The Fictional Bands of A Clockwork Orange – VintageZen VintageZen The Fictional Bands of A Clockwork Orange The movie A Clockwork Orange references 10 fictional bands in the scene where Alex visits a record store and talks two girls back to his place for a threesome. I decided to research how many of the names were actually used by real, established bands. Of the 10, I found 5 of the names were used by real bands, but could only verify that 3 of the bands actually named themselves after the ones in the movie– Heaven 17, Johnny Zhivago, and The Humpers. There were a number of bands named “Legend,” although its such a generic name that it really isn’t unique to the movie. The last of the 5, The Sparks,¹ was formed in 1970, a year before the movie was released. That leaves 5 band names that are still on the open market.

Here’s the complete list: Heaven Seventeen: Heaven 17 is a New Wave/Synth Pop band from Sheffield, England, active from 1980-present Johnny Zhivago: Johnny Zhivago was a Punk Band from Essex, England, active from 1999-2002 The Humpers: The Humpers were a Garage Punk band from Long Beach, California, active from 1989-1998 The Sparks: Sparks are a Rock/Pop band from Los Angeles, California, active from 1970-present The Legend: Legend was the name of an English heavy metal band, a Shadows tribute band, a christian rock band, and a rockabilly band The Blow Goes 23 Band Names Inspired by Literature :: Books :: Lists :: Paste 23 Band Names Inspired by Literature By Wyndham Wyeth | April 24, 2011 | 10:52pm Share Tweet Submit Pin At Paste, we look for “Signs of Life” in all forms of art. And while we value each artform for its unique merits, it’s always a treat when they overlap.

So we decided to take a look at bands that derived their names from literature. The works that inspired several of the entries are probably obvious, but a few of them will most certainly surprise you. It may also surprise you to see which genres favor the written word. (Who knew metalheads were such scholars?) Photo by Max Blau New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus take their name from the greatest wordsmith of them all, William Shakespeare . Titus Andronicus is thought to be the famous playwright’s first tragedy. It is also his bloodiest and most violent work. 2. The Doors Source: The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley When The Doors formed in 1965, they decided to name themselves after Aldous Huxley’s book detailing the author’s experiences with taking mescaline. The Doors of Perception’s title was inspired by a William Blake quotation: “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite.” 3.

The Velvet Underground Source: The Velvet Underground by Michael Leigh Michael Leigh’s book about the secret sexual subculture of the early ‘60s became the inspiration for The Velvet Underground’s name when a friend of John Cale showed the book to the group. The band considered the name to be evocative of underground cinema. 4. Modest Mouse Source: “The Mark on the Wall” by Virginia Woolf Indie-rock outfit Modest Mouse derived their name from a passage in Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark on the Wall,” which reads “I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises.” “I chose the name when I was fifteen,” frontman Issac Brock explains in Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read By Alan Goldsher. “I wanted something that was completely ambiguous , but it’s really candyesque sounding. But it meant something to me. And I could identify with that.” 5. Steely Dan Source: Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Bet you never knew about this one.

The band’s name was taken from Steely Dan III from Yokohama, a strap-on dildo from William S. Burroughs’ non-linear narrative Naked Lunch. 6. Belle and Sebastian Source: Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry Belle et Sébastien was a famous French novel about a boy and his dog living in a small French Alps mountain village. It spawned a French live-action television series in the 1965, a Japanese anime series in the ‘80s and the name of a popular indie-pop group in the ‘90s. 7. Esben and the Witch Source: Esben and the Witch – Danish Fairy Tale Three piece indie-rock band from Brighton, England Esben and the Witch takes its name from the Danish fairy tale about a boy’s encounters with a murderous witch. The name is fitting considering the dark tone of the band’s music. 8. Steppenwolf Source: Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse Frontman John Kay decided to name his band after German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse’s 10th novel after a suggestion from Gabriel Mekler, the producer for the band’s debut album.

In the book, the title refers to the protagonist’s low, animalistic nature represented as a “wolf of the steppes” 9. Veruca Salt Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl In Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, Veruca Salt is a spoiled rich girl, whose bratty greed causes here to fall down an incinerator shaft. In 1993, Louise Post and Nina Gordon used the name for their alternative rock band. 10. Oryx and Crake Source: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Named after Margaret Atwood’s post-apocalyptic speculative fiction novel, Atlanta’s Oryx and Crake “offer lyrics that are influenced by both real life stories and overly active imaginations, and music that juxtaposes sounds of the past, present and future.” 11. The Romany Rye Source: The Romany Rye by George Borrow George Borrow’s The Romany Rye tells the story of a learned young man who is thrown in with a band of Gypsies. Luke MacMaster’s was inspired to use the name his folk-rock project after falling in love with the protagonist, who gives up his money for life on the road.

The name translates from the Romany language to mean “The Gypsy Gentleman.” 12. Gogol Bordello Source: Nikolai Gogol Speaking of Gypsies, Gogol Bordello didn’t take their name from a particular literary work, as most of the groups on our list, but from Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol. The author serves as serves as an ideological influence for the band because he “smuggled” Ukrainian culture into Russian society, paving the way for other famous writers like Dostoevsky and Kafka. The band intends to do same sort of “smuggling” with Gypsy/East-European music in the English-speaking world. 13. The Fall Source: The Fall by Albert Camus Camus’ philosophical novel focuses on themes such as innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, truth and man’s fall from grace, as presented by the novel’s protagonist Jean-Baptiste Clamence. The Fall bassist Tony Freil came up with the name when the post-punk band formed in 1976. 14.

