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Entries Beginning with K

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Kay's Choice		K's Choice		On hearing name, one can't know it's not that.		Big Rip Van Winkle
Kanye East		Kanye West		He was born in Atlanta, which is East.		Reggie Pillbox
Kanye Pest		Kanye West		If we had change letter for artists, this'd work.		Reptone
Kanye Worst		Kanye West		His antics are the worst!		Larcen Tyler
Kray-Z-Ness		Kanye West		His antics...		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Carl Coyote		Karl Wolf		This way it can be an alliteration as well.		Travis
Kate Vocal		Kate Voegele		name kinda sounds that way...and she IS a singer!		Fred
Kathy Broccoli		Kathy Troccoli		If there were "Change A Letter" for performer name		Heidi Claire
Hurricane Katrina And The Waves		Katrina And The Waves		Of course it was a deadly hurricane.		Bob
Katrina Elamef		Katrina Elam		Elam=male spelt backwards, but Katrina is a female		Calvin Amari
Katy Parody		Katy Perry		She seems to be a parody of better artists.		Sheila Oh
Tettigoniids		Katydids		By family, katydids are Tettigoniids, not Katydids		Farlow Maitland
Ka-Ching!		Ke$ha		She's makin' bank, big time!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
KeShaman (S is a snake)		Ke$ha		Her dabbling into the paranormal		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Ca$h-Ha!		Ke$ha		She's laughing all the way to the bank		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Ke$hark		Ke$ha		Her devotion to ending killing sharks for fins		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
K€sha		Ke$ha		When she makes it big in Europe!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
$leazy		Ke$ha		No explanation needed...!!!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Me$$ed Up		Ke$ha		Despite riches, has poor wardrobe and make-up!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Gli#er Gal		Ke$ha		More accurate and she can use a new sign too!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Keith Rural		Keith Urban		He's a country singer, and "rural" means country!		crazydon
Kenny Wayne Rancher		Kenny Wayne Shepherd		They both involve farmers in a way.		DJ Blaze
Man Creole And The Coconuts		Kid Creole And The Coconuts		The eponymous member is grown up by now.		Greg
Man Rock		Kid Rock		Maybe he'll mature someday!		DarkJon64
Kid Hip Hop		Kid Rock		He mainly does hip hop, not rock.		DJ Blaze
Kinky Dee		Kiki Dee		It's funny. What does 'Kiki' mean, anyway?		Drew Scarymore
The Pacifists		The Killers		They don't kill anything, so this makes sense.		G
The Slayers		The Killers		It means the same, and "slayer" sounds cooler.		Nads
The Thrillers		The Killers		Their name would sound less threatening.		Dongquan
Kim Cranes		Kim Carnes		Always thought her name was this		Cassie Grandstaff
Kim Kartrashian		Kim Kardashian		People who dislike her might use this alteration.		Quyjibo
Kim Is Ravishing		Kim Kardashian		Beautiful and quite obvious!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Kim Sang Awful "Jam"		Kim Kardashian		Her only song was horrible as was her voice!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Kim Tayme		Kim Wilde		The opposite of "wild" misspelled		Sheila Oh
Kim Tame		Kim Wilde		She doesn't look wild to me.		J.C.'s Sister
Queen Indigo		King Crimson		Another monarchy; opposite end of the rainbow.		Obi Lame Kenobi
King of Diamonds		King Diamond		The name might be confused with this playing card.		Hugh Jim Bessile
Crop Coronation		King Harvest		Reverses the incongruity.		Jill Conrad
Kings Of Repetition		Kings Of Leon		The titles are repeated all though their songs.		Rock Maninoff
Kings Of England		Kings Of Leon		"Leon" isn't a country.		Travis
The Stinks		The Kinks		I like 'em, but making fun of the name is cool.		Bob
Miss		Kiss		Stands for Misers In Sellout Status.		GlamRockNinjaLord
Hug		Kiss		What we get after a kiss.		Rock Maninoff
Bliss		Kiss		Big-time losers in sell-out status		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Smooch		Kiss		These words mean the same thing.		Rock Maninoff
Keep It Simple Stupid		KISS		Real acronym, but it doesn't pertain to the band.		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Piss		Kiss		This is what they want fans to do with their money in regards to all their lame merchandise.		picadilly
Trix		Kix		Another breakfast cereal; this one rhymes with Kix		Cassandra
Bunyuns		Korn		Another painful toe condition misspelled.		Obi Lame Kenobi
Kallus		Korn		Another painful toe condition spelt with K instead		Unfunny
Ryce		Korn		Another misspelling of a grain.		Pete Moss
Barlee		Korn		Yet another misspelling of a grain.		Rocky Rhodes
Kob		Korn		Korn on the Kob!		DarkJon64
Kettle Korn		Korn		Some brands of kettle corn spell it like this.		Gigi
Weet		Korn		Two misspellings of grains.		Red Ruffcorn
KaRRoT		Korn		Why not pick a cooler veggie. I like carrots, and corn is all right, but I just like carrots better.		S.T.G.
Beanz		Korn		Gotta have beans with your corn, right?		Joe
Kotton Myth Kings		Kottonmouth Kings		Their kingship is utterly mythical.		Kirsten Abercrombie
Powerstation		Kraftwerk		it's the exact English translation		GlamRockNinjaLord
Craftwork		Kraftwerk		How they should be known in English-speaking lands		Rick A. Toney
Crow Cuss		Krokus		Seen a horsefly and a boardwalk; heard a crow cuss		Elsie Greer
Nightmare Renter		Krysten Ritter		For her role in "Don't Trust the B in Apt.23"		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Christian Knight		Krysten Ritter		Her name by origin in French/German		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
KT Turnstile		KT Tunstall		Her name always me of the word turnstile		Dorothy Jansen
K.V. Tunstall		KT Tunstall		Her middle name is Victoria.		Ed
Kilowatts		KWS		KWS (lowercase/no periods) is short for kilowatts.		Lindz
Kylie in Vogue		Kylie Minogue		For her endless fashions and style over the years		Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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