17. Jolene - Dolly Parton Waaaaaay back when we looked at Chely Wright's song "Jezebel" (#39) I mentioned that another co...

18. Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel Probably one of the most upbeat songs about being dumped. The unique rhythm, which was supposedly a...

19. Rosanna - Toto Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro was dating a girl by the name of Rosanna. Supposedly she often visited the recording...

20. Donna - Richie Valens So the question always seems to come up when playing Trivial Pursuit…who are the three performers killed in a...

21. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett There is nothing deep about “Mustang Sally.” She’s got to slow her mustang down, simple as that. Whe...

22. Proud Mary - Credence Clearwater Revival Another song with a girls’ name in the title that isn’t about a girl. Proud Mary is a riv...

Sorry for the delay in continuing this series of posts. Remember I said I was having some computer issues, still am to some degree, but it...

23. Veronica - Elvis Costello Elvis Costello | MTV Music Elvis Costello is a great songwriter. His lyrics can create such great images, an...

24. Lola - The Kinks Ok…um…so…uh…alright, if you don’t know by now that Lola is a man then you don’t know much about music. A controver...

25. Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys Now I’m no great musical expert, but The Beach Boys’s version of this simple little song seems to cons...

26. Lucille - Little Richard If you can’t enjoy a Little Richard tune, well you may just be a zombie raised from the dead by an evil sc...

27. Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys Recent country artists like Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Swift made a habit of crossing o...

28. Runaround Sue - Dion Most songs that feature a girls’ name in the title have to do with the singer’s deep feelings for said female....

30. Valerie - Steve Winwood Steve Winwood is a great artist, a white British dude who mixes elements of the blues into his music. Howev...

31. Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers This first hit for the Everly Brothers is a classic 50’s tune about a young couple who f...

31. Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac…more people have been in that band than bought the last Vanilla Ice album. Every lineup has ...

32. A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash Well here’s a song with a girl’s name in the title that’s not about a girl. “A Boy Named Sue” was written ...

33. Oh Sherrie – Steve Perry When Steve Perry took a break from Journey, his first single as a solo artist was this grandiose ode to a girl ...

34. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass I told you Brandy would be making an appearance. This song about sailor who cannot draw...

35. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke This is a catchy song, but you’ve got to admit it’s a little strange. It’s got this baroque sound ...