If the song title is not a person's name... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

warrrreagl · 05-23-2006, 04:48 AM

This will probably be one of those things that everybody else can think of a million examples while I can't think of any.

This morning, while listening to Anna Nalick's "Breathe," I mis-heard part of the lyrics that sounded like she addressed someone in the song as "Chris." And it got me to thinking that if a person's name is in the song, then that is usually the song title. Or, to put it another way, if the song title is not a person's name, then you won't find ANYBODY'S name anywhere in the lyrics.

Can anybody think of any exceptions?

vanblah · 05-23-2006, 06:25 AM

"88 Lines About 44 Women" comes to mind ...

maleficent · 05-23-2006, 06:40 AM

a moldy oldie

50 ways to leave your lover...

Quote:

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don’t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Redlemon · 05-23-2006, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanblah

"88 Lines About 44 Women" comes to mind ...

Love that track. I needed to replace my tape with a CD, and wrote away to the keyboard player. He made me a bootleg

.

"88 Lines about 44 Simpsons" is a great version as well, but doesn't match the request of the original poster. I'll think some and come back later with a more useful response.

maleficent · 05-23-2006, 06:59 AM

Itunes just played another song that I think fits the category...

Hollow
Better than Ezra

Quote:

Well they say your life was marked
And you were wondering if it would ever start
Stop

Sunlight on a razor blade
Three different souls
And the lives they made
I grew up in the 80's
In the pallisades
I was listening to Devo

And everybody catered to their needs
All voted most likely to succeed
Holly came out
And Billy got paid
But Jenny got pregnant the first time she got laid

All my rage
Sits inside
When even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow
And all my days
Left behind
And even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow

Cut to an interior view
Holly married well but so did you
One was black one was blue
I was watching the days go by
Could you be seen in a silly dream
Where Billy lives on Prozac and nicotine
Holly got her GED living in maternity
Nursing her broken heart for the love she lost

All my rage
Sits inside
When even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow
And all my days
Left behind
And even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow

And the sky is blue
And so are you
Mary takes a drag off a cigarette
And the stereo is coming up behind her
Like she needs someone to remind her
That life is richer in a minor key
Bill and Holly disagree
But I don't think so

All my rage
Sits inside
When even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow
And all my days
Left behind
And even the finest things
Are leaving you hollow

Sunlight on a razor blade
Three different souls and the lives they made
Well Holly came out and Billy got paid
But Jenny got pregnant the first time she got laid

Redlemon · 05-23-2006, 07:06 AM

Of course, every suggestion so far contains more than one named character, which might be spoiling the sample. Can anyone find a song that only mentions one character by name without including it in the title?

Ample · 05-23-2006, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

Of course, every suggestion so far contains more than one named character, which might be spoiling the sample. Can anyone find a song that only mentions one character by name without including it in the title?

Gimme Three Steps~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Quote:

I was a-cutting the rug down at a place called The Jug
With a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand

Quote:

Staring straight down a forty-four
Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou
And that's the break I was looking for

warrrreagl · 05-23-2006, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

Of course, every suggestion so far contains more than one named character, which might be spoiling the sample. Can anyone find a song that only mentions one character by name without including it in the title?

This was kind of my thought, which was why I left out Steve Miller's "Take the Money and Run."

barenakedladies · 05-23-2006, 09:43 AM

JOHNNY USED TO WORK ON THE DOCK
UNIONS BEEN ON STRIKE, HES DOWN ON HIS LUCK!!! SO TOUGH!!!!!!!

ah-em.... sorry

balderdash111 · 05-23-2006, 10:06 AM

Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams

"Jimmy quit and Jody got married"

Elphaba · 05-23-2006, 11:31 AM

"Get BacK" the Beatles.
Get back home, Loretta

cj2112 · 05-23-2006, 04:05 PM

On With the Show - Motley Crue

Frankie died just the other night
Some say it was suicide
But we know
How the story goes

Harry Cox · 05-24-2006, 06:46 PM

The Band "The Weight"
"Take a load off, Fannie.

Led Zeppelin "Heartbreaker"
"Hey fellas have you heard the news, you know that Annie's back in town."

gboz · 05-24-2006, 06:59 PM

Harper Valley PTA
The day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahassee bridge.

optik_nerve · 05-24-2006, 07:43 PM

How about 'Drowning Man' by The Cure...

Quote:

Oh Fuschia,
You leave me breathing like a drowning man.

FoolThemAll · 05-25-2006, 04:52 AM

Ben Folds Five - "Cigarette"

Quote:

Fred Jones was worn out
from caring for his often
screaming and crying wife
during the day
but
he couldn't sleep at night for
fear that she
in a stupor from the drugs
that didn't ease the pain
would set the house ablaze
with a cigarette

There's a sequel to the song, "Fred Jones Pt. 2", on Folds' Rockin' the Suburbs.

God of Thunder · 05-25-2006, 06:55 AM

"Celebrity" - Barenaked Ladies

Quote:

Don't call me a zero
I'm gonna be a hero
Like Phil Esposito or the Kennedys

pan6467 · 05-25-2006, 08:26 AM

JOHN LENNON "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"

Quote:

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare Krishna

(Depending on the version)

Quote:

EV'RYBODY'S TALKIN' 'BOUT:
JOHN AND YOKO, ERIC CLAPTON, KLAUS VOORMAN,
PENNY LANE, ROOSEVELT, NIXON, TOMMY JONES AND
TOMMY COOPER, THAT'S ALL THERE.

