What's love got to do with it.
Not all songs dedicated to a 'special' girl are about the first flush of love. Some classics, i.e., Tom Jones's Delilah, have been written about the girl rejecting her said love. On the other hand, musicians have also written songs of unrequited love, such as Frank Sinatra's Elizabeth.
Some say, good music can only be created when it comes from the heart. So, when emotions like love, attraction, passion, compassion, or obsession for a girl are running through the mind all day long, it's bound to reflect in the lyrics. Over the decades, we have witnessed many lyricists and musicians channel their innermost feelings through their work.
Fictional or not, these sweet, melodious tunes have been registered in our minds forever. However, to the women who revel in the fact that their names have become a part of our (music) history, the rest of the lot is extremely jealous.
679 Songs Named after Girls
Wherever and however the inspiration strikes, it's the audience who have greatly enjoyed the work of countless artists and musicians. Here is a list of songs with a girl's name in the lyrics from varied genres.
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Amy |
Horatio Nicholls |
1930 |
| Anji |
Davy Graham |
1962 |
| Anna (Go to Him) |
The Beatles |
1963 |
| Absolutely Sweet Marie |
Bob Dylan |
1966 |
| Along Comes Mary |
The Association |
1966 |
| A Boy Named Sue |
Johnny Cash |
1969 |
| Amoreena |
Elton John |
1970 |
| Angela |
John Lennon |
1972 |
| Annabelle |
Fraternity |
1972 |
| Aubrey |
Bread |
1972 |
| All the Girls Love Alice |
Elton John |
1973 |
| Angie |
The Rolling Stones |
1973 |
| Angie Baby |
Helen Reddy |
1974 |
| Annie's Song |
John Denver |
1974 |
| Amelia |
Joni Mitchell |
1976 |
| Alison |
Elvis Costello |
1977 |
| Annie |
Ronnie Lane & Pete Townsend |
1977 |
| Almost Lucy |
Al Stewart |
1978 |
| Angela |
Bob James |
1978 |
| Agnes |
Donnie Iris |
1980 |
| Ah! Leah! |
Donnie Iris |
1980 |
| Angelina |
Bob Dylan |
1981 |
| Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy |
Kid Creole and the Coconuts |
1982 |
| Athena |
The Who |
1982 |
| Amanda |
Boston |
1986 |
| Ana Ng |
They Might Be Giants |
1988 |
| Alison Hell |
Annihilator |
1989 |
| Angelia |
Richard Marx |
1989 |
| Allison |
Pixies |
1990 |
| Ariel |
Dean Friedman |
1991 |
| A Letter to Elise |
The Cure |
1992 |
| Alison's Starting to Happen |
The Lemonheads |
1992 |
| Anna Begins |
Counting Crows |
1993 |
| Ana's Song |
Silverchair |
1999 |
| Adrienne |
The Calling |
2001 |
| Annie |
Vanessa Carlton |
2004 |
| Anne |
John Frusciante |
2005 |
| Anna Molly |
Incubus |
2006 |
| Alyssa Lies |
Jason Michael Carroll |
2007 |
| Anne Braden |
Flobots |
2007 |
| Alice |
Moby |
2008 |
| Alice Practice |
Crystal Castles |
2008 |
| Annie Use Your Telescope |
Jack's Mannequin |
2008 |
| Ave Mary A |
Pink |
2008 |
| Angela |
Jarvis Cocker |
2009 |
| Anna |
Taken By Trees |
2009 |
| Annie |
Mat Kearney |
2009 |
| Aretha |
Rumer |
2010 |
| Arlene |
Crystal Bowersox |
2010 |
| Alice |
Avril Lavigne |
2011 |
| Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun) |
The Bangles |
2011 |
| Annabel Lee |
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |
2011 |
| Annabel Lee |
Stevie Nicks |
2011 |
| Alone With You (Maddie's Song) |
Ne-Yo |
2012 |
| Amy |
Green Day |
2012 |
| Alice |
Darwin Deez |
2013 |
| Amy |
CeeLo Green ft. Goodie Mob |
2013 |
| Annabel |
Goldfrapp |
2013 |
| Annie I Owe You a Dance |
Tim McGraw |
2013 |
| Arabella |
Arctic Monkeys |
2013 |
| Ashley |
Big Sean ft. Miguel |
2013 |
| Agatha Chang |
Eels |
2014 |
| Alexandra |
Hamilton Leithauser |
2014 |
| Arbaden (Maggie's Babby) |
Robert Plant |
2014 |
| Aunt Lisa |
Mastodon |
2014 |
| Allie |
Belle & Sebastian |
2015 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Barbara |
The Temptations |
1960 |
| Ballad of Ole' Betsy |