The Boo Radleys Source: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee English alternative-rock band The Boo Radleys named themselves after a character in Harper Lee ’s only book, the masterpiece To Kill A Mockingbird . In th novel, Boo Radley is a quiet, reclusive character who watches over most of the events of the story from the outside until he is forced to intervene. 15. Heaven 17 Source: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Here begins the Clockwork Orange portion of our list. Anthony Burgess’ 1962 dytopian novella has served as inspiration for several bands over the years. Heaven 17’s name was taken from a fictional band mentioned in the story. 16. Campag Velocet Source: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess In the flim version of Clockwork, the word “vellocet” appears written on the wall of the milkbar in the film’s opening. The term refers to a brand of milk laced with opiates. Much of the artwork and vocabulary used by the indie-rock band was also influenced by Nadsat, the way of speaking popular among the teenagers in the novel. 17.

Moloko Source: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Moloko is a Nasdat word that translates to “milk.” The drink, commonly laced with a variety of different drugs, is popular among teenagers in the story. 18. As I Lay Dying Source: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Several metal-core bands seem to find literature to be a treasure-trove of material for band names. Although As I Lay Dying stole their name from William Faulkner ’s famous novel, frontman Tim Lambesis has said that there is no correlation between the meaning of the novel and the meaning of the band. 19. Of Mice and Men Source: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck While As I Lay Dying simply borrowed their name from literature, fellow metal-core group Of Mice & Men read a little more into things. “The book _Of Mice and Men _says ‘the well laid plans of mice and men often falter,’” frontman Austin Carlile said. “You make plans, and they get screwed up.

[Bassist Jaxin Hall] and I both had plans for life, and they both got screwed up, so now we’re making the most of what we can.” Hall has said “The American Dream” is an important theme in the book, a phrase he has used to describe the band. 20. Opeth Source: The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith This death-metal band derived their name from the word “Opet” from Wilbur Smith’s 1972 novel The Sunbird. In the novel, Opet is the name of a fictional Phoenician city in South Africa . 21. Art of Noise Source: Art of Noises by Luigi Russolo The name of avant-garde synth pop group Art of Noise alludes to noted futurist Luigi Russolo’s essay “The Art of Noises.” Aside from writing his futurist manifesto, Russolo was also perhaps the first noise composer. He was also one of the first theorists of electronic music. 22. Stryper Source: The Bible, King James Version Stryper was a 1980s glam-metal group that became the first Christian rock band to be recognized by the mainstream.

Their name comes from Isaiah 53:5 in the King James Version of The Bible. The verse reads: “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” 23. Marillion Source: The Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkein Marillion originally formed as Silmarillion in 1979 named after J.R.R. Tolkein’s collection of stories from Middle Earth. The band shortened the name to avoid potential copyright issues. 25 Bands Who Got Their Names from Movies « Radio.com Wu-Tang Clan Originally calling themselves FOI: Force of the Imperial Master, RZA and Ol’ Dirty Bastard adopted the moniker of Wu-Tang Clan after the 1983 martial arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang, which chronicles the rivalry between the martial arts schools Shaolin and Wu Tang. The group’s first album 1993 debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was even divided into Shaolin and Wu-Tang sections.

Nerf Herder The pop punk band from Santa Barbara named themselves after a line by Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Frustrated with Han Solo, she says to the outlaw, “Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!” Bring Me The Horizon “It’s a slight change of a line from Pirates of the Caribbean,” singer Oliver Sykes sold Spin in 2010. “Right at the end of the film—it might even be the very last line—Johnny Depp says, ‘Bring me that horizon.’ Inspired by the line, Sykes explained that at the time he was still living with his parents, yet obsessed with touring and traveling the world. “We never thought doing that was possible, but that’s what we wanted to do. So that quote sort of stands in for our feeling of wanting to see what the planet had to offer.” Save Ferris Disbanding in 2002, followed by a feud over the band name in 2013, the Orange County ska band drew their name from the 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

The popular John Hughes film followed the day in the life of Ferris Bueller, a quick-witted high school senior. Rooney Originally calling themselves Ed Rooney, the Los Angeles rock band named themselves after the bumbling principal in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Yup, that makes at least two bands named after film. Veruca Salt The Chicago alternative outfit named themselves after the selfish, spoiled little girl who in Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. British actress Julie Dawn Cole famously brought Veruca Salt’s written character to life in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The Fratellis The Scottish rock band was inspired to name themselves after the bumbling crime family in the The Goonies. Although they often refer to themselves as brothers going under the names of Jon, Barry and Mince Fratelli, they’re actually John Lawler, Barry Wallace and Gordon McRory. Slick Shoes The Southern California christian punk band pulled their name from a gadget used by the character “Data” in The Goonies.

During a scene when the evil Fratelli family are chasing the Goonies kids across a log bridge, Data announces he can slow down the family with one of his inventions, a pair of oil-spurting “slick shoes.” Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Unlike the other acts inspired by The Goonies, this Warped-touring French pop-punk band went deep and lifted a single phrase belted by Jeff Cohen’s character, Chunk. The plump boy comes to the rescue of his mates by acting the part of a pirate, wielding knives and swinging from ropes. While being celrbated for coming to his friend’s aid, he announced he’s no longer just Chunk. “Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! The Goonies is a “good childhood reference” and reflected who the band members are, frontman Bertrand Poncet told Amp Magazine of the band’s name choice. The Misfits The New Jersey underground punk band named themselves after Marilyn Monroe’s final film, The Misfits . The band created imagery and lyrical content based on old 1930s-’50s science fiction, horror films, and B-movies.

