songs that mention the name richard or richie

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are there any that come to mind?

― drystereo (drystereo), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

Television, "Venus", immediately.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

Joni Mitchell, 'The Last Time I Saw Richard', if that's not too obvious.

― Dead Kenny (Dead Kenny), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:48 (twenty years ago)

Lil' Romeo - Richie Rich. Mmhmm.

― Øystein (Øystein), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)

Off top of head:
Supergrass - Richard III
Count Basie - Open The Door Richard
Caravan - For Richard
Pete Ham - Richard
Simon & Garfunkel - Richard Cory
Wesley Willis - Richard Speck
Faces - Pool Hall Richard
Slayer - Richard Hung Himself
Spirit - Poor Richard
Ween - Mister Richard Smoker

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

Richard X- 'Just Friends'

― BARMS, Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

Germs - "Richie Dagger's Crime"

― Huey (Huey), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

Oooh, Marcello's post reminded me:
Macabre's "What The Heck Richard Speck; Eight Nurses You Wrecked"

― Øystein (Øystein), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)

Dear Richard - Peter Laughner

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Thursday, 14 July 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Richard belongs to Jayne
And Jayne belongs to yesterday
How can I go on
When every alpha particle hides a neon nucleus

Neil belongs to love
And love belongs to no man
How can he go on
When no-one answers the adverts in his mind?

Chorus:
There will be parties, there will be fun
There will be prizes for everyone
And hey, hey, hey, here comes Richard
There will be ladies dressed in lace
I just want to see her face
When hey, hey, hey, here comes Richard

You helped me build this bed
But you won't help me sleep in it
When I fall between you and the wall
Our titanic love affair sails on the morning tide

Chorus

I really love you style
Did you read it in the Look and Learn?
How long can we go on?
Do you think I only love you
Because you sleep with other boys

Chorus

("Richard" - Billy Bragg)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 14 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

...LESS THAN JAKE LYRICS Richard Allen George...No, It`s Just Cheese" Don`t call me Rich, Don`t call me George, Just call me Cheeze, Thats who I am! Don`t call me...

...COUNTING CROWS LYRICS All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" Got a message in my head that the papers had all gone Richard Manuel is dead And the daylight`s coming.......

JUELZ SANTANA LYRICS - My Love (Remix)
...roll up puffing Now they roll up fucking Take two totes and love it Yeah yeah plus my bitches swear I`m like Richard Gere, put them in my coup moving fast switching gears ..

SOUNDGARDEN lyrics

...Fresh Deadly Roses Heretic HIV Baby Homicidal Suicidal I Can`t Give You Anything Karaoke Kyle Petty, Son of Richard Seasons Show Me Sub Pop Rock City Touch Me Toy......

― ramona bruland, Thursday, 14 July 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)

"Richard Hung Himself" by D.I. (the Slayer one's a cover)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

Calloway - "I Wanna Be Rich"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

steely dan, "kings" ("we seen the last of good king richard...")
3rd bass, "daddy rich in the land of 1210"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Free Kitten - Dick

― hmmm (hmmm), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

Are we counting abbreviations as well? If so we could have "Ricky's Hand" by Fad Gadget, not to mention "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan, their heartfelt tribute to the late, great Scots comic.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

In that case, "Persoanl Column" by Jake Thackray:

"Widow, 46 would like sophisticated gentleman to contact her
Similar interests and with a view to friendliness, motor car preferred
Mrs Ivy Armitage thanks all her friends for kindnesses when times were hard
And the Honorable Dicky Cholmondley is not sending anybody any
Christmas cards."

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:34 (twenty years ago)

"Open The Door, Richard" by Louis Jordan is a winner.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Haha, there's another Jake Thackray one on the same album, "Worried Brown Eyes":

"She has got a boyfriend, name of Dicky
Who would like to go too far
You know what Dickies are..."

and

"Dicky's been molesting her and pestering her again
He tries his luck
He's running amok..."

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

"We Are The Diddymen" by Ken Dodd, then, with its "blue" reference to "Dicky Mint."

"Dickie Davies' Eyes" by Half Man Half Biscuit, obv.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:42 (twenty years ago)

"All Men Are Liars," by Nick Lowe, seems to mention a Rick/Dick--at least in the recording by Dar Williams.

The Poozies'/Kate Rusby song "Maid of Llanwellyn" has a Rich Owen in it.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Ah yes..."Do you remember Rick Astley?/He had a great, fat hit, it was ghastly/He said I'm never gonna give you up or let you down/Well I'm here to tell you that Dick's a clown"...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

So, we've gone from Television to Rick Astley. Rock and roll... (nearly typed Rick and roll)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Weird Al's "Hey Ricky" might also count.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Neil Young: Campaigner
"Even Richard Nixon has got soul"

Manic Street Preachers: The Love of Richard Nixon

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

"Open the Door, Homer," Thunderclap Newman covering a Basement Tape -- namechecks the Louis Jordan/Dusty Fletcher song mentioned above

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Phil Ochs, "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

B-52's "Song for a New Generation" has a Rick in it. But he's not trying to find the essence from within. That was Mark. I forget what Rick was into.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Spiritualized "The Ballad of Richie Lee"
Christmas "Richard Nixon"
Killdozer "Richard"
Eugene Chadbourne & Evan Johns "Fried Chicken for Richard Speck"
Billy Bragg "Richard"
Lida Husik "Mother Richard"
Geraldine Fibbers "Richard"

― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Thursday, 14 July 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

mecca normal, "richard"

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Thursday, 14 July 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

joni's " last time i saw richard"

― jim morgernstyin (drystereo), Friday, 15 July 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

singing bush - richard richard

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Friday, 15 July 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

"Biggie be richie like Lionel, shiiiiit."

-Biggie on "Hypnotize"

― deej.., Friday, 15 July 2005 06:19 (twenty years ago)

"I Don't Know What You Got But It's Got Me" - Little Richard

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 15 July 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

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