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Women Behind the Songs: 'Oh Carol'
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From Neil Sedaka's 'Oh Carol' (1962)
Impressing a love interest with a song gets a lot more difficult when said subject is just as capable of writing a smash hit herself -- but this bouncy tune helped Sedaka score points with high school sweetie Carol Klein. The song went on to become one of Sedaka's biggest hits, and inspired Klein -- who had by then adopted the nom de disque Carole King -- to record the answer tune "Oh Neil." Not even Neil Armstrong's moon landing some years later could make that one a hit. Listen to 'Oh Carol'
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Jess
What about all those Beatles songs? Michelle, Lucy, Rita, Lizzy, Martha...
January 24 2010 at 6:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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what about princess diana for michael jackson's dirty diana?
December 08 2009 at 3:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Mary
Dirty Diana is NOT about Princess Diana. Michael Jackson has already spoken about this before. The song was written about a groupie who tried to seduce him, not the Princess.
December 09 2009 at 4:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Carly
Wait!
What about Marisol Maldonado-Thomas, the woman behind "Smooth" by Carlos Santana and her now-husband Rob Thomas??
You all are idiots.
Jerry
"Always wanting you", written by Merle Haggard for Dolly Parton. He called her in the middle of the night after he wrote it and sang it to her, while her husband was lying next to her.
September 29 2009 at 12:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Delbard
Earlier than the period in question (from late 60's to mid ninties) Paul anka in the the 1950's had a crush on his baby siter Diana. Hence the song
September 28 2009 at 7:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tim
I can,t believe Caroline Kennedy wasn't mentioned since she was the inspiration for Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline
September 28 2009 at 6:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
thexxcurexxrocks
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I know it was mentioned in Jenny Boyd's thing, but come on: Pattie Boyd and Layla! That's classic!
July 06 2009 at 9:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Michelle W
I totally agree!
And, yes The Cure DOES rock!
They are one of my favorite bands
and I saw them up close at a concert
in San Jose- unforgetable!
pbj5046
One of the greatest songs written for a woman? Frank Sinatra's "I'm a Fool to Want you."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PpcrssGBdw
Stuart Snyder
This list could go on forever! I'll try not to duplicate anything that has previously been posted.
Ruby Tuesday-The Rolling Stones; Sherrie, Dawn, C'mon Marianne, Ronnie, Rag Doll-The 4 Seasons, Candy Girl, Marlena; Bernadette-The 4 Tops (great story here); Pictures of Lilly-The Who; Caroline No, Wendy-The Beach Boys; Jessica, Little Martha, In memory Of Elizabeth Reed-The Allman Brothers; Femme Fatale, Lisa Says, Stephanie Says-The Velvet Underground; Mary Mary, Your Auntie Grizelda, Words-The Monkees; I Saw Her Again, Straight Shooter; The Mamas & Papas; The Wind Cries Mary-Jimi Hendrix; Along Comes Mary-The Association; Spanish Harlem Incident, It Ain't Me Babe-Bob Dylan; See Emily Play-Pink Floyd; The Little Old Lady From Pasadena-Jan and Dean; Jennie Lee-Jan & Arnie; Stephanie Knows Who-Love; Jolene-Dolly-Parton; Peg-Steely Dan. The Beatles as a group and as solo artists probably have more than most.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS MORE! Should I keep going or can I stop now?
txbiketraveller
The Hollie's hit "Carrie Ann" was inspired by Marianne Faithfull
June 10 2009 at 10:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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