Commonly misspelt names and titles

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Go on, be a smartarse.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

P J Harvey has a space between the P and the J.
Endtroducing..... has five dots.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

N.W.A has no period after the "A".

― Vic Funk, Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Missy Elliott with two l's and two t's.

― OleM (OleM), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Jimy Williams has only one 'm' in his first name.

― boldbury (boldbury), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Inverse to Missy: Cass Elliot only has (or had) one "t."

― Joseph McCombs, Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

kur(d)t cobain had a difficult time spelling his own name sometimes.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Some Bizzare Album"/"Some Bizarre Album".

― auuV (auuuV), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Dannii Minogue

― wombatX (wombatX), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

galaxy 500

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Getting very anal now, but bands who sound like they should have 'The' at the start of their name, e.g. Pixies, Eels.

Lemonheads changed their name to The Lemonheads from 'Come on Feel..' onwards.

Verve changed to The Verve after they reformed.

― wombatX (wombatX), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

the smashing pumpkins did that too, didn't they?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Infotainment Scan (people often refer to it as The Infotainment scam, me included).

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

people on ILM tend to spell Bob Seger's last name as if he were the offspring of Thimble Theater cartoonist Elsie Segar

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

kayne west!!

― „©„Ÿ„¨„©, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Raashan Rashan Rashaan Rahsaan Roland Kirk

― earlnash, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Jus?
Bigg Jus?
Big Juss?
Bigg Juss?

― superultramega (superultramarinated), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 00:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely Led Zepplin is the most common?

― Kent Burt (lingereffect), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Lynard Skynard

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody ever messes up the Beetles, do they?

― Sam Hunt (robosam), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Gangsta Rap" is missing a letter "r".
"Riot Grrrls" has two "r"s too many.

...Hey! That gives me an idea!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink Fllyodd...oh damn I give up

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 05:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I read this thread as "Commonly misspelt names and titties."

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 05:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Newman
Lou Reid
Audio Bullies (They're the ones who misspell it however)

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

People often transpose the "e" and "r" in Billy Squier's name. In fact, if memory serves, he useta have a rider in his contract guaranteeing him bonus money if his name was misspelled on the marquee during live performances.

And what's the deal with Keith Richard(s), always pluralizing and de-pluralizing his surname? He changes his name more frequently than his blood!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 06:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Stephen Morrisey: 20 years on, he's back after 7 years, & people are still spelling his name wrong

― bham, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 07:44 (twenty-two years ago)

It's "Never Mind The Bollocks" dammit! It's a British slang word meaning "testicles" (or also, in this context, rubbish) and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with young bulls - so if I see one more yankee bastard refer to that album as "Never Mind The Bullocks" then so help me I'll go over there and tear their bollocks off with my bare hands!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Tiefschwarz (without the t). Thanx Job! ;)

― sander, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Mastodon (I see "Mastadon" almost as often as the correct spelling)

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Cindy Lauper, Kizz, Kirk Hammet, Jason Newstead...

― tod (tod), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually I think I started a similar thread once, with a gripe about Röyksopp often becoming Röyskopp in the writing of non-Norwegians.

― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:17 (twenty-two years ago)

...and as a converse to this: Norwegian music journalists during the late 80s often insisted on writing about David Sylvain.

― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Newman
Lou Reid

Lew Reid and Garry Newman shurely?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Now that I think of it, what was up with Living Colour, spelling their name the non-American way?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually I think I started a similar thread once, with a gripe about Röyksopp often becoming Röyskopp in the writing of non-Norwegians.

Wow, that's a far better name.

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Alanis Morissette? Morrisette? Morisette? Morrissette?

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Who cares?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Ghoast of Randy Rhoades to thread.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Chris Christopherson (i've seen a couple times stupidly)
Timo Mass

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Thursday, 3 June 2004 03:57 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven months pass...

malcolm mcclaren
lots of variations of justus köhncke

― OleM (OleM), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Codplay

― Cool Hand Luuke (ex machina), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

The Weakerthans have a song "Plea From a Cat Named Virtute". Most people read the cat's name as "Virtue", and they should.

