Song Top 5 with a MALE name in its title

"Pancho and Lefty" - Townes Van Zandt
"Casey's Last Ride" - Kris Kristofferson
"Joshua" - Dolly Parton
"My Name Is Emmett Till" - Emmylou Harris
"Freddie's Dead" - Curtis Mayfield

 

I can't believe I'm the first to think of this one...

Tom Sawyer - Rush

Ok, you can close this thread now.

 

Too many great one's... Add:

Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones
It's A Shame About Ray - The Lemonheads

 

XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
Cockney Rebel - Sebastian
Duran Duran - Personal Jesus
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
ELO - The Diary of Horace Wimp

 

It was the Tallahatchie Bridge, located in Mississippi.

 

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - Joni Mitchell
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Levi Stubbs' Tears - Billy Bragg
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Jimmy Mack - Martha and the Vandellas

 

I just quoted youtube.

 

I just posted the song title ... I bet even YouTube listed it (shrug-a-lug)

 

Andy's Chest - Lou Reed
Denis - Blondie
You'll Never Find Brian Here - Fischer-Z
Clevor Trever - Ian Dury
Jason And The Argonauts - XTC

 

Hey Jude (Beatles)
David Watts (The Kinks)
Happy Jack (The Who)
Arnold Layne (Pink Floyd)
Pablo Picasso (Modern Lovers)

 

"Go Jimmy, Go" by Jimmy Clanton
"Papa Gene's Blues" by The Monkees
"Papa Jean's Blues" by The Monkees (same as the above song, just an alternate spelling on the album jacket)
"Ivan" by Jerry Lee Lewis
"Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" by various artists
"Mr. Joe Henry's Happy Hand-Clappin' Open Air Rhythm Band" by Charley Pride
"Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way?" by Waylon Jennings
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" by REM
"Frankie and Johnny" by various artists
"Weed With Willie" by Toby Keith
"Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed
"Ko-Ko Joe" by Jerry Reed
"Jack and Jill Boogie" by Glen Glenn

 

"Rocky Raccoon" - The Beatles
"Daniel" - Elton John
"Mr. Brightside" - The Killers
"Johnny And Mary" - Robert Palmer
"Chuck's Lament" - Crosby, Stills & Nash
"Johnny's Garden" - Stephen Stills & Manassas
"Cortez The Killer" - Neil Young
"Johnny On The Monorail" - The Buggles
"Lenny" - The Buggles
"King Midas In Reverse" - The Hollies
"Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)" - Paul McCartney
"Magneto and Titanium Man" - Paul McCartney
"Mr. Bellamy" - Paul McCartney
"Junior's Farm" - Paul McCartney
"Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" - Paul McCartney
"Richard Cory" - Simon & Garfunkel

 

William It Was Really Nothing - the Smiths

 

Big John-Jimmy Dean...Johnny Porter-The Temptations...Micheal The Lover-The COD's...Smokey Joe's Cafe-The Coasters...A Boy Named Tom-Carla Thomas.

 

Timothy-The Buoys...that ill-fated fellow down in the mine.

 

Five beloved tunes off the top of my tiny little head, so there may be others out there that I actually prefer, but here's some great ones anyway:

The Wedding Present- "Give My Love to Kevin"
NoFX- "Bob"
Jawbreaker- "Rich" (yeah, it's named after a guy named Rich; it's got nothing to do with wealth)
Robert Pollard- "Johnny Optimist"
Nuisance- "Guitar Joe"

 

The one that immediately popped into my head -- and not yet mentioned -- was Luka by Suzanne Vega.

 

Punky's Whips- Zappa

 

Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean
Johnny Thumders- Kinks
J For Jules- 'Til Tuesday
Abraham, Martin, and John- Dion
Joey- Pretty Things

 

"Do The Freddie" Freddie and the Dreamers

 

A handful not yet mentioned ..

"Jimmy Jacob"
(Johnny Darrell)

"Norwood (Me and my Guitar)"
(Glen Campbell)

"Old Joe"
(The Guess Who)

"Beck's Bolero"
(Jeff Beck)

"King Solomon's Mines"
(Three Dog Night)

 

My Name Is Jack-Manfred Mann
Master Jack-Four Jacks And A Jill
Jody Got Your Girl And Gone-Johnnie Taylor
Short Mort-Carole King

 

Whew! I am glad he did not kill Cain!