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Subject: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/10/24 at 7:37 pm
Since we've got a thread for songs that are just a one word single name and nothing else, here's a thread for songs that include a name in the title but also include other words. Such as "Hit The Road Jack", "Which Way You Goin' Billy", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", etc. Titles that are a name repeated, such as "Mary, Mary" are acceptable, as are parenthetical titles such as "Anna (Go To Him"). Last names are also acceptable, like "Mrs. Robinson".
The Beatles
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naoknj1ebqI
Ray Charles
"Hit The Road Jack"
1962
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1oVat1xeS8
Subject: Re: Songs that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/10/24 at 7:40 pm
“A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash is one that I can think of.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/10/24 at 7:43 pm
Jimi Hendrix
"The Wind Cries Mary"
1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZK1gT_8IMI
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/10/24 at 7:44 pm
Bob Dylan
"Visons of Johanna"
1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwuCF5lYqEE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/10/24 at 9:41 pm
“Help Me Rhonda” by The Beach Boys
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/10/24 at 10:05 pm
Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojqhHnmyvc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/10/24 at 10:37 pm
Crosby, Stills & Nash
"Suite:Judy Blue Eyes"
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMJug2iz3NA
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/10/24 at 11:45 pm
Hey Paula - Paul & Paula (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gelDMULPQL4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 1:29 am
"Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge...and of course, Weird Al's parody of it, "Here's Johnny" (both 1986).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 1:30 am
What if the title is a full name, like Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"? Does that qualify for this thread?
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/11/24 at 8:21 am
John Lennon - Oh, Yoko! (from his 1971 Imagine album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itk-ndTnNWc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/11/24 at 8:44 am
John Lennon
"Dear Yoko"
1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7htvdqzp6gY&list=PLI6kLIhBBwmS-yWgD9TJFSAbb1wwiqIEb&index=12
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/11/24 at 8:44 am
What if the title is a full name, like Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"? Does that qualify for this thread?
Yes.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/11/24 at 8:46 am
Paul McCartney
"The Lovely Linda"
1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ7Ka6elvA0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 7:54 pm
“Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1983).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 9:13 pm
Yes.
Thanks. O0
Another example of such a title would be “Harry Truman” by Chicago.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 9:17 pm
Linus & Lucy by Vince Guaraldi.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/11/24 at 9:48 pm
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles.
Already been posted here. Check the very beginning.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 9:53 pm
Already been posted here. Check the very beginning.
Sorry about that; I forgot. I have changed my post.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/12/24 at 9:49 am
From his 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. George expressing his fanship:
George Harrison - Pure Smokey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiPVERz-RCE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/24 at 10:47 am
"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The music video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song was No. 1 for five weeks, interrupted for just one week by "Stars on 45" before it returned to the top spot for another four weeks, becoming Billboard's biggest hit of the year. The single also reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts. It reached No. 2 in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was 1981's No. 2 hit in that country, after "Stars on 45". It peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom, to date Carnes's only Top 40 hit in that country. Additionally, it ranked No. 12 on Billboard's list of the top 100 songs in the first 50 years of the magazine's Hot 100. "Bette Davis Eyes" was a No. 1 hit in 21 countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/12/24 at 10:48 am
Nils Lofgren
"Keith Don't Go (Ode To The Glimmer Twin)"
1975
Nils Lofgren's fan letter to Keith Richards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISeCUOArq8
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/12/24 at 10:49 am
Rolling Stones
"Ruby Tuesday"
1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAyj9q2quYc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/12/24 at 10:53 am
"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The music video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song was No. 1 for five weeks, interrupted for just one week by "Stars on 45" before it returned to the top spot for another four weeks, becoming Billboard's biggest hit of the year. The single also reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts. It reached No. 2 in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was 1981's No. 2 hit in that country, after "Stars on 45". It peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom, to date Carnes's only Top 40 hit in that country. Additionally, it ranked No. 12 on Billboard's list of the top 100 songs in the first 50 years of the magazine's Hot 100. "Bette Davis Eyes" was a No. 1 hit in 21 countries.
Did you ever hear the original of this by jackie DeShannon? It's God-awful. It's horrible. It's really bad. What the heck kind of arrangement is this? It's terrible. I don't like it. 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P
Jackie DeShannon
"Bette Davis Eyes"
1974
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQsOJbs-yo
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/24 at 10:54 am
Did you ever hear the original of this by jackie DeShannon? It's God-awful. It's horrible. It's really bad. What the heck kind of arrangement is this? It's terrible. I don't like it. 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P
Jackie DeShannon
"Bette Davis Eyes"
1974
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQsOJbs-yo
Sounds like a good thing I do not have speakers on my computer, I will shortly be listening to it on the YouTube TV app.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/24 at 3:12 pm
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on his 1976 album Summertime Dream, Lightfoot re-recorded the song in 1988 for the compilation album Gord's Gold, Vol. 2.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/12/24 at 8:01 pm
Here's an ode to our favorite meter maid:
The Beatles - Lovely Rita (from 1967's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysDwR5SIR1Q
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/12/24 at 9:42 pm
"Santa Monica" by Everclear. (I know; that's a place name - a city in California - but Monica is also a girl's name, so I think this should count.)
I'm sure I'll think of more...
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/12/24 at 9:55 pm
...and speaking of place names with people's names in them, another California city - San Francisco - appears in two notable song titles from the 1960s:
Tony Bennett "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"
Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 8:29 am
"Santa Monica" by Everclear. (I know; that's a place name - a city in California - but Monica is also a girl's name, so I think this should count.)
I'm sure I'll think of more...
...and speaking of place names with people's names in them, another California city - San Francisco - appears in two notable song titles from the 1960s:
Tony Bennett "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"
Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
I dunno. When a song's intention is clearly to sing about a city and not a human, don't you think it's stretching things? :-\\
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 8:37 am
The Faces - Cindy Incidentally (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcYaSAVXp4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/13/24 at 9:11 am
I dunno. When a song's intention is clearly to sing about a city and not a human, don't you think it's stretching things? :-\\
I thought it was the inclusion of a name in the title that counts.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 9:11 am
I dunno. When a song's intention is clearly to sing about a city and not a human, don't you think it's stretching things? :-\\
It's a unique twist, but think it's acceptable. The city is named after a human and it's in a song title.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/24 at 9:30 am
"Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969 as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". It was arranged by Charles Calello, and recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 9:33 am
Another one with a city named after a person.
Dionne Warwicke
"Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
1968
Probably my favorite of the Bacharach/David compositions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnzTgUc5ycc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/24 at 9:37 am
Another city...
"San Bernadino" is a 1970 song by English band Christie. The song did not match the success of their previous single "Yellow River", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland. In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971. After the song became a hit, the band members admitted that they had never visited the city of San Bernardino, California.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 9:38 am
It's a unique twist, but think it's acceptable. The city is named after a human and it's in a song title.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 9:43 am
The English Beat - Stand Down Margaret
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhxJiE38sE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 9:47 am
Noel Harrison
"Santa Monica Pier"
1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVE86oqOD4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 10:41 am
And how about a song with a pet's name? ;)
The Byrds
"Old Blue"
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqlnELV9IU
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 10:46 am
Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cESSh-SqU
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 11:07 am
Donovan - Jennifer Juniper (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cESSh-SqU
You beat me to that one. Those white curlycue things on the cover always reminded me of pipe cleaners and may well be.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Howard on 02/13/24 at 1:53 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BODDyZRF6A
C'mon Eileen- Dexy's Midnight Runners
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/13/24 at 7:43 pm
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/13/24 at 8:09 pm
C'mon Eileen- Dexy's Midnight Runners
I already mentioned that one:
“Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1983).
And the proper title is spelled “Come On” not C’mon. ;)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/13/24 at 11:00 pm
Anne Murray had a nice cover but I also like the original -
Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg3C8rf0xcY
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/13/24 at 11:16 pm
And the proper title is spelled “Come On” not C’mon. ;)
But while we're mentioning "c'mon", there's "C'mon Marianne". Originally released by Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons in 1967, there is also this 1970s version that reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100:
Donny Osmond
"C'mon Marianne"
1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HU3nWXblIA
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/14/24 at 12:13 am
The Ramones "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"
I know I'll think of more...
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/14/24 at 12:14 am
A couple of "Sally" songs...
"Sally Go Round The Roses" by the Jaynettes
"Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/24 at 3:20 am
Till I get my new computer, I will only post the songs in word format, and add the video later.
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English band The Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine". Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney later disputed primary authorship. Eyewitness testimony from several independent sources, including George Martin and Pete Shotton, supports McCartney's claim to authorship.
The clip/vido=eo is taken from "Yellow Submarine"
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/14/24 at 9:34 am
A couple of Emily songs...
Simon & Garfunkel
"For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her"
1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVaisTSsDVA
Pink Floyd
"See Emily Play"
1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOs9ZJ1Vxc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/14/24 at 2:30 pm
Two from Helen Reddy
Delta Dawn (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fraBe7nXjWg
Angie Baby (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNrS7xoXX_0
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/24 at 3:09 pm
"Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. It went to number one in the United Kingdom, where it was Denver's only major hit single. Four years later, an instrumental version also became flautist James Galway's only major British hit.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:09 pm
A couple of "Sally" songs...
"Sally Go Round The Roses" by the Jaynettes
"Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton
One more:
"Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:13 pm
"Careful With That Axe, Eugene" - Pink Floyd
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:16 pm
A big hit from my high school years:
"My Sharona" - The Knack
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:21 pm
"Black Betty" - (origin unknown but often credited to Lead Belly)
Ram Jam covered it in 1977:
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:27 pm
"Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey" - Paul & Linda McCartney
We haven't done a bloody thing all day except post songs with names in them... We're SO sorry, Uncle Albert.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/14/24 at 7:29 pm
We haven't done a bloody thing all day except post songs with names in them... We're SO sorry, Uncle Albert.
;D :D ;D
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:31 pm
"Little Jeannie" - Elton John
Which I thought was "Little Genie" when it first came out in high school. It was a big hit in the summer of 1980, but strangely you don't hear it much anymore even on the oldies or classic rock stations.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:36 pm
"Little Genie"
That reminds me of another song title I originally misunderstood:
"Hang on Sloopy" aka "My Girl Sloopy" by The McCoys which for the longest time I thought was "Hang on Snoopy". ;D ;D
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/14/24 at 7:37 pm
Another Beatles gem, this from the "White Album" -
The Beatles - Sexy Sadie (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk5U4oHhu0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/14/24 at 7:39 pm
I went to a hippie college with lots of Deadheads. Here's a song I remember from that time:
"Uncle John's Band" - Grateful Dead
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/14/24 at 7:56 pm
A couple of "Sally" songs...
"Sally Go Round The Roses" by the Jaynettes
"Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton
One more:
"Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett
Mustn't forget this one -
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68N5E1d0_M
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/14/24 at 8:15 pm
"Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey" - Paul & Linda McCartney
I don't know how I didn't think of this one. A twofer!! Two for the price of one. ;)
I went to a hippie college with lots of Deadheads. Here's a song I remember from that time:
"Uncle John's Band" - Grateful Dead
I once saw a CSN show where they covered this song. It always kind of sounded like them in the first place. ;D
Another Beatles gem, this from the "White Album" -
The Beatles - Sexy Sadie (1968)
About John Lennon's disillusionment with the Maharishi of course.
