Have to admit I am a bit of a sucker for a good tune about a girl. There’s just something about them that can make a song and it’s lyrics feel genuinely heartfelt and personal (even those that may not actually be from the heart and where the name just fits a particular song or title) It just adds something special in my view. What are your favourites? I’ll start with this classic from 1970... Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes)
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her Kathy's Song Oh Yoko Susan Jane (Spanky and Our Gang) Kathleen's Song Rebecca (Longbranch Pennywhistle) Anna Marcie The Lovely Linda
David Bowie — “Letter to Hermione” Always a favourite name of mine, since ruined by the Harry Potter phenomenon.
From the early sixties: Hello Mary Lou (Rick Nelson) Linda (Jan and Dean) Anna Annabelle (Gene Vincent) Anna (The Beatles) My Bonnie (The Beatles and Duane Eddy) Kathy's Waltz (Dave Brubeck Quartet) Runaround Sue (Dion) Ruby Baby (Dion) Ruby (Ray Charles) Cathy's Clown and Lucille (Everly Brothers) Sherry, Marlena, and Connie-O (The Four Seasons) Lana, and Leah (Roy Orbison) and many others
Belle And Sebastian - Judy And The Dream Of Horses Belle And Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor Death Cab For Cutie - Cath