| 1 | Songs named after boys, usually the LoveInterest of the female singer. Compared to our other companion article, OneWomanSong (songs named after girls), it seems that most female singers don't name songs specifically after guys a lot. |
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| 3 | When the One Man in question is a HistoricalDomainCharacter, this may be a HistoricalBiographySong. |
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| 5 | !! Examples: |
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| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[folder:Specific names]] |
| 10 | * ''Abraham'' - Music/SufjanStevens, about UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln |
| 11 | * ''Aeneas nu'' - Boudewijn De Groot, about [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the mythological Greek hero]] Aeneas. |
| 12 | * ''Alejandro'' - Music/LadyGaga |
| 13 | * ''Andy, You're a Star'' - Music/TheKillers |
| 14 | * ''Anton aus Tirol'' - Dj Ötzi, a happy schlager song in which the singer describes himself. |
| 15 | * ''Arthur [=McBride=]'' - Music/BobDylan, from ''Music/GoodAsIBeenToYou''. |
| 16 | * ''Oh mein Lieber Augustein'' - German traditional song. |
| 17 | * ''Axel F.'' - Harold Faltermeyer, named for the titular character in the film ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''. |
| 18 | * ''Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'' - Music/JimCroce. |
| 19 | * ''[[Film/MyBloodyValentine The Ballad of Harry Warden]]'' - Paul Zaza |
| 20 | * '''The Ballad of Jesse James'' - Traditional |
| 21 | * ''The Ballad of Marion Zioncheck'' - Music/LeftAtLondon, about a senator from Washington state in the 1930s. |
| 22 | * ''Ben'' - Music/MichaelJackson, about a rat named Ben whom he loves, despite other people hating them. |
| 23 | * ''Big Bad John'' - Jimmy Dean. |
| 24 | * ''Bill'' from ''Theatre/ShowBoat''. (The show has no character of that name.) |
| 25 | * ''Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?'' - American folk song, recorded by Della Reese. |
| 26 | * ''Billie Toppy'' - Music/MenITrust. |
| 27 | * ''Billy, Don't Be a Hero'' - Paper Lace, later covered by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods. |
| 28 | * ''UsefulNotes/BillyTheKid'' - Music/MartyRobbins, from ''Music/GunfighterBalladsAndTrailSongs''. |
| 29 | * ''Billy The Kid'' - Music/TheCharlieDanielsBand, from ''High Lonesome''. A completely different song, not a cover of the Marty Robbins one. |
| 30 | * ''Blackjack Davey'' - Music/BobDylan, from ''Music/GoodAsIBeenToYou''. |
| 31 | * ''Bobby Brown Goes Down'' - Music/FrankZappa, from ''Music/SheikYerbouti''. |
| 32 | * ''Bobby Shaftoe'' - Traditional. |
| 33 | * ''Brother Louie'' - The Stories. |
| 34 | * A different ''Brother Louie'' by Modern Talking. |
| 35 | * ''Buffalo Bill'' - Music/{{Eminem}}, from ''Relapse: Refill''. |
| 36 | * ''Music/BuddyHolly'' - Music/{{Weezer}}. |
| 37 | * ''The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill'' - Music/TheBeatles (from ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'') |
| 38 | * ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)'' - Music/FrankZappa, on the album ''Music/TheGrandWazoo'', about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers. |
| 39 | * ''Carey'' - Music/JoniMitchell. |
| 40 | * ''Cha Cha Henry'' - Little Anthony and the Imperials |
| 41 | * ''Charlie'' - Creator/MirandaCosgrove |
| 42 | * ''Charlie Brown'' - The Coasters. |
| 43 | * A different ''Charlie Brown'' by Music/{{Coldplay}}. |
| 44 | * ''Chicken Bill'' - Music/DanielRomano, about a chicken farmer. |
