Song | Artist/Date/Label | Remade by | |
---|---|---|---|
Ma Blonde Est Partié (My Blonde Went Away And Left Me) (aka Jole Blon) | Amadie, Ophy & Clemo Breaux 4-18-29 Columbia 40510-F/Okeh 90010 | Harry Choates, Roy Acuff, Moon Mulican, Waylon Jennings, Gary U.S. Bonds, Flatlanders et el. |
Macarena | Los Del Rio 1993 on lp Spanish Serdisco A Mi Me Gusta |
Los Del Rio, Bayside Boys mix (1995 for RCA), Los Del Mar |
Mack The Knife (as "Moritat") | Harald Paulsen 1928 German Homocord 3747 |
Gerald Price,Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Lyle Lovett (as "Moritat") |
Made To Love (aka [Girls, Girls, Girls] Made To Love ) | Everly Bros. 7-10-60 on lp Warner Bros 1395 A Date With | Eddie Hodges |
Madness Is Gladness (aka Madness) | Prince Buster 1962 Jamaican Voice Of The People (no #) | Madness (single and LP version, both 1979) |
Maggie May (aka Maggie Mae) | Vipers Skiffle Group 1957 Capitol 3711/ UK Parolophone R.4289 | Beatles |
Rod Stewart's hit of this title is a different song.
Magic Bus, The | The Pudding 1967 (rel. 4-67) Press 5010 | The Who (5-29-68, 2-14-70), Swervedriver |
Magic Town | Jody Miller 9-21-65 Captiol 5541 | Vogues |
Make It Easy On Yourself see Are You Lonely By Yourself |
Make The World Go Away | Ray Price 4-30-63 on CD Bear Family 15843 The Honky Tonk Years (1950-1966) (1995) | Ray Price (6-13-63 for Columbia), Timi Yuro, Eddy Arnold, Donny & Marie Osmond |
Make Your Own Kind Of Music | Will-O-Bees 1968 SGC 002 | Mama Cass, Barbra Streisand |
Making Memories Of Us | Tracy Byrd 2003 on CD RCA 67073 The Truth About Men | Keith Urban |
Mama, Did You Bring Me Any Silver? (aka Gallis Pole, aka Gallows Pole) | Leadbelly 12-26-38 on lp Elektra 301 Library Of Congress Recordings (1966) | Leadbelly (1939 and many other times), Fred Gerlach, Led Zeppelin |
Mama Look A Booboo (aka Mama Look At Bubu) | Lord Melody 1955 Monogram 950 | Lord Melody (1956 for UK Vitadisc, 1958 for Cook), Harry Belafonte (1-27-57) |
Mama Told Me Not To Come | Eric Burdon & Animals 1966 on ep French Barclay 071 081 See See Rider | P. J. Proby (3-31-67), Randy Newman, 3 Dog Night, Jackson 5, Wilson Pickett, Tom Jones w/ Stereophonics |
Mamacita | Mark Lindsay 1975 Columbia 10081 | Grass Roots |
Mamãe Eu Quero! (aka I Want My Mama) | Jararaca 12-17-36 Brazilian Odeon 11449 | Carmen Miranda, Bing Crosby w/ Woody Herman, Andrew Sis., Astrud Gilberto |
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys | Ed Bruce 2-75 United Artists 732 | Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (11-77) |
Mambo No. 5 | Pérez Prado 3-7-50 RCA Victor 5062/3782/3918 | Gone All Stars (as "7-11"), Pérez Prado (1959), Bad Manners, Lou Bega |
Mamy Blue (aka Mammy Blue) | Ivana Spagna 1971 Italian Ricordi 10653 | Los Pop Tops, Joel Dayde, Nicoletta, Dalida, Charisma, Stories, Roger Whittaker, Celine Dion |
In addition to her Italian original, Spagna recorded it in French.
