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* ''Bye Bye Badman'' - Music/TheStoneRoses (found on ''[[Music/TheStoneRosesAlbum The Stone Roses]]'')
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* ''Peppermint Man'' - Music/DickDale (from ''Music/SurfersChoice'')
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* ''Billy The Kid'' - Music/MartRobbins, from ''Music/GunfighterBalladsAndTrailSongs''.

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* ''Billy The Kid'' - Music/MartRobbins, Music/MartyRobbins, from ''Music/GunfighterBalladsAndTrailSongs''.
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* ''Billy The Kid'' - Music/MartRobbins, from ''Music/GunfighterBalladsAndTrailSongs''.
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* ''Mr. Roboto''- Music/{{Styx}}, from ''Music/KilroyWasHere''.

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* ''Poor Napoleon'' - Music/ElvisCostello, from ''Music/BloodAndChocolate''.



* ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from the album ''Music/{{Paranoid}}'').

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* ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from the album ''Music/{{Paranoid}}''). ''Music/{{Paranoid}}'').
* ''Mon Légionnaire'' ("My Legionary") - Music/EdithPiaf.
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* ''Spoonman'' - Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.

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* ''Spoonman'' - Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}'').



* ''Surfboy''- Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.

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* ''Surfboy''- Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}'').
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* ''Spoonman'' - Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.


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* ''Surfboy''- Music/{{Underworld}} (from the album ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}''.
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* ''Particle Man'' - Music/TheyMightBeGiants (from ''Music/{{Flood}}'')
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* ''Hard Lovin' Man'' - Music/DeepPurple (found on ''Music/DeepPurpleInRock'')
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* ''20th Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing'')

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* ''20th ''21st Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing'')
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* ''20th Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheKrimsonKing'')

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* ''20th Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheKrimsonKing'') ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing'')
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* ''Father O'Blivion'' - Music/FrankZappa (from ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'')


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* ''Uncle Remus'' - Music/FrankZappa (from ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'')


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* ''20th Century Man'' - Music/TheKinks (found on ''Music/MuswellHillbillies'')
* ''20th Century Schizoid Man'' - Music/KingCrimson (found on ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheKrimsonKing'')


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* ''Daddy Cool'' - Music/BoneyM

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* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)'' - Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers.

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* ''The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill'' - Music/TheBeatles (from ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'')
* ''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.


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* ''Taxman'' - Music/TheBeatles (from ''Music/{{Revolver}}'')
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* ''Sexy Boy'' - Music/{{Air}} (from the album ''Moon Safari'')


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* ''Starman'' - Music/DavidBowie (from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars'')
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* ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from the album ''Music/{{Paranoid}}''.

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* ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from the album ''Music/{{Paranoid}}''.''Music/{{Paranoid}}'').



* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.

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* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.(from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome'').

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* ''Fernande'' - Music/GeorgesBrassens.



* ''Jacky'', aka ''Le Chanson de Jacky'' - Music/JacquesBrel.



* ''Song for Woody'' - Music/BobDylan

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* ''Song for Woody'' - Music/BobDylanMusic/BobDylan (from his debut album ''[[Music/BobDylanAlbum Bob Dylan]]'')



* ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimon from ''Music/{{Graceland}}''.

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* ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimon from ''Music/{{Graceland}}''.
(from ''Music/{{Graceland}})''.



* ''Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy'' - Music/{{Queen}} (found on ''Music/ADayAtTheRaces'')



* ''Iron Man'' - Music/BlackSabbath (from the album ''Music/{{Paranoid}}''.



* ''Oh Mein Papa'' - Freddie Fisher.



* ''Pa'' - Music/DoeMaar (from ''Music/{{Virus}}'')



* ''Thank God, I'm A Country Boy'' - Music/JohnDenver.



* ''Watermelon Man'' - Music/HerbieHancock from ''Music/HeadHunters''.

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* ''Watermelon Man'' - Music/HerbieHancock from ''Music/HeadHunters''.(from ''Music/HeadHunters'').