| 45 | * ''Clint Eastwood'' - Music/{{Gorillaz}}, from ''[[Music/GorillazAlbum Gorillaz]]''. |
| 46 | * ''Daniel'' - Music/BatForLashes |
| 47 | * ''Denis'' - Music/{{Blondie|Band}} |
| 48 | * ''Diamond Joe'' - Music/BobDylan, from ''Music/GoodAsIBeenToYou''. |
| 49 | * ''Dirty Harry'' - Music/{{Gorillaz}} from ''Music/DemonDaysAlbum''. |
| 50 | * ''Doctor Beat'' - Miami Sound Machine. |
| 51 | * ''Doctor Dark'' - Music/CaptainBeefheart, from ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby''. |
| 52 | * ''Doctor Doom'' - Music/The13thFloorElevators |
| 53 | * ''Doctor Feelgood'' - Music/MotleyCrue. |
| 54 | * ''Doctor Jimmy'' - Music/TheWho, from ''Music/{{Quadrophenia}}''. |
| 55 | * ''Doctor Robert'' - Music/TheBeatles, from ''Music/{{Revolver|Beatles Album}}''. |
| 56 | * ''Doctor Wu'' - Music/SteelyDan |
| 57 | * ''Don't Cry for Louie'' - Vaya Con Dios, about a scoundrel named Louie, on whom the female singer Dani Klein had a crush. |
| 58 | * ''Dopey Joe'' - Music/VelvetUnderground (from ''[[Music/{{Squeeze1973}} Squeeze]]'') |
| 59 | * ''Elmo's Song'' - Elmo from ''Series/SesameStreet'' (available on ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites''). |
| 60 | * ''Etienne'' by Guesch Patti. |
| 61 | * ''Eric's Song'' - Music/ViennaTeng. |
| 62 | * ''Father O'Blivion'' - Music/FrankZappa (from ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'') |
| 63 | * ''Fernande'' - Music/GeorgesBrassens. |
| 64 | * ''Fernando'' - Music/{{Abba}} |
| 65 | * ''Floyd the Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}} from ''Music/{{Bleach|Album}}''. |
| 66 | * ''Frederick'' - Music/PattiSmith, from ''Music/{{Wave}}''. |
| 67 | * ''Frère Jacques'' - French traditional song. |
| 68 | * A different ''Frère Jacques'' was sung by Anne-Marie B at the 1977 Series/EurovisionSongContest. |
| 69 | * ''Frosty The Snowman'' - Christmas traditional, inspired a classic [[WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman TV special]] |
| 70 | * ''Gunnar vierasmaalainen'' ("Gunnar the foreigner") seems to be about a man sung by a man... until the pre-verse chorus is over and the lyrics reveal Gunnar to be a wandering ram who ends up seducing a full herd of domestic ewes. |
| 71 | * ''The Harold Song'' - Music/{{Kesha}} |
| 72 | * ''Hey Joe''- The Leaves, more famously by Music/JimiHendrix from ''Music/AreYouExperienced''. |
| 73 | * A different ''Hey Joe'' appears on Music/DanielJohnston's project, ''Music/HiHowAreYou''. |
| 74 | * ''Hey Jude'' - Music/TheBeatles, about John Lennon's son Julian, named ''Jude'' for the rhyme, cheering him up. |
| 75 | * ''Hit the Road, Jack'' - Music/RayCharles |
| 76 | * ''Hurricane'' - Music/BobDylan from his album ''Music/DesolationRow'', about the unjustly jailed boxer Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter. |
| 77 | * ''I'm Henry the VIII, I Am'' - Herman's Hermits. |
| 78 | * ''Jack Hall'' - Traditional from the 19th century, recorded by Music/SteeleyeSpan, on the album ''Tested and Tried''. |
| 79 | * ''Jackie Wilson Said'' - Music/VanMorrison. |
| 80 | * ''Jacky'', aka ''Le Chanson de Jacky'' - Music/JacquesBrel. |
| 81 | * ''[[Music/AllOverThePlace James]]'' - Music/TheBangles |
| 82 | * ''James K. Polk'' ‐ Music/TheyMightBeGiants |
| 83 | * ''Jason'' - Music/SufjanStevens |
| 84 | * ''Jef'' - Music/JacquesBrel, about a sad man he tries to cheer up. |
| 85 | * ''Jefke'' - Della Bosiers. |
| 86 | * ''Jeremy Fraser'' - Music/FranzFerdinand. |
| 87 | * ''Jerome'' - Music/{{Lizzo}} |
| 88 | * ''Jesse'' - Music/CarlySimon |
| 89 | * ''Jim Jones'' - Music/BobDylan, from ''Music/GoodAsIBeenToYou''. |
