A Post About Songs About Girls
No Wednesday song yesterday, because I figured I would let that gargantuan post have its run of the place for a full day. To make up for it, this week's song (embedded below) also involves a game you can play along with if you'd like -- songs with a woman's name as the title. Has to be just a name. This eliminates, for instance, "To Ramona" and "Sweet Jane." A cursory scan of my music collection turns up these as examples: "Debra" by Beck; "Julianne" by Ben Folds Five; "Alison" by Elvis Costello; "Fiona" by Lyle Lovett; "Ann Jane" by The Jayhawks; "Diane" by Material Issue; "Roxanne" by The Police; "Emma" by Richard Buckner, etc., etc. I'm leaving out several of my favorites. Feel free to include yours in the comments.
And now for the song: "Lola" by The Kinks. Enjoy.
And now for the song: "Lola" by The Kinks. Enjoy.
posted by JMW at 12:22 PM
8 Comments:
I play this game on long road trips with friends, so I am curious too see some more answers. It is funny how every trip I have to correct someone who answers with "Velouria" by The Pixies or "Tyler" by The Toadies.
"Angelyne," The Jayhawks
"Victoria Lee," Old 97's
"Josephine," The Wallflowers
"Maureen," Fountains of Wayne
"Winona," Matthew Sweet
"Veronica," Elvis Costello
"Jolene," Dolly Parton
That's all I can remember. I've got an iTunes playlist with nothing but name songs.
The White Stripes do a great cover "Jolene"
Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue"
Angie, Rolling Stones
Bertha, Grateful Dead
Alison & Veronica, Elvis Costello
Barbara Ann, Beach Boys
Melissa, Allman Bros.
Gina, Blues Traveller
Daria, Cake
Kate, Ben Folds Five
Suzie Q, CCR
Katie Mae, Grateful Dead (w/ Pigpen)
Maggie Mae, The Beatles/Rod Stewart
Rosalita, Bruce Springsteen
Sara, Bob Dylan
love it,
fun (road trip) game, indeed!
thanks, as ever,
KO
katyoliver.com
G-L-O-R-I-A! van morrison/Them
"Evangeline" by Matthew Sweet
"Arlene" by Widespread Panic
um. Why can't you answer with Velouria by the Pixies?
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