but the musicians at abingdon school near oxford were only allowed to read us one day a week on a fridayso this group called themselves on a friday until they got a record contract and had to change the name. of. number five on a friday was transformed into radiohead and the rest is history busy english band of sold more than thirty million records over the past quarter century. at first it was hard and grueling lousy money long nights poor conditions perhaps that's why john lennon and paul mccartney called their band the quarrymen. until nineteen sixty when they became the beatles our number four they and their songs have become the stuff of legend. these young swedes called themselves fest which means both engaged couples and party people but they produced their real party hits later. the name came from the first letters of their names may be on benny and and their fridge. are number three of bands who were wise enough to change their names though some sweets might see things differently as abba is also the name of a swedish maker of fish paste. the british love their afternoon tea but