Songs about Johnny.

What is it about Johnny and rock music? Who is Johnny? Where did it all start for Johnny.Why is Johnny such a Rock'n'Roll archetype.

How many "Johnny" songs are there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEq62iQo0eU"]Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode live - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWBljCO0JQk"]Shelley Fabares ~ Johnny Angel - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmiKqRlfX00"]Prefab Sprout - Johnny Johnny - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_rf2d894k"]Dropkick Murphys - Johnny I hardly knew ya - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnIp-JN-vd4"]Red Hot Chili Peppers Johnny, Kick A Hole In The Sky - Mothers Milk - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plbP0PJ3x18"]The Replacements- Johnny's gonna die - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_nbrW5cMU"]John and Beverly Maryn John the Baptist - YouTube

 

Okay so I broke the rule.This is just a "John" song...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItQLvgJ-4No"]10cc - Johnny don't do it - YouTube

 

Would you agree Johnny is largely a tragic character?

 

yeah I'd say so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4JXwd7XMo"]John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me

 

Johnny was a schoolboy when he hear his first Beatles song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En8mGKmd0qk&feature=kp"]Bad Company - Shooting Star (No Fade Out) - YouTube

 

Here's a real Johnny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88W0d2jfjgI"]Johnny Thunders - Live in Stockholm 1982 - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrygAv93Ick"]POE - ANGRY JOHNNY (Music Video - Original 1995) - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8RP7625hU"]Sinéad O'Connor - John I love you - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idllxjHbX7w"]St. Vincent "Prince Johnny" (OFFICIAL AUDIO) - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruT7MUQ42aQ"]FINE YOUNG CANNIBAL - JOHNNY COME HOME (FULL HD official video) digital colour mp4 - YouTube

 

Just marking the page so it will be here when i get home. There are more i can think of.

 

I don't have a Johnny song at the moment, but the Johnny popularity in songs...was matched by Susan for females, wasn't it?...or another female name? I don't kow...only guessing, but can think of a couple of Susan songs....off the top of my head....Donna....maybe..I don't know.
random thought, is all......carry on...lol

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkroxJ6AB3o"]The Kinks - Johnny Thunder - YouTube