Man Of Constant Sorrow see I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow |
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (aka Not Me) | King Radio w/ Gerald Clark & his Caribbean Serenaders 4-9-36 Decca 17287 | McBeth The Great, Harry Belafonte, Robert Mitchum, Grateful Dead, Robert Palmer, C.J. Chenier, Rosanne Cash |
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The | Fairmount Singers 1962 (rel. 2-62) Dot 16340 | Gene Pitney (3-62) |
Mandy see Brandy |
Manteca | Dizzy Gillespie 12-20-47 RCA Victor 20-3023 | Red Garland, Dizzy Gillespie (1957 for Clef/Verve), Oscar Peterson, Cal Tjader, Ella Fitzgerald, Phish |
Mardi Gras Mambo | Jody Leviens & His Boys 1953 Sapphire 1051 | Hawketts, Meters, Buckwheat Zydeco, John Boutté & Cubanismo |
The Hawketts' 1954 recording became a Mardi Gras standard, popular to this day. The group included a young Art Neville.
Marianne see Mary Ann |
Marie | Troubadours (aka Nat Shilkret) w/ Lewis James 10-18-28 Victor 21746 | Franklyn Baur (11-3-28), Rudy Vallee (1-17-29), Tommy Dorsey, Four Tunes, Bachelors |
Marry An Ugly Woman (aka If You Wanna Be Happy) | Hubert Raphael Charles (aka Lion aka Roaring Lion) 3-7-34 Perfect 735/Romeo 735/Melotone 12965 | Lion w/ Gerald Clark (4-21-41 for Decca), Hubert Raphael Deleon "Lion" with Muttoo Brothers Orch. (1952 As "Ugly Woman" for UK Sagomes), Roaring Lion (1995 as "Ugly Woman" for Ice), Sir Lancelot, Robert Mitchum (as "From A Logical Point Of View"), Jimmy Soul, Kid Creole & Coconuts |
Marvelous Toy, The | Tom Paxton 1962 (fall) on LP Gaslight GV 116 I'm The Man That Built The Bridges | Chad Mitchell Trio, Tom Paxton (1966 for Elektra), John Denver |
Mary Ann (aka Marianne) | Lord Invader w/ Felix & his Internationals c. 8-47 Disc 5081 | King Radio (as "Marian"), Roaring Lion, Terry Gilkyson & Easy Riders, Hilltoppers, Burl Ives |
Mary Lou | Young Jessie 6-55 Modern 961 | Ronnie Hawkins, Steve Miller, Bob Seger |
Mary, Mary | Butterfield Blues Band 7-66 on lp Elektra 7315 East-West | Monkees (7-25-66), Run-D.M.C. |
Mas, Que Nada (aka Mais, Que Nada) | Ze Maria w/ Jorge Ben 1963 on lp Brazilian Continental PPL 12079 Tudo Azul Bossa Nova E Balanco | Jorge Ben (many times), Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Dizzy Gillespie, Miriam Makeba et el. |
Mashed Potatoes, (Do The) (aka Hot Pastrami) | Nat Kendrick & Swans 12-59 Dade 1804 | Joey Dee & Starliters (10-61), Dartells, Steve Alaimo |
Match Box Blues (aka Matchbox) | Blind Lemon Jefferson 3-14-27 Okeh 8455 | Blind Lemon Jefferson (4-27 for Paramount), Roy Newman, Roy Shaffer, Carl Perkins, Beatles |
May I | Maurice Williams 1965 Vee Jay 678/Dee Su 304 | Bill Deal & Rhondells |
Mbube (aka Wimoweh, aka Lion Sleeps Tonight) | Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds 1939 S. African Singer 829 | Weavers (10-25-51), Pete Seeger, Kingston Trio, Miriam Makeba, Tokens , Robert John, Nylons, R.E.M. et al. |
In February of 2006, heirs of Solomon Linda were awarded a royalty settlement (of an undisclosed but supposedly substantial amount) against American copyright holder Abilene Music. The Rolling Stone article was a catalyst for the legal action.
Mbube, pronounced EEM-boo-beh, means "lion" in Zulu. It's assumed that was it misheard and transformed into "Wimoweh," initially for the Weavers' version. Mbube was so popular in S. Africa, it became the name of a musical genre.
