Tune That Name: Jack to Jayne

She just don’t know what else to do about it …

“Captain Jack,” Billy Joel
“Jangling Jack,” Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Smackwater Jack,” Carole King
“The Return of Jackie and Judy,” Tom Waits
“Jack’s Valentine,” Over the Rhine
“Jacksons, Monk and Rowe,” Elvis Costello
“James,” Huffamoose
“Sorry James,” The Whitsundays
“Sweet Baby James,” Dixie Chicks
“Sweet Baby James,” James Taylor
“Jamey’s Got the Blues,” Randy Stonehill
“Dear Jamie, Sincerely Me,” Hellogoodbye
“Jamie All Over,” Mayday Parade
“Jane Says,” Jane’s Addiction
“Hurricane Jane,” Black Kids
“Queen Jane Approximately,” Bob Dylan
“Romeo and Jane,” Tonio K.
“Sweet Jane,” Cowboy Junkies
“Sweet Jane,” Lone Justice
“Sweet Jane,” Velvet Underground
“Janie Jones,” The Clash
“Sweet Janine,” Jeffrey Gaines
“J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva),” Green Day
“Jayne’s Blue Wish,” Tom Waits

Seems like there are a lot of names that start with J. Good to remember that if you ever find yourself unwittingly thrust into a situation in which you’re forced to pretend to be a medium channeling messages from the dead. “I’m getting a name … something with a ‘J.’ Anyone? Anyone over this side of the room have a parent or grandparent with the letter J? …”