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20 April 2007

Song titles that contain a person's name. →[More:]
I notice I have a lot of songs with a person's name in the title.

Bernadette by the Four Tops, Beth by Kiss, Jesse by Carly Simon, My Maria by B.W. Stevenson, and a few by The Beach Boys.

This would be a fun theme for Radio Mecha.

What are some others?

post by: LoriFLA at: 15:00 | 71 comments

Jessie's Girl, of course. Jamie by Weezer. Bernie by Failure.

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:06

Michelle. Bernadette. Gloria. Take a Letter, Maria. Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park).

posted by Miko 20 April | 15:09

Kate by Ben Folds Five

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 April | 15:09

Miko, who sings Michelle?

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:10

(mentioning Take a Letter, Maria forced me to turn on the Oldies stataion. Yaaay Oldies!)

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 April | 15:11

Jane by Ben Folds Five, Gloria by Cake, Toby, Take a bow by casiotone for the painfully alone, Gina by Geggy Tah, Stella was a diver by Interpol.

There's a lot :)

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:12

Yes, I love Take a Letter. I'm listening to Roxanne.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:12

Who sings Michelle???

Get offa my lawn, you whippersnapper!

The list would probably be shorter if we listed names that weren't in song titles ;)

posted by iconomy 20 April | 15:13

Carrie Ann. Donna. Jessica. Julia. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. Me and Bobbie McGee (female in Kris' original lyric).

posted by Miko 20 April | 15:14

So true iconomy. There are thousands I'm sure. I'm bored.

I probably know Michelle, but I can't think of the artist. Surely it's not My Michelle by Guns N' Roses. ;)

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:15

The list would probably be shorter if we listed names that weren't in song titles ;)

Ooh, ooh, and it might make a fun trivia-challenge kind of thing. I'll go first--I can't think of any songs that contain the name 'Jonathan.'

Michelle, ma belle, these are words that go together well...

posted by box 20 April | 15:16

Roland by Interpol, Roscoe by Midlake, Patricia by the pillows, Megan is my friend to the max by Reggie and the full effect, Holly Hox forget me not by Saves the day

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:16

Michelle!

posted by Miko 20 April | 15:17

Ooh, ooh, and it might make a fun trivia-challenge kind of thing. I'll go first--I can't think of any songs that contain the name 'Jonathan.'

Nerf Herder has a song called Jonathan.

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:17

OMG, DUH! I wasn't thinking of The Beatles.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:18

Good answer, p&c. Now it's your turn!

posted by box 20 April | 15:18

hmm, how about 'Tino'

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:20

Jonathan Fisk - Spoon. I think Belle & Sebastian have a song called Jonathan something or other too. I like the idea of the game though!

posted by iconomy 20 April | 15:21

Tino....heehee....stop being entertaining you guys. I have work to do here.

posted by iconomy 20 April | 15:21

Ooo - Tribute to Tino by Taco - it's about Rudolph Valentino.

posted by iconomy 20 April | 15:22

Hrmm, what about the name Gladys.

posted by iconomy 20 April | 15:24

I think there was a hair-metal band called Smashed Gladys, but I'm still trying to think of a song.

posted by box 20 April | 15:32

Bad, bad Leroy Brown. Mack the Knife. Dr. Robert. Ricky, don't lose that number. Big bad John.

posted by Miko 20 April | 15:33

And Gladys Knight of course. Can't think of a song, but there's probably one out there.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:33

Gladys. thats a tough one.

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:34

Xavier, by Dead can Dance. Apparently, his love lies in chains. Or so the song tells us.

posted by mjbraun 20 April | 15:36

Fairport Convention had an album called Gladys' Leap. No title song though.