The band lifted their now ubiquitous skull logo from the 1960s film and TV serial, The Crimson Ghost . Black Sabbath It may be hard to believe that the fathers of metal had started their careers as an English blues rock band. After a few line-up changes, disbanding and re-forming with new members, the band would call themselves Earth, although singer Ozzy Osbourne reportedly hated the name. But as luck would have it, they would be mistaken for another band with the same name and had to go on a hunt for another one. “We used to rehearse right across the street from a movie theater,” Ozzy Osbourne told WNEW-FM. “One day I think Tony says, ‘Don’t you find it strange that people pay money to go and get scared to death at those horror movies.’ So we decided to put it to a musical format.” They selected the name from the 1963 Italian-French horror film. “Only on the seventh night of the seventh full moon can the living see the lifeless undead. Is he man, or is he vampire,” asks the sinister voice in the film’s trailer .

Heaven 17 With members formerly of the Human League, the British synthpop group were inspired to name their new group after a fictional band referred to in A Clockwork Orange where The Heaven 17 are at No. 4 on the charts with their song “Inside.” The name is one of ten fictional bands featured in the scene where Alex visits a record shop. Say Anything Originally Sayanything, with no space between the words, the band got its name from the 1989 film, starring John Cusak and Ione Sky. Although unconfirmed, Say Anything frontman Max Bemis is said to have named the band after the movie because he could “relate to the character of Lloyd Dobler.” Add this band to the long list of bands named after John Hughes films. Rx Bandits Originally called the Pharmaceutical Bandits, the Orange County ska band turned pop punkers pulled their name from the 1989 crime drama starring Matt Dillon, Drugstore Cowboy. Although unconfirmed, the band is said to have changed their name because people were constantly misspelling pharmaceutical.

They Might Be Giants Originally calling themselves El Grupo De Rock and Roll, these quirk-rock heroes pulled their name from the 1971 film starring George C. Scott where a psychiatrist named Dr. Watson studies a retired judge who thinks he’s Sherlock Holmes. Their songs are silly and the films they pull their names from are even sillier. Mudhoney The Seattle grunge band lifted their name straight from Russ Meyer’s “sadistically sensual motion picture,” Mudhoney: A Taste of Evil. Meyer was heralded as one of, if not the, greatest B-movie directors of all time. The sexploitation/horror film stared “the incredibly voluptuous,” Lorna Maitland, whom the film poster declared, “Too much for one town.” According to the trailer, “Mudhoney can influence your very life. A rewarding experience that you shall never forget. Its a graphic revelation of love, lust passion and sadistic violence surpasses unquestionably any depiction heretofore presented to the motion picture screen.” Mogwai The Scottish post-rock band got their name from the small and cuddly, yet evil alien in Joe Dante’s 1984 classic, Gremlins.

Decades later, the original, yes there were several, is still a cult classic. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The San Francisco rock band was inspired to steal the name of the biker gang in the 1954 film The Wild One starring Marlon Brando. The gang in the film abbreviated the name to B.M.R.C. Hmm, what a coincidence the band does the same thing. The Dismemberment Plan The Washington D.C. based indie rock band poached a line from Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. In the film Murray finds he’s living the same day over and over. Murray bumps into an old classmate, Ned Ryerson, who’s insistent on selling Murray life insurance. Ultimately, Murray succumbs to the pitch and buys every insurance plan available including the the optional death and “dismemberment plan.” My Bloody Valentine The Irish rock band got their name from the 1981 Canadian slasher film of the same name.

You know a horror movie’s going to be good once the killer delivers the note, “Roses are red, violets are blue, one is dead, and so are you.” Goldfinger Considered a major contributor to the third wave of ska in the mid-90s, this Los Angeles band named after the 1964 James Bond film of the same name. Of all the Bond films, this one features one of the most notable deaths, when Bond’s office assistant Jill Masterson, played by Shirley Eaton, is killed by asphyxiation after being covered with gold paint. Later in the film, Bond is captured and strapped to a table where the evil Goldfinger attempts to slice him in half with a laser. Goldfinger and Bond have the memorable movie exchange , “Do you expect me to talk?” Bond asksjust before the laser makes contact. “No,” laughs Goldfinger. “I expect you to die!” Alphaville Known for their 1984 song “Forever Young,” the German synth-pop outfit looked to the boundary-pushing French director Jean-Luc Godard’s futuristic 1965 film of the same name.

According to The Wrap , an Alphaville remake is in the works from cinematographer Frank Byers, known most notably for his work on Twin Peaks. Pennywise The Hermosa Beach, CA punk band named after the shape-shifting alien entity in Stephan King’s 1986 horror flick It. With the ability to take on the form of its victim’s worst fears, the evil life form first transforms itself into the dancing clown named Pennywise. Behind the makeup was actor Tim Curry, most widely known for his portrayal of the evil Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. According to Warner Bros., a remake is in the works with Will Poulter taking on the part of the child-eating clown. The Damned The English punk band are believed to have lifted their name from the Oscar Nominated 1969 Italian-German drama by Luchino Visconti. The plot centers around a wealthy family that unwillingly does business with the Nazis. The film is surprisingly violent and risque. “These are the Von Essenbecks. These are the cannon makers. These are the damned.” Want to know how your favourite bands got their names? PA Photos 1.

The Boomtown Rats: from a gang in Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory autobiography. 2. The Fall: named after the 1956 Albert Camus novel The Fall (La Chute in French). 3. The Doors: taken from Aldous Huxley’s account about the effects of taking mescaline, The Doors of Perception. 4. Level 42: the number 42 is what the supercomputer in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy gives as the answer to life the universe and everything. 5. Coldplay: originally used by another band who split up and donated it to Chris Martin and crew. But the original band chose the name from a collection of children’s poetry called Child’s Reflections: Coldplay. 6. Black Sabbath: after a 1963 Boris Karloff horror movie of the same name. 7. Duran Duran: the villain in the 1967 science fiction movie Barbarella. 8. Heaven 17: the name of the fictional pop group in the film A Clockwork Orange. 9. Noah and the Whale: a combination name from the film The Squid & The Whale plus its director Noah Baumbach. 10.

