# Music with one-word female name as its title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516 "2014-08-25T23:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/61 "2014-08-26T18:13:09Z")
Kathy [Clouds - Kathy - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWrXyrDaSM) Domino [Clouds - Domino - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFwwheQSDLQ) Immorta [Clouds - Immorta - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMxLIoiRiY) Diane [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOVzvOzgpU) Annie ["Annie" - Jonatha Brooke Live Acoustic Cover by J.Lynn Johnston - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJX2H0hl3U) Forsythia [Veruca Salt - Forsythia - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTp4bdgnkY) ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/62 "2014-08-26T18:23:21Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I thought Luka was a little boy. 😕 Yep, my bad. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/63 "2014-08-26T19:04:42Z")
[PATRICIA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDmJn7cug04) [Candy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGm0p_RFGac) [Linda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAvMqIU1QZU) [Sylvia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznS7X9BOxs) [Venus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/64 "2014-08-26T19:06:43Z")
Oh, and I forgot [Emaline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6mx6eZ-S3s) by Ben Folds Five ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/65 "2014-08-26T19:49:31Z")
[Sylvie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI-RA1_bxIU) – Matthews Southern Comfort [Spring](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dyfirlN1bs) – Tanya Tucker [Jane](http://www.allmusic.com/song/jane-mt0011925797#no-js) – The Sighs ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/66 "2014-08-26T20:54:50Z")
I don’t know how to do the underscored link. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Go6FYVw6tTo/hqdefault.jpg "The Who - Athena (+lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6FYVw6tTo) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/67 "2014-08-26T21:08:49Z")
[Elvira](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9pIZh1jr-w) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/68 "2014-08-26T21:16:15Z")
[Adelaide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Dxvi7mZ1o) [Doreen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcRc7Ng2ui0) Both by Old 97s. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/69 "2014-08-26T22:36:21Z")
Thought I’d make an alphabetical list of everything contributed so far, and removed a few dupes: > [@](#): > > [Adelaide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Dxvi7mZ1o) > [Aicha](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klvR44FeTqo) > [Alice](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsWZO8e2Po) > [Alison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M87rnvt5B4) > [Althea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCENueDxmQM) > [Amanda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lg136srZYI) > [Amie](http://youtu.be/u4xp2lgiAjY) > [Angela](http://youtu.be/bZvIHZk0ytM) > [Angie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcZn2-bGXqQ) > another [Angie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOIt7fOgeFk) > The Beatles did a cover of “Anna”. > Annie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJX2H0hl3U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJX2H0hl3U) > [Ariel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFW9jCFml4) > [Athena - The Who](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6FYVw6tTo) > [Aubrey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXek853SDE) > [Barbara](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqHtScImVgA) – The Temptations (white doo-wop group, not the Motown guys) > [Barbie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcAYF7SGuXg) – Kenny and the Cadets (The Beach Boys) > [Belinda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9HYRp_Bw6g) > [Bernadette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g_TVRGWcfk) > [Bertha](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaYfA7tfT1g) > Beth – KISS > [Bianca](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzCZzVZZOA) > There actually is a song with the one-word title “[Brandy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-zhg1BeUkQ)” > [Caldonia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR6pHtiNT_k) > [Candy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtOV7bp-gys) > [Candy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGm0p_RFGac) > [Carrie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmWE9UBFwtY) > [Cecilia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_QV97eYqM) - Simon & Garfunkel > [Ceora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECw3WAX41OA) > Chloe (1927 song) [(straight version)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyVYMnsgNA) [(different version)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y02l0ZZht1U) > Chloe [(modern song)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igk3MD7hltU) > [Christeen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcfDxq8Zw5A) > [Christine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXOgRvj76zI) > [Clair](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bHeRl5dKf4) > [Claudette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oor3CJ0SAc) > [Clementine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2ZPa5LvZfU) > [Delilah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gXEnYrPrMI) > [Denise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgqMW4CHClk) > [Diana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_cD7G8AwI) > Diane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOVzvOzgpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOVzvOzgpU) > [Dindi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJMaYOs3r4) > Domino [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFwwheQSDLQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFwwheQSDLQ) > [Donna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMcHbh6HBDk) > [Doreen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcRc7Ng2ui0) > Edie: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAzdVKqI1o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAzdVKqI1o) > [Elenore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4TqdhtDJQ) > [Elvira](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9pIZh1jr-w) > [Emaline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6mx6eZ-S3s) by Ben Folds Five > [Emily](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvLTsJdX0V4)[Emma](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCzgOwrHedg) ([Original](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vPu_nrzgSU) here) > [Enid](http://youtu.be/28oxinZmrW0) Barenaked Ladies > [Evangeline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHPjzdFCVBA) > [Eve](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUmDVjB4n0) > [Evie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In1VeSjsBT8) > Forsythia [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTp4bdgnkY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTp4bdgnkY) > [Gloria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGQ_5Z18Ldk) > another [Gloria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE) > Another [Gloria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybYgP48X2DY) - early U2. > [Grace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwRZHHPaXHo) > [Gracie](http://youtu.be/SwQrFUi55rI) Ben Folds > [Guinevere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Ofasda7fw) –Donovan > [Guinnevere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez9bXTY35eY) – Crosby, Stills and Nash > [Honey](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=731719) > Immorta [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMxLIoiRiY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMxLIoiRiY) > [Isobel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QtZqCiP7s) > [Jane](http://youtu.be/B0AayVP5w9s) Barenaked Ladies > [Jane](http://www.allmusic.com/song/jane-mt0011925797#no-js) – The Sighs > [Janis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaRppv4fgjo) > [Jean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AprKN7DxJlw) > [Jeannine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82FWYC-Jn8) > [Jennifer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fQkvojXi0) > Jenny – Tommy TuTone > [Jessica](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAt1pZB52qM) > [Jet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFjTN11CnNY) > [Joanne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydNvjQTRSlU) > [Jolene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plvBR02wDs#t=30s) > [Jolene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdUHxFKCQBs) (original already linked) > [Josie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAZ1OBTQpkg) > [Julia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtAQHrCLVc) > another [Julia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buGo4dm5xGI) > [Juliette](http://vimeo.com/30260805) > [Kate](http://youtu.be/FLZ_HPZZi1M) - Ben Folds Five > Kathy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWrXyrDaSM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWrXyrDaSM) > [Kay](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mn7380Q6f0) –John Wesley Ryles > [Kayleigh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dphpDdfZUGw) > [Kristina](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdDk1eoK9mw) > Latoya - Just Ice > [Lana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFr2dnFLFhY) > [Laura](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XxsEuS5mY) > another [Laura](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0SXDkWDeSM) > [Layla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3ycKQV_4k) > [Leah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Ib3_jMp9s) > [Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEuKbE4MXPE) > [Lilly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I69GmDHKvI) > [Linda](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiT4y-Kt4k4) – Jan and Dean (and many others) > [Linda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAvMqIU1QZU) > [Lola](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXmMMSo47s) > [Lolita](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxTBrpnRZc) > [Louise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1ynrFzbyY) > [Lucille](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SDVkdcO8ts) > [del][Luka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0)[/del] (not a girl) > [Lydia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZbV36U59k) > [Mame](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4CXLb7jNyE) > “Brandy” was remade by Barry Manilow, but he changed the name to “[Mandy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoGcH2L68Mg)” > [Maria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdB6CN7jww) > Another [Maria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoOG7LEyUJ0) > [Marian](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcdxnQLKAYo) > [Marianne](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCCvL3Rtb9c) –Stephen Stills > [Marie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfjxvWD0o48) > [Martha](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0nz_ilXrpg) > Mary Mary - Run DMC > [Matilda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-DShN82mc) > [Maureen](http://youtu.be/8bl8LjLpR4U) > [Maxine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nomb3-hIWjA) > [Maybelline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAfxiyMKAk) > [Melissa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR5PX-4pcno) > another [Melissa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0d9Zhyok0g) > [Michelle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvee-w0uBc) > [Mona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D79ujliNh4Q) > [Mo’reen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6DLSsVM2Yc) – Paul Revere & the Raiders > [Nadia](http://youtu.be/Y4LUH2kB9RY) – Jeff Beck > [[del]N[/del]adia](http://youtu.be/Q5wW8N4pt3U) – Sarah McLachlan > [[del]N[/del]ad[del]i[/del]a](http://youtu.be/1aV0Ka-SSEU) – The National > [Nikita](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIo3bmKvY9g) – Elton