The Beach Boys |
1963 |
| Barbara Ann |
The Beach Boys |
1965 |
| Bernadette |
Four Tops |
1967 |
| Bonnie and Clyde |
Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot |
1968 |
| Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) |
Looking Glass |
1972 |
| Barbara Ann |
The Regents |
1973 |
| Beth |
Kiss |
1976 |
| Belle |
Al Green |
1977 |
| Black Betty |
Ram Jam |
1977 |
| Be My Girl - Sally |
The Police |
1978 |
| Bette Davis Eyes |
Kim Carnes |
1981 |
| Billie Jean |
Michael Jackson |
1982 |
| Baby Jane |
Rod Stewart |
1983 |
| Blue Jean |
David Bowie |
1984 |
| Barbara Ann |
The Who |
1995 |
| Believe Me, Natalie |
The Killers |
2004 |
| Blind Mary |
Gnarls Barkley |
2008 |
| Britney |
Bebo Norman |
2008 |
| Belinda |
Ben Folds |
2010 |
| Bloody Mary |
Lady Gaga |
2011 |
| Barbara |
Rufus Wainwright |
2012 |
| Blue |
Beyoncé |
2013 |
| Blue Charlotte |
John Mellencamp |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Come into the Garden, Maud |
John McCormack |
1957 |
| Carol |
Chuck Berry |
1958 |
| Cathy's Clown |
The Everly Brothers |
1960 |
| Claudette |
The Everly Brothers |
1960 |
| Corrina, Corrina |
Bob Dylan |
1963 |
| Corrine |
The Hollies |
1964 |
| Celeste |
Donovan |
1966 |
| Cherry, Cherry |
Neil Diamond |
1966 |
| Cheryl's Going Home |
Bob Lind |
1966 |
| Carrie Anne |
The Hollies |
1969 |
| Chelsea Morning |
Joni Mitchell |
1969 |
| Cecilia |
Simon & Garfunkel |
1970 |
| Celia of the Seals |
Donovan |
1971 |
| Cross-Eyed Mary |
Jethro Tull |
1971 |
| Clair |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
1972 |
| Cracklin' Rosie |
Neil Diamond |
1972 |
| Candy's Going Bad |
Golden Earring |
1973 |
| Caroline |
Status Quo |
1973 |
| Claudie |
Status Quo |
1973 |
| Carol |
Al Stewart |
1975 |
| Candy's Room |
Bruce Springsteen |
1978 |
| Charlotte the Harlot |
Iron Maiden |
1980 |
| Christine |
Siouxsie and the Banshees |
1980 |
| Come On Eileen |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
1982 |
| Carrie |
Cliff Richard |
1983 |
| Club Michelle |
Eddie Money |
1983 |
| Charlotte Sometimes |
The Cure |
1984 |
| Carole Ann |
Excalibur |
1990 |
| Charlotte Corday |
Al Stewart |
1993 |
| Christine Sixteen |
Gin Blossoms |
1994 |
| Cassie's Brother |
Drive-By Truckers |
2001 |
| Crazy Amanda Bunkface |
Sum 41 |
2001 |
| Clementine |
The Decemberists |
2002 |
| Cassie |
Flyleaf |
2005 |
| Chelsea Dagger |
The Fratellis |
2006 |
| Carolyna |
Melanie C |
2007 |
| Check Yes Juliet |
We The Kings |
2007 |
| Colleen |
The Heavy |
2007 |
| Cynthia Margaret |
Malcolm Holcombe |
2008 |
| Candy |
Paolo Nutini |
2009 |
| Cassandra |
The Galvatrons |
2009 |
| Caylee's Song |
Jon Whynock |
2009 |
| Carol Kaye |
Laura Veirs |
2010 |
| Cece's Interlude |
Drake |
2010 |
| Cindy, I'll Marry You Some Day |
Robert Plant |
2010 |
| Cassandra |
Emmy the Great |
2011 |
| Chloe In the Afternoon |
St. Vincent |
2011 |
| Candy |
Robbie Williams |
2012 |
| Carmen |
Lana Del Rey |
2012 |
| Carrie |
Shiny Toy Guns |
2012 |
| Chloe (You're the One I Want) |
Emblem3 |
2013 |
| Cathy |
Skinny Lister |
2014 |
| Cecelia and the Satellite |
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness |
2014 |
| Christy |
Natalie Prass |
2015 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Don't Bring Lulu |
The Andrew Sisters |
1958 |
| Donna |
Ritchie Valens |
1959 |
| Diana |
Paul Anka |
1960 |
| Delia's Gone |
Johnny Cash |
1962 |
| Delilah |
Tom Jones |
1966 |
| Denise at 16 |
Al Stewart |
1967 |
| Dear Prudence |
The Beatles |
1968 |
| Dear Jill |
Blodwyn Pig |
1969 |
| Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow) |
The Plastic Ono Band |
1969 |
| Daisy Jane |
America |
1975 |
| Dreamboat Annie |
Heart |
1976 |
| Dee |
Ozzy Osbourne |
1980 |
| Darlene |
Led Zeppelin |
1982 |
| Darling Nikki |
Prince |
1984 |
| Don't Cry Ilene |
Vonda Shepard |
1989 |
| Delilah |
