Accidental names in songs

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 11:59 PM

I guess the Psalms in the Bible would count as songs, but in any case, the 23rd Psalm has oft been set to music or adapted as a song.   It mentions at least 3 names:

Shirley Goodness
and
Mercy Shell

Those two ladies follow us all the rest of our days.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Joybell
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 02:30 AM

Myrtle Green and her friend Bracken Brown (although I've never actually come across anyone named Bracken).

And there's -- "Where are the Joys I have met in the morning?" A question posed by Burns. I wasn't one of them. I didn't meet him in the afternoon either.

My name comes and goes in singers hearts quite often too.
Cheers Joy

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 04:56 PM

Then there's that guy from back in the early 1900s who was forever "blowing Bubbles" -- whoever she or he was. (Beverly Sills, maybe?)

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 07:00 PM

Our Mudcatter Jerry Rasmussen, when young, heard people singing "So Long It's Been Good To Know Ya"   and he thought they were singing about a Mafia hood guy named (get ready)----Fingers Gonolia!!!!!

I doubt he'd mind me telling this 'cause he's probably forgotten all about it now that he's old. ;-).

Art

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Joybell
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 07:17 PM

Back in the 60s I spent long hours searching the atlas for a town in the US called "Horleye" As in:
"Ten years ago on a cold dark night, there was somebody killed in the town Horeleye"

If only there'd been a Mudcat then.
Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 18 Aug 07 - 02:28 AM

Art, I thought the guy in that song was named Ben:

"So long, it's Ben Gutanoya ..."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: SharonA
Date: 18 Aug 07 - 04:21 AM

Ray A. Drapaguldenson

Mia Naymaicalmiselph

Farrah Launglanweyteran

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 18 Aug 07 - 04:31 AM

"Should Aldo Quaintance be forgot, and Nevah Brott Toomind?
Should Aldo Quaintance be forgot and Daisy Valdlang Zyne?
For Raoul Langzyne, Medea, for Raoul Langzyne,
Will, take a cup o' kindness yet for Raoul Langzyne."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: lilly
Date: 18 Aug 07 - 06:52 AM

loook what byou started bubblyrat !!! Great reading !

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,Jim Carroll
Date: 18 Aug 07 - 02:19 PM

Reversing the question - 'Voice of the People' gives the song usually known as 'Kilkenny Louse-house' as 'Burke's Engine', a mishearing by the editors of the name, Buck St John (pro. Singeon)'.
It has been indexed in Roud as Burke's Engine'.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 03:41 AM

SharonA, those 3 names you mentioned in your last post are from the song "Doe Ramie," of course.

There are also many songs about women named "Alma."   E.g.,
Alma Loving (Beatles)
Alma Trials (folk spiritual)
Alma Luster (mentioned in the song "You Can't Get a Man With A Gun"
Alma Tomorrows (sung by Frank Sinatra)


As for that Robbie Burns song we sing at New Year's Eve, I probably should have said:

"Should Aldo Quentin's be forgotten, nay, vibrato mine?
Should Aldo Quentin's be forgot and Daisy Valdlang's sign?
For Raoul Lang's sign, Medea, for Raoul Lang's sign,
Will, take a cup o' kindness yet for Raoul Lang's syne."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: bubblyrat
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 05:38 AM

Nautical songs hide a few well-known characters, such as Tilly Sober,Clu Garnets,Davey Straight and Bo Fortsy.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 06:09 AM

Ken Tuckyhome
Percy Verance (prospect and Providence)
Albert Valley
Rosemary Ann Thyme

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 06:19 AM

Rosy May Cumsin
(scen)Ted Breezes
Tom Eet (my dainty davy)

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 06:21 AM

sorry..that was me

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Menno
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 06:24 AM

In "Go to sea no more", there is a whore named Angeline, and a shipping official of some description named Robert Brown.

And of course, John Barleycorn.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: bubblyrat
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 06:54 AM

So far, I go for Yul Hermy-Singh, and Lief Sogreno ( friend of Jack E. Buoy ! ).

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 04:00 PM

Yes, both Lief Sogrino and his sister Liv appear in folk songs.

So does Robin Banks.   (Actually, the female lead singer for the band Howling Gael in their second incarnation was named that, too.)

Then there's that cowboy Ty Yaiyippee who is often being called to "come" in western songs.

Not to mention:
Ty Mekangaroo (down)
Claus DeDoor   (who appears in the Kingston Trio song "San Miguel")
Luka Lee and Luka Weather (You'll find them in the song "High Barbary")
Luka Yonder pops up in other folk songs

And
"I'm Lou Kinova, afore Liv Clover ..."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 05:51 PM

There there's the Catholic boy Benny Dick Tuss.

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 19 Aug 07 - 08:19 PM

and his buddy Dominic Vobiskum