Being a Girl

I’m beginning a small series of songs involving the feminine gender. I begin with songs that have the word girl in the title, then move on to woman, and then I had the thought that after woman, the next highest status would be queen. Since there are songs with the word queen in the title then it would be appropriate to include them. The photo is of me as a little girl with my favorite beach ball.

“Girl” is a song that was recorded by the English rock band The Beatles. It is included in their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song was written by band member John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song is considered to be one of the most melancholic and complex of the earlier love songs by the band. Years later when Lennon wrote his song “Woman” he said that it could be like a grown-up version of “Girl”.

“The Girl I Knew Somewhere” is a song that was recorded by the American pop-rock band The Monkees. It was written by band member Michael Nesmith and was released in 1967. The song was recorded at the time that The Monkees became independent and could produce their own material. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” is a song that was recorded by American country singer, songwriter, and musician Charlie Rich. The song was written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Rory Bourke. The song became an instant success and reached number one on three Billboard music charts. Billboard ranked it song number 23 for 1974.

“Young Girl” is a song recorded by American pop-rock group Gary Puckett and the Union Gap in 1968. The song was written, composed, and produced by Jerry Fuller. It became an RIAA million-selling Gold-certified single. The song stayed at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks and was at number one on both the UK Singles and US Cash Box charts.

“Brown Eyed Girl” is a song recorded by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. It was written by Morrison in 1967 and released as a single. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for sixteen weeks. It became his signature song, It has remained a staple of many oldies and classic rock radio stations, The song was featured in the movie “Sleeping With the Enemy” starring Julia Roberts.

“Jessie’s Girl” is a song that was written and performed by Australian singer Rick Springfield. It is on his album Working Class Dog which came out in 1981. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Springfield’s only number one hit, winning him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

“Hey There Lonely Girl” is a song that was recorded in 1963 titled “Hey There Lonely Boy” and recorded by Ruby and the Romantics. The song became popular when it was retitled and recorded by R&B singer Eddie Holman in 1969. His version included disconsolate, sentimental, and heavyhearted lyrics nicely complemented by his falsetto voice. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles charts.

“Girl You’ll Be a Woman Soon” is a song that was written and recorded by American singer, songwriter, and musician Neil Diamond. It is included in his album Just for You. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box charts. In 1994 the song was featured on the film “Pulp Fiction” soundtrack performed by rock band Urge Overkill.