# Idea for an album of covers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 22, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997 "2021-10-22T13:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/1 "2021-10-22T13:40:33Z")
This is so obvious I’d have to think that it’s been done, so fight my ignorance: an album covering songs whose titles are all the names of women. I came up with this when I tried to teach myself to play Dylan’s “Sara” on guitar, and then switched to Lennon’s “Oh, Yoko.” I would never try this myself (you’d pay good money NOT to hear me play guitar, and a premium to hear me sing “Far, Far Away”–as my dad used to say, “Can you carry a tune? Good. Carry that one outside and bury it.” But someone should, and probably has. No? McCartney’s “Linda” Clapton’s “Layla,” Chuck Berry’s “Oh, Carol.” Cohen’s “Suzanne” And maybe there’s a followup album of songs addressing men by name? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/2 "2021-10-22T14:02:19Z")
Your dad reminded me: once there was a country western live music show at a tv station in central Iowa. The singer would always say to the steel guitar guy: “take it away, Duane!”, and I’d always say: “take it far away and bury it!” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/3 "2021-10-22T14:05:58Z")
Can you sing falsetto? Then “Debra” is the song for you: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qL_9zWmDcjs/maxresdefault.jpg "Beck - Debra") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_9zWmDcjs) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/4 "2021-10-22T14:51:26Z")
You could try “Sharon” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DZJdMzkY_C4/hqdefault.jpg "David Bromberg - Sharon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZJdMzkY_C4) ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/5 "2021-10-22T19:12:25Z")
Good one. Melissa, Angie, Barbara Ann, Monica… ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/6 "2021-10-22T19:38:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UjtiAkakogM/hqdefault.jpg "Family Guy - Songs Named After a Girl") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtiAkakogM) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/7 "2021-10-22T19:40:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cKRJWWQMBkY/maxresdefault.jpg "Grant Hart - Barbara") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRJWWQMBkY) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/8 "2021-10-22T19:45:54Z")
Ariel [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ONXQbbJJLuM/hqdefault.jpg "Ariel - Dean Friedman .") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXQbbJJLuM) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/9 "2021-10-22T19:53:37Z")
> [@Roger\_That](#): > > songs whose titles are all the names of women. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YJ3tFPTUhAE/maxresdefault.jpg "Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live in Denmark)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ3tFPTUhAE) ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-an-album-of-covers/952997/10 "2021-10-22T20:20:50Z")
Better idea: A cover album where all the songs are by women. [Bettye LaVette has a really good one](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ7QPuvv91Jv2nYU4ca3BsUc5qAqg-vFv).