posted by danostuporstar 20 April | 15:36

"Gladys" by Schatzi.
I cheated

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:38

From my current playlist:
Ellen West, Lonesome Johnny Blues, Jesus for the Jugular, William it was Really Nothing, Shimmy like my Sister Kate, Stuart & the Avenue, Dylan, Darling Cora, Jimmy Jazz, Here Comes Alice, Tomorrow Wendy, tracy Jacks, Simon Keeper, Dr Robert, Moe Tucker, Cherry Came Too, Blue moon Revisted (Song for Elvis), Johnny in the Boudoir, niki Hoeky, Brother Jack, Lorelei, James River, Sweet jane, St Jimmy, Who Wrote Holden Caulfield, Caroline Yes, Cracklin Rosie, Natacha, Rudie can't Fail, johnny & Waldo, Caroline, No Vanna, Judas My Heart, Jason Lee, Lucille, Eleanor Rigby, Lil Ennio, Mona, Mad Lucas, Pablo Picasso, The Last Word Jack's Back

posted by crush-onastick 20 April | 15:40

Gloria by U2. Gloria by Them. Gloria by Laura Branigan.

Sara by Jefferson Starship. Sara by Fleetwood Mac.

posted by initapplette 20 April | 15:40

Johnny
Jane
Jeremiah
Joey
Jack
Julie
Jimmy...

posted by ethylene 20 April | 15:41

Jolene!

posted by mudpuppie 20 April | 15:42

Allison!

posted by mudpuppie 20 April | 15:42

Veronica!

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:44

Valerie Loves Me

posted by crush-onastick 20 April | 15:44

I can't think of a song that has Lori or Laurie.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:47

And the one I hate: Dammit, Janet

posted by JanetLand 20 April | 15:47

Fun thread! In the 'names that begin with S' category:

Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Mustang Sally
Sarah Smile
My Sharona

posted by hoppytoad 20 April | 15:49

Doesn't troutfishing in america have a song called laurie or lori?

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:50

Mustang Sally
Lay Down Sally
Long Tall Sally

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:52

hmm, I'll check it out puke and cry. I haven't heard it.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 15:52

Dr. Bernice, The Pink Wig to my Salieri, Delores

posted by crush-onastick 20 April | 15:53

ah, it was "Lori's Song"

posted by puke & cry 20 April | 15:54

Hey Joe
Joey (Bob Dylan)
Joey (Concrete Blond)
Killer Joe (Lionel Hampton, among others)

posted by box 20 April | 15:54

Damn, forgot my own name! Amanda!

And I'm not going to mention the Barry Manilow song, but someone else can.

posted by mudpuppie 20 April | 15:55

Oh, and Jesus! The name, not the exclamation!

You'll have to excuse me! I just finished a big project, and I'm a little giddy and exclamatory! Plus, I'm going to get paid!

posted by mudpuppie 20 April | 15:58

Mrs. William
Madeleine-Mary
Griselda
Sheila Take a Bow

posted by smich 20 April | 16:00

Congrats mudpuppie.

I like Amanda by Waylon Jennings. "Amanda, light up my life..."

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 16:03

Johnny Ryall
Judy and the Dream of Horses
Niki Hoeky
Anna (Go to Him)
Shadrach
Like Dylan in the Movies
Jimmy Mule
O'Berta

posted by smich 20 April | 16:03

You'll have to excuse me! I just finished a big project, and I'm a little giddy and exclamatory! Plus, I'm going to get paid!

Then I think it's time for a NoCal meetup. Say, somewhere in Napa?

posted by danf 20 April | 16:06

The Coup - Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '78 Granada

posted by box 20 April | 16:08

or maybe it's "light of my life."

Stagger Lee, my favorite version.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 16:21

Jesus the Mexican Boy!

posted by mudpuppie 20 April | 16:23

Annie Waits + Sweet Melissa!

posted by viachicago 20 April | 16:32

There are MANY song by Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five: Fred Jones, Zak and Sara, Gracie, Julianne, Dick Holster, Kate..
Also, from my Playlist: Damien Rice - Amie, Elvis Costello - Alison, Johnny Cash - Sam Hall and obviously Grace Kelly by Mika!

posted by darkripper 20 April | 17:02

Bernadine

(and I am not THAT old)

posted by danf 20 April | 17:53

The Jam - "Liza Radley"

posted by scody 20 April | 18:32

"Levon" by Elton John
"Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor
And, of course, the previously mentioned "Brandy".

posted by redvixen 20 April | 19:39

List of songs whose title includes personal names

Woah.

posted by LoriFLA 20 April | 19:40

My two girls are named "Georgia" and "Maggie May." So, I'm a fan of songs like this.

posted by ColdChef 20 April | 20:18

ColdChef, I hope your daughter does not end up hearing Maggie May from all of her friends and strangers FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.