| 90 | * ''Jimmy'' from ''Film/ThoroughlyModernMillie.'' |
| 91 | * ''Music/JoesGarage'' - Music/FrankZappa, from ''Music/JoesGarage''. |
| 92 | * ''Joey'' - Concrete Blonde |
| 93 | * ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowie from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''. |
| 94 | * ''John of Ditchford'' - Music/SteeleyeSpan, from the album ''Bedlam Born'' [[note]]Adapted from a 14th century song that isn't an example because it's called "A Lynching"[[/note]] |
| 95 | * ''John My Beloved'' - Music/SufjanStevens |
| 96 | * ''John the Revelator'' - Music/SonHouse |
| 97 | * ''Song for Johnny'' - Dougie [=MacLean=], from the album ''Inside the Thunder''. |
| 98 | * ''Johnny Armstrong'' - Music/SteeleyeSpan, from the album ''Dodgy Bastards''. |
| 99 | * ''Johnny B. Goode'' - Music/ChuckBerry |
| 100 | * ''Johnny Guitar'' - Music/PearlJam |
| 101 | * ''Johnny Sunshine'' - Music/LizPhair, from the album ''Music/ExileInGuyville'' |
| 102 | * ''Johnny Too Bad'' - The Slickers, from the soundtrack of ''Film/TheHarderTheyCome''. |
| 103 | * ''Johnny Was'' - Music/BobMarley, from ''Music/RastamanVibration''. |
| 104 | * ''John Wayne Gacy, Jr.'' - also by Music/SufjanStevens |
| 105 | * ''John Wesley Harding'' - Music/BobDylan from the album ''Music/JohnWesleyHarding''. |
| 106 | * ''Jojo'' - Music/JacquesBrel, an acoustic track about his good friend Jojo, who died of cancer. |
| 107 | * ''Jonathan'' - Music/FionaApple |
| 108 | * ''Joseph Arthur'' - Music/DanielRomano, about a SinisterMinister. |
| 109 | * ''Judas'' - Music/LadyGaga |
| 110 | * ''Julien'' - Music/CarlyRaeJepsen |
| 111 | * ''Little Jack'' - Music/VelvetUnderground (from the album ''[[Music/{{Squeeze1973}} Squeeze]]'') |
| 112 | * ''Lord Randall'' - Traditional. |
| 113 | * ''Louie Louie'' by Richard Berry and later The Kingsmen. |
| 114 | * ''[[UsefulNotes/MalcolmX Malcolm's]] Theme'' - Music/KamasiWashington. |
| 115 | * ''Mark's Theme'' - Music/BlackCountryNewRoad |
| 116 | * ''Marshall Mathers'' - Music/{{Eminem}}, from ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'', and later ''Marsh'' - Music/{{Eminem}}, from ''Music To Be Murdered By: Side B''. |
| 117 | * ''Meet James Ensor'' - Music/TheyMightBeGiants |
| 118 | * ''Michael'' - Music/FranzFerdinand. |
| 119 | * ''Mickey'' - Toni Basil (a genderflipped cover of "Kitty" by little-known band Racey) |
| 120 | * ''Mijn Vriend Benjamin'' - Louis Neefs, about a male friend of his named Benjamin, whom he considered to be a good companion. |
| 121 | * ''Mistadobalina'' - Music/DelThaFunkeeHomosapien. |
| 122 | * ''Me And Bobby [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplin from ''Music/CheapThrills'', a gender-flipped version of a Kris Kristofferson song. |
| 123 | * ''Moggio'' - Music/FrankZappa, from ''Music/TheManFromUtopia''. |
| 124 | * ''Mr. Lee'' - The Bobbettes |
| 125 | * ''Mr. Punchy'' - Joey Ramone, from ''Music/DontWorryAboutMe''. |
| 126 | * ''Mr. Roboto''- Music/{{Styx}}, from ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. |
| 127 | * ''Mister Snow'' from ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}''. |
| 128 | * ''Mr. Somewhere'' - Music/ThisMortalCoil on the album ''Music/{{Blood}}''. |
| 129 | * ''Mustapha'' - Music/{{Queen}} |
| 130 | * ''Nikita'' - Music/EltonJohn |
| 131 | * ''Oliver'' - Anita Skorgan; represented Norway at the 1979 Series/EurovisionSongContest. |
| 132 | * ''Paul Revere''- Music/BeastieBoys, from ''Music/LicensedToIll''. |
| 133 | * ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive Pete Davidson]]'' - Music/ArianaGrande, from ''Sweetener''. |
| 134 | * ''Peter Piper'' - Music/RunDMC, from ''Music/RaisingHell''. |
| 135 | * ''Poor Napoleon'' - Music/ElvisCostello, from ''Music/BloodAndChocolate'' |
| 136 | * ''Porgy'' from ''Blackbirds of 1928''. |
| 137 | * ''Pretty Boy Floyd'' - Music/WoodyGuthrie, from ''Music/DustBowlBallads''. |
| 138 | * ''Rasputin'' - Music/BoneyM., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk. |
| 139 | * ''The Real Slim Shady'' - Music/{{Eminem}}, from ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP''. |
| 140 | * ''Rock Me Amadeus'' - Music/{{Falco}}, a dance track praising Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart. |
| 141 | * ''Romeo'' - Ketil Stokkan, Norway's representative for the 1986 Series/EurovisionSongContest. |
| 142 | * ''Römppäisen Veikko'', ''Merkonomi Blomqvist'', ''Rullatuoli Aatu'', ''Abdullah'', ''Visa P.A. Kottinen'' by JaakkoTeppo are non-romantic songs about a man, by a man. |
| 143 | * ''Sammy'' from ''The Wizard of Oz'' (the 1902 stage musical version). |
| 144 | * ''Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'' - Traditional |
| 145 | * ''Saul Bellow'' - Music/SufjanStevens |
| 146 | * ''Scott Pilgrim'' - Plumtree (the inspiration for the [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim comic book character.]] |
| 147 | * ''Sir Duke'' - Music/StevieWonder, from ''Music/TalkingBook''. |
| 148 | * ''Song for Bob Dylan'' - Music/DavidBowie, from ''Music/HunkyDory''. |
| 149 | * ''Song for Guy'' - Music/EltonJohn |
| 150 | * ''Song for Willie'' - Music/SongsOhia, about Music/WillieNelson |
| 151 | * ''Song for Woody'' - Music/BobDylan (A homage to Music/WoodyGuthrie, from his debut album ''[[Music/BobDylanAlbum Bob Dylan]]'') |
| 152 | * ''Soup Star Joe'' - Music/LizPhair, from the album ''Music/ExileInGuyville'' |
| 153 | * ''Stagger Lee'' - Traditional, also made into a song with different lyrics by Music/NickCave, from his album ''Music/MurderBallads''. |
| 154 | * ''Stan'' - Music/{{Eminem}}, from ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP''. |
| 155 | * ''Stefan-eno'' by Martti "Huuhaa" Innanen. |
| 156 | * ''Stephen'' by Music/{{Kesha}}. |
| 157 | * ''Stephen'' - Traditional, adapted by Music/SteeleyeSpan on the album ''Bedlam Born''. |
| 158 | * ''Tim'' - Wim De Craene, about his infant son, Ramses, named ''Tim'' for the melody. |
| 159 | * ''Tommy, Tommy'' from ''Tenderloin''. |
| 160 | * ''Tony's Theme'' - Music/ThePixies (from ''Music/SurferRosa'') |
| 161 | * ''Tom Joad'' - Music/WoodyGuthrie, from ''Music/DustBowlBallads''. |
| 162 | * ''Two Word Joe'' - Music/DanielRomano |
| 163 | * ''Ulysses'' - Music/FranzFerdinand. |
| 164 | * ''Uncle Remus'' - Music/FrankZappa (from ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'') |
| 165 | * ''Visions of Gideon'' - Music/SufjanStevens |
| 166 | * ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimon (from ''Music/{{Graceland}})''. |
| 167 | [[/folder]] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:Non-specific men]] |
| 170 | * ''20th Century Man'' - Music/TheKinks (found on ''Music/MuswellHillbillies'') |
| 171 | * ''21st Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing'') |
| 172 | * ''Bad Boy'' - Music/TheBeatles (found on ''Music/PastMasters'') |
| 173 | * ''Bell Boy'' - Music/TheWho, from ''Music/{{Quadrophenia}}''. |
| 174 | * ''The Bogus Man'' - Music/RoxyMusic, from ''Music/ForYourPleasure'' |
| 175 | * ''Bye Bye Badman'' - Music/TheStoneRoses (found on ''[[Music/{{The Stone Roses|Album}}'') |
| 176 | * ''Candy Man'' - Music/ChristinaAguilera |
| 177 | * ''Candy Man'' - Music/TheGratefulDead (from ''Music/AmericanBeauty'') |
| 178 | * ''Candy Man'' - Mary Jane Girls |
| 179 | * ''The Candy Man'' - Creator/SammyDavisJr. |
| 180 | * ''Daddy Cool'' - Music/BoneyM |
| 181 | * ''Disco Boy'' - Music/FrankZappa (found on ''Music/ZootAllures'') |
| 182 | * ''Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy'' - Music/{{Queen}} (found on ''Music/{{A Day at the Races|Album}}'') |
| 183 | * ''Hard Lovin' Man'' - Music/DeepPurple (found on ''Music/DeepPurpleInRock'') |
| 184 | * ''Hoochie Coochie Man'' - Music/MuddyWaters. |
| 185 | * ''Ik Ben De Man'' ("I'm The Man") - Raymond Van Het Groenewoud. |
| 186 | * ''I'm The Urban Spaceman'' - Music/TheBonzoDogBand. |
| 187 | * ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from ''Music/{{Paranoid|Album}}''). |
| 188 | * ''The Man From Utopia'' - Music/FrankZappa (TitleTrack of ''Music/TheManFromUtopia'') |
| 189 | * ''Man In The Street'' - Don Drummond. |
| 190 | * ''(The Man with the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band'' - Music/TheSupremes (from ''The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop'') |
| 191 | * ''Medicine Man'' - Music/DrDre feat. Music/{{Eminem}} (from ''Compton''). |
| 192 | * ''Mister Man'' - Music/CultureClub, from ''Music/ColourByNumbers''. |
| 193 | * ''Mon Légionnaire'' ("My Legionary") - Music/EdithPiaf. |
| 194 | * ''Mon Père Disait'' ("My Father Told Me") - Music/JacquesBrel. |
| 195 | * ''Mr. Bright Eyes'' - Music/MadelineHarperGuest |
| 196 | * ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan (from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''). |
| 197 | * ''Nigger Man'' - Sang by Scatman Crothers during the intro of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coonskin}}''. |
| 198 | * ''Oh Mein Papa'' - Freddie Fisher. |
| 199 | * ''The Old Dope Peddler'' - Music/TomLehrer, from ''Music/SongsByTomLehrer''. |
| 200 | * ''O Superman'' - Music/LaurieAnderson. |
| 201 | * ''Pa'' - Music/DoeMaar (from ''Music/VirusAlbum'') |
| 202 | * ''Papa'' - Stef Bos. |
| 203 | * ''Papa Was a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheTemptations. |
| 204 | * ''Particle Man'' - Music/TheyMightBeGiants (from ''Music/{{Flood|TheyMightBeGiants}}'') |
| 205 | * ''Peppermint Man'' - Music/DickDale (from ''Music/SurfersChoice'') |
| 206 | * ''Rain Man'' - Music/{{Eminem}} (from ''Encore'') |
| 207 | * ''Sexy Boy'' - Music/{{Air|Band}} (from the album ''Moon Safari'') |
| 208 | * ''Soldier Boy'' - The Shirelles. |
| 209 | * ''Simple Man'' - Music/KlausNomi (from the album ''Music/SimpleMan'') |
| 210 | * ''Spoonman'' - Music/{{Underworld|Band}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''). |
| 211 | * ''Starman'' - Music/DavidBowie (from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars'') |
| 212 | * ''Surfboy''- Music/{{Underworld|Band}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''). |
| 213 | * ''Taxman'' - Music/TheBeatles (from ''Music/{{Revolver|Beatles Album}}'') |
| 214 | * ''Thank God, I'm A Country Boy'' - Music/JohnDenver. |
| 215 | * ''The Man with the Child in his Eyes'' - Music/KateBush (from ''Music/TheKickInside'') |
| 216 | * ''This Boy'' - Music/TheBeatles (used on the soundtrack of ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' and ''Music/PastMasters'') |
| 217 | * ''Vigilante Man'' - Music/WoodyGuthrie, from ''Music/DustBowlBallads''. |
| 218 | * ''Watermelon Man'' - Music/HerbieHancock (from ''Music/HeadHunters''). |
| 219 | * ''Whatta Man'' - Salt-N-Pepa. |
| 220 | * ''White Man'' - Music/{{Queen}} (from ''Music/{{A Day at the Races|Album}}'') |
| 221 | [[/folder]] |
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