Name That Name
I started making a list of songs named after women:
Josie – Steely Dan, Blink 182
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Rosanna – Toto
Maria – Blondie
Lola – The Kinks
Mandy – Barry Manilow
Layla – Eric Clapton
Beth – Kiss
Joanna – Kool & The Gang
Carrie – Europe
Sherry – Four Seasons
Donna – Richie Valens
Aisha – ABC
Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
Diana – Paul Anka
Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel
Polly – Nirvana
Veronica – Elvis Costello
Sarah – Fleetwood Mac
Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
Angelia – Richard Marx
Mary Jane – Rick James
(Oh) Sheila – Ready For The World
(Letter to) Elise – The Cure
Yoshimi (Battles the Pink Robots) – Flaming Lips
Jane (Says) – Jane’s Addiction
(Oh) Carolina – Shaggy
(Dirty) Diana – Michael Jackson
Wynona(‘s Big Brown Beaver) – Primus
(Gimme Hope) Joanna – Eddy Grant
Lucy (in the Sky With Diamonds) – The Beatles
(Come On) Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Sarah (Smile) – Hall and Oates
Then I started one for the men:
Ben – Michael Jackson
Daniel – Elton John
Joey – Concrete Blonde
Tyrone – Erykah Badu
Jack Kerouac – 10,000 Maniacs
Jimmy Mack – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Me and) Julio – Paul Simon
Jesse(‘s Girl) – Rick Springfield
(Cotton Eye) Joe – Primus
Judging by my list, there are so many more songs named after women than men.
What am I missing?
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8675309 Jenny
Of course!
I had to double-check for more on my ipod. Here’s a couple more:
Paulina – No Doubt
Mickey – Tony Basil
Juliet – Sunland
Amie – Damien Rice
Belle – Jack Johnson
Billy – James Blunt
Billy S. – Skye Sweetnam
Bonita Applebum – Tribe Called Quest
Carmen – Anything Box
Claire – Jimmy Eat World
Dear John – Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Elvis Preslet and America – U2
Emily – Stephen Fretwell
Gabriel’s Message – Sting
Gloria – U2
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Isobel – Dido
Jackie Big Tits – The Kooks
Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – Paolo Nutini
Jowenna (Sweet Hawaiian Girl) – Fiji
Kenji – Fort Minor
Lolita – Stereophonics
Maria – Rage Against the Machine
Mary’s In India – Dido
Mary Jane – Alanis Morissette
Me and Bobby Mcgee – Janis Joplin
MLK – U2
Moses – Coldplay
Natalie’s Song – Sia
Nickel Romeo – the Bangles
Pamela – Toto
Rosie and the Sea – Youth Group
Sarah – Maren Ord
Scotty Doesn’t Know – Lustra
Scarlet – U2
To Bob Ross With Love – Gym Class Heroes
Happy – the Boys
Mellie’s Comin’ Over – Letters to Cleo
Jennifer – Letter to Cleo
What Sarah Said – Death Cab for Cutie
Sara – Starship
This was fun…
Wow that’s a lot more then I could have come up with. I did think of a few though others though.
Cailin – Unwritten Law
Judith – A Perfect Circle
Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
Pictures of Lily – The Who
Daria – Cake
some of my favorites:
allison-elvis costello
juliette-kalapana
doroty louise-kalapana
angelina-saralu(chamorro)
sara-fleetwood mac
(the ballad of)dorothy parker-prince
Josephine — Wallflowers
Christine (Sixteen) — Kiss (also Gin Blossoms)
Rose Marie — Slim Whitman
Laura – Billy Joel
Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Angie – The Rolling Stones
Oh Sherrie – Steve Perry
To Ramona – Bob Dylan
Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
My Sharona – The Knack
Bebot – Black Eyed Peas (that’s my aunt’s name)
Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
Candy – Iggy Pop
Damita Jo – Janet Jackson
Dana’s Song – Kalapana
Eve, the Apple of my Eye – Bell X1
Forgetful Lucy – Adam Sandler
India’s Song – India.Arie
Jenny from the Block – Jennifer Lopez
Jezebel – Iron & Wine
Leilani – Ryshe’
Lilian – Depeche Mode
Lyla – Oasis
Prefidia – Likkle Wicked
Robin and Marian – Nickel Creek
St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr
Taylor – Jack Johnson
Sweet Jane (Cowboy Junkies cover)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
boys
sweet baby james – james taylor
hey mickey – toni basil
romeo and juliet – dire straits (covered by indigo girls)
jack and diane – john mellencamp
girls
hey julie – fountains of wayne
stacy’s mom – fountains of wayne
leslie anne levine – decemberists
janie’s got a gun – aerosmith
grace is gone – dmb
maggie may – rod stewart
i will never be your maggie may – suzanne vega
luka – suzanne vega
suzanne – leonard cohen
oh my sweet carolina – ryan adams
sylvia plath – ryan adams
amy – ryan adams
amy hit the atmosphere – counting crows
amy – switchfoot
anna begins – counting crows
goodnight elisabeth – counting crows
rosa parks – outkast
jolene – dolly parton
barbara ann – beach boys
iris- goo goo dolls
jacqueline – franz ferdinand
sweet jane – velvet underground
jamie – weezer (also covered by dashboard)
wind cries mary – jimi hendrix (and covered by john mayer)
last dance with mary jane – tom petty
molly – sponge
zoe jane – staind
me and mrs. jones – billy paul
mrs. robinson – simon & garfunkel (and covered by the lemonheads)
help me rhonda – beach boys
roxanne – the police
my sharona – the knack
and can i just say how much i appreciate that you cited to lola by the kinks as a song about a woman
ok, i thought about it more while i was walking on the beach today (i’m studying for the bar, i swear). i had to dig deep for a lot of these.
