On a whim I went searching for video footage of Peter Blegvad performing anything from his 1983, Andy Partridge-produced album, The Naked Shakespeare. I’ve always loved this album. Colin Moulding contributes bass to a few songs. Terry Chambers may appear as well. I need to dig it out and digitize it.
Anyhow…to my surprise, I found a clip of Blegvad lip-syncing “Karen” on Top of the Pops, or some English show like that. The video is mildly not safe for work owing to the appearance of a tastefully naked butt.
Anyhow…rather that attempt to strike up an in-depth conversation over the works of Blegvad, I thought I’d do my part by simply exposing him to some of you and then launching a Last Man Standing on Name Songs. There’s one catch: We must list them in alphabetical order, beginning with my entry, “Karen,” a name that begins with the letter K.
It shouldn’t be hard to list a name song beginning with an L, M, N, O, or P, but we’ll see how far we get toward the end of alphabet. We will exclude the letter X from play. How many name songs are written to Xavier? (NOTE: If we can get through Z one time, we can consider eliminating that letter from play in the second round.) If we get all the way through to J, we will start over at K.
Got that? Let the first name song, beginning with L, appear in the Comments!
UPDATE: Comments are set to close sometime tomorrow (1/20/14). Consider the conclusion to this Last Man Standing a race against the clock!
Lucille, Little Richard
Mary, Mary — The Monkees
“Nadine,” Chuck Berry
“Ophelia”, the Band
The Divine Comedy – Our Mutual Friend
Oops – “Power Lines” by Telekinesis.
Gotta be a name, MrHuman, such as “Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly.
I am an idiot and I apologize.
to err is Human
Shoot, we’re up to Q names. This is another letter that may be out of play following this round. We’ll see. For now, “The Mighty Quinn” moves us onto what should be an easy R name!
Roxanne Roxanne – UTFO
“Sussudio” — Phil Collins
Timothy Leary’s Dead – The Moody Blues.
Under the Milky Way: – The Church
Unless you mean there’s a woman named Under, I don’t think that answer works.
But, “Tales of Brave Ulysses” does. Just ask the tiny purple fishes.
Veronica – Elvis Costello
Matthew Sweet – “Winona”
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips
“Ziggy Stardust”
Bam!
Sweet! There’s probably at least one other Z name. I hadn’t thought of that obvious one.
Onto an A name…
“Amy,” by Poco, or whatever Southern Lite Rock band that was.
X?
The original rules stated that X was out of play. If you’ve got a song with a name that begins with X, by all means show off and play it! Thanks.
Madam X by Smokey Robinson?
Oh whoops!
B.
Bertha – Grateful Dead
Greatful. I’m making a mess of this page.
“Caroline” – Link Wray & The Wraymen
David Watts – The Kinks.
Eleanor Rigby
“Frank’s Wild Years” – Tom Waits
Gabrielle – The Nips
I think you spelled it right the first time.
I’m Henry the 8th -Herman’s Hermits
I was seriously making hash last night, don’t know what was up with me. In the “this is your rock town hall” thread, I spelled “Prince” as “Price.” Ugh.
Iris’ Song For Us – Vashti Bunyan
Jolene – Dolly Parton
(searches iTunes Library….)
Xerxes’; HWV 40 – George Frideric Handel
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? – REM
Laura, Scissor Sisters
Martha My Dear
Roy Wood – Nancy Sing Me A Song
Oliver’s Army – Costello
Johnny Hit and Run Pauline – X
“Little Queenie,” by Chuck Berry. We’ll see if any more Q names are available.
“Quincy Punk Episode” – Spoon
If we go around the horn again I think we should drop the letter Q because this one hurt my brain.
Ricky’s Theme – Beastie Boys
We must have posted almost simultaneously. Let’s hold onto this one and use it in the third round. I’m pretty sure we’re going to make it that far.
“Sarah Smile,” by Hall & Oates, Mrs. Andyr’s favorite band.
Sorry to bogart the next letter, but in honor of Mr. Everly, I wanted to make sure “S” was properly memorialized:
Wake Up Little Susie
“Tony’s Theme” – Pixies
Can we use the same name twice (different song)? If so, U could be re-represented by “Ullyses,” this time by Dead Can Dance.
