Name Songs

[Sad_Girl]

I'm in the process of another sort of odd song compilation -

I'm looking for songs which address their subject by name

there are a ton of these out there, I know, but for some reason my mind keeps jamming up after I list a few. Plus, I know that the variety of people's taste and experience with music here will introduce me to some cool new (to me) songs if I ask for help


The one's I've thought of are:

Amie - Damien Rice
Sherry - Franki Valley and the Four Seasons
Dawn - Franki Valley and the Four Seasons
Mandy - Barry Manilow
Layla - Eric Clapton
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
You can call me Al - Paul Simon
Miss Jackson - Outkast
Daniel - Elton John


Can you help me out?

 

[DeadMansParty]

Helena by My Chemical Romance, its about his grandmother.

 

[DeadMansParty]

Also " Lenny" by Stevie Ray Vauhn. Although there arent any words in it, he wrote it for his wife.

 

[Lila64]

Oasis - Lyla ?
Beatles - Michelle ?
Rolling Stones - Angie

 

[GibsonGirl]

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles - Polythene Pam
The Beatles - Lovely Rita

Actually, I'll stop listing The Beatles because they've a load of those songs.

Chris de Burgh - Patricia The Stripper (such a funny song from back when Chris was actually good.)
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz
The Clash - Janie Jones
Elvis Costello - Alison
Modest Mouse - Cowboy Dan
Nick Drake - Hazy Jane (parts I and II)
Pink Floyd - Vera
Pink Floyd - Corporal Clegg
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam
The Police - Miss Gradenko
Queen - Delilah
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Magic Johnson
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Charlie
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
Supertramp - Rudy

 

[Lila64]

 

[VertigoGal]

Allman Brothers- Melissa
Elvis Costello- Alison, Veronica
Aimee Mann- Susan
Regina Spektor- Samson, Daniel Cowman
Van Morrison- Gloria
John Lennon- Julia
Pearl Jam- Jeremy
The Wallflowers- Josephine
Supergrass- Mary
Simon & Garfunkel- Mrs. Robinson
Pixies- Allison
Leonard Cohen- Suzanne
The Kinks- Victoria

 

[corianderstem]

Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
Alanis Morrisette - Mary Jane
Nirvana - Polly
Tori Amos - Marianne
Sarah McLachlan - Mary
Ben Folds - Annie Waits
Kings of Leon - Molly's Chambers
Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On
Morphine - Sheila
Concrete Blonde - Caroline & Tomorrow Wendy
Ben Folds Five - Kate
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Rufus Wainwright - Natasha
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
Tori Amos - Yes, Anastasia
Cyndi Lauper - Sally's Pigeons
Interpol - Stella Was a Driver and She Was Always Down
B-52s - Quiche Lorraine
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
The Smiths - Sheila Take a Bow


... I'll stop now. I'm a geek who has an Excel spreadsheet of all the songs on all the CDs I have.

 

[freya]

Gloria -- Van Morrison
Maggie May -- Rod Stewart
Adia -- Sarah McLachlan
Rhiannon -- Fleetwood Mac
Help Me, Rhonda -- The Beach Boys
Jackie -- Sinead O'Connor
Holly Holy -- Neil Diamond
Helen Wheels -- Paul McCartney & Wings
Gabriel -- Lamb
Lee Remick -- Go-Betweens
Karen -- Go-Betweens
Levon -- Elton John
Lola -- The Kinks
Louie Louie -- The Kinks
Tom's Diner -- Suzanne Vega
Chantal -- Big Spaceship
Show Me Mary -- Catherine Wheel
Bill And Ben -- Catherine Wheel
Simone And Perry -- Grant McLennan
Romeo & Juliet -- Dire Straits
Gracie -- Gersey
Angela Carter -- Jack Frost
Angelica -- Lamb
Mandinka -- Sinead O'Connor

Tristesse -- The Church
Adelle Yvonne -- Marty Willson-Piper
Cortez The Killer -- Neil Young
Danielle -- Steve Kilbey
June -- The Church
Linda Wong -- Steve Kilbey
My Sharona -- The Knack
Sherry Darling -- Bruce Springsteen
Sherry -- The Four Seasons
Eleanor Rigby -- The Beatles

 

[corianderstem]

Okay, I lied. A few more!

