Cobra Starship

While mapping out the direction for his future band, Gabe Saporta posted his response to Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” (it was called “Hollaback Boy”) on Myspace. The synth-driven tongue-in-cheek approach of Cobra Starship was met with much enthusiasm, and soon the band was providing the main theme for the notorious Snakes on a Plane horror comedy.

The band released four studio albums, some more “sequel tunes” (including “I Kissed a Boy” as an ode to Katy Perry’s banger) and split in late 2015. Saporta announced that he would work solely behind the scenes from now on, which is a shame — there’s always a need for some sassy synth-heavy pop number.