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{{quote|'''Brian:''' Wow, a song named after a girl. There aren't a million of those already.<br /> |
{{quote|'''Brian:''' Wow, a song named after a girl. There aren't a million of those already.<br /> |
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'''Stewie:''' [[Name One|Name twenty]].<br /> |
'''Stewie:''' [[Name One|Name twenty]].<br /> |
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'''Brian:''' [[Toto |
'''Brian:''' [[Toto|Rosanna]], [[The Police|Roxanne]], [[The Beatles (band)|Michelle]], [[Elvis Costello|Alison]], [[Thin Lizzy|Sarah]], [[The Rolling Stones|Angie]], Brandy, [[Barry Manilow|Mandy]], [[U2|Gloria]], [[Simon and Garfunkel|Cecilia]], [[Rod Stewart|Maggie May]], [[The Allman Brothers Band|Jessica]], [[Frank Sinatra|Nancy]], [[The Beach Boys|Barbara Ann]], [[Michael Jackson|Billie Jean]], [[Eric Clapton|Layla]], [[The Kinks|Lola]], [[Nirvana|Polly]], [[My Chemical Romance|Helena]], [[Jennifer Lopez|Jenny from the Block.]]<br /> |
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'''Stewie:''' Name six more.<br /> |
'''Stewie:''' Name six more.<br /> |
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'''Brian:''' [[Frankie Valli and |
'''Brian:''' [[Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons|Sherry]], [[Scissor Sisters|Laura]], [[The Beach Boys|Wendy]], [[Blondie (band)|Maria]], [[Buddy Holly|Peggy Sue]], [[Cab Calloway|Minnie the Moocher]].<br /> |
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'''Stewie:''' Name five more.<br /> |
'''Stewie:''' Name five more.<br /> |
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'''Brian:''' Tracy, Jean, [[Barenaked Ladies |
'''Brian:''' Tracy, Jean, [[Barenaked Ladies|Ja]][[Jefferson Airplane|ne]], [[Eurovision Song Contest|Mary Ann]], [[The Beatles (band)|Eleanor Rigby]].<br /> |
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'''Stewie:''' ([[Rage Quit|throws down guitar]]) Go [[Sound Effect Bleep|BLEEP]] yourself.|''[[ |
'''Stewie:''' ([[Rage Quit|throws down guitar]]) Go [[Sound Effect Bleep|BLEEP]] yourself.|''[[Family Guy]]''}} |
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== Alternative Dance == |
== Alternative Dance == |
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* "Jezebel" - [[ |
* "Jezebel" - [[Depeche Mode]] |
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== Alternative Hip Hop == |
== Alternative Hip Hop == |
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* "Bonita Applebaum" - [[ |
* "Bonita Applebaum" - [[A Tribe Called Quest]] |
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== Alternative Rock == |
== Alternative Rock == |
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* "Joey" - [[Music/Concrete Blonde|Concrete Blonde]]. A rare example of a One Man Song. |
* "Joey" - [[Music/Concrete Blonde|Concrete Blonde]]. A rare example of a One Man Song. |
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* "Laura" - [[ |
* "Laura" - [[Scissor Sisters]]' pop number opening their first full album. Also the name of a song by Billy Joel. |
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** Also, "Mary". |
** Also, "Mary". |
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* "Mary Jane" - [[ |
* "Mary Jane" - [[Alanis Morissette]] |
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* "Valerie" - The Zutons (covered - Mark Ronson, of course). Also the name of a song by Steve Winwood. |
* "Valerie" - The Zutons (covered - Mark Ronson, of course). Also the name of a song by Steve Winwood. |
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* "Ramona" - Beck (From ''[[Scott Pilgrim Versus the World]]'') |
* "Ramona" - Beck (From ''[[Scott Pilgrim Versus the World]]'') |
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* "Isobel" - [[ |
* "Isobel" - [[Bjork]] |
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* "Emaline" - Ben Folds Five |
* "Emaline" - Ben Folds Five |
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** Also "Julianne," "Kate," "Alice Childress," and "Gracie." |
** Also "Julianne," "Kate," "Alice Childress," and "Gracie." |
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**** Also Ben Folds' (no longer Five) "Saskia Hamilton" |
**** Also Ben Folds' (no longer Five) "Saskia Hamilton" |
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* "Caroline" - Concrete Blonde |
* "Caroline" - Concrete Blonde |
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* "Grace" - [[ |
* "Grace" - [[Jeff Buckley]] |
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* "Magdalena", "Brena", and "Judith" - [[A Perfect Circle]] |
