Amazingly enough, I haven’t found a song title with my own name in it, but here’s what I’ve come up with so far… Contributions most welcome!
All the Girls Love Alice – Elton John/Bernie Taupin Alice Childress – Ben Folds Five Alison – Elvis Costello
Stuck on Amber – The Boo Radleys
Pablo and Andrea – Yo La Tengo Angela Dangerlove – Big Head Todd and the Monsters Anna – covered by The Beatles (Alexander) Anna’s Song – Marvin Gaye Annie – Elastica Annie’s Gone – Redd Kross
**Barbara Ann ** – The Beach Boys Beth – Kiss
**Billie Jean ** – Michael Jackson
So Like Candy – Elvis Costello Carol – Chuck Berry Caroline, No – The Beach Boys Caroline Says and Caroline Says II – Lou Reed Charlotte Sometimes – The Cure Chloe Dancer – Mother Love Bone
Planet Claire – The B-52’s Clarabella – The Jodimars
Abdul and Cleopatra – Jonathan Richman
O Dana – Big Star
Hey Deanie! – The Raspberries Debra – Beck Delilah – Tom Jones
Beautiful Delilah – Dave Davies
Sampson and Delilah – The Washington Squares
Dinner With Delores – Prince Diana – Michael Jackson
Earth to Doris – What’s Up, Dog?
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker – Prince
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles Elizabeth On the Bathroom Floor – Eels Eloise – The Damned Emaline – Jonathan Richman
**Evangeline ** – Matthew Sweet Evileen – The Atlanta Rhythm Section Gail Loves Me – Jonathan Richman Georgia – Boz Scaggs Georgia On My Mind – Hoagie Carmichael/Stuart Gorrell Gina – Blues Traveller Giselle – Stew Gloria – Patti Smith Gloria – U2
Spock On (Miss Gloria) – The Pugs Glynis – Smashing Pumpkins Grace Kelly Blues – Eels Griselda – Antonia (covered by Yo La Tengo) Guinnevere – Crosby, Stills and Nash
Have You Seen Jackie? – XTC (as The Dukes of Stratosphear) Holly Up on Poppy – XTC Iris – The Breeders Isobel – Bjork
Poison Ivy – The Rolling Stones Jamie Thomas – Graham Coxon Jane – Barenaked Ladies
Lady Jane – The Rolling Stones
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle and Sebastian
Sweet Jane – Lou Reed Janie Jones – The Clash Jean Genie – David Bowie
String Bean Jean – Belle and Sebastian Jeannie’s Diary – Eels Jennifer She Said – Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Photo Jenny – Belle and Sebastian
Ask for Jill – The dB’s Judy – The dB’s Judy and the Dream of Horses – Belle and Sebastian
Punch and Judy – XTC
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills and Nash Julia – The Beatles Julianne – Ben Folds Five Julie’s In the Drug Squad – The Clash
Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
Romeo and Juliet – Alec Costandinos Kate – Ben Folds Five
Song for Kim – Concrete Blonde Laura – Nick Heyward Layla – Derek and the Dominos Lenina – The Vapors Lily – Kate Bush
Anytime Lisa – What’s Up, Dog?
