Name references in GL penned tunes - please add

[jj]

self explanatory, I would hope:

Poor Little Allison
Jesse Jo
Daylight Katy
Ann
Rosanna
Miguel
Linda
Annabel
Sweet Guinevere
Mr. Rock of Ages
The Joneses
Betty
Long John Silver
Cotton Jenny
John
Mary
Mr. Barnum
Jenny Lind
Mr Hoot and Holler
Bill Skinner
Dream Street Rose
Marie Christine
Edmund Fitzgerald
Maryann
Old Dan


this is a tributary from the "Character" thread...most contributions thus far are thanks to rm, char and a few from yours truly

[charlene]

Boss Man ??
Jane
Guinevere
Davy Jones
God
Lord

[Jesse Joe]

Uncle Toad

[Oh, Linda]

Lavender?

Don Quixote

Susan (did he have to write the song??)

[RM]

Robin Hood

Maid Marion

[Doug]

Lavender

[teherie]

Morning Glory

Gypsy

John Wayne

[Oh, Linda]

Tom, Dick, Sally and MaryJo

from The Pony Man

And don't forget Mr. Moon from the same song:)

[Oh, Linda]

Mister hoot'n holler?? (maybe not!)

[jj]

Mister hoot'n holler?? (maybe not!)

oh yes, he was on the original list as were a few other suggestions

some good ones folks, thanks (is the list exhausted at this point?)

btw, I was really looking for "proper nouns" when I say "names"

I guess Lord and God are...I don't think bossman or gypsy are

Mama = borderline...I didn't realize Glory and Lavender were characters

Oh Linda - when I say "GL penned" I meant that he wrote them

otherwise we could add Patsy Cline, Wilf Carter, Diamond Joe, etc

char, what tune is Davy Jones from?

(rm, looks like this thread won't be visiting his locker, eh :p )

[charlene]

TRIANGLE -
Oh the best of all things is the first day of spring
When when the water runs heavy and fast
The mermaids have all gone to Davy Jones' Ball
And it seems their first trip was their last

[RM]

I guess Lord and God are...

Well, if they can get in, then so can

Jesus

[RM]

(rm, looks like this thread won't be visiting his locker, eh :p )

I don't know.......rumors are that the gales of November may come early this year.

[Jesse Joe]

Blackberry John

Betty Called Me In

[Patti]

junebug

[jj]

updated alpha-listing:

Allison
Ann
Annabel
Betty
Bill Skinner
Blackberry John
Boss Man
Cotton Jenny
Davy Jones
Dick
Don Quixote
Dream Street Rose
Edmund Fitzgerald
God
Guinevere
Gypsy
Jane
Jenny Lind
Jesse Jo
Jesus
John
John Wayne
Joneses
Katy
Lavender
Linda
Long John Silver
Lord
Maid Marion
Marie Christine
Mary
Mary Jo
Maryann
Miguel
Morning Glory
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Hoot and Holler
Mr. Moon
Mr. Rock of Ages
Old Dan
Pony Man
Robin Hood
Rosanna
Sally
Tom
Uncle Toad

we have 46...way to go, gang
anyone add a few to round out the exhausted list at an even 50?

patti, is junebug a reference to someone?

[RM]

Thanks for putting those in alphabetical order.

[RM]

Is there any possibility of Big Blue getting on the A-List ? Uncle Toad made it.

[RM]

How about Jim ?

"But they say he fell in with a man named Jim
And he rides in the rodeo"

[Scott Mac]

What about Ernie who is up in Pittsburg PA? From Sweet Guinevere.

[Frkmry]

Good One!

