Who Are Your Favorite Fictional Musicians?

Musicians, bands, and groups that were conceived in a fictional space - Who are your favorites? Bonus style points if the band in question actually had some sort of success in the "real" world...

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Tags: bands, fiction, fictional, music, musicians


 
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Gorillaz

Leader! Most 1st Place Votes
Gorillaz are a virtual band, comprised of four fictional animated band members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. http://en.wikipe... [show more]

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The Blue Brothers

Top Five Percent
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Spinal Tap

Top Five Percent
This IS.....

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Josie and the Pussycats

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The Beets

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The Soggy Bottom Boys

I read that the real artists behind the Soggy Bottom boys went on tour with music from O Brother Where Art Thou after the films success.

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Jem and the Holograms

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Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

For sheer flexability, nothing beats the advanced charms and whimsy of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem. We're talking muppets he... [show more]

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The Wonders

or Oneders, hehe-hehe

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Autobahn (The Big Lebowski)

Picture via Lebowski Fest NY 2005 ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/sets/1196917/ ). As easy as it sounds, it's damn near impo... [show more]

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Fingerbang - SouthPark

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The Be Sharps (The Simpsons)

(No description provided)

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The Banana Splits

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Faith Plus One

Cartman - Southpark

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Prozzak

Prozzk is a pop music side project by two members of the Canadian band The Philosopher Kings, James McCollum and Jason Levine, con... [show more]

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6  votes
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EDDIE and the CRUISERS

CHECK OUT THE MOVIE 1 AND 2 ONE WICKED SAX TIED IN

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Disaster Area

Described by no lesser authority than the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the biggest, loudest, richest rock band in the histo... [show more]

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GWAR

Billions and billions of years ago, darkness was all that existed. Then The Master, ruler of the universe, created the planets and... [show more]

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Mitch & Mickey (A Mighty Wind)

Oh when the veil of dreams has lifted, And the fairy tales have all been told, There's a kiss at the end of the rainbow; More p... [show more]

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6  votes
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Zack Attack!

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Eddie

From Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Dr. Fünke’s 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution

Dr. Fünke’s 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution from Arrested Devlopment starring Maeby, Tobias, and Lindsay Fünke! F... [show more]

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HappyThawts HappyThawts: 27,752 points   3 years ago

Wicked good poll Holo. Well done!

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Fritters Fritters: 1,953 points   2 years ago

Actually several of the Monkees were already musicians before the show and all of them learned their instruments and they started writing their own music before the first season was even finished.

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Pol Pol: 28,959 points   1 year ago

Amazing link: http://www.fakebands.com/

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holotone holotone: 45,709 points   1 year ago

Covered recently @ Stereogum:
http://www.stereogum...al-bands.html

And @ VH1's "Best Week Ever":
http://www.bestweeke...al-musicians/

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holotone holotone: 45,709 points   1 year ago

http://punkphoto.com/blog/?p=2088

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Gaz_Watson Gaz_Watson: 9,346 points   1 year ago

Bugger, another topic I can't vote on as the b allot won't load. Anyone know why this keeps happening to me. I'm up to about 6 topics I can't vote on now.

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This topic was started by holotone holotone: 45,709 points on June 21st, 2006. 168 grupies have voted on one or more of the 68 answers.

Tags: bands, fiction, fictional, music, musicians

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