Hats off to the Tributes

Now I know I’m best at being grumpy, but I do like a good larf now and then, believe it or not.

I recently listened to Rick Wakeman on his Planet Rock radio show, on which there was a request for listeners to phone in to the show with the funniest names for Tribute bands. Some of these had me in stitches, so before I forget them, I thought I’d share with you here.

First up, a couple of ordinary but clever ones:

• Kaiser Thiefs
• Cheap Purple

Then some where they are named after the band’s frontman:

• Fred Zeppelin
• Matt Loaf
• Jef Leppard, and the brilliantly named
• Simply Reg

Then a selection of foreign tribute bands:

• French Kiss
• Colorado Beatles
• Argentina Turner
• LA Doors
• Boston Stranglers
• Dieppe Purple
• Islamabad Company
• Iran Duran
• Bat Out of Hull

Then the best of them all, an Ike and Tina Turner tribute named… ‘I Can Turn a Corner’