Songs with peoples names in the title

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 14 Sep 2004, 23:08

Suzanne - Leonard Cohen

I overcame my laziness and did a quick browse through this thread for this - and could not see it. And the frightening thing is that if I'm the first to mention this then it's time to subscribe to SAGA Magazine.
And where does that leave El Presidente???

And here's another from Mr Cheerfull of Canada l: So Long, Marianne!!

cornerboy · Post by **cornerboy** » 15 Sep 2004, 12:03

Robin Hood - Dick James
Ramona - The Bachelors
Paddy McGinty's Goat - Val Doonican
Nelly the Elephant - Mandy Miller
Jake the Peg - Rolf Harris

Clearly into the dankest corners of the subconscious now, so better mention The Ballad of Hollis Brown, Joey, Sarah, and Isis (Bob Dylan), Matty Groves (Fairport Convention), John the Gun (Sandy Denny) and Have you met Miss Jones (?Rodgers and Hart)

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Sep 2004, 12:30

Has anyone mentioned 'Daisy, Daisy, Give me Your Answer Do' ?

I can't quite grasp the rules!!!!

Do you have to know who sang it? Does there have to be a word or letter association with the previous one? Do they have to be within living memory?

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 15 Sep 2004, 13:21

I've put some in without the singer/writer, Jay. No connections just people's names in song titles.

Has there been Me & Mrs Jones - by Billy Paul
Sylvia's mother- (can't quite remember the group - 1 guy had an eyepatch I think).
Bill - from Showboat
Song for Annie - John Denver
Denis, Denis - Blondie

paulw · Post by **paulw** » 15 Sep 2004, 13:26

Dr Hook had the eye patch.

what about stephanie says by the VU.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Sep 2004, 13:31

Gemini wrote:Donna - Marty Wilde
Mathew & Son - Cat Stevens
Sir Duke - Steve wonder
Bernadette - Four Tops
Ben - Michael Jackson
Dear Elaine - Roy Wood
Remember Your a Womble - Wombles
Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole (My Mum's Fav Singer)
Jezebel - Marty Wilde
Hi Hi Hazel - Geno Washington
Gaye - Clifford T Ward
Please Don't Ask About Barbara - Bobby Vee
Hello Dolly - ?
Baby Jane -Rod Stewart
Jimmy Jimmy - The Undertones
Gloria - U2
Cherry Oh Baby - UB 40
Elenore - Turtles
Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor
Good Golly Miss Molly - Swining Blue Jeans
Poppa Joe - Sweet
Little Willy - Sweet
Bridget the Midget (Queen of the Blues) - Ray Stevens
Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka
Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peter's
Eloise - Barry Ryan
I'll Pick a Rose for my rose - Jimmy Ruffin
Floy Joy - Supremes
Tammy - Debbi Reynolds
Angi Baby - Helen Reddy
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Lwdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis
Nathan Jones - Supremes
Floy Joy - Supremes
Macarthur Park - Donna Summer
Hey Jude - Beatles
Johnny & Mary - Robert Palmer
Enola Gay - OMD
Vincent - Don McLean
Lady Rose- Mungo Jerry
Dolly My Love - Moments
Brother Louie - Modern Talking
Cousin Norman - Marmalade
Kaleigh - Marillion
Honey - Bobby Goldsbro
Mary Had a Little Lamb - Paul McCartney
Sarah - Fleetwood Mac
Lady Elenore - Lindisfarne
Victoria - Kinks
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles / elton John
Billie Jean - MJ
Rocky Racoon - Beatles
Ginny Come Lately - Brian Hyland
Mony Mony - Johnny James and the Shondels?
Carrie Anne - Hollies
Barbara Anne - Beach Boys
Sorry Suzanne - Hollies
sleepy Joe - Herman's Hermits
Ode to Billy Joe - Bobby Gentry
Mack the Knife - Ella Fitzgerald
Take a Message to Mary - Everley Brothers
maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan
Reet Petite - Darts
Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys

My Heid is nippin!

No wonder!!! I have a few more but no time at mo.

cornerboy · Post by **cornerboy** » 15 Sep 2004, 13:48

Some Candy talking - Jesus and Mary Chain
Jesus on the Mainline - Ry Cooder
Song for Che - Robert Wyatt

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Sep 2004, 13:59

Well, OK - errm -

Bobbie Shaftoe
Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny
Charlie is My Darlin'
Oh No, John!
Barbara Allen

Am I allowed all these folk songs? Or is it cheating?

cornerboy · Post by **cornerboy** » 15 Sep 2004, 15:04

Folk songs? of course, and why not!
Jamie Raeburn, Jamie Foyers, Willie o Winsbury, Polly Vaughan, plus Mary Morison (Burns), Rattlin Roarin Willie (also Burns), To Althea from Prison (Fairport)

back to the juke box though...
Viva Bobby Joe - the Equals
Alfie - Bacharach and David

Porty, are you going to draw some kind of conclusion from all this sweeping up of the dusty, flaky bits of the Portobello online community's memory banks?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Sep 2004, 15:27

Danny Boy (surely someone's already mentioned that?)
My Darlin' Clementine
Amazing Grace - I KNOW that it's not a girl's name in the song, but Porty had 'Penny Lane'!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 15 Sep 2004, 15:29

'Right!' said Fred

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Sep 2004, 18:32

Jay wrote:'Right!' said Fred

That was a band, ginger.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Sep 2004, 18:42

Boy named Sue: Johnny Cash

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Sep 2004, 19:34

Porty wrote:
Jay wrote:'Right!' said Fred
That was a band, ginger.

