"suzanne" by weezer

Ween - "Sarah"

"Sussudio" - Phil Collins

An older thread resurrected. Very nice.

"Michelle" - The Beatles
"Angie" - Rolling Stones

Eric Bachmann - "Genevieve"

"Daniel" and "Levon" - Elton John
"Angela" - John Lennon

"Anna" - Beatles

Some favorites (not already mentioned):

"Lalena" - Donovan
"Celeste" - Donovan
"Guinevere" - Donovan
"Margaret" - Kevin Ayers
"Marie" - Randy Newman
"Hazel" - Bob Dylan
"Monica" - The Kinks
"Victoria" - The Kinks
"Mary Anne" - Marshall Crenshaw

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Originally posted by Blossom Friend:


"Mary Anne" - Marshall Crenshaw

Good one.

I love that song.

"Melissa" - Allman Brothers Band
"Samson" - Regina Spektor

"Grace" - Supergrass
"Mary" - Supergrass

One of my friends had sisters called Grace and Mary. I'm ridiculously bad at remembering names. Thanks to Supergrass, remembering their names was never a problem. Supergrass' next album better not consist of a dozen songs named after girls, or I'm in trouble!

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Originally posted by Lady In Mango:
"Gabrielle" by Ween. Because thats my name and I'm awesome.

There's also a "Gabrielle" by Paul Roland (great psych-folk) and a disco-ish "Gabrielle" by the first band that the Pogue's Shane MacGowan recorded with, the Nipple Erectors.

I've just re-read the question. The best song named after a woman is, without doubt (please don't write in, my decision is final and no late nominations will be accepted) Chuck Berry's "Maybellene", combining the twin obsessions of teenage boys everywhere - girls and cars - with a cracking beat. I can't believe nobody mentioned it.

My equal favourite songs named after women are Joni Mitchell's "Amelia" and this one, whose partial lyrics appear below. Anyone guessing the title of the song can have sex with my next door neighbour. (That reminds me, I'd better mention it to him)

"...movin' through the traffic like a mounted cavalier/leanin' out th' winda, tryna make her hear...[place your answer here]"

I'm pretty sure most of these haven't been mentioned. If they have, your people can talk to my people.

georgia rae - john hiatt
carrie anne - the hollies
leilani - the hoodoo gurus
rosie - jackson browne
marlene - kevin coyne
grace - country joe and the fish
iris - miles davis
annie - elastica
masie - syd barrett
louise - leo kottke
marlene - todd rundgren
tara - roxy music
annie - pete townshend/ronnie lane
gloria - them
carmelita - warren zevon
mary jane - alanis morrissette
cecilia ann
allison
ana - all by pixies
jennifer - the rubinoos
francene - z z top
luka - suzanne vega
peg - steely dan
juliette - little feat
jenny - john mayall
anne marie - tony matthews
lucinda
rosemary - both by randy newman
janice - doll by doll
valleri - the monkees
donna - david johanson

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bobby jean by bruce springsteen

Will Johnson - "Catherine Deupree"
Damien Jurado - "Abilene"

Casiotone For the Painfully Alone - "Roberta C."

Also on the same album (I know they technically don't qualify): "Hey, Eleanor" and "Jeane, If You're Ever In Portland."

Hey what's up RL, haven't see you in a while. You sure seem to know alot of name songs. I happen to really like that "Roberta C." song.

Josh Ritter - "Anne"
Josh Ritter - "Kathleen"

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
Hey what's up RL, haven't see you in a while. You sure seem to know alot of name songs. I happen to really like that "Roberta C." song.

Yeah, I've been really busy lately, plus my brother has pretty much monopolized my computer working on scholarship essays. For some reason I'm good at recalling name songs but not much else. And yes, "Roberta C." is awesome, probably my favorite CFTPA song.