Sarah - Starship (or was it Airplane at that time?)
Sarah Smile - Hall & Oats
Pamela - Toto
Madeline - Winger
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Molly’s Lips - Nirvana
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Lenny - Supergrass
Alice in Vain - Sleeper
Karla Faye - Mary Gauthier
- Julia - Pavlov’s Dog
- Sylvia’s Mother - Dr Hook & The Medicine Show
- Mary Ann - Alice Cooper
- Caroline - Status Quo
- Josephine - Chris Rea
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Rosanna - Toto
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Florence - Polyphia
April - TesseracT
Angie - Rolling Stones
Maybelliene - Chuck Berry
Whole lotta Rosie - Ac/dc
Dear Prudence -Beatles
In memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers
Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
Lorraine - Bad Manners (I won’t suggest “My Girl Lollipop” as well!)
Help me Rhonda - Beach Boys (or Barbara Anne)
Long Tall Sally - The Beatles
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Can I have another go, please?
Nadine - Chuck Berry (or Maybellene)
Judy Teen - Cockney Rebel (or What Ruthy Said, or Muriel the Actor)
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
New Rose - The Damned
The Jean Genie - David Bowie
As a slight variation on girls’ names:
Lady Stardust - David Bowie
Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
The Acid Queen - The Who
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Can I Take You Home, Little Girl? - The Drifters
Extra points for an obscure song.
Rosalita - Rosalita
Sandy - 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Wendy - Born to Run
Kitty - Kitty’s Back
Candy - Candy’s Room
Bobby Jean - Bobby Jean
Terry - Backstreets
Boy, is there a Bruce Springsteen song that doesn’t mention a woman?
Boy, is there a Bruce Springsteen song that doesn’t mention a woman?
Born In the USA
And to go back on track….
Madeline - Hanson
Maria - Willie Nelson
My Maria - Brooks and Dunn
Jolene - Dolly Parton (I think)
Adia - Sarah Mclachlan
Wasn’t Aida by Guiseppe Verde?
:)
Wasn’t Aida by Guiseppe Verde?
:)
Different version. And it’s Verdi.
Extra points for an obscure song.
Polly was too obvious
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep Blue Something
Matilda - Parov Stelar
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Tracy Jacks - Blur
Her Name Was Audre - Maximo Park
That’s Not My Name - Ting Tings
How obscure are these? (I have such eclectic taste, musically!)
Jayne Mansfield - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Jane Seymour - Rick Wakeman (or others off 6 Wives of Henry 8th album)
Roxette - Dr Feelgood
Scarlet Ribbons - Sinead O’Connor
Dammit Janet - Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon (from The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
I really have to stop this - but it’s taxing my brain rather enjoyably. I’ll offer up these, and no more (tonight)…
1/ Obscure?
Maxine - The Photos
Stay With Me Till Dawn - Judy Tzuke
Stella Mae - John Lee Hooker (2 for 1 there?)
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
Victoria - The Kinks
2/ Occupations?
Hotel Chambermaid - Rod Stewart
Actress - Carley Simon
Angel of the Morning - PP Arnold
Ukulele Lady - Bette Midler
3/ Girls
My Best Friend’s Girl - The Cars
My Girl - Otis Redding
American Girl - Tom Petty &The Heartbreakers
About a Girl - Nirvana
All the Girls Love Alice - Elton John
4/ Baby
Dream Baby - Roy Orbison
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
My Baby Don’t Dance - Marcus Bonfanti
Atari Baby - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Baby I Don’t Care - Transvision Vamp
And yes: they are all in my collection, built up and played repeatedly over the years!