Rian Malan, who wrote the Rolling Stone story, was featured in the 2018 documentary Lion's Share, which further detailed the song's complex history.
Me And Bobby McGee | Roger Miller 5-16-69 Smash 2230 | Kris Kristofferson (8-2-69), Gordon Lightfoot (1969), Janis Joplin (10-25-70) |
Kristofferson's demo of the song has been issued.
Mean Woman Blues | Elvis Presley 1-13-57 on ep RCA Victor 2-1515 Loving You Vol. 2 | Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison |
The version Elvis sang in the 1957 movie Loving You was recorded 1-22-57.
Melissa | 31st Of February 9-68 on lp Bold 301 Duane & Greg Allman (1972) | Steve Alaimo, Allman Bros. |
The 1972 album on Bold Records capitalized on the Allman Brothers popularity, with no mention of the 31st Of February, and misspelled Gregg's first name. This same material was reissued the following year (Bold 302) with a gatefold cover, reference to the 31st Of February and Gregg's name spelled correctly.
Melody Of Love | Edison Symphony Orch. 1903 on cylinder Edison Gold-Moulded 8566 | Wayne King, Billy Vaughn, David Caroll, Four Aces, Frank Sinatra, Leo Diamond |
Memories Are Made Of This | Mindy Carson 8-19-55 Columbia 40573 | Dean Martin (10-28-55), Gale Storm, Jim Reeves, Drifters, Little Richard |
Mercury Boogie (aka Mercury Blues) | K. C. Douglas Trio 1948 Down Town 2004/Gilt Edge 5043 | K. C. Douglas (1954 for Road Recordings, 1960, 1974 for Arhoolie, 1972 for Blues Conoisseur)), Steve Miller, David Lindley, Alan Jackson, Jimmy Thackery, Jackson Browne & David Lindley |
Ford Motor Company bought the rights to the song for use in commercials, changing the lyric from "Crazy 'bout a Mercury" to "Crazy 'bout a Ford truck." Ford has now eliminated the entire Mercury line, with the last one produced in January, 2011!
Mercy Babe (aka My Babe) | Little Walter 7-14-54 on lp UK Black Gold Heritage 1200 The Neglected Masters (1990) | Little Walter (1-25-55, Checker 811), Dale Hawkins, Ricky Nelson, Lou Rawls, Roy Head, Steve Miller et el. |
Message To Martha (aka Kentucky Bluebird [Send A Message To Martha], aka Message To Michael) | Jerry Butler 1962 on lp Vee Jay 1076 Need To Belong (1963) | Marlene Dietrich (as "Kleine Treue Nachtigall"), Lou Johnson, Adam Faith, Dionne Warwick |
Messing With The Kid (aka Messin' With The Kid) | Mel London 1959 Chief 7011 | Junior Wells (10-17-60 for Chief, 1965 for Vanguard), Buddy Guy, Baby Huey, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Blues Bros. |
Mickey see Kitty | |
Midnight Confessions | Ever-Green Blues 1967 Mercury 72756 | Grass Roots |
Midnight Cowboy | John Barry 1969 on lp United Artists 5198 Midnight Cowboy ost | Ferrante & Teicher |
Midnight In Memphis | Moonlighters 1977 on lp Amherst 1009 | Bette Midler, Hoyt Axton, Asleep At The Wheel |
Midnight In Moscow (as Podmoskovnye Vechera [Moscow Nights]) | Vladimir Troshin 1956 USSR Melodiya 27620 | Kenny Ball |
Midnite Mary (aka Midnight Mary) | Jerry Cole 1963 Capitol 5056 | Joey Powers |
Midnight Plane to Houston (aka Midnight Train To Georgia) | Jim Weatherly 1972 on lp RCA 4747 Weatherly | Cissy Houston, Gladys Knight & Pips, Indigo Girls, Neil Diamond |
Midnight Rider | Allman Bros. 2-70 Capricorn 8014 | Greg Allman, Joe Cocker, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson |
Midnight Special see On The Midnight Special |
Milk Cow Blues (aka Milkcow Blues Boogie) | Kokomo Arnold 9-10-34 Decca 7026/48000 | Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Kinks, Aerosmith |
Miller's Cave | Tommy Tucker 1960 Hi 2020 | Bobby Bare, Hank Snow (5-12-60), International Submarine Band |
Million And One, A | Billy Walker 5-66 Monument 943 | Dean Martin, Vic Dana |
Minnie The Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song) | Cab Calloway 3-3-31 Brunswick 6074 | Cab Calloway (1933, 1960, 1978 for RCA, 1942 for Okeh), Bobby Darin, Commader Cody & Lost Planet Airmen, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
Misirlou (aka Miserlou, aka Mousouloum) | Tetos Demetriades 7-27 Columbia 56073 | Mike Patrinos, Nick Roubanis, Harry James, Jan August, Dick Dale (1962, 1993 as "Tribal Thunder"), Beach Boys, Connie Francis et al. |
Greek singer Demetriades recorded his version in New York City.
