[Music] People's names which instantly trigger a song in your head

[Icy Gull]

“You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant, ‘cepting Alice” is what comes into my head when I meet an Alice

https://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM

 

[Pevenseagull]

From a slightly different angle every time I heard someone mentioned Claude Makelele's name my interior monologue went 'Hey Makelele!' to the tune of 'The Macarena '

And everytime Yves Bissouma is mentioned inside my head it is to the tune of 'My Sharona'. by the knack

 

[studio150]

https://youtu.be/t5XLDIvwqUQ


https://youtu.be/NumChJYENJk

I deal with a lot of names in my work, so I do see quite a few pop up that make me think of songs, many of which have been mentioned) but the two above also jump to my mind.

For Bernadette I always think of this instead

 

[Gwylan]

It's not one that strikes me but in the late 60s I had to put up with people singing Maxwell's Silver Hammer at me. Thankfully, that hasn't happened for about 50 years

 

[studio150]

EVERY SINGLE TIME! I'll be amazed if anyone doesn't do the same!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNEb2k_EmMg

No, always think of

 

[Blazing Apostle]

Alison....Elvis Costello.....sigh

 

[Normal Rob]

oddly, I cannot see this chap...



without the chorus from this running through my head...

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Whenever I am introduced to someone called Gordon, I can't help instantly thinking that they are a moron.

Sting

 

[Icy Gull]

Sting

Not sure he’s a moron but he is a smug self satisfied ****

 

[Weststander]

 

[Baldseagull]

Unfortunately, Valerie makes me think of this. Very much NSFW audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTDCqwCUYo

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

It’s just worked in practice for me with the final Arsenal sub

 

[Eric Potts]

For the benefit of our younger viewers , Rigobert Song used to play for Liverpool and West Ham around 20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAta8CIF_4Y

 

[Acker79]

When commentators mention Xherdan Shaqiri this song always pops into my head:

https://youtu.be/DUT5rEU6pqM

 

[Seagull]

Anna Friel triggers Madonna Ray of Light ... "Anna Friel like I just got home"

 

[R. Slicker]

Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel, too

 

[Cotton Socks]

Caroline!
9.04 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMbskUhqiFk

 

[wallyback]

Caroline no?

 

[Wellesley]

I've got a friend called Eleanor Rigby and whenever I meet her, I can't help thinking of the theme tune to Rising Damp.

 

[Algernon]

35 ish years ago Maxine lived in Woodingdean.