I have heard that song from EVERYONE. And I gotta say, when you're 12 and people sing it to you - it's CREEPY.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 20 April | 20:48

"Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke.

posted by Luminous Phenomena 20 April | 23:42

I was named for "Jennifer Juniper"
"8675309 (Jenny)"---snarl! ( I spell it ie--Winston Churchill's mother and the difference.)

posted by brujita 21 April | 02:14

Kim the Waitress, Renee Remains the Same, Diane, Lil Christine, and the aforementioned Valerie Loves Me are all Material Issue songs. And But Julian I'm a Little Older Than You, Jennifers Body, Violet, Mrs Jones, Johnnies in the Bathroom are all Hole/Courtney Love songs.

posted by crush-onastick 21 April | 18:37

"Angie" by The Rolling Stones. I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned before!

posted by Luminous Phenomena 21 April | 20:34

There is endless list of songs with girls names. Back in the days of making mixes on cassettes I made 4 mixes of nothing but but songs with girl's names in the title (2 of them with just single word titles) and, for fair play, one of guys names.

I have a large list set aside of songs that namecheck famous people in their title and hope to get cracking on making a few mixes based around that theme. I really do need to take what I'm sure is only a few minutes to figure out the whole MeCa Radio thing - a namedroppers show could be quite fun.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 22 April | 11:33

Sheena is a punk rocker

posted by tr33hggr 24 April | 14:40

Slack-a-gogo, I made two mixes of songs with nothing but my name in the title.
One was good songs, one was crap songs. I have to say, crap songs with your name in the chorus are much more enjoyable than other crap songs. (There are four versions of Sweet Caroline on here, each marvelous in its own way, but each of the other songs is unique.)

Caroline No Beach Boys
Caroline The Clarks
I Did Acid With Caroline Daniel Johnston And Jad Fair
Caroline David Gray
Caroline (Acoustic) David Gray
Sweet Caroline Elvis Presley
Caroline Fleetwood Mac
Caroline (studio one) Frankie Paul
Sweet Caroline Guster
Caroline Harry Nilsson
Sweet Caroline Hubert Lee
I Did Acid with Caroline Jad Fair
Caroline I See You James Taylor
Caroline Jawbreaker
Caroline Jefferson Airplane
Dors Caroline Johanne Blouin
Caroline, Yes! Kaiser Chiefs
Caroline's a Victim Kate Nash
Caroline Kirsty MacColl
Caroline Says Lou Reed
Caroline Says II Marc Almond
Caroline MC Solaar
Roses (Caroline) Outkast
Sweet Caroline (Nederlandse versie) The Partyjocks
Caroline Raça Negra
Caroline Status Quo
Alright Caroline Third Eye Blind
Caroline Four Non Blondes

posted by Methylviolet 26 April | 19:43

Methylviolet, you have a beautiful name. I love the name Caroline.

posted by LoriFLA 26 April | 21:14

Thanks, Lori. I guess all these songwriters do too...

posted by Methylviolet 28 April | 20:21

heh...late to the party but here ya go (off the top of my head):
Hey Jude - Beatles
Daniel - Elton John
Mrs Robertson - Simon and Garfunkel
Matilda - Harry Belafonte
Sarah Sarah - Jonathan Butler
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Sandy and little Andy - Dolly Parton
Lucille - Kenny Rogers
Ruby - Kenny Rogers
[i'm just]Jenny [from the block] - JLo
Danny's song - Ann Murray
[Gimme hope] Joanna - Eddie Grant
[Me and] Julio [down by the school yard] - Simon and Garfunkel
Oh Annie [I'm not your daddy] - Hot Chocolate
Joanna - Kool and the Gang

posted by ramix 05 May | 01:31

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