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From Johnny B. Goode to Jilted John, John must be the most common boy's name in popular song; so top 5 songs about Johns, Jons, Johnnys and Jonathans.

5) John Leyton ... Johnny Remember Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4JXwd7XMo

4) Armitage Shanks ... Look Out Here Comes Uncle John
http://www.musicalley.com/music/listene ... h+Keywords

3) Son House ... John The Revelator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBoP70A7Q0

2) Flip & The Dateliners ... My Johnny Doesn't Come Around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmsc1Ui73kA

1) Suicide ... Johnny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn_6x3IRge4

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2nd verse same as the 1st...

The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5yLvoJMD4

The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-ftTvsC7M

David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VrqCBsbeuc

The Small Faces - Mad John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgLrvJf7ksA

Sam Cooke - Frankie And Johnny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu3tpDsBZy8


EDIT:

I'm tempted to swap Sam Cooke for this:

Darlene Love - Johnny (Baby Please Come Home)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhosWnEtjf8

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REVOLUTION PURITY LOVE SUICIDE ACCURACY

http://www.thesoundofconfusion.com

Jimmy is another one. I don't know who the hell he was, but he must have been something pretty special to have broken all those hearts in the '50s and '60s.

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Definitely isn't inbred...has the GCSEs to prove it!

REVOLUTION PURITY LOVE SUICIDE ACCURACY

http://www.thesoundofconfusion.com

I'm at work so can't think of five at mo, but loved this. Still do.

Johnny come home - Fine Young Cannibals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruT7MUQ42aQ&feature=kp

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Jarvis Cocker or David Bowie or AVB or Johnny Borrell, she isn't picky

Cavey Cocker, Cup Cake Queen, Saint Thomas.

John Finn's Wife - Nick Cave


John Taylor's Month Away - King Creosote/Jon Hopkins


John Young - Morton Valence


John E Smoke - Butthole Surfers


Friend of Mine -The National

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This one is the best -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0yGXKoA6Ek

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1963 - New Order
Goodbye Lucille No. 1 - Prefab Sprout
A Girl Called Johnny - Waterboys
Goodbye John - Martin Stephenson
Johnny Mathis' Feet - American Music Club

If everyone is done with posting their top five songs about Johns, here's a few that didn't make anybody's five but are still worthy of mention.

The Killjoys ... Johnny Won't Get To Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QA8bemwerY

Mr Airplane Man ... Johnny Johnny
https://play.spotify.com/search/mr%20ai ... y%20johnny

The Fall ... No Xmas For John Quays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHFdYYIaEIc

Johnny Cash ... The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlHQE_jxfgQ

The Masonics ... Where's Johnny Moped Now?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbSUDMpWrQI

Hank Williams ... Dear John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g-wn8SlZho

Au Pairs ... Dear John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5Ni1E-2GY

Charlie Feathers ... Johnny Come Listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFfY65suPyI

Charlie Feathers ... Dinky John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2IwWF76UpY

Joanie Sommers ... Johnny Get Angry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLXs3Np93s

Real Losers ... Johnny's Got The Action
(No sound link available)

Jilted John ... Jilted John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxL9dHStGdM

Don & Dewey ... Farmer John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3DeD6IT3zM

Tidal Waves ... Farmer John (Don & Dewey cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWtvv6mQNLA

The Premiers ... Farmer John (Don & Dewey cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gayhpUyz2os

Lou Reed ... The Day John Kennedy Died
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFPnGIN6NNw

Angel Corpus Christi ... The Day John Kennedy Died (Lou Reed cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5BWOYtXmRE

Angel Corps Christi ... John Cassavetes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyBW-moYPxw

The Carter Family ... John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3019HUyoKQ

Chuck Berry ... Bye Bye Johnny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdNH78oEHpE

The Rockingbirds ... Jonathan Jonathan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZUFIOw2dOA

Caberet Voltaire ... Johnny Yesno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjU0l3LkOxM

The Carpettes ... Johnny Won't Hurt You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJLK8yi1p7I

Bob Marley & The Wailers ... Johnny Was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT75dVbtH_4

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2nd verse same as the 1st...