Is Your Name in a Song?
- Paulina Goryl
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min read
The 30 day music challenge that I came across a few months ago really helped me branch out and find specific songs that I may or may not heard before. One of the days was finding songs with names in them. According to The Ultimate Playlist, here are my top 10 songs with a person's name in the title!
10. "If You Seek Amy"
-song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her sixth studio album, Circus (2008)
-Genre: Pop
"Tell me have you seen her, cause I'm so (Oh)
I can't get her off of my brain
I just wanna go, to the party she gon' go
Can't somebody take me home?"
9. "Valerie"
-song by Amy Winehouse, released in 2006.
-Genre: Neo soul, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Pop
"Well sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture."
8. "Feeling Whitey"
-song by Post Malone, released in 2016 on the album "Stoney"
-Genre: Hip-Hop/ Rap
"And I've been looking for someone to put up with my bullshit
I can't even leave my bedroom so I keep pouring. And I ain't seen a light of day since, well, that's not important. It's been long."
7. "Sweet Caronline"
-song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969.
-Genre: Soft rock, Adult contemporary
" But now I
Look at the night and it don't seem so lonely We filled it up with only two And when I hurt Hurting runs off my shoulders How can I hurt when holding you."
6. "Billie Jean"
-song by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983.
-Genre: Pop
"Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son."
5. "Steve Jobs"
-song by Steve Aoki, released in 2012 on his album Wonderland.
-Genre: Dance/Electronic
"... 3:27..."
4. "Elton John"
-song by Lil Phag, Dr. Woke, Elijah Daniel, and Hoodie Allen, released in 2017.
-Genre: Hip/Hop/ Rap
"In the clouds, so high I'm sailing
Flyer than Harry Potter
JK, I'm rolling harder
Sippin' on PH water."
3. "Mary Jane"
-song by The Click Five, released in 2007.
-Genre: Rock
"Whatever happened to our innocence
And the somethin' that you said about being friends
Tell me how
Help me say the words out loud."
2. "Jolene"
- song written and performed by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released on October 15, 1973.
-Genre: Folk
"Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you Jolene."
1. "Carlo's Song"
- song written and performed by Noah Kahan.
-Genre: Alternative Indie
"They tell me, "grief is just love letting go"
They say it like milk has been spilled on the floor
They they don't know who I am anymore. Well, I just have never shown anger before."
If you have a favorite song with your name in it, leave it in the comments below!
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