Shit We Should Know

First names have always been a big part of songs and song titles in just about every musical era. Hundreds of male and female names are either the song title or in the song title. So, let’s have some fun as we begin this new year. Here are 15 songs with men’s names as the title. Can you name them all without cheating and looking at the answers at the end of this list?

1.Vincent

  1. Abraham, Martin and John
  2. Hit the Road Jack
  3. Charley Brown
  4. Hey Jude
  5. Big Bad John
  6. Hats Off to Larry
  7. Tom Sawyer
  8. Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown
  9. Daniel
  10. Amos Moses
  11. Mack the Knife
  12. Me and Bobby McGee
  13. Henry the Eighth I Am
  14. Johnny Angel

Okay, there are the 15 songs. They come from different years and eras, but every one of these songs hit the Top 50 in the Billboard charts, some even making #1. So, go ahead and test your knowledge.

The answers are 1. Don McLean, 2. Dion, 3. Ray Charles, 4. The Coasters, 5. Beatles, 6. Jimmy Dean, 7. Del Shannon, 8. Rush, 9. Jim Croce, 10. Elton John, 11. Jerry Reed, 12. Bobby Darin, 13. Janis Joplin, 14. Herman’s Hermits, 15. Shelley Fabares.

In the future we’ll do this again with girl’s names and see how well you do. Please feel free to respond with songs that have men’s names in the title of any others you may remember. Hope you had a little fun as we get this new year of 2023 underway.