Donate SIGN UP
Home > Music > Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

Avatar Image
lesley2005 | 19:06 Thu 03rd Feb 2005 | Music
4 Answers
Does anyone know why Franz Ferdinand (the band) chose this as their name? I know who Franz Ferdinand was but wondered why the band decided to name themselves after him.
prev gothika trailer music
  
next reservoir dogs or pulp fiction song
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 4 of 4rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by lesley2005. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Avatar Image RevShirls

Apparently they were watching horseracing on the TV. A horse called "Archduke" caught their eye and they began discussing famous archdukes - including, of course, Franz Ferdinand. The name stuck with them for the band.

19:59 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
Avatar Image Mattk

that mustve been the shortest discussion in history !

how many archdukes can you name ?!!!!!!!

21:36 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
Avatar Image RevShirls
:) :) Yes, exactly Mattk! I read this from some article about the band. I guess it didn't take them long to name the band!
23:20 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
Avatar Image ginandtonic1
Wasn't Franz Ferdinand the guy who got assassinated in Sarajevo to start WWI?
23:01 Fri 04th Feb 2005

1 to 4 of 4rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Franz Ferdinand

Answer Question >>