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Spinal Tap, The Blues Brothers: Tribute to Fictional Bands (Video)

2:55 p.m. · January 5, 2011 · by Dan Nishimoto

...and when lists fail, make a video! The concept is more or less in the title: a montage of "fake" bands/artists from film and some television.

There are plenty of things the video gets right: Spinal Tap, Blues Brothers and that cantina band from Star Wars practically write the list; Mr. Show's TTOMO is particularly close to my heart; and, of course, Wyld Stallyns. And, of course, there are plenty of missing items: CB4, that group from Fear of a Black Hat, Brian Slade, more recent fare, like Sex BOB-OMB, et. al. And what about the current comedies on NBC and the collective obsession with singing? Yes, expanding past premium cable to include the rest of television would make the montage painfully long, but I have to give a special nod to Bleeding Gums Murphy and the Duke (sorry, Mindy, I'm not so sold on "Subtle Sexuality"). And if covers band "Marvin Berry & the Starlighters" can be included, why not Chappelle as R. Kelly?

Full list below:

1 - The Lone Rangers (Airheads)
2 - Dewey Cox (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)
3 - Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)
4 - The Pinheads (Back to the Future)
5 - Weird Sisters (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
6 - Max Frost and the Troopers (Wild in the Streets)
7 - The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers)
8 - The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
9 - The Swanky Modes (Tapeheads)
10 - Marvin Berry & the Starlighters (Back to the Future)
11 - Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
12 - The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
13 - The Folksmen (A Mighty Wind)
14 - The New Main Street Singers (A Mighty Wind)
15 - Mitch & Mickey (A Mighty Wind)
16 - Three Times One Minus One (Run, Ronnie, Run)
17 - 2GE+HER (2GE+HER: The Original Movie)
18 - Diva Plavalaguna (The Fifth Element)
19 - Laura Charles (Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon)
20 - Cassandra and Crucial Taunt (Wayne's World)
21 - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (The Muppet Movie)
22 - Josie & the Pussycats (Josie & the Pussycats)
23 - Wyld Stallyns (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure / Bogus Journey)

What groups/songs do you think should be included? Should any have not been included? Please comment below.

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