Are there any songs that make you glad you don't have the name of something that's mentioned in the song?

Glad my name isn’t Roxanne or Lola.

Sharona!

@janbb My, my, my, my, my!! Good job you guys! I really couldn’t think of any other songs! And, actually, I know of three songs with the name “Valerie” in them, and I don’t mind them…

I always wanted a song with my name in it. Last year She Wants Revenge finally made one. No I won’t say what it is. It’s not a popular song.

I had a best friend named Cecilia for many years and I drove her crazy singing S&G to her. Good times.

@tinyfaery I thought that was “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John….:)

My name is in three songs that I know of… “Jessie” by Joshua Kadison (which I like), “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield, and I’m mentioned in “Mambo #5” by Lou Bega.

@poofandmook There’s also Janis Ian’s song “Jessie Come Home” which makes me bawl every time I hear it, but i think that’s to a guy. (But maybe not.)

There was a song written with my name in it. It’s rather nice, though.

“Tiny Dancer” was a moniker given to me by a boyfriend in high school. That was okay, too.

But…the one I never liked (for obvious reasons) was “Short People.” Yes, I got teased unmercifully with that one. It’s not exactly something you can hide. :)

I’m suppose I’m glad I’m not named stella…

“Stella Was a Diver and She was Always Down” by Interpol.

my apologies if you are named stella…it’s not a popular song…promise

@DarlingRhadamanthus Do they have to pick you up just to say “hello” too? I know the feeling!

@janbb….LOL….I just bring a stepstool. I’m thoughtful like that…!

Beth by KISS is my song. I love it and I’m glad that someone wrote a song about a girl with such a boring name. I don’t know any other Beth songs other than I heard once that the first song Elvis Costello wrote when he was a kid was called Beth Ann, which is my name, and I’ve always wished I could hear that song.

Jezebel!?!?!

@Dutchess_III: I saw “Valerie” performed live by Steve Winwood. AWESOMENESS.

I am glad i am a boy and that my name isn’t Sue.

Oh, gosh… Song lyrics do have a tendency to become nicknames, don’t they?

Jeremiah (was a bullfrog) – a cousin of mine.
Faith (no more) – a lady I used to work with.
Tommy (can you hear me?) – too many people.
Alyson (my aim is true) – Me.
(hey) Mickey (you’re so fine) – friend from fifth grade.

@poofandmook Which one? The one the Monkees sang? “I love her
Vaaa aaaaa aaaal erie…”?

My neice has a friend named Crystal Blue. Everyone calls her Crystal Blue Persuasion.

@Seek_Kolinahr: it’s actually spelled “Allison” I believe… if we’re talking about Elvis Costello.

@Dutchess_III: nope!

I know, but my name is spelled “Alyson”, and it’s my name we’re talking about. Actually, I was named after that song.

@Seek_Kolinahr: Oh, well okay then lol :)

Miss Otis, Lulu, Lydia (the tattooed lady), Misty, Madame Arthur, Louise ( of whom every little breeze whispers), Gigi, Mariah, Charmaine, Carmen, Papageno, Mimi, (mi chiamo), Mary Ann (Harry Belafonte).

(My daughter is Alison.)

MAGGIE

I’ve never heard of a song with my name in it so I googled and I found one by Radiohead. It’s about someone committing suicide and it’s not very flattering.

@downtide

Sucks, doesn’t it? The one I was named after is about murdering a prostitute.

There’s also Annihilator’s “Alison Hell” – about a girl trapped in a basement by a lunatic. Whee!

Oh heavens!

Come On Eileen! by Dexy’s Midnight Runners
This one drove my friend Eileen crazy! (not literally) check out the funny 80’s video. Who knows of another 80’s pop band with a violin, banjo and accordian?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSQPMNtUNfU

@Earthgirl That was one of my favourite songs of the 80s.

downtide The video is great, I had never seen it until now!