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Entries Beginning with R

New Name		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
Radiodead		Radiohead		I smash my radio when they are on.		tomario
F**k Capitalism and Buy Our Album		Rage Against the Machine		I think it's a more accurate name, considering that they are just a bunch of musicians, and not the big socialists they claim to be.		Martin Zimmerman
Lust for the Machine		Rage Against the Machine		With Zach leaving, I think they need to revamp their image a little.		rageagainstRATM
Finger Eleven		Rainbow Butt Monkeys		Real example-they changed their name & stuck w/ it		Calop
Roadway Madness		Randy Travis		Crashed into a tree while drunk and got naked		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rebecca Fade-to-Black		Rebecca Black		After "Friday"? Seriously, girl... go away!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rebecca Black Friday		Rebecca Black		Combine her name with her song; seems funny to me.		Schadenfreudian Slip
Rebecca Black-balled		Rebecca Black		After "Friday", she should never sing again!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Blue Cold Chilly Ices		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Their polar opposites.		Rip Jeans
Bland Salt and Peppers		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Been around since '83, gettin' old		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Red Hot Chili Perverts		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Nine-tenths of their songs seem sexual/suggestive.		Jonathan S.
Green Mild Bell Peppers		Red Hot Chili Peppers		Green peppers taste better than red peppers		Spencer Tait
Red Hot Chile Slappers		Red Hot Chili Peppers		A lot more realistic, don't you think?		majzz
Hot Red Pepper		Red Hot Chili Peppers		They aren't so HOT anymore!!!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Dead Rockers		Red Rockers		They had no additional hits after "China"		Kyle
Real Big Fish		Reel Big Fish		Other homonym; could also be Really Big Fish.		Tish
Reel Small Minnows		Reel Big Fish		They sound more like little fish.		fish
RPM		REM		If only vinyl had been around long enough...		Pat Maheiny
SOS		REM		Help! Help! Please save us from Michael Stipe's speeches.		J.C.
Democra		Republica		Other US political party with end letter removed		Ziggie
Rich Man		Rich Boy		He's not a kid anymore, for pete's sake!		Timmy
Icky Martin		Ricky Martin		People who hate his music might drop his initial.		Random Madeupperson
Left Said Wilma		Right Said Fred		An alternate to Mads' submission (right/left)		Oliver South
Wrong Said Wilma		Right Said Fred		Opposite/much more fun		Mads
Rod Steward		Rod Stewart		If we had Change Letter for artists, this'd work.		Nigel Shave Cream
Kidney Stones		Rolling Stones		The members are old now.		Travis
As the Moss Grows		The Rolling Stones		They are so old now!		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Mossgatherers		The Rolling Stones		They're so old, they've stopped rolling and started gathering moss.		crazydon
Bag of Bones		Rolling Stones		Mick Jagger is old as hell! Band started in '62		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Hurry		Rush		Another way of going fast.		Travis
Take Your Time		Rush		It's not good to rush through anything.		John
Rush to the Geritol Aisle		Rush		The lead-singer/bassist looks like he could be Robin Williams' grandmother!		Absolute Smith
Russell Legs		Russell Arms		The other anatomical extremities.		Anon Y. Mous

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