Queen |
1991 |
| Dawn (Go Away) |
The Four Seasons |
1994 |
| Doreen |
Old 97's |
1994 |
| Dear Jessie |
Madonna |
1999 |
| Damn It, Rose |
Don Henley |
2000 |
| Darling Nikki |
Foo Fighters |
2003 |
| Dance, Dance Christa Päffgen |
Anberlin |
2005 |
| Delilah |
The Dresden Dolls |
2006 |
| Dear Hannah |
Metro Station |
2007 |
| Debbie |
Mary Magdalan |
2007 |
| Dear Laura |
The Loved Ones |
2008 |
| Dream On Hayley |
James Morrison |
2008 |
| Diane, The Skyscraper |
Jack's Mannequin |
2009 |
| Delilah |
Blake Shelton |
2010 |
| Dorothy |
Alkaline Trio |
2010 |
| Darlin' Kate |
Emmylou Harris |
2011 |
| Dear Rosemary |
Foo Fighters |
2011 |
| Desiree |
David Nail |
2011 |
| Dear Anne (Stan Pt. 2) |
Lil Wayne |
2012 |
| Dear Marie |
John Mayer |
2013 |
| Diana |
One Direction |
2013 |
| Diane Young |
Vampire Weekend |
2013 |
| Dixie Cleopatra |
Harper Simon |
2013 |
| Don't talk about him, Tina |
Pistol Annies |
2013 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Edna the Barmaid |
The Singing Postman |
1964 |
| Eleanor Rigby |
The Beatles |
1966 |
| Elenore |
The Turtles |
1968 |
| Eloise |
Barry Ryan |
1969 |
| Emma |
Hot Chocolate |
1974 |
| Edith and the Kingpin |
Joni Mitchell |
1975 |
| Elvira |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
1981 |
| Elizabeth |
The Statler Brothers |
1983 |
| Evangeline |
Los Lobos |
1984 |
| Edie (Ciao Baby) |
The Cult |
1989 |
| Enid |
Barenaked Ladies |
1992 |
| Elisabeth Bathory |
Dissection |
1996 |
| Elizabeth On the Bathroom Floor |
Eels |
1998 |
| Everybody Loves Jill |
Cowboy Mouth |
2000 |
| Emily |
Bowling for Soup |
2002 |
| Eve, the Apple of My Eye |
Bell X1 |
2003 |
| Emily |
From First to Last |
2004 |
| Eleanor Put Your Boots On |
Franz Ferdinand |
2005 |
| Erin O'Connor |
The Long Blondes |
2008 |
| Ella Jean |
Timothy B. Schmit |
2009 |
| Eloise |
Say Anything |
2009 |
| Evelyn |
Boh Runga |
2009 |
| Emily (It's Love) |
Francesca Battistelli |
2011 |
| Emily |
Mika |
2012 |
| Emmylou |
First Aid Kit |
2012 |
| Eliza |
Anna Calvi |
2013 |
| Emily |
Lower Than Atlantis |
2014 |
| Etta's Tune |
Rosanne Cash |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Frankie and Johnny |
Sam Cooke |
1964 |
| For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her |
Simon & Garfunkel |
1966 |
| Farewell Angeline |
Bob Dylan |
1991 |
| Flowers For Zoe |
Lenny Kravitz |
1991 |
| For Martha |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
1998 |
| Fred and Rose |
Kunt and the Gang |
2006 |
| For Emma |
Bon Iver |
2007 |
| For Annabelle |
Band of Horses |
2010 |
| Frankie fell in love |
Bruce Springsteen |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Gloria |
Them |
1964 |
| Good Golly, Miss Molly |
Little Richard |
1966 |
| Galadriel |
Barclay James Harvest |
1971 |
| Gloria |
Patti Smith |
1975 |
| Gloria |
Laura Branigan |
1982 |
| Goodnight Elisabeth |
Counting Crows |
1996 |
| Georgia Lee |
Tom Waits |
1999 |
| Gaslighting Abbie |
Steely Dan |
2000 |
| Gina in the King's Road |
Al Stewart |
2005 |
| Grace Kelly |
Mika |
2006 |
| Genevieve |
Sugarland |
2008 |
| Geraldine |
Glasvegas |
2008 |
| Girl Named Tennessee |
Needtobreathe |
2009 |
| Gillian McKeith |
Brett Domino |
2010 |
| Goodnight Laura |
Spoon |
2010 |
| Georgia |
Vance Joy |
2015 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Henry's Made a Lady out of Lizzie |
Irving Kaufman |
1928 |
| Hello, Dolly |
Louis Armstrong |
1964 |
| Help Me, Rhonda |
The Beach Boys |
1964 |
| Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte |
Patti Page |
1965 |
|
Hooray for Hazel |
Tommy Roe |
1966 |
| Holly Holy |
Neil Diamond |
1969 |
| Helen Wheels |
Wings |
1973 |
| Hey Loretta |
Loretta Lynn |
1973 |
| Hello, This Is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) |
Paul Evans |
1978 |
| Helena |
The Misfits |
1999 |
| Hey Sandy |
Polaris |
1999 |