Dizzy Miss Lizzie – Larry Williams Lola – The Kinks Loretta’s Scars – Pavement
Quiche Lorraine – The B-52’s
No Shoe Strings On Louise – Elton John/Bernie Taupin Lucille – Little Richard (penned by Collins/Penniman) Lucy – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles
It’s Lulu – The Boo Radleys Lydia – Jonathan Richman Lydia, the Tattooed Lady – Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg Madeline – Yo La Tengo
**Maggie Mae ** – The Beatles
**Maggie Mae ** – Rod Stewart Marcella – The Beach Boys Mari In Love – The Pugs
O Maria – Beck
Big Black Mariah – Tom Waits
So Long, Marianne – Leonard Cohen
She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina – The Kinks Martha My Dear – The Beatles
Suddenly Mary – The Posies
**Mary Ann ** – Marshall Crenshaw
**Mary Jane ** – Rick James
What’s the New Mary Jane – The Beatles
**Mary Jo ** – Belle and Sebastian
**Mary Marie ** – Tom Verlaine Michelle – The Beatles Molly Says – The dB’s Monica – The Kinks
Plum Nellie – Booker T & the MGs Nikki – Burt Bacharach
Polythene Pam – The Beatles Penny Lane – The Beatles
Dear Prudence – The Beatles Regina – Bunny Sigler
Help Me, Rhonda – The Beach Boys
Lovely Rita – The Beatles Rosanna – Toto
Pretty Pink Rose – Adrian Belew
Here Comes Rosie – The Cavedogs
Villa Rosie – Blur Rosy Won’t You Please Come Home – The Kinks Roxanne – The Police Ruby Baby – The Beach Boys Ruby Dear – Talking Heads Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
Sexy Sadie – The Beatles Sally – The Police Sally Can’t Dance – Lou Reed
Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
Long Tall Sally – Little Richard (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) Sara Smile – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Calling Sarah – Jellyfish Sebrina, Paste and Plato – Jellyfish Sharon – The dB’s
My Sharona – The Knack Sheila Take A Bow – The Smiths Sherry – Rudy Vallee & the Four Seasons
Oh Sherry – Journey Sue and Sonny – The Rave-Ups
A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
Where’s Summer B.? – Ben Folds Five Susan’s House – Eels Suzannah’s Still Alive – Dave Davies Suzanne – Leonard Cohen Sylvia – The BoDeans Sylvia – Pulp Tina – Camper Van Beethoven Tracy Jacks – Blur Veronica – Elvis Costello Victoria – The Kinks Winona – Matthew Sweet Winona’s Big Brown Beaver – Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
The Ballad of John and Yoko – The Beatles
Sara - Starship
Sara Smiles - Hall & Oates
Jane - Ben Folds Five
Where’s Summer B? - Ben Folds Five
Carrying Cathy - Ben Folds
Lizzy - Ben Kweller
She Thinks She’s Edith Head - TMBG
Diane - Guster
Ramona - Guster
Virginia Woolf - Indigo Girls
Daphne - Squeeze
Esther - Phish
Jenny’s Theme - Folk Implosion
Darling Nikki – Prince
Daria – Cake
Jolene – Cake
Diane – Material Issue
Valerie Loves Me – Material Issue
Kim The Waitress – Material Issue
Something Happened to Catherine – Material Issue
Christine Sixteen – Kiss
Hanging On to Jane --Samantha 7
Slave Laura – Samantha 7
Bonnie Bradley – Samantha 7
Seane Girl – Samantha 7
Omabolashire – Prozzak
Europa – Prozzak
Anna-Lisa – Prozzak
Mandy – Barry Manilow
Velveteen – Transvision Vamp
Allison – Rick Springfield
As you can see from my post, some artists have a tendency to write songs with women’s names in the title.
