Townsman cdm raised the possibility of this challenge the other day, and I see no reason why we shouldn’t conduct a Last Man Standing identifying intra-band hook ups.
You know the rules (or if you don’t, nod along as if you knew them all along): submit one answer at a time. Whoever has submitted the last acceptable answer is the Last Man Standing. When all subsequent challenges to the pile have been exhausted, months have passed, and even key players in this game, like Townsman Cherguevarra, cannot top the last answer on record, you may find yourself the official Last Man Standing on this topic, at least until another Townsperson finds the thread and tops you!
Let’s get it on, and let’s kick it off with cdm’s would-have-been trump card, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney.
Gonna get an obvious one out of the way:
Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
John and Christine McVie.
Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks.
I’m going to go way out on a limb and name a couple NOT in Fleetwood Mac — John Doe and Exene Cervenka.
Richard and Linda Thompson. They were in Fairport Convention before they were Richard and Linda Thompson.
Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.
Oops, I meant to say Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden
Boy George and the drummer, whatever his name is. Maybe I should’ve kept that one up my sleeve.
Thanks for the mention above, I guess…?
Jon Moss was the Culture Club drummer, right?
Cher, I was sincere in expressing your mastery of the Last Man Standing competitions. It’s always cool when someone’s sitting atop the pile, feeling great about him- or herself only to be knocked down by another Townsperson a week after the heat of the battle has subsided.
Meanwhile, another gimme: Grace Slick and Paul Kantner.
Paul and Linda McCartney in Wings.
Dorothy and ChickenFrank in Nixon’s Head
Here’s a couple close to Mr. Mod’s heart: Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon.
Oh, and a pince nez: Linda Thompson was not in Fairport Convention. She and Richard met in the Fairport side project The Bunch.
Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley in Yo La Tengo.
Cher and Sonny Bono.
Bowie and Jagger in the shortlived JaBo supergroup.
Ike and Tina Turner.
John and Yoko
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.
Liz and Dan from Ida.
Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
Elton John and Billy Joel…I think they were sewn together at the ass.
TB
Paul and Linda McCartney in Thrillington
Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance from Superchunk
David Lee Roth in Van Halen, because he fucked himself leaving that band.
Ray Charles and most, if not all, of the Rayettes.
Genius stuff, mockcarr.
Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz (sorry, Sammy).
Adele Bethel and Scott Paterson in Sons and Daughters.
Sam Coombs (sp?) and Janet Weiss in Quasi. (Please confirm, Oats.)
Sam Coomes.
Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak of The Dears.
Wendy & Lisa
Nancy Wilson and the guitar player for Heart
Dean Wareham from Luna left his wife for Britta Phillips (also in Luna).
That was truly, truly, truly outrageous.
Nick Cave and Anita Lane (original member of the Bad Seeds who didn’t play or sing, but occasionally wrote lyrics and served as “muse”).
Chrissie Hynde and Pete Farndon, I believe.
Mark E Smith and whomever he happens to be marries to at the time.
Not only Chrissie Hynde and Pete Farndon but ALSO Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott!
Gwen Stefani and the bass player from No Doubt.
Damon and Naomi, formerly of Galaxy 500, where Dean Wareham got the idea for hooking up with a bandmate.
Emma Pollock and Paul Savage of The Delgados.
Karen and Don Peris of the Innocence Mission.
Jack and Meg White.
TB
Jack and Meg White are brother and sister. Come on, TB, that’s not funny!
Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris of New Order.
Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty in the Mamas and Papas
Keith & Donna Godchaux in mid-period Grateful Dead.
Uh, Janis Joplin and everyone?
Going way out of my comfort zone here — Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night in Blackmore’s Night.
kate bush and del palmer (he was in her band for a long time, though, yes, “kate bush” is not a band).
Michelle Phillips and John Phillips! (At least two more Mamas and Papas combos to go, right?)
Bonnie and Delaney Bramlett
Katrina Ford and Sean Antanaitis of Celebration.
Prince and Mayte’
Mama Cass and John Phillips.
Souxie and the drummer (Budgie?)
Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda in Cibo Matto
David Gedge and Sally Murrell in Cinerama.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the Beatles
Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker of my current favorite band, Wussy.
Denny Doherty and Mama Cass.
You know I’m throwing out all of the Mama Cass answers, Mod.
