Favorite songs with a person's name in the title

[mvd]

I'll start with..

Oh Donna - MxPx

Roxanne - The Police

Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies

Billy The Kid - Billy Dean

Amanda - Waylon Jennings

Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

[charlie and algernon]

1. Annie's song, by John Denver

[MissMillie]

25. that is such a pretty song

I always wish someone felt that way about me.... *sigh*

[darkism]

2. Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin by Less than Jake

First one that came to mind after I saw that you mentioned MxPx.

[charlie and algernon]

3. Scotty doesn't know

from Eurotrip

[bamacrat]

31. Funny ass good song. Sucks to be Scotty

[mvd]

4. Some others before I go

Nancy - Frank Sinatra

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles

Hey Jude - Beatles

Fernando - Abba

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

Jack & Diane - John Mellancamp

[MissMillie]

5. Some of my favorites

Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates
Christina - Patty Griffin
Eleanor - The Turtles
Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
'J' for Jules - 'til Tuesday
Hey Jude - Beatles
Roxanne - The Police

[Deja Q]

6. Mary, Mary

Written by Michael Nesmith.

Performed by "The Monkees" and some 23 years later, whose musical notes used by Run DMC.

[charlie and algernon]

8. Proud Mary

though for the moment, the name of the band who plays this escapes me.

[mvd]

9. Creedence Clearwater Revival

Great song!

[XNASA]

7. "Caroline No" - The Beach Boys

nt

[MN ChimpH8R]

10. Definitely!

What a gorgeous, heartbreaking song. Originally titled, "Carol, I know" but Brian misheard the line. That weird serendipity made the song even more touching.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

11. Hey Joe - Hendrix. Judy in Disguise - Freddy and the Pacemakers (?)

Henry VIII - Herman's Hermits

[MN ChimpH8R]

15. Freddy and the Pacemakers??

It was Freddie and the Dreamers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the band who did "Judy in Disguise" was John Fred and His Playboy Band.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

30. Thank you.

[Zomby Woof]

12. "Melissa" - The Allman Brothers Band

"Melissa" by Mercyful Fate

"Sharleena" by Frank Zappa

And to bring things in a circle, "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by the Allman Brothers Band.

[MN ChimpH8R]

17. Re: Elizabeth Reed

The Live at the Fillmore version, of course? Some of Duane's most mind-blowing playing.

[dajoki]

23. i like anything by allman brothers

:yourock:

[cfield]

13. Lola

L-O-L-A, Lola

[bamacrat]

19. great song, my number 2 to this question.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. For the Love of Ivy

The Gun Club

[jus_the_facts]

16. Christopher Tracy's Parade ~ Prince....

...Darling Nikki ~ Prince :hi:

[bamacrat]

18. LAILA- Eric Clapton.

I have a very good friend whose name is Laila, so Im a bit biased.

[Felix Mala]

21. I'm quite partial to the slow, unplugged version...

[Felix Mala]

20. Brandy - Looking Glass... Always makes me nostalgic...

There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes

And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."

Brandy, wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain
A locket, that bears the name
Of a man that Brandy loved

He came, on a summer's day
Bringing gifts, from far away
But he made it clear, he couldn't stay
No harbor was his home

The sailors said "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea."

Yeah Brandy used to watch his eyes when he told his sailor's story
She could feel the ocean fall and rise, she saw it's raging glory
But he had always told the truth, Lord he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand

At night, when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man, who's not around
She still can hear him say, she hears him say

"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"

"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"

[dajoki]

22. bertha by greatful dead...

and peggy sue by buddy holly.:woohoo:

[jus_the_facts]

24. The Wind Cries Mary ~ Jimi Hendrix

[Arugula Latte]

26. Veronica -- Elvis Costello nt

[Arugula Latte]

27. Also "Allison" by Elvis Costello

[AngryAmish]

28. Bela Ligosi is Dead or My Sharona

[Arugula Latte]

29. Alex Chilton -- The Replacements

Free Nelson Mandela -- The Specials (I think)

Jane Says -- Jane's Addiction

Sweet Jane -- Lou Reed

[MrSlayer]

32. "Richard Hung Himself"

Orginally by DI, perfected by Slayer.

[MN ChimpH8R]

33. Dammit, I forgot "Walk Away Renee"

by the Left Banke. Perfection itself. The best teenage heartbreak song ever.