Moloko: from the slang word for milk in A Clockwork Orange. 11. Elbow: from the line in The Singing Detective when Philip Marlow describes elbow as the loveliest word in the English language. 23. The Kooks: an homage to David Bowie’s Kooks from the album Hunky Dory. 24. Simple Minds: taken from the lyrics of David Bowie’s single The Jean Genie. Location labels PA Photos 16. Orbital: another name for the M25, reflecting time spent looking for raves on the ring road during the 1980s and 90s. 17. The Beautiful South: Paul Heaton revealed it was a sarcastic reflection of his dislike of southern England. 18. Fairport Convention: the house in Muswell Hill where they used to practise was called Fairport. 19. The Holloways: met at the pub venue Nambucca which is on Holloway Road 20. Backstreet Boys: comes from a flea market in Orlando, Florida. Instrumental identities 21. The Killers: this was the name on bass drum of the fictional band in New Order vid for the song Crystal. 22.

The Prodigy: after Liam Hewlett’s first analogue synth, the Moog Prodigy. 25. Razorlight: the make of padlock worn by Sid Vicious. 26. The Macabees: chosen by random flicking through The Bible. 27. Pulp: arabacus pulp was a commodity name Jarvis learned in Economics class. 28. Daft Punk: from a description of a single in Melody Maker as a daft punky thrash. 29. The Human League: the name of a futuristic society in 70s boardgame Starforce:Alpha Centaur 30. Kaiser Chiefs: named after South African football club SA Kaizer Chiefs, the team of former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe. 31. AC/DC: Angus Young’s sister made him his stage outfits on a sewing machine bearing the label AC/DC. List of cultural references to A Clockwork Orange - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on List of cultural references to A Clockwork Orange Wikis List of cultural references to A Clockwork Orange: Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article!

This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and the movie adaptation have wide-ranging influences on popular culture , such as popular music , television , movies and other entertainment media. [1] [2] Some of the influences are based on themes central to the story, such as the use of Nadsat words or phrases, whilst others have incorporated visual elements from the film. The film A Clockwork Orange made Kubrick one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, [1] and the film is today a cult classic that is frequently referenced in popular culture. [3] Contents 9 External links Music A Clockwork Orange, like other dystopian science-fiction novels, had an important influence on industrial and cyberpunk music. The film version influenced bands' fashion styles. The band Tolchok took its name from A Clockwork Orange. [4] Hip hop and contemporary R&B Rap group D12 released a song in 2001 titled "American Psycho," on their album Devil's Night .

In the track D12 member Eminem , on the opening verse, raps the lyric "Lock your doors, drop to the floors, get your shotguns drawn - here comes another Clockwork Orange." The video for " My Way " by R&B singer Usher is heavily influenced by the movie. In the video, Usher's outfit is similar to the main character in Clockwork Orange. He wears a bowler hat and has the trademark drawn eyelash on his left eye (Alex wore it over his right eye). He plays the protagonist to singer Tyrese Gibson , and playfully flirts with his girlfriend. He has a street gang with members who all wear bowler hats. Three 6 Mafia producers DJ Paul & Juicy J sampled the movie's main theme in Frayser Boy 's song Pistol Playa from his 2003 album Gone On That Bay . The Beastie Boys song "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" from the album "Paul's Boutique" includes references such as "ultra violence is running through my head" and "I am like Clockwork Orange going off on the town." Finnish rap artist Ezkimo's first album "Iso E" has a similar cover to that of Clockwork Orange's.

Artist Cage Kennylz (Chris Palko) better known as Cage was highly influenced by the movie. His single "Agent Orange" sampled the theme from Stanley Kubrick 's film. Artist Blaze Ya Dead Homie Released his album entitled, "Clockwork Gray" on August 21, 2007 Metal In Rob Zombie 's song " Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy) ", there are several lyrical references to the A Clockwork Orange film. The line "My Durango number 95, take me to the home" refers to a car that the droogs drive in one of the film's scenes, eventually ending up at a house called "HOME". The line "Step back and watch it flow" refers to the blood that pours from Alex's victims, whereas the lines "ultra live", "a horrorshow", "in out" and "real savage" refer to other commonly used terms throughout the movie and book. In the video, Rob Zombie is seen dressed as Alex, with his band members dressed as droogs. The video includes an homage to the Korova Milkbar scene and the hogs of the road scene. The song's alternate title is "Red, Red Kroovy".

obviously similar to the actual term used krovvy, a Nadsat expression for blood. French industrial metal band The Cosa Nostra Klub (then named Count Nosferatu Kommando) released an album called "Ultraviolence Über Alles" in 2002, and are heavily influenced by A Clockwork Orange. The album cover bears references to the film cover, with Hreidmarr pointing a shotgun at the camera (Alex is holding a knife in a similar fashion on the film cover) and Heinrich Von B giving the Kubrick stare. The band Megadeth 's fans are known as "droogies", a reference to the gang[citation needed]. Similarly, Megadeth sells a T-Shirt that features their skeletal mascot, Vic Rattlehead, dressed as Alex from the film, in artwork that is similar to the classic film poster. In Mötley Crüe's music video "Hoogilan's Holiday" Many scenes are derived from the movie and the video includes 4 people dressed as the droogs.

