Favorite "Name" Songs

GypsyNomad · #1 08-20-2005, 10:56 PM

~ i've been listening to alot of these lately.... so what are your top 15 favorite songs w/ a name in the title (or at least in the beginning)?

Mine are:

#1. Rhiannon ~Fleetwood Mac (yeah i know... but i can't help it!)
#2. Mary Jane’s Last Dance ~Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
#3. Vincent ~Don Mclean (a beautiful tribute to Van Gogh)
#4. Frederick ~Patti Smith
#5. Sara ~Fleetwood Mac
#6. Angie ~The Rolling Stones
#7. Layla ~Derek & The Dominos/ Eric Clapton
#8. Baba O'Riley ~The Who
#9. Sara ~Bob Dylan
#10. Gloria ~Patti Smith
#11. Juliet ~Stevie Nicks
#12. Maggie's Farm ~Bob Dylan
#13. Mohammed's Radio ~Warren Zevon
#14. Kimberly ~Patti Smith
#15. Ruby Tuesday ~The Rolling Stones

ryan8472 · #2 08-21-2005, 06:18 AM

Andy, You're A Star , by The Killers

Clark Gable, by The Postal Service

Eleanor Rigby, by The Beatles

Gloria, by U2

Hey Jude, by The Beatles

Jacqueline, by Franz Ferdinand

Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, by The Killers

Lady Madonna, by The Beatles

Laura, by Scissor Sisters

Layla, by Derek & The Dominoes

Maria, by Blondie

Maxwell's Silver Hammer, by The Beatles

Michael, by Franz Ferdinand

Miranda, by Fleetwood Mac

Rhiannon, by Fleetwood Mac

Romeo & Juliet, by Dire Straits

Roxanne, by The Police

Sara, by Fleetwood Mac

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by The Beatles

Suzy & Jeffrey, by Blondie

The Ballad Of John & Yoko, by The Beatles

The Lovely Linda, by Paul McCartney

Vera, by Pink Floyd

I have way too many songs on my iPod. -_-

face of glass · #3 08-21-2005, 06:56 AM

The Beach Boys: Mona
The Beatles: Julia
The Beatles: Martha My Dear
Big Star: Stroke It Noel
Can: Mary, Mary, So Contrary
Nick Cave: Saint Huck
Cockney Rebel: Sebastian
Cocteau Twins: Ivo
Elvis Costello: Alison
Fleetwood Mac: Caroline
The Kinks: Arthur
Pink Floyd: Arnold Layne
Pixies: Ana
Pixies: Crackity Jones
Talk Talk: Renee
The Velvet Underground: Sister Ray
Robert Wyatt: Alifib/Alife

GateandGarden · #4 08-21-2005, 08:05 AM

"Sara" by Fleetwood Mac

"Welcome to the Room...Sara" by Fleetwood Mac

"Julia" by The Beatles

"Lovely Rita" by The Beatles

"Come On Eileen" (forgot the name of that band)

"Be My Yoko Ono" by the Barenaked Ladies

EDIT: I almost forgot "Miranda" by FM! Don't know how I could've forgotten it! Oh yeah, and FM's "Caroline," too!

GODDESS6 · #5 08-21-2005, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GypsyNomad

#3. Vincent ~Don Mclean

i absolutely worship this song!!!~

DownOnRodeo · #6 08-21-2005, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lux

Miranda (that band with the witch)

Good choice though

dissention · #7 08-21-2005, 10:07 AM

My Antonia - Emmylou Harris
Frederick - Patti Smith
Michael - Franz Ferdinand
Shayla - Blondie
Mrs. Leroy Brown - Loretta Lynn
Sweet Rosalyn - Sheryl Crow
Andy Warhol - David Bowie

xdreamsunwindx · #8 08-21-2005, 11:07 AM

Victoria - The Kinks
Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
Veronica - Elvis Costello
Gloria - Patti Smith
A Letter to Elise - The Cure
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - The Killers
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground
Gloria - U2
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Mary Jane - Alanis Morissette
Frederick - Patti Smith
Lola - The Kinks
Shayla - Blondie
Jacqueline - Franz Ferdinand
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Paulina - No Doubt

GypsySorcerer · #9 08-21-2005, 12:02 PM

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Beth" -- Kiss
"Oh Diane" -- Fleetwood Mac
"Caroline" -- Fleetwood mac
"Michael" -- Franz Ferdinand
"Me and Bobby McGee" -- Janis Joplin

Edit - Forgot "Layla" and "Miranda"

Serrart · #10 08-21-2005, 12:22 PM

Miranda, Sara - FM
Joan Of Arc, Julia - Stevie Nicks
Mary Jane's last dance- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Roxanne - Police
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Alison - Everything But The Girl
Mrs. Leroy Brown - Loretta Lynn
Gabriel - Lamb
Angie - Rolling Stones
Mr Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
Tyrone - Erikah Badu
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Caroline says - Lou ReedBette Davis eyes - Kim Carnes
Mrs. Jackson - Outkast
Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude - The Beatles
Veronica - Elvis Costello
Stan - Eminem

Romy

amber · #11 08-21-2005, 02:02 PM

Everyone has the good ones I know covered, pretty much. Except..
Lola - The Kinks
Gloria - Laura Brannigan (

)

SapphireSister · #12 08-21-2005, 02:19 PM

Amanda - Boston

Richard B · #13 08-21-2005, 02:21 PM

Ricky - Fleetwood Mac
Oh Sherry - Steve Perry
Sylvia - Bodeans
Cecelia - Simon & Garfunkel
Lola (My Love) - Buckingham Nicks

StevieNicksEO17 · #14 08-21-2005, 03:09 PM

Sara, Rhiannon - FM
Jessica, Sweet Melissa - Allman Brothers
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Maria - Blondie
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Levon - Elton John
Oh Sherry - Journey
Mary, Mary - The Monkees
Juanita - Shania Twain
Tom Steiner - Suzanne Vega

xdreamsunwindx · #15 08-21-2005, 03:16 PM

How the HELL did I forget Hey Jack Kerouac by 10,000 Maniacs?

I fail. -_-