Or would you consider Uncle Albert?
Although he appreciates the thought, Phil is PISSED that you bogarted the next letter. Just look at his face! 🙂
I think we should avoid repeating proper names in different songs, but I will accept titles, which will give us at least another round or two for the letter Q. “Uncle Albert” is Albert’s name, as far as his nephews and nieces are concerned.
Victoria – The Kinks
Sticking with the Kinks, “Do You Remember Walter.”
Remember, X is most likely out of play. After Y, I think we can find another Z name song.
Yuri-G – PJ Harvey
Tommy Guerrero – “Zapata’s Boots”
Bam! Z again!
You may be our Most Valuable Player to this point! Onto the letter A!
Amos Moses – Jerry Reed
Bruce Springsteen’s Zero & Blind Terry
Let’s save this for the next time through the rotation!We need another B song, which shouldn’t be hard to find.
Nevermind, it’s Blind Terry who is satisfying the needed B. Onto a C name song!
“Caroline No,” The Beach Boys.
Do I hear a D name song?
“Daniel and the Sacred Harp”, by the Band.
Evangaline – Matthew Sweet (again)
No, that was timing. I intended that for Z
OK, if need be we’ll allow it the be used the next time Z comes up.
Freddie’s Dead – Curtis Mayfield
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – The Adverts
Can I take H & I with one entry?
Captain Beefheart – Harry Irene
Done! We’re onto J.
Jack and Diane, for the J alone.
We await a new K entry.
Jack on Fire – Gun Club
Well if it’s going to be that kind of party.,…
Katy Too – Johnny Cash
Lisa Says – VU
Monica -The Kinks, who have more name songs than I would have thought.
(Free) Nelson Mandela – the Special AKA
Protest! If they don’t give me no consolation, I’m gonna take it to the United Nations.
Anyone know someone with the first name Uncle or Zapata?? Those can’t count!
Does Odessa by Caribou count? I’ve heard Odessa used as a first name.
Pierre – Carole King (& Sendak)
Please cite where you heard a person with this name. More importantly, is it used as a name in this song? If not, no dice.
Pending a decision on the previous entry…
One person who I know, and looking on IMDB, actresses named Odessa Rae, Odessa Sykes, and Odessa Munroe.
It isn’t used as a name in the song, but it isn’t used as anything in the song – and Quincy Punk Episode by Spoon was accepted and the word Quincy doesn’t appear in that song (an analogous situation because I always assumed that the song was referring to Quincy, MA, or some other town called Quincy).
But it doesn’t matter – “Oliver Boy” by Flogging Molly.
Your explanation is cool, thanks! Let’s pick up with whatever follows P!
We may proceed to Q.
“San Quentin” – Johnny Cash
I will humbly accept the 5 yard false start penalty on Quincy Punk Episode and move on….
According to Wikipedia, Saint Quentin is the patron saint of bombardiers, chaplains, locksmiths, porters, tailors, and surgeons and his name is invoked against coughs, sneezes, and dropsy.
Desert Shore (feat. Mark Kozolek) – “Randy Quaid”
for the R, but gimme an honorable mention for the Q
Susie…ooh, better save this one for the next time around! How about “My Sharona”? Onto T!
“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”, Dylan
aloha
LD
“Mi[uzi] Weighs A Ton” – Public Enemy
“Valerie” The Monkees
Huh??? Is a bracketed reference to a rifle following two letters the beginning of a person’s name?
“Miuzi” is a stylized rendition of “My Uzi”. Uzi is a name. The gun was named after its inventor.
Cool.
The Wanda, Err…. – Dion
“Xavier Says” – The Magnetic Fields
Ok… Wanda and Duane, Dave Alvin
Ballad of John and Yoko
Using “Zero & Blind Terry” for Z moves us to “A”.
“Andy Warhol” by Bowie
Barbara – Fountains of Wayne
Cisco Kid
Danny Says – Ramones
Eloise – Sam & Dave, I believe.
“Felicity” – Orange Juice
Also Barry Ryan.