I think Denny Doherty was once quoted as saying he wouldn’t bang Mama Cass with Scott McKenzie’s dick.
Terry and Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons
Are you kidding me, cdm? I thought both of those guys were all over Mama Cass – or she was all over them. Nevertheless, I’m holding some prime hook ups, but I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to match Oats and his bag of indie rock hook ups. Hell, that entire genre seems to thrive on hook up-based bands!
Mike Watt and Kira Roessler of Dos.
Ike Turner and at least two of the Ikettes.
Scott Miller and Donnette Thayer in Game Theory.
From the band Suede: Brett Anderson and original guitarist Justine Frischmann.
Harriet Wheeler and David Gavurin of the Sundays
From ABBA: Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog
Bob and Rita Marley
And although I’m too lazy to google it, I suspect Oats made up those ABBA last names. I’ve got my eye on you, buddy!
I just wanna know how to get some dots over the “a” in 2000 Man.
That would be SO Euro Trashy!
Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox (when they were in The Tourists, pre Eurythmics).
2k, the only way I know is a bit cumbersome. All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map.
Oh, Win Bütler and Régine Chassagne of Arcäde Fire.
Boy, you guys are lazy. I thought someone else would’ve grabbed the other ABBA couple. Frida Lyngstad and Benny Andersson. I guess the other couple got all the umlauts.
2K. On a Mac it’s easy (of course). Alt-U and then type the vowel you want umlauts over.
Rick Rizzo and Janet Beveridge Bean. Eleventh Dream Day.
Ashford and Simpson?
Rozz Williams and Eva O of Shadow Project.
Mates of State
I fully accept any raspberries I receive for the following:
From Pulp, keyboardist Candida Doyle dated Peter Mansell, who was the band’s bassist in the mid-’80s.
tim gane and laetitia sadier from stereolab.
How about Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye? Does it still count as a “hook up” when the two parties voluntarily mutate their bodies so that they resemble each other to the point where their gender is undefined?
Matt and Kim.
I would think there’s no exclusion for Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye.
Who are Matt and Kim?
Nico and John Cale in the Velvet Underground.
http://www.myspace.com/mattandkim
Tom Bailey and Allanah Currie in Thompson Twins.
Didn’t Nico hook up with Lou Reed, too?
Correct, Sat. You are presently Last Man Standing!
Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo
Hope you enjoyed your view from the top while it lasted, Sat. I’ll do likewise, I’m sure: Ian McKaye and Amy Farina in The Evens.
Lux Interior and Poison Ivy.
Come on!
Che is on fire!
Captain and Tenille
Mitch Easter and Faye Hunter in Let’s Active
The view from up here is good, but I still can’t see my house.
Gary Rossington and Dale Krantz, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee. The Vaselines.
Dagmar Krause and Anthony Moore in Slapp Happy
Greg Allman and Woman (Cher)
Stuart Murdoch and Isobell Campbell, Belle and Sebastian.
Cripes, admitting I know this… singer and guitarist from Quarterflash.
This battle’s going to come down between Cher and Oats. Man, with that Quarterflash answer it’s hard to pick against Cherguevara!
Donny and Marie in the Osmonds…wait, that was just an SNL sketch.
Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee, Divinyls.
Mark Olson and Victoria Williams in the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers.
I can see Russia from here!
Dominique Durand and Andy Chase in Ivy.
Bring it!!
Wasn’t Paul Weller married to a backing singer in HVB and The Great 48’s beloved Style Council, a Dee somebody?
Sly Stone and Cynthia Robinson.
I can see a phantom image of myself below.
Yes, Mr. Mod, Paul Weller was married to DeeCee Lee (I believe that how her’s name spelled) who had children w/him.
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox as the group Sunday All Over The World
Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp from Steeleye Span.
Kevin and Anita Robinson of Viva Voce.
Oh sh*t, trumped by mere milliseconds!
Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins.
Mike Watt and Kira Roessler of Dos
The Dos lovebirds were already claimed. Keep on pushin’!
Carolyn Dennis was one of Bob Dylan’s back-up singers from 1978 until 1987. They became a couple at some point, then married in 1986, shortly after their daughter was born, then divorced in 1992.
Eat my dust, pete. I’d already said Dos annyway.
Nice, over 100. We’re in syndication.