[Josephine]

65. That's a good one.

[jus_the_facts]

34. Joan Crawford ~ Blue Oyster Cult

Junkies down in brooklyn are going crazy
They’re laughing just like hungry dogs in the street
Policemen are hiding behind the skirts of little girls
Their eyes have turned the color of frozen meat

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Joan crawford has risen from the grave
Joan crawford has risen from the grave

Catholic school girls have thrown away their mascara
They chain themselves to the axles of big mac trucks
The sky is filled with herds of shivering angels
The fat lady laughs, gentlemen, start your trucks

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Joan crawford has risen from the grave
Joan crawford has risen from the grave

Christina
Mother’s home
Christina
Come to mother
Christina

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Joan crawford has risen from the grave
Joan crawford has risen from the grave
Joan crawford has risen from the grave

[anarch]

35. Suicide - "Cheree"

Also, "Sweet Jane".

[Magrittes Pipe]

43. Suicide - "Che" and "Frankie Teardrop"

;)

[anarch]

46. those, too!

and totally unrelated to Suicide or VU, but I just thought of it and now am stuck with an ear-worm:

"Desdemona" by John's Children

[alarcojon]

36. Janie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith

Brenda's Got a Baby - Tupac

[tjwmason]

37. How do you solve a problem like Maria.

That song so totally kicks arse. :bounce:

[alarcojon]

38. My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder

[alarcojon]

39. Billie Jean

[Trigger Hippie]

40. Come on Eileen

loved that song when I was 6. Still do the dance sometimes, in overalls, no shirt of course. :silly:

[alarcojon]

Jesus is Just Allright

Arthur's Theme

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

41. Just look at Toto's repertoire

Pamela
Mushanga
Goodbye Elenore
Anna
Manuela Run
Lorraine
Rosanna
Carmen
Holyanna
Lea
Jake To The Bone
Dave's Gone Skiing
Melanie
Georgy Porgy

[alarcojon]

42. Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd

Happy Jack - The Who

Toussaint L'Overture -Santana

Blues for Salvador - Santana

[Felix Mala]

44. I love Sponge and they have a great song "Molly."

Yes, it's about Molly Ringwald.

[alarcojon]

45. Two from Outkast

Miss Jackson (are last names okay?) and Rosa Parks

[Kickin_Donkey]

47. "Sara" by Fleetwoood Mac

[Pale Blue Dot]

51. "Sara Smile" - Hall & Oats

[Ptah]

48. Lovely Rita - Beatles

[alarcojon]

49. Angie - Rolling Stones

[huskerlaw]

50. Allison Road

the Gin Blossoms

[Patiod]

52. Rosalita ---- the Boss

Turned me on to the boss way back in the mid 70's

God I feel old.

[Rowdyboy]

53. "Betty Davis Eyes"

[NoPasaran]

54. "Don Henley Must Die" - Mojo Nixon

[Zomby Woof]

55. I give Henley credit

He actually performed that song with Mojo on stage. Can't say he lacks a sense of humor about himself. :-)

[SeattleGirl]

56. Ruby Tuesday -- The Rolling Stones

Suzanne -- James Taylor

[IcyPeas]

57. Christine - Siouxsie and the Banshees...

Tommy - The Who
Mr. Greenjeans (?) - Frank Zappa
Frederick - Patty Smith
Michael - Franz Ferdinand

[philosophie_en_rose]

58. I can't believe no one mentioned "Mandy"

by Barry Manilow...

:D

[Kickin_Donkey]

59. Some more favorites ...

"Chucky's in Love" by Ricky Lee Jones

"Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield

"Jane" by Jefferson Starship


NOT favorite:

"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson

"Ricky Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

[Initech]

60. Frank Zappa - "Ms. Pinky"

;)

[kid a]

61. Beth - KISS

[kid a]

62. Susie Q - creedance

[henslee]

63. Jolene.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

64. Little Jeannie by Elton John

[taterguy]

66. Eddie Walker n/t

[HuskerDU]

67. My favorite is D Boon by Uncle Tupelo.

'Do you remember, remember D Boon, part of what he was is a part of me now.' Amen!

[taterguy]

70. Thanks

for reminding me to add Doctor Wu to the list

[Tafiti]

68. Mr. Brownstone, GNR. (nt)

[HuskerDU]

69. Also, 'Political Song For Michael Jackson to Sing' by the

Minutemen.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

71. "Old Brown's Daughter" - Great Big Sea