jon (06/01/82)
[answers to the girls-names-song-titles quiz.]
1. A suitor traveled from Alabama to Louisiana, carrying a banjo,
just to see her.
1. Oh, Susanna!
2. Believe me, Frank Sinatra has got a case on her.
2. Nancy with the Laughing Face.
3. Sure and it's a grand old name, said Mr. Cohan.
3. Mary
4. The Beatles looked up and saw her with jewels.
4. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
5. She kissed Barry Manilow and stopped him from shaking.
5. Mandy
6. She sifts sand by the seaside all day and night.
6. Mary Ann
7. Her place is around the back, just a half a mile from the railroad track.
She's very accommodating.
7. Alice's Restaurant
8. She charms the husk right off of the corn (among other things).
8. Mame
9. The only g-g-g-girl I ad-d-d-dore.
9. K-k-k-katie
10. After he graduated, Benjamin fell for her, even though she was older.
10. Mrs. Robinson
11. Another age problem: even though he was so young and she was so old,
Paul Anka asked her to stay by him.
11. Diana
12. I met a girl with this name on the West Side, and that name'll never
be the same.
12. Maria
13. Famous daughter of a miner. She died when she fell into the foaming brine.
13. Clementine
14. It's nice to see her back where she belongs, and it's nice to know she'll
never go away again.
14. Hello, Dolly
15. Borne like a vapor on the summer air.
15. I Dream on Jeannie
16. The Four Seasons asked her to come out tonight.
16. Sherry
17. Nat Cole compared her to the lady with the mystic smile.
17. Mona Lisa
18. Don and Phil Everly took her to a movie and they all fell asleep.
18. Wake Up, Little Susie
19. The belle of Savannah, Ga.
19. Hard-Hearted Hannah
20. If she wants it, she gets it.
20. Whatever Lola Wants
21. She takes you down to a place by the river.
21. Suzanne
22. Counting her charms is a good substitute for taking sleeping pills.
And for counting sheep.
22. Linda
23. He was in a stock car race. He crashed. But before he died he sent
word that he loved her.
23. Tell Laura I Love Her
24. Since I heard her lilting laughter, it's her Irish heart I'm after.
24. Peg o' My Heart
25. Groucho stood up in a railroad car and asked if anyone had seen her.
25. Lydia the Tattooed Lady
26. This sweet lady is a favorite of barbershop quartets.
26. Sweet Adeline
27. She's a funny little good-for-nothing, but she has Chevalier sad
and dreamy.
27. Mimi
28. Another Chevalier favorite: he seemed to hear her name in the wind.
28. Louise
29. In the 1930's, Leadbelly told his estranged wife he'd see her in his
dreams. The Weavers repeated the message in the early 1950's.
29. Goodnight Irene
30. The Beatles called her "ma belle."
30. Michelle
31. If the old grey goose dies, make sure this woman finds out.
31. Go Tell Aunt Rhody
32. An owl hooty-hooing to a dove is a sure sign this lady's in love.
32. Tammy
33. See her when the stars are out.
33. Stella by Starlight
34. A flower and a candy bar named for a little girl (from the days of
white bucks, as sung by George Hamilton IV).
34. A Rose and a Baby Ruth
35. Is there anyone finer? There is? Show me.
35. Dinah
36. The Lost Boys plan to build her a house.
36. Wendy
37. She waited under a lamp post for her soldier.
37. Lili Marlene
38. By occupation, she was a meter maid, according to the Beatles.
38. Lovely Rita
39. She has Simon and Garfunkle down on their knees, and she's breaking
their heart.
39. Cecilia
40. Her situation changed and she had to laugh and sing and dance for
two instead of one.
40. Bess, You Is My Woman
41. Buddy Holly loved and wanted he-e-er.
41. Peggy Sue
42. Ask her to hang on until after the storm, when the clouds go drifting by.
42. Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
43. She left a guy with four hungry children and a crop in the field.
43. Lucille
44. She grabbed Belafonte's cash and escaped to South America.
44. Matilda
45. Oh! Oh! Oh, what a gal!
45. If You Knew Susie