[jj]

Is there any possibility of Big Blue getting on the A-List ? Uncle Toad made it.

there are a few grey area ones but song lyrics as per Wayne's lightfoot.ca were used as the data source for final ruling...names/proper nouns (Capitalized in the lyrics) were accepted

some examples:

in> Boss Man, Morning Glory, Uncle Toad

out> gypsy, big blue, watchman

Edmund Fitzgerald and Marie Christine are boats rather than 'named characters' found in song lyrics, but since they are song titles I've accepted them (unless the democratic corfidian society votes to oust them)

also, Abraham was given consideration from the 'plains of Abraham' but that is better suited to Waynes already published "Lightfoot Geography" list

for consistency, I also revised some names to their full form (Sweet Guinevere, Daylight Katy, etc) but left Allison as is...all debatable

Allison
Ann
Annabel
Athabasca Lady+
Betty
Betty Mae+
Bill Skinner
Bill+
Billy+
Blackberry John
Boss Man
Cotton Jenny
Daisy Doo+
Davy Jones
Daylight Katy
Dick
Dolly+
Don Quixote
Dream Street Rose
Edmund Fitzgerald
Ernie
Flo+
God
Gretzky+
Jack+
Jane
Jenny Lind
Jesse Jo
Jesus
Jim
John
John Wayne
Joneses
Lavender
Linda
Long John Silver
Lord
Maid Marion
Marie Christine
Mary
Mary Jo
Maryann
Miguel
Miss Marianne+
Morning Glory
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Hoot and Holler
Mr. Moon
Mr. Rock of Ages
Nitro Joe+
Old Dan
Pony Man
Robin Hood
Rosanna
Rosey+
Sally
Sweet Guinevere
Tom
Uncle Toad


I also noted with a '+' sign, any of the latest additions which were, in desperation, pulled from the Unreleased and Warner Demos catalog...so we are a count of 58!

thanks for the most recent, great adds:
Ernie and Jim! (the latter, a glaring oversight)

[johnfowles]

what about Alan as in A. Painter Passing Through a song clearly penned in honoUr of the honoUrable Brit corfiddler Alan PaYnter!!

[jj]

J. Fouls Passing Through

how about Bitter Green (they called her)

and perhaps Mother Nature? if so, we have reached 60:)

[geodeticman.5]

What about a parenthetically-referenced Name in the SONG Title, as in :

on the LP, anyway,

Your Love's Return (Tribute to Stephen Foster) - by memory

I realize this is not mainstream at all what you had in mind, but.. ?

I simply want to participate when I see a compadre open shop in a new thread

[jj]

thx for playing, steve
not looking for mainstream (there's tons of rarities on the list) but am looking for reference in lyrics...(Song for Stephen Foster) is wonderful but no go

note: Beautiful (Song for Char) also doesn't not qualify;)

[geodeticman.5]

thx for playing, steve
not looking for mainstream (there's tons of rarities on the list) but am looking for reference in lyrics...(Song for Stephen Foster) is wonderful but no go

note: Beautiful (Song for Char) also doesn't not qualify;)

IC - OK :p just for clarity, I did not mean mainstream as in you were looking for mainstream songs, bur rather classically envisioned answer-types - which I knew going in (song name)(for yayda y yad ya) was not. s'ok- worth a shot and I like to stop in a new shop of a friend.

Have I re-vived the old fun monster of GAMES in corfid with lyrics ? All of A sudden - we have like 5 or something threads on quizzers - though they may not say that... - I think its fun - 's why I started 'mine' ? We havn't done these in over 2 years - 3 almost by my rekining' :biggrin: :headbang: :biggrin:

[Patti]

updated alpha-listing:




patti, is junebug a reference to someone?

jj, on River of Light, a junebug was in reference reference to himself.
"Nice to be on a river at peace, like a junebug travellin', ..."

[Jesse Joe]

Two unreleased song; {Rosey And Me}, & {Betty Mae}... Dont know if this will count or not jj ? Your the judge. :) ??????????????????????????????????????????????


