Notable Ladies Known to Have Inspired Iconic Songs

The Left Banke's "Walk Away Renee" was written about Renee Fladen-Kamm, who songwriter Michael Brown had a crush on. He wrote "Pretty Ballerina" about her too. She was the ex-g/f of the band's bass player, Tom Finn.

 

Sue Wing was a friend of The Iveys in Swansea Wales and w/ Badfinger in Golders Green, London. She turned to Prostitution and Pete Ham wrote the song on 1970 'No Dice' album...

"Midnight Caller"

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Ready Steady Go by Generation X inspired by TV host Cathy McGowan

 

Anne Frank notably inspired that Neutral Milk Hotel album.

 

Songs that are most likely about Courtney Love.

 

The Who's Pictures of Lilly inspired by actress and socialite Lilly Langtry

 

Winona song #2... this one from Primus

 

But she's s been dead since 1929...

 

Rene Davies, sister of Ray and Dave

 

"C.C. Incidentally" by Something Happens, about Cindy Crawford (and a reference to the Faces' "Cindy Incidentally"):

 

Lucy O’Donnell) in the Sky

 

so therefore it was only her pictures that made petes life so wonderful

 

Thank you for the courtesy of labeling the video. I and probably others cannot see it (“no longer available”) but at least we know what it is.

 

If you can’t remember her name maybe she’s not all that notable.

 

Janis

 

"See My Friends" is reportedly also inspired by her death.

 

The inspiration for “It Ain’t Me Babe” is generally linked to Bob’s relationship with Suze Rotolo, and although Joan Baez did an early cover version the song isn’t linked to or about her.

 

Delilah DiCrescenzo

She was a student at Columbia University in New York when she inspired the #1 hit "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's.



She became a national-class runner after graduation.

 

Pattie Boyd /Harrison/Clapton

"Something" by the Beatles written by George Harrison
"Layla " by Derek and the Dominos written by Eric Clapton
"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton

 

I think you're right. I saw more references online to this song being about Joan Baez than about Suze Rotolo. But based on timing, it is more likely about Rotolo - she was with Dylan in 1963. The song came out in 1964. There are videos of Dylan and Baez doing a live duet of the song in 1964 and Baez did a cover on her 1964 album. I doubt Baez would have done all that if the song was about rejecting her!

 

Also "Joan of Arc" by Leonard Cohen

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It seems that angie does not refer to a particular person.
In his book Life, Richards discussed writing a song in a rehabilitation clinic.
“While I was in the clinic, Anita was down the road having our daughter, Angela,” he wrote.

“Once I came out of the usual trauma, I had a guitar with me and I wrote ‘Angie’ in an afternoon, sitting in bed because I could finally move my fingers and put them in the right place again, and I didn’t feel like I had to s— the bed or climb the walls or feel manic anymore.” The name of the song came out of nowhere. “I just went, ‘Angie, Angie,'” he recalled.

“It was not about any particular person; it was a name, like oh, Diana.”

Keith Richards’ daughter had nothing to do with the song.

Richards has a daughter named Angela. He revealed the song could not have been named after her.
'I didn’t know Angela was going to be called Angela when I wrote ‘Angie,' he revealed.

 

Julia Lennon (mother of John)



"Julia" by the Beatles, written by John Lennon

 

Is this not for Day's daughter?

 

Jane Asher



"And I Love Her" by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (Lennon/McCartney)