Neil’s Top 30 Songs with a Girl’s Name In The Title
In this countdown, Neil selects his favourite songs that contain a girl’s name in the song title … how many of these would you include in your list?
- Evie – Stevie Wright
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – The Beatles
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
- Carmilla – Jon English
- Michelle – The Beatles
- Layla – Derek & The Dominoes
- Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
- Dear Prudence – Doug Parkinson
- Delilah – Tom Jones
- Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel
- Rachel – Russell Morris
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers
- Ita – Cold Chisel
- Gwen (Congratulations) – Johnny Chester
- Georgy Girl – The Seekers
- Bonnie, Please Don’t Go – Kevin Johnston
- Cassandra – Sherbet
- Sacha – Hank B Marvin
- Melanie Makes Me Smile – The Strangers
- Help Me Rhonda – Beach Boys
- Gloria – Them
- Brandy – Scott English / Mandy – Barry Manilow
- Julia – Ted Mulry
- Lola – The Kinks
- A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
- Roxanne – The Police
- Sylvia’s Mother – Dr Hook & The Medicine Show
- Hello, This Is Joanie – Paul Evans
The next 10 cabs off the rank if we had taken it to number 40 – in chronological order:
- Elenore – The Turtles – 1968
- Eloise – Barry Ryan – 1968
- Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1969
- Angie – The Rolling Stones – 1973
- Annie’s Song – John Denver – 1974
- Living Next Door To Alice – New World – 1973 / Smokie – 1977
- Rosanna – Toto – 1982
- Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runner – 1983
- Jack and Diane – John Cougar – 1982
- Gloria – Laura Branigan -1982