Arts and Music
Names in Song titles
Some names that have been immortalized in popular songs of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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''Sweet Adeline''
- Words by Richard H. Gerard, music by Harry Armstrong
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''Alice Blue Gown''
- Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney
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''Annie's Song''
- Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse; a 1974 hit for John Denver
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''Bess You Is My Woman''
- Words by Dubose Hayward and Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin
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''Along Came Betty''
- Words and music by Benny Golson; published in 1958
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''Candy''
- Words and music by Mark David, Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer; published in 1944
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''Sweet Charity''
- Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Cy Coleman
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''Delta Dawn''
- Words and music by Alex Harvey and Larry Collins; published in 1976
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''Diane''
- Words and music by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack
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''Dominique''
- Words by Soeur Sourire, translated by Noel Regney; a 1963 hit for The Singing Nun
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''Dinah''
- Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, music by Harry Akst; published in 1925
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''Hello Dolly''
- Music and lyric by Jerry Herman; published in 1963
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''Honey''
- Words and music by Semour Simmons, Haven Gilllespie and Richard A. Whiting
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''Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider''
- Words by Eddie Leonard, music by Eddie Munson
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''Goodnight Irene''
- A 1950 hit recorded by The Weavers; words and music by Huddie Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
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''Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair''
- Words and music by Stephen C. Foster
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''O Katharina''
- Song title
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''K-K-K-Katy''
- Words and music by Geoffrey O''Hara
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''Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)''
- Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Maurice Jarre; published in 1965 as the theme of the motion picture Doctor Zhivago
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''Sweet Leilani''
- Sung by Bing Crosby in the 1937 film ''''Waikiki Wedding''''
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''Linda''
- Song title
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''Lola''
- A 1970 hit recorded by The Kinks
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''Sweet Lorraine''
- Words by Mitchell Parish, music by Cliff Burwell
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''Lucille''
- Recorded by Kenny Rogers
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''Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds''
- Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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''Lulu's Back In Town''
- Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren
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''Lydia, The Tattooed Lady''
- Words and music by Harold Arlen
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''When You and I Were Young, Maggie''
- Words by George Washington Johnson, music by James Austin Butterfield
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''Mandy''
- A 1975 hit recorded by Barry Manilow
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''Maria''
- Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein; published in 1957 as part of the score of West Side Story
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''Marian the Librarian''
- Words and music by Meredith Willson; from the score of The Music Man
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''Oh Marie''
- English lyric by Howard Johnson, music by E. Di Capua
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''Mary's a Grand Old Name''
- Words and music by George M. Cohan
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''Michelle''
- Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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''Thoroughly Modern Millie''
- Theme song from the 1967 Julie Andrews film of the same name
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''Minnie the Moocher''
- Recorded by Cab Calloway
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''Nadia's Theme''
- Song title
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''Nancy with the Laughing Face''
- This was a big hit for crooner Frank Sinatra
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''No, No Nanette''
- Theme from the musical of the same name
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''Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie''
- Words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer
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''Hey Paula''
- A 1963 hit recorded by Paul and Paula
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''Rikki Don't Lose That Number''
- Words and music by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
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''Gypsy Rose''
- Song title
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''Lovely Rita''
- Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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''My Blushing Rosie''
Sometimes called ''Rosie, You Are My Posie.''
- Song made famous by Al Jolson
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''Ruby''
- Words by Mitchell Parish, music by Heinz Roemheld
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''Sadie, Sadie, Married Lady''
- From the score of Funny Girl
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''Stella by Starlight''
- Song title
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''Sweet Sue--Just You''
- Words by Will J. Harris, music by Victor Young
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''Sunny''
- Words and music by Bobby Hebb
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''Oh Susanna''
- Words and music by Stephen C. Foster
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''If You Knew Susie''
- Song title
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''Tammy''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Debbie Reynolds
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''My Wild Irish Rose''
- Words and music by Chauncey Olcott
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''Angela''
- Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
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''Charmaine''
- Words and music by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack
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''Annabel Lee''
- Based on a poem by Edgar Allen Poe; music by Byron Schiffman
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''Donna''
- Words by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, music by Galt MacDermot
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''Irene''
- Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney
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''Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time''
- Words by L. Wolfe Gilbert, music by Nathaniel Shikret
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''Laura''
- Words by Johnny Mercer, music by David Raksin
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''Mira''
- Words and music by Bob Merrill
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''Peggy O'Neil''
- Words and music by Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson and Gilbert Dodge
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''Rio Rita''
- Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney
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''Ramona''
- Words by L. Wolfe Gilbert, music by Marel Wayne
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''Sweet Rosie O'Grady''
- Words and music by Maud Nugent
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''Margie''
- Words by Benny Davis, music by Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
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''Rosetta''
- Words and music by Earl Hines and Henri Wood
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''Sweet Eloise''
- Words by Mack David, music by Russ Morgan
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''Waltz for Debby''
- Lyric by Gene Lees, music by Bill Evans
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''Eleanor Rigby''
- Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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''Suzanne''
- Words and music by Leonard Cohen
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''Waltzing Matilda''
The story of a worker waltzing with his ''matilda'' (Austrailan slang for a bedroll) while he waits for his tea to boil.