Billy Joel "Goodnight Saigon" (Lady Sage would never forgive me if I didn't mention this song)

Quote:

Remember Charlie
Remember Bacon
They left their childhood on every acre

The KINKS "Moneygoround"

Quote:

Robert owes half to Grenville
Who in turn gave half to Larry

The KINKS "Destroyer"

Quote:

Met a girl called Lola
Took her Back to my place
Feeling guilty
Feeling cared
Hidden cameras everywhere

The KINKS "Waterloo Sunset"

Quote:

Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander
I stay at home at night
But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground
But Terry and Julie cross over the river

And finally

The KINKS "The ROAD"

Quote:

Started playing blues in a coffee bar
I took a trip down Charing Cross Road
With my imitation Gretsch guitar
And my head full of songs and my eyes full of stars
I saw a band called the Rolling Stones
I thought, "that's it, I'll get a band,
I'm leaving home, I'm out on the road."...

Pete played on the bass guitar
Liked to get around, mixing with all the stars
But Mrs. Avory's child was all fingers and thumbs
But solid as a rock, setting time on the drums
While Dave the Rave hit the rock 'n' roll riffs
Yours truly strummed away with a slightly limp wrist
On the road.......

Jimi Hendrix, The Who, the Led Zeppelin and Free
They took the road so it's alright by me
Some are survivors, some are debris
If you play in a band that's the road that you take
Living in it, eating in it, sleeping in it
You wake up in the morning, what do you see?
The road

Derwood · 05-25-2006, 02:42 PM

I always thought Goodnight Saigon was:

Quote:

Remember Charlie
Remember Baker
They left their childhood on every acre

Baker...acre.....anyways, sorry to threadjack

spectre · 05-25-2006, 05:50 PM

Sects by Anthrax

Quote:

Acting like Mo Jo’s
Acting like body bagger’s
Let the bells ring
Rejoice and sing

Jim Jones, where did you come from
Jim Jones, Was it for fun
Jim Jones, That’s your name
Jim Jones, Style of death

This sects the promised land
Are you ready to all meet God?
Bart’s killers holding hands
Do not fight the odds
Try to make ’em sick drink up
Be merry and be dead

Jim Jones, where did you come from
Jim Jones, Was it for fun
Jim Jones, That’s your name
Jim Jones, Style of death

Murder! Murder! Murder!
The Zero Hero

Some of them might get sex
Together with that boring joke
Mercenaries disciples
With bibles and rifles
In temple of people
To The Book of people
No poster hanging high

And I do, but I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why
And I do, But I don’t ask why..
Ah ha,ha,ha,ha
Oh Lord you die

crow_daw · 05-26-2006, 01:04 AM

I can think of a couple of country songs.

John Deere Green by Joe Diffie

Quote:

Billy Bob loved Charlene

However, that song DOES have someone's name in the title - John Deere. But I mean you know.......hell actually I don't know. Believe we may have ourselves an anomaly.

Though I do have a more fitting example: "Anything but Mine" by Kenny Chesney

Quote:

Me and Mary making our way down to the sand.

Actually there quite a few songs by Chesney that fit the bill, and it's always "Mary" too. Hmm......

Sorry for all the country, but I mean it works, seems like the particular genre produces many songs that qualify.

flstf · 05-26-2006, 07:55 AM

"Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell" (Reached No. 14 in 1964)
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle

"5Th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues" (Reached No. 1 in 1969)
Bill, I love you so, I always will
I look at you and see the passion eyes of May

"Donovan - Mellow Yellow" (Reached No. 2 in 1966)
I'm just mad about Saffron
Saffron's mad about me

"Leslie Gore - It's My Party" (Reached No. 1 in 1963)
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
Judy left the same time

"Todd Rundgren - We Gotta Get You A Woman" (Reached No. 20 in 1971)
Leroy, boy, is that you?
I thought your post-hangin' days were through,

"Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run" (Reached No.11 in 1976)
This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers with nothin' better to do

"Bertie Higgins - Key Largo" (Reached No. 8 in 1981)
We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall

"Marty Robbins - El Paso" (Reached No. 1 in 1960)
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina;
Music would play and Felina would whirl.

pan6467 · 05-26-2006, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derwood

I always thought Goodnight Saigon was:

Baker...acre.....anyways, sorry to threadjack

That it is....... lol for 20 years I thought he was singing "bacon" there like it was someone's nickname and it is "Baker"........... my mistake.... just like "there's a bad moon on the rise" some people hear "there's a bathroom on the right"........

But I digress and the threadjack must end.

Speaking of Billy Joel......... there's always PIANO MAN

Quote:

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
As a smile ran away from his face
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

And BILLY JOEL - "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"

Quote:

A bottle of white, a bottle of red
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
We'll get a table near the street
In our old familiar place
You and I-face to face

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
It all depends on your appetite
I'll meet you any time you want
In our Italian Restaurant.

Things are okay with me these days
Got a good job, got a good office
Got a new wife, got a new life
And the family's fine
We lost touch long ago
You lost weight I did not know
You could ever look so good after
So much time.