And how about this one from the same album, also written in India. About Mia Farrow's sister Prudence who went a little crazy over there while meditating and went into her bungalow and wouldn't come out for days. Lennon wrote this to draw her out.
The Beatles
"Dear Prudence"
1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQA59IkCF5I
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/14/24 at 8:34 pm
Leon Russell
"Elvis & Marilyn"
1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdo7znqhx8w
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/14/24 at 8:37 pm
The Waterboys
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?"
1988
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyK0Y33L9mE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/14/24 at 10:27 pm
"Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey" - Paul & Linda McCartney
We haven't done a bloody thing all day except post songs with names in them... We're SO sorry, Uncle Albert.
Had an Uncle Albert. When he died, you can guess what my sisters & I were singing.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/14/24 at 10:59 pm
Another Beatles from the White Album
Martha My Dear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXawa90YU2s
Cat
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/14/24 at 11:33 pm
One more:
"Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett
Oh yes; I hadn't thought of that one when I made my original post. Thanks! O0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/14/24 at 11:35 pm
"Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/15/24 at 10:14 am
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZeVx5Om4c
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/24 at 1:36 pm
"Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, U.S.A." (1949), in which it was performed by Sergio de Karlo and a recurrent accordion motif. The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1950. The cover version by Nat King Cole spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard singles chart in 1950. Cole's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992. Cole recorded this song again in a stereo version (with Ralph Carmichael and his Orchestra) on March 30, 1961. Cole described this song as one of his favorites among his recordings.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/24 at 2:37 pm
"Take a Message to Mary" is a song released in 1959 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 16, while reaching No. 8 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 20 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/15/24 at 7:44 pm
Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-bwzN6IVk
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/15/24 at 8:21 pm
Oh Julie is a song written and first performed by Shakin' Stevens in early 1982. It was a #1 single in the UK, and a cover version by Barry Manilow later that year peaked at #38 in the US. Barry's version marks (to date) the only time a song penned by Shakin' Stevens has entered the US Top 40
Shakin' Stevens - Oh Julie (1982)
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Barry Manilow - Oh Julie (1982)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/15/24 at 9:54 pm
Here is the 1988 single Lucretia, My Reflection by The Sisters of Mercy. This peaked at #20 in the UK and I think it was their best song!
The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia, My Reflection (1988)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/24 at 9:46 am
"Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" is a song composed in 1942 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Phil Silvers, called, originally, "Bessie (With The Laughing Face)". It was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1944. Many, perhaps most, people—including, for a time, Sinatra himself—wrongly assume or assumed the song was composed specifically for Sinatra's wife or daughter, each named Nancy; the adjustment in name indeed was inspired by Sinatra's daughter.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/16/24 at 4:04 pm
R.B. Greaves
"Take A Letter, Maria"
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbXNjsLdRM
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/16/24 at 8:34 pm
How about another Beatles classic -
The Beatles - Hey Jude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQER0A0ej0M
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/16/24 at 10:39 pm
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this one yet.
Dion
"Abraham, Martin & John"
1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwn8hIyiHvI
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/16/24 at 11:54 pm
"Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/17/24 at 12:01 am
"Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (covered famously by Ike & Tina Turner).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 9:07 am
How about another Beatles classic -
The Beatles - Hey Jude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQER0A0ej0M
How closely does any member here listen to "Hey Jude" (released in 1968), for...
Quoting from Wiki
"...at At 2:58 of the song on the single version, someone can allegedly be heard to say, "F___ing hell!" There is some dispute as to who said this, and whether it was really exclaimed at all. Sound engineers Ken Scott and Geoff Emerick claim the exclamation came from McCartney and that it was Lennon's idea to leave the mistake in the final mix. "'Paul hit a clunker on the piano and said a naughty word,' Lennon gleefully crowed, 'but I insisted we leave it in, buried just low enough so that it can barely be heard. Most people won't ever spot it ... but we'll know it's there.'" However, in the Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew book Recording the Beatles, discussing the recording processes behind the Beatles' sessions, engineer Malcolm Toft recalls, "Barry Sheffield engineered 'Hey Jude', but I mixed it ... John Lennon says a very rude word about halfway through the song. At 2:59 you will hear a 'Whoa!' from him in the background. About two seconds later you will hear, 'F___ing hell!' This was because when he was doing a vocal backing, Barry sent him the foldback level too loud and he threw the cans on the ground and uttered the expletive. But, because it had been bounced down with the main vocal, it could not be removed. I just managed to bring the fader down for a split second on the mix to try to lessen the effect." Others argue that the voice is Ringo Starr's."
I hear it every time.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/17/24 at 9:44 am
How closely does any member here listen to "Hey Jude" (released in 1968), for...
Quoting from Wiki
"...at At 2:58 of the song on the single version, someone can allegedly be heard to say, "F___ing hell!" There is some dispute as to who said this, and whether it was really exclaimed at all. Sound engineers Ken Scott and Geoff Emerick claim the exclamation came from McCartney and that it was Lennon's idea to leave the mistake in the final mix. "'Paul hit a clunker on the piano and said a naughty word,' Lennon gleefully crowed, 'but I insisted we leave it in, buried just low enough so that it can barely be heard. Most people won't ever spot it ... but we'll know it's there.'" However, in the Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew book Recording the Beatles, discussing the recording processes behind the Beatles' sessions, engineer Malcolm Toft recalls, "Barry Sheffield engineered 'Hey Jude', but I mixed it ... John Lennon says a very rude word about halfway through the song. At 2:59 you will hear a 'Whoa!' from him in the background. About two seconds later you will hear, 'F___ing hell!' This was because when he was doing a vocal backing, Barry sent him the foldback level too loud and he threw the cans on the ground and uttered the expletive. But, because it had been bounced down with the main vocal, it could not be removed. I just managed to bring the fader down for a split second on the mix to try to lessen the effect." Others argue that the voice is Ringo Starr's."
I hear it every time.
I always thought it was Lennon, but it's definitely there.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 9:50 am
"Oh, My Darling Clementine" (or simply "Clementine") is a traditional American Western folk ballad in trochaic meter usually credited to Percy Montross (or Montrose) (1884), although it is sometimes credited to Barker Bradford. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. A mangled rendition of "Darling Clementine" is animated coonhound Huckleberry Hound's signature tune, sung in most episodes of the cartoon series The Huckleberry Hound Show. But it often ends up as "Oh my darling what's her name".
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 10:23 am
"Cousin Kevin" from the rock opera Tommy by The Who. The Who's bass player John Entwistle wrote this at Pete Townshend's request, as part of The Who's rock opera Tommy, where the titular character experiences bullying. Entwistle based the melody around the piano song "Chopsticks," and based "Cousin Kevin" on an actual neighborhood bully he met as a child.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/17/24 at 3:50 pm
An instrumental.. Lily Was Here by David A. Stewart and Candy Dulfer
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 3:59 pm
"Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold, which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and humorously chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles.
The Scaffold are a comedy, poetry and music trio from Liverpool, England, consisting of musical performer Mike McGear (real name Peter Michael McCartney, the brother of Paul McCartney), poet Roger McGough and comic entertainer John Gorman.
The Scaffold's record, released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year. Backing vocalists on the recording included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), Elton John (then Reg Dwight), and Tim Rice; while Jack Bruce (of Cream) played the bass guitar. The lyrics include a number of in-jokes. For example, the line "Mr Frears had sticky out ears" refers to film director Stephen Frears, who had worked with The Scaffold early in their careers; while the line "Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles" refers to the song "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies, the band Graham Nash was about to leave.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/17/24 at 4:08 pm
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this one yet.
Dion
"Abraham, Martin & John"
1968
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Other songs with the name John in the title include:
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
John Barleycorn - Traffic
(I’m sure there are more.)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 4:14 pm
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" (also called "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore", "Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore", or "Michael, Row That Gospel Boat") is a traditional African-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. The best-known recording was released in 1960 by the U.S. folk band The Highwaymen; that version briefly reached number-one hit status as a single. The song was first published in 1867 in Slave Songs of the United States by Allen, Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison. Folk musician and educator Tony Saletan rediscovered it in 1954 in a library copy of that book. The song is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 11975.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/24 at 4:36 pm
"Matthew and Son" is a song written and released by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens in 1966. Following his discovery by producer and manager Mike Hurst, Stevens debuted professionally in the music business with the release of his single "I Love My Dog" in September 1966. The song's surprising commercial success established his idiosyncratic songwriting style and extended his contract with Deram Records. "Matthew and Son" was musically inspired by a previous song he had written, while the lyrics were inspired by his girlfriend at the time who worked a lot. Musically, the song is a baroque pop song with both brass and string arrangements while the lyrics tells the tale of the titular company exploiting their timid workers. "Matthew and Son" was recorded on 1 December 1966 at Decca Studios in London with Hurst producing. Stevens was called in to perform the song at a variety of light entertainment programs in 1967, including Ready Steady Go! and Top of the Pops. "Matthew and Son" entered the Record Retailer chart in January 1967 before peaking at number two in February, becoming Stevens' highest-charting single in his home country.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/17/24 at 9:49 pm
This was a "flip side" to one of my singles; I was 14-ish and I liked it -
Michael Jackson - Dear Michael (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQtD0FeIBqc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/17/24 at 9:56 pm
Arlo Guthrie
"Victor Jara"
1976
From Arlo's "Amigo" album which I bought in 1976 and is just a wonderful album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4BdVB5t_Vg
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/17/24 at 10:01 pm
Simple Minds
"Mandela Day"
1989
I liked this song a lot right away when I heard it in 1989. A bit surprising as it was from a band I didn't care much about and a decade of music I didn't much like at all. Will wonders never cease. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLFM5_nYlOw
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/17/24 at 10:10 pm
Two songs from David Bowie's classic 1971 album "Hunky Dory", the album that brought you "Ch-ch-ch changes..."
"Song For Bob Dylan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v23YSyH3Fe8
"Andy Warhol"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--Ro4-hNbo
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/24 at 7:54 am
"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Rod Stewart on his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 130 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2017, the 1971 release of "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart on Mercury Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On the recording of the song, Ray Jackson the mandolin player in Lindisfarne played the mandolin, the video from Top of the Pops, has radio DJ John Peel miming on the mandolin.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/18/24 at 8:26 am
The Beatles
"Maggie Mae"
1970
Released on the "Let It Be" album in 1970. Recorded during the "Get Back" sessions of early 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSn1r9--tq4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/24 at 8:28 am
The Beatles
"Maggie Mae"
1970
Released on the "Let It Be" album in 1970. Recorded during the "Get Back" sessions of early 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSn1r9--tq4
My slow computer let me down, and you beat me to it!
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/24 at 9:36 am
"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Rod Stewart on his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 130 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2017, the 1971 release of "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart on Mercury Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On the recording of the song, Ray Jackson the mandolin player in Lindisfarne played the mandolin, the video from Top of the Pops, has radio DJ John Peel miming on the mandolin.
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The best case of proof of miming for the whole band is at 4:00 on this video.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/24 at 10:55 am
“Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1983).
