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15. Wiki claims...

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 01:21 PM

Dec 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovin'_Spoonful

The band's name was inspired by some lines in a song of Mississippi John Hurt called the "Coffee Blues". John Sebastian and others in the jug-folk scene of the time such as Geoff Muldaur credit Fritz Richmond for suggesting the name.[12][13][14][15] The song "Coffee Blues" is a tribute to Maxwell House Coffee, which he describes, "rapping" in the beginning of the song, as being two or three times any other brand, ergo, he only needs one spoonful to make him feel alright, what he describes as "my lovin' spoonful" in the song.

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Best band names ever? [View all] nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 OP

I'll go with "Rubber", Alex. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

JFKFC Revanchist Dec 2013 #2

That reminds me of "The Dead Kennedys". GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #38

The Peanut Butter Conspiracy HarveyDarkey Dec 2013 #3

Benedict Arnold & The Traitors... GReedDiamond Dec 2013 #4

LOL - I remember "Death Penalty" being posted here before! Was that your band from back in the day? nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #7

Yes, I am guilty...nt GReedDiamond Dec 2013 #8

Hell, if they gave the death penalty for pot, I'd be drawn and quartered! nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #9

I'd prefer death by... GReedDiamond Dec 2013 #10

In the late 60s I was in a band with a great name DFW Dec 2013 #5

Were you any relation to Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #6

Thank goodness, no DFW Dec 2013 #13

Not the best, but amusing LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #11

Fun fact: The Lovin' Spoonful and 10cc were named after the same thing... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #12

Wiki claims... lame54 Dec 2013 #15

That's a rather different meaning than I'd always heard/read... Interesting though... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #28

The Band Ptah Dec 2013 #14

As you probably know, they were The Hawks back in the mid-60's nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #29

Mark Shark and the Hammerheads... lame54 Dec 2013 #16

Third Eye Blind benld74 Dec 2013 #17

The The Ryano42 Dec 2013 #18

Reading Bob Spitz's book on the Beatles edbermac Dec 2013 #19

A Troll, and Some Other Trolls eppur_se_muova Dec 2013 #76

Hootie and the Blowfish KamaAina Dec 2013 #20

Pretty cool name-origin story for such an awful band, right? nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #30

It gets better. KamaAina Dec 2013 #56

Biff Hitler and the Violent Moodswings underpants Dec 2013 #64

The Grateful Dead n/t GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #21

But of course! (~):-} grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #27

I would love to have that as a nice, big suncatcher! GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #36

Here's the bumper sticker grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #58

Something to do with Egyptian mythology, right? nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #31

I wish I could remember... GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #37

In Blair Jackson's book on the Dead, Garcia is quoted as saying: eppur_se_muova Dec 2013 #77

It's a style of English ballad KamaAina Dec 2013 #57

You seem to know more music trivia than even I do. And I've been called a walking encyclopedia. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #65

Mostly Dead stuff KamaAina Dec 2013 #66

Cool! I was too young to experience that myself (10 when Jerry died) but some of those 60's, 70's nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #67

Check this out....Listen to the Dead.... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #81

Been there, done that. But thank you though! nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #84

Ten Feet KamaAina Dec 2013 #22

Sick Dick and the Volkswagens Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #23

Just a few... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #24

The Zippers are/were great...love their music... ms liberty Dec 2013 #41

Yay! discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #42

Brian Jonestown Massacre alarimer Dec 2013 #25

Kathleen Turner Overdrive NightWatcher Dec 2013 #26

sensational alex harvey band. says it all really we are sensational, alex harvey is here and we loli phabay Dec 2013 #32

Scottish band, right? I need to check them out... n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #33

yup, they are something different loli phabay Dec 2013 #34

I've always loved Skyclad, both the name and the band. arcane1 Dec 2013 #35

I always liked Martin's band Sabbat OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #43

Skyclad, I believe, were less thrashy and more melodic than Sabbat. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #44

That's probably pretty close to right OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #46

During their peak time with him, they were awesome, the best socio-political commentary I know of arcane1 Dec 2013 #48

Gitcha some: OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #49

Nice!! That's definitely heavier than most Skyclad, I'll have to lookup the lyrics too. arcane1 Dec 2013 #52

Strangers With Candy tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #39

Soulive! adirondacker Dec 2013 #40

I like them, too. kwassa Dec 2013 #50

Gotta love their Funk, Energy and Intricacy :) adirondacker Dec 2013 #55

Pungent Stench OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #45

Funny name, good band. They did an amusing cover of some 80's synth-pop tune. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #47

Funkadelic. kwassa Dec 2013 #51

Five Finger Death Punch Initech Dec 2013 #53

Decent name, terrible band. Just my opinion though... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #54

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Butthole Surfers for the win !!!! Monk06 Dec 2013 #60

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UPS (Useless Pieces of Shit) Rambis Dec 2013 #63

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Pink Floyd TrogL Dec 2013 #70

Trip Shakespeare progressoid Dec 2013 #71

Sharon Taint Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #72

L'il Gunsel and The Hobosexuals Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #73

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a list: Special Prosciuto Dec 2013 #75

Ed's a Douche and Adolph Hitler's Nipples are both pretty out there BainsBane Dec 2013 #79

Little Stubby and the Disappointments PassingFair Dec 2013 #78

My wife used to work with one of the band members wife. bif Dec 2013 #88

Widespread Panic. Bennyboy Dec 2013 #80

Their Curtis Mayfield cover ("Pusherman") is surprisingly decent... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #85

Yeah I love that one......Panic is the awesome..... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #86

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