| Hailie's Song |
Eminem |
2002 |
| Hey Julie |
Fountains of Wayne |
2003 |
| Helena |
My Chemical Romance |
2004 |
| Hey Paula |
Paul & Paula |
2005 |
| Hey There Delilah |
Plain White T's |
2005 |
| Hurricane Jane |
Black Kids |
2008 |
| Her Name is Alice |
Shinedown |
2010 |
| Hey Alli |
Runner Runner |
2011 |
| Hail Mary |
Trey Songz ft. Lil Wayne & Young Jezzey |
2012 |
| Henrietta |
Yeasayer |
2012 |
| Hannah Hunt |
Vampire Weekend |
013 |
| Happy on the Hey Now (A Song For Kristi) |
Kenny Chesney |
2013 |
| Haushinka |
Green Day |
2013 |
| Hello Kitty |
Avril Lavigne |
2013 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| In Memory of Elizabeth Reed |
The Allman Brothers Band |
1970 |
| Izabella |
Jimi Hendrix |
1970 |
| I'm Mandy Fly Me |
10cc |
1976 |
| Irene Wilde |
Ian Hunter |
1976 |
| I Miss My Mary |
Hal Ketchum |
1991 |
| Inside Susan |
Pulp |
1993 |
| Isobel |
Björk |
1995 |
| I Got It from Agnes |
Tom Lehrer |
1997 |
| Iris |
The Goo Goo Dolls |
1998 |
| Imogene |
Gretchen Peters |
2004 |
| I Want a Girl Just Like Hillary |
Jesse Goldberg |
2008 |
| If You Seek Amy |
Britney Spears |
2008 |
| I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman |
K-os |
2009 |
| Isabel |
Frank Turner |
2010 |
| Isadore |
Incubus |
2011 |
| Idle Delilah |
Azealia Banks |
2014 |
| Indie Cindy |
Pixies |
2014 |
| Irene |
Mike Oldfield |
2014 |
| Iris (Hold Me Close) |
U2 |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Jennie Lee |
Jan & Arnie |
1958 |
| Judy's Turn to Cry |
Lesley Gore |
1963 |
| Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) |
John Fred & His Playboys |
1967 |
| Jennifer Juniper |
Donovan |
1968 |
| Julia |
The Beatles |
1968 |
| Jean |
Oliver |
1969 |
| Jessica |
The Allman Brothers Band |
1973 |
| Jackie Blue |
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
1974 |
| Jolene |
Dolly Parton |
1974 |
| Judy Is a Punk |
Ramones |
1976 |
| Josie |
Steely Dan |
1977 |
| Jack And Jill |
Raydio |
1978 |
| Jamie's Cryin |
Van Halen |
1978 |
| Jane |
Jefferson Starship |
1979 |
| Johnny Hit and Run Paulene |
X |
1980 |
| 867-5309/Jenny |
Tommy Tutone |
1981 |
| Joan Of Arc |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
1981 |
| Jack & Diane |
John Mellencamp |
1982 |
| Jeanette |
The Beat |
1982 |
| Joanna |
Kool & The Gang |
1983 |
| Jane Says |
Jane's Addiction |
1987 |
| Josephine Baker |
Al Stewart |
1988 |
| Janie's Got a Gun |
Aerosmith |
1989 |
| Jiving Sister Fanny |
The Rolling Stones |
1989 |
| Jeanny |
Falco |
1990 |
| Judy Teen |
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel |
1990 |
| Jessie |
Joshua Kadison |
1993 |
| Jane |
Barenaked Ladies |
1994 |
| Josephine Baker |
Sailor |
1996 |
| Joanna |
Scott Walker |
1999 |
| Judith |
A Perfect Circle |
2000 |
| Jenny From the Block |
Jennifer Lopez |
2001 |
| Jacqueline |
Franz Ferdinand |
2004 |
| Jamie |
Weezer |
2004 |
| Jenny Was a Friend of Mine |
The Killers |
2004 |
| Janice's Party |
Fountains of Wayne |
2005 |
| Jenny Wren |
Paul McCartney |
2005 |
| Joanna |
Grey DeLisle |
2005 |
| Johnny Met June |
Shelby Lynne |
2005 |
| Jenny Don't Be Hasty |
Paolo Nutini |
2006 |
| Judy Would |
Ace Baker |
2006 |
| Jenny |
The Click Five |
2007 |
| Jessica |
Elliot Minor |
2008 |
| Johnny & June |
Heidi Newfield |
2008 |
| Julie Grave |
Cherry Poppin' Daddies |
2008 |
| Juliet of the Spirits |
The B-52's |
2008 |
| Jolene |
Bob Dylan |
2009 |
| Jane Doe |
Never Shout Never |
2010 |
| Jennifer's Jacket |
The Johnstones |
2012 |
| Joan Of Arc |
Ryan Leslie |
2012 |
| Julie |
Emily Kinney |
2013 |
| Julia Brightly |
Caribou |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Kashka from Baghdad |
Kate Bush |
1978 |
| Kayleigh |
Marillion |
1985 |
| Kate |
Ben Folds Five |
1997 |
| Kim |
Eminem |
2000 |
| Kitty Jay |
Seth Lakeman |
2004 |
| Karen |
The National |
2005 |
| Kelsey |
Metro Station |