* "Magdalena", "Brena", and "Judith" - [[A Perfect Circle]] |
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* "Jacqueline" - [[ |
* "Jacqueline" - [[Franz Ferdinand]] |
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* "Tautou" - [[Brand New]] |
* "Tautou" - [[Brand New]] |
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* "Mary", "Talula", "Ophelia", "Marianne" and "Josephine" -[[ |
* "Mary", "Talula", "Ophelia", "Marianne" and "Josephine" -[[Tori Amos]] |
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* "Lucy" - [[ |
* "Lucy" - [[Skillet]] |
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* "Ruby <ref>Ruby Ruby Rubaaaaaaaay!</ref> " -The [[Kaiser Chiefs]] |
* "Ruby <ref>Ruby Ruby Rubaaaaaaaay!</ref> " -The [[Kaiser Chiefs]] |
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* "Adrienne" - [[The Calling ( |
* "Adrienne" - [[The Calling (band)|The Calling]] |
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== Blues == |
== Blues == |
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== Folk == |
== Folk == |
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* "Suzanne" - [[ |
* "Suzanne" - [[Leonard Cohen]] |
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* "Barbara Allen" (Also "Barbarous Ellen", for her treatment of the Jimmy Grove.) - traditional British; variants all over the English-speaking world. |
* "Barbara Allen" (Also "Barbarous Ellen", for her treatment of the Jimmy Grove.) - traditional British; variants all over the English-speaking world. |
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* "To Ramona" - [[ |
* "To Ramona" - [[Bob Dylan]] |
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== Folk Rock == |
== Folk Rock == |
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* "Cecilia" - [[ |
* "Cecilia" - [[Simon and Garfunkel]] (She's breaking his heart, shaking his [[Overly Long Gag|confidence daily]]; AND he's begging her please to come home) |
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* "Sally Anne", "Penelope" and "Margarita" - [[Great Big Sea]]. |
* "Sally Anne", "Penelope" and "Margarita" - [[Great Big Sea]]. |
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* "Rosie" -Fairport Convention |
* "Rosie" -Fairport Convention |
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== Grunge == |
== Grunge == |
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* "Polly" - [[ |
* "Polly" - [[Nirvana]] |
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** If addressing your rape victim as if she was a pet bird counts. |
** If addressing your rape victim as if she was a pet bird counts. |
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== Hard Rock == |
== Hard Rock == |
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* "Beth" - [[ |
* "Beth" - [[KISS]] (He hears her callin', but he can't come home right now) |
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* "Carrie" - [[ |
* "Carrie" - [[Europe]] |
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== Indie Pop == |
== Indie Pop == |
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== Jazz == |
== Jazz == |
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* "Minnie the Moocher" - [[ |
* "Minnie the Moocher" - [[Cab Calloway]] scat-heavy jazz hit. |
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== Jazz Rock == |
== Jazz Rock == |
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* "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Peg", and "Josie" by [[ |
* "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Peg", and "Josie" by [[Steely Dan]]. |
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== Metal == |
== Metal == |
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== New Wave == |
== New Wave == |
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* "Darlene" - [[ |
* "Darlene" - [[Erasure]] (interesting in that it is sung as if to a love interest, but the singer is a gay male) |
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== Pop == |
== Pop == |
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* "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, about a possessive girlfriend. |
* "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, about a possessive girlfriend. |
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* "Billie Jean" - [[ |
* "Billie Jean" - [[Michael Jackson]]'s signature song. |
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** Also, "Dirty Diana," from the ''Bad'' album. |
** Also, "Dirty Diana," from the ''Bad'' album. |
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* "Jenny from the Block" - Jennifer Lopez's [[Rockstar Song]] |