I remember those days hanging out
At the village green
Engineer boots, leather jackets
And tight blue jeans
Drop a dime in the box play the
Song about New Orleans
Cold beer, hot lights
My sweet romantic teenage nights

Brenda and Eddie were the
Popular steadies
And the king and the queen
Of the prom
Riding around with the car top
Down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer
Or was more of a hit at the
Parkway Diner
We never knew we could want more
Than that out of life
Surely Brenda and Eddie would
Always know how to survive.

Brenda and Eddy were still going
Steady in the summer of '75
when they decided the marriage would
Be at the end of July
Everyone said they were crazy
"Brenda you know you're much too lazy
Eddie could never afford to live that
Kind of life."
But there we were wavin' Brenda and
Eddie goodbye.

They got an apartment with deep
Pile carpet
And a couple of paintings from Sears
A big waterbed that they bought
With the bread
They had saved for a couple
Of years
They started to fight when the
Money got tight
And they just didn't count on
The tears.

They lived for a while in a
Very nice style
But it's always the same in the end
They got a divorce as a matter
Of course
And they parted the closest
Of friends
Then the king and the queen went
Back to the green
But you can never go back
There again.

Brenda and Eddie had had it
Already by the summer of '75
Fromhe high to the low to
The end of the show
For the rest of their lives
They couldn't go back to
The greasers
The best they could do was
Pick up the pieces
We always knew they would both
Find a way to get by
That's all I heard about
Brenda nd Eddie
Can't tell you more than I
Told you already
And here we are wavin' Brenda
And Eddie goodbye.

A bottle of red, aa bottle of white
Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight
I'll meet you anytime you want
In our Italian Restaurant.

mystmarimatt · 05-26-2006, 01:39 PM

"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Martian · 06-11-2006, 01:17 PM

The Chili Peppers did the Dani saga. By the Way is the only tune I can think of that mentions her by name and isn't named after her, though.

For those not in the know, Dani is a character created by Anthony Kiedis and mentioned in three songs. She first shows up in Californication as a "teenage bride with a baby inside", but isn't mentioned by name. Then in By the Way which is about her (she's mentioned in the chorus as singing songs to Kiedis "beneath the marquee"). Finally, Dani California tells the story of her death.

MrFlux · 06-16-2006, 11:00 PM

A lot of the songs from Dream Theater's "Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory" mention Victoria by name but none of them are named after her

e.g. Fatal Tragedy "Victoria's gone forever, only memories remain".

filtherton · 06-16-2006, 11:06 PM

Fuck her gently - Tenacious D

This is a song for the ladies
But fellas listen closely
You don't always have to fuck her hard
In fact sometimes that's not right to do
Sometimes you've got to make some love
And fuckin give her some smoochies too
Sometimes ya got to squeeze
Sometimes you've got to say please
Sometime you've got to say hey
I'm gonna Fuck you softly
I'm gonna screw you gently
I'm gonna hump you sweetly
I'm gonna ball you discreetly
And then you say hey I bought you flowers
And then you say wait a minute sally
I think I got somethin in my teeth
Could you get it out for me
That's fuckin teamwork
Whats your favorite posish?
That's cool with me
Its not my favorite
But I'll do it for you
Whats your favorite dish?
Im not gonna cook it
But ill order it from Zanzibar
And then I'm gonna love you completely
And then I'll fuckin fuck you discreetly
And then I'll fucking bone you completely
But then I'm gonna fuck you hard
Hard

Craven Morehead · 06-17-2006, 04:27 PM

Springsteen's Born to Run

Quote:

The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight
but there's no place left to hide
Together Wendy we can live with the sadness
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
Someday girl I don't know when
we're gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go
and we'll walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us, baby we were born to run

Peter Gabriel's Games Without Frontiers

Quote:

Hans plays with lotte, lotte plays with jane
Jane plays with willi, willi is happy again
Suki plays with leo, sacha plays with britt
Adolf builts a bonfire, enrico plays with it
-whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside
-whistling tunes were kissing baboons in the jungle
Its a knockout
If looks could kill, they probably will
In games without frontiers-war without tears
Games without frontiers-war without tears

noahfor · 06-17-2006, 08:03 PM

Van Morrison - Beside You

Quote:

Little Jimmy's gone
Way out of the backstreet
Out of the window
Through the fallin' rain
Right on time
Right on time

...but I swear he says Jeremy and not Jimmy.

theguyondacouch · 06-18-2006, 07:08 AM

Pepper by the Butthole Surfers comes to mind.

3Z3VH · 06-18-2006, 10:33 AM

Ok... now can anyone come up with a song that the title does not have the name of the only character it is about, where they mention that name in the lyrics more than once ?

quadro2000 · 06-19-2006, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3Z3VH

Ok... now can anyone come up with a song that the title does not have the name of the only character it is about, where they mention that name in the lyrics more than once ?

