#geographicaltributebands

There has been a good exchange of tweets on the hashtag #geographicaltributebands

Geographical Tribute Bands...

This aspect of Twitter is one of a series of memes which spread through the community from time to time. It results in a range of hashtags which prompt people into terrible puns and wordplay on a theme...

The geography tribute band suggestions seem to have fallen into one of several categories...

1. Pun names...

e.g. Pet Shop Boise, Durban Durban, Kate Shepherd's Bush, Mansfield Mann, Diana Ross-on-Wye, the Jackson Fife, Everything but the Goole, Human Leek, Jerry Lee Lewes

2. Names where a geographical feature or place was used to replace an existing word

e.g. Pumice Stone Roses, Van (thermo) Haline, Steppes

3. Hybrids

e.g Angus Willson's effort: "fertile tract in a desert where the water table approaches the surface" = Oasis...

or Fairtrade Bananarama

Here are some of my favourites

Chris de Birmingham

Luluton

Dulwich Village People

France Ferdinand

Rolf Paris

Spandau Calais

David Seoul

Jethro T'Hull

The Arbroath Smokie

Why not turn this into a fun homework activity for Year 7 pupils after some initial stimulus. Could be a way of re-imagining the local map...

Why not contribute more below ?

There is also apparently a real tribute band called the Kings of Leigh-on-Sea :)

Thanks to all those on Twitter who contributed to the #geographicaltributebands hashtag....