Amy Housewine to Vag Halen: 17 tribute acts with brilliantly silly names

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... especially if you can use a witty name while doing so.

"I wish Fight Like Apes were bigger." "Why?" "Because I'd like to start a Fight Like Apes' tribute band." "What would you call them?" "Quite Like Apes." With that ridiculous conversation from the JOE office this morning in mind, here's 17 of our favourite tribute band names. Each one of these bands actually exist... which is simultaneously brilliant and ridiculous.

Earth, Wind, For Hire

Tribute to: Earth, Wind & Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHOs9tn4u8

Surely Bassey

Tribute to: Dame Shirley Bassey "I am serious and stop calling me Shirley."

Nearvana

Tribute to: Nirvana With a name like that there's no reason to be All Apologies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmsC9lyXZoE

Phoney M

Tribute to: Boney M Definitely the oddest tribute act we've found... he's no Daddy Cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrq3QpmxxTY

Proxy Music

Tribute to: Roxy Music & Brian Eno  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RodDf1LU-K0

Lez Zeppelin

Tribute to: Led Zeppelin We've got a Whole Lotta Love for this all-female tribute act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKe5_GXsxj4

Amy Housewine

Tribute to: Amy Winehouse

Oasish

Tribute to: Oasis  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etq35laaf6U

Stealing Dan

Tribute to: Steely Dan  We were Reelin' in the Years when we listened to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k86w0kkyJd4

Stereophonies

Tribute to: Stereophonics  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mFl4Q_ghF8

The Fillers

Tribute to: The Killers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4_T9lIbggc

Non Jovi

Tribute to: Bon Jovi 'It's my Life'... no, it's not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej-6grkkPOQ

Nudist Priest

Tribute to: Judas Priest  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBlyF6PBXgg

Mandonna

Tribute to: Madonna We've got to stop going to that part of Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRx3Ab7LqSI

Vag Halen

Tribute to Van Halen Because the world was shouting out for an all-female Van Halen tribute.

Kaiser Thiefs

Tribute to: Kaiser Chiefs Their website says they're 'the UK's favourite Kaiser Chiefs tribute act.' What an honour... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upsXgsqIKZA

Foo Fakers & the Faux Fighters

Tribute to: Foo Fighters  Two different tribute acts, but we've put them under the one umbrella as they both worship at the alter of Grohl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Yl5ev5dJ4 So there you have it, 17 great names for tribute acts. We're off to start Knock-Offspring and learn 'Pretty Fly for a White Guy.'