The full title of the performers is credited as 'Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express'.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/18/24 at 5:38 pm
Happy birthday to Yoko Ono, 91 years young today.
I thought this was a cool, mysterious and haunting song from the first time I heard it in 1971. There are references to the then raging Vietnam War, "and our children, oh our children, did they have to go to war...", just as there are in John & Yoko's "Happy Xmas", which came out at about the same time.
Yoko Ono
"Mrs. Lennon"
1971
Featuring John Lennon on piano.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1RDR2lrFU
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/18/24 at 5:48 pm
Last names are also acceptable, like "Mrs. Robinson".
I can think of a few "Mr." songs...
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/18/24 at 6:03 pm
I can think of a few "Mr." songs...
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
The Carpenters, who I was never much of a fan of, have a song on their first album called "Mr. Guder". When I first heard it I thought it was "Mr. Gouda", like the cheese. ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/18/24 at 6:49 pm
The Carpenters, who I was never much of a fan of, have a song on their first album called "Mr. Guder". When I first heard it I thought it was "Mr. Gouda", like the cheese. ;D ;D ;D
Hee hee! I’m gonna have to take a listen to that sometime. ;)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/24 at 2:32 am
Mr.Telephone Man by New Edition.
I would think that it cannot be for 'Telephone Man' is a description of his job and not his family name, same for "Please Mr Postman" performed by various artists over the year.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/24 at 2:34 am
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, and originally recorded by Billy Paul. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones. In the song, the two meet in secret "every day at the same cafe", at 6:30, where they hold hands and talk. The two are caught in a quandary: "We got a thing going on/we both know that it's wrong/but it's much too strong/to let it go now."
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Howard on 02/19/24 at 2:40 am
I would think that it cannot be for 'Telephone Man' is a description of his job and not his family name, same for "Please Mr Postman" performed by various artists over the year.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/24 at 9:43 am
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Kristofferson and Miller are distant cousins in the Chenoweth surname family tree. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot released a version that reached number 1 on the Canadian country charts in 1970. Jerry Lee Lewis released a version that was number 1 on the country charts in December 1971/January 1972 as the "B" side of "Would You Take Another Chance On Me." Billboard ranked Joplin's version as the No. 11 song for 1971.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 3:00 am
"Amy, Wonderful Amy" is a 1930 popular song, written by Joseph G. Gilbert and composed by Lawrence Wright (some sources credit him under his pseudonym Horatio Nicholls) about British aviator Amy Johnson (1903-1941, she flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and disappeared during a ferry flight). It was recorded by Jack Hylton and his orchestra on 2 June 1930, with J. Pat O'Malley providing vocals, and released on HMV B-5836. The banjo and ukelele arrangement was provided by Alvin Keech. While at least ten songs were written about her at the time, "Amy Wonderful Amy" is the most famous.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/20/24 at 11:58 am
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"Mr. Bojangles"
1970
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic version of the song written by Jerry Jeff Walker. "Bojangles" is a nickname (Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson) and therefore acceptable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKm_EgDI_-E
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 12:09 pm
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"Mr. Bojangles"
1970
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic version of the song written by Jerry Jeff Walker. "Bojangles" is a nickname (Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson) and therefore acceptable.
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It was John Denver's cover of this song that introduce me to this classic.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 12:12 pm
"I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henery" but pronounced "'Enery" in the Cockney style normally used to sing it) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston. It was a signature song of the music hall star Harry Champion. Joe Brown included the song on his first album A Picture of You in 1962. But in 1965, it became the fastest-selling song in history to that point when it was revived by Herman's Hermits, becoming the group's second number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, dethroning "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Despite that success, the single was not released in the UK. The Herman's Hermits version is a very short song, one of the shortest ever to be a number-one single in the US.
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Also, in the 1990 film "Ghost", Sam (Patrick Swayze) sings this song on a continuous run in a bad Cockney London accent all night long, to Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to annoy her into helping him.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/20/24 at 12:15 pm
It was John Denver's cover of this song that introduce me to this classic.
It was a frequently covered song. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band took it into the Billboard Top 10 in 1971, but I also remember a version by David Bromberg getting quite a bit of play on FM radio, as did Jerry jeff Walker's own version.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/20/24 at 12:28 pm
Sue Thompson
James, Hold The Ladder Steady"
1962
from the same singer that brought you "Norman" (see single name thread, it's there). She must have had a thing for "name" songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laEwOj5qXNo
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/20/24 at 12:39 pm
The Byrds
"Oh! Susannah"
1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1OIPa8Y4IQ
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 1:38 pm
"Hey Joe" is an American song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics tell of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooting his unfaithful wife. In 1962, Billy Roberts registered "Hey Joe" for copyright in the United States. In late 1965, Los Angeles garage band the Leaves recorded the earliest known commercial version of "Hey Joe", which was released as a single. They re-recorded the song and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single, which became a hit in the US. In October 1966, Jimi Hendrix recorded "Hey Joe" for his first single with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/24 at 9:44 am
"Lady Madonna" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. In March 1968 it was released as a mono non-album single, backed with "The Inner Light". The song was recorded on 3 and 6 February 1968, before the Beatles left for India, and its boogie-woogie style signalled a more conventional approach to writing and recording for the group following the psychedelic experimentation of the previous two years. This single was the last release by the band on Parlophone in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 1 for the two weeks beginning 27 March, and Capitol Records in the United States, where it debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 23 March and reached number 4 from the week ending 20 April through the week ending 4 May. Subsequent releases, starting with "Hey Jude" in August 1968, were released on their own label, Apple Records, under EMI distribution, until the late 1970s, when Capitol and Parlophone re-released old material. The song's first album appearance in stereo was on the 1970 collection Hey Jude.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 9:52 am
T. Rex
"Mad Donna"
1973
A popular album cut from the classic "Tanx" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_6Y72_PBgQ
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/24 at 10:16 am
"Jack & Diane" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing as "John Cougar." Described by critics as a "love ballad", this song was released as the second single from Mellencamp's 1982 album American Fool, and was chosen by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. It spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and is Mellencamp's most successful hit single.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 10:49 am
One of the more bizarre songs to ever hit the American Top 40. The lyrics are so odd.
Four Jacks and a Jill
"Master Jack"
1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5rprBUfZgE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 10:52 am
Fleetwood mac
"Oh Diane"
1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwjBKk8y_s
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/24 at 11:33 am
"Angela Jones" written by John D. Loudermilk and produced by Joe Meek, a 1960 top-ten hit on the UK singles chart for Michael Cox. He later worked as an actor, and in TV in New Zealand, using both his name and the name Michael James.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 12:56 pm
The Pointer Sisters
"Save The Bones For Henry Jones"
1975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCSjRtf6QsI
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/24 at 1:05 pm
Keeping up with the Joneses...
"Nathan Jones" is a song by American girl group The Supremes from their twenty-third studio album, Touch (1971). It was released in 1971, as the album's lead single. Produced by Frank Wilson and written by Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston, "Nathan Jones" was one of eight top-40 entries the Supremes recorded after its original frontwoman, Diana Ross, left the group for a solo career. The single peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and number eight on the Billboard R&B chart. Overseas, the single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 8:08 pm
George Harrison
"Soft Hearted Hannah"
1979
A song about 'shrooms. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DKUi1h07Z4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 8:21 pm
A first and a last name from Cat Stevens.
Cat Stevens
"Sad Lisa"
1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBEgvk3qB_g
Cat Stevens
"Lady D'Arbanville"
1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kATjwzMDZDc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/21/24 at 8:42 pm
(accidentally posted in the other topic)
"Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter" - Herman's Hermits
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/21/24 at 8:59 pm
A couple of Emily songs...
Simon & Garfunkel
"For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her"
1966
Pink Floyd
"See Emily Play"
1967
Another one:
"Emily's Song" - The Moody Blues from Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971).
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/21/24 at 9:05 pm
"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume" - The Moody Blues
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/21/24 at 9:09 pm
"Maggie's Farm" - Bob Dylan
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/21/24 at 9:17 pm
The Simon & Garfunkel classic in which the months are personified as women. I've heard of people named April, May, June and August, but not July or September.
"April Come She Will" - Simon & Garfunkel
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 9:21 pm
Bob Dylan
"Alberta #1"
1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGhHl_uH2Y
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 9:24 pm
Rod Stewart
"The Killing of Georgie Pt. I & II"
1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1enNDvfJII0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 9:52 pm
The Beatles
"Dr. Robert"
1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9L3iAUhc0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 9:54 pm
Stevie Nicks
"Annabel Lee"
2013
Stevie Nicks sets Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem to music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doJSRSWQkV8
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/21/24 at 10:48 pm
How can we forget this eternal conversation piece.
Bobbie Gentry
"Ode To Billie Joe"
1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZ_ViDADOE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/22/24 at 12:00 am
"Georgy Girl" by the Seekers (1966)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/22/24 at 12:03 am
"Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke (1967)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/24 at 10:37 am
"I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" was a hit single in 1967 composed by British songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. It was a novelty record, performed mostly by whistling. The name Whistling Jack Smith, credited on the most commercially successful recording, was a play on the name of the baritone singer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Whispering Jack Smith.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:01 pm
A couple of "Sally" songs...
"Sally Go Round The Roses" by the Jaynettes
"Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton
One more:
"Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett
Mustn't forget this one -
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
Yet another one:
"Sally Simpson" - The Who
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:10 pm
Yet another one:
"Sally Simpson" - The Who
A couple more from the same album:
"Tommy Can You Hear Me?" - The Who
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"Tommy's Holiday Camp" - The Who
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:26 pm
"Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred & His Playboy Band
The title of course being a take off on The Beatles' "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (which was mentioned earlier).
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:34 pm
"Brother Louie" - Hot Chocolate
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Also covered by Stories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exl0oSfTSoY
There's also a completely different song of the same name by Modern Talking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp2qcCrdBLA
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:39 pm
"Jackie Blue" - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:44 pm
"Bobo's Party" by the late Melanie Safka. :\'(
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:51 pm
"Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard" - Paul Simon
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:53 pm
Another Paul Simon hit 14 years later:
"You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/22/24 at 8:57 pm
Yet another Paul Simon song:
"Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" - Paul Simon
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/22/24 at 10:42 pm
Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQV-1Fzl3w
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/22/24 at 10:42 pm
Released in 1982, Be Good Johnny was the third and final single taken from the debut album Business As Usual by Men at Work. While it missed the US Hot 100 and the UK Top 75, it peaked at #18 in Canada. I used to really dislike this song, but over the years, it has grown on me and now I find myself singing along to it
Men at Work - Be Good Johnny (1982)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/22/24 at 10:48 pm
Every now and then, I still hear this one on the radio...
Bruce Cockburn - Peggy's Kitchen Wall (1985)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/22/24 at 10:53 pm
One of my favourites of the 80s...
Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie (1985)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/22/24 at 10:59 pm
Released in 1982, Be Good Johnny was the third and final single taken from the debut album Business As Usual by Men at Work. While it missed the US Hot 100 and the UK Top 75, it peaked at #18 in Canada. I used to really dislike this song, but over the years, it has grown on me and now I find myself singing along to it
Men at Work - Be Good Johnny (1982)
Boy, now there's a flashback! I didn't recall this was released, but it was a memorable album cut. Thanks for posting it.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/22/24 at 11:03 pm
The 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire produced two smash hits: One was an instrumental love theme of the film, the other was a lyrical song about a Paralympian that had nothing to do with the film...
