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Radiohead -

Thom Yorke and crew drew inspiration from a song called Radio Head, which can be found on the Talking Heads album 'True Stories.'

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Motörhead -

Lemmy Kilmister didn't have to think too much about his new band's name. He went with the name of a song by his former band, Hawkwind. The song is called 'Motorhead.'

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Simple Minds -

The Scottish band is named after the lyrics to David Bowie 'The Jean Genie.' More specifically, where it goes "He's so simple-minded, he can’t drive his module..."

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Roxette -

Dr. Feelgood's 'Roxette' inspired the Swedish duo to take up the name.

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The Rolling Stones -

So, where did the Stones' get their name from? From a Muddy Waters song called 'Rollin' Stone.'

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Pretenders -

The band was inspired by The Platters 1956 song 'The Great Pretender.'

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Boyz II Men -

Boyz II Men drew inspiration for their name from a song by New Edition called 'Boys to Men.'

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Judas Priest -

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest drew inspiration for their name from a Bob Dylan song called 'The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest.'

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Deep Purple -

The band originally known as Roundabout changed their name to Deep Purple, based on a 1933 Peter DeRose piano composition of the same name.

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Jet -

The Aussie rockers were inspired by Paul McCartney and Wings' song 'Jet.'

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Panic! at the Disco -

Brendon Urie's band was named after a song by The Smiths called 'Panic,' which contains the lyrics "burn down the disco."

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Death Cab for Cutie -

The alt rock outfit got their name from a 1967 song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band called 'Death-Cab for Cutie.'

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A Flock of Seagulls -

The rather poetic name used by the English new wave band is derived from a song called 'Toiler on the Sea' by The Stranglers. The lyrics go: "The young ones used their hands, pointed the way to a flock/A flock of seagulls/A flock of seagulls…"

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The Kooks -

The British indie rockers are named after the 1971 David Bowie song 'Kooks.'

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Lady Gaga -

The only solo artist on this list drew inspiration for her artistic name from Queen's song 'Radio Ga Ga.'

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Madness -

The English band named themselves after a song of the same name by Prince Buster.

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Nazareth -

The Scottish hard rockers are named after the lyrics of 'The Weight' by The Band. The lyrics go: "I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead."

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The Sisters of Mercy -

The goth rockers drew inspiration from a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. The song, called 'Sister of Mercy,' can be found on his 1967 debut album 'Songs of Leonard Cohen.'

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Bad Brains -

The Washington, D.C. punk rockers drew inspiration for their name from another iconic punk rock band: the Ramones. From their song 'Bad Brain,' to be more precise.

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Mr. Big -

The band was named after the Free song 'Mr. Big.' Interestingly, Mr. Big covered that very song on their 1993 album 'Bump Ahead.'

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Sepultura -

Sepultura (which means grave in Portuguese) drew inspiration for their name from a Motörhead song called 'Dancing On Your Grave.'

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At the Drive-In -

The name of the post-punk act was inspired by the lyrics of a Poison song called 'Talk Dirty to Me.' The lyrics go "Cause baby we'll be / At the drive-in."

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Pretty Girls Make Graves -

Pretty Girls Make Graves not only is the name of a band, but it's also a track on The Smiths' 1984 self-titled debut album.

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Overkill -

The New York thrash metal act got their name from the namesake album and song by Motörhead.

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Funeral for a Friend -

The Welsh post-hardcore band drew inspiration from a namesake song by Illinois group Planes Mistaken for Stars.

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Hatebreed -

The metalcore act was inspired by punk rock legends Misfits and their song 'Hatebreeders.'

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Slowdive -

Slowdive were named after a Siouxsie and the Banshees song, which can be heard on the band's 1982 album 'A Kiss in the Dreamhouse.'

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The Ordinary Boys -

The band drew inspiration from a song on Morrissey's debut solo album 'Viva Hate,' called 'The Ordinary Boys.'

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Ladytron -

Ladytron was named after a Roxy Music song of the same name.

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Volbeat -

The Danish rockers got their band name from an album from front man Michael Poulsen's previous band, Dominus. The album was titled 'Vol. Beat.' So, not quite a song, but close enough!

Sources: (Radio X) (Mental Floss) (Planet Rock) (Tone Deaf) (Revolver) (The Independent) (Ranker)

See also: Secret pseudonyms musicians and bands used

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