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* ''White Man'' - Music/{{Queen}} (from ''Music/ADayAtTheRaces'')

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'''Specific names'''



* ''Oh mein Lieber Augustein'' - German traditional song.



* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)'' - Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers.



* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers)'' - Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers.



* ''Hurricane'' - Music/BobDylan, about the unjustly jailed boxer Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter.

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* ''Hurricane'' - Music/BobDylan, Music/BobDylan from his album ''Music/DesolationRow'', about the unjustly jailed boxer Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter.



* ''Joey'' - Concrete Blond

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* ''Joey'' - Concrete BlondBlonde



* ''Mr. Lee'' - The Bobbettes
* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.

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* ''Mr. Lee'' - The Bobbettes
* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.
Bobbettes



* ''Oh mein Lieber Augustein'' - German traditional song.
* ''Papa Was a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheTemptations.



* ''I'm The Urban Spaceman'' - Music/TheBonzoDogBand.
* ''Whatta Man'' - Salt-N-Pepa.


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'''Non-specific men'''
* ''Bad Boy'' - Music/TheBeatles (found on ''Music/PastMasters'')
* ''Disco Boy'' - Music/FrankZappa (found on ''Music/ZootAllures'')
* ''Hoochie Coochie Man'' - Music/MuddyWaters.
* ''Ik Ben De Man'' ("I'm The Man") - Raymond Van Het Groenewoud.
* ''I'm The Urban Spaceman'' - Music/TheBonzoDogBand.
* ''Mon Père Disait'' ("My Father Told Me") - Music/JacquesBrel.
* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.
* ''Nigger Man'' - Sang by Scatman Crothers during the intro of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coonskin}}''.
* ''O Superman'' - Music/LaurieAnderson.
* ''Papa'' - Stef Bos.
* ''Papa Was a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheTemptations.
* ''Soldier Boy'' - The Shirelles.
* ''This Boy'' - Music/TheBeatles (used on the soundtrack of ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' and ''Music/PastMasters'')
* ''Watermelon Man'' - Music/HerbieHancock from ''Music/HeadHunters''.
* ''Whatta Man'' - Salt-N-Pepa.

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* ''Rasputin'' - Boney M., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk.

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* ''Rasputin'' - Boney M.Music/BoneyM., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk.


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* ''I'm The Urban Spaceman'' - Music/TheBonzoDogBand.
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* ''Dopey Joe'' - Music/VelvetUnderground (from ''[[Music/{{Squeeze1973}} Squeeze]]'')


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* ''Little Jack'' - Music/VelvetUnderground (from the album ''[[Music/{{Squeeze1973}} Squeeze]]'')
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* ''Aenenas nu'' - Boudewijn De Groot, about the mythological Greek hero Aenenas.

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* ''Aenenas ''Aeneas nu'' - Boudewijn De Groot, about the mythological Greek hero Aenenas.Aeneas.
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* ''John Wesley Harding'' - Music/BobDylan from the album ''Music/JohnWesleyHarding''.


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* ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' - Music/BobDylan from ''Music/BringingItAllBackHome''.

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* ''Dirty Harry'' - Music/{{Gorillaz}}

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* ''Dirty Harry'' - Music/{{Gorillaz}}Music/{{Gorillaz}} from ''Music/DemonDays''.



* ''Floyd the Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}}

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* ''Floyd the Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}}Music/{{Nirvana}} from ''Music/{{Bleach}}''.



* ''Hey Joe''- The Leaves, more famously by Music/JimiHendrix

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* ''Hey Joe''- The Leaves, more famously by Music/JimiHendrixMusic/JimiHendrix from ''Music/AreYouExperienced''.



* ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowie

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* ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowieMusic/DavidBowie from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''.



* ''Me And Bobby [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplin, a gender-flipped version of a Kris Kristofferson song.

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* ''Me And Bobby [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplin, Music/JanisJoplin from ''Music/CheapThrills'', a gender-flipped version of a Kris Kristofferson song.



