Barenaked Ladies

Canadian rock group

Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988, known for quirky, humorous lyrics and pop-rock sound.

Their 1998 single "One Week" brought mainstream success in the United States.

The name occasionally causes confusion or amusement when it appears on concert marquees or tickets: I told my mom I was going to see Barenaked Ladies and she was horrified.

Canadian

Toronto

Ontario's capital city

Canadiana · maple leaf · hockey · Tim Hortons · CBC

band

Gordon

Scottish given name

quintet · lineup · reunion · hiatus · collaboration · songwriting · live performance

humor

comedy

Work meant to amuse

  • witClever, inventive humor
  • wordplayVerbal wit techniques
  • punsJokes using sound similarities

satire · novelty · absurdist · irreverent · self-deprecating · banter · improvisation · audience interaction · comedic timing · tongue-in-cheek

sound

pop rock

Catchy guitar-driven commercial music

vocal harmonies · uptempo · keyboard · percussion · melodic · catchy hooks · sing-along · rapping · spoken word · layered vocals

hits

Brian Wilson

  • JaneFemale given name
Categories
Opposites
musical style/genre

Barenaked LadiesJoy Division

Influential late-70s Manchester group

Nine Inch Nails · Tool · Slipknot · Marilyn Manson · The Cure

band persona/image

Barenaked LadiesGuns N' Roses

Eighties hard rock group

The Doors · Led Zeppelin · The Rolling Stones · Danzig · Black Sabbath

band name style

Barenaked LadiesRage Against the Machine

Politically charged rock band

The Beatles · Talking Heads · Red Hot Chili Peppers · Guns N' Roses · Iron Maiden

Family

bare, naked, ladies, barer, barest, barely, bareness, nakedly, nakedness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG