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More Great Songs With Female Names in the Title

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The real reason young men bought guitars and spent hours playing rock and roll, is the desire to be rich and famous, and get the girl. Girl’s names have been in the song titles of our popular songs since the beginning of time. Here are more great songs that use a women’s name in the song title.

Most people don’t know that the popular 70s band, the Pure Prairie League, was formed in Columbus, OH, and had their first success in Cincinnati. “Amie” was the band’s first big hit by Pure Prairie League. The band briefly broke up in 1973 as the lead singer Craig Fuller was arrested for draft evasion, making the band wait six months for his sentence to be served.

“Rosanna” by Toto was a catchy song released in 1982, written by keyboardist David Paich. The song earned the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1983, selling millions of copies as a single from the album “Toto IV.” Yes, the song is inspired by actress Rosanna Arquette, dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time. The video was a huge success (remember this is the height of the MTV era) and featured Patrick Swayze as one of the dancers.

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