I was watching Monday Night Football tonight. At halftime, they had a band play a song. The name of the band: Garbage. Why would anyone name their band, Garbage?
Irony.
Why is is irony?
i·ro·ny
/ˈīrənē/
noun
- The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Of perhaps I’m just channelling Alanis and don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. One can’t be conceited in these matters.
Anyway, consulting Wiki, here’s what it had to say on the origin of the band’s name:
Wikipedia said:
According to [Butch] Vig, the team drew inspiration for its name from a hostile early comment, when a friend of the band heard recording material, probably for “Vow” and groaned, “This shit sounds like garbage!” However, according to This Is The Noise That keeps Me Awake, an autobiography of the band, Vig wrote in his 1993 studio journal about the creative process; of working for long periods of time, “without coming up with anything cool… and when you least expect it, it all falls into place.” The name derives from the last line of this entry: “I hope that all this garbage will become something beautiful!”.