- Marilyn Monroe – “Candle in the Wind” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
- Elizabeth Taylor – “Emotionally Yours” (Bob Dylan)
- Christine Brinkley – “Uptown Girl” (Billy Joel)
- Joni Mitchell – “Our House” (Graham Nash)
- Billie Jean King – “Philadelphia Freedom” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
- Joan Baez – “It Ain’t Me, Babe” (Bob Dylan)
- Kylie Minogue – “Suicide Blonde” (Michael Hutchence)
- Marianne Faithfull – “Wild Horses” (Mick Jagger)
- Geri Halliwell – “Eternity” (Robbie Williams)
- Patti Boyd – “Layla” (Eric Clapton)
- Rita Collidge – “Delta Lady” (Leon Russell)
- Judy Collins – “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (Stephen Stills)
(Source: Promo Only)
I would add:
- Caroline Kennedy-“Sweet Caroline” (Neil Diamond)
- Margaret Thatcher-“Tramp the Dirt Down” (Elvis Costello)
…and let’s not even go into Yoko/John territory.
There must be others out there. Can you name any?
Oct 17, 2012 @ 23:30:22
I’ve heard that Patti Boyd was the inspiration for George Harrison’s “For You Blue” and “Something” as well as Clapton’s “You Look Lovely Tonight” besides the well-known Layla. And if you listen to “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” on the Layla album, you can’t think he was thinking of anyone else, altho it was a blues song already written by someone else.
I think Patti Boyd wins.
Oct 17, 2012 @ 23:37:16
Great ones! I was thinking of “Something” myself. Although I don’t know if I’ve ever read definitively that it was about her, I think we can be certain of it.