Songs about people with odd, strange, or unique names

Layla. And, of course, that wasn't her real name.
I once met a Layla who claimed not to be named after the song.

 

Eddie Koochie Katcha Kama Tosa Neera Tosa Nosa Sama Kama Wacky Brown - The Brothers Four

 

Elvis - Polk Salad Annie

 

Isis by Bob Dylan. Weird when released, weirder now.

Auntie Grizelda by The Monkees

Miss Gradanko by The Police.

 

Caroline Diggeby-Pratt - Jake Thackray

 

The Nazz - "Meridian Leeward" ('half-people', anyway...)

 

Tuesday Heartbreak.

 

Anyone mention Mack the Knife?

 

Tbetcha don't know this one...hmmmm?

 

In America, the female spelling is usually Traci.

Of course I actually had a great aunt Fanny, so...

 

Speaking of obvious, "A Boy Named Sue" was mentioned in OP's initial post.

Plus, I'm guessing that most people under 40 no longer recall Greggory Peck. Honestly I only know the name and that he was an actor.

 

I've always liked Bulldog Breed's "Austin Osmanspare" (also covered by Aasgard?)

 

Your Auntie Grizelda

 

Totally! Never for the longest time knew what he meant. Didn’t even think it was a person’s name.

 

Severin Severin

 

As some here will know this song had a major influence on Zappa's musical development

 

Aladin Sane

 

Ray Stevens - Ahab the Arab (w. Fatima)

Pat Boone - Speedy Gonzalez

Willapuss Wallapuss, To Jone:

 

Horace Wimp....ELO.

And since some of us are not playing fair and naming places, how about the very strange Anthony Newley film......

`Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?`

 

The days of Pearly Spencer - Mar Almond

 

Dan Baird - Dixie Beauxderaunt

 

Mistype: I mean to say Ladytron.

 

Old Man Kensey - REM
Magnolia Simms - Monkees

 

"Aubrey" by Bread
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins (with a girl named Feleena)
"Levon" by Elton John
"Van Lingle Mungo" by David Frishberg