“Georgianna” — The Princetons
Local hit in Chicago in 1966
Hazel by Bob Dylan
“Mighty Idy” –DMZ
“Jeane”, the Smiths.
“Karen with a C” — Buff Medways (Billy Childish)
“Sweet Larraine” — Country Joe and the Fish
“My Name is Mud” – Primus
Not far from 100 comments. Could it go to 200?
“Nancy Whiskey” – Shane Macgowan and the Popes
The Stone Poneys (featuring Linda Ronstadt) – “Orion”
(She is singing to the constellation, I believe, but it is the name of the constellation, so I think it’s a name song.)
Preston Jackson’s Tambourine Band and Travelling Good-Time Medicine Show — Mike Nesmith
Let’s keep it to personal names, not place ones. Most likely Orion is some god, so we should be fine.
Susie Q!
Rufus Wainwright – Rashida
Mogwai – “Stanley Kubrick”
Replacements – Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
“Umi Says” – Mos Def
Valerie Loves Me – Material Issue
“William, It Was Really Nothing” – The Smiths
You’re turn, X.
Going out on a limb here:
Mr. X – Ultravox
The song is clearly about a particular person, albeit with a mysterious identify. I’m hoping he counts as Our Mr. X.
Marc Ribot – “Yezriel”
Ralph McTell – Zimmerman Blues
Um…
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Deodato
Ah, cross posted!
Ok…
A.
Annie Waits – Ben Folds
Bertha Butt Boogie – Jimmie Castor Bunch
Carlotta Lives Inside My Mind, Anymore – Love
I Am Doctor Who I Am – Julian Cope
Lady Evelyn (Whisper) – Bee Gees
Whoops — that should be (Whispering). B-side to “Craise Fenton Kirk”
Mos def!
So we’re on G? How about “Georgie Girl”!
“Harry Patch (In Memory Of)” by Radiohead.
“Flight of Icarus” Iron Maiden
“Jumping Jack Flash” Stones
Ks up
aloha
LD
Sonic Youth – “Karen Koltrane”
“Lucifer” — The Bob Seger System
It is Orion the hunter from Greek mythology, so we are good. (I don’t think of a constellation as a “place” because the stars aren’t really grouped together in space, they only look that way from Earth.)
“Maureen” – Fountains of Wayne. (Also my wife’s name.)
“Nathan Jones” — The Supremes
Orpheus – David Sylvian
“Tall Paul” — Annette Funicello
A bit of a stretch, but it’s also a first name:
“San Quentin” – Johnny Cash
Final Fantasy – This is the Dream of Win & Regine
“Sandy” — Ronnie and the Daytonas
What’s With Terry – The Undertones
“Ursula Finally Has Tits” — The Queers
Have we done “Valleri” by The Monkees?
That was used long ago, yes. I’m sure we’ll find another V song.
That was already used. We’ll allow a skip of Q this time, but not the next time through. Consider this STRIKE 1.
The letter X is already out of play. It’s only a bonus when someone scores an X name.
We’ll see if we can get through this round’s need for a Z name, otherwise, we’ll take a pass on Z and consider it STRIKE 2. I’m pretty sure I’ve got a Z name song, if we’re stuck.
Here’s a new V entry: “Who Shot Liberty Valance.”
Onto W!
“Wendy Time” — The Cure
“Yankee Doodle” – Bo Diddley
“Zindy Lou” – The Chimes
Arthur by The Kinks
Barbara Ann
Charlie Cake Park – The Mekons
Denis – Blondie
“Evil Edna” — The Bob Seger System
Faith – George Michael. If I think of it as a girl’s name, it becomes a better song somehow.
Fernando – ABBA
“Auntie Grizelda” — The Monkees
Heidi’s Head – Kleenex
“Sexy Ida” — Ike and Tina Turner
We had Idy before. Ida is a different
It’s going to be tough to find an available I name! I’m stuck at the moment.
On the other hand, J is a cakewalk.
“Days of Jack and Jill” – Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
“Kelly” — Del Shannon
“Lester Sands (Drop in the Ocean)” – Buzzcocks
OH NO, SUBURBAN KID JUMPED THE GUN BEFORE WE IDENTIFIED AN I SONG! THAT’S ALMOST STRIKE 2! I will quickly fill in the gap with an obvious I name song that we have not used: “Poison Ivy.”Did not!
