Tag: Ritchie Valens

Sherry Baby

No songs are written
with my name, my face in mind;
no melody mine.

Sharona, Sherry,
Donna, and Paula as well
have been someone’s muse.

I’m just a songless
woman in a song-filled world;
I could change my name.

a different perspective:

 
http://youtu.be/gNeeu6_e6oQ
Ritchie Valens’ Donna.

Below: eight of the top songs with a woman’s name in the title 

Maggie Mae is my favorite. Couldn’t we substitute my name? “Oh Nana I couldn’t have tried anymore.”