Songs with a FAMOUS person's name in the title.......

Peter Murphy

10K Maniacs?

Mojo!

Even MORE Mojo!

This guy REALLY enjoys name-dropping.

Once again, the inimitable Mojo(with Skid).

Two more Mojo classics...

There's also one about stock car driver Wendell Scott, and a few that mention Jesus and Santa Claus, if any of them count.

He announced that he's retiring from live shows, sad to say.

I meant to post this in the men's name thread...

by the Eagles

XTC!

Phil Ochs

E-I-E-I-O

Gather round me people there's a story I would tell
About a brave young Indian you should remember well
From the land of the Pima Indian
A proud and noble band
Who farmed the Phoenix valley in Arizona land

Down the ditches for a thousand years
The water grew Ira's peoples' crops
'Till the white man stole the water rights
And the sparklin' water stopped

Now Ira's folks were hungry
And their land grew crops of weeds
When war came, Ira volunteered
And forgot the white man's greed

CHORUS:
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war


There they battled up Iwo Jima's hill,
Two hundred and fifty men
But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over
And when Old Glory raised
Among the men who held it high
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes

CHORUS:
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Ira returned a hero
Celebrated through the land
He was wined and speeched and honored; Everybody shook his hand

But he was just a Pima Indian
No water, no crops, no chance
At home nobody cared what Ira'd done
And when did the Indians dance

CHORUS:
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Then Ira started drinkin' hard;
Jail was often his home
They'd let him raise the flag and lower it
like you'd throw a dog a bone!

He died drunk one mornin'
Alone in the land he fought to save
Two inches of water in a lonely ditch
Was a grave for Ira Hayes

CHORUS:
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes
But his land is just as dry
And his ghost is lyin' thirsty
In the ditch where Ira died

George Harrison

Alfred Hayes

Retitled Michael Bolton Must die when Henley joined him on stage.

How could anyone forget?

--bkl

Believe it or not, I once had a 45 with this song on it - don't know what happened to it.....

david allen coe

by Leonard Cohen. I've heard that it was about Marianne Faithful.

both about Edie Sedgwick.

david allen coe (hubbys album yuck not mine lol )

Dead Milkmen

Jello Biafra

Okay, so she's a fictional person. I still have always loved her.

ABC
About Smokey Robinson

Jello Biafra

but then again so is every song on that disc

n/t

Bela Lugosi Is Dead -- Bauhaus.

I'm profoundly amibvalent about both bands, but those were the first songs that came to mind.

If you do can you please post it on my thread?

Prefab Sprout

and, I guess:
"Jesus Entering From The Rear" The Feederz

both from the early punk days

The first thing I thought of was the 'Stevie Nicks' song. But I didn't know who did it; thanks for letting me know. :-)

Dead Milkmen

They Might Be Giants

remember Matthew Sweet's song "Winona"?


"Winona"

I tried to call you but the line was busy
Were you talking to a friend?
And when I tried again much later
I didn't want to let it ring again

So you can see I've got a problem
Back by popular demand
Sometimes I want to keep it from you
Sometimes I think you'll understand

Could you be my little movie star
Could you be my long lost girl
It's true that I don't really know you
But I'm alone in the world

When I think maybe I need you
I don't care if it's not true
'Cause it isn't so much what I need now
As what I want from you

(CHORUS)
(CHORUS)

I feel alone...
I feel alone...

ALSO They Might Be Giants.

Once again, They Might Be Giants.

:thumbsup:

Belgium's favorite painter...
Dig him up and shake his hand
Appreciate the man...

:D

Thanks Richardo!

That one of Christ entering into Brussels is just a little disturbing. All those mask-like faces....

Ewwww....

Ex art major here, folks. Or couldn't you tell?

Did not find the painting you referred to, but he was pretty "mask-intensive."

I think I remember our art history professor for 19th century saying someone in his family owned a costume shop or something, and that was why he had such a fascination with masks.

by John Lennon, of course.

Boston band from the punk days.

the Minutemen

by Bo Diddley!

Warren Zevon

by "C Company featuring Terry Nelson"

I actually own this pos right wing single, found it in a thrift store about 15 years ago...pretty disgusting, actually

by Falco

by Camper Van Beethoven

hey! Some people think dogs are persons!

Ok then...how about "ZZ Top Rides Into Egypt"

the Doobie Brothers

Great song.

by Alice Cooper
Frye was a classic horror film actor, best known for playing Renfeld in "Dracula"

by Chicago
I was never a big Chicago fan (I did like some of their early songs like "25 or 6 to 4" though) but check out the lyrics to this song! Timely or what?