Dick Dale, whose influential version was revived in the film Pulp Fiction, learned the song from Harry James' record. In addition to his famous surf-guitar sound, Dale had played the trumpet.
There are claims "Misirlou" is Arabic in origin, specifically coming from Alexandrian singer/composer Sayyid Darwish and his song "Bint Misr." He supposedly recorded it around 1919 but until a copy surfaces, we'll just have to wonder!
Missing You | Red Sovine 1955 Decca 29755 | Webb Pierce, Ray Peterson |
Mississippi Blues (aka Cat Squirrel) | Dr. Ross 10-3-53 (cut for Sun) on lp Arhoolie1065 His First Recordings (1969) | Dr. Ross (1959 for Fortune, 1965 for Elektra), Cream, Jethro Tull |
Mississippi Boweavil Blues (aka The Boll Weevil Song) | The Masked Marvel (aka Charley Patton) 6-14-29 Paramount 12805 | Tex Ritter, Eddie Cochran, Brook Benton |
Misty | Erroll Garner Trio 7-27-54 Mercury 70442 | Erroll Garner (1959 for Columbia), Johnny Mathis, Sarah Vaughn, Lloyd Price, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ray Stevens et al. |
Misty Blue | Wilma Burgess 3-24-66 Decca 32027 | Eddy Arnold, Joe Simon, Dorothy Moore |
Mockin' Bird Hill (aka Mocking Bird Hill)) | Pinetoppers 8-50 Coral 64061 | Les Paul & Mary Ford, Patti Page, Russ Morgan |
Mona Lisa | Charlie Spivak w/Tommy Lynn 1-30-50 London 619 | Harry James (3-2-50), Nat King Cole (3-11-50), Victor Young, Conway Conway Twitty, Carl Mann |
Money Changes Everything | Brains 1978 Gray Matter 1 | Brains (1980 for Mercury), Cyndi Lauper |
Money's Too Tight (To Mention) | Valentine Bros. 1982 Bridge 1982 | Simply Red |
Moody Blue | Mark James 1975 Mercury 73718 | Elvis Presley (2-4 & 5-76) |
Moody River | Chase Webster 1961 Southern Sound 101 | Pat Boone (4-8-61), Chase Webster (1970 for Show Biz) |
Moon River | Audrey Hepburn 1961 on CD Big Screen 25403 Music From The Films Of Audrey Hepburn (1993) | Danny Williams, Henry Mancini, Jerry Butler, Jim Reeves, 101 Strings Orchestra et al. |
Mancini's hit version was a rerecording of his movie score, leaving Audrey's as the issued original.
More (as various titles) | Riz Ortolani 1963 on lp United Artists 5105 Mondo Cane ost | Steve Lawrence, Kai Winding, Vic Dana |
More I See You, The | Harry James w/ Buddy Di Vito 1-3-45 Columbia 36794 | Dick Haymes (1-21-45), Carman Cavallero Orch (3-21-45), Nat King Cole, Chris Montez, Sarah Vaughn |
More Than I Can Say | Crickets 2-29-60 Coral 62198 | Bobby Vee (12-60), Leo Sayer |
Morning Dew | Bonnie Dobson 2-62 on lp Prestige International 13057 Bonnie Dobson At Folk City | Vince Martin & Fred Neil, Tim Rose, Lulu, Grateful Dead (1967, 1972), Jeff Beck, Long John Baldry, Bonnie Dobson (1969 for RCA, 2013 for Hornbeam), Devo, Robert Plant |
The Bonnie Dobson At Folk City LP was reissued in 1964 as Hootenanny With Bonnie Dobson (Prestige Folklore FL 14018).
