ORIGINAL HIPSTER

Black Friday sounds like a cool name for a band, doesn’t it? Oh, wait–it is the name of a band. At least two bands, actually, according to a Google search. Well, never mind. The point is that if you put the word “Black” in front of any word, you can usually make a decent-sounding band name. Bonus points if you put the word “The” at the beginning because it just sounds more authoritative that way.

I will now demonstrate by creating the following non-existent bands:

Black Lobster
Black Fog
The Black Monkeys
Black Basket Fraternity (If you make it sound like a pre-existing organization, that works well.)
Black Caucasian (Oxymorons are always effective.)

And so, to celebrate the consumer holiday utopia that is Black Friday, here are ten great songs from ten “Black” bands — with one solo performance exception. Enjoy!
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1. Black Label Society – “Crazy Horse”

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2. The Black Crowes – “Good Morning Captain”

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3. The Black Angels – “You On the Run”

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4. The Black Keys – “Midnight in Her Eyes”

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5. Black Flag – “Six Pack”

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6. The Black Lips – “Short Fuse”

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7. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears – “Sugarfoot”

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8. Black Sabbath – “Supernaut”

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9. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – “Do You Wanna Touch Me”

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10. Jack Black – “The Legend of the Rent”