I have no idea what you just said, but how about "Sleeping With The Television On" by Billy Joel:

Quote:

I've been watching you waltz all night Diane
Nobody's found a way behind your defenses
They never notice the zap gun in your hand
Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses

All night long, all night long
You'll shoot 'em down because you're waiting for somebody good to come on
But you'll be sleeping with the television on

You say you're looking for someone solid here
You can't be bothered with those `just for the night' boys
Tonight unless you take some kind of chances dear
Tomorrow morning you'll wake up with the white noise

All night long, all night long
You're only standing there 'cause somebody once did somebody wrong
But you'll be sleeping with the television on

Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
But your attitude is "don't waste my time"
Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
But you won't hear a word 'cause it just might be the same old line

This isn't easy for me to say Diane
I know you don't need anybody's protection
I really wish I was less of a thinking man
And more a fool who's not afraid of rejection

All night long, all night long
I'll just be standing here 'cause I know I don't have the guts to come on
And I'll be sleeping with the television on

Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
But my attitude is "boy, don't waste your time"
Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
But I won't say a word 'cause it just might be somebody else's same old line

All night long, all night long
We'll just be standing here 'cause somebody might do somebody wrong
And we'll be sleeping with the television on
Sleeping with the television on
Sleeping with the television on

And a big

to pan6467 for "remember bacon."

Gilda · 06-19-2006, 01:08 PM

Mambo Number 5:

A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man

Everyone's a Little Bit Racist:

Princeton:
Say, Kate, can I ask you a question?

Kate Monster:
Sure!

Princeton:
Well, you know Trekkie Monster upstairs?

Kate Monster:
Uh huh.

Princeton:
Well, he's Trekkie Monster, and you're Kate Monster.

Kate Monster:
Right.

Princeton:
You're both Monsters.

Kate Monster:
Yeah.

Princeton:
Are you two related?

Kate Monster:
What?! Princeton, I'm surprised at you! I find that racist!

Princeton:
Oh, well, I'm sorry! I was just asking!

Kate Monster:
Well, it's a touchy subject.
No, not all Monsters are related.
What are you trying say, huh?
That we all look the same to you?
Huh, huh, huh?

Princeton:
No, no, no, not at all. I'm sorry,
I guess that was a little racist.

Kate Monster:
I should say so. You should be much more
careful when you're talking about the
sensitive subject of race.

Princeton:
Well, look who's talking!

Kate Monster:
What do you mean?

Princeton:
What about that special Monster School you told me about?

Kate Monster:
What about it?

Princeton:
Could someone like me go there?

Kate Monster:
No, we don't want people like you-

Princeton:
You see?!

You're a little bit racist.

Kate Monster:
Well, you're a little bit too.

Princeton:
I guess we're both a little bit racist.

Kate Monster:
Admitting it is not an easy thing to do...

Princeton:
But I guess it's true.

Kate Monster:
Between me and you,
I think

Both:
Everyone's a little bit racist
Sometimes.
Doesn't mean we go
Around committing hate crimes.
Look around and you will find
No one's really color blind.
Maybe it's a fact
We all should face
Everyone makes judgments
Based on race.

Princeton:
Now not big judgments, like who to hire
or who to buy a newspaper from -

Kate Monster:
No!

Princeton:
No, just little judgments like thinking that Mexican
busboys should learn to speak goddamn English!

Kate Monster:
Right!

Both:
Everyone's a little bit racist
Today.
So, everyone's a little bit racist
Okay!
Ethinic jokes might be uncouth,
But you laugh because
They're based on truth.
Don't take them as
Personal attacks.
Everyone enjoys them -
So relax!

Princeton:
All right, stop me if you've heard this one.

Kate Monster:
Okay!

Princeton:
There's a plan going down and there's only
one paracute. And there's a rabbi, a priest...

Kate Monster:
And a black guy!

Gary Coleman:
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Kate?

Kate Monster:
Uh...

Gary Coleman:
You were telling a black joke!

Princeton:
Well, sure, Gary, but lots of people tell black jokes.

Gary Coleman:
I don't.

Princeton:
Well, of course you don't - you're black!
But I bet you tell Polack jokes, right?

Gary Coleman:
Well, sure I do. Those stupid Polacks!

Princeton:
Now, don't you think that's a little racist?

Gary Coleman:
Well, damn, I guess you're right.

Kate Monster:
You're a little bit racist.

Gary Coleman:
Well, you're a little bit too.

Princeton:
We're all a little bit racist.

Gary Coleman:
I think that I would
Have to agree with you.

Princeton/Kate Monster:
We're glad you do.

Gary Coleman:
It's sad but true!
Everyone's a little bit racist -

All right!

Kate Monster:
All right!

Princeton:
All right!

Gary Coleman:
All right!
Bigotry has never been
Exclusively white

All:
If we all could just admit
That we are racist a little bit,
Even though we all know
That it's wrong,
Maybe it would help us
Get along.

Princeton:
Oh, Christ do I feel good.

Gary Coleman:
Now there was a fine upstanding black man!

Princeton:
Who?

Gary Coleman:
Jesus Christ.

Kate Monster:
But, Gary, Jesus was white.

Gary Coleman:
No, Jesus was black.

Kate Monster:
No, Jesus was white.

Gary Coleman:
No, I'm pretty sure that Jesus was black-

Princeton:
Guys, guys...Jesus was Jewish!

Brian:
Hey guys, what are you laughing about?

Gary Coleman:
Racism!

Brian:
Cool.

Christmas Eve:
BRIAN! Come back here!
You take out lecycuraburs!