Tim Rose requested permission for some lyric revision for his 1966 recording, which Dobson naïvely agreed to. Rose merely shortened the first line and subsequently took co-writing credit. Decades later after legal wrangling, Bonnie is usually listed as the sole writer but still doesn't receive full royalties.
Morning Glory | Tim Buckley 5-9/17-67 Elektra 45623 | Blood, Sweat & Tears, Linda Ronstadt & Stone Poneys (as "Hobo"), Ian Matthews, This Mortal Coil |
Morningside Of The Mountain | Tommy Edwards 4-12-51 MGM 10989 | Paul Weston (4-27-51), Tommy Edwards (1959 on MGM 12757), Donny & Marie Osmond |
Most Beautiful Girl, The see Hey Mister |
Motherless Children see Mother's Children Have A Hard Time> |
Mother's Children Have A Hard Time (aka Motherless Children) | Blind Willie Johnson 12-3-27 Columbia 14343/Vocalion 03021 | Carter Family, Son House, Josh White, Staple Singers, Rev. Gary Davis, Taj Mahal, Sweetwater, Steve Miller, Eric Clapton et al. |
Motown Song, The | Larry John McNally 1986 on lp Atlantic 81631 Quicksilver ost | Rod Stewart (with the Temptations) |
Mountain Of Love | Harold Dorman 1959 Rita 1003 | Harold Dorman (1960 on Rita 1003A), Johnny Rivers, Ronnie Dove |
Move In A Little Closer (aka Move In A Little Closer Baby) | Victorians 1968 Arnold J. 571 | Mama Cass |
Mr. Bojangles see Bo Jangles |
Mr. Can't You See (aka Mister, Can't You See) | Mickey Newbury 6-68 on lp RCA Victor 4043 Harlequin Melodies | Buffy Sainte-Marie |
Mr. Moonlight | Dr. Feelgood & Interns 5-31-61 Okeh 7144 | Beatles |
Mr. Sandman | Vaughn Monroe 5-14-54 RCA Victor 5767 | Chet Atkins (11-17-54), Les Paul, Chordettes, Emmylou Harris/Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt |
Mr. Tambourine Man | Brothers Four 1964 on lp Columbia 2305 The Honey Wind Blows (1965) | Bob Dylan (1-15-65), Byrds (1-20-65), William Shatner |
Bob Dylan's demo has been issued.
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter | Tom Courtenay 1963 UK Decca ep 8537 | Herman's Hermits |
Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel 1967 on lp Columbia 9529 The Graduate ost | Simon & Garfunkel (2-2-68) |
MTA | Arnold Berman 1949 on CD Bear Family 15720 Songs For Political Action (1996) | Will Holt, Kingston Trio |
Muleskinner Blues see Blue Yodel #8 |
Mummy, The | Bubi & Bob 1959 Sphinx 1201 | Bob McFadden & Dor |
Museum | Donovan 1966 on lp Epic 24239 Mellow Yellow | Herman's Hermits (6-67) |
Music To Watch Girls By | unknown studio musicians 1966 Diet Pepsi-Cola promo 45 (no #) | Bob Crewe Generation, Andy Wlliams |
Muskrat Candlelight (aka Muskrat Love) | Willis Alan Ramsey 7-71 Shelter 7324 | America, Captain & Tennille |
Muskrat Love see Muskrat Candlelight |
Mustang Sally | Sir Mack Rice 1965 Blue Rock 4014 | Young Rascals (2-8-66), Wilson Pickett (10-13-66) |
My Babe see Mercy Babe |
My Baby Comes To Me, (When She Wants Good Lovin') (aka She Comes To Me, [When She Wants Good Lovin'] ) | Coasters 7-24-57 Atco 6098 | Chicago Loop |
My Baby Left Me | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 11-8-50 RCA Victor 0109 | Elvis Presley |
