"buns", "bunnies", etc.

[JackT]

One thing that has always rankled me is when people refer to Echo & the Bunnymen as "the bunnys" or "the buns" or some other similar ill-advised name.

Back in the day, our shorthand was "Echo", which was just a truncated form of the name. In recent years in became clear that the accepted shortening was "The Bunnymen", which is fine. (The full name is unwieldy.)

The thing is, the band are not bunnies or buns. They aren't even bunnymen, we just use that as a shortened form of the actual name.

[withahip]

Isn't that a British thingy? To put a -y on the end of things?

[JackT]

Isn't that a British thingy? To put a -y on the end of things?

Uhhhh...... what?

[zabird]

So, I take it that the Bunnyboys is right out then, eh?

What about EATB?

shortening a band's name doesn't bother me. On the other hand, the word "gals" does

[black francis]

You okay with "chicks"?

[zabird]

You okay with "chicks"?

duuuuuuude.

but back to the topic at hand, I thought Echo was the drum machine. Or was that just some early band/Drummond mess-with-journalists tomfoolery?

[Frank The Bunny]

One thing that has always rankled me is when people refer to Echo & the Bunnymen as "the bunnys" or "the buns" or some other similar ill-advised name.

Back in the day, our shorthand was "Echo", which was just a truncated form of the name. In recent years in became clear that the accepted shortening was "The Bunnymen", which is fine. (The full name is unwieldy.)

The thing is, the band are not bunnies or buns. They aren't even bunnymen, we just use that as a shortened form of the actual name.

"Buns" came from Ian & Will, with reference to their band/bandmates.

In this case, if it's good enough for them....

[Red]

i don't really like 'the buns' either. I used to say Echo back in the 80's too.....but now i just say the bunnymen. every once in a while i might slip up and say the bunnies.....but not usually.

[moses (2)]

In Liverpool at Xmas I was talking to some locals and when I said I was going to see Echo and the Bunnymen they kept referring to them as the Echo

[fat cherry]

no no no no jacky baby, we dont go just putting ys on the end of things, that would just be silly wouldn't it? And if it annoys you, well I cant argue with that logic either. Obviously, you americans do what you want (cue 'you usually do' joke), it quite sweet really, but over in these parts its a much more normal thing that when you want to be best mates with a band, or to infer that you are at least their half-sibling you take the second part of the name. So 'echo' is just wrong. As would calling 'eddie and the hot rods', er, eddie (another band with leader that didn't really exist as a real person). If you want to let people know you share your most intimate and private bodily functions with them then you might even change this first abreviation into something a bit more abbreviated - hence buns/bunnies. See? I dont need to say well mac does it so therefore its correct (which he does and it is), so I wont.

You wouldn't call the rolling stones 'rolling' would you? No. Or the stone roses, 'the stones' (that would be just confusing). And in his book 'heaven knows I'm miserable now' andrew collins has a very very amusing story about his neighbour who refers to Simple minds as 'the old Simple'. Do you need any more - Floyd?, pistols, zeppelin,- oh well, you get the picture. In fact, when thinking of a band name its quite sensible to pick one that can be shortened so your uberfans can do so and talk quietly (but just loud enough to be heard over the din in starbucks) about going to see you without anyobe else needng to know what they are on about. And yes I know it doesn't work with roxy music.

[Dave Smith]

Its 'The Bunnymen'-not any cute sounding abbreviation.I detest it when people call football 'footie'.'i'm off to see the footie'.....aaaaghh.Usually by some twat in a Brazil top who lives in West London.So people who call the Bunnymen 'the Buns' are in the same league.Probably wear Cope t-shirts because 'its ironic'.

Rant over back to work.

[withahip]

This is all very interesting, but I'm gonna watch the teley now. See if the bobbies arrested anyone.


Could be worse, could sound like this:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrM2gmx0tNM&feature=related[/youtube]

[Red]

Could be worse, could sound like this:

hahahhaa that has to be one *lively* show.....................dontchaknow!

*bangs head on desk!*