(look up)
Shoot, H. Munster’s entry must have been posted a second before I hit send. So sorry! No strike 2. No foul tip. Not even a check swing. I’m sending myself to the penalty box for 2 minutes. We can use Poison Ivy next time around. Thanks!
Correct, totally different name! Sorry I didn’t see this entry initially. Thanks.
“Mean Mr. Mustard” Beatles
aloha
LD
“Neal and Jack and Me” — King Crimson!
O’Brian Rides Out – Pure Prairie League
Dear Prudence
Quincy, Let the Dog Out – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
I belive that “Quiche Lorraine” by the B-52’s counts for Q…, as it appears to be a proper name.
“But at the end of my thirty foot leash
Is my little friend Quiche”
Little Ramona – BR5-49
Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down – Maddox Brothers and Rose
Trixie Kicks – Shadows of Knight
“Uba’s House of Fashions” — Stan Ridgway
Damn! Every time I tune in I get a difficult letter. It’s like getting the Old Maid every time.
Ummmm…..”Uma” – OOIOO, which is an offshoot of The Boredoms. Trust me.
Curse you Trig! Okay, I’ll go with Bjork – “Venus As A Boy”, and next time U comes up we can skip.
Camera Obscura – “William’s Heart”
Humble Xerxes – Harold Budd
Hey, that was on my car stereo the other day!
Mellow Yellow, which is what they call him, for the Y!
Zelda – Pete Townshend
“Athena” – Pete Townshend
aloha
LD
I’m Sorry (but so is Brenda Lee) – Ben Vaughn
Cindy C – Prince
Don’t F*ck With the Dread Dormammu – David Lee Roth
E.R.N.I.E. – Madness
“Frank and Jesse James” – WZevon
aloha
LD
“Gloria” U2
aloha
LD
Howard Johnson’s Got His Hojo Working – NRBQ
“Hambone” — Bill Haley and the Comets
Your post wasn’t visible when I posted, cherguevarra. Let’s count Howard Johnson for J.
So where does that leave us? I?
“Ivan Meets G.I. Joe” – the Clash
Pity if the J is already taken
aloha
LD
“Kim” Eminem
“Linda” Jan & Dean
“My Michelle” G&R
“Little St. Nick” Beach Boys
“Baba O’Riley” the Who
“Peter Pumpkinhead” – XTC
“Little Queenie” Chuck
“Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” Zevon
All Hail the Mighty Powers of Rolling Rock. I swear upon all that is Town Hall Holy that once I got “Kim” the rest flowed in less than a minute.
And I’m spent. “S”
aloha
LD
Now, Rolling Rocks swimming about, I await in anticipatory shame of how many repeats are there
aloha
LD
Without checking, I think Little Queenie is the only (possible) repeat, and Q is optional anyway, so well done.
Shadrach – Beastie Boys
Dude…
“Talulah” – The Go Betweens
Ursula In the Waiting Room – Martin Newell
“Van Occupanther,” Midlake.
“Will You Willyum” – Janis Martin
“Yvonne” — Marshall Crenshaw
Ana Ng – They Might Be Giants
(Unless we aren’t skipping z.)
I’ll slot in the Z song I was holding: “The Mask of Zorro” (the tv theme song). Maybe that will be the end of our Z names. What names are even left, Zwol?
For the letter B, how about a song I can’t stand: “Billie Jean,” by Michael Jackson.
Carrie Ann – the Hollies
“Denise” — Randy and the Rainbows
David Mead – Elodie
“Faron Young” by Prefab Sprout.
“Geraldine and John” — Joe Jackson
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll – Bob Dylan
Irma by Peter Blegvad from…The Naked Shakespeare.
BONUS POINTS for that one!
“Joey,” Bob Dylan.
Karen Carpenter’s Corpse – The Meatmen
“Lydia” – Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers
“Maggie’s Farm”
Young Ned of the Hill – the Pogues
Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow – Beach Boys
“Oz is Ever Floating” — Oysterhead
Pee-Wee’s Dance – Joeski Love
Flying Lotus – “Roberta Flack”
“Telegram Sam” – T Rex
“Teclo” — PJ Harvey
“Dance, Ulrich, Dance (ya ya)” – Ian Dury
Venus – Bananarama
I feel terrible for saying this, but “Wendy Clear” by Blink-182 (don’t judge me, I have a friend who likes them).
