be Giants		They are John Flansburgh and John Linnell		Circle Man
They're Definitely Giants		They Might Be Giants		Seriously, you'd think they'd have figured it out.		Meg
Three Day Blinds		Third Eye Blind		An American window-treatment corporation		Quyjibo
Third Ear Deaf		Third Eye Blind		Makes just as much sense as the original band name		The Dude
Thomas Bose		Thomas Dolby		Bose speakers have better sound.		Electric Boogeyman
Thompson Triplets		Thompson Twins		It's a group of 3, even though they're not related		Cassandra
Absolute Zero		The Three Degrees		How low can you go?		Brianna Holden
The Three Decrees		The Three Degrees		If we had "Change A Letter" for band names		Chelsea Footler
Three Cat Night		Three Dog Night		Another common household pet!		Red Ruffcorn
Three Dog Day		Three Dog Night		Day is the opposite of night.		Opie M.
Music Worth a Shot		Tiger Joanie Scott		She was just a teen when she recorded her songs		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Singer You Are Not!		Tiger Joanie Scott		It's Joan Koplan from "Small Town Security"!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Timbuk 4		Timbuk 3		They had at most 4 members, but never were a trio.		Steven
The Original 7ven		The Time		Real example, effective Sept. 2011; not sure why		Gus
Casio Social Club		Timex Social Club		Casio is another brand of watch		Leslie Christmasbrook
Invicta Social Club		Timex Social Club		Yes, another watch company		Ian McIan
Seiko Social Club		Timex Social Club		Seiko is also a brand of watches		Isac
Rolex Social Club		Timex Social Club		Another watch company that ends with 'x'		Reggie Pillbox
Armitron Social Club		Timex Social Club		Armitron is another brand of watches		Isac
Tin Banging		Tin Machine		That's how they sound!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Tong Tongs		The Ting Tings		They can cook as well.		Dongquan
Tall Tim		Tiny Tim		He was 6 feet tall. I'd hardly call that tiny!		Cassandra
Teal Sea		TLC		It kind of sounds like that		Brionna Secret
Tom Towelettes		Tom Kaulitz		What nearly deaf people might think his name is.		Rachel
Richard Petty and The Heartbrakers		Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers		Who knows? Maybe NASCAR will buy up the band and insert "The King" on the microphone stand.		Countryhick
Tommy NuTone		Tommy Tutone		NuTone: a brand of bathroom fan or range hood		Isac
Tone Lock		Tone Loc		Used to think it meant voice locked into one tone!		Sophia Borden
Tone Bloke		Tone Loc		What he might be if he visited Australia.		Bob
Toni Tarragon		Toni Basil		Tarragon is also a seasoning		Isac
Toni Oregano		Toni Basil		Another spice that can be used on pizza.		Mel
Toni Marjoram		Toni Basil		Marjoram sounds somewhat like a girl's name		Isac
Toni Sage		Toni Basil		Sage is also a seasoning		Isac
Tony Miami & Dusk		Tony Orlando & Dawn		Another Florida city plus the opposite of "dawn".		Francis A. Sissy
Bony Orlando & Ten Dawn		Tony Orlando & Dawn		To tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree		Mickey D.
Tony, Orlando and Don		Tony Orlando and Dawn		I misheard - I thought they were 3 showmen!		Triskelian
Tony Poor Project		Tony Rich Project		He ended up being a one hit wonder.		Judith
Tony Blair Witch Project		Tony Rich Project		Before-and-after combo of celebrity and film title		Orville Greenenbacher
Cryptic Rebellion		Tool		I know it's not similar to Tool. It fits better.		Chazm
Stool		Tool		Because their new album sounds like more like sitting down than headbangin'		The Scion of the Storms
Wrench		Tool		They are a tyt band, but they should be more descriptive. Pick a tool that can hurt some one.		S.T.G.
Turtle		Tortoise		Tortoises are (in a way) related to turtles.		Pete Worst
Totally Cool		Total Coelo		A name that UK and US *could* agree on for them.		Reptone
Dorothy		Toto		The dog needs his owner!		Larcen Tyler
Toy Manatee		Toy Matinee		Makes more sense (manatee is a physical entity)		Lucinda Blair
Trace Atkins		Trace Adkins		If there were "Change a letter" for artist names		Valerie Cameron
Tracy Adkins		Trace Adkins		If there were "Change a letter" for artist names		Valerie Cameron
Plane		Train		Express Music made from the plane.		Dongquan
Trans-Liberian Orchestra		Trans-Siberian Orchestra		Not as far travelled		Corinne Auterlehr
Transvestite Siberian Orchestra		Trans-Siberian Orchestra		A transvestite rock orchestra sounds EPIC.		Rachel
Interpreter		Translator		Also a term for a person who translates spoken wds		C.J.
24		Triple Eight		When you triple the number 8, you get 24.		Math Whiz
Trickster		Trixter		Sounds less like a breakfast cereal.		GlamRockNinjaLord
Tupac No More		Tupac Shakur		He's deceased		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Black Elvis		Tupac Shakur		Claims of him being alive and seen worldwide		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Turkey Richards		Turley Richards		It's how I've misread his name up until now.		Fiona Pear
Twenty One Plots		Twenty One Pilots		If this site had Remove A Letter of band names		Lucinda Blair
Twenty-One Engineers		Twenty-One Pilots		Operators of trains as opposed to planes		Rock Maninoff
Twisted Blister		Twisted Sister		It is how your ears feel when listening to them!		tomario
Twisted Mister		Twisted Sister		Dee Snider as a GUY in drag!!!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Sissy Twister		Twisted Sister		Since they look like girls in make-up, this is too apt.		rocknroll fan
Blistered Pisser		Twisted Sister		It's FUNNIER and even easier to remember.		Punster
24 Inches		Two Feet		Equivalent measure		Ed
0.6096 Meters		Two Feet		Metric conversion from two feet		Valerie Cameron
Two Nice Girls And Three That Aren't Nice		Two Nice Girls		Why else would a quintet of girls be so named?		Valerie Cameron

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