Names -> Band Name Pronunciations -> B

Some bands have strange pronunciations of their names, that aren't immediately obvious from their spelling.

Backstreet Boys pronounced as BAC-st-REET Boys
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Ashley
Basia pronounced as BAH-sha
After all when I thought in "Time and Tide" video, Basia's name pronounced "BAY sha", 18 years later when I watched it on youtube, she said "BAH-sha."
Mickey D.
David Benoit pronounced as Ben-wah
piano
Burzum pronounced as Ber-Zuhm
weirdkid106
Biffy Clyro pronounced as Biff-e Cli-row
Easy enough, but so many people get it wrong
Tom
Bon Iver pronounced as bone ee-vare
Personally I like bon, as in bon-bon, eye-vur. Oh well :)
Alex
Michael Buble pronounced as Boo-blay
MOR
Bourgeois Tagg pronounced as Boohr'zhwah Tag
Mickey D.
Brent Bourgeois pronounced as Bore-jis
Christian
Brent Bourgeois pronounced as Brent Burr-jus
Hate to disagree with you, Christian, but this is the pronunciation I've heard.
MOR
Bruce Cockburn pronounced as Broos Co-burn
Pronounced like Coburn, as in actor James.
MOR
Behemoth pronounced as Buh-hee-mith
Yeah. I used to pronounce it like "bay-hay-moth"
Buddy
Bulimia Banquet pronounced as Buh-leem-eea Bayn-kwit
Travis

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