Actually, didn't Bernard Cribbins sing a song about digging holes in the road that was called "Right, said fred"?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 15 Sep 2004, 19:46

Actually, didn't Bernard Cribbins sing a song about digging holes in the road that was called "Right, said fred"?

10 weeks in top 10 in 1962!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Sep 2004, 19:47

Poppy wrote:
Actually, didn't Bernard Cribbins sing a song about digging holes in the road that was called "Right, said fred"?
10 weeks in top 10 in 1962!!

And very well deserved too!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 16 Sep 2004, 09:49

Thanks ecm and Poppy! That was the song I was thinking of - I can still hear it in my head!You're obviously too young to remember it, Porty.

When we run out of names of people, we should try songs with place names in the title - it's a bit harder

Mimpty · Post by **Mimpty** » 16 Sep 2004, 13:21

Mustang Sally - The Commitments (cover)

Sweet Caroline

Joanna

Lady Jane

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2004, 13:36

My name is Jack - Manfred Mann

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 16 Sep 2004, 14:01

Rose among the Heather - 2 at once!

(Yes, I know they are not girls' names in the song, but see Porty and Penny Lane, and me previously and Amazing Grace)

Sally (as in Gracie Field)

Cushy Butterfield

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 16 Sep 2004, 21:31

Mimpty wrote:Hey Paula - by I don't know who.

Yay, someone else remembers my song. I already got that one though.
It was by...Paul and Paula.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 16 Sep 2004, 22:24

Happy Birthday dear ..........

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2004, 23:26

Bellybabe wrote:
Mimpty wrote:Hey Paula - by I don't know who.

Yay, someone else remembers my song.

You're lucky to have such a "nice and normal" song.

My name's Erika and the only song I know of called "Erika" is a stirring Third Reich marching song!?!?

You can kinda tap your toe to it though.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 17 Sep 2004, 08:49

Um, well, since I've given away my name, I might as well give more information. It's actually my song because I...ahem...once married a man named Paul. How sad is that?

(Only people who kow the lyrics will know how truly sad that is!)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Sep 2004, 17:10

Rasputin: Bonnie M
Cath-The bluebells
Billiericy Dickie-Ian Durie and The Blockheads
Stawberry Letter #23-Brothers Johnson
Clevor Trevor-Ian Dury and The BH
Nice One Cyril- The Cocknoeu Chorus
Cry me a River?-
Randy-Blue Mink
Brandy-O'Jays
The Day I met Marie- Cliff Richard
Carrie-Cliff Richard
Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha- Cliff Richard
Hey Joe- jimi Hendrix
mollies Song-Beverly Craven
Lorraine-Bad Manners
Eye of the Tiger-Survivor
Tiger Feet-Mud
Tokyo Joe-Bryan ferry
Einstein a Go Go- Thomas Dolby
Forgot About Dre-Eminem
Michael Row the Boat ashore-Lonnie donnegan
The Sting-Ragtimers
Also Sprach Zarathrustra-?
Daydream believer (cheer up peter reid)- Red and white
Dominque-Singing Nun
Gary Gilmore's Eyes-?
Candy-Cameo
Tommy Gun-The Clash
Red Letter-Petshop Boys

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 17 Sep 2004, 17:21

Porty wrote:Stawberry Letter #23-Brothers Johnson

?????????

Explain please!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Sep 2004, 17:37

Loads of Yanks call their kids strawberry. So do Glaswegians surely you have heard of Strawberry McGlinchey?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 17 Sep 2004, 17:40

Porty wrote:Loads of Yanks call their kids strawberry. So do Glaswegians surely you have heard of Strawberry McGlinchey?

You're a chancer!!

I haven't the strength to re-read this thread to see what we have and haven't had.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Sep 2004, 17:44

ecm wrote:
Porty wrote:Loads of Yanks call their kids strawberry. So do Glaswegians surely you have heard of Strawberry McGlinchey?
You're a chancer!!

I haven't the strength to re-read this thread to see what we have and haven't had.

I think we are almost done, I certainly am. Ive lost enough sleep on this one.

BTW: nobody claimed Ruby Tuesday as 2 names; Tuesday Weld being the obvious.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 Sep 2004, 09:40

Just heard this one on Sounds of the 60s:

Eve of Destruction
by the very angry-sounding Barry Maquire

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 18 Sep 2004, 14:48

Fergus sings the blues-Deacon Blue

(no prizes for who gave me that one over a glass or twa glasses of vino last night)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Sep 2004, 03:56

Goodbye 'T Jayne'- Slade

Is another one I heard 2 night.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 19 Sep 2004, 11:19

Porty wrote:surely you have heard of Strawberry McGlinchey?

Don't know about Strawberry McGlinchey (

) but when I was producing my first born brat the girl in the next bed called hers Indiana McLaughlan! (I know that has absolutely NOTHING to do with this thread but I don't care)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Sep 2004, 11:39

Actually I made stawberry McGlinchey up but I used the following true story as a basis.

I was in the Deli one day and got chatting to a local mum who used to work in Blood Transfusion. She once got a blood sample from Glasgow and the name was Pocahontas McGlinchey. I kid you not. If the mum happens to be reading this I would love to have it confirmed.