Without cheating and looking on the webbergoogyathingy, name a song with a girls name in the title.
I get Roxanne!
Pamela - Toto?
Melissa - Allman Bros.
Layla - Clapton
Lenny - SRV
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PS How could I forget?
Suzie Q - CCR
Mary Jane - Tom Petty
Amanda - Boston
That’s enough… makes me head hurt…
Amie - Pure Prairie League
Amie - Pure Prairie League
Oh yeah! GREAT tune! Love that harmony!
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Sweet Jane - but I forgot who did it (the good version not that crappy remake)
Sweet Jane is Lou Reed,and a killer cut off the Rock and Roll Animal album
My contribution would be:
The Wind Cries Mary:Hendrix
Along Comes Mary:Association
Mary Mary:Monkees
Mary In The Morning:Al Martino
Mary, Marry Me:Jim Reeves
Proud Mary: CCR
Last Dance With Mary Jane:Petty
Mary Had A Little Lamb:SRV
Hello Mary Lou:Rick Nelson
Mary Lou:Steve Miller
Man,this Mary babe musta been a hot one!!!
Sarah by Thin Lizzy…
Long Tall Sally…Little Richard was it?..I dunno
Michelle…Beatles
Julia…Beatles
Gloria…Erasure
Angie…The Strolling Bones
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Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Dawn - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Precious and Grace - ZZ Top
Francine - ZZ Top
Sasha - Ted Nugent
867-5309 (Jenny Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
And to add to Wozz’s post
Mary Lou Meets The Man From Utopia - Frank Zappa
Sweet Jane is Lou Reed,and a killer cut off the Rock and Roll Animal album
Thanks - I'm gonna try and hunt that one down. R&R at it's best.
Betty Lou’s Getting Out Tonight - Bob Segar
Rosanna - Toto
When Gretchen Smiles - Abandon Reason
Helen Wheels - Wings
Lucille - a few of those.
Now that my set-up is in play, here’s the reason I posted this.
Do you think any of these - oh I forgot my wife’s fav = Peggy Sue… back to thought…
Do you think Buddy Holly, anyone in his management, or at his record label ever considered the thought of the ‘commerciality’ of a song about a singularly named girl?
Did someone, somewhere say - What about the others? You’re limiting your market? Just curious.
Alison - Elvis Costello
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Darlin’ Clementine
Lump (It’s the girl’s name…) - Presidents of the …
Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
Angelina - Richard Marx (I was in 6th grade and remeber this forgettable song somehow)
Delilah - Palin White T’s
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Dirty Dianna - Michael Jackson (wow, a lot happened in the 6th grade for me it seems)
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
That John Denver tune… something’s Song bah, can’t think of it
Gloria - U2 (I know, it is Latin, not the name)
Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys
Sara - Jefferson Starship (used to roller skate to this one too)
My Sharona - no idea
Adia - Sarah MacGlaclin
Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Jenny was a Friend of Mine - The Killers
Lola - not sure
Mandy - Barry Manilow
How Do you Solve a Problem Like Maria - Sound of Music
Maria - I think Andy Williams
Mustang Sally - No idea but I have played it about 1000 times.
Stacy’s Mom Has Got it Going On - some one hit wonder
Rio - Duran Duran
Wake Up Little Susie - ?
Layla - Eric Clapton
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles
Janie’s Got a Gun - Aerosmith
‘Hey Tom’ / Tommy Willis
Ange x
I had a sneaky feeling Tommy…I wondered where this was going
I love you Ange!
My Sharona - no idea
The Knack
Lola - The Kinks
Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers
There ya go Bubba!
Caroline - Status Quo
Deborah - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Oh Carol - Chuck Berry
Mary of the 4th Form - Boomtown Rats
Actually I was wondering what the commercial value of a song called “A Girl Named Poppa Willis” would be in today’s country market?