 One possibility is that it was inspired by the 1953 feature film, "Geraldine", in which comedian Stan Freberg sings several songs including one called "Flaming Lips".In 1991, the band started recording their major label debut "Hit to Death in the Future Head".The album's release was halted for nearly a year because of the use of a sample from Michael Kamen's score for the film "Brazil" in the track "You Have to Be Joking (Autopsy of the Devil's Brain)", which required a lengthy clearance process.