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2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1

The Sweeney Sisters

The Sweeney Sisters
  • Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1
  • A regular sketch from the late 80’s on Saturday Night Live saw the Sweeney Sisters (Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks) who were a pair of big haired lounge singers who mashed up songs that usually ended into a creshendo where they would sing “Bang Bang Bang, Goes the Trolley” and nonsensical scats. Incidentally, there was a third Sweeney Sister, Audrey who was played by Mary Tyler Moore.
  • TV Show/Movie Appeared: Saturday Night Live (1986-89)
  • Actors: Jan Hooks (Candy Sweeney)
    Nora Dunn (Liz Sweeney)
  • Songs you may remember: None
  • Why you should vote:: In a downtime for SNL, this was one of the more memorable sketches.
  • Why you should not vote:: Goofy Lounge Singers probably don’t belong in the Hall of Fame.