# Songs about hair. Got any? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159 "2014-08-22T01:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/21 "2014-08-22T02:04:28Z")
Every song by [The Beards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnarFSj_U)! ---
**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 22, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/22 "2014-08-22T02:17:09Z")
[Lend Me Your Comb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y3S94caD6A) (not to be confused with the “Kookie, Kookie” song) [My Boyfriend got a Beatle Haircut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzpTmHzt15w) [How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven’t Cut Your Process Yet)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRSkHlXzEyg) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/23 "2014-08-22T02:18:10Z")
Not exactly _about_ hair, but… [Take Your Fingers from My Hair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwDJDJRpHaA) ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/24 "2014-08-22T02:22:55Z")
[While Growing My Hair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8xZj3I1JY) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/25 "2014-08-22T02:28:29Z")
“Chantilly Lace” by the Big Bopper (“Chantilly lace and a pretty face, and a ponytail hanging down”) “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie (“If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair”) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/26 "2014-08-22T02:28:46Z")
“Black is the color of My True Love’s Hair.” Old Irish folk song; Judy Collins, among others, have done modern recordings. “Bangs,” by They Might be Giants. The song “San Francisco” has the line “Be sure to wear flowers in your hair.” There’s a Yiddish song “Mein Shvester Chaya” (My Sister Chaya), and the refrain mentions that she always had her hair in black braids. “Silver Threads Among the Gold,” a barbershop quartet song written in 1878. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/27 "2014-08-22T02:31:09Z")
Paul Revere & the Raiders’ first charted single (1961) was called “Like, Long Hair”. (It was, however, an instrumental.) ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/28 "2014-08-22T02:32:33Z")
> [@](#): > > On top of old Smokey, > All covered with hair, > Of course I’m referring > To Smokey the Bear! - Allan Sherman ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/29 "2014-08-22T02:38:54Z")
“Cut Your Hair” by Pavement. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QTTgpTeb0Z8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgUihbMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAJeYxVrDmlZVyV6qRHxLN531U3oA "Pavement - Cut Your Hair (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTTgpTeb0Z8) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/30 "2014-08-22T02:48:32Z")
The Terrorways, [Short-Haired Rock n Roll.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_qtsNhZCmY) ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/31 "2014-08-22T02:53:17Z")
Lady Gaga has one simply titled ‘hair’ that I’m a bit surprised hasn’t been mentioned yet. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/32 "2014-08-22T02:58:32Z")
“Suicide Blonde” by INXS. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psDTiUV0PNI) ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/33 "2014-08-22T03:05:55Z")
[Back When My Hair Was Short](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE2kQe0PghU) –Gunhill Road [Long-Haired Lady](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzd7dbQ-iII) – Paul and Linda McCartney [She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ3BygNthqY)– The Tokens Hair not in the title, but a major focus of the song: [Lady Godiva](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIFbb0LBXI) – Peter and Gordon [Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfTIlKO0Eik) – The Barbarians [Alberta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fOpZQXuoDQ) – The Blues Project ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/34 "2014-08-22T03:12:45Z")
The Dope does not disappoint! Thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/35 "2014-08-22T03:42:20Z")
It’s not about hair, but the opening line of _Help Me Make It Through The Night_: Take the ribbon from your hair, Shake it loose and let if fall. Layin’ soft upon my skin, Like the shadows on the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/36 "2014-08-22T04:00:26Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > [I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzu8ZxBHMWk) I always wondered, what the hell is he doing in your hair? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/37 "2014-08-22T04:05:59Z")
[Modern Day Delilah](http://lyrics.wikia.com/Van_Stephenson:Modern_Day_Delilah) by Van Stephenson (doesn’t mention hair directly, but lots of hair-related references) ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/38 "2014-08-22T04:08:26Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > I always wondered, what the hell is he doing in your hair? The backstroke? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/39 "2014-08-22T04:13:37Z")
“[Caroline No](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w7ZeSIC6K0)” by the Beach Boys (“Where did your long hair go?”), followed by Brian Wilson’s “Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long.” ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159/40 "2014-08-22T04:25:35Z")
Black Velvet Band. The chorus goes like this: Her eyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulder Tied up with a black velvet band Whole song here if your interested. [http://celtic-lyrics.com/lyrics/55.html](http://celtic-lyrics.com/lyrics/55.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-hair-got-any/696159.md?page=3)