2007 |
| Kara Jayne |
The Vines |
2008 |
| Kristy, Are You Doing Okay? |
The Offspring |
2008 |
| Katherine Kiss Me |
Franz Ferdinand |
2009 |
| Kathleen |
David Gray ft. Jolie Holland |
2009 |
| Keisha's Song (Her Pain) |
Kendrick Lamar ft. Astro Bo |
2011 |
| Kim |
Ryan Adams |
2014 |
| Kirsten Supine |
Swans |
2014 |
| Kristi |
Soundgarden |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Lorelei |
Noël Coward |
1928 |
| Lili Marleen |
Marlene Dietrich |
1944 |
| Linda |
Ray Noble & Buddy Clark |
1946 |
| Long Tall Sally |
Little Richard |
1957 |
| Lana |
Roy Orbison |
1962 |
| Lazy Elsie Molly |
Chubby Checker |
1964 |
| Laurie (Strange Things Happen) |
Dickey Lee |
1965 |
| Lady Jane |
The Rolling Stones |
1966 |
| Legend Of A Girl Child Linda |
Donovan |
1966 |
| Lucille |
Little Richard |
1966 |
| Lovely Rita |
The Beatles |
1967 |
| Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds |
The Beatles |
1967 |
| Lonesome Suzie |
The Band |
1968 |
| Letter To Hermione |
David Bowie |
1969 |
| Layla |
Derek and the Dominos |
1970 |
| Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up |
Jeff Simmons |
1970 |
| Lola |
The Kinks |
1971 |
| Little Martha |
The Allman Brothers Band |
1972 |
| Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts |
Bob Dylan |
1975 |
| Lorelei |
Wishbone Ash |
1976 |
| Lay Down Sally |
Eric Clapton |
1977 |
| Lucille |
Kenny Rogers |
1977 |
| Lisa Likes Rock 'n' Roll |
Ian Hunter |
1981 |
| Luanne |
Foreigner |
1981 |
| Laura |
Billy Joel |
1982 |
| Lily Was Here |
David Stewart ft. Candy Dulfer |
1989 |
| Laléna |
Donovan |
1990 |
| Lydia |
Dean Friedman |
1991 |
| Layla |
Eric Clapton |
1992 |
| Lazy Line Painter Jane |
Belle & Sebastian |
1997 |
| Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) |
Edison Lighthouse |
2000 |
| Lola's Theme |
The Shapeshifters |
2004 |
| Lyla |
Oasis |
2005 |
| Lindsay Quit Lollygagging |
Chiodos |
2006 |
| Little Bonnie |
Drive-By Truckers |
2006 |
| Lovesick for Mina |
Cradle Of Filth |
2006 |
| Lily the Lover |
Golden Silvers |
2009 |
| Lucy |
Skillet |
2009 |
| Lulu |
Rancid |
2009 |
| Luna |
Fanfarlo |
2010 |
| Lauren's Song |
Breathe Carolina |
2011 |
| Leia |
Neil Young |
2011 |
| Lorelai |
Fleet Foxes |
2011 |
| Laura |
Bat for Lashes |
2012 |
| Laura Palmer |
Bastille |
2013 |
| Lola Montez |
Volbeat |
2013 |
| Laurel |
Goldfrapp |
2014 |
| Little Maggie |
Robert Plant |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Mona Lisa |
Nat King Cole |
1950 |
| Miss Ann |
Little Richard |
1957 |
| Maggie's Farm |
Bob Dylan |
1965 |
| Michelle |
The Beatles |
1965 |
| Martha |
Jefferson Airplane |
1967 |
| Mary, Mary |
The Monkees |
1967 |
| Matilda Mother |
Pink Floyd |
1967 |
| Mustang Sally |
Wilson Pickett |
1967 |
| Martha My Dear |
The Beatles |
1968 |
| Maureen Is A Champ |
Frank Sinatra |
1968 |
| Mrs. Robinson |
Simon & Garfunkel |
1968 |
| Molly |
John Denver |
1970 |
| Maggie May |
Rod Stewart |
1971 |
| Mary Skeffington |
Gerry Rafferty |
1971 |
| Marlene |
Todd Rundgren |
1972 |
| Mellisa |
The Allman Brothers Band |
1972 |
| Mary Long |
Deep Purple |
1973 |
| My Maria |
B.W. Stevenson |
1973 |
| Mandy |
Barry Manilow |
1974 |
| Marie Laveau |
Bobby Bare |
1974 |
| Mother Mary |
UFO |
1975 |
| Mattie's Rag |
Gerry Rafferty |
1978 |
| Melody Ann |
The Marshall Tucker Band |
1979 |
| My Sharona |
The Knack |
1979 |
| Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) |
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
1982 |
| Marian |
The Sisters of Mercy |
1984 |
| Maureen |
Sade |
1985 |
| Molly's Lips |
The Vaselines |
1987 |
| My Michelle |
Guns N' Roses |
1987 |
| Madalaine |
Winger |
1988 |
| Margaret On The Guillotine |
Morrissey |
1988 |
| Martha's Harbour |
All About Eve |
1988 |
| Mary Jane |
Megadeth |
1988 |
| Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa |
De La Soul |
