...but:

Julia by the HJH

Allison by Pixies

Also, all the songs on the album "Tweez" by Slint are people's names:

Ron
Nan Ding
Carol
Kent
Charlotte
Darlene
Pat
Warren
Rhoda

Check out the guitar solo at 2:16

This is a pretty song as well

does this count as she turns out to be a fella....?

Can't access youtube from here, but "Felicity"

by Tom Waits
Ada - The National
Angelina - Bob Dylan
and the wonderful Jackie by Scott Walker

These spring to mind immediately:
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane 1 and 2
Bob Seger - Rosalie, but preferably as covered by Thin Lizzy
Roy Harper - Elizabeth
Two from Randy Newman - Marie and Kathleen
Townes van Zandt - Kathleen
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine

but I'm claiming Grace by Jeff Buckley as the winner

How about the dramatic rush of 'Desiree' by The Left Banke?

Or the naive wonders of 'Jesamine' by The Casuals?

by Thelonious Monk, of course.

A tribute to his friend Pannonica de Koenigswarter, the "Jazz Baroness"

John Cale - Emily

is wonderful with its repeated melodic motif (which I reckon Eno nicked for Another Green World)

Dolly Parton - Jolene

...and her sister Jeanette by The Beat.

Also, how about -

Therese - The Bodines

Hazel - The Cocteau Twins, as well as most of the Treasure album

Jacqueline - The Durutti Column

Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope

Grace - Lloyd Cole & Commotions

Coleen/Caroline - Martin Stephenson & Daintees

Tara - Roxy Music

Sylvie - Saint Etienne

Iona - Skids

Sally G - Paul McCartney
Sisters of Mercy - Leonard Cohen
Roxanne - Police
Patricia the Stripper - Chris de Burgh
Lady Eleanor - Lindisfarne
Sister Ray - Velvet Underground

(or the Allmans' 'Melissa' )

and a bit of Little Richard.

....by Flo & Eddie...& therefore Elenore as well...

Bruce:

Sherry Darling, Rosalita, Janey Don't You Lose Heart, Sandy (4th July Asbury Park),

Work With Me Annie (Hank Ballard?)

Mona - Bo Diddley

The Nines

Anything else in the title disqualifies it, or else we'll be here forever...

cos that would mean

Shirley,Julie,Jane, Cathy,Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel, too

from Family Guy

You can have her in English...

...or in the original French...

Either way, she's quite a girl.

The answer, of course, is Amelia by Joni Mitchell.

Jolene - fabulous song

Josh Ritter

by the Smiths

...and Dinah

The Members - Sally:

Jam - Liza Radley

Dr Feelgood - Roxette:

Is Barry Ryan doing this. I remember thinking, 'I want to look like him when I'm older'. Sadly, I ended up more resembling Barry Bucknell. Ryan was briefly married to Her Highness Tunku (Princess) Miriam binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim, fact fans.

Did the sound engineers on the Ed Sullivan Show operate a system whereby prominence in the mix is determined by audience screams? The girls only had eyes for Denny.

Kathleen

A rich seam

As covered by Blondie (with a gender change)

With the bonus of Linda Carter pictures and just a great song.

I haven't heard this for years but it was one of the first to pop into my head

but wonderful none the less, Jim Capaldi's Eve. It also features Paul Kossoff on guitar.

I'm also fond of Patty Griffin's Christina. Originally on Flaming Red this is a live version.

However AFAIK it has nothing to do with Christina Onassis.

this was Garcia's favourite Dylan song

Great thread by the way!

Caroline:

...and Desiree

Joanne by Michael Nesmith

and Carol by Chuck or the Stones

It's always a sign of a good powerpop album - a song that is just a girl's name.

The Fountains Of Wayne - Maureen :

The Fountains Of Wayne - Denise :

Level 42

Bo Diddley - Mona

(this version is with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)

Ben Vaughn - Darlene

I bought the album simply because it had a track called Ann on it.

I was in love with a girl called Ann. Now if only I'd dared ask her out.

Roy Orbison - Claudette

More than his fair share:

Alice Childress
Emaline
Gracie
Jane
Julianne
Kate

Not to mention:
Annie Waits
Carrying Cathy
Give Judy My Notice
Kylie From Connecticut
Losing Lisa
Tom & Mary
Where's Summer B.?
Zak And Sara

And the obligatory video:

PJ Harvey missing Nick Cave

and John Martyn, replete with Great Rock Moment at the chorus

http://www.we7.com/#/song/John-Martyn/Angeline+1

Layla

Galadriel

Barry Ryan "Eloise"

The Hollies "Dear Eloise"

Call out the instigators, because there's something in the air. Strawberry Statement and all that. Oh we were going to change the world.

And then on the B side was Wilhelmina, the pride of the zuyder zee.

It starts at 3.50, but I would advise against it :)

Frank Zappa - "Deseri"

"I said 'Hi'; she said 'Yeah I guess I am' "

The wonderful Dean Friedman

Mr Bowie has just met a girl called Blue Jean. Here, he describes the circumstances of their initial meeting and expresses an urgent desire to further their acquaintanceship.

there hasn't been enough jazz on this thread, has there?

So let's have John Coltrane's classic ballad, "Naima"

Roy Harper

...by the the HPH...

82 comments and still no mention of the HJH?

Peg

One Eskimo - Kandi

Barry Manilow - Mandy. Drum me out of the Massive if you like, but I think this is fabulous

could be shouting for a curry of course

by Serge...

From Ryan NOT Bryan Adams

The Nips

Lest we forget..

What a great song

But still time to mention yet another Kathleen by American Music Club - who also gave us Jenny.

The Mekons - Dora
Hugo Largo - Martha
Bonnie Prince Billy -Madeleine Mary
Jarvis - Angela (though Mrs SPT wasn't too keen on that)
Human League - Louise

and I know Ode to Joyce doesn't technically count. But it should.

but this will more than do

I always loved the song Isobel.

have done Emily (so to speak).

A good intro as a set opener as well

Amelia (after Ms Earhart) from the beautiful ruminative Hejira album of 1976. Her best LP?

Rolling Stones (Goats Head Soup, 1973)

(As if there was anyone here who didn't know that!)

joni
bob
beatles

and one called "Suzie Q"