David Foster - Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (1985)
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Written By: nally on 02/22/24 at 11:07 pm
Boy, now there's a flashback! I didn't recall this was released, but it was a memorable album cut. Thanks for posting it.
I have heard “Be Good Johnny” on the radio (mostly whenever I listened to 80s music blocks). Apparently it didn’t fare too well on the US charts, like other songs by this band.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/24 at 12:51 am
"There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, which was released as the lead single from her debut studio album Desperate Character. The song was written by MacColl and Philip Rambow, and produced by Barry Farmer. In 1981, it reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the charts for nine weeks. In the US, the song's British chip shop reference was changed to truck stop.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/23/24 at 12:36 pm
Donovan
"The Ballad of Geraldine"
1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq6656ZyuzQ
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/24 at 1:02 pm
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh. It was a US top ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by Ricky Valance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies. Valance's version was initially banned by the BBC; it was considered to be in "bad taste" and expressed concern for copycat activity.
Ray Peterson
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/23/24 at 7:25 pm
"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" - Arlo Guthrie
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/23/24 at 7:26 pm
"All The Girls Love Alice" - Elton John
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/23/24 at 7:34 pm
Wait, did nobody post this yet? I could've sworn somebody did, but I can't find it. Did I miss it?
"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/23/24 at 7:40 pm
"Eli's Comin" - Laura Nyro
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also covered by Three Dog Night.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/24/24 at 12:21 pm
This fine smash hasn't been mentioned yet -
Steely Dan - Rikki, Don't Lose That Number (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxMrzrkzwI
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 8:52 am
"Judy's Turn to Cry" is a song written by Beverly Ross and Edna Lewis that was originally released by Lesley Gore in 1963. The song is the sequel to Gore's prior hit "It's My Party", and both songs were produced by Quincy Jones. It was released on Gore's first album I'll Cry If I Want To and also as a single which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The single earned a gold record.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/26/24 at 9:37 am
Johnny Crawford
"Cindy's Birthday"
1962
There were a lot of young TV actors and actresses in those days who made records to cash in on their TV fame, but Johnny Crawford was one of the very few who could actually sing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E6QVcZIhmU
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 9:52 am
"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer Rod Stewart, written by Stewart and Jay Davis released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album Body Wishes. Produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, it was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978, peaking at No. 1 in the UK (his last number one single to date) remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks. In the US, the song was also a big hit, peaking at no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 02/26/24 at 10:10 am
Leon Russell
"Me & Baby Jane"
1972
From his hit "Carney" album that brought you "Tightrope".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1uEiS4Ua2w
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 10:35 am
"Jack and Jill" is a 1977 hit song by R&B vocal group Raydio written by Ray Parker Jr. It was the first single from their debut album Raydio, and became an international top 10 hit. It reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Cashbox Top 100. It reached number five in Canada, number four in Australia, and the top twenty in UK. It was the first of five U.S. top 10 singles by Ray Parker Jr. and/or Raydio.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 11:45 am
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (German: , transl. For Elise), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years after the composer's death in 1827, and may be termed either a Bagatelle or an Albumblatt. The identity of "Elise" is unknown; researchers have suggested Therese Malfatti, Elisabeth Röckel, or Elise Barensfeld.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 2:27 pm
"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem. The song is not recorded earlier than 1876, when it was published in Boston, Massachusetts. Its placement in the section of the book titled "Songs from English and German Universities" suggests an Irish origin. It was also published by Francis Brothers and Day in London in 1884 as a work written and composed by James Yorkston, of Edinburgh, with music arranged by Edmund Forman. Versions of the song "Molly Malone" have been recorded by many artists, including The Dubliners, Heino, Danny Kaye, Pete Seeger, Sinéad O'Connor, and Johnny Logan.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/26/24 at 2:41 pm
Sweet Betsy from Pike-Harry McClintock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEZPAfB04qE
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 2:53 pm
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" is an innuendo-laden comedy or novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. The song was first performed on television in 1970, and released as a successful recording, topping the UK Singles Chart in December 1971, reaching the Christmas number one spot. The song also peaked at number 1 in Australia in February 1972. Hill received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1972.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 3:16 pm
"Hey Matthew" is a song by the British synth-pop musician Karel Fialka, released as a single in 1987 by I.R.S. Records. It was later included on his second studio album, Human Animal (1988). The song has minimal instrumentation with only synthesizers and a drum machine being used. It follows the lyrics of the stepfather (Fialka) questioning his stepson, Matthew, as to what he sees on television.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/26/24 at 3:24 pm
The Ballad of Erving-Frank Gallop ;D ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRow6vJxWUU
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 3:26 pm
"Cinderella Rockefella" is a novelty song written by Mason Williams and Nancy Ames. It was originally recorded and released by Israeli folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim on their 1967 album 2 in 3. It became an international hit single in 1968.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/24 at 11:26 am
"The Bells of St. Mary's" is a 1917 popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. Mary's Church, Southampton, England. It was published by the London company Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/29/24 at 3:48 pm
Johnny and Mary is the first single from Robert Palmer's 1980 album Clues. While it missed the US Hot 100, it peaked at #32 in Canada and #44 in his native UK. Such a great song!
Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary (1980)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: whistledog on 02/29/24 at 3:55 pm
Mary on A Cross is a song from 2019 by the Swedish rock band Ghost. In 2022, the song went viral on Tiktok and peaked at #28 in the UK, #50 in Canada and #90 in the US. If you love rock music and are not aware of this one, do yourself a favour and give it a listen as it is so good!
Ghost - Mary on A Cross (2022)
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/29/24 at 9:17 pm
"Icarus - Borne On Wings Of Steel" - Kansas
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/29/24 at 9:22 pm
Another name from Greek mythology:
"Tales Of Brave Ulysses" - Cream
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/29/24 at 9:26 pm
"Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" - Elton John
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/29/24 at 9:38 pm
Steely Dan song from 1976. It's supposedly about Owsley Stanley getting busted for manufacturing LSD.
"Kid Charlemagne" - Steely Dan
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 02/29/24 at 9:43 pm
"Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/02/24 at 5:26 pm
Bee Gees - Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6dPsyavNPg
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/02/24 at 9:08 pm
Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter gives us something of a variation on the "vanishing hitchhiker" urban legend motif. The legend of "Resurrection Mary" is a well-known Chicago area ghost story. Mary is said to be seen in the area of Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago.
Ian Hunter
"Resurrection Mary"
1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FegfhWvvX7c
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/02/24 at 10:31 pm
Mott the Hoople's Ian Hunter gives us something of a variation on the "vanishing hitchhiker" urban legend motif. The legend of "Resurrection Mary" is a well-known Chicago area ghost story. Mary is said to be seen in the area of Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago.
Ian Hunter
"Resurrection Mary"
1996
Interesting tune! I have to confess I never heard that urban legend. This also taught me some local geography, LOL! I would have sworn I'd never been to Justice IL, but discovered that we drive through there almost every week (including today), as the tollway we use on our one hour drive goes right through it. Google maps even showed me where the cemetery is. Cool!
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/02/24 at 11:04 pm
Interesting tune! I have to confess I never heard that urban legend. This also taught me some local geography, LOL! I would have sworn I'd never been to Justice IL, but discovered that we drive through there almost every week (including today), as the tollway we use on our one hour drive goes right through it. Google maps even showed me where the cemetery is. Cool!
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/02/24 at 11:10 pm
Neil Young
"Lookout Joe"
Recorded 1973
Released 1975
Neil Young's song about Vietnam veterans returning to a changing America in the early 1970s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exq-sK_7C0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/24 at 9:30 am
Bee Gees - Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6dPsyavNPg
You beat me to it!
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/24 at 9:39 am
"The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" is a song, written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, and recorded by the British rhythm and blues singer Georgie Fame. Released as a single, the song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for one week from 24 January 1968. The song reached number seven in the US Billboard Chart later the same year.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/24 at 2:32 pm
One for the little ones!
Postman Pat, the children's television show, had the theme tune "Postman Pat & His Black and White Cat" sung by Ken Barrie for the original series in the 1980s and '90s. An extended version of the tune was released as a single in the UK where it reached number 44 in the charts in July 1982.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/24 at 4:00 pm
David Garrick, was an English singer who was best known for his 1966 pop hit single, "Dear Mrs. Applebee"
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/05/24 at 9:46 pm
Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We6SA63F2nc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/06/24 at 11:11 am
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8o1D1BP55s
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/24 at 11:13 am
"Mary's Boy Child", also known as "Mary's Little Boy Child", is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. It is widely performed as a Christmas carol. Harry Belafonte heard the song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it. It was recorded in 1956 and released as a single that year. Belafonte released it again the following year in 1957 on his album An Evening with Belafonte, using a different, longer take. This longer version was also released in the UK as a single (with a B-side of "Eden Was Just Like This"), where it became the first UK number one to have a playing time of over four minutes. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957, and has since sold over 1.19 million copies there. One of the best-known cover versions of the song is from the German-based disco-group Boney M. from 1978, "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord." This version returned the song to the top of the UK chart. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, and has sold 1.87 million copies as of November 2015.
Harry Belafonte
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/24 at 2:29 pm
"I Can't Let Maggie Go" is a song by the British pop group Honeybus in 1968. Written by band member Pete Dello, it was released as a non-album single. The song became an international Top 20 hit, reaching number 13 in New Zealand and number 11 in Ireland. It did best in their native United Kingdom, where it reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/06/24 at 9:27 pm
Cat Stevens
"Rubylove"
1971
This one is on the borderline. I wasn't sure if it should be in the "songs that are just a name" category or this category, "song titles that include names and other words". After some deliberation, I conclude that it belongs here. In the lyrics, it is clear the woman's name is "Ruby", whom he refers to as "Ruby, my love". So even though the title is artistically fashioned as one word, it contains two words, only one of which is a name.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQDfIKAlGp0
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Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/08/24 at 7:53 pm
Cat Stevens
"Rubylove"
1971
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O0 A little different, but I like it! New to me.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/08/24 at 7:54 pm
A Motown classic -
Martha & the Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvSFWvgBhg
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/08/24 at 8:33 pm
Cat Stevens
"Rubylove"
1971
O0 A little different, but I like it! New to me.
Yes, the onetime Cat Stevens, formerly Steven Demetre Georgiou and currently Yusef Islam, shows his Greek roots on that one.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/08/24 at 10:06 pm
A Motown classic -
Martha & the Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvSFWvgBhg
I once knew a guy named Jimmy Mack.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/09/24 at 4:40 pm
I once knew a guy named Jimmy Mack.
Cat
Was he named for the song? ;D
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/09/24 at 4:47 pm
The Association - Along Comes Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUd5RUAz1I
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/09/24 at 5:35 pm
"Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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This song, which came out in 2006, bears a striking resemblance to another song already mentioned in this thread:
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/09/24 at 8:46 pm
Joni Mitchell's song about a surly cab driver.