“X-Offender” – Blondie
Okay, I’m scraping bottom on these tough letters.
“Yasmin, Te Quiero” – Ry Cooder
“Zebediah” – Luke Slater
“We’re Tired Of Waiting for You, Albert” – Monkees (well, the Dolenz/Jones variant)
“By-Tor & the Snow Dog” – Rush
“Calliope, Sweet Calliope” – The Equals
“Babylon Down, Dread Michael” – Black Uhuru
Evangeline – Cocteau Twins
(Unless I’m not allowed to use the same name twice – if so, sorry.)
I should clarify – I mean if someone’s already used the name.
“Fred Bear” Ted Nugent
aloha
LD
Jiving Sister Fanny – Stones
Tindersticks – “Kathleen”
“Little Latin Lupe Lu” – The Righteous Brothers
Mary Ann – Marshall Crenshaw
Making Plans for Nigel – XTC
“Otto” — The Replacements
Peter Piper – Run DMC
“Help Me Rhonda” — The Beachboys
“No Xmas for John Quays” – The Fall
“Sally Mae” -John Lee Hooker
“Tom Joad” – Woody Guthrie
No idea why I thought Q came after R, but I’m patting myself on the back just the same.
“Underpants” – Green Day
Used as a name in this song, HVB?
stepping in for LMKR on this endorsement: “Vanessa From Queens” – Stephen Malkmus
Time to retrench. Post 201 was Fred Bear and post 202 was Jiving Sister Fanny. I think these were cross posts but then post 203 was Kathleen ,keying, I guess, off of Jiving. So we missed G, H, & I.
But let me be part of the solution and not just part of the problem.
G = Jean Genie by David Bowie
H = Helen Of Troy by John Cale
I = THe Ballad Of Ira Hayes by Peter LaFarge (or Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan)
That’s some pretty conscientious posting, al.
If I may go back to what I think should be the next one, w:
Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis
Whoops — “Underpants” is not a name, is it? Coffee!
Yes, grab the nearest cup of joe! That makes STRIKE 2. We’re doing a fantastic job. Let’s see if we can keep it going. Mad props to Townsman Al for working behind the scenes to correct the lineup card!
I’m still considering X out of play. Anything else we get is icing on the cake. For Y, I thought of the jazz artist Yusef Lateef, who in the great tradition of jazz artists, named a song after himeself: “Yusef’s Mood”!
Onto Z, if possible…
Why strike two? When did I have a strike one?
“Xena, Queen” – Kiss (from Gene’s sci-fi rock opera “The Elder”)
“Yazstremski” – Peter Holsapple
No replacement for mislaid underpants?
Uncle John’s Band – G Dead
(if necessary and/or allowed)
“We” not “I,” HVB. This is a collective effort. We had a strike earlier in the game. Don’t sweat it, man.
DOUBLE-BONUS POINTS for the reference to The Elder!!!
“Also Sprach Zarathustra” — various versions (2001 Space Odyssey theme)We’d already burned an Uncle name, despite chickenfrank’s protest at its admission. Only one use of each name should be allowed. I think MrHuman asked about this rule as well. Thanks.
Used on answer #96.
“Zanz Can’t Dance” — John Fogerty
About a pickpocket pig named Zanz who is supposed to represent Saul Zaentz, owner of Fantasy Records. Zaentz sued Fogerty and the track had to be renamed “Vanz Can’t Dance.”
EXCELLENT!!!
“Achilles’ Last Stand” — Led Zeppelin
“Buddy Holly” – Weezer
It appears I’m slipping. Time to redouble my efforts then.
The Postal Service – Clark Gable
Domino – Roy Orbison
“Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts” – Bee Gees
Whoops, missed the Cs already in deployment. Here’s an “E”:
“Ekaterina” – Gorky Park
Forget about “Dorky Park”? Here they are, rockin’ in all their glasnost/perestroika-era glory!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrSKG3TS0uE
“Flavius, Emperor” – Marillion
The Herbaliser – “Ginger Jumps the Fence”
“Ivor the Engine Driver” – The Who
Skipped h, so “Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry” by Nick Cave, and for j, “John Wayne Gacy, Jr” by Sufjan Stevens.