* "Jenny from the Block" - Jennifer Lopez's [[Rockstar Song]] |
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* "Brandy" - Looking Glass (She's a fine girl. What a good wife she would be.) |
* "Brandy" - Looking Glass (She's a fine girl. What a good wife she would be.) |
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* "Diana" - Paul Anka |
* "Diana" - Paul Anka |
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq4ychrRkQA Rosanna]" by [[ |
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq4ychrRkQA Rosanna]" by [[Toto]], sung about the lead singer's girlfriend at the time, [[Rosanna Arquette]]. |
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mak-aWAcXYM Alison]" - Jordy (with both the singer and the [[Roger Rabbit Effect|cartoon girl]] being children). |
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mak-aWAcXYM Alison]" - Jordy (with both the singer and the [[Roger Rabbit Effect|cartoon girl]] being children). |
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzz-iUQbkb0 Célimène]" - David Martial. |
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzz-iUQbkb0 Célimène]" - David Martial. |
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* "Oh! Carol" - Neil Sedaka |
* "Oh! Carol" - Neil Sedaka |
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* "Windy" - Ruthann Friedman, sung by The Association |
* "Windy" - Ruthann Friedman, sung by The Association |
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* "Angie" - [[ |
* "Angie" - [[Cobra Starship]] |
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* "Carrie Ann" - [[The Hollies]] |
* "Carrie Ann" - [[The Hollies]] |
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== Pop Punk == |
== Pop Punk == |
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* "Haushinka" - [[ |
* "Haushinka" - [[Green Day]] |
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** "Maria" as well. |
** "Maria" as well. |
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* "Josie" - [[ |
* "Josie" - [[Blink 182]] |
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* "Jasey Rae" - All Time Low |
* "Jasey Rae" - All Time Low |
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* "Dakota" - A Rocket to the Moon |
* "Dakota" - A Rocket to the Moon |
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* "Sarah Smiles" - [[Panic |
* "Sarah Smiles" - [[Panic! at the Disco|Panic At the Disco]] |
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== Pop Rock == |
== Pop Rock == |
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* "Elenore" - The Turtles |
* "Elenore" - The Turtles |
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* "Lisa" - Dead Flowers |
* "Lisa" - Dead Flowers |
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* "Jane" - [[ |
* "Jane" - [[Barenaked Ladies]] |
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* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGll0KmTW2w Alia]" - [[Roza Rymbaeva]]. This song is a [[Dedication]] to a [[Great Patriotic War]] sniper. |
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGll0KmTW2w Alia]" - [[Roza Rymbaeva]]. This song is a [[Dedication]] to a [[Great Patriotic War]] sniper. |
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== Post-Punk == |
== Post-Punk == |
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* "Alice" and "Marian" - [[ |
* "Alice" and "Marian" - [[The Sisters of Mercy]] |
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** They also covered "Emma" by Hot Chocolate and "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. |
** They also covered "Emma" by Hot Chocolate and "Jolene" by Dolly Parton. |
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== Rap Metal == |
== Rap Metal == |
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* "Maria" - [[ |
* "Maria" - [[Rage Against the Machine]] |
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== Rock == |
== Rock == |
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* "Roxanne" - [[ |
* "Roxanne" - [[The Police]] about "redeeming" a prostitute. |
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* "Michelle" - Old [[Silly Love Songs|Silly Love Song]] from [[The Beatles ( |
* "Michelle" - Old [[Silly Love Songs|Silly Love Song]] from [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] when they didn't know how to write anything else. |
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** "Eleanor Rigby" - The classic Beatles [[Tear Jerker]], of course. |
** "Eleanor Rigby" - The classic Beatles [[Tear Jerker]], of course. |
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** "Julia" and "Sexy Sadie", too. |
