# The Son of Speak to me in Song Titles (Part 1)

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**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617 "2020-06-24T01:53:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
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Ain’t We Got Fun? - The Happiness Boys

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Let the Good Times Roll - Three Mo’ Tenors

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Roll Another Number (for the Road) - Neil Young

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5007 "2022-03-21T21:17:23Z")

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Roll the Bones - Rush

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Cross Bones Style - Cat Power

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Burn My Bones - The Residents

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5010 "2022-03-22T00:16:30Z")

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Dry Bones - traditional

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5011 "2022-03-22T01:09:59Z")

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The Dry Bones Dance - Mark Heard

_(Hmm, that’s my second post in a row that’s a title track of an album by Mark Heard.)_

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5012 "2022-03-22T02:05:39Z")

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Save the Bones for Henry Jones - Nat “King” Cole

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5013 "2022-03-22T05:59:26Z")

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Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5014 "2022-03-22T10:43:28Z")

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Bustopher Jones - Cats

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5015 "2022-03-22T12:51:49Z")

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Along Came Jones - The Coasters

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5016 "2022-03-22T12:53:56Z")

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Jones Crusher - Frank Zappa

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Me and Mrs Jones - Billy Paul

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Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington - Noel Coward

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Mrs. Jones You Have Lovely Daughter - Hermans Hermits

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Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

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And She Was - Talking Heads

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The Lovely Linda - Paul McCartney

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-son-of-speak-to-me-in-song-titles-part-1/912617/5023 "2022-03-22T18:14:33Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> Mrs. Jones You Have Lovely Daughter - Hermans Hermits

It was actually "Mrs. BROWN, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter "

The song was well known to British bands; it would often be performed at birthday parties, substituting the surname of the girl whose party was being celebrated, i.e., “Mrs. Smith” or “Mrs. Jones” instead of “Mrs. Brown” – so I can understand your confusion.

In play:

_Linda_ – Jan & Dean

_ **-“BB”-** _

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