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The Names Have It!

"Dear Prudence," Beatles
"Maggie May" Beatles

I suppose I could be forgiven for forgetting "Maggie May," because I have Let It Be...Naked, which does not include "Maggie May." Not that I miss it or anything!
 
Proud Mary Credence Clearwater Revival/Ike & Tina Turner
Charlie Brown The Coasters
Alley Oop Hollywood Argyles
Alvin's Harmonica David Seville & the Chipmunks
Freddy's Dead Curtis Mayfield
My Maria B.W. Stevenson
 
“Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Originally by it’s writer, Danny OKeefe; later covered by Elvis, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and Dwight Yoakam.
 
"Patty Baby" by Freddie Cannon; "Patti-Ann" by Johnny Crawford ; "Sandy" by Larry Hall, also "Sandy" by Ronnie and the Daytonas, and as the classic intro to it goes : "here comes Larry Williams and his "Short Fat Fanny".
 
Movie theme names

Gigi
Laura
Gidget
Whaver Lola Wants "Damn Yankees"
Georgia Brown "Cabin In The Sky"
Sandy "grease"
 
Hawaii 5-O
77 Sunset Strip
Route 66
theme from Dragnet: ran on syndication as Badge 714....dum da da dum, dum da da dum, da
 
Farmer John--Searchers
Hats Off To Larry--Del Shannon
Michael--Highwaymen
Dirty Diana--Michael Jackson
Mighty Joe--Shocking Blue
Killer Joe--Rocky Fellers
Louie Louie--Kingsmen
Louie Go Home--Paul Revere & the Raiders
 
GridLeakBias said:
“Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” – Originally by it’s writer, Danny OKeefe;
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I always thought that song contained one of the most profound lines in pop music... "You play around, you lose your wife; you play too long, you lose your life."

Another one with thought-provoking lyrics - and come to think of it, it's also a 'name' song - "Jack and Diane" by John Mellencamp... "Life goes on long after the thrill of livin' is gone."
 
Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
Take A Letter Maria - RB Greaves
I Saw Linda Yesterday - Dickey Lee
Miss Otis Regrets - Linda Ronstadt
 
Julie Do You Love Me - Bobby Sherman
Julia - The Beatles
Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
 
Oh, Julie The Crescendos
Frankie and Johnny Elvis Presley
Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson
Lola The Kinks
Rock and Roll Ruby Johnny Cash/Southwind
Ruby Baby Dion
Little Egypt The Coasters
Louie, Louie The Kingsmen
Brandy (You're a fine girl) Looking Glass
Oh Denise (shoobie-doo) Randy & the Rainbows
Dance With Me Henry Etta James
Smokey Joe's Cafe The Coasters
Running Bear Johnny Preston
Ruby Red Dress Helen Reddy
Delta Dawn Helen Reddy/Bette Midler
Angelito Rene & Rene
 
Dick The DJ--Meri Wilson
Woolly Bully--Sam The Sham
Little Willie--Sweet
Carol--Chuck Berry
Caroline No--Beach Boys
Carrie--Cliff Richard
Leroy--Jack Scott
 
Eddie My Love – The Chordettes
Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis
Dede Dinah – Frankie Avalon
Go Jimmy Go – Jimmy Clanton
Tracy’s Theme – Spencer Ross
Sandy – Larry Hall
Waltzing Matilda – Jimmie Rodgers
My Dianne – The Charts
 
Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka
Diana - Paul Anka
Tall Paul - Annette Funicello
 
The Big Bopper’s Wedding – The Big Bopper
Corrine, Corrina – Big Joe Turner
I’m Henry the VIII I Am – Herman’s Hermits (this is a twofer - it fits in "The Numbers Have It" also)
 
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