# Songs with Woman in the Title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 27, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042 "2021-05-27T14:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/41 "2021-05-27T18:04:57Z")
“Wild Women Do” from the Pretty Woman soundtrack. I did say in the OP that we could go with the plural to woman. And harder to google. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/42 "2021-05-27T18:57:10Z")
When You’re In Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr. Ain’t No Woman Like the One I Got - Four Tops And since I’m listening to the Eagles - Witchy Woman ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/43 "2021-05-27T19:01:05Z")
A few more, with their _Billboard_ Hot 100 charting peaks: _Man Smart, Woman Smarter_ - Multiple recording since 1936 _You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)_ - Loretta Lynn, 1966, #2 (country) _Clean Up Woman_ - Betty Wright, 1971, #6 _Woman To Woman_ - Shirley Brown, 1974, #22 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/44 "2021-05-27T19:10:54Z")
Mungo Jerry - _Long legged woman dressed in black_. (my band supported mungo jerry - once - about 40 years ago !) ---
**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:** [May 27, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/45 "2021-05-27T19:11:00Z")
_Only A Woman’s Heart_ - E. McEvoy _“Only A Woman’s Heart” written by McEvoy is the title song of the album [A Woman’s Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman%27s_Heart_(compilation_album)) which went on to sell over three-quarters of a million copies in Ireland alone and was (and remains) the biggest selling [Irish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Albums_Chart) album of all time."_ ---
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This thread reminds me of when the local NPR affiliate, during its _Rhythm & Blues_ 4-hour music segment, played only songs whose titles contained women’s names. It attempted to do the same for men’s names but had considerable difficulty accumulating four hours of songs that fit the criteria. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/47 "2021-05-27T19:38:12Z")
Berkeley Woman - John Denver You Are The Woman - Firefall ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/48 "2021-05-27T19:43:17Z")
_Women_ - Foreigner ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/49 "2021-05-27T20:19:55Z")
“Wild Women Don’t Get The Blues” - not sure who did it originally. Francine Reed sings it on Lyle Lovett’s “Live In Texas” album and she says it was written in 1924. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/50 "2021-05-27T20:25:46Z")
Wild Women of Wongo - The Tubes and Wild Tiger Woman [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sz4ebLGNUn0/hqdefault.jpg "The Move - Wild Tiger Woman (1968)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz4ebLGNUn0) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/51 "2021-05-27T22:54:13Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Sweet City Woman - Ozark Mountain Daredevils(?) Stampeders. Bon, c’est bon… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0IRjl3SWC2U/hqdefault.jpg "The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRjl3SWC2U) Then there was Joe Tex [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pkb6OpoL6Z8/maxresdefault.jpg "Joe Tex ~ Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) 1977 Disco Purrfection Version") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkb6OpoL6Z8) Brian Hyland (who, tangentially brought you the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Sealed with a Kiss) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkqeuWumSKU) And Joe Cocker [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p7EUZ5t4N88/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBQkBSQ75qnAne0aLH_f4dS_sTyGA "Joe Cocker - Woman To Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7EUZ5t4N88) ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/52 "2021-05-27T23:04:11Z")
There’s **Wild Hearted Woman** by **All About Eve.** TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/53 "2021-05-27T23:06:32Z")
Then there’s **This Woman’s Work** by **Kate Bush**. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/54 "2021-05-27T23:13:08Z")
And to complete my hat trick **Tarot Woman** by **Rainbow** (with the late, great **Ronnie James Dio** on vocals). TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/55 "2021-05-27T23:28:18Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > John Lee Hooker - Whisky And Women > [@mbh](#): > > “Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild, Wild Women” > > Not sure who did it originally. It’s been covered by the Sons of the Pioneers, Buck Owens, and Jim Croce. And to round it up, “Whiskey Woman” by the Flamin’ Groovies. Also “Kind Hearted Woman Blues” by Robert Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/56 "2021-05-27T23:36:03Z")
Your Woman by White Town [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lVL-zZnD3VU/maxresdefault.jpg "White Town - Your Woman (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVL-zZnD3VU) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/57 "2021-05-27T23:36:56Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > And to round it up, “Whiskey Woman” by the Flamin’ Groovies. Reminds me of Nazareth/Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vm3QDYPzM8o/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-B4AC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgUChSMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBA05xq-Sdtg_kpVEJMIhWCYrdRfw "nazareth - Whiskey Drinkin' Woman - Hair of the Dog") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm3QDYPzM8o) Did we get this one? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JAHA4Jh5jkw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gHigTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAM5unarqgLpCjfYdrgrTRXL6gfWw "Urge Overkill - Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAHA4Jh5jkw) or this? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t3jf9_rua5Q/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gKiguMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCfnrLC234KA-UCJBHhPsMbGIgb5Q "The Doors - L.A Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3jf9_rua5Q) ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/58 "2021-05-27T23:38:36Z")
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dEWuAcMWDLY/hqdefault.jpg "Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [1967]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEWuAcMWDLY) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/59 "2021-05-27T23:38:56Z")
Damn. L.A. Woman, talk about low hanging fruit. That and Aretha, my mind is blown. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042/60 "2021-05-27T23:59:21Z")
Elvis, “Mean Woman Blues”! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9UBQmvTUqHg/maxresdefault.jpg "Elvis Presley - Mean Woman Blues ( HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UBQmvTUqHg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-woman-in-the-title/943042.md?page=4)