10 band names you probably won't understand if you're under 30...5. BananaramaNo one would have thought there was a point of crossover between Roxy Music and children's TV, and yet, according to urban myth at least, that's how Bananarama came up with their name. It's a commonly repeated story that it was inspired equally by the anarchic late-60s TV show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, and the Roxy Music song Pyjamarama. If true, it would be a phenomenally apt tale, given their midway position between giddy pop thrills and the acclaim of serious music fans.However, only the Roxy part is true, and even that is more for the pun than the credibility. Sarah Dallin told Deseret News: "Our first single [Aie a Mwana] was in Swahili, banana sounded tropical. Our favourite group, Roxy Music, had a song we liked called Pyjamarama, so we combined the words."
10 band names you probably won't understand if you're under 30...5. BananaramaNo one would have thought there was a point of crossover between Roxy Music and children's TV, and yet, according to urban myth at least, that's how Bananarama came up with their name. It's a commonly repeated story that it was inspired equally by the anarchic late-60s TV show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, and the Roxy Music song Pyjamarama. If true, it would be a phenomenally apt tale, given their midway position between giddy pop thrills and the acclaim of serious music fans.However, only the Roxy part is true, and even that is more for the pun than the credibility. Sarah Dallin told Deseret News: "Our first single [Aie a Mwana] was in Swahili, banana sounded tropical. Our favourite group, Roxy Music, had a song we liked called Pyjamarama, so we combined the words."