- Written by Andrew Barton ''''Banjo'''' Paterson and first published in 1917
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''Mona Lisa''
- A 1950 hit recorded by Nat King Cole
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''Long Tall Sally''
- A 1956 hit recorded by Little Richard
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''Peggy Sue''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Buddy Holly
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''Wake Up, Little Susie''
- A 1957 hit recorded by the Everly Brothers
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''Diana''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Paul Anka
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''Venus''
- A 1959 hit recorded by Frankie Avalon
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''Poison Ivy''
- A 1959 hit recorded by The Coasters
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''Lay Down Sally''
- A 1970s hit recorded by Eric Clapton
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''Jackie Blue''
- A 1970s hit recorded by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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''Sara Smile''
- A 1970s hit recorded by Hall & Oates
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''Bette Davis Eyes''
- A 1981 hit recorded by Kim Carnes
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''Angie''
- A 1973 hit recorded by the Rolling Stones
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''Billie Jean''
- The #1 song of 1983, by Michael Jackson
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''Oh Sherrie''
- A 1984 hit recorded by Steve Perry
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''Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair''
- Words by George Eastman; music by Stephen Foster
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''Angie Baby''
- A 1974 hit recorded by Helen Reddy
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''Barbie Girl''
- A 1997 hit recorded by Aqua
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''Cindy, Oh! Sweet Cindy''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Eddie Fisher
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''Cathy's Clown''
- A 1960 hit recorded by the Everly Brothers
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''Come on Eileen''
- A 1982 hit recorded by Dexy''s Midnight Runners
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''Gloria''
- A 1983 hit recorded by Laura Brannigan
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''Baby Jane''
- A 1983 hit recorded by Rod Stewart
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''Kathleen Mavourneen''
- Words by Annie Barry Crawford, music by Frederick Crouch
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''Kitty, My Love, Will You Marry Me?''
- Traditional Irish song
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''Judy in Disguise''
- A 1968 hit recorded by John Fred and his Playboy Band
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''Maggie May''
- A 1971 hit recorded by Rod Stewart
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''Norah O'Neale''
- Traditional Irish song
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''Maire, My Girl''
- Words by John Keegan Casey, music by George B. Aitken
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''Marianne''
- A 1957 hit recorded by Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders
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''Come into the Garden, Maude''
- Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; put to music by Michael William Balfe
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''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?''
- By Rogers and Hammerstein; part of the score to The Sound of Music
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''Take a Look at Molly''
- Words by Hazel Lockwood, music by Lee Lockwood
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''Help Me, Rhonda''
- A 1965 hit recorded by the Beach Boys
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''My Sharona''
- A 1979 hit recorded by The Knack
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''Sherry''
- A 1962 hit recorded by The Four Seasons
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''Sheila''
- A 1962 hit recorded by Tommy Roe
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''Breakfast at Tiffany's''
Also the name of a story by Truman Capote, and the movie based upon it.
- A 1996 hit recorded by Deep Blue Something
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''Daisy, Daisy''
- Words and music by Harry Dacre
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''Brandy''
- A 1972 hit recorded by Looking Glass
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''Georgia on my Mind''
- Words by Hoagy Carmichael, music by Stuart Gorell
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''Elvira''
- A 1981 hit recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys
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''Adia''
- Words by Pierre Marchand, lyrics by Sarah McLachlan
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''Nikita''
- Words by Bernie Taupin, music by Elton John
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''Jane Says''
- Words by Perry Farrell, music by Jane''s Addiction
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''Sweet Jane''
- Words and music by Lou Reed
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