# Let's make an A to Z list of names mentioned in song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 15, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209 "2010-04-15T14:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/221 "2010-04-23T03:45:26Z")
Didn’t I see you down in San Antone on a hot and dusty night? We were eating eggs in Sammy’s when the black man there drew his knife. You drowned that Jew in Rampton as he washed his sleeveless shirt, You know, that Spanish-speaking gentlemen, the one we all called “\*\*\*Kurt.” \*\*\* “Memo From Turner,” by the Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/222 "2010-04-23T09:29:17Z")
Twofer on the same subject _Call my baby **Lollipop** Tell you why 'Cause he’s sweeter than an apple pie And when he does’nt shake he rock and dance Man I haven’t got a chance._ and \*My boy \*_Lollipop \*\* You make my heart go giddy-up You are as sweet as candy You’re my sugar dandy Oh, oh my boy Lollipop_ ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/223 "2010-04-23T10:27:45Z")
Bang! Bang! **Maxwell’s** silver hammer came down upon her head ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/224 "2010-04-24T03:40:47Z")
Now **Nellie** went to town one day a ridin’ on a bale o’hay – Porter Wagoner, _Barefoot Nellie_ ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/225 "2010-04-26T21:01:21Z")
Episodes and parallels And don’t you want the invitation Big bright accent, catty smile **Oscar** Wilde confrontation ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/226 "2010-04-27T08:02:11Z")
The noises in his head kept him wired and awake As he savored events of his last lucky break He said set 'em **Paco** and I’ll knock 'em back down When my glass is half empty, pour another round - “As Far As The Mind Can See”, Spock’s Beard ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/227 "2010-04-27T11:04:02Z")
San **Quentin** , you’ve been living hell to me ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/228 "2010-04-27T11:52:18Z")
**Ronnie** Biggs was doing time, until he done a bunk Now he says he’s seen the light and he’s sold his soul for punk ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/229 "2010-04-27T12:10:56Z")
There’s this girl that’s been on my mind / All the time, \*\*Sussudio \*\*oh oh ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/230 "2010-04-27T12:59:33Z")
“Toilet **Tisha** , damn we miss ya” - Outkast, ‘Toilet Tisha’ ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/231 "2010-04-27T16:48:20Z")
Dr. Wizzy: If only Lieutenant **Uhuhu** was here. She wouldn’t say “Oooh.” - “My Legs”, IQ (seriously stretching the definition of “song”) ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/232 "2010-04-27T20:16:37Z")
I hear ringing in the air So I answer the phone A voice comes over clear Say, is **Vic** there ? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209/233 "2010-04-28T00:45:43Z")
Hey hey **Woody** Guthrie I wrote you a song About a funny old world that’s coming along – Bob Dylan, _Song To Woody_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-an-a-to-z-list-of-names-mentioned-in-song-lyrics/536209.md?page=11)