Liza, Liza Skies are gray But if you smile on me All the clouds will roll away Liza, Liza Don't delay Just keep me company And the clouds will roll away.
Laura Jean was born in Tennessee, Now that's a common little miracle, I know, But for me and Becky Lynn She's the dream that started When we fell in love so many years ago.
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We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked living there It'd been years since the kids had grown Lives of their own, left us alone John and Linda live in Omaha And Joe is somewhere on the road We lost Davy in the Korean war Still don't know what for, don't matter anymore
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah The vamp of Savannah The meanest gal in town Leather is tough but Hannah's heart is tougher She's a gal who likes to see men suffer
Jackie she found it in Jesus. Alan he went to the goddess. Bobby he reached through music, And Holly she found it with Susan. Emily found it with logic. Brian he worked and that's how he solved it. Maggy she laughed until she was fine, and now I am wondering how I will find mine.
That's 3 names in one song! Thanks Amy Steinberg. ;)
I have a cheese upon a shelf and I cannot eat it all myself I've three gold coins that lie in a rag In the nook of the chimney, instead of a bag Oh say my Joan will not that do I cannot come every day to woo
His name is Homer,he's quite a man, I tried to kiss him but Homer ran, Sure wish i could say that i was his I hope that Marge knows just how lucky she is.
from the Simpsons, sung by the character Lurlene Lumpkin
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Liza, Liza
Skies are gray
But if you smile on me
All the clouds will roll away
Liza, Liza
Don't delay
Just keep me company
And the clouds will roll away.
(G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin & Kahn)
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille,
four hungry children and a crop in the field
Kenny Rogers
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
from The Sound of Music
(8 words!)
Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to?
You give me something I can hold onto
867-5309/Jenny ~ Tommy Tutone
Maybelline
Why can't you be true
You done started back doin' the things you used to do.
Chuck Berry
Oh Mandy, you came and you gave without taking, and I need you today, oh Mandy...
Barry Mannilow
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
the Kinks
Michelle, my belle,
These are words that go together well,
My Michelle
Beatles
I'm ashamed to say it took me 20 minutes to think of the song I'm named after!
Laura
Is the face in the misty night
(Raskin/Mercer)
(eight words exactly!)
Last night I fell in love with Laurie
Strange things happen in this world
(a 60's ghost-story song)
"Kathy, I'm lost" I said, though I knew she was sleeping
America
Simon and Garfunkel
Gigi! Am I a fool without a mind?
Or have I merely been too blind to realize?
Oh, Gigi! Why, you've been growing up before my eyes!
(Lerner/Lowe)
When you think of Laura
Laugh, don't cry,
I know she'd want it that way.
80s song
A little bit of Jessica here I am
Mambo Number 5
Maria....I just met a girl named Maria
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same to me
(Bernstein/Sondheim)
Katie looks at Tommy
Like I still look at you
She's in love with the boy
Trisha Yearwood
Did you turn off that violent old movie you were watching
And turn on I Love Lucy reruns
Alan Jackson
"Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning"
Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed
Gotta sew a button on my vest
'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best
Lulu's back in town
(Warren/Dubin)
Little Lulu, Little Lulu
With dimples on her chin
cartoon themesong from ancient days
(Today I'm just getting ideas from other people's plays. Songs aren't coming to me on this topic.)
Jamie's been in love before,
and she knows what love is for.
It should mean, mean a little more,
Than a one night stand...
Oh, oh, oh, Jamie's cryin'....
Van Halen
Through the back window of a '59 wagon
I watched my best friend Jamie slippin' further away
Patty Loveless
he turned and screamed at Linda Lu
And that's the break I was looking for
Give Me Three Steps ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
Laura Jean was born in Tennessee,
Now that's a common little miracle, I know,
But for me and Becky Lynn
She's the dream that started
When we fell in love so many years ago.
Bryan White
3 names for the price of 1!
Mary posts belong elsewhere. There's a note up top.
All day, all night, Mary Ann
Down by the seaside sifting sand
60's Calypso thing
Now that Janie's got a gun,
she ain't never gonna be the same.
Aerosmith
Her name was Lola
She was a showgirl
Copacabana
Barry Manilow
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Holly holy dream
Wanting only you
And she comes
And I run just like the wind will
Holly holy
Neil Diamond
Jane says "i'm done with Sergio"
he treats me like a ragdoll
Jane Says...by Jane's Addiction
Jolene, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you
please don't take my man...
---Dolly Parton
Hi, Margie!