Joni Mitchell
"Nathan La Franeer"
1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzeppbvlSOY
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/09/24 at 8:52 pm
Material Issue
"Valerie Loves Me"
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/09/24 at 9:48 pm
Was he named for the song? ;D
I often wonder about that, myself.
Cat
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/10/24 at 8:34 pm
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl71hAysPrs
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/24 at 9:59 am
"Lady Jane" is a song recorded by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. Written by the group's songwriting duo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song was initially included on the band's 1966 album Aftermath. The song showcases Brian Jones' instrumental incorporation of baroque rock as it was beginning to be introduced. In the US, the song was released as the B-side of the "Mother's Little Helper" single on 2 July 1966, and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/11/24 at 3:21 pm
Tell Laura I Love Her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTjQgkHzbTk
Cat
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/11/24 at 3:24 pm
Laurie (Strange Things Happen)-Dickie Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0N4nyYS5aA
Cat
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/11/24 at 3:28 pm
Surfer Joe-Surfaris. This was the flip side of Wipe Out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4AnsmPx-XE
Cat
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/24 at 3:35 pm
"Jennifer Eccles" is a single by The Hollies. It was released in 1968 with the B-side "Open Up Your Eyes" on the Parlophone label, Catalogue number R5680. The track reached No.7 on the UK singles chart in March 1968. It was released in the US with a different B-side, "Try It", and reached No.40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by members of the band with input from their wives and the title is a combination of their names (Allan Clarke's wife Jennifer née Bowstead and Graham Nash's wife Rose née Eccles). After the disappointing chart performance of the psychedelic-leaning "King Midas in Reverse", this song was a return to the popular style that had been commercially successful for the group. The name Jennifer Eccles also features in the song "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold; the reference is an in-joke, as Graham Nash, who left the Hollies in December 1968, sang backing vocals on this recording; Nash had been married to Rose Eccles from 1964 until 1966.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Howard on 03/12/24 at 6:31 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xvg-dNxT-Y
Christopher Cross - Think Of Laura (1983)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/24 at 8:18 am
"Hello Susie"
Amen Corner
1969
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Howard on 03/12/24 at 1:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6zs2WSCjk
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/24 at 2:54 pm
"Message to Michael" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, that has been a hit for several different artists under several different titles. The song was first recorded as "Message to Martha" by Jerry Butler in 1962. In 1964, singer Lou Johnson had a minor US hit with the song, with the title "Kentucky Bluebird". British singer Adam Faith also recorded the song as "A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" in 1965, and had a substantial hit with it in the UK, reaching No. 12. Exactly the same recording was issued in Australia as "Message to Martha", where it was a No. 15 hit for Faith. In the United States, Dionne Warwick's version, titled "Message to Michael", was a top ten hit there in 1966.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/24 at 4:45 pm
"Hey There Delilah" is a song by American pop rock band Plain White T's, released on May 9, 2006, as an EP from their third studio album, All That We Needed (2005). The song was later released in 2007 as a single from their fourth studio album, Every Second Counts (2006), with added string instrumentation. The song received constant airplay and became a sleeper hit, eventually reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 2007. It was notably nominated at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008 for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/24 at 11:49 am
"Viva Bobby Joe" written by Eddy Grant, is a 1969 song released as a single by The Equals from their fifth studio album Equals Strike Again. The song peaked at number six on the Official Singles Chart, and number three in Ireland.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/20/24 at 10:31 pm
Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY0_1VN7h8c
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/20/24 at 10:42 pm
Jamie’s Cryin’ by Van Halen (1978).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/20/24 at 10:44 pm
Also, Janie’s Got A Gun by Aerosmith (1989).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/20/24 at 10:49 pm
Van Morrison
"St. Dominic's Preview"
1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FQgTJE2CM
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/21/24 at 9:59 pm
The Kingston Trio
"The Reverend Mr. Black"
1963
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y51VPrd5Js
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/21/24 at 10:04 pm
Al Stewart
"Lord Grenville"
1976
Al Stewart's song about Elizabethan sailor and explorer Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591) is the opening track on the "Year of the Cat" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Fc6O7L5Uc
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/24/24 at 12:12 pm
Peter & Gordon
"Lady Godiva"
1966
A top 10 hit in 1966.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJWBpq2dCF0
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/24/24 at 2:49 pm
"Johnny Get Angry" by Joanie Sommers (1962).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/25/24 at 9:24 pm
Judy Sill
"Jesus Was A Crossmaker"
1971
I remember hearing this ethereal song from underappreciated singer/songwriter Judee Sill on AM radio in 1971 though it did not become a hit. It was produced by Graham Nash, whose harmonies a be heard throughout. It has been covered by Cass Elliot, The Hollies, Warren Zevon, and Linda Ronstadt among others.
The gist of the song is based on the obscure theological nugget that it is said that Jesus, as a carpenter, built crosses for the Romans. From this, Sill extrapolates that nobody (including the unfaithful lover in the song, who happens to be J.D. Souther, by the way) is beyond redemption. Philosophical food for thought. Where are such songs today?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTAesI73E1U
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/25/24 at 9:34 pm
I can think of a couple more pop songs with the name Jesus in the title:
“Jesus Is Just Alright” by the Doobie Brothers
“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/25/24 at 9:37 pm
I can think of a couple more pop songs with the name Jesus in the title:
“Jesus Is Just Alright” by the Doobie Brothers
“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode
Whenever somebody mentions "Jesus Is Just Alright" by the Doobie Brothers (1973), I have to point out that it was done by The Byrds first. In 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdKrHYUZCwM
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/25/24 at 9:41 pm
Whenever somebody mentions "Jesus Is Just Alright" by the Doobie Brothers (1973), I have to point out that it was done by The Byrds first. In 1969.
Thank you for that information. O0 I had not realized that.
Ya learn something new every day.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/25/24 at 10:04 pm
"Jesus Christ Superstar"
Murray Head & the Trinidad Singers
1970
From the original rock opera album. Before the play, before the movie. It was conceived as a rock opera (or "concept album") and featured many rock musicians of the day. Including Deep Purple's Ian Gillian as Jesus, and Murray Head as Judas. Manfred Mann Band singer Mike D'Abo was King Herod. Ever notice how brilliant Alan Spenner's bass is on this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKicGSYSwKY
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/25/24 at 10:21 pm
Warren Zevon
"Mohammed's Radio"
1976
Warren Zevon's intriguing song, featuring Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0FaVI9ae24
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 03/25/24 at 10:45 pm
^ Good selection. O0
I also thought of “Jesus To A Child” by George Michael, a minor hit from 1996.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/24 at 10:39 am
John Lennon
"Hold On John"
1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzQy-EsNfuM
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/24 at 12:20 pm
Lustra
"Scotty Doesn't Know"
2004
From the film "Eurotrip". Matt Damon must have been having the time of his life with this. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vyj1C8ogtE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Howard on 03/27/24 at 2:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUi_S6YWjZw
Michael Jackson- Dirty Diana
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/24 at 9:08 pm
Yoko Ono
"Death of Samantha"
1973
A cool song by Yoko. In more recent years it has been covered by Boy George. There was also a 1980s post-punk band who took their name from this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWiGDy0A0Ho
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/24 at 9:15 pm
Traffic
"John Barleycorn"
1970
From their 1970 MASTERPIECE album "John Barleycorn Must Die". Is this ancient English/Scottish folk song (listed as number 164 in the Roud Folk Song Index, and dating back to at least the Elizabethan era) pro or anti alcohol? As the album notes say "there are many interpretations". ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYMW24HgGVE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/24 at 9:43 pm
From the album "Sunfighter" by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane. These two song pieces, entirely complete in and of themselves, released in 1971, encapsulate the post-Kent State sadness of hippie America. Captures it beautifully. The song (s) is so sad and so beautiful.
"Diana Pt 2" features David Crosby and Graham Nash on harmonies.
Paul Kantner/Grace Slick
"Diana-Pt 1"
1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmhnLhvWc0
Paul Kantner/Grace Slick
"Diana-Pt 2"
1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vVEz6qYfKA
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/30/24 at 4:38 pm
Judy's Turn to Cry-Leslie Gore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw9ZQVFS-vA
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/03/24 at 10:29 am
Murray Head
"Say It Ain't So, Joe"
1975
Also covered by Roger Daltry who had a minor hit with it in 1977.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbYMkh3GYM
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/03/24 at 10:38 am
John Lennon
"John Sinclair"
Live at the "Free John Sinclair" rally, Detroit 1971
Counterculture activist John Sinclair, for whom Lennon wrote the song, died yesterday at age 82.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDjyd1zIdE
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/24 at 2:13 pm
"Judy's Turn to Cry" is a song written by Beverly Ross and Edna Lewis that was originally released by Lesley Gore in 1963. The song is the sequel to Gore's prior hit "It's My Party", and both songs were produced by Quincy Jones. It was released on Gore's first album I'll Cry If I Want To and also as a single which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The single earned a gold record.
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Judy's Turn to Cry-Leslie Gore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw9ZQVFS-vA
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 04/14/24 at 1:31 pm
Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry (1984).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 04/14/24 at 9:43 pm
There have been a number of “Johnny” songs mentioned on this thread so far, but one I haven’t seen on here yet is Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares, from 1961.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 04/15/24 at 8:45 pm
"Fly, Robin, Fly" - Silver Connection
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 04/15/24 at 9:58 pm
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Deep Blue Something (1995). I think they were a one hit wonder.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/16/24 at 8:25 am
Snap!!!!
Oops. :-[
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 04/16/24 at 8:28 pm
Jenny From The Block by Jennifer Lopez (from her 2002 album This Is Me Then).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 04/16/24 at 8:29 pm
Speaking of songs with Jenny in the title, a particular song we mentioned on the number songs thread also qualifies for this thread; I’m talking about 867-5309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tutone.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/19/24 at 10:44 am
Blue Oyster Cult
"Joan Crawford"
1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARzj2AblBWQ
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 07/07/24 at 10:13 pm
This might be a bit of a stretch.. Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler. Duke and Earl can both be guys’ names, even though they’re not used that way in the title (or in the context of the song).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 08/04/24 at 3:09 pm
My Girl Josephine by Fats Domino (1960).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 08/11/24 at 8:05 pm
I just remembered another one: What’s the Frequency, Kenneth by R.E.M..
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 08/11/24 at 9:00 pm
I just remembered another one: What’s the Frequency, Kenneth by R.E.M..
I'm pretty sure that one's already here, because I posted it.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 08/11/24 at 9:29 pm
I don't think anyone has posted "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esIQyaGEUFU
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 08/11/24 at 9:29 pm
I'm pretty sure that one's already here, because I posted it.
Sorry; I didn’t see it. I used the “Print” link which shows the whole thread as a single webpage, and did a search but didn’t find the aforementioned title anywhere. However, if it is on here already, then I will gladly erase my post. Again, my apologies.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 08/11/24 at 10:00 pm
Sorry; I didn’t see it. I used the “Print” link which shows the whole thread as a single webpage, and did a search but didn’t find the aforementioned title anywhere. However, if it is on here already, then I will gladly erase my post. Again, my apologies.
Hoe does the "print" link work? I want to try that.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: AmericanGirl on 08/11/24 at 10:04 pm
How does the "print" link work? I want to try that.