My Beautiful People (aka Beautiful People) | Melanie 1967 Columbia 44349 | Melanie (1969 for Buddah), New Seekers |
My Blue Heaven | Paul Whiteman 7-6-27 Victor 20828 | Don Voorhees & Orch (9-9-27), Gene Austin (9-14-27), Fats Domino, Duane Eddy |
My Boy Lollypop (aka My Boy Lollipop) | Barbie Gaye 1956 Darl 1002 | Millie Small, Bad Manners |
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It see Bucket's Got A Hole In It, The |
My Dear Heart (aka After Dark) | Shawn Robinson 1966 Minit 32013 | Patti Brooks |
My Ding-A-Ling (aka Toy Bell) | Dave Bartholomew 1-22-52 King 4544 | Dave Bartholomew (12-52 for Imperial as "Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling"), Bees (as "Toy Bell"), Chuck Berry (1968 [as "My Tambourine"], 1970, 1972) |
My Elusive Dreams | Curly Putman 5-67 ABC 10934 | Johnny Darrell, David Houston & Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich |
My Happiness | Jon & Sondra Steele 1947 Damon 11133 | Marlin Sisters (12-47), Pied Pipers (4-16-48), Elvis Presley, Connie Francis |
Jon & Sondra Steele's recording was reissued in 1950 on Coral 60244.
My Heart Belongs To Only You | Bette McLaurin w/ Striders 1952 (rel. 9-52) Derby 804 | June Christy (11-17-52), Jackie Wilson, Bobby Vinton |
My Heart Is An Open Book | Jimmy Dean 9-2-58 Columbia 41265 | Carl Dobkins Jr. (11-7-58) |
My Heart Sings, (All Of A Sudden) (aka All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings) | Hildegarde 6-9-44 Decca 23348 |
Kathryn Grayson (12-44, 1947), Johnny Johnston, Paul Anka |
Conway Twitty's hit "It's Only Make Believe" (1958, MGM 12677) used similar melodic elements.
My Hula Hula Love (aka Hula Love) | Metropolitan Quartette 1911 on cylinder Edison 10515 | Dolly Connolly (5-26-11), Ada Jones & Billy Murray (7-10-11), Metropolitan Quartette (1912, Edison Amberol 1542/742), Leadbelly (as "Hawaiian Song"), Buddy Knox, Hank Snow |
My Little Red Book | Manfred Mann 4-27-65 Ascot 2184 | Burt Bacharach w/ Tony Middleton, Love |
My Melody Of Love see Herzen haben keine Fenster |
My Party's Over (aka The Party's Over) | Claude Gray 1960 D 1144 | Willie Nelson, Don Meredith |
My Prayer | Ambrose & Orch. 6-17-39 Decca 2732 | Glenn Miller (8-18-39), Georges Boulanger (as "Mi Oración"), Mills Bros., Ink Spots, Platters, Ray, Goodman & Brown |
My Ship Is Comin' In | Jimmy Radcliffe 1965 Aurora 154 | Walker Bros., Walter Jackson |
My Special Angel | Sonny Land Trio 1956 Cue 7935/Prep 115 | Bobby Helms (7-9-57), Vogues |
My Sweet Lady | John Denver 2-9-71 on lp RCA Victor 4499 Poems, Prayers And Promises | Cliff De Young, John Denver (1977, RCA Victor 10911) |
My Sweet Lord | Billy Preston 1970 (early) Apple 1826 | George Harrison |
George was initally hesitant to record a song with "Lord" in the title and had Beatles' friend Billy Preston cut "My Sweet Lord" first.
My World Fell Down | Ivy League 1966 Cameo 449 | Sagittarius (1-10-67, 2-9-67 for the single) |
Mystery Train | Little Junior's Blue Flames (aka Junior Parker) 9/10-53 Sun 192 | Elvis Presley, Paul Butterfield, The Band, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young et al. |