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Bonzo Dog Band

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The Resume

    (1965-1970)
    Formed in London, England
    Viv Stanshall - Vocalist
    Neil Innes - Guitarist
    Roger Ruskin Spear - Saxophonist
    Legs Larry Smith - Drummer
    Vernon Nowell - Bassist
    Rodney Slater - Saxophonist
    Sam Spoons - Percussionist
    Recorded 'I'm an Urban Spaceman,' 'Can Blue Men Sing the Whites,' 'Death Cab for Cutie,' 'Piggy Bank Love,' 'Hunting Tigers out in Indiah,' 'The Intro and the Outro,' 'Tubas in the Moonlight,' 'You Done My Brain In' and 'We Are Normal'

Why they might be annoying:

    They appeared in the Beatles' flop 'Magical Mystery Tour.'
    They changed their name from the Bonzo Dog Dada Band to the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band and finally the Bonzo Dog Band.
    They recorded a song about going to the bathroom.
    Viv Stanshall dressed up in Nazi outfits with Keith Moon.
    They broke up in 1970, but recorded a reunion album two years later that flopped.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They were originally art students.
    They combined comedy, vaudeville and rock and roll.
    Their live shows were wildly theatrical and over the top.
    They influenced Monty Python.
    Neil Innes worked on 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' during the show's final season.
    Paul McCartney produced their song 'I'm an Urban Spaceman.'
    Innes joined Eric Idle in the Rutles, a Beatles parody band.
    Stanshall died in a fire (1995).
    The band Death Cab for Cutie took their name from a Bonzos' song.

Credit: The Truffle


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 55.84% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 66.36% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 66 Votes: 36.36% Annoying