On the upper right banner of each thread, it shows a link "Print" and that will give a text rendering of the whole thread. It can get long for big threads, though
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 08/11/24 at 10:26 pm
On the upper right banner of each thread, it shows a link "Print" and that will give a text rendering of the whole thread. It can get long for big threads, though
Interesting. I didn't know about that function. Thanks.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 08/19/24 at 11:08 pm
Various songs with the name Sally have been mentioned in this thread, but I have not seen “Who's in the Strawberry Patch With Sally” by Tony Orlando & Dawn yet.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/20/24 at 9:34 am
Interesting. I didn't know about that function. Thanks.
I have been here for over 20 years and have been lead mod for 7 and never knew what that function was for. I often wondered why anyone would want to "print" out a thread. I imagined lots and lots of paper.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 08/20/24 at 11:59 am
I have been here for over 20 years and have been lead mod for 7 and never knew what that function was for. I often wondered why anyone would want to "print" out a thread. I imagined lots and lots of paper.
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It does give a “printer friendly” version of a thread, but actually printing it is purely optional. You’re right, it would utilize lots of paper.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 09/13/24 at 11:03 pm
Louie Louie by the Kingsmen also qualifies for this thread (since it is a name repeated in succession).
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 09/20/24 at 10:01 pm
Carolina In My Mind by James Taylor; however, I think the name Carolina actually refers to a place name, not a lady.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/24 at 1:51 pm
"Sleepy Joe" by Herman's Hermits, from 1968
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The song was written by John Carter, and Russell Alquist and performed by Herman's Hermits. It reached #4 in New Zealand, #9 in Canada and Ireland, #10 in Norway, #12 in the United Kingdom, #17 in Sweden, #18 in South Africa #21 in Australia, #61 in the United States, and #37 in Australia in 1968.
Billboard described the single as a "clever and catchy rhythm material."
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/24 at 2:32 pm
"Nikita" is a 1985 song by Elton John and is taken from his 19th studio album Ice on Fire. It topped the single charts in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe. It went to the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The song is about a British man (Elton John), who is in love with a border guard named Nikita from the German Democratic Republic, who patrols the Berlin Wall. He cannot meet her, because he is not allowed to enter the country (the story takes place during the Cold War). The female border guard was played by the British actress Anya Major and the male border guard was played by the German actor Andreas Wisniewski. The music video for the song was directed by Ken Russell.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/24 at 8:24 am
"(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey", originally titled "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please.... Come Home?" is a popular song published in 1902. It is commonly referred to as simply "Bill Bailey". Its words and music were written by Hughie Cannon, an American songwriter and pianist, and published by Howley, Haviland and Dresser. It is still a standard with Dixieland and traditional jazz bands. In 1960, Bobby Darin recorded the song, where it went to #19 on the Hot 100, #13 in Canada, and #34 on the UK charts.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/24 at 2:46 pm
"Julia" is a 1968 song by The Beatles. It was taken from their 1968 album The Beatles also known as The White Album. It pays tribute to John Lennon's mother Julia who died in 1958.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/24 at 3:13 pm
"Clair" is a song by Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in 1972 as the first single from his second album Back to Front. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills, and is one of O'Sullivan's biggest-selling singles.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/11/24 at 4:21 pm
"Julia" is a 1968 song by The Beatles. It was taken from their 1968 album The Beatles also known as The White Album. It pays tribute to John Lennon's mother Julia who died in 1958.
It pays tribute to his mother as well as being a love song for his then-girlfriend Yoko Ono. The name Yoko means "Ocean Child" in Japanese.
Julia, Julia
Ocean Child calls me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
The two are blended together in an almost Oedipal way. There has been much discussion.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/24 at 9:48 am
It pays tribute to his mother as well as being a love song for his then-girlfriend Yoko Ono. The name Yoko means "Ocean Child" in Japanese.
Julia, Julia
Ocean Child calls me
So I sing a song of love
Julia
The two are blended together in an almost Oedipal way. There has been much discussion.
The name of Julian, John Lennon's son is his grandmother too.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/24 at 9:50 am
"Lydia" by Dean Friedman
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/24 at 12:11 pm
"Veronica" by Elvis Costello, released in 1989 as the lead single from the album Spike. The song was co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney, and was co-produced with T-Bone Burnett and Kevin Killen, and features Paul McCartney on his iconic Höfner bass. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly voted it one of Costello's top ten greatest tunes. This song was also Costello's highest-charting top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 1 on its Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and No. 10 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/24 at 1:30 am
"Candida" was the first single released by the American pop music group Dawn, with vocals by Tony Orlando, in 1970. The song, written by Irwin Levine and Toni Wine, was produced by Dave Appell and Hank Medress for Bell Records.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 10/19/24 at 12:38 pm
Here’s one that I think qualifies for this thread; it’s a name plus a standalone letter.
Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968).
However, it was co-written and originally performed by American musician Dale Hawkins in 1957 as Susie-Q.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/24 at 9:01 am
"Maria" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956. "Maria" is sung by the male lead Tony when he learns the name of the girl he's fallen in love with is "Maria". The name "Maria" is spoken or sung in the song 30 times.
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Here sung by Ansel Elgort from the American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg "West Side Story" (2021)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/20/24 at 9:22 am
"Maria" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956. "Maria" is sung by the male lead Tony when he learns the name of the girl he's fallen in love with is "Maria". The name "Maria" is spoken or sung in the song 30 times.
Shouldn't this be in the "songs that are just a name" category since there are no other words in the title except "Maria"?
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/24 at 10:19 am
Shouldn't this be in the "songs that are just a name" category since there are no other words in the title except "Maria"?
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/24 at 10:20 am
"Hand a Handkerchief to Helen" is a song and single written by Fred Tobias and Paul Evans and performed by British singer Susan Maughan. It featured Wally Stott and his orchestra and chorus. It was released in 1963 and reached 41 on the UK Charts, staying in the chart for three weeks.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/24 at 11:30 am
"Hats Off to Larry" is a song written and sung by Del Shannon, which he released as a single in 1961. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, while reaching No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 2 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 2 in Australia, No. 6 on the UK's Record Retailer chart, and No. 8 in South Africa.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/24 at 3:12 pm
"Pearl's a Singer" is a song made famous by the British singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 album Two Days Away which was produced by the song's co-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The original version of "Pearl's a Singer" had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello – also the song's co-writers – on their 1974 self-titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced. The song is a ballad, telling the story of a failed singer who still dreams of the success she might have had.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/24 at 7:09 am
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel, featured on his 1977 album The Stranger as the opening track. The recording concludes with the sound effect of a car, bass player Doug Stegmeyer's 1960s Corvette, starting and driving away, symbolizing departure.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/24 at 10:30 am
"Hard Hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah" is a popular song with words by Jack Yellen, Bob Bigelow, and Charles Bates, and music by Milton Ager. The song was published in June 1924 by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc., New York. "Hard Hearted Hannah" tells in humorous fashion the story of a sadistic "vamp" or femme fatale from Savannah, Georgia.
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Here sung by Ray Charles (1960)
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/24 at 11:46 am
"Captain Jack" is a song by Billy Joel featured on his 1973 album Piano Man as its closing track with a live version on his 1981 album Songs in the Attic. It is considered by some to be the most important and pivotal of his early compositions because his performance of the song at an April 15, 1972, live radio concert at Sigma Studios on WMMR in Philadelphia, and the subsequent airplay this live version received on the station brought him to the attention of major record labels, including Columbia, with whom he would sign a recording contract in 1973.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/27/24 at 11:48 am
George Harrison
"Soft Hearted Hana"
1979
A song about taking magic mushrooms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DKUi1h07Z4
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/27/24 at 11:52 am
Roger McGuinn
"Hanoi Hannah"
1973
A song about prostitution during the Vietnam War.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1xM7ZaD48c
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/24 at 11:55 am
"Charlie Brown" is a popular Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song that was a top-ten hit for the Coasters in the spring of 1959 (released in January, coupled with "Three Cool Cats", Atco 6132). It went to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while "Venus" by Frankie Avalon was at No. 1. It did reach No. 1 in Canada. It was the first of three top-ten hits for the Coasters that year. It is best known for the phrase, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me?"
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/27/24 at 12:08 pm
Danny O'Keefe
"Goodtime Charlie's Got The Blues"
1971 version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YP3pIPp8P8
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/24 at 5:32 pm
"Big Bad John" is a country song originally performed by Jimmy Dean, who wrote and composed it. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of American folklore, reminiscent of Paul Bunyan or John Henry. Big Bad John was also the title of a 1990 television movie starring Dean.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/24 at 7:21 am
"Hello, Dolly!" is the title song of the popular musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. A recording by Louis Armstrong released in 1964 was a widely popular success, winning the Song of the Year and Male Vocal Performance awards at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards. Armstrong's rendition was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/24 at 4:45 pm
"John Brown's Body", originally known as "John Brown's Song", is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The song arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. According to an 1889 account, the original John Brown lyrics were a collective effort by a group of Union soldiers who were referring both to the famous John Brown and also, humorously, to a Sergeant John Brown of their own battalion. Various other authors have published additional verses or claimed credit for originating the John Brown lyrics and tune.
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Here sung by Pete Seeger from 1959.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/24 at 4:48 pm
"The Ballad of Casey Jones", also known as "Casey Jones, the Brave Engineer" or simply "Casey Jones", is a traditional American folk song about railroad engineer Casey Jones and his death at the controls of the train he was driving. It tells of how Jones and his fireman Sim Webb raced their locomotive to make up for lost time, but discovered another train ahead of them on the line, and how Jones remained on board to try to stop the train as Webb jumped to safety.
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Here sung by Pete Seeger from 1956.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/24 at 4:58 pm
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Is "Amazing Grace" here sung by Judy Collins allowed here?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/24 at 12:10 pm
"The Ballad of Tom Blind" by Elton John (2013), is about an African- American musical prodigy named Tom Wiggins (1849-1908), also known as “Blind Tom”. Tom was born into a family of slavery on the Wiley Edward Jones Plantation in Harris County, Georgia. Unlike the rest of his family Tom was born blind, differentiating him quite useless as a slave. Though Tom could not perform the ordinary duties of a slave, he offered something different. He had extraordinary musical talent, and grew retentive skills allowing him to play and imitate almost anything on the piano.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/24 at 3:40 pm
"Grace Kelly" is a song by British singer Mika. It was released as the lead single from Mika's debut studio album Life in Cartoon Motion in 2007. It was written by Mika alongside Jodi Marr, John Merchant and Dan Warner. The song was produced and mixed by Greg Wells. The song was number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and ended 2007 as the year's third biggest-selling single in that country. In the US, "Grace Kelly" was made available for digital download on 16 January 2007. This song was also No. 89 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/24 at 9:22 am
"Go Down Old Hannah" by Pete Seeger
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/24 at 9:32 am
"Darling Nikki" is a song produced, arranged, composed, and performed by American musician Prince, originally released on his sixth studio album Purple Rain (1984).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/24 at 12:45 pm
"Jessie's Girl" is a song written and performed by Australian singer Rick Springfield. It was released on the album Working Class Dog, which was released in February 1981. The song is about unrequited love and centres on a young man in love with his best friend's girlfriend.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/24 at 2:24 pm
"Arnold Layne" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd. Released on 10 March 1967, it was the band's first single and was written by Syd Barrett. The song is about a man whose strange hobby is stealing women's lingerie from washing lines.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/24 at 1:31 pm
"Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by Australian pop band New World in 1972, the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie in 1976, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached 25 in the United States. It was a number one hit in Austria, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland and a number 2 hit in Australia staying in the charts for 23 weeks.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/24 at 3:03 pm
From Rodgers/Hammerstein II musical South Pacific, "Bloody Mary", American servicemen cheer on their beloved Bloody Mary, a local Tonkinese entrepreneur, as she confronts a Marine for not buying one of the grass skirts she’s selling.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/24 at 8:59 am
"Runaround Sue" is a rock and roll song (in a modified doo-wop style), originally a US No. 1 Hot 100 hit (No. 4 on the Hot R&B chart) for the singer Dion during 1961, after he split with the Belmonts. It was written by Dion with Ernie Maresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/24 at 11:40 am
"Mary's Prayer" is the debut single by Scottish pop/rock group Danny Wilson. Included on the group's 1987 debut album Meet Danny Wilson, "Mary's Prayer" became a top ten hit in Britain and Ireland, and was a top 40 hit in the US.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/24 at 12:27 pm
Are instrumentals allowed?
"Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes – a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole – and released in 1956. It was later released in the United Kingdom after it was used as a theme on a television series, and it reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958. Recordings artists of various genres have covered the song, and some of them added original lyrics. A version by the Piranhas became a hit in 1980 in the UK, and it has been adapted into football chants.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/24 at 2:03 pm
"King Midas in Reverse" is a song by English pop group the Hollies, written by Graham Nash but credited to Allan Clarke, Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released as a single in September 1967 in anticipation of the band's album Butterfly.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 11/07/24 at 6:09 pm
"King Midas in Reverse" is a song by English pop group the Hollies, written by Graham Nash but credited to Allan Clarke, Nash and Tony Hicks. It was released as a single in September 1967 in anticipation of the band's album Butterfly.
Nash plays "King Midas In reverse" in his live shows to this day. I have seen him play it. It's his favorite song he wrote while in the Hollies.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/24 at 11:45 am
"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", or simply "My Bonnie", is a traditional Scottish folk song and children’s song that is popular in Western culture. The song has been recorded by numerous artists since the beginning of the 20th century, and many parody versions also exist. The best known recording of the song may be a rock and roll version titled "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles, recorded in the first ever commercial recording session that featured The Beatles. The resulting single is generally regarded as the Beatles' first single, released in the UK in 1962.
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Written By: nally on 11/10/24 at 5:10 pm
Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce (1973).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/24 at 6:15 am
"Joe's Garage" is a single on Frank Zappa's 1979 album Joe's Garage Act I. After the introductory track, "The Central Scrutinizer", this song begins the story of Joe's Garage. Although it only charted in Norway and Sweden (where it was a top 20 hit in both countries), it was one of Zappa's songs which had the most airplay on American FM radio, at the time still album-centered.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/24 at 10:26 am
"Romeo and Juliet" is a rock song by the British rock band Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler. It first appeared on the 1980 album Making Movies and was released as a single in 1981, reaching No. 8 in the UK Charts.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/24 at 1:43 am
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album The Times They Are a-Changin' and gives a generally factual account of the killing of a 51-year-old African-American barmaid, Hattie Carroll.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 12/03/24 at 11:13 am
Al Stewart
"Samuel, Oh How You've Changed"
1967
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/24 at 11:23 am
"Michael Caine" is a song by English ska band Madness, released in 1984 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Keep Moving (1984). The song was written by Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate, and features Smyth on lead vocals in place of usual Madness vocalist Suggs. "Michael Caine" spent eight weeks on the British chart, peaking at number 11.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/24 at 12:58 pm
"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3/4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by the Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950.
Here sung by Peter, Paul and Mary.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/24 at 1:44 pm
"Pancho and Lefty", originally "Poncho and Lefty", is a song written by American country singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Perhaps his most well-known song, Van Zandt recorded his original version of this song for his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. The song has been recorded by several artists since its composition and performance by Van Zandt, with a 1983 version by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard reaching number one on the Billboard country chart. In 2021, Van Zandt's version was ranked number 498 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/24 at 11:30 am
"Yes Tonight Josephine" is a 1957 song written by Winfield Scott and Dorothy Goodman, and performed by Johnnie Ray. It was a hit single in both the US and UK.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/24 at 1:14 pm
"Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield in 1958, and recorded by Sedaka. It spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 9 on December 6, 1959, while reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. It also earned Sedaka his first No. 1 ranking when it went to No. 1 in the Netherlands and Wallonia. After its release as a single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/24 at 1:17 pm
"Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield in 1958, and recorded by Sedaka. It spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 9 on December 6, 1959, while reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. It also earned Sedaka his first No. 1 ranking when it went to No. 1 in the Netherlands and Wallonia. After its release as a single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits.
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The "Carol" was a reference to Carol Klein, Sedaka's ex-girlfriend from high school and a fellow songwriter at the Brill Building. She had since married Gerry Goffin, who took the tune, and wrote the playful response "Oh! Neil", which she recorded and released as an unsuccessful single the same year (1959) under the stage name Carole King.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/24 at 9:45 am
From 1961, "Cowboy Jimmy Joe" by Alma Cogan. The song reached No. 37 in the UK Charts.
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Written By: Mitch Kramer on 12/09/24 at 9:32 pm
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was released on the 1972 album Honky Château.
I already mentioned that one here. :)
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Written By: Mitch Kramer on 12/09/24 at 9:37 pm
"Sweet Maree" - Steve Miller Band
from the 1976 album Fly Like An Eagle.
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Written By: Mitch Kramer on 12/09/24 at 9:44 pm
Another song from my childhood:
"Little Willy" - The Sweet
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Written By: Mitch Kramer on 12/09/24 at 9:49 pm
Getting into the holiday spirit with this 1963 classic:
"Little Saint Nick" - Beach Boys
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/24 at 2:24 pm
"Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)" by Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus from 1968.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/24 at 1:46 pm
"Jesus to a Child" is a song by English singer and songwriter George Michael. Written as a melancholic tribute to his late lover Anselmo Feleppa, it was released in January 1996 by Virgin Records as the first single from his third studio album, Older (1996).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/24 at 2:35 pm
"Ginny Come Lately" is a song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld and performed by Brian Hyland. In 1962, the track reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was featured on his 1962 album, Sealed with a Kiss.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/24 at 4:05 pm
"Bobby's Girl" is a song and single written by Gary Klein and Henry Hoffman. The original was performed by American teenage singer Marcie Blane, and became a No. 3 hit on the US charts. A near-simultaneous cover by British singer Susan Maughan was a hit in the UK, coincidentally also reaching No. 3 on the UK charts. Both Blane and Maughan are one-hit wonders; for both these artists, "Bobby's Girl" marked their only appearance on a national top 40 chart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/24 at 12:32 pm
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. Gene Autry's recording hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/24 at 2:40 pm
"Run Rudolph Run" is a Christmas song written by Chuck Berry but credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP) and was first recorded by Berry in 1958, released as a single on Chess Records. It has since been covered by numerous other artists, sometimes with the title "Run Run Rudolph".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/24 at 11:51 am
"Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith and first recorded by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album East-West. Nesmith's band, the Monkees, later recorded it for More of the Monkees (1967). Hip hop group Run–D.M.C. revived the song in the late 1980s, with an adaptation that appeared in the U.S. record charts. The Monkees' "Mary, Mary" was not released as a single in the U.S. in the 1960s, although it was distributed as a cereal-box prize in 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/24 at 4:17 pm
"Lili Marleen" is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis and Allied troops. Written in 1915 as a poem, the song was published in 1937 and was first recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939 as "Das Mädchen unter der Laterne" ("The Girl under the Lantern"). The song is also well known in a version performed by Marlene Dietrich in 1945.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/25 at 3:54 pm
"Sorry Suzanne" is a 1969 single by the Hollies, co-written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay. It was the group's first song to feature Terry Sylvester in the place of Graham Nash. "Sorry Suzanne" was released with the B-side "Not That Way at All" on the Parlophone label (catalogue number R5765). The song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1969, number one in Switzerland on 22 April 1969, and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on May 31, 1969.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 12:32 pm
"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The original lyrics were composed in 1895 by Australian poet Banjo Paterson, to a tune played by Christina MacPherson based on her memory of Thomas Bulch's march Craigielee, which was in turn based on James Barr's setting for Robert Tannahill's poem "Thou Bonnie Wood o Craigielee". The first published setting of "Waltzing Matilda" was Harry Nathan's on 20 December 1902. Nathan wrote a new variation of Christina MacPherson's melody and changed some of the words.
Here sung by Slim Dusty
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 2:04 pm
"Joan of Arc" is a 1981 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It was well-received by critics and became a hit in the British Isles, reaching number 5 in the UK and number 13 in Ireland.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/06/25 at 2:33 pm
"Joan of Arc" is a 1981 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It was well-received by critics and became a hit in the British Isles, reaching number 5 in the UK and number 13 in Ireland.
Leonard Cohen also had a song called "Joan of Arc".
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 4:00 pm
"A Message to You Rudy" is a 1967 rocksteady song by Dandy Livingstone. Originally titled "Rudy a Message to You", the song later achieved broader success when, in 1979, a cover version by the Specials reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Dandy Livingstone
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The Specials
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/25 at 8:07 am
"Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)" is a song written by American singer Gene Pitney, first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960 and by Ricky Nelson at United Western Recorders Studios in 1961. Nelson's version, issued as a double A-side with his No. 1 hit "Travelin' Man", (Imperial 5741), reached No. 9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961. In the United Kingdom it reached No. 2. It was also a hit in much of Europe, particularly Norway, where it spent 14 weeks at No. 1, Denmark where it also peaked at No. 1, and in Sweden, where it spent five months in the best selling chart (July–December) and peaked at No. 2 during eight weeks. In New Zealand, the song reached No. 4.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/25 at 9:43 am
"Queen Jane Approximately" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited. It was released as a single as the B-side to "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" in January 1966. It has also been covered by several artists, including the Grateful Dead and The Four Seasons.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/25 at 9:48 am
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was originally recorded on August 2, 1965, and released on the album Highway 61 Revisited. The song was later released on the compilation album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II and as two separate live versions recorded at concerts in 1966: the first of which appeared on the B-side of Dylan's "I Want You" single, with the second being released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert. The song has been covered by many artists, including Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Power, Nina Simone, Barry McGuire, Judy Collins, Frankie Miller, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, The Black Crowes, Townes Van Zandt, Bryan Ferry, and The Handsome Family.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/25 at 1:27 pm
"Alexander Hamilton" is the opening number for the 2015 musical Hamilton, a musical biography of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. This song features "alternately rapped and sung exposition".
