Yes, it’s the very definition of a One Hit Wonder, but this is pop nugget gold – an example of a melody is both catchy and wonderfully melodic. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass The true gender of Lola has been under debate for years, but the riff and building energy is a rock masterpiece regardless.ħ. Is it about the dreaded marijuana plant? Who knows, but their odd introduction for a live performance has me leaning towards “yes”. Suite Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills and Nash And here we are about 5 decades past, and it’s every bit as poignant and amazing.ģ. Like Lady Madonna, another of Paul’s female sob stories, there’s not much humor in it. Now, let’s go!…īack before orchestration within a pop song was still fresh, McCartney unleashes this sweeping tale of isolation. Also, it can only have a girl’s name, not a boy’s so, “Jack and Diane” by John Cougar wouldn’t count.Īnd, finally (3) this is Flashbak, so we’re not looking at songs from the 1990s on up to the present. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkle doesn’t count.
In other words, “Lola” by The Kinks is about a male transvestite and “Martha My Dear” by The Beatles is about a sheep dog neither about a chick, but both qualify. (1) The song has to have a female’s name in the title, but not necessarily be about a female. Naming a song after a woman has, over the years, become the biggest music cliché ever however, there’s been a ton of great ones, and is thereby prime fodder for music lists.
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