# Why the dearth of songs about women's love for their guy?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 8, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428 "2013-11-08T16:25:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428/61 "2013-11-16T07:33:44Z")

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> [@Polerius](#):
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> Based on the history of this thread and your extensive musical knowledge, I expect someone to quickly prove me wrong again, that is, that there are indeed love songs by women about the men they love/have a crush on, with the man’s name in the title.

I will have to be that guy for you. These are all girl group records from the 1960s:

**Billy** , The Bobbettes  
Wait Til My **Bobby** Gets Home, Darlene Love  
**Charles** , My Darling, Eloise Brooks & the Dreamers  
**Chico** ’s Girl, The Girlfriends  
Oh **Donnie** (He Ain’t Got No Money), The Secrets  
I Love You **Eddie** , The Crystals  
**Jerry** , The Royal Debs  
My One and Only **Jimmy** Boy, The Girlfriends  
**Johnny** Get Angry, Joanie Sommers  
**Paul** ’s Love, The Sweetie’s  
**Larry** L., Veronica  
**Terry** , Twinkle  
**Tommy** , Reparata & the Delrons

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428/62 "2013-11-16T15:48:48Z")

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Hey Mickey - Toni Basil (this song was HUGE in the 80s)  
Johnny Feelgood - Liz Phair

Extra love for David Duchovny (Why Don’t You Love Me).

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428/63 "2013-11-16T16:19:03Z")

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[**Hold On**](http://www.metrolyrics.com/hold-on-lyrics-sarah-mclachlan.html) by [Sarah McLachlan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN0jDwg0UW0)

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