Jesse – Joshua Kadison
A couple more from Ben Folds Five: Alice Childress and Emaline.
Smashing Pumpkins Glynis.
The Beatles Eleanor Rigby.
In the vein of George Michael’s Faith: Jeff Buckley Grace. Also, U2 Grace.
Really stretching it: Simon & Garnfunkel Mrs Robinson
atom and his package - jenny s.
ben folds five - julianne
ben folds five - emilia bright
cake - daria
eurythmics - jennifer
hadji and the turbans - sylvia
impossibles - erin with an e
mxpx - marie, marie
mxpx - andrea
nerf herder - courtney
nerf herder - vivian
nerf herder - diana
nerf herder - annalee
ozma - lorraine
ozma - natalie portman
pain - ellen
pixies - allison
pixies - cecilia ann
self - meg ryan
they might be giants - ana ng
they might be giants - ondine
they might be giants - tigerella
weezer - jamie
wesley willis - alanis morissette
wesley willis - oprah winfrey
Lucretia McEvil–Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Sunny–Classics IV
Amanda–Boston
Jolene–some country singer in the 70s
Suzy Q–CCR
OK, I looked it up–Jolene was Dolly Parton.
And we forgot Delilah by Tom Jones…
Roberta – Billy Joel
Same names, different songs:
We’ve seen Kenny Rogers’ “Lucille,” but not Little Richard’s
We’ve seen several “Jane” songs, but not (Jefferson) Starship’s
Then there’s…
“Luanne” by Foreigner
"Sussudio by Phil Collins (HE says it’s a girl’s name! It’s not MY fault I don’t know any real girls by that name!)
“Emma” by Hot Chocolate
“Dawn” by Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons
“Bernadette” by the 4 Tops
“Eleanor” by the Turtles
“Georgia” by Boz Scaggs
“Rosalita” by Bruce Springsteen
“Sandy Mary” - Fleetwood Mac (the original lineup with Peter Green)
“Mona” - Bo Diddly
“Carmelita” - Warren Zevon
“Mary” - the V-Roys
“Amphetimine Annie” - Canned Heat
“Carrie-Anne” - the Hollies
“Mary, Mary” by the Monkees
“Oh Sheila” by Ready for the World
“Alice” - Eyes of Mind
“Alicia” - Comsat Angels
“Ana” - Pixies
“Annabel” - Bardots
“Annie” - Elastica
“Carol-Anne” - Orchids
“Cath” - Bluebells
“Cecilia Anne” - Pixies
“Charlotte Anne” - Julian Cope
“Cindy” - Acetone
“Clair” - My Bloody Valentine
“Collette” - Durutti Column
“Deanna” - Nick Cave
“Diana” - Prefab Sprout
“Emily” - AC Acoustics
“Eva” - Butterfly Child
“Felicity” - Orange Juice
“Francesca” - Durutti Column
“Irene” - Bardots
“Isabel” - Unrest
“Ivy Ivy Ivy” - Primal Scream
“Janine” - David Bowie
“Jeane” - The Smiths
“Karen” - Go-Betweens
“Leilani” - Game Theory
“Louise” - Artery
“Louise” - Acetone
“Louise Louise” - Orange Juice
“Polly” - Moose
“Therese” - Bodines
“Veronica” - Jasmine Minks
Dragon Phoenix – everyone knows it’s Windy.
That reminds me of The Beach Boys’ **Wendy[/b.
Cake also had a Jolene.
Everclear - Amphetamine
Pink Floyd - Vera
“Jennifer” and “Lorelei” by Styx
Did anyone mention “Evangeline” by Matthew Sweet?
Sharon by (or at least performed by) David Bromberg
“Iris” Goo Goo Dolls
Roxanne was by the Police.
Layla was originally Derek and the Dominos, of which Clapton was a member, and later redone by Clapton on Unplugged and overplayed by every radio station since the beginning of time.
Chloe by Elton John.
Leah by Roy Orbison.
Joanna from “Sweeney Todd”, by Stephen Sondheim.
Marie by Irving Berlin, recorded by many. My favorite is by Leon Redbone.
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The oldest two mentioned so far, Ida and shortly there after Mary sung Al Jolson. Actually, Mary was mentioned earlier, but it could well have been a totally different song that was suggested.
Sharleena - Frank Zappa
Magdalena - Frank Zappa
Debra Kadabra - Frank Zappa
Mary Lou - Frank Zappa
Dinah-Moe Humm - Frank Zappa
Doreen - Frank Zappa
Ms Pinky - Frank Zappa
Ruthie Ruthie - Frank Zappa
Valarie - Frank Zappa
Ok here are two more:
Alice - The Sisters of Mercy
Marian - The Sisters of Mercy
jolene - the white stripes (yes, it’s the one done by dolly parton!)
gloria - u2
anne arbour - the get up kids (pun!)
bonita applebum - a tribe called quest
ms jackson - outkast
wendy clear - blink 182 (kinda?)
maria - rage against the machine
cailin - unwritten law
elva - unwritten law
debra - beck
kim - eminem
kate - ben folds five
lee rennick - the go betweens