In the Carcass song "Room 101" there is line "No clockwork orange - The doom watch ticks" which probably means that the end of the world in nuclear conflict will come even sooner than the men's conversion to "clockwork oranges". One of the songs from the Buckethead album Island of Lost Minds is titled "Korova Binge Bar", an obvious reference to the Korova Milk Bar in the film. Sepultura 's album A-Lex is based entirely on A Clockwork Orange. Cavalera Conspiracy 's song "Ultra Violent" is based on A Clockwork Orange. Carnivore 's song "Sex & Violence", there are the lines "Clock work orange, fast be coming" and "Ultra - violent offsprings of gore" Acid Bath 's song "Cassie Eats Cockroaches" contains audio clips from Alex in its intro. Newcastle band Grannyfist's song "Filthy Old Soomka" is inspired by A Clockwork Orange Agoraphobic Nosebleed 's 7" release A Clockwork Sodom, features artwork based on the movie poster.

New Wave The band The Shirts refer to "all you lovely Droogs" in the song "Poe" on their debut album in 1978 The Edinburgh post-punk band The Scars recorded a song called "Horrorshow" as part of a double A-sided single that was released by the Fast label in 1979. It is almost a complete retelling of the Clockwork Orange novel, which was at the time a huge influence on lead singer Robert King, and its title is from the novel's slang term for good. The band Sigue Sigue Sputnik used both the word "ultraviolence" and samples from the film on their single 'Love Missile F1-11' in 1986, also adopting the film's imagery for their stage costumes and video clips. The band uses a great deal of references to the film and book, including using the film soundtrack to open their concerts. Their 1990 album The First Generation includes a song called "Ultraviolence".

Many remixes of their songs, such as the 1986 remix of the song "Love Missile F1-11 (The DMX remix)" by Paul Dykene features other A Clockwork Orange references, including samples of the song "I want to Marry a Lighhouse Keeper." Heaven 17 derived their name from a list of new artists posted at a record store. Two girls ponder their choices including Heaven 17 or Goggly Gogol in a scene during the film. The Korova record label, major outlet for Liverpool band Echo & the Bunnymen , was named after a bar in the novel. The American rock band Billy Boy on Poison is named after the character of Billy Boy from "A Clockwork Orange". Rivetril a hungarian new-school/anhalt EBM band also has a song titled 'Ultraviolence' with lyrics about the film. Punk The Punk Rock band Rancid has a song on the album B Sides & Csides called 'Clockwork Orange'. It makes vague references to the movie and book. Proto- Oi!

band Cock Sparrer has a song called "Droogs Don't Run." English Punk Band, The Adicts dress in costume resembling that of the droogs, and their fourth studio album Smart Alex , released in 1985, is a direct reference to the film (including the stylised font on the album cover). Blitz and Major Accident were other British punk bands that dressed in outfits resembling the droogs. Lower Class Brats , whose singer goes by the moniker Bones DeLarge, has maintained a theme of both the film and the book in the band's lyrics, merchandise and tattoos. The Ramones album Too Tough to Die features an instrumental called Durango 95 (named for a vehicle Alex drives in the film), and the album cover shows the band backlit at the mouth of a tunnel, echoing the film scene where Alex and his droogs attack a derelict. On the covers of their 1983 Blood Lust EP and 2004 CD Talking to the Dead , Rosemary's Babies vocalist J.R. is dressed as a droog.

“Happy Song” describes rampaging youths, containing the lyrics "ultraviolence sex and death" as the chorus(track 3 on the EP, track 6 on the CD). In 1988, the German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen released a concept album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau (a reference to Alex's Nadsat phrase a bit of [the old] horrorshow [ultraviolence]), with the main song being " Hier Kommt Alex " ("Here Comes Alex"). The members were also involved as musicians in a German stage production of A Clockwork Orange in 1988, and in 1994 they also released an English version called "The Return of Alex". The original version of the song is also a playable song in the video games Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band (as downloadable content for the latter). The song "Here Comes Alex" by the band The UK Subs is an English cover of the song "Hier Kommt Alex" from the aforementioned song. This song refers to A Clockwork Orange several times, and the theme of the song echoes the theme of the movie.

It is almost a straight translation of "Hier Kommt Alex" (unlike Die Toten Hosen's own version in English, which isn't). The Skoidats ' 1999 album, A Cure for What Ales You, contains a song called "The Night of the Droogs," with lines such as "The blood will flow like clockwork red." The chorus is "This is the night, the night of the droogs." There is an underground French punk band called Orange Mécanique, which is the French title of the movie. Manchester band The Fall had a song from their 1985 album This Nation's Saving Grace "To NK Roachment :Yarbles". 'Yarbles' appears in the book as nadsat for 'testicles'. The Birthday Party 's 1982 song The Dim Locator is about a character called Dim. The line "Don't call me Dim!" is similar to that in the film "And don't call me Dim no more, either. Officer, call me." The band Horrorshow Destruction (hardcore punk / France) got their name from the book. A Czech band named Degradace have a song called "Clockwork Orange".

The French band Molodoi used the Clockwork Orange's imagery and dialect. A previous band, Bérurier Noir, of which members formed Molodoi, also used the lettering and themes of Kubrick's masterpiece. Rhode Island local punk band The Ultraviolence is named after the 'ultra-violent' acts committed by Alex and his droogs. Dutch band Evil Conduct have a song called "Ultra Violence", which summarises the entire plot of the film (as opposed to the novel). The song was originally written in the mid-1980s, but was first released as a demo recording in the mid-1990s. Rock The music video "Freaks" by the alternative music group, +Live+, has obvious references to Clockwork Orange. The single release U2 's The Fly had a piece of music entitled Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova 1 from the score of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of A Clockwork Orange. The performance was scored by Bono and The Edge from U2.