Princeton:
What's that mean?

Brian:
Um, recyclables.
Hey, don't laugh at her!
How many languages do you speak?

Kate Monster:
Oh, come off it, Brian!
Everyone's a little bit racist.

Brian:
I'm not!

Princeton:
Oh no?

Brian:
Nope!

How many Oriental wives
Have you got?

Christmas Eve:
What? Brian!

Princeton:
Brian, buddy, where you been?
The term is Asian-American!

Christmas Eve:
I know you are no
Intending to be
But calling me Oriental -
Offensive to me!

Brian:
I'm sorry, honey, I love you.

Christmas Eve:
And I love you.

Brian:
But you're racist, too.

Christmas Eve:
Yes, I know.
The Jews have all
The money
And the whites have all
The power.
And I'm always in taxi-cab
With driver who no shower!

Princeton:
Me too!

Kate Monster:
Me too!

Gary Coleman:
I can't even get a taxi!

All:
Everyone's a little bit racist
It's true.
But everyone is just about
As racist as you!
If we all could just admit
That we are racist a little bit,
And everyone stopped being
So PC
Maybe we could live in -
Harmony!

Christmas Eve:
Evlyone's a ritter bit lacist!

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

Annie's Song by John Denver

Gilda

mixedmedia · 06-21-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gboz

Harper Valley PTA
The day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahassee bridge.

Haven't thought of any of my own, but being a stickler....

This is two different songs....

haha, thought I screwed something up.

Meanwhile.....

Thought of this one last night.....

Quote:

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis by Tom Waits

hey Charley I'm pregnant
and living on 9-th street
right above a dirty bookstore
off cuclid avenue
and I stopped taking dope
and I quit drinking whiskey
and my old man plays the trombone
and works out at the track.

and he says that he loves me
even though its not his baby
and he says that he'll raise him up
like he would his own son
and he gave me a ring
that was worn by his mother
and he takes me out dancin
every saturday nite.

and hey Charley I think about you
everytime I pass a fillin' station
on account of all the grease
you used to wear in your hair
and I still have that record
of little anthony & the imperials
but someone stole my record player
how do you like that?

hey Charley I almost went crazy
after mario got busted
so I went back to omaha to
live with my folks
but everyone I used to know
was either dead or in prison
so I came back in minneapolis
this time I think I'm gonna stay.

hey Charley I think I'm happy
for the first time since my accident
and I wish I had all the money
that we used to spend on dope
I'd buy me a used car lot
and I wouldn't sell any of em
I'd just drive a different car
every day dependin on how
I feel.

hey Charley
for chrissakes
do you want to know
the truth of it?
I don't have a husband
he don't play the trombone
and I need to borrow money
to pay this lawyer
and Charley, hey
I'll be eligible for parole
come valentines day.

water_bug · 06-23-2006, 09:44 AM

Bon Jovi "It's My Life"

This is for the one's who stood their ground
Tommy and Gina who never backed down

I think he mentions Tommy and Gina in Living on a Prayer too but I am not too sure. I am not a huge Bon Jovi fan.

Shpoop · 06-30-2006, 04:05 AM

I got a good one:

"Annie are you okay, won't you tell us, that you're okay?
There's a sign in the window, that he struck you, a crescendo Annie..."

(Smooth Criminal)

oracle2380 · 06-30-2006, 12:15 PM

Bad Company- "Shooting Star"

Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatle song,
'Love me do,' I think it was. From there it didn't take him long.
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night,
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit,

And everything's all right, don't you know?

Johnny told his mama, hey, 'Mama, I'm goin' away. I'm gonna hit the big
time, gonna be a big star someday', Yeah.
Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye.
Johnny said, 'Don't cry, mama, smile and wave good-bye'.

Don't you know, yeah yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, don't you know. Don't you know that you are
a shooting star, And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are.

Johnny made a record, Went straight up to number one,
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song.
Watching the world go by, surprising it goes so fast.
Johnny looked around him and said, 'Well, I made the big time at last'.

Don't you know, don't you know, Don't you know that you are
a shooting star,
Don't you know, oh, yeah, Don't you know that you are
a shooting star, yeah,
And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are, a shooting star.

Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know that you are a shooting star, now,
And all the world will love you just as long, As long you are you.

Johnny died one night, died in his bed, Bottle of whiskey,
sleeping tablets by his head. Johnny's life passed him by like a
warm summer day, If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play

Oh oh oh, Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah, don't you know', Don't you know that
you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you, don't you,
don't you, don't you,
Don't you know, don't you
know, oh, yeah, you are,
Yeah, a shooting star, yeah, oh
oh oh oh oh......
Don't you, don't you know
that you are a shooting star,
Don't you don't you know......

Or Brian Adams- "Summer of 69"

I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the summer of 69

Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known wed never get far
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - Id always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life

Aint no use in complainin
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
And thats when I met you

Standin on your mamas porch
You told me that youd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

Back in the summer of 69

Man we were killin time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin can last forever - forever, no

And now the times are changin
Look at everything thats come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong

Standin on your mamas porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh the way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

Back in the summer of 69

Zodijackyl · 07-01-2006, 11:22 PM

I can't think of many songs about a dislike/hate/desire to kill someone named after them though.