1991 |
| Mrs. Rita |
Gin Blossoms |
1992 |
| Mary Jane's Last Dance |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
1993 |
| My Beautiful Leah |
PJ Harvey |
1998 |
| Maria |
Rage Against the Machine |
1999 |
| Maria |
Blondie |
1999 |
| Maria Maria |
Santana ft. The Product G&B |
1999 |
| Meet Virginia |
Train |
1999 |
| Ms. Jackson |
Outkast |
2001 |
| Molly |
Mindless Self Indulgence |
2002 |
| Molly's Chambers |
Kings of Leon |
2003 |
| Moving Oleta |
Reba McEntire |
2003 |
| Murder Me Rachael |
The National |
2003 |
| Mary |
Scissor Sisters |
2004 |
| Me and Mia |
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists |
2004 |
| Mother Rose |
Patti Smith |
2004 |
| Mykel & Carli |
Weezer |
2004 |
| Mandy |
Jonas Brothers |
2006 |
| Mary's Song (Oh My My My) |
Taylor Swift |
2006 |
| Maxine |
John Legend |
2006 |
| Mariella |
Kate Nash |
2007 |
| Mary Pickford (Used to Eat Roses) |
Katie Melua |
2007 |
| Mother Mary |
Foxboro Hot Tubs |
2007 |
| Meg White |
Ray LaMontagne |
2008 |
| Missy |
The Airborne Toxic Event |
2008 |
| Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
Was (Not Was) |
2008 |
| Marie Cherie |
Annie |
2009 |
| Maggie And Milly And Molly And May |
Natalie Merchant |
2010 |
| Martha |
Rufus Wainwright |
2010 |
| Mary |
Kings of Leon |
2010 |
| Magnolia |
Hoobastank |
2012 |
| Maria |
Patti Smith |
2012 |
| Maria |
Justin Bieber |
2012 |
| Marilyn |
Bat for Lashes |
2012 |
| Matilda |
alt-J |
2012 |
| Mayla |
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
2012 |
| Miriam |
Norah Jones |
2012 |
| Michael and Maria |
Steven Curtis Chapman |
2013 |
| Minnie |
leigh Bells |
2013 |
| Magdalena 318 |
Pixies |
2014 |
| Mary Lee |
Jamie T |
2014 |
| Maya the Psychic |
Gerard Wa |
2014 |
| Me and Liza |
Rufus Wainwright |
2014 |
| Moaning Lisa Smile |
Wolf Alice |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Nadine (Is It You?) |
Chuck Berry |
1964 |
| Nikita |
Elton John |
1985 |
| Nancy Boy |
Placebo |
1996 |
| Natasha |
Rufus Wainwright |
2003 |
| No Surprise (For Wendela) |
Lightspeed Champion |
2008 |
| Natalie |
Bruno Mars |
2012 |
| No Black Clouds for Dee Dee |
Crocodiles |
2012 |
| Nina |
Ed Sheeran |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Oh Sherrie |
Steve Perry |
1984 |
| Oh Sheila |
Ready for the World |
1985 |
| Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) |
Scritti Politti |
1988 |
| Oh! Carol |
Neil Sedaka |
1995 |
| Ode to Lesley |
B.J. Snowden |
1999 |
| Oh Josephine |
The Black Crowes |
2008 |
| Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) |
The Vamps |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Poor Pauline |
Arthur Fields |
1914 |
| Peggy Sue |
Buddy Holly |
1958 |
| Peggy Sue Got Married |
Buddy Holly |
1960 |
| Pirate Jenny |
Nina Simone |
1964 |
| Pamela, Pamela |
Wayne Fontana |
1966 |
| Polk Salad Annie |
Tony Joe White |
1969 |
| Polythene Pam |
The Beatles |
1969 |
| Proud Mary |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
1969 |
| Philomena |
Thin Lizzy |
1974 |
| Patricia The Stripper |
Chris de Burgh |
1975 |
| Peg |
Steely Dan |
1977 |
| Princess Olivia |
Al Stewart |
1981 |
| Pictures of Lily |
The Who |
1985 |
| Polly |
Nirvana |
1991 |
| Penelope |
Pinback |
2001 |
| Penny & Me |
Hanson |
2004 |
| Patricia The Stripper |
The Wombats |
2006 |
| Penelope's Song |
Loreena McKennitt |
2006 |
| Pandora |
Madina Lake |
2008 |
| Peggy Sang The Blues |
Frank Turner |
2011 |
| Pan-European Supermodel Song (Oh! Gina) |
Johnny Borrell |
2013 |
| Pearl Heart |
Volbeat |
2013 |
| Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2 |
Drake |
2013 |
| Pauline Hawkins |
Drive-By Truckers |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Rosalie |
Cole Porter |
1937 |
| Rose Marie |
Slim Whitman |
1954 |
| Rosalie |
Fitzroy Coleman |
1959 |
| Runaround Sue |
Dion DiMucci |
1961 |
