Your favourite songs that feature a girls name in the title?

And Lou Reed.

 

And The Band.

 

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The Zutons - Valerie

 

Stella by starlight

 

Rhiannon.

 

Peggy Sue
Carol
Jenny Jenny
Georgia on my Mind (OK that’s a cheat)
Caroline No
Kathy’s Clown
Maggie May
Wendy

 

Candy says

 

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Suzie Q

 

“Walk Away Renee” - The Four Tops (my favorite version)

 

Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).

 

Liza and Louise

 

Daisy Glaze
What’s Going Ahn
O, Dana
Stroke It Noel

- Big Star

 

Marie Provost - Nick Lowe

 

Marie, Marie - The Blasters

 

Spanky & Our Gang - Jane
The Turtles - Elenore
The Turtles - John and Julie
Jan & Arnie - Bonnie Lou
The Crossfires - Justine

 

Elenore - The Turtles
Candy's Room - Bruce Springsteen
Emily - written by Johnny Mandel & Johnny Mercer, recorded by Frank Sinatra and others
Lola - The Kinks (well, it IS a girl's name...)
Laura - written by David Raksin & Johnny Mercer, recorded by oodles of people
Nancy (with the Laughing Face) - written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Phil Silvers, recorded by John Coltrane and others
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Chan's Song (Never Said) - written by Herbie Hancock & Stevie Wonder, recorded by Dianne Reeves

...and honorable mentions to: Naima - John Coltrane, Ana Maria - Wayne Shorter, Nica's Dream - Horace Silver, Pannonica - Thelonious Monk, and Boo Boo's Birthday - Thelonious Monk, but they are all instrumentals...

I'll stop there

EDIT...doggone it, I missed being the first one to post "Elenore" by just a few seconds!

 

Eleanor Rigby

 

Allman Brothers.....In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

 

Don't know if anyone knows this one but "My Maria" by B.W. Stevenson is a really good song.

"Marie's Her Name" by Elvis is good too

 

there are many, but this pooped into my head: Amanda-Waylon Jennings.

 

The Police - Roxanne

 

Pulp - Watching Nicky