Roberta; Flim & The BB’s
Jacqueline; Franz Ferdinand
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up; Frank Zappa
Sad Jane, First Movement; Frank Zappa
Sad Jane, Second Movement; Frank Zappa
Evelyn, A Modified Dog; Frank Zappa
Dinah-Moe-Hum; Frank Zappa
Heavy Duty Judy; Frank Zappa
The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou; Frank Zappa
Sharleena; Frank Zappa
Harry & Rhonda; Frank Zappa
Artificial Rhonda; Frank Zappa
Doreen; Frank Zappa
Charlie’s Enormous Mouth; Frank Zappa
Sweet Leilani; Frank Zappa
Big Leg Emma; Frank Zappa
Joan Crawford; Blue Öyster Cult
Be My Yoko; The Bobs
Lazy Susan; The Bobs
Minnie The Moocher; Cab Calloway
Edie (Ciao Baby); The Cult
Kathy’s Waltz; The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Gina Lola Breakdown; Dixie Dregs
Ruby Baby; Donald Fagen
Maxine; Donald Fagen
Hello Josephine; Fats Domino
Miss Luann; George Thorogood
Mona Lisa; Nat King Cole
Hey Paula; Paul & Paula
Mary; Oingo Boingo
Vera; Pink Floyd
Roberta; The Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Josie; Steely Dan
Mary Had A Little Lamb; Stevie Ray Vaughan
Caroline, No; They Might Be Giants
Jessica; They Might Be Giants
Aimee - Ozzy
Catherine - PJ Harvey
O, Stella - PJ Harvey
Angelene - PJ Harvey
My Beautiful Leah - PJ Harvey
A Perfect Day Elise - PJ Harvey
Rebecca - PJ Harvey
Kim - Eminem
Suzy Is a Headbanger - Ramones
Judy Is a Punk - Ramones
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Ramones
Heidi Is a Headcase - Ramones
The Return Of Jackie And Judy - Ramones
Ramona - Ramones
Maria Bartiramo - Joey Ramone
Talula - Tori Amos
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
Meet Virginia - Train
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Sweet Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
Dee - Randy Rhoads
If the OP’s gonna cite songs with “Georgia” and “Carolina” in the title, why not Alabama and Virginia?
Etta James - Frankie and Johnny
Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones.
Four Tops - Bernadette
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
The Boys - Aeisha
Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebaum
De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y. Age
95 South - Daisy Dukes
Honorablr mention - Lou Bega’s Mambo No. 5, for the lady-laden lyrics
Amazingly enough, I still haven’t found a song title with my own name in it, but here’s the list, with your contributions added:
Aeisha – The Boys Aimee – Ozzy Osbourne Alice – Sisters of Mercy
All the Girls Love Alice – Elton John/Bernie Taupin Alice Childress – Ben Folds Five Alison – Elvis Costello Allison – Rick Springfield Allison Road – Gin Blossoms Amanda – Boston
Stuck on Amber – The Boo Radleys
Pablo and Andrea – Yo La Tengo Angela Dangerlove – Big Head Todd and the Monsters Angelene – PJ Harvey Angie – The Rolling Stones Angie Baby – Helen Reddy (I think) Anna – covered by The Beatles (Alexander) Anna’s Song – Marvin Gaye Anna-Lisa – Prozzak Annie – Elastica Annie Get Your Gun – Squeeze Annie’s Gone – Redd Kross Aubrey – Bread [Is this really a female name? I’ve heard of two Aubreys, both male…]
**Barbara Ann ** – The Beach Boys Bernadette – Four Tops Beth – Kiss Betty Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
Ruby Jean and Billie Lee – Seals and Crofts
Black Betty – Ram Jam
**Billie Jean ** – Michael Jackson Bonita Applebaum – A Tribe Called Quest Bonnie Bradley – Samantha 7
So Like Candy – Elvis Costello Carol – Chuck Berry Caroline, No – The Beach Boys Caroline, No – They Might Be Giants [Is this just a cover of the Beach Boys song?] Caroline Says and Caroline Says II – Lou Reed Carrie – Europe Catherine – PJ Harvey
Something Happened to Catherine – Material Issue
Carrying Cathy – Ben Folds Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel Charlie’s Enormous Mouth – Frank Zappa Charlotte Sometimes – The Cure Chloe Dancer – Mother Love Bone Christine Sixteen – Kiss
Planet Claire – The B-52’s Clarabella – The Jodimars
Abdul and Cleopatra – Jonathan Richman Daisy Dukes – 95 South
O Dana – Big Star Daphne – Squeeze Daria – Cake Delta Dawn – Tanya Tucker
Hey Deanie! – The Raspberries Debra – Beck Dee – Randy Rhoads Delilah – Tom Jones
Beautiful Delilah – Dave Davies
Sampson and Delilah – The Washington Squares
Dinner With Delores – Prince Diana – Michael Jackson Diane – Guster Diane – Material Issue
Jack and Diane – John Cougar Mellencamp Dinah-Moe-Hum – Frank Zappa Donna – Ritchie Valens Doreen – Frank Zappa
Earth to Doris – What’s Up, Dog?