One more slip like that and I’ll remove myself from the game.
“I Wish I Coud Shimmy Like My Sister Kate ” – The Beatles
“Lenny” from SRV
aloha
LD
“Molly’s Lips” – The Vaselines
“Natasha” – Love and Rockets
“Otis” – The Durutti Column
Polythene Pam by The Beatles
“Richard III” by Supergrass.
Tom Sawyer – Rush
“Tammy” — Debbie Reynolds
“Utah Carol” – Marty Robbins
“Vladimir Goes to Havana” — The Stranglers
Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns – ‘Little Chickee Wah Wah’
(“Tell me Chickee Wah Wah what you’re gonna do…”)
“For Yasgur’s Farm” — Mountain
“Zeus,” British Sea Power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1TZK8nYIHQ
Onto A!
“Abraham Martin and John” — Dion
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
“Cynthia” — Blue Rodeo
Beautiful Delilah – Chuck Berry
“See Emily Play” — Pink Floyd
“Frankie and Johnny” – Gene Vincent
Ry Cooder – “Goose and Lucky”
“Dirty Harry” – Fred Wesley & the J.B.s
“Isobel” — Björk
“Jamie” — Marvin Gaye
“Stewed and Keefed” – Rollong Stones
“Little Latin Lupe Lu” – Mitch Ryder
Good Golly Miss Molly
(I can’t stop)
How ’bout “Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey”?
The Minks – “Ophelia”
The Band’s song by that name was already played. Do we have a novel O name?
Small Faces – Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
Otterley – Cocteau Twins (apparently it is a surname)
“Omegaman” — The Police
If that is not deemed a valid name, I’ve got a back-up!
“Pocahontas” — Neil Young
Whoa! Hold on here! What about “Caroline” by Link Wray and your own “Caroline No”? How about Nancy Sing Me a Song/Nancy Whiskey, Karen Koltrane/Karen With A C, Harry Irene/Harry Patch (In Memory of)/Dirty Harry, Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues/Tom Sawyer/Tom Joad, Ursula Finally Has Tits/Ursula in the Waiting Room, Days of Jack and Jill/Jack and Diane/Jumping Jack Flash, William It Was Really Nothing/William’s Heart, Frank’s Wild Years/Frank and Jesse James…. I’ll stop there.
Strike Three.
“Roxanne’s Revenge” – Roxanne Shante
“Suzanne” — Leonard Cohen
STRIKE 3, indeed! And 2 minutes in the penalty box for me. Sorry about those oversights…well, a little sorry. I’m more sorry for coming down with the hammer in some instances and not others. I’ve got to fire a staff member or two.
Ready Teddy
LAST MAN BOTHERING
“Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)” — Jorge Ben
http://vimeo.com/43315319
Don McLean – Vincent
And can I put in Tutti Frutti (Womp-bomp-a-lula-a-womp-bam-boom) for W if that last entry for U stands? 🙂
Well, Umbabarauma really is the character’s name!
“Whomp” is not part of the character’s name, is it? We’ll get a real W.
“Mr. Wilson,’ by John Cale.
Can we get an X, Y, or Z???
“Terminator X Speaks with His Hands” – Public Enemy
“Yahweh,” U2.
Zebulon by Rufus Wainwright
The Temptation of St. Anthony by Alkaline Trio
Me and Bobby McGee
“Charlotte Anne” — Julian Cope
Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
“Erica Kane” — Urge Overkill
Darn it, Trig! I’ve been waiting a couple of rounds to play “Erica America” from St. Etienne!
“Fables of Faubus” – Charles Mingus
I’ll burn 2 G names: “Graham Greene” – John Cale.
And we’ll make it a Cale exacta with Hedda Gabler.
I’m tempted to say we reverse the order with your reverse twofer entry!