** "Julia" and "Sexy Sadie", too. |
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* "Angie" - Depending on which rumor you believe: Mick Jagger [[Your Cheating Heart|bragging about nailing David Bowie's wife]], Mick Jagger [[Triang Relations|lamenting wanting Bowie's wife]], or Mick Jagger [[Take a Third Option|apologizing for nailing her husband]]. |
* "Angie" - Depending on which rumor you believe: Mick Jagger [[Your Cheating Heart|bragging about nailing David Bowie's wife]], Mick Jagger [[Triang Relations|lamenting wanting Bowie's wife]], or Mick Jagger [[Take a Third Option|apologizing for nailing her husband]]. |
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* "Barbara Ann" - [[ |
* "Barbara Ann" - [[The Beach Boys]]' surf rock classic, of course. They tried other girls, but they knew they wouldn't do. |
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* "Sara" - [[ |
* "Sara" - [[Bob Dylan]] |
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* "Sara" - [[ |
* "Sara" - [[Jefferson Airplane|Starship]] (Storms are the wind in her eyes, of course.) |
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* "Rosalita", "Leah", "Sherry Darling" - [[ |
* "Rosalita", "Leah", "Sherry Darling" - [[Bruce Springsteen]] |
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* "Suzy Lee" - [[ |
* "Suzy Lee" - [[The White Stripes]] |
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* "Emily" - The title of songs by From First to Last, [[ |
* "Emily" - The title of songs by From First to Last, [[Elton John]], and Michael W. Smith, and Frankie Valli, all unrelated to one another |
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* "Susie Q" - originally by Dale Hawkins, made famous by [[ |
* "Susie Q" - originally by Dale Hawkins, made famous by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] (Baby, I love you) |
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* "Sophia" - [[ |
* "Sophia" - [[Hed PE]] |
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* "Rosemary" - Lenny Kravitz |
* "Rosemary" - Lenny Kravitz |
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* "Lydia" - Fur Patrol |
* "Lydia" - Fur Patrol |
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* "Carol" and "Anna" - Al Stewart |
* "Carol" and "Anna" - Al Stewart |
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* "Vivica" - Jack Off Jill |
* "Vivica" - Jack Off Jill |
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* "Jane" - [[Jefferson |
* "Jane" - [[Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Starship]] |
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== Rock and Roll == |
== Rock and Roll == |
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* "Donna" - Ritchie Valens |
* "Donna" - Ritchie Valens |
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* "Lucille" - Little Richard |
* "Lucille" - Little Richard |
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* "Maybellene" and "Nadine" - [[ |
* "Maybellene" and "Nadine" - [[Chuck Berry]] |
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* "Peggy Sue" - [[ |
* "Peggy Sue" - [[Buddy Holly]] |
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== Southern Rock == |
== Southern Rock == |
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* "Jessica" - [[ |
* "Jessica" - [[The Allman Brothers Band]] |
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** Also "Melissa", "Desdemona" and "Little Martha" |
** Also "Melissa", "Desdemona" and "Little Martha" |
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== Alternative Dance == |
== Alternative Dance == |
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* "Lilian" - [[ |
* "Lilian" - [[Depeche Mode]]. Ostensibly about a ''really'' evil ex who's just broken up with the singer. |
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== Alternative Rock == |
== Alternative Rock == |
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* "Mary Jane" - [[ |
* "Mary Jane" - [[Tori Amos]]. It's not about a girl. |
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* Also subverted in "Song for Whoever" by the [[Beautiful South]], where due to repeated [[Muse Abuse]] the singer/writer can't remember which of the many One Women is which: |
* Also subverted in "Song for Whoever" by the [[Beautiful South]], where due to repeated [[Muse Abuse]] the singer/writer can't remember which of the many One Women is which: |
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{{quote| ''Oh Shirley,Oh Deborah, Oh Julie, Oh Jane''<br /> |
