A List, by any other name.

I have decided, in the numerous spare 15-minute segments of my life when I am not enjoying fame, to come up with a list of all the songs I have (or vaguely remember hearing or owning or something) that contain female names.

Alphabetical order.

Tedious.

But like I said, I have moments when I am not enjoying fame. Like just now, now and later. Same for yesterday, today and probably for much of tomorrow.

There are some weird selections like Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans by The Smashing Pumpkins (when will they release their new album?) Who calls herself or their daughter Porcelina? There are two songs with the name Hope in them. I remembered that it can be a name when I included a Mazzy Star number. The vocalist for Mazzy Star is Hope Sandoval. There was the possibility of adding more weird names from dancetracks but....it was really tedious. Like more tedious than to sort the list I have into alphabetical order. So I didn't bother. Other weird female names in this list are Gold, Phoenix and China. These names seem to be better suited for American Gladiators but heck, I didn't say the list is for common names. The most common name in this list, by far, is Mary.

U, W, X and Y are empty. Not for a purpose. There are empty because I don't have any.

So anyway, here's the what how.

A
Aisha – Death In Vegas
Alice – Cocteau Twins
Amie – Damien Rice
Annie – Vanessa Carlton
Cadillac Annie – Clarence Reid
Amber – 311
Alison – K
Amber (Insect Intelligence) – Banco de Gaia
Anna Begins – Counting Crows
Amy Hit The Atmosphere – Counting Crows
Ann - Bread
Aubrey – Bread
Angelica – Lamb
Angel – Massive Attack
Angel – Sarah MacLachlan
Adia – Sarah MacLachlan
Ava Adore – Smashing Pumpkins
Annie Dog – Smashing Pumpkins
Amber Waves – Tori Amos
Yes, Anastasia – Tori Amos
Angel – Unbelievable Truth
Angel – X-press 2

B
Blossom – Ryan Adams
Broken Barbie Doll – Rialto

C
Carolina Rain – Ryan Adams
Charlie – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Cherry Lane – Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
China Blue – Julia Fordham
Crystal Ball – keane
Hotel Chelsea Nights – Ryan Adams
Celestine – Banco de Gaia
Crystal – New Order
Catherine’s Wheel – Rialto
Cherry – Smashing Pumpkins

D
Dakota – Stereophonics
Dani California – red Hot chilli peppers
Diamond Dogs – Beck
When Debbie’s Back From Texas – Stina Nordenstam
Daphne Descends – Smashing Pumpkins

E
Elizabeth, you were born to play that part – Ryan Adams
Emily – Keane
Emily – Louis Eliot
Evangeline – Cocteau Twins
Erica Kane – Aaliyah
Goodnight Elisabeth – Counting Crows
A Letter To Elise – The Cure

F
Faron Young – Prefab Sprouts

G
Georgia Rain – Joshua Kadison
Ginger – Hooverphonic
Gold – Lamb
Gold In The Air Of Summer – Kings Of Convenience
Grace – Jeff Buckley
Why Georgia – John Mayer

H
Hazel – Cocteau Twins
Helena - Chemical Brothers
Just Like Honey – Jesus And The Mary Chain
Honey – Moby
Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us – My Chemical Romance
Hope – Toad the Wet Sprocket
Hope There’s Someone – Antony And The Johnsons

I
Isobel – Bjork
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Isobel – Dido
Iris – Live

J
Thoughts Of Mary Jane – Nick Drake
Joey – Nick Drake
Jacqueline – Franz Ferdinand
Jessie – Joshua Kadison
Jolene – 10,000 Maniacs with David Byrne
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle & Sebastian
Photo Jenny – Belle & Sebastian
Judy Is A Dick Slap – Belle & Sebastian
Josephine – The Wallflowers
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine – The Killers
Jackie’s Strength – Tori Amos
Josephine – Tori Amos

K
Konstantine – Something Corporate
Hello Kitty Kat – Smashing Pumpkins

L
Goodbye Lucille #1 – Prefab Sprout
Lola’s Theme – Shapeshifters
Lolita – Stereophonics
Lily (my one and only) – Smashing Pumpkins
Sweet Leilani – Chris Isaak
Lisa Listen – Lisa Loeb
Luna – Smashing Pumpkins

M
Thoughts Of Mary Jane – Nick Drake
Magnolia Mountain – Ryan Adams and the Cardinal
Marian – Nouvelle Vague
Mary’s In India – Dido
Mary’s of the Sea – Tori Amos
Martha’s foolish Ginger -Tori Amos
Metal Mickey – Suede
Mary Jo – Belle & Sebastian
Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) – Five For Fighting
Mary Of Silence – Mazzy Star
Mayfair – Nick Drake
For Martha – Smashing Pumpkins
Marianne – Tori Amos

N
Nancy Boy – Placebo
Nightingale –Norah Jones
Nadia – Nitin Sawhney
Natalie’s Party – Shack
Natale’s Song – Sia
Believe Me Natalie – The Killers

O
Ophelia – Natalie Merchant

P
Phoenix – Daft Punk
Pearly Dewdrop’s Drops – Cocteau Twins
Polly – Nirvana
Pennyroyal Tea – Nirvana
Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans – Smashing Pumpkins

Q
50 ft Queenie – PJ Harvey

R
Walk Away Renee – Rickie lee Jones
El Tango De Roxanne – Ewan MacGregor et al
Through The Eyes Of Ruby – Smashing Pumpkins
Rachel’s Song – Vangelis

S
All for you Sophia – Franz Ferdinand
Susie – Humpback Oak
Sally Ann – Natalie Merchant
Shanti/Ashtangi – Madonna
Shanti – Banco de Gaia
Serena – Duncan Sheik
To Sheila – Smashing Pumpkins
A Girl Named Sandoz – Smashing Pumpkins
Starla – Smashing Pumpkins
Shelia Take A Bow – The Smiths
Scarlet’s Walk – Tori Amos

T
Talula – Tori Amos

U

V
Violet – Seal
Ultraviolet (light my way) – U2
Ultra Violet – Cable
Violaine – Cocteau Twins
Venus As A Boy – Bjork
Virginia – Tori Amos

W

X

Y

Z
Zoe Tay – The Boredphucks