John > [PATRICIA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDmJn7cug04) > [Peg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI7NDDQLvbo) > [Polly](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7hZgBGoiz8) – The Kinks > [Rosanna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOLtTGvsbM) > [Rosie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIMP5qJT14Y) > [Roxanne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1c7GkzRQQ) > Roxanne, Roxanne - UTFO > [Ruby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ehcku2-0MU) > Sally - Stetsasonic > [Sara](http://youtu.be/AJi5tjNyDr0) > Another Sara: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJb87nNsGY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJb87nNsGY) > [Shannon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Wpn3dFrEs) > [Sharon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZJdMzkY_C4) > [Spring](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dyfirlN1bs) – Tanya > [Sunny](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILEXei9rfhw) by Bobby Hebb > [Susan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgaEpIQ6IBQ) – The Buckinghams > Sussudio ( Although, not a name I or anyone else has heard outside of the song) > [Suzanne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6zMPLcXZ8) > [Sylvia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznS7X9BOxs) > [Sylvie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI-RA1_bxIU) – Matthews Southern Comfort > [Tangerine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBHx0UwMHLc) > [Tracy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwv8KNJ0VZg) – The Cuff Links > [Valerie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbKNICg-REA) > Another [Valerie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxirrFKl3YQ) > And [Valleri](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWTa9CE51sA) > [Vanessa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCe8GE7wc3k) > [Venus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo) > [Veronica](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/elviscostello/veronica.html) > [Victoria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2GHlcwlT1Y) new ones: [Abigail](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdJKLE58FUM) [Candy-O](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEltz3jhelU) [Jane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXmrMMYpQL4) (Jefferson Starship) [Valerie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2THl1QjF4) (Quarterflash) [Windy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsY8l0Jg3lY) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/70 "2014-08-26T22:42:13Z")
Nice job, **buddha\_david**! You beat me to it. 😉 There has to be at least one Classical or Semi-Classical piece we can add. Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/71 "2014-08-26T23:20:14Z")
Carrie Anne - The Hollies Candida - Tony Orlando & Dawn Dominique - Jeanine Deckers of Belgium, better known as Sœur Sourire or The Singing Nun (Still working on the classical) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/72 "2014-08-26T23:27:25Z")
Nitpick: If you’re not going to count “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass, then you can’t count Tommy TuTone’s “Jenny” because the sub-title is (867-5309). ---
**Author:** ![from\_a\_to\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5fc32e/32.png) [@from\_a\_to\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/from_a_to_z)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/73 "2014-08-26T23:28:53Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Carrie Anne - The Hollies > Candida - Tony Orlando & Dawn > Dominique - Jeanine Deckers of Belgium, better known as Sœur Sourire or The Singing Nun > > (Still working on the classical) One and done. Also, [Dominique](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique) is Saint Dominic. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/74 "2014-08-26T23:38:24Z")
Well shut my mouth! :eek: What’s the French female version of Dominic? ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/75 "2014-08-26T23:51:24Z")
Not to tootle my own horn, but[Elizabeth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJlMG28nFxM). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/76 "2014-08-26T23:57:52Z")
“[Aura Lee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDrj5faA7ds)” (aka “Aura Lea”) - American Civil War song (1861). [Lorelei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srEP-vvhTvY) - Styx [Lorelei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44_EqbSx5OA) - George Gershwin (this is a stretch) [Loreley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreley_(opera)) was an opera (1890) based on The Lorelei, a rock associated with Lorelei, a water nymph of German folklore. Takin’ a break; be back for M - Z later. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/77 "2014-08-27T00:12:32Z")
[Lorelei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDw81PRP2SQ) by the Pogues ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/78 "2014-08-27T00:47:29Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Nitpick: If you’re not going to count “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass… Argh, somehow I missed that one. :smack: Though in my defense, no one actually bothered to post a link to [Brandy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsYnBI2nvHI) > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > …then you can’t count Tommy TuTone’s “Jenny” because the sub-title is (867-5309). Good catch, the actual title is “867-5309/Jenny” so it shouldn’t count. We’re not doing two-word names either, are we? (Carrie Anne, Anna Lee, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/79 "2014-08-27T00:56:45Z")
^ Is this where I go, “D’oh”? :smack: ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516/80 "2014-08-27T01:04:16Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > There has to be at least one Classical or Semi-Classical piece we can add. Anybody? Plenty of operas, including Carmen, Norma, Martha, Lulu, Daphne, Arabella, Salome, Elektra, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516.md?page=5)