Hi, Alice!
What's the story, morning glory?
What's the tale, nightingale?
Have you heard about Hugo and Kim?
("The Telephone Hour" from "Bye Bye Birdie")
Joan was quizical
studied metaphysical
science in the home
maxwells silver hammer...the beatles
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, and she's gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
The Beatles
K-K-K-Katie
K-K-K-Katie
You're the only g-g-g-girl
That I adore
When the m-m-m-moon shines
Over the cow shed
I'll be waiting at the
K-k-k-kitchen door
(Geoffrey O'Hara)
We had an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta liked living there
It'd been years since the kids had grown
Lives of their own, left us alone
John and Linda live in Omaha
And Joe is somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Korean war
Still don't know what for, don't matter anymore
Hello in There
John Prine
Away out here they have a name
For wind and rain and fire
The rain is Tess, the fire's Joe
But they call the wind Mariah.
(Lerner/Lowe, from "Paint Your Wagon")
Though I know no one can see her
Lisa, Lisa
Sad Lisa, Lisa
Cat Stevens
I dream of Jeannie
With the light brown hair
Floating like a vapor
On the summer air
(Stephen Foster)
My name Isobel
married to myself
my love Isobel
living by herself
Isobel...by Bjork
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah
The vamp of Savannah
The meanest gal in town
Leather is tough but Hannah's heart is tougher
She's a gal who likes to see men suffer
Ella sings it very well
Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
(no clue, but it's fairly old)
There goes Jenny
She's the bubble gum queen
Rosenshontz (there is another Jennifer song by Donovan, but I couldn't remember enough words)
Desmond has a borrow in the market place
Moly is the singer in a band
Ob la di Ob la da... the beatles
Jackie she found it in Jesus.
Alan he went to the goddess.
Bobby he reached through music,
And Holly she found it with Susan.
Emily found it with logic.
Brian he worked and that's how he solved it.
Maggy she laughed until she was fine, and now I am wondering how I will find mine.
That's 3 names in one song! Thanks Amy Steinberg. ;)
Jennifer Juniper
live upon the hill
Jennifer Juniper
sitting very still
Donovan! (Thanks, Margaret!)
Martha my dear
you have always been my inspiration
The Beatles
I love Jennifer Eccles
I know that she loves me
The Hollies
My name is Luka
i live on the second floor
Luka...Suzanne Vega
Marlena watches from the wall
her mocking smile says it all
Marlena on the Wall...Suzanne Vega
My sweet Lady Jane
When I see you again
Your servant am I
And will humbly remain
The Rolling Stones
But the Jill set the bait
And she wasn't gonna sit around and wait
Easy Money...Ricky Lee Jones
Layla
You've got me on my knees, Layla
Eric Clapton
Whatever Lola wants
Lola gets
And little man
Little Lola wants you
I have a cheese upon a shelf
and I cannot eat it all myself
I've three gold coins that lie in a rag
In the nook of the chimney, instead of a bag
Oh say my Joan will not that do
I cannot come every day to woo
(a very romantic song from Shakespeare's time)
Hey hey Helen, now you live on your own.
Hey hey Helen, can you make it alone.
Abba
His name is Homer,he's quite a man,
I tried to kiss him but Homer ran,
Sure wish i could say that i was his
I hope that Marge knows just how lucky she is.
from the Simpsons, sung by the character Lurlene Lumpkin
Don't try to be somebody's wife
So young, you need a word of protection
Lolita almost grown,
Lolita go on home
Lolita...Suzanne Vega
Now my life's an empty stage
Where Honey lived and Honey played
"Honey," Bobby Goldsboro
Julia, Julia
Ocean child calls me
So I sing a song of love for Julia
"Julia," John Lennon
So take a lettah Maria
Address it to my wife
Tony Orlando and Dawn
What can I say, my dear,
To make it clear?
I love you madly, madly,
Madam librarian, Marian!
-from "The Music Man"
There's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
(8 words)
-"Interplanet Janet" Schoolhouse Rock
Now I've one thing to say and that's
Damn it Janet
I love you
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
Candle in the Wind...Elton John
Lydia, oh Lydia
Oh have you seen Lydia?
Lydia, the tattooed lady.
(Arlen/Harburg, famously sung by Groucho Marx)
Oh, where is little Maggie
Over yonder she stands
Little Maggie by Bob Dylan
Here's some inspiration for the rest of the posts. Huge list of songs with girl's names in them.
http://everysongsaboutagirl.com
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