Lyle Lovett - Fiona
Johnny Cash - Delia's Gone & A Boy Named Sue
Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Leonard Cohen - So Long Marianne
The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
Joan Osborne - St. Teresa
Emmylou Harris - My Antonia
Bjork - Isobel
Gin Blossoms - Mrs. Rita
Pete Yorn - For Nancy ('Cos It Already Is)
Hole - Jennifer's Body

 

[Sad_Girl]

No need to stop corianderstem! You're organization habits are very handy

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Goo Goo Dolls - 'Iris' (because there's a cool poster here who has this name )
Smashing Pumpkins - 'To Sheila'
Smashing Pumpkins - 'For Martha'
Smashing Pumpkins - 'Daphne Descends'
The Ramones - 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'
The Ramones - 'Judy Is A Punk'
The Ramones - 'Suzy Is A Headbanger'
Elvis Costello - 'Veronica'
Bananarama - 'Robert De Niro's Waiting'
Ash - 'Nicole'
Dexys Midnight Runners - 'Come On Eileen'
Van Morrison - 'Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)'
Baxter Dury - 'Oscar Brown'
Belle & Sebastian - 'String Bean Jean'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Belle & Sebastian'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Photo Jenny'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Sukie In The Graveyard'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Lazy Line Painter Jane'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Judy Is A Dick Slap'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Marx & Engels'
Belle & Sebastan - 'Piazza, New York Catcher'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)'
Bruce Springsteen - '4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)'
Crowded House - 'Lester'
David Bowie - 'Andy Warhol'
David Bowie - 'John, I'm Only Dancing'
Ed Harcourt - 'Sister Renee'
Elliott Smith - 'Sweet Adeline'
Gil Scott-Heron - 'Lady Day & John Coltrane'
Happy Mondays - 'Dennis & Lois'
Happy Mondays - 'Little Matchstick Owen's Rap'
Helen Love - 'Debbie Loves Joey'
Indigo Girls - 'Galilleo'
Interpol - 'Leif Eriksson'
Jacques Brel - 'Madeleine'
Jacques Brel - 'Mathilde'
John Cale - 'Magritte'
Kate Bush - 'In Search Of Peter Pan'
The Velvet Underground - 'Candy Says'
The Velvet Underground - 'Stephanie Says'
Lamb - 'Gabriel'
Lamb - 'Gorecki'
Laura Nyro - 'Eli's Coming'
Magnetic Fields - 'Abigail, Belle of Kilronan'
Manic Street Preachers - 'Let Robeson Sing'
Manic Street Preachers - 'Interiors (Song For Willem De Koonig)'
Manic Street Preachers - 'Patrick Bateman'
Neutral Milk Hotel - 'Naomi'
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Deanna'
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Henry Lee'
Various - 'Stagger Lee'
Nick Lowe - 'Marie Provost'
Noir Desir - 'Ernestine'
Oasis - 'Lyla'
Outkast - 'Ms Jackson'
The Libertines - 'What Katie Did'
PJ Harvey - 'Angelene'
PJ Harvey - 'Catherine'
PJ Harvey - 'A Perfect Day Elise'
Ryan Adams - 'Sylvia Plath'
St Etienne - 'Sylvie'
Scissor Sisters - 'Laura'
Shack - 'Natalie's Party'
Sleater-Kinney - 'I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone'
Siousxie and the Banshees - 'Christine'
Spoon - 'Sister Jack'
Sufjan Stevens - 'John Wayne Gacy, Jr.'
Supergrass - 'Richard III'
The Adverts - 'Gary Gilmore's Eyes'
The Cure - 'Charlotte Sometimes'
The Decemberists - 'Leslie Ann Levine'
The Field Mice - 'Emma's House'
The Pixies - 'Alec Eiffel'
The Replacements - 'Alex Chilton'
Throwing Muses - 'Portia'
Wolfetones - 'James Connolly'
XTC - 'Making Plans For Nigel'

and of course the ultimate 'name' song

Them - 'Gloria'

