Songs to women, A-Z

In high school, when I was listening to a lot of LPs, I daydreamed that if I was a radio deejay, on Valentine’s Day I would spin an A-Z list of songs with women’s names in the title that were among my favorites.

I never got the chance, but here’s the list. You can dedicate a song to the one you love, especially if they have the right name. I couldn’t find one for “X,” so some career advice for bands: If you write a love song to a woman whose name begins with X, you’ll have the market cornered.

A “Amie,” Pure Prairie League

B “Beth,” KISS

C “Candy’s Room,” Bruce Springsteen

D “Donna,” Ritchie Valens

E “A Letter to Elise,” The Cure

F “Fanny,” Bee Gees

G “Georgia,” Boz Scaggs

H “Holly, Holy,” Neil Diamond

I “Iris,” Goo Goo Dolls

J “Jackie Blue,” Ozark Mountain Daredevils

K “Kathy’s Song,” Simon & Garfunkel

L “Layla,” Derek and the Dominos

M “Melissa,” The Allman Brothers

N “Nina,” Ed Sheeran

O “Ophelia,” The Band

P “Peg,” Steely Dan

Q “Little Queenie,” Chuck Berry

R “Rhiannon,” Fleetwood Mac

S “Sara Smile,” Hall & Oates

T “Tammy,” Debbie Reynolds

U “Ursula,” Barclay James Harvest

V “Valerie,” Steve Winwood

W “Wendy,” The Beach Boys

Y “Oh Yoko,” John Lennon

Z “Zelda,” Pete Townshend