{{quote| ''Oh Shirley,Oh Deborah, Oh Julie, Oh Jane''<br /> |
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{{quote| ''Oh Cathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue''<br /> |
{{quote| ''Oh Cathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue''<br /> |
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''You made me so much money I wrote this song for you'' }} |
''You made me so much money I wrote this song for you'' }} |
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* Subverted in [[My Chemical Romance |
* Subverted in [[My Chemical Romance|"Helena"]]; the song is about grieving for a dead woman ([[Word of God]] says the singer's grandma.) |
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* Subverted in "Debra" - Beck. The song's lyrics begin to direct the song towards one girl ("oh girl, I only wanna be down with you") until it's revealed that Beck has a secondary interest: Debra, the girl's sister ("and your sister, I think her name is Debra"). The track is done in the vein of R. Kelly-like R&B ballads and seems to be one until the hilarious twist of Beck pining for a little more is made apparent. |
* Subverted in "Debra" - Beck. The song's lyrics begin to direct the song towards one girl ("oh girl, I only wanna be down with you") until it's revealed that Beck has a secondary interest: Debra, the girl's sister ("and your sister, I think her name is Debra"). The track is done in the vein of R. Kelly-like R&B ballads and seems to be one until the hilarious twist of Beck pining for a little more is made apparent. |
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== Hip Hop == |
== Hip Hop == |
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* "Kim" - [[ |
* "Kim" - [[Eminem]]. Not in the way this trope usually goes. This is no [[Silly Love Song]]. |
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== Musical == |
== Musical == |
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== New Wave == |
== New Wave == |
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* "52 Girls" - [[The B |
* "52 Girls" - [[The B-52's|The B 52s]]: a song full of girls' names! |
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* "Shirley" - by [[Charlie Peacock]], which is a song with seemingly [[Word Salad Lyrics]]. |
* "Shirley" - by [[Charlie Peacock]], which is a song with seemingly [[Word Salad Lyrics]]. |
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== Pop == |
== Pop == |
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* "Alejandro" by [[ |
* "Alejandro" by [[Lady Gaga]] is possibly a triple subversion. First it is inverted. Second there are three men in the song. And finally Gaga is fending off their advances. |
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* "Stephen" by [[ |
* "Stephen" by [[Kesha]] is a song about a man, sung by a woman. |
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* "Etienne" by Guesch Patti, also a song by a woman about a man. |
* "Etienne" by Guesch Patti, also a song by a woman about a man. |
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== Rock == |
== Rock == |
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* "Lola" - Silly little number by [[ |
* "Lola" - Silly little number by [[The Kinks]]... that's actually about a [[Transvestite]]. [[Epileptic Trees|Maybe]]. |
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** Similarly, "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis. |
** Similarly, "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis. |
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* "Delilah" by [[ |
* "Delilah" by [[Queen]]. The lines "You get away with murder so innocent" and "you pee all over my Chippendale suit" feel [[Lyrical Dissonance|somewhat out of place]] in a sweet and catchy love song, if you don't realise that {{spoiler|it's about a cat}}. |
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* [[Leelee Sobieski|Why Leelee Won't Love Me]] by Primitive Whore. |
* [[Leelee Sobieski|Why Leelee Won't Love Me]] by Primitive Whore. |
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* "Martha My Dear" by [[The Beatles ( |
* "Martha My Dear" by [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]. It's about Paul's ''dog''. |
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* "Noelle" by [[ |
* "Noelle" by [[Daniel Amos]], which isn't a love song by any means. |
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* "Mia" by [[ |
* "Mia" by [[Chevelle]]. [[Word Salad Lyrics|No one's quite sure what it's about]]. |
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== Comedy == |
== Comedy == |