Tune That Name: A

But till you get there yourself you never really know …

“Lonely Adam,” Jacob Altemus
“Adia,” Sarah McLachlan
“Adrian,” Jewel
“You Can Call Me Al,” Paul Simon
“Dr. Albert Provaloni,” The Frogs
“Brandy Alexander,” Feist
“Alfie,” Lily Allen
“Alison,” Elvis Costello
“Alison’s Starting to Happen,” The Lemonheads
“Lovely Allen,” Holy Fuck
“Allison,” Randy Stonehill
“Amelia,” Joni Mitchell
“Anabella’s Song,” Everclear
“Andy, You’re a Star,” The Killers
“Angeline,” James McMurtry
“Angeline the Baker,” Crooked Still
“The Last Testament of Angus Shane,” Lost Dogs
“Note to Anna,” Daniel Amos
“Annabelle Lee,” T-Bone Burnett
“Anne,” Santogold
“Ariel,” Diane Birch
“Audrey,” Michael Roe
“Ava Adore,” Smashing Pumpkins

There are some fun live versions of “Lovely Allen” here and here and here. The link in the list above goes to the studio version, which I like best because of the crescendo-y bit that starts somewhere around the 2:40 mark and is one of my favorite things.

Mike Roe’s “Audrey” is from an old benefit album my former partner-in-crime Dwight Ozard put together for our magazine. It features demo-versions, alternate takes and unreleased B-sides from an oddball assortment of musicians including Steve Taylor, Ashley Cleveland, Brian Healy, Dave Perkins, Randy Stonehill and Ramona Silver. It’s out of print, but if you’re looking for a copy, there may be a box or two of these in my attic.