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Pinback - 'Penelope'

http://youtube.com/watch?v=whDxCpxrkTc

post any others...doesn't have to be a great song, although I think this track is...

- preferably if the title is just a name, but other words are allowed

My Ma's name-"GLORIA"

(Couldn't find the Zombies version...here's the Doors!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPifW_fIih0

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/867-5309.jpg)

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipeWsp7aqNA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mVxPrfUJg
my chemical romance-Helena

One of the guys in my medical school class had the annoyingly self-important affectation of a pager (wearing a pager as a first-year medical student -- yeah).  Some of the guys in the class (the sort of clown clique) thought they'd toy with the pager guy by paging him to 867-5309 repeatedly.

What really made the joke was that pager guy didn't get it, and would leave the anatomy table to go answer the page.  I'd look around the lab and see the class clowns falling out at their table, while pager guy was washing his hands and going to the hall telephone.

Other songs:

"Sarah"  (starship)
"Jessica" (Allman Brothers)
"Amanda"  (Boston)
"Sweet Jane" (Velvet Underground, the one true version of the song IMHO)
"Hey Micky" (by whatshername)

" Dear Jessie"  (Madonna)

and about four billion others I don't remember right now.

Hmmm... I just realized that my earlier post in this thread makes absolutely NO sense, 'cause I forget to actually put in the YouTube vid I was "Bwahaha"-ing about.

Let's try this again.

::ahem::


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipeWsp7aqNA

Fountains Of Wayne - 'Denise'
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sOkCASJAM3c

Steely Dan - 'Josie'
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HhCo8KP-_xE

Toto--Rosanna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq4ychrRkQA




(by the way...considering that there aren't a ton of songs with a single name in the title, maybe it'd be nice to post only one so others can have a chance to post theirs)

yeah ,sounds fair... good call on that toto track btw, only recently got into them

Perhaps "Valerie" originally by The Zutons but this is the version by Any Winehouse and Mark Ronson.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_xYIxUTE0

The Knack - "My Sharona"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg5fav3FMQA

The Beatles - "Michelle"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xl8YtgDAKc

The worst song ever inflicted upon mankind: "Beth", by Kiss.

"Ballad Of Jayne" by L.A. Guns

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ec7eYnGcoW8

"Madalaine" by Winger

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DJeEFTY3fh0

I think the reason you couldn't find it is because the original was done by Them, not the Zombies.  I can see why you'd think it was the Zombies (for all I know they did a cover version).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuY1umk4R8s

And Patti Smith's version is amazing!

Here's a few more:

"Alice", Tom Waits; "Alison", Elvis Costello; "Angie", The Rolling Stones; "Anna Lee", Sonia Dada; "Arlene", The Handsome Family; "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)", Looking Glass; "Candy", Morphine; "Carmelita", Warren Zevon; "Cindy" (traditional), Johnny Cash & Nick Cave; "Delilah", Danny Barnes; "Diana", Skip Spence; "Elanor Rigby", The Beatles; "Georgia Lee", Tom Waits; "(Good Night) Irene", Leadbelly; "Jennifer Save Me", Golden Smog; "Julia", The Beatles; "Katie Mae", Lightnin' Hopkins;  "Lisa Says", The Velvet Underground; "Lorraine", Freakwater; "Martha", Tom Waits, "Martha My Dear", The Beatles; "Ophelia", The Band; "Peg", Steely Dan; "Ruby's Arms", Tom Waits; "Sexy Sadie", The Beatles; "Sherry", The Four Seasons; "Stephanie Says", The Velvet Underground; "Sweet Virginia", The Rolling Stones; "Tania", Camper Van Beethoven

It's a great icebreaker when you first meet a girl if you can sing a few bars from a song featuring her name prominently.

"Shandi" by KISS (I want to name my first-born after this song, providing it's a girl)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MJxHJgIfnSY

"Kyrie" by Mr. Mister

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XNKbHJ3PTu4

"Jane" by Jefferson Starship

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vIsiR43Zw5M

I used to listen to this song alot when I got blown off by a girl of the same name, who I was besotted with. I've noticed Jane is the most used name in rock songs, although I think this one may be the best.

"Vicki" by Arch Hall, Jr.

Hey, anyone else notice that not one single guy's name "in a song" has been mentioned?