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/10/25 at 1:32 pm
Melanie
"Alexander Beetle"
Melanie sings the poem by AA Milne.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2hK-Ex-J88
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/25 at 1:50 pm
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a Tin Pan Alley song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911; it is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little syncopation. The song is a narrative sequel to Berlin's earlier 1910 composition "Alexander and His Clarinet". This earlier composition recounts the reconciliation between an African-American musician named Alexander Adams and his flame Eliza Johnson as well as highlights Alexander's innovative musical style. Berlin's friend Jack Alexander, a cornet-playing African-American bandleader, inspired the title character.
Sung here by The Andrew Sisters (1948)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/25 at 11:30 am
"Jesus Christ" is a song written in 1940 by Woody Guthrie. The song tells in eight verses what Jesus preached in his time, especially about the rich and the poor, and that he was killed by different groups who rejected his preaching ("they laid Jesus Christ in his grave"). The ninth verse says that Jesus would have been killed by modern capitalist society just as he was in his own time.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/25 at 11:54 am
"Song to Woody" was written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and released on his debut album, Bob Dylan, in 1962. The song conveys Dylan's appreciation of American folk legend Woody Guthrie. The song is one of two original compositions featured on Dylan's debut album. Dylan also rehearsed the song in a country arrangement during sessions for Self Portrait on May 1, 1970, as heard on the 2021 compilation album 1970.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/25 at 5:24 am
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was originally recorded on August 2, 1965, and released on the album Highway 61 Revisited.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/25 at 7:08 am
"Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 1965 fifth album, Bringing It All Back Home. In 2005, Mojo magazine rated the song as the 68th greatest Bob Dylan song.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/25 at 11:50 am
"My Girl Bill" is a 1974 hit song written and recorded by Jim Stafford. It was the third of four U.S. Top 40 singles from his eponymous debut album. The lyrics in the verses are spoken, rather than sung. It reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Canadian pop singles chart and number 20 in the BBC UK Top 50 chart. It was a crossover hit onto the Adult Contemporary and Country charts of both nations. The song was also a Top 20 hit in Australia.
The song is about a man named William/Bill and his friend, the narrator of the song. The lyrics employ double entendre, leading the listener to infer that the men, as the title also suggests, are themselves involved in a romantic relationship. However, in the last verse a twist occurs; the narrator speaks of a woman who has been the men's mutual love interest but who has now summarily rejected Bill, and he is explaining the situation (i.e. "(she's) MY girl, Bill").
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/25 at 6:50 am
"Eloise" is a song first released in 1968 on the MGM label. It was sung by Barry Ryan, and written by his twin brother Paul Ryan. Running for over five minutes, it features strong orchestration, melodramatic vocals, and a brief slow interlude. It sold three million copies worldwide, and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart as published by Record Retailer, but hit No. 1 in the NME and Melody Maker charts. It topped the chart in 17 countries, including Italy, the Netherlands and Australia. The single was released as "Barry Ryan with the Majority". The Majority were a pop band who, for a period, were the backing band for Ryan and who, after renaming to Majority One, had some success in Europe. Ryan also released an Italian-language version of the song, "Eloise (Versione Italiana)", in 1968.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/25 at 10:16 am
"Lulu's Back in Town" is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1935 by Al Dubin (words) and Harry Warren (music), and was performed in the 1935 film Broadway Gondolier, directed by Lloyd Bacon, where it was sung by Dick Powell and The Mills Brothers. The arrangement was by George Roumanis. It was popularized by Fats Waller in his 1935 recording for Victor Records which made the US charts. Others who recorded it include Dick Powell, Mel Tormé, Mills Brothers, Wingy Manone, Chick Bullock, Bob Howard, Teddy Hill, Bert Ambrose, Ted Fiorito, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and Leon Redbone.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/25 at 5:53 am
"Johnny Reggae" is a 1971 novelty song credited to The Piglets. The single cover states that it was "conceived, created, produced and directed by Jonathan King". It was released on Bell Records. King himself has explained in comments on his YouTube channel and in his autobiography 65 My Life So Far that the vocalists were session singers "coached to sound like teenage scrubbers", and that the lead vocalist was session singer Barbara Kay, who also recorded as Kay Barry for Embassy Records.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/25 at 11:40 am
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in May 1969. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, and chronicles the events surrounding the wedding of Lennon and Yoko Ono. The song was the Beatles' 17th UK number-one single and their last for 54 years until "Now and Then" in 2023. In the United States, it was banned by some radio stations due to the lyrics' reference to Christ and crucifixion. The single peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/25 at 7:42 am
"Dance with Me, Henry" the 1955 song by Etta James. It was one of several answer songs to "Work with Me, Annie" and has the same 12-bar blues form. The song was written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard, and Etta James. Etta James recorded it for Modern Records, with uncredited vocal responses from Richard Berry. The song is also known as "The Wallflower" and "Roll with Me, Henry".
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/25 at 1:43 pm
"Polk Salad Annie" is a 1968 song written and performed by Tony Joe White. Its lyrics describe the lifestyle of a poor rural Southern girl and her family. Traditionally, the term to describe the type of food highlighted in the song is polk or poke salad, a dish of cooked greens made from pokeweed. Its 1969 single release peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the song made No. 10 on the RPM Magazine Hot Singles chart. Elvis Presley's version from his 1970 live album On Stage also made the song popular.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/25 at 3:55 pm
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" is the debut single by Edison Lighthouse. The song reached the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart in January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/25 at 12:50 pm
"Happy Jack" is a song by the British rock band the Who. It was released as a single in 1966 in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 3 in the charts. It peaked at No. 1 in Canada. It was also their first top 40 hit in the United States, where it was released in March 1967 and peaked at No. 24. It was included on the American version of their second album, Happy Jack, originally titled A Quick One in the UK.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: nally on 02/04/25 at 9:15 pm
Not mentioned yet: Sweet Baby James by James Taylor.
Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/25 at 10:45 am
"Lady Eleanor" is a song written by Alan Hull, featured on the first Lindisfarne album, Nicely Out of Tune. Initially released as a single in 1971, it failed to chart. In 1972, following the success of the band's single "Meet me on the Corner" (which reached No. 5 in the UK), and the highly successful second album Fog on the Tyne, it was re-released and became their second consecutive hit single, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts. Its B-Side was "Nothing But the Marvellous is Beautiful". The song features the folk rock band Lindisfarne's characteristic combination of mandolin playing (by Ray Jackson) and close harmony singing. Its lyrics are inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short stories "Eleonora" and "The Fall of the House of Usher".
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/25 at 12:38 pm
"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" is a song by American poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. It was originally recorded and released as a single, on the CBS label, in 1974 by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with the name spelled "Jordon". The song also appears on their 1975 compilation album The Ballad Of Lucy Jordon. The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of a suburban housewife, who climbs to a rooftop "when the laughter grew too loud". The song was recorded by the English singer Marianne Faithfull for her 1979 album Broken English. This version was released as a single, on the Island label, in October 1979, and became one of her highest-charting songs.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/25 at 1:07 pm
"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" was composed by Sammy Lerner for the original Max Fleischer cartoon, Popeye the Sailor.
Here song by Robin Williams from the 1980 film "Popeye"
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/25 at 2:20 pm
"Jimmy Olsen's Blues" from Pocket Full of Kryptonite, the debut studio album by the American rock band Spin Doctors, released in August 1991.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/25 at 12:43 pm
"Lady Barbara" is a song written by Totò Savio, Giancarlo Bigazzi, and Claudio Cavallaro and performed by Renato dei Profeti, founder of the group I Profeti at his first solo venture. The song won the Un disco per l'estate festival and peaked at first place on the Italian hit parade. The same year the song also named a musicarello film, Lady Barbara, directed by Mario Amendola and starred by the same Renato dei Profeti. The same year the song was adapted into English by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson, and the cover version performed by Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, reached #7 in New Zealand and #13 in the United Kingdom in 1970. It was the last single of the Herman's Hermits that featured Peter Noone. This version was produced by Mickie Most.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/25 at 11:01 am
"Gotta See Jane" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor that was co-written by Taylor with Eddie Holland (of Holland-Dozier-Holland) and Motown songwriter Ronald Miller. Released in 1968, it entered the UK chart in June and reached number 17 in August, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. The song appeared on Taylor's 1970 album I Think, Therefore I Am. In Canada, it reached number 12 on May 1, 1971 It was re-released in 1974, reaching number 41 in October, and again in 2004 as a b-side to a limited edition single with There's a Ghost in My House as the A-side.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 11:55 am
"Boris the Spider" is a song written by the Who's bass guitarist, John Entwistle. It appears as the second track of their 1966 album A Quick One. This song is claimed to be Entwistle's first composition, and became a staple of live shows. This song, along with "My Wife", "Heaven and Hell" and "The Quiet One", were Entwistle's most popular songs to perform live. Though this song was popular, it was not released as a single in the US or UK. In Japan, "Boris the Spider" was released as the B-side to "Whiskey Man" in 1967.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 12:30 pm
"Just Like Eddie" is a song by recording artist Heinz. The song was his second solo release after leaving the band The Tornados. The song was a tribute to American rock 'n' roll pioneer Eddie Cochran. The song was produced and engineered by Joe Meek and was released via the record label Decca in 1963. The guitar on the track was played by Ritchie Blackmore, later a founding member of Deep Purple. The song was written by Joe Meek's associate Geoff Goddard. The song was Heinz's only successful song as a solo artist when it entered the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The song peaked at number 5 on that chart. The B-side featured the song, "Don't You Knock On My Door".
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 4:10 pm
"John, I'm Only Dancing" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, originally released as a non-album single in September 1972. It is a glam rock and R&B song with lyrics that describe a situation in which the narrator informs his lover not to worry about the girl he is with because he is "only dancing" with her. Although ambiguous, many commentators interpreted it as concerning a gay relationship. Recorded in London in June 1972, it was promoted with a low-budget promotional video directed by Mick Rock. It reached number 12 in the UK; RCA refused to release it in America due to its suggestive lyrical content.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/25 at 11:01 am
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home", sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again", is a song from the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/25 at 12:40 pm
"Dear Theodosia" is the penultimate song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. The song is sung by the character Aaron Burr, originally performed by Leslie Odom Jr., and Hamilton, originally performed by Miranda.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/25 at 4:50 pm
"Clint Eastwood" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album on 5 March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2-D in the video). "Clint Eastwood" reached the top ten in ten countries. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Clint Eastwood" also reached number one in Italy, number two in Germany. The single has sold 1,200,000 copies in the UK and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/25 at 2:32 am
"OK Fred" is a song by Jamaican singer-songwriter John Holt. It was first released as a single in 1971. Errol Dunkley stated that the song is about an up-town girl who falls for a down-town guy. Holt's version did not chart in the UK. Dunkley's version reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
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Subject: Re: Song titles that include names and other words
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/25 at 10:21 am
"Lady Lynda" is a song written by vocalist/guitarist Al Jardine and touring keyboardist Ron Altbach for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on the band's 1979 album L.A. (Light Album). Its melody is based on "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J. S. Bach. The opening harpsichord is played by Sterling Smith. The lyrics to the song refer to Jardine's then-wife, Lynda Jardine. After the two divorced, the song was rewritten as "Lady Liberty", a tribute to the Statue of Liberty. Record World said it has "a big production sound and liberal synthesizer/string textures." The song peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached No. 39 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. The song was edited for single release with the single version dropping the harpsichord introduction present on the album version.
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