Ohio by Neil Young

Quote:

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Conquerors of Armageddon by Krisiun

Quote:

Conquerors of Armageddon
Impaling spike on the damned cross
Kill, kill, kill lord Jesus Christ

Fast Taker by Manowar

Quote:

Pick you up on Friday
When your daddy goes to sleep
Bring you back on Sunday
When he's watching Billy Graham on T.V.

I think an exception to this would definately be the name mentioned in the song is not the title if it is mentioned that they dislike/hate/want to kill the person being named.

Ohio by Neil Young

Quote:

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Conquerors of Armageddon by Krisiun

Quote:

Conquerors of Armageddon
Impaling spike on the damned cross
Kill, kill, kill lord Jesus Christ

Fast Taker by Manowar

Quote:

Pick you up on Friday
When your daddy goes to sleep
Bring you back on Sunday
When he's watching Billy Graham on T.V.

Gilda · 07-02-2006, 11:14 AM

Billy Joel does this all the time:

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant:

Brenda and eddie were the popular steadies
And the king and the queen of the prom
Riding around with the car top down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer
Or was more of a hit at the parkway diner
We never knew we could want more than that out of life
Surely brenda and eddie would always know how to survive.

Movin' Out*

Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the door,
She said,
"Sonny, move out to the country."
Workin' too hard can give you
A heart attackackackackackack
You oughta know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?

It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama, If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.
Mmm, I'm movin' out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm

Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down
On Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
Yeah and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillacacacacacacacac
You oughta know by now
And if he can't drive
With a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders

Only the Good Die Young

Come out virginia, dont let me wait
You catholic girls start much too late
Aw but sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one

Gilda

*The subtitle was added later on because that's what people were calling it instead of the actual title. It made it easier to find. This was a common practice in the album/single era.

JumpinJesus · 07-05-2006, 09:19 PM

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 and the only one I can come up with so far is a song from an obscure indie group named Beulah - the song is called "Emma Blowgun's Last Stand." Nowhere in the song is Emma mentioned by name.

05-23-2006, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	If the song title is not a person's name... This will probably be one of those things that everybody else can think of a million examples while I can't think of any. This morning, while listening to Anna Nalick's "Breathe," I mis-heard part of the lyrics that sounded like she addressed someone in the song as "Chris." And it got me to thinking that if a person's name is in the song, then that is usually the song title. Or, to put it another way, if the song title is not a person's name, then you won't find ANYBODY'S name anywhere in the lyrics. Can anybody think of any exceptions? __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

05-23-2006, 07:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Of course, every suggestion so far contains more than one named character, which might be spoiling the sample. Can anyone find a song that only mentions one character by name without including it in the title? __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

05-23-2006, 09:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
barenakedladies Crazy Location: anytown, USA	JOHNNY USED TO WORK ON THE DOCK UNIONS BEEN ON STRIKE, HES DOWN ON HIS LUCK!!! SO TOUGH!!!!!!! ah-em.... sorry __________________ signature smignature

05-23-2006, 10:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams "Jimmy quit and Jody got married" __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka

05-24-2006, 06:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
gboz Crazy	Harper Valley PTA The day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahassee bridge. __________________ Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. -Berthold Auerbach

05-23-2006, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	"88 Lines About 44 Women" comes to mind ...

05-23-2006, 11:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	"Get BacK" the Beatles. Get back home, Loretta

05-23-2006, 04:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
cj2112 Unbelievable Location: Grants Pass OR	On With the Show - Motley Crue Frankie died just the other night Some say it was suicide But we know How the story goes

05-24-2006, 06:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
Harry Cox Insane	The Band "The Weight" "Take a load off, Fannie. Led Zeppelin "Heartbreaker" "Hey fellas have you heard the news, you know that Annie's back in town."

05-26-2006, 07:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
flstf Easy Rider Location: Moscow on the Ohio	"Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell" (Reached No. 14 in 1964) It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle "5Th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues" (Reached No. 1 in 1969) Bill, I love you so, I always will I look at you and see the passion eyes of May "Donovan - Mellow Yellow" (Reached No. 2 in 1966) I'm just mad about Saffron Saffron's mad about me "Leslie Gore - It's My Party" (Reached No. 1 in 1963) Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone Judy left the same time "Todd Rundgren - We Gotta Get You A Woman" (Reached No. 20 in 1971) Leroy, boy, is that you? I thought your post-hangin' days were through, "Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run" (Reached No.11 in 1976) This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue Two young lovers with nothin' better to do "Bertie Higgins - Key Largo" (Reached No. 8 in 1981) We had it all Just like Bogie and Bacall "Marty Robbins - El Paso" (Reached No. 1 in 1960) Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl. Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina; Music would play and Felina would whirl.

05-26-2006, 01:39 PM	#24 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.

