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Literal One-Named Bands

NPR
Published July 13, 2018 at 9:39 AM CDT
One-man house band Jonathan Coulton leads a music parody game on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.
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One-man house band Jonathan Coulton leads a music parody game on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Jonathan sings songs from bands that go by one-word names, changing the lyrics of each to be about the literal definition of each band's name. It's a Journey, don't Rush, take time to Muse.

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