We’re not sure why bands think it is cool or cute or otherwise appealing when they misspell their names, but a lot of them do it.

And it’s not cool. Nor is it kool, nor kewl.

So, in an effort to draw attention to this terrible trend, and hopefully put an end to it, we’ve put together a list of some of the most obnoxious band names we could find (we did try to stick with somewhat popular groups, although MySpace Music is a goldmine for this garbage).

Worst Band Names: Misspelled Names Edition

10. Lynryd Skynyrd—“Sweet Home Alabama”

Jokingly named after gym teacher named Leonard Skinner, these Southern rockers decided to invent their own odd spelling for the still lame band name.

9. Stryper
These boys were rocking big hair, striped spandex and cheesy hair metal for Jesus. Hopefully, they scored better in Sunday school than in spelling class.

8. Megadeth—“Symphony of Destruction”
Is “deth” supposed to be scarier than “death”? This thrash group sure seemed to think so. The fact that founder Dave Mustaine got his start in the similarly spelling-challenged Metallica may help explain things.

7. Enuff Z’nuff
This hippie/glam/pop group has been a peripheral music fixture since the ‘80s. But even a few minor hits (“Fly High Michelle”) couldn’t make up for the awful rhyming moniker adopted by Chip Znuff and his bandmates.

6. Green Jelly—“Three Little Pigs”
This group was known for its silly songs and costumes in the ‘90s. Back then, they were called Green Jello, but a lawsuit prompted a spelling change (but the group somehow insisted that the “y” in “jelly” was actually supposed to be pronounced as an “o”). Uh-huh.

5. Y Kant Tori Read
Hey kids, remember Tori Amos? Before becoming an icon of singer/songwriter nuttiness, the red haired piano nut was in an ’80s band with future Guns’n’Roses drummer Matt Sorum. And, it seems to us that the name should’ve been Y Kant Tori Spell?

4. Black Crowes
It’s just wrong in a subtle, yet annoying way.

3. Phish
Unfortunately, the dumb name wasn’t the most annoying thing about this jam band.

2. Limp Bizkit—“Rollin’”

An awful, awful band on so many levels.

1. Monkees

You can keep your Beatles, thank you very much. We love the Monkees, but thanks to this super-cute misspelling, we always think “monkeys” looks odd when it is spelled correctly.