Fictional Characters from Song Titles
This is a list of names (belonging primarily to fictional people) that appear in song titles.
| Name | Year | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida | 1970 | Candida | Tony Orlando & Dawn |  |
| Jimmy | 1996 | Jimmy | Tool | |
| Marie | 2006 | Wings for Marie, Pt. 1 | Tool | |
| Rose Dover | 2014 | Rose Dover | Tori Amos | |
| George | 2007 | Yo George | Tori Amos | |
| Geraldine | 2014 | Unrepentant Geraldines | Tori Amos | |
| Scarlet | 2002 | Scarlet's Walk | Tori Amos | |
| Rosanna | 1982 | Rosanna | Toto | |
| Pancho | 1972 | Pancho and Lefty | Townes Van Zandt | |
| Barbara Allen | 16xx | Barbara Allen | traditional | |
| Frankie | 1904 | Frankie and Johnny | traditional | |
| Joan | 1705 | Gossip Joan | traditional | |
| Cotton-Eyed Joe | 18xx | Cotton-Eyed Joe | traditional | |
| Johnny | 1904 | Frankie and Johnny | traditional | |
| Casey Jones | 1902; 1970 | The Ballad of Casey Jones; Casey Jones | traditional; Grateful Dead | |
| Maggie May | 18xx; 1970 | Maggie May; Maggie Mae | traditional; The Beatles | |
| John Barleycorn | 15xx; 1970 | John Barleycorn | traditional; Traffic | |
| Virginia | 1998 | Meet Virginia | Train | |
| Mary | 2012 | Hail Mary | Trey Songz | |
| Joseph | 2008 | Joseph | Tricky | |
| Terry | 1964 | Terry | Twinkle | |
| Rusty | 2013 | Rusty | Tyler, the Creator | |
| Iris | 2014 | Iris (Hold Me Close) | U2 | |
| Mary | 1975 | Mother Mary | UFO | |
| Gloria | 1979 | Gloria | Umberto Tozzi | |
| Lorraine | 1973 | Sweet Lorraine | Uriah Heep | |
| Hannah Hunt | 2013 | Hannah Hunt | Vampire Weekend | |
| Jonathan Low | 2010 | Jonathan Low | Vampire Weekend | |
| Diane Young | 2013 | Diane Young | Vampire Weekend | |
| Jamie | 1978 | Jamie's Cryin' | Van Halen | |
| Linden Arden | 1974 | Linden Arden Stole the Highlights | Van Morrison | |
| Georgia | 2014 | Georgia | Vance Joy | |
| Annie | 2004 | Annie | Vanessa Carlton | |
| Billy Paul | 2011 | Billy Paul | Vince Gill | |
| John | 2011 | Buttermilk John | Vince Gill | |
| Pearl Hart | 2013 | Pearl Hart | Volbeat | |
| Ilene | 1989 | Don't Cry Ilene | Vonda Shepard | |
| Sam Hall | 1925 | Ballad of Sam Hall | W. G. Ross | |
| Anna Sun | 2010 | Anna Sun | Walk the Moon | |
| Roland | 1976 | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner | Warren Zevon | |
| Hank | 1975 | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way | Waylon Jennings | |
| Pamela | 1966 | Pamela, Pamela | Wayne Fontana | |
| Stacey | 1990 | Stacey | Ween | |
| Jamie | 1994 | Jamie | Weezer | |
| Jonas | 1994 | My Name Is Jonas | Weezer | |
| Sally | 1966 | Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | |
| Madalaine | 1988 | Madalaine | Winger | |
| Lorelei | 1976 | Lorelei | Wishbone Ash | |
| Persephone | 1980 | Persephone | Wishbone Ash | |
| Lisa | 2014 | Moaning Lisa Smile | Wolf Alice | |
| Floyd | 1958 | Pretty Boy Floyd | Woody Guthrie | |
| Johnny | 1980 | Johnny Hit and Run Pauline | X | |
| Pauline | 1980 | Johnny Hit and Run Pauline | X | |
| Nigel | 1979 | Making Plans for Nigel | XTC | |
| Peter Pumpkinhead | 1992 | The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | XTC | |
| Henrietta | 2012 | Henrietta | Yeasayer | |
| Bobby | 2007 | Dear Bobby | Yellowcard | |
| Annie | 2012 | Sweet Annie | Zac Brown Band | |
| Martin | 2010 | Martin | Zac Brown Band | |
| Valerie | 2006 | Valerie | Zutons | |