Rosey

Betty Mae

[jj]

yes, jjo...those and a few others unreleased and warner demos were already added to the most recent list on the prior page earlier this week

i think we may have a hit a dead end...

thanks for clarifying, Patti...i like that simile

[Jesse Joe]

Oh silly me, I should have checked your last list. Maybe a dead end is correct... :rolleyes:

Thanks for clarifying this jj. :)

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

Daisy
Mollie
Little Jane
(from the Two Tones album)
Mister Rock Of Ages

[jj]

Daisy
Mollie
Little Jane
(from the Two Tones album)
Mister Rock Of Ages

hi, thanks...these are also already on the list except for Mollie

what Two Tones song is she mentioned in? (I don't have the music handy but I don't recall that name off hand)

btw, the most recent list, once again:

Allison
Ann
Annabel
Athabasca Lady+
Betty
Betty Mae+
Bill Skinner
Bill+
Billy+
Bitter Green
Blackberry John
Boss Man
Cotton Jenny
Daisy Doo+
Davy Jones
Daylight Katy
Dick
Dolly+
Don Quixote
Dream Street Rose
Edmund Fitzgerald
Ernie
Flo+
God
Gretzky+
Jack+
Jane
Jenny Lind
Jesse Jo
Jesus
Jim
John
John Wayne
Joneses
Lavender
Linda
Long John Silver
Lord
Maid Marion
Marie Christine
Mary
Mary Jo
Maryann
Miguel
Miss Marianne+
Morning Glory
Mother Nature
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Hoot and Holler
Mr. Moon
Mr. Rock of Ages
Nitro Joe+
Old Dan
Pony Man
Robin Hood
Rosanna
Rosey+
Sally
Sweet Guinevere
Tom
Uncle Toad

[Patti]

29 men?

[jj]

so, what's the significance????

lol, just kiddin....wow, very nice work, Patti:)


wonder how many of these are real folks from Gord's life

would be interesting to have faces to go with the names

[mandoann]

How about Sundown?

[Patti]

How about 'Daddy' from Cherokee Bend?

[jj]

How about 'Daddy' from Cherokee Bend?

Mama said, nope ;) ...could always expand the scope (Son, etc)

hmmm, Sundown...looks like a name/proper noun to me, thanks

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I can't remember the name myself. But I remember it was something like "Then I'll take it home to Mollie". It might have been the song that goes "Blackfall the Daddy-O, There's Whiskey In The Jar".

It seems like there are actually two songs that mention the name Mollie. I'll give them a listen and then post back in here. ;)


hi, thanks...these are also already on the list except for Mollie

what Two Tones song is she mentioned in? (I don't have the music handy but I don't recall that name off hand)

btw, the most recent list, once again:

Allison
Ann
Annabel
Athabasca Lady+
Betty
Betty Mae+
Bill Skinner
Bill+
Billy+
Bitter Green
Blackberry John
Boss Man
Cotton Jenny
Daisy Doo+
Davy Jones
Daylight Katy
Dick
Dolly+
Don Quixote
Dream Street Rose
Edmund Fitzgerald
Ernie
Flo+
God
Gretzky+
Jack+
Jane
Jenny Lind
Jesse Jo
Jesus
Jim
John
John Wayne
Joneses
Lavender
Linda
Long John Silver
Lord
Maid Marion
Marie Christine
Mary
Mary Jo
Maryann
Miguel
Miss Marianne+
Morning Glory
Mother Nature
Mr. Barnum
Mr. Hoot and Holler
Mr. Moon
Mr. Rock of Ages
Nitro Joe+
Old Dan
Pony Man
Robin Hood
Rosanna
Rosey+
Sally
Sweet Guinevere
Tom
Uncle Toad

[Patti]

Mama said, nope ;) ...could always expand the scope (Son, etc)

... :rolleyes:

[Patti]

I really was thinking more along the lines of significance, jj.
Significant son of the significant father...and mother.

[jj]

good stuff, patti:) so we add Daddy, Mama and Son, eh?

hey folks, if Sundown works, then how about Harmony?

[Patti]

That could be good.

[jj]

I thought 'knotty pine' might be also along the same lines but is more an example of personification and/or an anthropomorphism (looked up)