Harry Truman
Chicago
(R. Lamm)

America needs you
Harry Truman
Harry could you please come home
Things are looking bad
I know you would be mad
To see what kind of men
Prevail upon the land you love

America's wondering
How we got here
Harry all we get is lies
We're gettin' safer cars
Rocket ships to mars
From men who'd sell us out
To get themselves a piece of power

We'd love to hear you speak your mind
In plain and simple ways
Call a spade a spade
Like you did back in the day
You would play piano
Each morning walk a mile
Speak of what was going down
Eith honesty and style

America's calling
Harry Truman
Harry you know what to do
The world is turnin' round and losin' lots of ground
Oh Harry is there something we can do to save the land we love
Oh woah woah woah

America's calling
Harry Truman
Harry you know what to do
The world is turnin' round
And losin' lots of ground
So Harry is there something we can do to save the land we love
Oh
Harry is there something we can do to save the land we love
Harry
Harry is there something we can do to save the land we love

by Mission of Burma! Playing in Portland a week from Sunday!

by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers! Also covered by John Cale...

by Paintbox

Bob Dylan and the Band

from the Basement Tapes

by the Dream Syndicate

Neil Young and Crazy Horse

also by Neil Young and Crazy Horse!

by Bud Shank, also by Wayne Shorter (I admit I had to look this one up, wanted Pocahantas to have a companion!)

by Amy Denio (who was in the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxaphone Quintet and the Tone Dogs, who also did it)

by NOFX

also by the Minutemen (Post-Mersh volume 3)

Dylan again (Shot of Love)

by Nico (Chelsea Girl)...Great album

(Navratilova)....by Phranc

all by my perhaps all-time favorite band, Bongwater

by Blue Oyster Cult
Ode to Tipper Gore, by Warrant

Her name was misspelled to fend off slander charges.

This was written right after Anita Bryant appeared at an anti-gay rally.

The latter was covered by Steve Wynn & Johnette Napolitano, but I appreciate that this would be little recognized.

Phil Ochs

The Washington Squares

CSN

Warren Zevon

Quarters on the eyes
Rejected Sacrifice
Cauterized at best
Failing your litmus test
I know it's dumb to say
But turnabout's fair play
Always knew that you
Were suffering a fool

You go ahead - as good as dead

Okay - I understand
But I don't want to be your friend
I don't need another friend
I've got too many friends
If I was Eddie Vedder
Would you like me any better?
That's it - I quit - I don't give a shit

You go ahead - as good as dead
Coming to a head
You're as good as dead

You are a rock star
You are a rock and roll legend
You are a good rock singer
You can really wupp a camel's ass

Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love

You are a talented girl
You are a rock and roll queen
You sing for the band Hole
You are a rock and roll woman

Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love

You are my sweetheart to the end
You are so sweet as Domino sugar
You are the girl of my dreams
You are so lovable to me in the long run

Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Love




:D Wesley was the man. R.I.P. Wesley!

God save the queen her fascist regime
it made you a moron a potential H bomb !

God save the queen she ain't no human being
there is no future in England's dreaming

Don't be told what you want don't be told what you need
there's no future no future no future for you

God save the queen we mean it man (god save window leen)
we love our queen god saves (god save... human beings)

God save the queen cos tourists are money
and our figurehead is not what she seems
Oh god save history god save your mad parade
Oh lord god have mercy all crimes are paid

When there's no future how can there be sin
we're the flowers in the dustbin
we're the poison in your human machine
we're the future your future

God save the queen we mean it man
there is no future in England's dreaming

No future for you No future for me
No future no future for you

by Nirvana



It's so relieving
To know that you're leaving as soon as you get paid
It's so relaxing
To hear that you're asking wherever you get your way
It's so soothing
To know that you'll sue me, this is starting to sound the same

I miss the comfort in being sad

In her false witness, we hope you're still with us,
To see if they float or drown
Our favorite patient, a display of patience,
Disease-covered Puget Sound
She'll come back as fire, to burn all the liars,
And leave a blanket of ash on the ground

I miss the comfort in being sad

It's so relieving
To know that you're leaving as soon as you get paid
It's so relaxing
To know that you're asking wherever you get your way
It's so soothing
To know that you'll sue me, this is starting to sound the same

I miss the comfort in being sad

Robyn Hitchcock's tribute to crime novelist extraordinaire Raymond Chandler

It's a Raymond Chandler Evening
And the pavements are all wet
And I'm lurking in the shadows
'Cause it hasn't happened yet


Or, in FinnFan's absence, there's the Split Enz song "Hello Sandy Allen" about the band meeting the world's tallest woman...

Towering over our heads in more ways than one
The hand that shook my hand was awesome
It still amazes me

Hope you're happy - Sandy Allen
Hope your garden is blooming

Simon's ode to the R&B singer who died while playing Russian Roulette backstage in Houston on Christmas Eve 1954. A few months later, Ace's "Pledging My Love" became one of the top-selling R&B hits of 1955.

His ode not only to Duke Ellington, but also to Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Glenn Miller.

Stompin Tom Connors

Marshall Crenshaw from mid 80s

actually written by Ben Vaughn, but Marshall's version is definitive

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Great rockin' tune. "I've had a thing about Shirley MacLaine since I was so high..."