Expert: Pattie - 8/27/2008

Question
How many women are mentioned in all Beatles songs?

Answer
Hi Paula!

Well, I'm assuming that you mean the regular release songs as opposed to  all of the numbers they recorded for the BBC and unreleased songs, correct? There are quite a few. Here's the list that I've come up with for you:

Eleanor Rigby
Lucy (actually mentioned twice-once in "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and also mentioned again in "I Am The Walrus")
Martha (not technically a woman, but the name of Paul's dog)
Julia (John's mother)
Anna
The Duchess of Kircaldy & The Queen of Marigold (a technicality, I suppose, but both are mentioned in "Cry Baby Cry")
Prudence (Prudence Farrow)
Miss Lizzy (the "dizzy one")
Lady Madonna (also mentioned twice-again in "Glass Onion")
Mother Mary (Paul's mother)
Long Tall Sally
Lovely Rita
Lucille
Maggie Mae (the Liverpool "legend")
Joan, Rose & Valerie (all from "Maxwell's Silver Hammer")
Pam and Polythene Pam (the same girl, the first being from "Mean Mr. Mustard")
Michelle
Doris Day (from "Dig It")
Marie (from "Memphis, Tennessee")
Bonnie (very early, with Tony Sheridan in "My Bonnie")
Molly (Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)
Lil’ Magill (but everyone knew her as Nancy)
Sexy Sadie (some people may complain about this one, because John didn't write it about a woman. "Sadie" is actually the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi...but it IS a woman's name LOL)
Yoko (only mentioned in the title of "The Ballad Of John & Yoko")
Mary Jane (what a shame she had a pain at the party!)
Vera (from "When I'm 64)

Honorable mention to "Her Majesty" the Queen, also mentioned again in "Penny Lane" as well as "Mother Nature".

And here are a few that I did happen to remember from BBC recordings:

Carol
Clarabella
Little Queenie
Sheila (BBC)
Georgia Brown
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

I hope I haven't left any out. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask and thanks again!

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Peace,
Pattie
8^)

Paula!

I just remembered one I had left off the list. "Sweet" Loretta Martin from "Get Back". Can't forget her ;)

Peace,
Pattie
8^)