Songs featuring REAL names in their titles

[AnotherArch]

God save the Queen. One or two real people? Discuss.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Julian Cope is dead, Bill Drumond
Bill Drumond is dead, Julian Cope

 

[Pevenseagull]

George Hamilton's dead, The Golden Dawn

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[Igzilla]

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (taken from a gravestone, I believe)
The Diary of Horace Wimp - ELO

 

[Nitram]

Rasputin - Boney M
Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel

 

[Worried Man Blues]

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Bob Dylan

 

[Frutos]

- James Dean (Eagles)
- Johnny Cash Junkie (Brooks & Dunn)
- Tim McGraw (Taylor Swift)

 

[pasty]

Oh Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners

Saw Geno Washington many moons ago at Croydon town hall on a Saturday night after a "home" match at Gillingham. Probably my favourite "small & intimate" gig ever.

 

[Eric Potts]

James - Just Like Fred Astaire

Some on here may recognise locations in the following video.

 

[Del Fenner]

Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie

"As through this world you travel, you'll meet some funny men.
Some rob you with a six gun, and some with a fountain pen."

Most famously covered by the Byrds on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo".

Here is the sublime Joan Baez version:

 

[lawros left foot]

Garry Gilmores eyes - The Adverts
Dinner with Gershwin - Donna Summer

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Elvis is Dead - Peter & The Test Tube Babies

 

[Pevenseagull]

Ronnie and Neil, Drive By Truckers (currently wearing a DBT T)

 

[Gwylan]

Pablo Picasso - Jonathan Richman

 

[Pantani]

Spencer Perceval - I Like Trains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei-YcXjlglI

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Pictures of Lily
Happy Jack

 

[Danny-Boy]

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles (taken from a gravestone, I believe)
The Diary of Horace Wimp - ELO

Yes I believe that too. Dora Bryan was non-specific when she sang "AllI want for Xmas is a Beat-le..."

Wasn't there a song about Genghis Khan?

 

[Igzilla]

Nostradamus by Al Stewart

 

[Danny-Boy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4OS17lqHiE

Unfortunately this isn't the footage I really remember ,which intercuts the screaming pubescent audience and the bemused (horrified?) face of Ed Sullivan with the smirks of Peter Noone and co. thinking "This is money for old rope AND we get wet pussy afterwards..."