I think we should stick to lady name songs, they're always awesome.  :teddyr:

"Hannah" by House Of Love. I always liked that name, it's palindromic.

Ziggy Stardust!

"Daniel" by Elton John.

.Ballad of Dwight Frye-ALICE COOPER
.Little Willie-by the SWEET
.Johnny Be Good-CHUCK BERRY...and about a billion covers!
.Bad,Bad,Leroy Brown-JIM CROCE
.Hey Joe-DEEP PURPLE and JIMMI HENDRIX...to name a couple!
.Sweet Baby James-JAMES TAYLOR
.A Boy Named Sue-JOHNNY CASH
.Bela Lugosi's Dead-BAUHUAS
.John Wayne was a Nazi-MILLIONS of DEAD COPS
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4RdeM0PYRs
.

Hey RC I remember you said you used to live in NYC. Did you ever here of ABC No Rio? M.D.C is playing their next month! I volunteer their so I get to see them for free! Can't wait.

Angie-Rolling Stones
Helene is a b***h- A.N.S.
f**ked Up Ronnie- D.O.A.
Jesus Was A Communist- Reagan Youth
Peter Lorre- TheWorld Inferno /Friendship Society
Freddy Kreuger- S.O.D.
Anna's Eyes- Regulations

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtO_Ayjw0M

"Beth" KISS

Yeah, I know on one likes it.
Especially the version I found.

"Sally Danced" by Babylon A.D.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NZr-Mhkt0K8

Lola by The Kinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMsnqQHOwFg

Mickey

GHOUK already mentioned that one. 

"Ruby Tuesday" THE ROLLING STONES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5_Voeupr3Q

"Mack The Knife" BOBBY DARIN 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDs_N3kGQk 

"Sheila" TOMMY ROE 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjj2KgKBwU

BLONDIE   "Denis"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpIy6-y_wHE

MERCYFUL FATE  "Melissa"   :teddyr:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTiWM-QnRQU

Naw...never heard of the place...was it around in the early to mid 80's? Love MDC though! OH...! And speaking of songs...
.Henry Kissmyassinger-MDC
.Richard Hung Himself-DI
.Sheena is a Punk Rocker-the RAMONES
.Sweet Little Ramona-RAMONES
.Black Betty-WILD CHERRY
.I Shot Reagan-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
.Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds-the BEATLES
.Shannon-HENRY GROSS (one hit wonder from the seventies...)
.Sara Lee-FOGHAT
.Mary,Mary-the MONKEES
 

WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmLmjz_cFs

Another reason to post this super cool vid...(again!!!)
JESUS BUILT MT HOT ROD!!!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBKTo5K14M

PEGGY SUE!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgO8rZs1Fg
.

ELVIS COSTELLO  "Veronica"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31WZO75xyj4

TOM WAITS    "Alice"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEj-mrwwaxo

"Abigail" by King Diamond

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Px3sjsok9vQ

Michael (I was proved innocent)Jackson
"Billie Jean."

apparently this song is too obscure even for youtube but SWIRLIES - 'Trudy'...love this track

Sebadoh - 'EMMA Get Wild'
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CdB3IbwOYUg

Pavement - 'ANNE Don't Cry'
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuHtZSwyOfM

"Christine Sixteen" by KISS

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b3v8NNLIvno&feature=related

"Don, Aman" by Slint. Awesome band, amazing early post-rock craftsmanship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyODXHZVbU&feature=related



"Cadence And Cascade" by King Crimson. The names are odd, but if you listen to the lyrics of this beautiful song, you'll find that they are the names of the two characters in the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCu5A4HYfQ


Highly recommend Slint's "Tweez" album and King Crimson's "In The Wake Of Poseidon" album. Check 'em out!!!

"Jack Action" by W.A.S.P.  :teddyr:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SXm9Lba6FrE

Names (first and last), nicknames, and relations. I had alot of fun with this, so I threw in a little of everything--both instrumental and vocal. Some of these are plaintive. Some of these are joyeous. But these are some of my favorites with names in 'em. And if I remembered the singer, their name follows after the hyphen. Girls first, then guys.

