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The second and potentially attendance record-shattering No Kings protests are rapidly arriving in less than 48 hours at an estimated 2,500 cities across the U.S., intended to demonstrate that Americans are more opposed to the Trump regime than ever before. For no real reason other than giddiness, we decided to express our excitement in utterly esoteric fashion by ranking the 20 best musicians and bands with “King” in their name.

Here goes:

(Note: Musicians nicknamed the “King” of a certain music genre are disqualified. And no, we didn’t forget Kings of Leon. They suck.)

1. Nat King Cole

2. B.B. King

3. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

4. King Buzzo

5. Gipsy Kings

6. Carole King

7. Acid King

8. King Princess

9. King Kruele

10. King Buffalo

11. King Diamond

12. King Woman

13. Marcus King

14. King Dude

15. King Creosote

16. Kings of Convenience

17. King Yosef

18. King Tuff

19. Tomorrow Kings

20. King Parrot

Honorable mention: Queens of the Stone Age (video selected because “king” appears in its lyrics)

Check out The Bad Penny‘s 43-part On Tyranny series, which The Bad Penny launched in the spring, here. Recent installments include interviews with Deaf Club, Cosmic Reaper, MyVeronica, Planet on a Chain, Necrofier, Cheap Perfume, Bobby Conn and many more.

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