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker – Prince Edie (Ciao Baby) – The Cult
She Thinks She’s Edith Head – TMBG
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners Eleanor – The Turtles Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
A Perfect Day Elise - PJ Harvey Elizabeth On the Bathroom Floor – Eels Ella Guru – Captain Beefheart
Big Leg Emma – Frank Zappa Eloise – The Damned Emaline – Jonathan Richman Esther – Phish
**Evangeline ** – Matthew Sweet Evelyn, A Modified Dog – Frank Zappa Evileen – The Atlanta Rhythm Section Frankie and Johnny – Etta James Gail Loves Me – Jonathan Richman Georgia – Boz Scaggs Georgia On My Mind – Hoagie Carmichael/Stuart Gorrell Gina – Blues Traveller Gina Lola Breakdown – Dixie Dregs Giselle – Stew Gloria – Patti Smith Gloria – U2
Spock On (Miss Gloria) – The Pugs Glynis – Smashing Pumpkins Grace Kelly Blues – Eels Griselda – Antonia (covered by Yo La Tengo)
Your Aunty Grizelda – The Monkees Guenevere – the cast of Camelot Guinnevere – Crosby, Stills and Nash Heidi Is a Headcase – Ramones Holly Up on Poppy – XTC Iris – The Breeders Isobel – Bjork
Poison Ivy – The Rolling Stones
Have You Seen Jackie? – XTC (as The Dukes of Stratosphear)
The Return Of Jackie And Judy – The Ramones Jacqueline – Franz Ferdinand Jamie Thomas – Graham Coxon Jane – Barenaked Ladies Jane – Ben Folds Five
Hanging On to Jane --Samantha 7
Lady Jane – The Rolling Stones
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle and Sebastian Jane Says – Janes Addiction
Sad Jane, First Movement – Frank Zappa
Sad Jane, Second Movement – Frank Zappa
Sweet Jane – Lou Reed Janet – Three Dog Night Janie Jones – The Clash Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith Jean Genie – David Bowie
String Bean Jean – Belle and Sebastian Jeannie’s Diary – Eels Jennifer She Said – Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Photo Jenny – Belle and Sebastian Jenny’s Theme – Folk Implosion Jessica – Seals and Crofts Jessica – They Might Be Giants
Ask for Jill – The dB’s Joan Crawford – Blue Öyster Cult Joanna – Kool and the Gang Jolene – Cake Jolene – Dolly Parton
Hello Josephine – Fats Domino Josie – Steely Dan Judy – The dB’s Judy and the Dream of Horses – Belle and Sebastian Judy In Disguise – John Fred and his Playboy Band Judy Is a Punk – The Ramones
Heavy Duty Judy – Frank Zappa
Punch and Judy – XTC
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills and Nash Julia – The Beatles Julianne – Ben Folds Five Julie’s In the Drug Squad – The Clash
Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
Romeo and Juliet – Alec Costandinos Kate – Ben Folds Five Kathy’s Waltz – The Dave Brubeck Quartet Kim – Eminem Kim The Waitress – Material Issue
Song for Kim – Concrete Blonde Laura – Nick Heyward
Slave Laura – Samantha 7 Layla – Derek and the Dominos
My Beautiful Leah – PJ Harvey
Sweet Leilani – Frank Zappa Lenina – The Vapors Lily – Kate Bush
Anytime Lisa – What’s Up, Dog? Lizzy – Ben Kweller
Dizzy Miss Lizzie – Larry Williams Lola – The Kinks Loretta’s Scars – Pavement
Quiche Lorraine – The B-52’s
No Shoe Strings On Louise – Elton John/Bernie Taupin
Miss Luann – George Thorogood Lucille – Little Richard (penned by Collins/Penniman) Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up – Frank Zappa Lucy – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles
It’s Lulu – The Boo Radleys Lydia – Jonathan Richman Lydia, the Tattooed Lady – Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg Madeline – Yo La Tengo