Poison Ivy – The Coasters
My bad! 🙂
“Jeannie Needs a Shooter” — Warren Zevon
+
“Janey Needs a Shooter” — Bruce Springsteen
“Kiara” – Bonobo
“Hats Off to Larry” – Del Shannon
Mona – NRBQ
Undertones – “There Goes Norman”
“Alley OooP” — The Hollywood Argyles
Polly – Nirvana
Mountain – “Mississippi Queen”
Muddy Waters – “The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock and Roll”
LAST MAN STANDING
“Susan” — The Buckinghams
“Tara” – Roxy Music
“Pere Ubu’s Dance Party” – Pere Ubu
“Viola Lee Blues” – Grateful Dead
Wendy – Beach Boys
Xanadu – Olivia Newton-John
“Yvonne’s the One” — Paul McCartney / 10cc
(oops, I see #169 took this name)
Lenny Kravitz – Flowers for Zoe
“Evil Hearted Ada” — The Flamin’ Groovies
“Bertie” – Kate Bush
Candy Says – VU
C’mon pick up the pace, yo!
LMS LMS!!!!
Amazing that stayed on the board so long!
One of my favorite D-name songs, “Deborah,” by Dave Edmunds!
Gimme an E!
Does “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” count? If it does we’ve got E and F.
Definitely counts as a double-shot! Bonus points, too, for possibly being spurred on by the sight of Dave Edmunds’ name.
Onto G!
“Lady Godiva” — Peter and Gordon
“Henry Lee” – Betty James
“Story of Isaac” — Leonard Cohen
“Get Up Jake,” an outtake (since released) from the s/t album by The Band.
“Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb” — Ed Byrnes and Connie Stevens
“Dizzy Miss Lizzy” – Larry Williams
“Matthew and Son” — Cat Stevens
I know, right?
“Darling Nikki” – Prince
I have to play cop again. In 301 Trigmogigmo corrected himself on a duplicate play and then 302 skipped to Z and merrily we rolled.
So, insert in the proper spot “Yaphet” by Miles Davis.
I know it will creep out LMKR to mention him, but the internet machine says:
“Something About Olivia” — John Mayer
“Pablo Picasso” – Modern Lovers
“Running Bear” — Johnny Preston
“Stephanie Says” – VU
“Harry Truman” — Chicago
Nope, can’t come up with a U song.
Arlo Guthrie – Utah Carroll
Whoops! Just saw that was already used albeit not Gurthrie’s version.
I don’t suppose we can count Arlo’s Ukelele Lady?
If that’s what she’s known by, I don’t see why not.
Wait a minute, I have a solid entry – Roy Wood’s Wizzard – Dream Of Unwin.
Mrs Vandebilt – Paul McCartney & Wings
“Song to Woody” – Bob Dylan
“The Rebel Johnny Yuma” – Johnny Cash
“To Zion” – Lauryn Hill
The Replacements – Alex Chilton
Oh Donna – Richie Valens
“Eisenhower Blues” — Elvis Costello
“Freckles” – harry nilsson
(1st lines are “freckles was his name – he always used to take the blame.)
“From Hank to Hendrix” NYoung
aloha
LD
Coincidentally, I just learned that today is the 20th anniversary of Harry’s passing.
Thank the Cocteau Twins for yet another one:
Io
“Jessica” — The Allman Brothers
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” — The Beatles
“Lyla” Oasis
aloha
LD
“Mandy” — Barry Manilow
At this time I must point out that America’s “Horse With No Name” will NOT satisfy a song with an N name.
But Abba’s “Nina, Pretty Ballerina” does.
It’s Annie Oakley, by the Miniature Tigers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ak0cF0vu2E
Your move!
The Rolling Stones – Now I’ve Got a Witness (Like Uncle Phil and Uncle Jean)
“Mrs. Robinson” — Simon and Garfunkel
“Selina Through the Windshield” – Len Bright Combo
How did that one go unused for so long? What other biggies have we missed?
Thumbelina Farewell – Ron Sexsmith
“Ed’s Uncle Elwyn” — Barenaked Ladies
Congratulations! With your entry you have pushed us past the previous record for thread with the most comments ever. You were #424. My congratulatory note is #425.