[5] David Bowie 's song " Suffragette City " (from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ) includes the lyrics "Hey droogie don't crash here." In the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars film, the pre- and post-concert music is from the A Clockwork Orange soundtrack . The liner notes of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars features a photograph of Bowie and his band dressed in A Clockwork Orange paraphernalia . Rock band No Doubt have announced that their 2009 tour theme will be based on the modernism of A Clockwork Orange. The Polish band Myslovitz had released an album entitled Korova Milky Bar . The song Clockwork Orange by polish band Bachor is all about Alex. Drummer John Bonham of Led Zeppelin , inspired by the film, dressed in a bowler hat and a white jumpsuit for a 1975 Madison Square Garden performance. Additionally, Robert Plant introduced Bonham at concerts as "Mr. Ultraviolence" during the 1975 Led Zeppelin tour.

The commemorative tee shirts from the Mick Ronson Memorial Concert in London in 1994 featured a Clockwork Orange-inspired design. It features the familiar triangle artwork and lettering style, but with Ronson holding his guitar instead of Alex holding his knife. Murdoc Niccals of the British band Gorillaz claimed to have once played bass guitar for a band called "Durango 95". He later goes on to explain that he named the band after the car Alex drove in the movie. Still in Gorillaz , the same scene (Alex driving your car) was the main inspiration of 19-2000 video clip. A music video for New Zealand band Shihad titled 'Pacifier' is inspired by A Clockwork Orange. In the video, the band members dress up as Alex and his droogies where they reenact scenes from the film. In Blur's music video for their single " The Universal ". Damon Albarn is Alex and the rest of the band are his droogs. The set of the music video is supposed to be the Milkbar. Panic at the Disco's music video style for their first album is reminiscent of the that of Alex and his drooges'.

And Brendon can be seen wearing a bowler hat similar to that of Alex. The 1982 song "Uno, Dos, Ultraviolento" ("One, Two Ultraviolence") by Argentinian rock band Los Violadores uses Spanish translations of words taken from Nadsat, among which are "drugo" (droog), "militso" (millicents), "grudos" (groodies) and "drencrom". New York-based band The Templar's first record was called "Clockwork Orange Horrorshow." The Used in the music video for "All that I've Got" Bert McCracken wears the hat and eyelashes like Alex's. Electronic Music and dance pop Cygnus X does The Orange Theme based on the movie's theme. The 1980s British electropop band Heaven 17 took their name from a band in the book. British dance act Moloko 's name was adopted from Nadsat , a term invented by Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange, referring to a milk drink with admixed drugs. The gypsy folk band DeVotchKa also named themselves after a Nadsat word meaning "girl".

Kylie Minogue 's " Fever tour " in 2002 featured the thematic set "Droogie Nights", which was strongly influenced by A Clockwork Orange. Minogue and her dancers were dressed like Alex and his gang. The set's official story mentioned "Clockwork Orange", and was based on the plot of the movie. In 2005, Stereo Total of Germany turned the film's title music into their song "Orange mécanique". Electric Hellfire Club , a mock-Satanic industrial/dance band, features a song entitled "Ultraviolence", replete with sound effects from the film, on their 1996 Cleopatra release "Calling Dr. Luv". There was a synth/dance/techno/pop band from the Flint, Michigan area known as UltraViolence. German DJ Paul Van Dyk dress up as Alex in the music video "White Lies"(featuring Jessica Sutta). The video for Unklejam's 'Stereo' is heavily influenced by the Korovo Milk Bar Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy incorporate samples from the film in the song "Rivers" on Rabies (album) .

Lady GaGa has used a remix version of the title theme for live performances and video content. New Order has a song titled "Ultraviolence". The record "Deimos says: Clockwork" by Dutch techno artist Deimos featuring the track "Good Old Ultraviolence" Popular House artist, Deadmau5 , created his own adaptation of the movie's theme; calling it simply, "Clockwork." The Hadouken! song, "Turn the Lights Out", ends with the line "And make way for the horrorshow, if you wanna bring it, then we'll go moloko." Television The popular cartoon series The Simpsons contains frequent references to the film version of A Clockwork Orange. [6] [7] In several episodes, Bart is portrayed as Alex DeLarge from the movie. In the episode " Dog of Death ", Smithers props Santa's Little Helper 's eyes open and forces him to watch a sequence of destructive scenes set to Beethoven's 9th Symphony , a la the Ludovico Technique. Santa's Little Helper transforms from playful and friendly to vicious and violent, the opposite reaction of Alex.

In the episode " Duffless ", Bart reaches for cupcakes placed by a vengeful Lisa , copying the extreme high and low angle shots used in the film when Alex reaches for the woman's breasts. Due to Lisa's conditioning , Bart then falls shivering on the floor, similar to how Alex begins reacting. In the episode " Treehouse of Horror III ", Bart dresses up as Alex for a Halloween party. In the episode " A Streetcar Named Marge ", Bart states "I have a pain in me gulliver" almost directly quoting Alex. In the episode " Homer the Smithers ", Mr. Burns is lying in bed in a body cast, chewing loudly and pausing his speech for Smithers to spoon-feed him, in a direct allusion to the closing scene in the film when the Minister of the Interior feeds Alex in his hospital bed. In Teen Titans , Malcolm McDowell (who portrayed Alex DeLarge in the film) voiced Mad Mod , a recurring villain who used technological illusions and brainwashing techniques.