**Maggie Mae ** – The Beatles
**Maggie Mae ** – Rod Stewart Mandy – Barry Manilow Marcella – The Beach Boys Margaret Freeman – The Residents Mari In Love – The Pugs
O Maria – Beck Maria Bartiramo – Joey Ramone
Big Black Mariah – Tom Waits
So Long, Marianne – Leonard Cohen
She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina – The Kinks Martha My Dear – The Beatles Mary – Oingo Boingo Mary Had A Little Lamb – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Suddenly Mary – The Posies
**Mary Ann ** – Marshall Crenshaw
**Mary Jane ** – Rick James
What’s the New Mary Jane – The Beatles
**Mary Jo ** – Belle and Sebastian
The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou – Frank Zappa
**Mary Marie ** – Tom Verlaine Maxine – Donald Fagen
Sweet Melissa – The Allman Brothers Michelle – The Beatles Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway Molly Says – The dB’s Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole Monica – The Kinks Nellie Takes Her Bow – ELO
Plum Nellie – Booker T & the MGs Nikki – Burt Bacharach
Darling Nikki – Prince
Polythene Pam – The Beatles
Hey Paula – Paul & Paula Penny Lane – The Beatles
Dear Prudence – The Beatles Ramona – Guster Ramona – The Ramones Rebecca – PJ Harvey Regina – Bunny Sigler Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
Artificial Rhonda – Frank Zappa
Harry & Rhonda – Frank Zappa
Help Me, Rhonda – The Beach Boys Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Steely Dan
Lovely Rita – The Beatles Roberta – Flim & The BB’s Roberta – The Rev. Billy C. Wirtz Rosanna – Toto
Pretty Pink Rose – Adrian Belew
Here Comes Rosie – The Cavedogs
Villa Rosie – Blur Rosy Won’t You Please Come Home – The Kinks Roxanne – The Police Ruby Baby – The Beach Boys Ruby Baby – Donald Fagen Ruby Dear – Talking Heads Ruby Jean and Billie Lee – Seals and Crofts Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
Sexy Sadie – The Beatles Sally – The Police Sally Can’t Dance – Lou Reed
Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
Long Tall Sally – Little Richard (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) Sandy – John Travolta [Grease sndtrk.] Sara – Starship Sara Smile – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Calling Sarah – Jellyfish Seane Girl – Samantha 7 Sebrina, Paste and Plato – Jellyfish Sharleena – Frank Zappa Sharon – The dB’s
My Sharona – The Knack Sheena Is a Punk Rocker – Ramones Sheila Take A Bow – The Smiths
Oh Sheila – Ready For The World Sherry – Rudy Vallee & the Four Seasons
Oh Sherry – Steve Perry
O, Stella – PJ Harvey Sue and Sonny – The Rave-Ups
A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
Where’s Summer B.? – Ben Folds Five Susan’s House – Eels
Lazy Susan – The Bobs Suzy Is a Headbanger – The Ramones Suzannah’s Still Alive – Dave Davies Suzanne – Leonard Cohen Sylvia – The BoDeans Sylvia – Pulp Talula – Tori Amos Tina – Camper Van Beethoven Tracy Jacks – Blur Valeri – The Monkees Valerie Loves Me – Material Issue Venus – Paul Anka (?) Vera – Pink Floyd Veronica – Elvis Costello Victoria – The Kinks Virginia Woolf – Indigo Girls
Meet Virginia – Train Winona – Matthew Sweet Winona’s Big Brown Beaver – Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
The Ballad of John and Yoko – The Beatles
Be My Yoko – The Bobs
Honorable Mentions:
Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega 88 Lines about 44 Women – The Nails (lots and lots of girls names in that song [– yep, 44!– ed.])