How many rock and pop bands can you think of whose name either is a
TLA, or is commonly abbreviated as one? Note that it's not enough just that it
could be abbreviated that way; no one calls the Marshall Tucker Band "MTB", but Bachman-Turner Overdrive is very commonly called "BTO", so they count.
So far I have these:
- XTC (doesn't actually stand for anything!)
- REM (stands for something but the band doesn't use that)
- ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)
- OMD (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark)
- ELP (Emerson, Lake, & Palmer)
- CCR (Credence Clearwater Revival)
- BOC (Blue Öyster Cult)
- BTO (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
I was also informed of one called TLC, but I don't list it because I've never heard of them myself. There was also mention of a punk band called something like AFI, but we weren't even sure what the right letters are.
Doesn't it seem like there should be a lot more?
(Extra credit: how about FLAs -- four letter acronyms? All I came up with is AC/DC and
TMBG.)
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