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Originally Posted by Gilda

How about the opposite, a song with a name in the title, but not in the song itself:

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
by Simon and Garfunkel

Quote:

What I dream I had:
Pressed in organdy;
Clothed in crinoline of smoky burgundy;
Softer than the rain.
I wandered empty streets
Down past the shop displays.
I heard cathedral bells
Tripping down the alley ways,
As I walked on.

And when you ran to me
Your cheeks flushed with the night.
We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight,
I held your hand.
And when I awoke and felt you warm and near,
I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears.
Oh I love you, girl.
Oh, I love you.

"Don't Take the Girl" by Tim Mcgraw.

Quote:

Johnnys daddy was taking him fishin
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we cant leave her behind
Son I know you dont want her to go but someday youll change your mind
And johnny said take jimmy johnson, take tommy thompson, take my best friend bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she dont go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please dont take the girl

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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus

I've been racking my brain trying to go the other direction - finding a song with a person's name in the title but no mention of the person in the song

How about For Michael Collins, Jeffrey, And Me by Jethro Tull

Watery eyes of the last sighing seconds,
blue reflections mute and dim
beckon tearful child of wonder
to repentance of the sin.
And the blind and lusty lovers
of the great eternal lie
go on believing nothing
since something has to die.
And the ape's curiosity --
money power wins,
and the yellow soft mountains move under him.
I'm with you L.E.M.
though it's a shame that it had to be you.
The mother ship is just a blip
from your trip made for two.
I'm with you boys, so please employ just a little extra care.
It's on my mind I'm left behind
when I should have been there.
Walking with you.
And the limp face hungry viewers
fight to fasten with their eyes
like the man hung from the trapeze --
whose fall will satisfy.
And congratulate each other
on their rare and wondrous deed
That their begrudged money bought
to sow the monkey's seed.
And the yellow soft mountains
they grow very still
witness as intrusion the humanoid thrill.

All His Suits Are Torn- NOFX

"Billy Coben lost it all.
We knew he would eventually."

War's End- Rancid

"Little Sammy was a punk rocker.
You know his mother never understand him."

Pints Of Guinness Make You Strong- Against Me!

"Evelyn sits by the elevator door.
It's been 37 years since James died."

A few examples off the top of my head nobody else has presented.