Vanessa Does Favours – Buff Medways
“Baby Weemus” — Nino Tempo and April Stevens
Diane Young – Vampire Weekend
“Zimmerman Blues” by Ralph McTell
I gave that one in #95. We need another Z.
Maybe… I wanna drive the Zamboni by the Gear Daddies. They’re singing of the machine, of course, which is named for its inventor. So, await judgment…
Also, if accepted I also will enter:
Alice’s House – Psychedelic Furs
“Bad Bad Leroy Brown”?
aloha
LD
“Corrina Corrina” — Ray Peterson
Darlene – Ben Vaughn
Evangeline – Los Lobos
“Fred Sanford” – MC Shy D
“Wendall Gee” R.E.M.
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LD
The Records – Heather & Hell
Split Enz – Iris
“Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive” by…
Men. At. Work.
sorry ’bout that one
aloha
LD
Here is the song “Kevin’s” by Sharon Van Etten:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E_AiDcDV7Y
“Bebe Le Strange” Heart
aloha
LD
“Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
There is a famous song by the Kinks that is an L song that we have not used yet!
Nancy (let your hair down for me) – Prefab Sprout (one of his most treacley songs).
We should figure out some kind of end game to this, involving really famous songs we’ve missed.
Perhaps it should end on the next L, given that colossal omission.
UPDATEIf I did it right, I have set the comments to close sometime tomorrow (1/20/14). Consider the conclusion to this Last Man Standing a race against the clock!
“Olds Mo William” – Paul Peek
Pamela, by Toto.
I’ve been holding onto a new wave R song, but instead, I’m going to say:
Ruby Tuesday.
Sneaking Sally Through The Alley – Robert Palmer
“Memo From Turner” Mick, Stones, whatever
aloha
LD
“Art of Uff” – Uffie
Another song called Ullyses, this one by Franz Ferdinand.
Oh, double post!
Vera – Pink Floyd
Walter’s Theme – REM
The hut of Baba Yaga – ELP
Zebulon – Rufus Wainwright
Let’s get this thing around to L again!
Choose your “Annie” song:
Avenging Annie by Andy Pratt
or
Annie get your gun by Squeeze
Billy Don’t Be A Hero
Charlie Brown – The Coasters
Oh Dana – Big Star!
Eli’s Coming
Here’s “So Long Frank Lloyd Wright” by Simon and Garfunkel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0RrF6KsI8
“George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People” – The Legendary K.O.
“Hawkins Rag” – Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
“Goodnight Irene” – The Weavers
“Jezebel” – Gene Vincent
And here’s another Simon and Garfunkel song, “Kathy’s Song.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q60YKfPKdjQ
And for L, it’s LOLA! L.O.L.A. LOLA!
Nice one CG, congrats and well played!
M, anyone? Ha ha!
Minnie the Moocher
You bastard!
I like how we have Roxanne Roxanne and Roxanne’s Revenge, but not the Police song. Another song we’re missing is Layla! Cecilia by S&G, Bennie & the Jets, Bette Davis Eyes, Guinnevere by CSN, Rocky Racoon, Lovely Rita, Sexy Sadie, Hey Jude, Lucy in the Sky… and Julia also, Come on Eileen, Jeremy by Pearl Jam, Judy is a Punk, Angie by the Stones, Daniel and Levon by Elton John, A Boy Named Sue, Allison by Costello, Major Tom, Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz, Tom’s Diner, Sweet Caroline, Janie’s got a gun, Hey Joe, Whole Lotta Rosie…
And probably more, we’re just warming up!
You’re going to have to change your handle to Bogart! 🙂
Norman 3 – Teenage Fanclub
Sorry! I thought this thread was ending, only reason I did that.
Ok – another Prefab Sprout song – Michael
Nathan Le Franeer – Joni Mitchell
Hey, if it’s still on, it’s still on…
No problem! I’m teasing. I honestly don’t care if this thread goes on forever, but I tried to set it so that comments would eventually close. I can simply close them manually, but the “race against the clock” aspect seems worth keeping in play. Play on. If the comments don’t close in a day or so, I’ll close them manually. Moving forward, I might set all Last Man Standings to end after 2 weeks, just so we can better gauge what we’re really made of. Thanks.