His appearances have included several nods to A Clockwork Orange, including a scene in the episode bearing his name where Starfire was attempting to resist a brainwashing that was strongly similar to the Ludovico Technique; her eyes were held open by the chair restraining her in front of a hypnotism screen. The Goodies' episode " Invasion of the Moon Creatures ", in which Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor roam the streets dressed in rabbit suits styled after Alex's mode of dress (including the mascara on one eye) and beat people at random with giant carrots. In The Mighty Boosh , in the "Electro" episode, the band Vince joins is called Kraftwerk Orange. He also wears a droog-like outfit when performing. In the LOST episode " Not in Portland ", one of the characters is subjected to the same sort of brainwashing/aversion therapy techniques in Cell #23, which is the same numbered room in which Alex gets his therapy. In the British program Star Stories , which parodies famous celebrities, one episode has Michael Douglas suffering from an addiction to sex . His rehabilitation involves him being forced to watch a sexual scene (to the sound of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony) whilst being physically beaten.

The character of Zim from Jhonen Vasquez 's Invader Zim is conceptually similar to Alex and in the memorable episode "Parent Teacher Night", forces the roboparents to watch a parental guidance video, attaching them to chairs, and noticeably holding their eyes open with devices similar to those in the movie. In Yes, Dear , Kim trashes a truck with a tire iron while whistling "Singing In The Rain". In the Doug episode "Doug's Nightmare on Jumbo St.", Porkchop ties up Doug's hands and opens his eyes, parodying the Ludovico technique in the film. In the Duckman episode "I, Duckman", Cornfed is imprisoned in Duckman's attic and is forced to watch home movies where Duckman takes on the personae of various cartoon characters from Mickey Mouse to Homer Simpson, all the while rigged in a similar fashion to Alex. In the Disney cartoon series Recess , the preppy girl group The Ashleys find out that tomboy Spinelli has the first name of Ashley and is therefore "one of us" (which they chant in a way referencing the old classic horror film Freaks ).

As part of her conditioning, Spinelli is tied to a chair by the Ashleys, her eyelids scotch-taped open, as she is forced to watch a My Little Pony -type cartoon. In the VH1 television series I Hate My Thirties , there is an episode in which the characters of Carole and Chad babysit the ill behaved son of the character called Travis. For a brief moment he is seen dressed as Alex while cutting the curtains with a box cutter. In the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode " Super Trivia ", Frylock straps Meatwad and Master Shake in front of his computer in the style of the Ludovico Technique so they can answer trivia questions. In the Comedy Central television series Lil' Bush , which parodies the life of George Bush and other political figures, Jeb Bush, who is portrayed as an animal-like, brain dead person, receives a knock on the head, and becomes intelligent. He is later subjected to a Ludovico type experiment, that is even referenced as part of A Clockwork Orange, to turn him dumb again. In the opening title of the cartoon Robot Chicken , the titular character is strapped down with its eyelids forced open in front of dozens of TV sets.

In the second season episode of Sledge Hammer! , "A Clockwork Hammer", criminals try to neutralize Sledge Hammer through a variation of the Ludovico Treatment. It is unsuccessful, despite having worked on others before - Sledge loves all the violence he is shown, and asks for a copy of the videotape : "I take VHS !" In the fourth season of The O.C. , Julie Cooper tells her daughter Kaitlin, "I can't have you running around like Miss Clockwork Orange!" after Kaitlin is found stealing clothes from a clothing drive. On an episode of The Colbert Report , Stephen Colbert mentions A Clockwork Orange as part of a series of patterns he used to predict the winning nominees of the 2009 Academy Awards. In an episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Ned is forced to watch a video teaching him to say No, while listening to Beethoven's 9th with his eyes taped open with scotch tape, parodying the Ludovico technique in the film. In an episode of The PJs Thurgood is in a full body cast. The President of HUD is feeding him as he cuts a deal.

There have been several references to the film on South Park : In the episode " Helen Keller the Musical ", Cartman closes his eyes and sees a series of strange images, just like Alex in the film. In the episode " Dances With Smurfs ", Cartman's book says Wendy likes "the old in-out," which is what Alex often refers to as rape. Alex Delarge himself appears briefly in the straight-to-DVD director's cut of the South Park Imaginationland trilogy, as one of the many characters to come from the evil half of Imaginationland. In an episode of " Rocko's Modern Life " Spunky is harassed by a gang of dogs that throw away his collar leading him to be picked up by the pound, the leader of the gang has black makeup on one eye and wears a bowler derby like Alex. In the Spanish series Aida , the Mauricio's character is disappointed with the A Clockwork Orange’s DVD, because it doesn't talk anything about the legendary Netherlands national football team. On Phineas and Ferb episode " Phineas and Ferb Get Busted ", they were forced to remove their imagination by sitting in chairs,with their eyes held open by the chair restraining.

A Clockwork Orange is mentioned once in an episode of " Gossip Girl " titled "You've Got Yale." The film is referenced in the fifth season of Criminal Minds, in an episode entitled "The Performer," by the character played by Paget Brewster. After Matthew Gray Gubler's character states that he listens to Beethoven and thus avoids "guilt by association" with the music he listens to (after it is mentioned that Charles Manson was obsessed by The White Album by The Beatles), Brewster's character asks, "Have you ever seen a movie called A Clockwork Orange?" Films The film version of A Clockwork Orange immediately revolutionized the science fiction film genre, opening the way for other films to portray elaborate dystopian narratives and to intelligently analyze social dilemmas. Many film directors have borrowed themes and cinematic techniques from the film. [1] The film is an essential part of modern cinema and films often reference it. [8] Films that use similar cinematic techniques to A Clockwork Orange include A Boy and His Dog , THX 1138 , and Westworld .

