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What are some classic rock candy bands? Band names that can be slightly altered to popular candies and sweets… let’s jump down that sweet rabbit hole for a minute. Classic…

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Doni says that’s a lot of candy

What are some classic rock candy bands? Band names that can be slightly altered to popular candies and sweets... let's jump down that sweet rabbit hole for a minute.

You got your rock band in my candy. Remember the Reese's Peanut butter cup commercials? This commercial is from 1981 featuring Walkman headphones and a creepy dude appearing out of nowhere to hand them their Reese's. I love the '80s!

Classic Rock Food Band Names

Jim O'Brien was talking about classic rock bands reimagined as candy bars. Who would be the heavy hitters? The comparison stems from the biggest/most popular candies (think Halloween candy) matched to the biggest/most popular classic rock bands. This reminded me of another conversation on Big Jim's House from a few years back about changing band names to food (example: Fleetwood Mac and Cheese).

In between these two, my mind started working on classic rock candy bands. The first one I thought of was "Our Lady Reese's Pieces." Our Lady Peace isn't a band you hear about much these days, but they were popular in the '90s and I love the song "Starseed." In case you'd like a blast from the past:

An amazing Canadian band from the '90s. They are still together and touring! They on tour in Canada in February of 2025... visiting London, Canada on March 8th, 2025. Man, I enjoyed the '90s.

I love the band, but I REALLY LOVE Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. lol... I immediately began trying to match bands to Reese's. I came up with a few good ones and I found a Reddit thread on food-bands. Below is the best list I could come up with of classic rock candy bands. Wanna join the conversation?

Screamin's Scott suggested Cheap Twix! So funny! I love it! Add your picks for classic rock candy bands to our list and/or enjoy the list compiled below. It's sweet!

Classic Rock Candy Bands

100 Grand Funk Railroad

AC/REESES

Ted Nougat

Pez Zeppelin

Jimi HenTwix

Cheap Twix

Mick Mars Bar

Styx =Twix

Hershey's KISS

Bon Bon Jovi

Ringo Starburst

Skid Rolo

Tootsie Rolling Stones

Tom Petty and The Jawbreakers

Uncle Kracker Jack

The Almond (Joy) Brothers

Milky Wayne Kramer

The WHOppers ( Doesn't stay in line with pronunciation, but I love this!)

The Babys Ruth

Pixies Styx (double points for using two bands)

3 MuskeTears For Fears

Peppermint Patti Smith

Kit Kat Stevens

Our Lady Reese's Pieces

Sweets

OREO Speedwagon <-- LOVE THIS!

Lou Gramm Crackers <-- AND THIS!

Cake (no change needed!)

Boston Cream Pie

The Go-Go-gurts

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Donielle Flynn has two kids, two cats, two dogs, and a love of all things rock. She’s been in radio decades and held down top-rated day parts at Detroit, Philadelphia, and Washington DC radio stations throughout her tenure. She enjoys writing about rock news, the Detroit community, and she has a series called “The Story Behind” where she researches the history of classic rock songs.