Songs named after girls

[Guest Kinetic]

In a vain attempt to forget that I'm going to have to pay out-of-state fees to attend college soon--a notion that hadn't occured to me until today--I've decided to attempt to make a huge list of songs named after girls. In the process, I realized that this art in its purest form came all too rarely in my CD collection. As a result, I'm including songs titles that contain a girl name in them, so long as that's the context in which the word is used. For instance, if the word "April" was used, I'd need to know that it was a girl and not the month being referred to. Here we go:

 

1. Beach Boys- "Help Me, Ronda"

2. Beach Boys- "Caroline, No"

3. Beatles- "Michelle"

4. Beatles- "Eleanor Rigby"

5. Beatles- "Dear Prudence"

6. Beatles- "Julia"

7. Beatles- "Sexy Sadie"

8. Beatles- "Polythene Pam"

9. Beatles- "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"

10. Beatles- "Lady Madonna"

11. Air- "Kelly Watch The Stars"

12. Beck- "O Maria"

13. Beck- Debra"

14. Belle and Sebastian- "Mary Jo"

15. Belle and Sebastian- "Belle and Sebastian"

16. Belle and Sebastian- "Photo Jenny"

17. Belle and Sebastian- "Judy and the Dream of Horses"

18. Bjork- "Isobel"

19. Blur- "Yuko & Hiro"

20. The Breeders- "Iris"

21. Jeff Buckley- "Corpus Christ Carol"

22. Built to Spill- "Cleo"

23. The Clash- "Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad"

24. Leonard Cohen- "Suzanne"

25. Leonard Cohen- "So Long, Marianne"

26. Leonard Cohen- "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy"

27. Elvis Costello- "Alison"

28. Elvis Costello- "Veronica"

29. The Cure- "Charlotte Sometimes"

30. Dismemberment Plan- "Ellen and Ben"

31. John Lennon- "Oh Yoko"

32. The Beatles- "Martha, My Dear"

33. Nick Drake- "The Thoughts of Mary Jane"

34. Bob Dylan- "Corrina, Corrina"

35. Bob Dylan- "To Ramona"

36. Bob Dylan- "Maggie's Farm"

37. Bob Dylan- "Queen Jane Approximately"

38. Bob Dylan- "Absolutely Sweet Marie"

39. Bob Dylan- "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"

40. Bob Dylan- "Isis"

41. Bob Dylan- "Sarah"

42. Bob Dylan & The Band- "Katie's Been Gone"

43. Bob Dylan & The Band- "Bessie Smith"

44. Fountains of Wayne- "Barbara H."

45. Fountains of Wayne- "Denise"

46. Flaming Lips- "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots"

47. PJ Harvey- "Me-Jane"

48. PJ Harvey- "Angelene"

49. PJ Harvey- "My Beautiful Leah"

50. PJ Harvey- "A Perfect Day Elise"

51. PJ Harvey- "Catherine"

52. Interpol- "Stella Was A Diver and She Was Always Down"

53. Kinks- "Lola"

54. Magnetic Fields- "Abigail, Belle of Kilronan"

55. Stephen Malkmus- "Jenny & The Ess Dog"

56. Mojave 3- "Sarah"

57. Mountain Goats- "Jenny"

58. Nirvana- "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle"

59. Nirvana- "Molly's Lips"

60. Outkast- "Rosa Parks"

61. Outkast- "Toilet Tisha"

62. Pavement- "Loretta's Scars"

63. Pavement- "Ann Don't Cry"

64. Liz Phair- "Help Me Mary"

65. Liz Phair- "Alice Springs"

66. Pixies- "Cecilia Ann"

67. Pixies- "Velouria"

68. Pixies- "Allison"

69. Pixies- "Ana"

70. Pixies- "Havalina"

71. Police- "Roxanne"

72. Red House Painters- "Katy Song"

73. Rolling Stones- "Miss Amanda Jones"

74. Simon and Garfunkel- "Kathy's Song"

75. Simon and Garfunkel- "Cecilia"

76. Smashing Pumpkins- "Luna"

77. Smashing Pumpkins- "Thru The Eyes of Ruby"

78. Smashing Pumpkins- "Lily (My One and Only)"

79. Smashing Pumpkins- "To Sheila"

80. Smashing Pumpkins- "Ava Adore"

81. Smashing Pumpkins- "Daphne Descends"

82. Smashing Pumpkins- "Annie Dog"

83. Smashing Pumpkins- "For Martha"

84. Elliot Smith- "Angeles"

85. Elliot Smith- "Punch & Judy"

86. Elliot Smith- "Sweet Adeline"

87. Patti Smith- "Gloria"

88. Patti Smith- "Kimberly"

89. Smiths- "Sheila Take a Bow"

90. Sonic Youth- "Marilyn Moore"

91. Velvet Underground- "Stephanie Says"

92. Velvet Underground- "Candy Says"

93. Velvet Underground- "Lisa Says"

94. Velvet Underground- "Sweet Jane"

95. White Stripes- "Now Mary"

 