06-11-2006, 01:17 PM	#25 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	The Chili Peppers did the Dani saga. By the Way is the only tune I can think of that mentions her by name and isn't named after her, though. For those not in the know, Dani is a character created by Anthony Kiedis and mentioned in three songs. She first shows up in Californication as a "teenage bride with a baby inside", but isn't mentioned by name. Then in By the Way which is about her (she's mentioned in the chorus as singing songs to Kiedis "beneath the marquee"). Finally, Dani California tells the story of her death. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

06-16-2006, 11:00 PM	#26 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	A lot of the songs from Dream Theater's "Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory" mention Victoria by name but none of them are named after her e.g. Fatal Tragedy "Victoria's gone forever, only memories remain". __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

06-16-2006, 11:06 PM	#27 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	Fuck her gently - Tenacious D This is a song for the ladies But fellas listen closely You don't always have to fuck her hard In fact sometimes that's not right to do Sometimes you've got to make some love And fuckin give her some smoochies too Sometimes ya got to squeeze Sometimes you've got to say please Sometime you've got to say hey I'm gonna Fuck you softly I'm gonna screw you gently I'm gonna hump you sweetly I'm gonna ball you discreetly And then you say hey I bought you flowers And then you say wait a minute sally I think I got somethin in my teeth Could you get it out for me That's fuckin teamwork Whats your favorite posish? That's cool with me Its not my favorite But I'll do it for you Whats your favorite dish? Im not gonna cook it But ill order it from Zanzibar And then I'm gonna love you completely And then I'll fuckin fuck you discreetly And then I'll fucking bone you completely But then I'm gonna fuck you hard Hard

06-18-2006, 07:08 AM	#30 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	Pepper by the Butthole Surfers comes to mind. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

06-18-2006, 10:33 AM	#31 (permalink)
3Z3VH Tilted	Ok... now can anyone come up with a song that the title does not have the name of the only character it is about, where they mention that name in the lyrics more than once ?

06-19-2006, 01:08 PM	#33 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Mambo Number 5: A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita's all I need A little bit of Tina's what I see A little bit of Sandra in the sun A little bit of Mary all night long A little bit of Jessica here I am A little bit of you makes me your man Everyone's a Little Bit Racist: Princeton: Say, Kate, can I ask you a question? Kate Monster: Sure! Princeton: Well, you know Trekkie Monster upstairs? Kate Monster: Uh huh. Princeton: Well, he's Trekkie Monster, and you're Kate Monster. Kate Monster: Right. Princeton: You're both Monsters. Kate Monster: Yeah. Princeton: Are you two related? Kate Monster: What?! Princeton, I'm surprised at you! I find that racist! Princeton: Oh, well, I'm sorry! I was just asking! Kate Monster: Well, it's a touchy subject. No, not all Monsters are related. What are you trying say, huh? That we all look the same to you? Huh, huh, huh? Princeton: No, no, no, not at all. I'm sorry, I guess that was a little racist. Kate Monster: I should say so. You should be much more careful when you're talking about the sensitive subject of race. Princeton: Well, look who's talking! Kate Monster: What do you mean? Princeton: What about that special Monster School you told me about? Kate Monster: What about it? Princeton: Could someone like me go there? Kate Monster: No, we don't want people like you- Princeton: You see?! You're a little bit racist. Kate Monster: Well, you're a little bit too. Princeton: I guess we're both a little bit racist. Kate Monster: Admitting it is not an easy thing to do... Princeton: But I guess it's true. Kate Monster: Between me and you, I think Both: Everyone's a little bit racist Sometimes. Doesn't mean we go Around committing hate crimes. Look around and you will find No one's really color blind. Maybe it's a fact We all should face Everyone makes judgments Based on race. Princeton: Now not big judgments, like who to hire or who to buy a newspaper from - Kate Monster: No! Princeton: No, just little judgments like thinking that Mexican busboys should learn to speak goddamn English! Kate Monster: Right! Both: Everyone's a little bit racist Today. So, everyone's a little bit racist Okay! Ethinic jokes might be uncouth, But you laugh because They're based on truth. Don't take them as Personal attacks. Everyone enjoys them - So relax! Princeton: All right, stop me if you've heard this one. Kate Monster: Okay! Princeton: There's a plan going down and there's only one paracute. And there's a rabbi, a priest... Kate Monster: And a black guy! Gary Coleman: Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Kate? Kate Monster: Uh... Gary Coleman: You were telling a black joke! Princeton: Well, sure, Gary, but lots of people tell black jokes. Gary Coleman: I don't. Princeton: Well, of course you don't - you're black! But I bet you tell Polack jokes, right? Gary Coleman: Well, sure I do. Those stupid Polacks! Princeton: Now, don't you think that's a little racist? Gary Coleman: Well, damn, I guess you're right. Kate Monster: You're a little bit racist. Gary Coleman: Well, you're a little bit too. Princeton: We're all a little bit racist. Gary Coleman: I think that I would Have to agree with you. Princeton/Kate Monster: We're glad you do. Gary Coleman: It's sad but true! Everyone's a little bit racist - All right! Kate Monster: All right! Princeton: All right! Gary Coleman: All right! Bigotry has never been Exclusively white All: If we all could just admit That we are racist a little bit, Even though we all know That it's wrong, Maybe it would help us Get along. Princeton: Oh, Christ do I feel good. Gary Coleman: Now there was a fine upstanding black man! Princeton: Who? Gary Coleman: Jesus Christ. Kate Monster: But, Gary, Jesus was white. Gary Coleman: No, Jesus was black. Kate Monster: No, Jesus was white. Gary Coleman: No, I'm pretty sure that Jesus was black- Princeton: Guys, guys...Jesus was Jewish! Brian: Hey guys, what are you laughing about? Gary Coleman: Racism! Brian: Cool. Christmas Eve: BRIAN! Come back here! You take out lecycuraburs! Princeton: What's that mean? Brian: Um, recyclables. Hey, don't laugh at her! How many languages do you speak? Kate Monster: Oh, come off it, Brian! Everyone's a little bit racist. Brian: I'm not! Princeton: Oh no? Brian: Nope! How many Oriental wives Have you got? Christmas Eve: What? Brian! Princeton: Brian, buddy, where you been? The term is Asian-American! Christmas Eve: I know you are no Intending to be But calling me Oriental - Offensive to me! Brian: I'm sorry, honey, I love you. Christmas Eve: And I love you. Brian: But you're racist, too. Christmas Eve: Yes, I know. The Jews have all The money And the whites have all The power. And I'm always in taxi-cab With driver who no shower! Princeton: Me too! Kate Monster: Me too! Gary Coleman: I can't even get a taxi! All: Everyone's a little bit racist It's true. But everyone is just about As racist as you! If we all could just admit That we are racist a little bit, And everyone stopped being So PC Maybe we could live in - Harmony! Christmas Eve: Evlyone's a ritter bit lacist! How about the opposite, a song with a name in the title, but not in the song itself: Annie's Song by John Denver Gilda Last edited by Gilda; 06-19-2006 at 01:11 PM..