James Iha and D’Arcy
Prince and his dancer/rapper “Cat”
Susan Cowsill and Peter Hollsapple The Continental Drifters)
Prince and Linda Jones, the blonde chick playing keyboards in the “1999” vuh-deo
Speaking of this topic, wouldn’t it be hell to be in a band in which two of the other members were a couple? Especially a trio.
My opinion has always been that people that hook up at work should be fired immediately.
Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina of The Evens.
Alan Sparkhawk and Mimi Parker of Low.
Daniel Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell of Ida.
Yo La Tengo have managed okay, it seems.
The singer and bass player of the Burning Brides
Would Ray & Rasa Davies count? (She did backup vocals on many of the Kinks’ tracks).
I already said Ida!
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie
Chris Larkin and Alice Desoto of the Vels.
That’s right!
Ok, now people are starting to make up names.
Aimee Mann and Michael Hausman. ‘Til Tuesday.
I already said The Evens couple and Debbie and Chris. I know this is getting hard to manage. I don’t think Ray and Rasa count; she wasn’t IN the band. For the same reason Yoko can’t countin The Beatles but could count in Plastic Ono Band. Linda, however, was integral to Wings.
This would make cdm and his couple from Burning Brides the Last Man Standing…until I crawl atop his shoulders with a band with RTH community ties, General Slocum and mrclean’s old band, Baby Flamehead, with Chris and Eden. (They were a couple at some point or another during the course of the band, right?)
The Vels had some “club hits” in the ’80s, I believe, BigSteve. Maybe the problem is that a few of us are getting too regional. Can we at least stick to nominating only bands that have put out albums and avoiding some band we remember from a high school talent show?
Rodney Anonymous and Vienna (Burn Witch Burn)
Oh yeah the Vels came up before. They’re the band that had the guy (not the one named) who used to be in New Orleans’ premier punk band, The Normals.
Also it doesn’t count if you come up with just the band name and not the two individuals’ names. I’m looking at you, cdm!
Both names? Or is “Demitri something and the hot chick bass player” sufficient?
The Vels did two major label albums. National act. It counts.
Regardless, cdm and cherguevara, petesecrutz currently has the best view!
“Demitri something and the hot chick bass player”
Ah, yes, you mean DJ Dmitri and Lady Miss Kier from Dee Lite?
Alice Cohen (later referred to as DeSoto) and Michael Radcliffe of Fun City.
Not to mention her Post-Larkin hook up with the third Vel, Charlie Hansen. And yes Mr. Mod, the Vels Released an album on Mercury produced by Alex Sadkin at Compass Point.
General Slocum and mrclean’s old band, Baby Flamehead, with Chris and Eden. (They were a couple at some point or another during the course of the band, right?)
MrClean and Eden, briefly, as well! Though not concurrently (as far as I know).
Well played, che….
Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Blahblahblan from Royal Trux.
KaBANG!
Also, Mitch Easter and Angie Carlson (post-Faye Hunter). Also, currently, Mitch Easter and Shalini Chatterjee.
Sarah McLachlan and longtime drummer, Ash Sood.
I know Moe Berg had to be banging one of the chicks in Pursuit of Happiness, but which one? WHICH ONE?
Patti and Fred Smith. Dream of Life era.
Like ABBA, the Starland Vocal Band was comprised of two couples. Unlike ABBA, however…
The General and I were just good friends…
Valor Hand and Gitanne DeMonne of Christian Death.
Amadou & Mariam (of Amadou & Mariam).
P_aches & Herb [due to spam filter you can’t use the word that rhymes with leach on RTH – really – no i’m serious]
John McInerny (drums) and his wife Brenda (bass) in Caterpillar.
Andy, I don’t think Herb got with any of the six Pe@ches. (Hey, you’re right, you really can’t type that. Huh.) I feel pretty confident of this because I was going to throw them into the ring and specifically went looking to see with which of them Herb had united. But according to all information available, groove things were never shaken and so I wasted something like a good half hour reading about Herb. I am not proud of this.
But anyway, six Pe@ches? Were they and Herb, like, the Doctor Who of adult contemporary soul?
Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts of Catatonia.
I don’t care who is last standing, so long as the final entry isn’t lame (like the Starland Vocal Band).
In that last incarnation of ELO, around the turn of the millenium, where Paul and Ringo played on a couple of tracks, Jeff Lynne had his girlfriend at the time, Rosie Vela, singing backing vocals. But I don’t know if you can call that a “band” when that happened, perhaps Hrrundi would know.
Neil Young’s wife Pegi now sings in his band.
Marti Jones and Don Dixon.
I love Marti and Don, but I don’t think they were actually in a band together. He produced and played on her records, and she sang on his.
Fela had 27 wives/backup singers. Can I be Last Man Standing over and over again after the next 27 nominations based on that fact?
John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard. The Submarines.
Gloria and Emilio Estefan?
Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott
Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein.
The couple from Timbuk 3.
Billy Miller & Miriam Linna of The Zantees & later, The A-Bones. They also co-run Norton Records.
Abi Harding and Sean Payne of the Zutons.
David and Jeannine St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap Mk. II
That’s not a real band!
Louis Prima and Keely Smith.
Jon Spencer & the über-hot Christina Martinez of Boss Hog.
Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher from My Bloody Valentine.
John Gibbons and Isobel Sollenberger of Bardo Pond.
Jon Langford & Sally Timms of The Mekons, way back when.
Tim and Tara from Antietam.
Sally Timms (again) & Fred Armisen (from SNL). They were married for awhile, & he was in The Mekons (who hasn’t been, really?) for a few minutes at one point (playing drums).
it’s true that Nancy Wilson and the guitar player from heart were an intra-band hookup.
but it’s also true that she dumped him for the drummer, Mike DeRosier while all three were still in the band.
so…Nancy wilson and Mike DeRosier of Heart.
Jason and Tina Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players.
tammy ealom and john hill of dressy bessy.
The couple who are Mates of State.
Rob schneider and Hilary Sidney of Apples in Stereo.
I already said Mates of State!
Anyway… Terry and Susan Jacks of The Poppy Family.
Prince and Sheila E.!
I am the last man standing!
Chris Schmidt and Meg Baird of the Espers.
Corinne Bailey Rae and her recently departed husband, Jason.
I got another – a really good one. Come on, peoples!
You’re amazing, cher. I’m moving this thread back to The Main Stage to encourage someone to suggest the next couple – so that you can top them! Come on, Rock Town Hall, cherguevara has challenged your rock nerdhood!
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé.
I keeed!
Blaine Cartwright and Ruyter Suys of Nashville Pussy.
Marc Bolan and Gloria Jones.
BLAM!
I am the last Stan Manding!
Edmond Hallas & Vivian Saratt, married couple who record & perform as Mommy & Daddy.
Deena Shoshkes and Jon Fried of “the Cucumbers”.
Michael LaFleur and Janette Pavy of Whistle Stop.
Tom Kipple and Trudy von Pimmel from the Throbbing Aglet were married for a short time in the late ‘90s.
I think cdm made up Throbbing Aglet. (That’s ok. I made up Whistle Stop.) Tom Kipple and Trudy von Pimmel? Come on! Mine were much more plausible.
I agree, yours were much better. When I couldn’t find anything about them on the internet, I assumed I wasn’t searching correctly.
The clear winner here, though, is cherguevara. He’s actually seems to have created a whole web site to back up his phony baloney band the Cucumbers.
I see how you guys wanna roll. If need be, to stand atop one of the fiercest fields in RTH Last Man Standing history, I’m going to come on to Andyr or Chickenfrank at our next rehearsal.
Archie Andrews and Veronica Lodge of The Archies were recently engaged.
Heh heh heh!
Jered Gummere & Melissa Elias of The Ponys.
Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson.
John Schmersal & Toko Yasuda of Enon
Ed Harcourt and his wife Gita (violinist):
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=6404c8e0-8ede-4e4a-8bb2-f226a0900417
BASTARD!
AHA!!! Lynne Von & Steve Pang from The Vondells (NYC band).
Natasha Shneider and Alain Johannes from “Eleven”.
Bwah ha ha ha ha ha!
DAMN YOUR EYES, CHERG!!! I’m not finished with you yet!!!
John Chalmers & Susan Aprill of The Church Keys.
C’mon, Cherguev! Let’s see yer yarbles,… if ya got any, ya eunuch, jellybell! (Sorry, sorry! Getting carried away!)
Well?
HAA! HAA! I STILL STAND!!!
Suzanne Vega’s boyfriend was her mid-80’s keyboard player, Anton Sanko, who then went on to produce her third album, “days of open hand”.
Yarble?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lK-0wfHutk