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The Names Have It!

Marlena--Four Seasons
Connie-O--Four Seasons/Tremeloes
Big John--Jimmy Dean
Small Sad Sam--Phil McClain
Aunt Maudie's Fun Garden--Jimmy Dean
Ruby--Ray Charles
Angela Jones--John D. Loudermilk
Shake, Sherry, Shake--Contours
Maria Elena--Los Indios Tabajaros (& others)
Tina Marie--Perry Como
Caterina--Perry Como
Glendora--Perry Como (well actually, if you're familiar with this one, not about a real person)
Hurricaine--Bob Dylan
Richard Cory--Simon & Garfunkel
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her--Simon & Garfunkel
Jezebel-Frankie Laine
Hey Joe--Frankie Laine
Susie Darlin'--Robin Luke
Charlena--Richie Valens (also Richie Knight Can-con version)
Virginia---Bill Amesbury (more Can-con)
I Gotta See Jane--R. Dean Taylor
Dizzy Miss Lizzie---Larry Williams/Beatles
Elvira--Oak Ridge Boys
Lorraine--Nat King Cole
Little Miss Stuck Up---Playmates
Caroline No--Brian Wilson
Norman--Sue Thompson
James (Hold The Ladder Steady)--Sue Thompson
Marie's The Name--Elvis
Lawdy Miss Claudie--Lloyd Price
Claudette--Roy Orbison/Everly Bros.
Tracy-Cuff Links
Kay--John Wesley Riles III
Vanessa--Hugo Winterhalter
Pricilla--Eddie Cooley
Jamie--Eddie Holland
Butterboy--Fanny
Down at Lulu's--Ohio Express
Delores--Frank Sinatra
Floy Joy--Supremes
Joanne-Michael Nesmith
Bonaparte's Retreat--Kay Starr ( & later Glenn Campbell)
Eddie My Love--Teen Queens
Sarah Jackman--Alan Sherman
Candida--Tony Orlando/Dawn
Open The Door, Richard--Louis Jordan (& many others)
Once in Love with Amy-Ray Bolger
Amy-Pure Prairie League
Amy-Bobby Darin
Matilda--Harry Belefonte/Jimmy Soul
Billy-Kathy Linder
Jennifer Eccles-Hollies
Carrie Anne--Hollies
Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands-The Who
C'mon Marianne--Four Seasons
Mary Ann--Terry Gillykson & The Easy Riders
Marianne--Stephen Stills
Ruby Ann--Marty Robins
Midnight Mary--Joey Powers
What Will My Mary Say--Johnny Mathis
Dotty I Like It--Tommy Roe
Heather Honey--Tommy Roe
Ballad of Jack & Jill--Tommy Roe
Mony Mony--Tommy James
Jolene--Dolly Parton
Angelina (The waitress at the Pizzaria)--Louis Prima
Jeremiah Peabody's Green & Purple Pills--Ray Stevens
D.W. Washburn--Monkees
Auntie Grizelda--Monkees
Mary, Mary--Monkees
Lady Jane--Rolling Stones
Jessica--Allman Brothers
Cindy's Birthday--Johnny Crawford
Cindy, Oh Cindy--Vince Martin
 
Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Summers
Matilda – Harry Belafonte
Hats Off to Larry - Del Shannon
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
Brian's Song - Johnny Mathis
Ben - Michael Jackson
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
Just Like Romeo and Juliet - The Reflections
Jim Dandy To The Rescue – LaVern Baker (and the Gliders)
 
My Girl - The Temptations (but who is she? I mean besides the subject of a song with a great bass intro?)

Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
 
Patricia--Perez Prado
Alice Long--Boyce and Hart
Dreamboat Annie--Heart
Anabella--Hamilton, Joe Frank,and Reynolds
Jennifer Tompkins-- (someone can help me out on who did this)
Greenberg, Glickstein, Charles David Smith, and Jones--Cryan' Shames
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter---Herman's Hermits
Don't Mess With Bill--Marvelettes
Caledonia--Louis Jordan, Smiley Lewis and others
Dr. Feelgood--Dr. Feelgood and the Interns
Mister Moonlight--Dr. Feelgood and the Interns/Beatles
The House that Jack Built--Aretha Franklin
Clap for the Wolfman--Guess Who
Albert Flasher--Guess Who
Run Red Run--Coasters
Moody Richard--Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Honolulu Lulu--Jan & Dean
Andrea--Sunrays
Cuban Pete--Desi Arnaz
Run Sampson Run--Neil Sedaka
Quick Joey Small--K-K Singing Orchestral Circus
Brother Louie--Stories
 
My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford
Old Shep - Elvis Presley
Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
Sloop John B. - The Beach Boys
 
Does name calling count?

Tramp - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
 
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - The Ames Brothers
 
OK, I'll be serious...

Candida - Tony Orlando and Dawn
Annie's Song - John Denver
Carrie Anne - The Hollies
 
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
 
cyberdad said:
Jennifer Tompkins-- (someone can help me out on who did this)
Click to expand...

That was by The Street People. Rupert Holmes was a member.

More additions which I don't think I've seen mentioned yet...
"Hello Dolly" Louis Armstrong
"Maria" and "Gina" Johnny Mathis
"Tom Dooley" The Kingston Trio
"Sylvia's Mother" Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
"Chuck E's In Love" Rickie Lee Jones
"L. David Sloane" Michele Lee
"Sweet Caroline" and "Cracklin' Rosie" Neil Diamond
"Delta Dawn" and "Lizzie & The Rainman" Tanya Tucker
"Chiquitita" ABBA
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim" Jim Croce
"Mandy" Barry Manilow
"Little Jeannie," "Bennie & The Jets," and "Nikita" Elton John
"Ramblin' Rose" Nat King Cole
"Sam" Olivia Newton-John
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" Elvis Presley
"Cecilia" Simon & Garfunkel
"Tony Rome" Nancy Sinatra
"Dominique" The Singing Nun
"Luka" Suzanne Vega
"Dance With Me Henry" Georgia Gibbs
"Hit The Road Jack" Ray Charles
"Billy Don't Be A Hero" Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
"Ringo" Lorne Greene
"Help Me Rhonda" The Beach Boys
"Eve Of Destruction" Barry McGuire [This thread asked for names in the title... regardless of content, right?]
"Ode To Billie Joe" Bobbie Gentry
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul McCartney
"Angie" The Rolling Stones
"Clair" Gilbert O"Sullivan
"My Sharona" The Knack
"Sara Smile" Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Sara" Fleetwood Mac
"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes
"Cindy Oh Cindy" Eddie Fisher
"Jack & Jill" Ray Parker Jr & Raydio
"Donna" Ritchie Valens
"Layla" Derek & The Dominos
"Jackie Blue" Ozark Mountain Daredevils
"Jesse" Carly Simon
"Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" and "Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally" Tony Orlando & Dawn
 
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