What's Your Top 3?: Songs with a man's name in the title

No over-thinking, no spreadsheets, no calculations, just hit me with a top 3 for each topic on instinct alone.

Bennie & The Jets - Elton John
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Roland - Interpol

Damien Jurado - ‘Johnny Go Riding’
Codeine - ‘Tom’
Big Dipper - ‘Ron Klaus wrecked his house’

Dishonourable mention to Red House Painters -‘Michael’.

Blur – Tracy Jacks
Sonic Youth – Tom Violence
Braid – The New Nathan Detroits

2 Likes

Alex G - Bobby
The National - Abel or Mr November
Yo La Tengo - Pablo and Andrea

Ghostface Killah - Malcolm
Interpol - Leif Erikson
Weezer - Buddy Holly

5 Likes

Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
Major Tom (I’m Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

6 Likes

Alex Chilton - The Replacements
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Kevin Is In Jail - Tiger Crew

11 Likes

TAD - Jack Pepsi
Girls against Boys - Sexy Sam
Mclusky - Alan is a Cowboy Killer

1 Like

Moose - Jack
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - John Taylor’s Month Away
GusGus - David (Darren Emerson Underwater Mix)

1 Like

Gareth Brown Says very nearly made my list.

1 Like

Saint Simon - The Shins
Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken - Camera Obscura
Don’t Call Me Whitney, Bobby - Islands

3 Likes

shit, Toby Take a Bow

Owen Pallett - This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine
Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day

6 Likes

These were the first three to pop into my head so let’s go with

Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay

Sufjan Stevens - From The Mouth Of Gabriel

Tom Waits - Hang on St Christopher

1 Like

Elliott Smith - Son of Sam
Grandaddy - Hewlett’s Daughter
Cat Power - Willie Deadwilder

4 Likes

Edwin Collins - Johnny Teardrop
Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay
The Minutemen - Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing

Midlake - Roscoe
Loney, Dear - I Am John
The Midnight - Jason (feat. Nikki Flores)

3 Likes

Pixies - Alec Eiffel
Hot Snakes - Ben Gurion
Sonic Youth - Eric’s Trip

3 Likes

The Lemonheads - It’s a Shame About Ray
Stereolab - John Cage Bubblegum
Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne

3 Likes

Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Bat for Lashes - Daniel
Gorillaz - Flimsy Steve

8 Likes