# Married couples both named in the lyrics of separate popular songs. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989 "2010-10-22T11:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/1 "2010-10-22T11:15:10Z")
In a recent thread about couples where the less well known partner ended up the better known partner someone mentioned Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. I thought this was pretty silly since even non-Americans know who he was. I also realized that they are the only married couple I can think of that have both been used in the lyrics of popular songs: _Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our **Marilyn Monroe** _ from _Candle in the Wind_ and \*Where have you gone, \*\*Joe DiMaggio \*\* A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo) \* from _Mrs Robinson_ Is this unique? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/2 "2010-10-22T11:22:18Z")
> [@Married couples both named in the lyrics of separate popular songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557990/1): > > In a recent thread about couples where the less well known partner ended up the better known partner someone mentioned Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. I thought this was pretty silly since even non- Americans know who he was. > > I also realized that they are the only married couple I can think of that have both been used in the lyrics of popular songs: > > _Goodbye Norma Jean > From the young man in the 22nd row > Who sees you as something more than sexual > More than just our **Marilyn Monroe** _ > > from _Candle in the Wind_ > > and > > \*Where have you gone, \*\*Joe DiMaggio \*\* > A nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo) \* > > from _Mrs Robinson_ > > Is this unique? John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy Onassis have been mentioned in different songs. John was mentioned in (among others) Dion’s “Abraham, Martin and John” and Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” ( JFK blown awway, what more do I have to say?"). Meanwhile, Jackie was mentioned in Rod Stewart’s “You Wear it Well” (“Madam Onassis got nothing on you”). ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/3 "2010-10-22T11:23:12Z")
OutKast - ‘Hey Ya!’ “ **Beyonce** s, and Lucy Lius, and baby dolls, get on the floor” Miley Cyrus - ‘Party In The USA’ “And the **Jay-Z** song was on” That’s the first example that came to mind (and the first songs I could think of that mentioned those two), I’m sure there are others even for that couple, and certainly examples for other couples. Edit: what about if one of the songs is by the other half of the couple? Guy Ritchie is mentioned in a roundabout way in Madonna’s ‘I Deserve It’, while Madonna is mentioned in at least ‘Do It With Madonna’ by the Androids and ‘She’s Madonna’ by Robbie Williams. Is Sean Penn mentioned in any pop songs, I wonder? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/4 "2010-10-22T11:25:35Z")
I don’t have an example, but I’d put money on both Tina and Ike being mentioned in songs. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/5 "2010-10-22T11:36:11Z")
Kevin Federline is mentioned in Eminem’s ‘We Made You’ and Britney Spears is mentioned in, funnily enough, two songs from my previous post, ‘Party In The USA’ and ‘Do It With Madonna’, plus Pink’s ‘Don’t Let Me Get Me’, Timbaland/Dr. Dre/Justin Timberlake/Missy Elliott’s ‘Bounce’ and most likely some others too. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/6 "2010-10-22T11:42:30Z")
I’d guess the most obvious example is “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/7 "2010-10-22T12:09:05Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > I’d guess the most obvious example is “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” _Separate_ songs. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/8 "2010-10-22T12:14:03Z")
Lennon is arguably mentioned in ‘American Pie’ and definitely mentioned in George Michael’s ‘John And Elvis Are Dead’ (and approximately 10 billion other songs) while Yoko is mentioned in Barenaked Ladies’ ‘Be My Yoko Ono’. It’d be interesting to find out which couple had the _most_ mentions in seperate songs, as we’ve established that this is not a unique thing - I’d say John & Yoko would have to be contenders. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/9 "2010-10-22T12:22:54Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > Edit: what about if one of the songs is by the other half of the couple? Bob Dylan is mentioned in many songs–David Bowie’s “Song for Bob Dylan” for one–and Dylan himself sang about “Sara.” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/10 "2010-10-22T12:32:13Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > In a recent thread about couples where the less well known partner ended up the better known partner someone mentioned Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. I thought this was pretty silly since even non-Americans know who he was. Well, yeah, but for those of us from non-baseball playing countries (the majority), he’s “one of MM’s husbands”. Compared with a woman who’s among the most marketable names in history, that definitely qualifies as “less well known”. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/11 "2010-10-22T13:20:27Z")
A fine example, if I do say so myself: [Linda](http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/composer-made-linda-mccartney-famous-many-years-before-she-met-paul) was written for the then-5 year old daughter of attorney Lee Eastman. “And here’s another clue for you all/The Walrus was Paul” was writtenn much later. Tom Paxton’s Crazy John is about Lennon, and was writen in 1976. Barenaked Ladies has Be My Yoko Ono ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/12 "2010-10-22T13:51:16Z")
Brad Pitt is mentioned in the Shania Twain song “You Don’t Impress Me Much.” Angelina Jolie is probably mentioned in various songs, but the only one that I could come up in a hurry is “Celebrity Sanctum” by the group Dogs Die in Hot Cars. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/13 "2010-10-22T13:59:33Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Brad Pitt is mentioned in the Shania Twain song “You Don’t Impress Me Much.” Angelina Jolie is probably mentioned in various songs, but the only one that I could come up in a hurry is “Celebrity Sanctum” by the group Dogs Die in Hot Cars. Only one problem - they’re not married. Great example otherwise! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/14 "2010-10-22T14:03:55Z")
And now doubtlessly somebody is going to harass me because Pitt and Jolie aren’t married. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/15 "2010-10-22T14:19:53Z")
John and Michi (Michelle) [Phillips] are mentioned in “Creeque Alley.” But I don’t recall (and don’t feel like looking it up) whether they were married at the time the song was written. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/16 "2010-10-22T14:29:17Z")
Those posts by me and multimediac17 are simulposts. I guess that I’m psychic. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/17 "2010-10-22T14:29:44Z")
Frank Zappa’s “The Radio Is Broken” mentions John Agar Weird Al Yankovic’s “Confessions Part III” mentions Shirley Temple ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/18 "2010-10-22T14:30:56Z")
Leiber & Stoller wrote a song in the 70s called “Humphrey Bogart”, and Madonna’s “Vogue” references Lauren Bacall. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/19 "2010-10-22T14:31:32Z")
The Grateful Dead sang _Don’t Bogart That Joint_ with the obvious allusion to Humphrey Bogart’s style of smoking a cigarette. His wife, Lauren Bacall, is mentioned in the sexy line-up in Madonna’s _Vogue_; _They had style, they had grace Rita Hayworth gave good face Lauren, Katherine, Lana too Bette Davis, we love you_ Edited to comment that ArchiveGuy and I were typing at the same time with a similar sentiment! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-both-named-in-the-lyrics-of-separate-popular-songs/557989/20 "2010-10-22T14:34:13Z")
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