* ''Tony's Theme'' - Music/ThePixies (from ''Music/SurferRosa'')



* ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimon

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* ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimonMusic/PaulSimon from ''Music/{{Graceland}}''.

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* ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowie.

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* ''Joey'' - Concrete Blond
* ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowie.Music/DavidBowie
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* ''Rasputin'' - Boney M., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/{{Rasputin}}.

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* ''Rasputin'' - Boney M., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/{{Rasputin}}.UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk.
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* ''Hey Joe''- Music/JimiHendrix

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* ''Hey Joe''- The Leaves, more famously by Music/JimiHendrix



* ''Me And Bobby [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplin

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* ''Me And Bobby [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplinMusic/JanisJoplin, a gender-flipped version of a Kris Kristofferson song.
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* ''Billy, Don't Be a Hero'' - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.

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* ''Billy, Don't Be a Hero'' - Paper Lace, later covered by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.

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* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) - Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers.

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* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) Hitch-Hikers)'' - Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned-out hippie hitchhikers.



* ''Jackie Wilson Said'' - Music/VanMorrison.
* ''Jef'' - Music/JacquesBrel, about a sad man he tries to cheer up.



* ''Jef'' - Music/JacquesBrel, about a sad man he tries to cheer up.



* ''Papa Was a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheRollingStones. About a deceased scoundrel of a father.

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* ''Papa Was a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheRollingStones. About a deceased scoundrel of a father.Music/TheTemptations.

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* ''Axel F.'' - Harold Faltermeyer, about the titular character in the film ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''.

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* ''Axel F.'' - Harold Faltermeyer, about named for the titular character in the film ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''.



* ''Ben'' - Music/MichaelJackson, about a rat named Ben he loves, despite other people hating them.
* ''Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?'' - Della Reese.
* ''Billy Don't Be A Hero'' - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.

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* ''Ben'' - Music/MichaelJackson, about a rat named Ben whom he loves, despite other people hating them.
* ''Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?'' - American folk song, recorded by Della Reese.
* ''Billy ''Billy, Don't Be A a Hero'' - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.



* ''Don't Cry For Louie'' - Vaya Con Dios, about a scoundrel named Louie the female singer Dani Klein had a crush on.

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* ''Don't Cry For for Louie'' - Vaya Con Dios, about a scoundrel named Louie Louie, on whom the female singer Dani Klein had a crush on.crush.



* ''Floyd The Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}}
* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) - Music/FrankZappa about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned out hippie hitch-hikers.

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* ''Floyd The the Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}}
* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) - Music/FrankZappa Music/FrankZappa, about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned out stoned-out hippie hitch-hikers.hitchhikers.



* ''Hit The Road, Jack'' - Music/RayCharles

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* ''Hit The the Road, Jack'' - Music/RayCharles



* ''I'm Henry The VIII, I Am'' - Herman's Hermits.

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* ''I'm Henry The the VIII, I Am'' - Herman's Hermits.



* ''John The Revelator'' - Music/SonHouse

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* ''John The the Revelator'' - Music/SonHouse



* ''Jojo'' - Music/JacquesBrel, an acoustic track about his good friend Jojo who died of cancer.

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* ''Jojo'' - Music/JacquesBrel, an acoustic track about his good friend Jojo Jojo, who died of cancer.



* ''Mijn vriend Benjamin'' - Louis Neefs, about a male friend of him named Benjamin whom he considered to be a good companionship.
* ''Me And Bobby McGee'' - Music/JanisJoplin

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* ''Mijn vriend Benjamin'' - Louis Neefs, about a male friend of him his named Benjamin Benjamin, whom he considered to be a good companionship.companion.
* ''Me And Bobby McGee'' [=McGee=]'' - Music/JanisJoplin



* ''Papa Was A Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheRollingStones. About a deceased scoundrel of a father.

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* ''Papa Was A a Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheRollingStones. About a deceased scoundrel of a father.