boys
jeremy – pearl jam
carey – joni mitchell
the last time i saw richard – joni mitchell
the house that jack built – aretha (not to be confused with…)
the house that jack built – metallica
jessie’s girl – rick springfield
vincent – don mclean
adam’s song – blink 182
arthur’s theme – christopher cross
bennie and the jets – elton
me and julio down by the schoolyard- paul simon
you can call me al – paul simon
brian wilson – barenaked ladies
paul revere – beastie boys
ballad of john and yoko – john lennon
meanwhile, rick james – cake
buddy holly – weezer
hey joe – jimi
jesus doesn’t want me for a sunbeam – nirvana (of course, this is a misnomered cover of the vaselines’ song “jesus wants me for a sunbeam”)
a coupla more girl songs
be my yoko ono – barenaked ladies
magdalena – perfect circle
song that jane likes – dmb
st. teresa – joan osborne
o.k. now i can sleep tonight.
Did anyone mention that Karaoke Song MANDY?? didn’t see it on the list.. lol
Also: Jenny by The Killers.
I’m interested in any Chamorro songs with male/female names in the title. I can’t think of any, but I’m sure they’re out there.
Mona,
“Katrina” by Frank “Bokonggo” Pangilinan
That’s all I know…haha
Inna Gotta Davida?
iron butterfly
thank you for all the songs! i was thinking of choosing a “names” theme for the next mix i’m going to send to my friend, and dammit this is awesome.
L.A. Woman;
Maggie McGill -The Doors
And the following, all from The Beatles:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds;
Dear Prudence;
Martha, My Dear;
Julia;
Sexy Sadie;
Penny Lane;
Polythene Pam;
Her Majesty (and if that counts, why not Abbey Road);
Maggie Mae;
Anna (Go to Him);
Dizzy Miss Lizzy;
Michelle;
Good Day Sunshine;
Lovely Rita (Metermaid);
and
Doctor Robert(all things being equal, that is!)
The Wind Calls Mary -Hendrix
and did anybody mention
8675-309 (Jenny, Jenny) -by Tommy Tutone?
Suzy Q -CCR
Candy-O -The Cars
Amanda -Boston
Gloria -(Hank Thompson, sung by many, like The Doors)
One more song –
Once in Love with (Amy) by Frank Sinatra
GALS:
Sara Smile – Hall & Oates
Brandi – Looking Glass
Chiquitita – ABBA
Daisy Jane – America
Venus – Bananarama
Laura – Christopher Cross
Amanda – Boston
Jody – Kalapana
Juliette – Kalapana
Lea – Toto
Dreamboat Annie – Heart
Gloria – Van Morrison
Oh Sherrie – Steve Perry
Hey Blue – Tony Rich Project (I think “Blue” is the woman’s name)
Jezebel – Sade
Peg – Steely Dan
Roxanne – Police
Jamie’s Cryin’ – Van Halen
Who’s Holding Donna Now – DeBarge
Is it just me… or are there a lot of “Sara” songs?
lmao… tons of sarah songs…
those are alot of songs listed…
Les
To Chris From Chris: And You Are…?
1. Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
2. Aslyn – Wally
3. Teitur – Louis, Louis
4. The Kooks – Jackie Big Tits
5. Eisley – Golly Sandra
sorry mine is in so late! i would have put the list up sooner, except i hadn’t sent my mix out to him yet. but now that he has it, i’m free to post. thanks to joel for jackie big tits.