| Ruby Tuesday |
The Rolling Stones |
1967 |
| Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) |
Bruce Springsteen |
1973 |
| Rikki Don't Lose That Number |
Steely Dan |
1974 |
| Rhiannon |
Fleetwood Mac |
1975 |
| Rosie |
Jackson Browne |
1977 |
| Rosalinda's Eyes |
Billy Joel |
1978 |
| Roxanne |
The Police |
1978 |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Dire Straits |
1980 |
| Rosanna |
Toto |
1982 |
| Romeo and Jane |
Tonio K. |
1986 |
| Rose in Paradise |
Waylon Jennings |
1987 |
| Rosie |
Richie Sambora |
1991 |
| Rebecca Lynn |
Bryan White |
1994 |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Sylk-E. Fyne ft. Chill |
1998 |
| Ramona |
Beck |
2001 |
| Rosalie Come and Go |
Ryan Adams |
2001 |
| Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town |
Kenny Rogers |
2001 |
| Ruby's Shoes |
Lori McKenna |
2002 |
| Ruby |
Kaiser Chiefs |
2007 |
| Roslyn |
Bon Iver and St. Vincent |
2009 |
| Raina |
Nick Waterhouse |
2012 |
| Rosalie |
Concrete Blonde |
2012 |
| Rodeo And Juliet |
Garth Brooks |
2014 |
| Rose Dover |
Tori Amos |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Sweet Lorraine |
Nat King Cole |
1940 |
| Suzie Q |
Dale Hawkins |
1957 |
| Susie Darlin' |
Robin Luke |
1958 |
| Sheila |
Tommy Roe |
1962 |
| Sherry |
The Four Seasons |
1962 |
| Sally Go 'Round the Roses |
The Jaynetts |
1963 |
| See Emily Play |
Pink Floyd |
1967 |
| So Long, Marianne |
Leonard Cohen |
1967 |
| Suzanne |
Leonard Cohen |
1967 |
| Sexy Sadie |
The Beatles |
1968 |
| Suzie Q |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
1968 |
| Seems So Long Ago, Nancy |
Leonard Cohen |
1969 |
| Sorry Suzanne |
The Hollies |
1969 |
| Sweet Caroline |
Neil Diamond |
1969 |
| Suite: Judy Blue Eyes |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young |
1969 |
| Sweet Jane |
The Velvet Underground |
1970 |
| Sarah |
Thin Lizzy |
1972 |
| Slack Alice |
Larry Grayson |
1972 |
| Sweet Virginia |
The Rolling Stones |
1972 |
| Sylvia |
Focus |
1972 |
| Sylvia's Mother |
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show |
1972 |
| Stella Blue |
Grateful Dead |
1973 |
| Sweet Angeline |
Elvis Presley |
1973 |
| Sara Smile |
Hall & Oates |
1975 |
| Sara |
Bob Dylan |
1976 |
| Shannon |
Henry Gross |
1976 |
| Sheena Is a Punk Rocker |
Ramone |
1977 |
| Sandy |
John Travolta |
1978 |
| Sara |
Fleetwood Mac |
1979 |
| Shandi |
Kiss |
1980 |
| Sherry Darling |
Bruce Springsteen |
1980 |
| Susanna |
The Art Company |
1984 |
| Sally Maclennane |
The Pogues |
1985 |
| Sara |
Jefferson Starship |
1985 |
| Susannah's Still Alive |
Dave Davies |
1987 |
| Stacey |
Ween |
1990 |
| Susannah's Still Alive |
The Kinks |
1994 |
| Stephanie Says |
The Velvet Underground |
1995 |
| Sherry Fraser |
Marcy Playground |
1997 |
| Susan |
The Buckinghams |
1997 |
| Sally Cinnamon |
The Stone Roses |
1998 |
| Sara's Mask |
CKY |
1999 |
| Sarah Yellin' |
3 Doors Down |
2002 |
| Sarah's World |
Mark Scott |
2002 |
| Scarlet's Walk |
Tori Amos |
2002 |
| Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down |
Interpol |
2002 |
| Stacy's Mom |
Fountains of Wayne |
2003 |
| Sweet Amber |
Metallica |
2003 |
| Sadie |
Alkaline Trio |
2005 |
| Sukie in the Graveyard |
Belle & Sebastian |
2006 |
| Sheila |
Jamie T. |
2007 |
| Saint Sahara |
Rick Springfield |
2008 |
| Sally |
Sam Sparro |
2008 |
| Sissy's Song |
Alan Jackson |
2008 |
| Song for Alice |
Paul Weller |
2008 |
| Stella |
Ida Maria |
2008 |
| She (For Liz) |
Parachute |
2009 |
| Sister Sinead |
Kris Kristofferson |
2009 |
| Song for Alice |
Randi Tytingvåg |
2009 |
| Stella the Artist |
David Gray |
2009 |
| Samantha |
Hole |
2010 |
| Saving Amy |
Brantley Gilbert |
2010 |
| Sly |
Scorpions |
2010 |
| Somebody's Chelsea |
Reba McEntire |
2010 |
| Sophia |
Laura Marling |
2011 |
| Suzanne and I |
Anna Calvi |
2011 |
| Something Like Olivia |
John Mayer |