Girls
"Lara's Love Theme"
"San Antonio Rose"
"Rambling Rose" - Nat King Cole
"Georgy Girl" - The Seekers
"They Call the Wind Maria"
"Waltzing Matilda"
"Daisy a Day" - Jud Strunk
"Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
"Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond
"Shenadoah" (name of an Indian maiden)
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
"Deliah" - Tom Jones
"Sylvia's Mother"
"The Lusty Month of May" (named after the goddess Mai)
"Lili Marlene" - Marlene Dietrich
"Good-night, Irene" - The Mitch Miller Singers
"I'm Not Lisa" - Jessi Coulter
"Lucille" - Kenny Rogers
"Beauty and the Beast" - Angela Lansbury
"Hang On, Sloopy"
"Who Woke Snow White Up" - The Baha Men
"Ruby Tuesday"
"It Ain't Me, Babe" - Johnny Cash
"Ding! Dong! The Wicked Witch Is Dead!"
"I Got You, Babe" - Sonny and Cher

Guys
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore"
"Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" - Rolfe Harris
"Dandy" - Herman's Hermits
"Big Bad John" - Jimmy Dean
"Ringo" - Lorne Greene
"Sloop John B." - The Beach Boys
"Da Doo Ron Ron" - Shaun Cassidy
"Happy Jack" - The Who
"Theme from 'Flash Gordon'" - Queen
"Elmer's Tune"
"Reverend Mr. Black" - The Kingston Trio
"Garry Owens"
"Theme from 'Doctor Who'"
"Theme from 'Second Noah'"
"Go! Speedracer! Go!"
"My Boy Lollipop" - The Spice Girls
"Hey, Jude" - The Beatles
"Colonel Bogie's March"
"Me and Julio, Down in the Schoolyard" - Paul Simon
"Captain Buffalo"
"Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" - Hugo Montenegro
"San Francisco" - Scott Mackenzie (named for St. Francis of Assisi)
"Another Saturday Night" - Sam Cooke (named after the god Saturn)
"Piano Man" - Billy Joel
"Theme from 'Medicine Man'"
"Pinball Wizard" - The Who

And one for Christmas "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" - Elmo & Patsy

"And to all a good night!"

"

Oh well if we're doing instrumentals, how about "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr6_erJ3tfk

Delia's Gone - Johnny Cash
Be My Yoko Ono, Brian Wilson, Jane - The Barenaked Ladies
Boris the Spider - The Who
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jimmy Jazz, Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash
Joan Crawford - Blue Oyster Cult
Judy is a Punk, Sheena is a Punk Rocker - The Ramones
Susie Q - CCR
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Vera - Pink Floyd
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix

I'm sure some of these have been mentioned, but these are the ones I thought of just now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuitCr-omA

Steelheart "Everybody Loves Eileen"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bUVfzSCh9yw

Mr. Snow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN2HlmHLPUw&feature=related

Sweeney Todd!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncvaAIeEDA

^ good call, karma. got both of these albums, and spiderland.

in fact all the tracks on Tweez are named fter the band members' parents so they all count. as does 'Glenn' from their untitled EP.  :thumbup:

"Mary Jane" by Megadeth

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VSdaUmhqQEY

nice... also "Lucrietta", if Ive spelled that right. (and if its a girl's name)

Lydia!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8

Yes! Lucretia...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAY4fO3Udw

Stan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWgEcOLYzXU

Pamela - Toto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuPduNGueWI
Cold Ethyl- Alice Cooper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_R218cr5Bg
Ben - Michael Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSqo17o2a1w

"Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jW_aWY5PubI

"Eloise" as performed by The Damned

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=K3CZONdLDmc

TESLA - "Little Suzi"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Flx1f5juRgo

Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkVt9XTdtg

Queensryche - "Suite Sister Mary"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lmnbAd3NDxg

Brandy (You''re a fine girl) by looking Glass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy_(You're_a_Fine_Girl)

I dated a girl who claimed to be amed after the song.
-Ed

"Chainsaw Charlie" by W.A.S.P.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-mbIE2RBk4E

Alice Cooper - For Veronica's Sake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2k-ORdWBHw

Elvis Costello - Veronica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k4ZXzhwCkM

Jon Astley - Jane's Getting Serious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7YxSmxEbM0

Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsP5rP1eewI

A personal favorite ...
Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhL-0_pC3E

Fleewood Mac - "Sara"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8IVCtdQke-w

Rhiannon- Fleetwood Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c3MsSdt9JQ

and the greatest song ever (albeit not the greatest name to have), Jezebell by Iron and Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qfmY6MIGoM