What are the names of the pop groups who get their names from A Clockwork Orange?

arctic_wolves

Heaven 17 is one group taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_17 Sep 14 06, 9:45 AM

arctic_wolves

I can't find a reference for an umbrella name under which these types of bands would fall. Another band named after the book or movie is Moloko. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloko Sep 14 06, 10:20 AM

skysmom65

Heaven 17 book & film originally the name of a fictional band in A Clockwork Orange as were The Blow Goes, Comic Strips, The Mixers, The Sharks, The Humpers, The Legend, Bread Brothers, Johnny Zhivago, Cyclops and Goggly Gogol http://www.professorharbottle.co.uk/rockfict.html Sep 14 06, 11:23 AM

arctic_wolves

Do you happen to know which of those names have been used by real bands? Sep 14 06, 12:34 PM

skysmom65

Arctic: Of the ten I found five to be actual musical groups Johnny Zhivago, The Humpers, The Sharks, Comic Strips & The Blow Goes. There's no link because I looked each one seperately. Sep 14 06, 1:09 PM

arctic_wolves

Interesting names for a band aren't they? Thank you. Sep 14 06, 1:31 PM

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