2012 |
| Stand down Margaret |
The Beat |
2012 |
| Sweet Annie |
Zac Brown Band |
2012 |
| Selma Drye |
Kellie Pickler |
2013 |
| Simone |
Goldfrapp |
2013 |
| Smile Mona Lisa |
will.i.am |
2013 |
| Song for Zula |
Phosphorescent |
2013 |
| Susanna |
Lori McKenna |
2013 |
| Seongah and Jimmy |
Neil Diamond |
2014 |
| Sue (Or in A Season Of Crime) |
David Bowie |
2014 |
| Sally |
Hardwell ft. Harrison |
2015 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Tell Laura I Love Her |
Ray Peterson |
1960 |
| The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll |
Bob Dylan |
1964 |
| To Ramona |
Bob Dylan |
1964 |
| The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde |
Georgie Fame |
1967 |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie |
Julie Andrews |
1967 |
| Take a Letter, Maria |
R.B. Greaves |
1969 |
| The Ballad of John and Yoko |
The Beatles |
1969 |
| To Susan On The West Coast Waiting |
Donovan |
1969 |
| The Tide Will Turn for Rebecca |
Edward Woodward |
1970 |
| The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan |
Marianne Faithfull |
1974 |
| Tammy |
Debbie Reynolds |
1975 |
| Think of Laura |
Christopher Cross |
1983 |
| The Wind Cries Mary |
Jimi Hendrix |
1986 |
| The Downeaster 'Alexa' |
Billy Joel |
1989 |
| The Ballad Of Jayne |
L.A. Guns |
1990 |
| Tomorrow Wendy |
Concrete Blonde |
1990 |
| The Song That Jane Likes |
Dave Matthews Band |
1993 |
| Tracy |
The Cuff Links |
1997 |
| Tarzan & Jane |
Toy-Box |
1999 |
| Taylor |
Jack Johnson |
2003 |
| Tessie |
Dropkick Murphys |
2005 |
| The Diary of Jane |
Breaking Benjamin |
2006 |
| Tina |
Flyleaf |
2006 |
| Typhoid Mary |
God Dethroned |
2006 |
| Tiffany Blews |
Fall Out Boy |
2008 |
| Traci Brown |
Hanson |
2008 |
| The Ballad of Jack and Haley |
Ike Reilly |
2009 |
| The Testimony of Patience Kershaw |
The Unthanks |
2009 |
| There, There Katie |
Jack's Mannequin |
2009 |
| The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
2011 |
| The Heart of Dixie |
Danielle Bradbery |
2013 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Ursula (the Swansea Song) |
Barclay James Harvest |
1971 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Visions of Johanna |
Bob Dylan |
1966 |
| Valleri |
The Monkees |
1968 |
| Vanessa Simmons |
Barclay James Harvest |
1971 |
| Vera |
Pink Floyd |
1979 |
| Valerie |
Steve Winwood |
1982 |
| Veronica |
Elvis Costello |
1989 |
| Valerie |
The Zutons |
2006 |
| Valerie |
Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse |
2007 |
| Valentina |
Prince |
2009 |
| !Viva La Gloria! |
Green Day |
2009 |
| Veronica Sawyer Smokes |
AFI |
2009 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Work with Me, Annie |
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters |
1954 |
| Wake Up Little Susie |
The Everly Brothers |
1958 |
| Walk Away Renée |
The Left Banke |
1967 |
| Why Didn't Rosemary? |
Deep Purple |
1969 |
| Wilhelmina |
Peter Hammill |
1974 |
| Whole Lotta Rosie |
AC/DC |
1977 |
| Who's Holding Donna Now |
DeBarge |
1985 |
| Wynona's Big Brown Beaver |
Primus |
1995 |
| What's the New Mary Jane |
The Beatles |
1996 |
| Waiting For Amelia |
Gretchen Peters |
2000 |
| Waiting for Margaux |
Al Stewart |
2000 |
| What Katie Did |
The Libertines |
2003 |
| What Katy Did Next |
Babyshambles |
2005 |
| Wings For Marie (Pt. 1) |
Tool |
2006 |
| Waiting On June |
Holly Williams |
2013 |
| Where's Your Car Debbie? |
Slaves |
2014 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Yolanda |
Bobby "Blue" Bland |
1974 |
| Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots |
The Flaming Lips |
2002 |
| SONGS |
ARTISTS |
YEAR OF RELEASE |
| Zoe |
Eminem |
1999 |
| Zoe Jane |
Staind |
2003 |
If you haven't had a chance to listen to any of the songs mentioned in the list above, do find some time; there is a reason why these songs are popular even now.