06-23-2006, 09:44 AM	#35 (permalink)
water_bug Tilted Location: Rhode Island	Bon Jovi "It's My Life" This is for the one's who stood their ground Tommy and Gina who never backed down I think he mentions Tommy and Gina in Living on a Prayer too but I am not too sure. I am not a huge Bon Jovi fan.

06-30-2006, 04:05 AM	#36 (permalink)
Shpoop Curious Location: NJ (but just for college)	I got a good one: "Annie are you okay, won't you tell us, that you're okay? There's a sign in the window, that he struck you, a crescendo Annie..." (Smooth Criminal)

06-30-2006, 12:15 PM	#37 (permalink)
oracle2380 Upright Location: Up in Washington watching the puddles grow.	Bad Company- "Shooting Star" Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatle song, 'Love me do,' I think it was. From there it didn't take him long. Got himself a guitar, used to play every night, Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit, And everything's all right, don't you know? Johnny told his mama, hey, 'Mama, I'm goin' away. I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday', Yeah. Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye. Johnny said, 'Don't cry, mama, smile and wave good-bye'. Don't you know, yeah yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, don't you know. Don't you know that you are a shooting star, And all the world will love you just as long, As long as you are. Johnny made a record, Went straight up to number one, Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song. Watching the world go by, surprising it goes so fast. Johnny looked around him and said, 'Well, I made the big time at last'. Don't you know, don't you know, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, oh, yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, yeah, And all the world will love you just as long, As long as you are, a shooting star. Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, now, And all the world will love you just as long, As long you are you. Johnny died one night, died in his bed, Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets by his head. Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day, If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play Oh oh oh, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, yeah, don't you know', Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, Don't you know, don't you know, oh, yeah, you are, Yeah, a shooting star, yeah, oh oh oh oh oh...... Don't you, don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you don't you know...... Or Brian Adams- "Summer of 69" I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played it till my fingers bled It was the summer of 69 Me and some guys from school Had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit and Jody got married I shoulda known wed never get far Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever And if I had the choice Ya - Id always wanna be there Those were the best days of my life Aint no use in complainin When you got a job to do Spent my evenings down at the drive-in And thats when I met you Standin on your mamas porch You told me that youd wait forever Oh and when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Back in the summer of 69 Man we were killin time We were young and restless We needed to unwind I guess nothin can last forever - forever, no And now the times are changin Look at everything thats come and gone Sometimes when I play that old six-string I think about ya wonder what went wrong Standin on your mamas porch You told me it would last forever Oh the way you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Back in the summer of 69 __________________ "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost Last edited by oracle2380; 06-30-2006 at 12:21 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

07-02-2006, 11:14 AM	#39 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Billy Joel does this all the time: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant: Brenda and eddie were the popular steadies And the king and the queen of the prom Riding around with the car top down and the radio on Nobody looked any finer Or was more of a hit at the parkway diner We never knew we could want more than that out of life Surely brenda and eddie would always know how to survive. Movin' Out* Anthony works in the grocery store Savin' his pennies for someday Mama Leone left a note on the door, She said, "Sonny, move out to the country." Workin' too hard can give you A heart attackackackackackack You oughta know by now Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money? It seems such a waste of time If that's what it's all about Mama, If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out. Mmm, I'm movin' out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat At night he becomes a bartender He works at Mister Cacciatore's down On Sullivan Street Across from the medical center Yeah and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillacacacacacacacac You oughta know by now And if he can't drive With a broken back At least he can polish the fenders Only the Good Die Young Come out virginia, dont let me wait You catholic girls start much too late Aw but sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well be the one Gilda *The subtitle was added later on because that's what people were calling it instead of the actual title. It made it easier to find. This was a common practice in the album/single era.

07-05-2006, 09:19 PM	#40 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	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 and the only one I can come up with so far is a song from an obscure indie group named Beulah - the song is called "Emma Blowgun's Last Stand." Nowhere in the song is Emma mentioned by name. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses