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

Entries Beginning with Y

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Yawn-ee		Yanni		his music is a bore		Letitrock
Yaz		Yazoo		A real example. They're known as Yaz in the U.S.		Logan
Nay Nay Nays		Yeah Yeah Yeahs		'Nay' is the opposite of 'yeah'.		Rock Maninoff
Blu		Yello		Another color with its silent end-letter removed		Mac
Blac		Yello		Another color with its (silent) end-letter removed		Mac
Purpl		Yello		Another color with its silent end-letter removed.		Mac
No		Yes		For anyone who doesn't like them.		Rpollck
The Ying Yang Duo		The Ying Yang Twins		They're neither twins nor related, just 2 guys.		Smelma Pitz
What-What Pa		Yo-Yo Ma		When Pa calls Ma, Ma answers!		Larcen Tyler
You And Me At Six		You Me At Six		Makes it grammatically better.		Mac
Middle-aged MC		Young MC		He's not all that young anymore!		Renee Scoggins
Young 1100		Young MC		Interpreting the last part as a Roman numeral		Pact Like Sardines
The Rascals		The Young Rascals		Real example; they dropped the word Young in 1968.		Cassandra
The Old Rascals		The Young Rascals		Because they must be really old by now.		Rpollck
The Oldbloods		The Youngbloods		They were only young during their heyday (1960s).		Open Mike

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