Songs with names in them ...

[SaltySheepdog]

Gordon is a moron
Plans for Nigel
Jolene jolene Jolene joleeeen

Mary's Prayer.

Lady Eleanor (Lindisfarne)
Donna (10cc)

Angie -Rolling Stones
Alice - Who the Fuck is Alice?
Mary's Prayer - that 80s group
Lola L-O-L-A Lola!
Oh Danny Boy
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Rose (Nick Cave + Kylie sing, can't quite remember the whole title: Rambling Rose or something?)
Cecilia - Simon + Garfunkel
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys again
Eleanor Rugby - Beatles
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Fernando - Abba
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
What's the Frequency Kenneth - Rem

Arabella- Arctic Monkeys
Cherry- Amy Winehouse (although Cherry was the name of her guitar!)
What Katy Did- Libertines

Arms of Mary - Sutherland brothers
Nikita -Elton John
Cover of the rolling' stone (Katy) - dr hook
Christie lee - billy joel
Coward of the county (Tommy, Becky) - kenny Rogers
Where do you go to my lovely (Marlene, marie claire, zizi, Sacha) - Peter Sarstedt
Baby Jane - rod stewart
Living on a prayer (Tommy, Gina)-Bon jovi
Young Turks (Patti, billy) - rod Stewart
Moonlighting (Eddie)- Leo sayer
Long arm of the law (billy, marianne) - kenny Rogers

Jennifer She Said- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
The Mighty Quinn- Manfred Man
Charlotte Street-Lloyd Cole
My Michelle- Guns n' Roses
Ruby - was that the Killers?
Captain Jack - Billy Joel
Downeaster Alexa - Billy Joel
All For Lena - Billy Joel
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Diane - Cam
Come Save Me (Julianne) - The Law
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Lucille - Kenny Rogers

That's my playlist

50 ways to leave your lover by Paul Simon

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Happy Birthday (not the Stevie Wonder one). You can put every name on the planet in it

Laura - Bat for Lashes
Daniel - Elton

Hey, Carrie Ann.

Valouria by the Pixies
Surfer Rosa, also by the Pixies… they have loads actually: Ana, Oona, Cecilia Ann

Valerie- Mark Ronson/Amy Whitehouse

Visions of Gideon
Carrie and Lowell
(Both by Sufjan Stevens)

A Letter to Elise by the Cure

Alison by Elvis Costello

William it was really nothing by the Smiths

Tiger Lily by Luna

Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
(Both by Primus)

Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Sgt Pepper
Bungalow Bill
Hey Prudence
For the benefit of Mr Kite
The ballad of John and Yoko

Hey Mickey

Clever Trevor
Billericay Dickie
Sweet Gene Vincent
Plaistow Patricia

Aladdin Sane
Major Tom
Ziggy Stardust
Jean Genie

A letter to Elise- The Cure
Charlotte Sometimes - The Cure
Nina’s Song - Travis
Lewis (mistreated) - Radiohead

Her name was Lola.... (She was a show girl)
Barry Manilow.

Oh Carol.

I’m in love with Stacey’s mom.

Dear Prudence.....

Obla Dee obla dar life goes on.... Desmond and Molly Jones.

Molly’s chambers Kings of Leon
There’s also a Molly in whiskey in the jar in the Metallica version, but a Jenny in the Dubliners

Give Me Hope Joanna - Eddy Grant
Mambo No 5 - Lou Bega
36D - The Beautiful South
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Five Get Overexcited - The Housemartins
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Oh Carolina - Shaggy
Julia Says - Wet Wet Wet
Jessie - Joshua Kadison

Some more...

Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook
The Ballad of Tom Jones - Space
Maria - Blondie
Helena - My Chemical Romance
This is the Life - Amy Macdonald
Henrietta - The Fratellis
Elvis Ain't Dead - Scouting for Girls
Be Somebody - The Enemy
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

Lucy
Michelle
Sandy
Mona
Maggie Mae
Billie Jean

Her name was Deborah (pulp)
Britney and Christina (Eminem)
Barbie (aqua)
Lucy Cameron & Drew (Destiny's child)
Greta Ginger Bette (Madonna)

Jennifer Juniper

Polly (wants a cracker)
Rhiannon
Tell Laura I Love Her
Mustang Sally
Wake up Little Susie
A Boy named Sue
Call Me Al

Dear Prudence
Rita Meter Maid
Michelle

My Sharona
Barbara Anne
Hey hey Paula

My name is Luka - Suzanne Vega

Daniel (Elton John)
Kayleigh (Marillon)
Mandy (Barry Manilow)

O can think of at least three songs with a Caroline in!

Roxanne is probably the name affected most negatively by a song that I can think of.