[1] The torture scene in Reservoir Dogs being set to "Stuck in the Middle With You" was described by Quentin Tarantino in an interview as a direct reference to the scene in A Clockwork Orange where Alex kicks the writer and rapes his wife to the tune of " Singin' in the Rain ". A Clockwork Orange is also referenced at the beginning of the film when all the men are walking in slow motion, as Alex and his droogs did. [9] [10] In Gangster No. 1 Malcolm McDowell , the actor who played Alex in the film version, plays his character of a gangster as an older version of Alex. [11] In the Coen Brothers film Fargo , Carl says he's in town for "just a little of the ol' in-and-out," a direct quote from Alex. In Raising Arizona , another movie by the Coens, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is heard in the film score - only this time as a bluegrass banjo tune, to fit with the general mood of the picture. In Queer Duck: The Movie , the lead character undergoes therapy similar to the Ludovico treatment to "cure" his homosexuality.

He is forced to watch films with his eyes clamped open. However at the end he reveals that he would like a copy because it's a "less gay version of A Clockwork Orange ." There is a pornographic movie, entitled A Clockwork Orgy, starring Kaitlyn Ashley . In this version, Alex is a female (Alexandra), the Korova is just a regular, run-of-the-mill bar, and there is no prison chaplain. In the 2004 film Mean Girls , Cady Heron cuts holes in the breast areas of Regina George's shirt while she's in the gym showers, which is a reference to Alex cutting holes in the author's wife's shirt in the same spot before he rapes her. In the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny , Jack Black, trying to sleep on a park bench, is assaulted by a gang which are dressed as the Droogs. As the Droogs approach Jack, the first note from the main theme plays. One of the Droogs fails to speak with an English accent and is hit by a fellow gang member.

They beat Jack Black up and then run off on their own, allowing Kyle Gass to approach Jack who is half unconscious and take credit for the gang's running off. In Richard E. Grant 's film Wah-Wah , the main character, Grant himself as a child, has his life changed by watching a late night screening of A Clockwork Orange. This acts as a turning point in his life, symbolized by the image of Alex's face superimposed over Grant's. In the 1997 Batman & Robin , the characters Barbara Wilson ( Alicia Silverstone ) and Dick Grayson ( Chris O'Donnell ) go to one of the seedier areas of Gotham to race. One of the gangs present in this area wears the same costumes as those worn by Alex and his 'droogs.' In the mobile phone network Orange's cinema only advert for their offer "Orange Wednesdays" the script features a play on words, saying that it comes around every wednesday with the orange network - leading the audience to believe the offer will be called clockwork orange, until the real title Orange Wednesdays is released.

Sports Professional wrestler Scott Levy , more commonly known as Raven, is noted as popularizing the Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match , a variation of a hardcore match used exclusively in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . A variation of the film's logo was used to advertise such a match on the June 18, 2009 edition of TNA IMPACT! The Princeton University ultimate teams are known as "Clockwork Orange." The team disc features a recreation of Alex's unique eye makeup. Additionally, the letters "CO" are visible in the pupil, and use the same font that is seen on the film posters. In Wrestling Society X , Ring Announcer Fabian Kaelin ( Ryan Katz ) often dressed up like Alex, with the derby hat, suspenders, old-fashioned clothes, and the eye make-up. Also, WSX ran a storyline where Team Dragon Gate were brainwashed in a Ludivico Technique-type fashion. The film inspired the name for the Italian football team Juventus FC 's ultra group who are called The Drughi (The Droogs in Italian language ). The professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) uses the term ultraviolent in reference to their brand of hardcore wrestling.

Also the professional wrestling promotion Ken Folk Wrestling has a wrestler that uses the term "ultra-violence" as part of his call name "The King of Ultra-Violence" Issac Cain. When the Dutch national soccer team is doing well in a game, commentators will often refer to their success as "clockwork orange". A phrase that works on several levels, it obviously draws its title from the film, but also indicates that things are going 'like clockwork' (meaning things are going well) and recognizes the fact that the Dutch team typically wears bright orange jerseys during their games. Games The opening scene of Conker's Bad Fur Day for Nintendo 64 is a parody of A Clockwork Orange intro. It has the same music and also starts with a first shot of the face of the main character, Conker The Squirrel, with an evil grin, holding a glass of milk, sitting in a throne surrounded by several characters from the game. While camera moves back, enlarging the view of the scene, Conker starts to tell his story and introduces himself. In the game Kingdom of Loathing , A Clockwork Orange is referenced in the form of the Clockwork Grapefruit item.

One of the difficulty settings in the game Doom is "Ultra-violence". The character White from Fatal Fury seems to be based on the main character of the novel. Before the first mission on The Getaway: Black Monday one of the characters say "I want this to run like clockwork, not a clockwork bloody orange" In the first level of Duke Nukem 64 on the wall opposite the snack bar is a poster for the film titled "Come Get Some" which looks the same as the poster for the film. In Grand Theft Auto IV there's an Addiction Level based on your game playing time. One of these levels is "Ready for the old Ultra-Violence". In the game Worms World Party , there is a worm called A Clockworm Orange. In The Adventures of Batman & Robin for the Sega Genesis , the final battle with The Mad Hatter features the character with Alex's unique make-up under the right eye. On the virtual pet site Misticpets, there is an item called Clockwork Pomme, with eye makeup and a bowler hat similar to Alex's.

Locations The Korova Milk Bar in New York City references the bar from A Clockwork Orange, and even features décor similar to that of the movie, as well as milk and ice-cream themed drinks. The Korova Milk Bar in Bourke Street , Melbourne also references the bar from the film, with similar décor and milk themed drinks soon to be added to their bar menu. The Glasgow Subway in Glasgow, Scotland is referred by locals as The Clockwork Orange. This is because the trains are bright orange and the system is circular. It is mentioned in the Iain Banks book Espedair Street , which also refers to the "clockwork orange pub crawl." References

Question: Which pop group was named after a fictional band in the film "A Clockwork Orange"?
Answer: HEAVEN 17