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Old 20-09-2017, 11:58 AM #1
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Default Why do so many boybands have numbers or letters in their name?
By letters I obviously mean letters you say as letters, aha.

One Direction, JLS, Boys Eleven Men, T Four, Five, U2, Jackson Five, 98 Degrees...
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You forgot Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

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Awww Frankie Valli. Classy music!
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You mean boys 2 men, not boys 11 men?
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because the people who coin the names are unoriginal and know that as long as they look good you could call them "septic penis" and still gormless teen girls will fall at their feet
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Mainly to keep it all short and sweet.
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I think Boys 11 Men disbanded after Operation Yewtree?
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Oops. I don't know any of their songs, I only know of them through bargain sections in supermarkets.
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Boys eleven men has literally made me chuckle at least four times in the last twenty minutes
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when will 11 Unlimited?
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no wait that doesnt work
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Oops. I don't know any of their songs, I only know of them through bargain sections in supermarkets.
Yeah, I prefer songs like Back Eleven Life by Soul Eleven Soul
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I'm sure it can work the other way too

See: the band best known for hits like Moving On Up and One Night in Heaven, the 1,000 People
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"You cant touch this"

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One Direction, JLS, Boys Eleven Men, T Four, Five, U2, Jackson Five, 98 Degrees...
wait..

JLS?
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J L S

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Then I guess it's lucky the thread title says "or" instead of "and".
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