― Vornado, Friday, 27 May 2005 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Matthew Jonhson
Anthony & The Johnsons

― Curt (cgould), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Björk is often misspelled Bjork.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Stewart Osborn
Stewart Osbourne
Stuart Osborne
Stuart Osbourne
Stuart Osborn

Sometimes I forget which way's right myself.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Grant McClellan, MacClendon, McClennan, McLennon
(tho I don't think I've ever seen "Forrester")

― diedre mousedropping and a quarter (Dave225), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I've heard it, on 24.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

People often seem to pronounce Serge Gainsbourg as Serge Gainsbrough and sometimes spell it as such.

And while we're on the French, British people often seem to think that François is the female form, rather than Françoise (with the s pronounced). As in Hardy.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/odetobobbiegentry/disc/images/bggc.jpg

Double trouble!

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, that's a geocities picture so probably won't work. Anyway it's Glen (one n) Campbell and Bobbie (not Bobby) Gentry.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Wiley - Treadin' on Thin Ice
This Heat - Deceipt

― Curt (cgould), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The e and the l magically get reversed in Art Garfunkel, too.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Minnie Riperton - there's only one p in Riperton.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 May 2005 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Eurythmics (no "h")
Rythm Syndicate (no "h")
Micky Dolenz (no "e")
Davy Jones (no "e")

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Wiley - Treadin' on Thin Ice

except it's Treddin' On Thin Ice

why do people get so, so confused by Missy Elliott? I've seen her surname spelt Elliot far more than I've seen it spelt Elliott ie correctly. She does put her surname on her album covers, you know!

Marianne Faithfull with two Ls

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

That's why "Treadin" is a misspelling. (Some people are just posting the misspelt names.)

― Curt (cgould), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe there should be a thread about MUSICIANS who deliberately, compulsively misspell their song titles, like Slade or Prince or countless rappers.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Deaf Leopard

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Friday, 27 May 2005 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The Ratpure

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 27 May 2005 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

five months pass...

The title of that Cocteau Twins EP is Tiny Dynamine.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Friday, 28 October 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

And it's Chumbawamba, not Chumbawumba.

― anatol_merklich, Monday, 11 May 2009 06:18 (seventeen years ago)

er... odyssey & oracle
megadeath
jonathan davies

― Charlie Howard, Monday, 11 May 2009 09:33 (seventeen years ago)

I was gonna mention Chumbawamba too. I remember seeing it spelled Chumbawumba even on MTV when they were playing "Tubthumper".

Minnie Riperton has only one "p" in her surname.

― Tuomas, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:23 (seventeen years ago)

Yo La Tango

― Edward Saroyan, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:26 (seventeen years ago)

There are two Os in Thelonious. The man's name was not Thelonius.

― Subtlest Fart Joke (Oilyrags), Monday, 11 May 2009 18:04 (seventeen years ago)

Pharoah Sanders

― abanana, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:18 (seventeen years ago)

Pharoahe[ Monch

― Subtlest Fart Joke (Oilyrags), Monday, 11 May 2009 18:22 (seventeen years ago)

err...

― Subtlest Fart Joke (Oilyrags), Monday, 11 May 2009 18:22 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/tsmnwa

― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:44 (seventeen years ago)

Minnie Riperton has only one "p" in her surname.

I have a copy of Come To My Garden on CD wot spells it this way...

― henry s, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:54 (seventeen years ago)

Deaf Leopard

If only...

― t**t, Monday, 11 May 2009 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

and another thing: that Stereolab comp is NOT titled Oscillations From The Anti-Sun...

― henry s, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:53 (seventeen years ago)

even on MTV when they were playing "Tubthumper"

Tubthumper

― the sound of mu (sic), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 10:56 (seventeen years ago)

speaking of stereolab, "lo boob oscillator"

― lolsdale street (electricsound), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 11:12 (seventeen years ago)

even on MTV when they were playing "Tubthumper"

Tubthumper

Whoops, the album was called "Tubthumper" and the single was "Tubthumping", I always forgot which was which.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:32 (seventeen years ago)

nickave :)

― Zeno, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:57 (seventeen years ago)

I peeled this off a window yesterday:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2dwhwu1.jpg

― Mike Dixn, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:52 (seventeen years ago)

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