# Song Titles: Just a girl's name **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960 "2002-05-14T03:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/21 "2002-05-14T04:02:54Z")
Jolene-Dolly Parton Maggie-Ralph Stanley Susie Q-Dale Hawkins and CCR Bebopalula-Gene Vincent 😉 Lola-??? Sherrie-Four Seasons Mary Lou-Dale Hawkins Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly Carol-Chuck Berry And on and on ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/22 "2002-05-14T04:05:10Z")
Roxanne would be Police, Sting or George Michael… Billie-Jean - Michael Jackson Two borderline cases: Nikita - Elton John \* Faith - George Michael \*\* - Nikita is of course a man’s name in Russia, but the clip showed a woman - given Eltons sexual preference he might have meant it to be a man after all. \*\* Faith is of course a woman’s name, but not intended like that in this title… ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/23 "2002-05-14T04:06:21Z")
Diana - Neil Sedaka Donna - Richie Valens ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/24 "2002-05-14T04:10:01Z")
oops Diana was Paul Anka. ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/25 "2002-05-14T04:38:07Z")
Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/26 "2002-05-14T04:48:32Z")
Sara - Bob Dylan Laura - Billy Joel Mandy - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/27 "2002-05-14T05:08:06Z")
Valerie - Steve Winwood Pamela - Toto Jenny - Tommy Tutone Veronica - Elvis Costello Maria - Blondie Supposedly, there are several Donnas and a whole bunch of Marys. Think it was on the “Different songs with same name” Cafe Society thread. ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/28 "2002-05-14T06:02:12Z")
Louise - NOFX Liza - NOFX Lori Meyers- NOFX Peggy Sue - Blink 182 Jose- Blink 182 Amanda - Boston Suzanne - Weezer dead0man ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/29 "2002-05-14T06:08:03Z")
Windy (or was it Wendy) - Association ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/30 "2002-05-14T06:58:11Z")
Lea - Cats Marian - Cats Babe - Styx Margootje - Wim Sonneveld Lotte - Stephan Sulke ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/31 "2002-05-14T07:06:11Z")
Allison - Elvis Costello Sarah - Starship (?) Maggie May - Rod Stewart Lola - The Kinks Bluejean - David Bowie Susudio - Phil Collins Charlene - Bjork Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/32 "2002-05-14T07:35:16Z")
Laura by Tony Bennett (and plenty o’ others) Laura by Flogging Molly (a different song) Aldonza- Man of la Mancha Dulcinea- Man of la Mancha Maria Maria- Santana Layla- Eric Clapton Ms. Jackson- Outkast 😉 Paulina- No Doubt Shela- Aerosmith Simoriah- Aerosmith ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/33 "2002-05-14T07:38:46Z")
Jessica- The Allman Bros. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/34 "2002-05-14T07:59:09Z")
Hmmmm… Would Ave Maria count? ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/35 "2002-05-14T08:06:22Z")
Marianne- Tori Amos Mary-Tori Amos ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/36 "2002-05-14T09:32:07Z")
**Amie** , Pure Prairie League (Great Tune) **Brandy** , Looking Glass ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/37 "2002-05-14T09:42:41Z")
**Joanna** Kool & the Gang ---
**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/38 "2002-05-14T10:09:20Z")
**Kate** & **Jane** - Ben Folds Five ---
**Author:** ![JRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@JRT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/39 "2002-05-14T11:24:39Z")
**Jane** & **Enid** –Barenaked Ladies **Ophelia** –Natalie Merchant **Mary Jane** –Alanis Morissette **La Tonya** & **Suwannee Jo** –Paula Cole ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-just-a-girls-name/108960/40 "2002-05-14T11:26:19Z")
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