* ''Song For Guy'' - Music/EltonJohn
* ''Song For Woody'' - Music/BobDylan
* ''Stan'' - Music/{{Eminem

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* ''Song For for Guy'' - Music/EltonJohn
* ''Song For for Woody'' - Music/BobDylan
* ''Stan'' - Music/{{EminemMusic/{{Eminem}}


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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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* ''Aenenas nu'' - Boudewijn De Groot, about the mythological Greek hero Aenenas.
* ''Alejandro'' - Music/LadyGaga
* ''Anton aus Tirol'' - Dj Ötzi, a happy schlager song in which the singer describes himself.
* ''Axel F.'' - Harold Faltermeyer, about the titular character in the film ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''.
* ''Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'' - Music/JimCroce.
* ''Ben'' - Music/MichaelJackson, about a rat named Ben he loves, despite other people hating them.
* ''Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?'' - Della Reese.
* ''Billy Don't Be A Hero'' - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods.
* ''Buddy Holly'' - Music/{{Weezer}}.
* ''Carey'' - Music/JoniMitchell.
* ''Charlie Brown'' - The Coasters.
* ''Denis'' - Music/{{Blondie}}
* ''Dirty Harry'' - Music/{{Gorillaz}}
* ''Don't Cry For Louie'' - Vaya Con Dios, about a scoundrel named Louie the female singer Dani Klein had a crush on.
* ''Fernando'' - Music/{{Abba}}
* ''Floyd The Barber'' - Music/{{Nirvana}}
* ''For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) - Music/FrankZappa about his graphic designer Cal Schenkel, who once had a peculiar encounter with two stoned out hippie hitch-hikers.
* ''Frère Jacques'' - French traditional song.
* ''Hey Joe''- Music/JimiHendrix
* ''Hey Jude'' - Music/TheBeatles, about John Lennon's son Julian, named ''Jude'' for the rhyme, cheering him up.
* ''Hit The Road, Jack'' - Music/RayCharles
* ''Hurricane'' - Music/BobDylan, about the unjustly jailed boxer Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter.
* ''I'm Henry The VIII, I Am'' - Herman's Hermits.
* ''Music/JoesGarage'' - Music/FrankZappa
* ''Jef'' - Music/JacquesBrel, about a sad man he tries to cheer up.
* ''John, I'm Only Dancing'' - Music/DavidBowie.
* ''John The Revelator'' - Music/SonHouse
* ''Johnny B. Goode'' - Music/ChuckBerry
* ''Johnny Guitar'' - Music/PearlJam
* ''Jojo'' - Music/JacquesBrel, an acoustic track about his good friend Jojo who died of cancer.
* ''Judas'' - Music/LadyGaga
* ''Louie Louie'' by Richard Berry and later The Kingsmen.
* ''Mijn vriend Benjamin'' - Louis Neefs, about a male friend of him named Benjamin whom he considered to be a good companionship.
* ''Me And Bobby McGee'' - Music/JanisJoplin
* ''Mr. Lee'' - The Bobbettes
* ''Mustapha'' - Music/{{Queen}}
* ''Oh mein Lieber Augustein'' - German traditional song.
* ''Papa Was A Rolling Stone'' - Music/TheRollingStones. About a deceased scoundrel of a father.
* ''Paul Revere''- Music/TheBeastieBoys
* ''Peter Piper'' - Music/RunDmC
* ''Rasputin'' - Boney M., dance track about the infamous Russian advisor UsefulNotes/{{Rasputin}}.
* ''Rock Me Amadeus'' - Music/{{Falco}}, a dance track praising Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart.
* ''Song For Guy'' - Music/EltonJohn
* ''Song For Woody'' - Music/BobDylan
* ''Stan'' - Music/{{Eminem
* ''Tim'' - Wim De Craene, about his infant son, Ramses, named ''Tim'' for the melody.
* ''Whatta Man'' - Salt-N-Pepa.
* ''You Can Call Me Al'' - Music/PaulSimon

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