That's all from my collection. Here's a few more:

 

96. Starship- "Sarah"

97. Beach Boys- "Barbara Ann"

98. KISS- "Beth"

99. Rolling Stones- "Angie"

100. Guns N Roses- "My Michelle"

 

There's a cool 100. Feel free to add or subtract as you see fit.

[Guest Incandenza]

Good lord...

 

"Valerie Loves Me," "Renee Stays the Same," and "Diane" by Material Issue.

 

"Jane of the Waking Universe!"--Guided By Voices

 

"Mary-Christ," "Theresa's Sound World," and "Karen Revisited" by Sonic Youth.

 

That's all I have for now.

[Guest Kinetic]

That makes 107.

 

EDIT: Rolling Stones- "Ruby Tuesday" Just struck me. That's 108.

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Beatles - granted a cover, dunno who did the original... Anna (Go to Him)

[Guest evenflowDDT]

For Beatles songs, what about "Hey Jude"? Or is Jude a boy's name?

 

Do cross-dressers count?

[Guest Kinetic]

Jude is a boy's name. McCartney wrote it for Lennon's son Julian. Sexual ambiguity doesn't come into play if it's a girl's name in the title. For instance, "Lola" and "Candy Says."

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

The Cars - Candy-O

Catherine Wheel - Judy Staring at the Sun

 

i'm stuck again

BTW Denise by Fountains of Wayne is a great tune

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

OH- Starla by Smashing Pumpkins on the Pisces Iscariot Collection

[Guest redbaron51]

Charolette the Harolet by Iron Maiden

Judith by A Perfect Circle.

[Guest Kinetic]

That's 113, for those of you keeping score at home.

[Guest Kinetic]

All right: Rod Stewart- "Maggie Mae." That makes 114.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

2Pac - "Brenda's Got a Baby"

 

Dammit you got just about every one I know already Kinetic... gotta try and expand into hip-hop ones now, but I don't know them as well... ack!

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Aiesha by Anutha Bad Creations!!!

 

Roxanne by UTFO

 

MAry Mary - Run DMC

[Guest redbaron51]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reid by the Allman Brothers, 115

 

Layla Derek and the Dominos, 116

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Ana by the Pixies (Trompe le Monde I think?)

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Jessica - Allman Bros

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

Rob Zombie - "The Ballad Of Rosa Whore"

 

Bloodhound Gang - "Ballad Of Chasey Lain"

 

Theate Of Tragedy - "Lorelai"

[Guest Kinetic]

Ana by the Pixies (Trompe le Monde I think?)

It's Bossanova and I already got it. I believe we're at 123. I also believe that I'm ecstatic that someone reminded me that "Aeisha" exists.

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Material Issue - Kim The Waitress

 

(sorry, they come to me in spurts)

 

Ritchie Valens - Oh, Donna

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

Dion - Runaround Sue

[Guest Kinetic]

Weezer- "Jamie." That makes 127.

[Guest converge241]

what about bands?

 

Y Kant Tori Read

Heidi Goldrich Trio

 

"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" - Ramones

"Suzy is a headbanger" - Ramones

 

"little Suzi" - Tesla

"Nona" - Motley Crue

[Guest redbaron51]

Rage Against the Machine "Maria"

[Guest redbaron51]

Santana, "Maria, Maria

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

Judy is a Punk, Heidi is a headcase- both by the Ramones

[Guest converge241]

"i love you mary jane" - cypress hill w Sonic Youth

"ballad of chasey lain" - bloodhound gang

"lucretia" - megadeth

[Guest Kinetic]

I guess that's 137. Isn't there a song called "Mandy" that's well-known?

[Guest converge241]

Cure- "letter to elise"

[Guest Chuck Woolery]

I'm both shocked and appalled that Hailie's Song by Eminem hasn't made it on here yet.

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

yeah, Boring Manilow

 

How about Bruce? "Rosalita"?

 

KENNY ROGERS - Lucille (ha ha ha) What about Lady? I dunno if that counts, I'll let the judges decide...

[Guest converge241]

"amanda" - Boston

"amanda"- rod stewart