Chuggers plays pop

Howard Lake | 7 June 2007 | Blogs

In a former professional incarnation under a former nom de plume, I used to have a lot of fun with literary meanderings and letting my imagination go off at a tangent, but it’s something I’ve not done for a while (at least not publicly).
However, my girlfriend Sarah and I were at a gig last week waiting for the band and we started playing round with various ‘fundraising’ band names and imagining what types of bands they might be.
So Sarah and I present 11 raisertastic pop acts that might have been.
Case for Support – heavy metal group, once supported Motorhead at Knebworth. Just the once though so failed to live up to their name.
PenPak – White American rapper notorious for his parental advisory lyrics.
RoI – 1990s American indie band. Had a global smash with ‘What’s the Frequency Recency Value, Kenneth?’
Attrition Rate – Thrash death metal. Very noisy. Guitarists leave every six months; drummers every four. But lead singers break even after a year.
The Ask – mod revival band from ’79, totally forgettable cover of ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ trashed in charts by the Flying Lizards’ version.
Dorothy Donor – 70s folky-type outfit. Didn’t they sing some song about going on a sponsored walk to Bangor?
Face2Face – south London teenage girl duo. Their gimmick was to jump off stage and ‘accost’ members of the audience.
Telephone Preference Service – early 70s prog rock band. Clearly ahead of their time.
Don8 – Girl group manufactured by popraising impresario Bill Bruty. Every member was called Raechelle Greene (sorry, bit of an old in-joke but some of you will get the reference).
Control Pack – 1980s Europopsters with big hair. Everyone remembers their big hit ‘The Final Mailpack’.
The Gurus – Who can forget that famous gig at Shea Stadium when Ed Sullivan introduced them with those immortal words: ‘Honoured by the Institute of Fundraising, decorated by Professional Fundraising magazine, here they are, Ken, Tony, Alan and Pidgo – THE GURUS!’
If you’re a fan of any other fundraising-related beat combos, do post them on this thread.

About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.