 

[Screwtape2]

Genesis- Lillywhite Lilith
Arcade Fire- William Peirce
Dido- Isobel
ELP- Peter Gunn
Kate Bush- Bertie
Kate Bush- Mrs. Bartolozzi
Patti Smith- Gloria

 

[U2jer]

U2- Elvis Presley and America
U2/Passengers- Elvis Ate America
U2/Passengers- Miss Sarajevo
R.E.M.- Wendell Gee

Just a few I thought of

 

[U2jer]

oh... How could I forget.. U2- Gloria

 

[corianderstem]

You shouldn't encourage me, Sad_Girl!

REM - What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
The New Pornographers - Jackie
Madonna - Dear Jessie
Madonna - Isaac
Dido - Mary's In India
Matthew Sweet - Winona
Matthew Sweet - Evangeline
Material Issue - Diane
Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me
Los Lobos - Two Janes
The Jayhawks - Angelyne
The Jayhawks - The Eyes of Sarajane
10,000 Maniacs - My Sister Rose
The Killers - Believe Me Natalie
Neneh Cherry - Buddy X
Joni MItchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
The Monkees - Valleri
The Monkees - Mary, Mary
Ryan Adams - Damn Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
Poe - Angry Johnny
Billy Joel - The Downeaster Alexa
Elton John - Nikita
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Guinevere
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Lucretia McEvil
Blondie - Maria
Blondie - Denis
Nellie McKay - David
The Cure - A Letter to Elise
Ella Fitzgerald - Miss Otis Regrets
Tori Amos - Jackie's Strength
Franz Ferdinand - Jacqueline
Nerina Pallot - Sophia
Liz Phair - Johnny Sunshine
The Police - Roxanne
REM - Voice of Harold
Eminem - Stan
The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
Joni Mitchell - Carey
The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
Aimee Mann - Susan
Roxy Music - Tara
Counting Crows - Anna Begins
a-ha - Celice
Green Day - St. Jimmy
Daniel Lanois - Jolie Louise
A Girl Called Eddy - Kathleen
Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan - Peg

 

[BonosSaint]

Jesse -- Janis Ian
Sarah -- Stevie Nicks
Suite Judy Blue Eyes -- Crosby, Stills and Nash
Carrie Ann -- Hollies
Suzanne--Leonard Cohen

 

[annie_vox]

After seeing all the replies the the only new one I can remember is Jaqueline by Franz Ferdinand.

 

[waynetravis]

The Killers - Sam's Town and Unlce Johnny
Scissor Sisters - Paul McCartney and Laura

 

[sami0201]

I'm sure some of these have been posted but...

10,000 Maniacs- Ellen
Billy Joel- All For Leyna
Billy Joel- Captain Jack
Billy Joel- The Downeaster "Alexa"
Counting Crowes- Mr. Jones
Elton John- Levon
Fleetwood Mac- Sara
Jet- Timothy
Jewel- Adrian
John Mellencamp- Jack and Diane
Kiss- Beth
Pearl Jam- Jeremy
The Police- Roxanne
Rolling Stones- Ruby Tuesday
Sarah McLachlan- Adia
Sheryl Crow- Oh Marie
Toto- Rosanna
Train- Meet Virginia
U2- Grace
The Wallflowers- Josephine


Do you only want the title to be a one word name, or just any song that has a name in it? (like Janie's Got A Gun)

 

[Sad_Girl]

The Police- Roxanne

OMG how did I forget Roxanne? I love that song!

Do you only want the title to be a one word name, or just any song that has a name in it? (like Janie's Got A Gun)

Anything - like I listed in the first post 'You can call me Al' by Paul Simon; 'Me and Bobby McGee' by Janis Joplin etc...

 

[Lila64]

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Soundgarden - Ty Cobb