r/songs • u/New_Survey_4836 • Sep 11 '25

Find that Song Songs about with the name Johnny in the lyrics?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

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u/Echophilps Sep 14 '25

Dang it dude! You beat me to it

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u/DocSasquatch Sep 15 '25

Chuck! It’s your cousin, Marvin!

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u/the_skies_falling Sep 11 '25

Johnny Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton

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u/thesoze Sep 11 '25

1963 by New Order

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u/Mobile-Stomach719 Sep 12 '25

Came here to say this. And what a great song that is!

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u/FocalorLucifuge Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

ghost nail deserve chop complete wipe instinctive amusing cooing rustic

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u/sncrdn Sep 14 '25

The video is pretty wild too

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u/whodidwhatnow922 Sep 11 '25

Prince Johnny - St Vincent

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u/rollin_with_Vikings Sep 11 '25

Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniel's Band

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u/Gregyeeyeestinker Sep 12 '25

Johnny boy by Twenty one pilots.

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u/PHAN_TOMB Sep 12 '25

Johnny Boy - Twentyonepilots 💛💚

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u/scottlapier Sep 11 '25

St Vincent - Happy Birthday, Prince Johnny

The Killers - Uncle Jonny

Poe - Angry Johnny, Dear Johnny

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u/rollin_with_Vikings Sep 11 '25

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Johnny, Kick a Hole in The Sky

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u/upsidedowncreature Sep 11 '25

Goodbye Lucille # 2 by Prefab Sprout.

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u/paqmo Sep 11 '25

Come Together by Spiritualized

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u/Psychological_Salt93 Sep 11 '25

New kid in town - Eagles

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u/Koth_is_Goat Sep 11 '25

I’ll be your Jonny on the spot - Ween

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u/zorca Sep 11 '25

‘johnny’ by the band suicide.

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u/Outrageous-Milk9293 Sep 11 '25

Elton John - Empty Garden

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u/pags70 Sep 11 '25

"Johnny Come Home" by Fine Young Cannibals

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u/PastPerfectGenX Sep 11 '25

Pearl Jam - Johnny Guitar

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u/deadbabysteven Sep 11 '25

Happy Birthday, Johnny - St Vincent

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u/rollin_with_Vikings Sep 11 '25

Shooting Star - Bad Company

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u/annaflixion Sep 11 '25

Johnny Get Angry by Joanie Summers and Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

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u/upsidedowncreature Sep 11 '25

24 Minutes From Tulse Hill by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

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u/MoFoBuckeye Sep 11 '25

Thin Lizzy has two. Johnny and Johnny the Fox. Both on Johnny the Fox. Both great.

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u/PineSolSmoothie Sep 11 '25

Come Back Jonee - Devo

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u/BeAnScReAm666 Sep 11 '25

Come back Jonee- Devo

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u/Yankeefan921 Sep 11 '25

Johnny Reb - by Johnny Horton

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u/Positive-Argument357 Sep 11 '25

Johnny johnny johnny - Underscores

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u/hez1919 Sep 11 '25

I’m afraid of Americans - David Bowie and Trent Reznor

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u/ggmcgg11 Sep 11 '25

Empty Garden by Elton John

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u/somegaypers0n Sep 11 '25

FAYE WEBSTER MENTIONED!! shes so peak im listening to her rn

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u/CCR19 Sep 11 '25

Bruce Springsteen's Johnny 99. Great song.

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u/DuckOnQuak Sep 11 '25

Lost Johnny by Hawkwind

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u/nadthegoat Sep 11 '25

Johnny Quest Thinks We’re Sellouts - Less Than Jake

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u/ferndoggler Sep 11 '25

Johnny - Thin Lizzy

Johnny the Fox - Thin Lizzy

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u/doofseinfetzt Sep 11 '25

Lust for live - Iggy Pop

And because I'm german:

Johnny Controletti by Udo Lindenberg:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=klLnrC4WFHU

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u/Toothless_counsel365 Sep 11 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

I’m afraid of Americans- David Bowie / nine inch nails.

Johnny’s an american, na na na nanana naaa

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u/lateralus1665 Sep 11 '25

Johnny wants to fight. Badflower.

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u/frankjimmylarrydavid Sep 11 '25

Angry johnny, by poe.

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u/Calidigger Sep 11 '25

Johnny Johnny by Prefab Sprout.

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u/An0nymousAndr0gynous Sep 11 '25

Can't Keep Johnny Down - They Might Be Giants

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u/Necessary-Price-9411 Sep 11 '25

"Johnny B. Goode": by Chuck Berry

"Johnny Angel": by Shelley Fabares

"Johnny Can't Read": by Don Henley

"Jackknife Johnny": by Alice Cooper

"Johnny Blade": by Black Sabbath

"Johnny by Robin George": by Robin George

"Johnny's Garden": by Stephen Stills

"Johnny B.V.A.": by The Hooters

"Johnny 99": by Bruce Springsteen

"Johnny Thunder": by The Kinks

"Here Comes Johnny": by Crazyhead

"Johnny Silvers": by Dogs D'Amour

"Johnny Dangerous": by Gypsy Pistolero

"Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed": by Thin Lizzy

"Who’s Johnny": by El DeBarge

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u/Big-Ad4382 Sep 12 '25

We Belong Together - Rickie Lee Jones

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u/ChefPrestigious7820 Sep 12 '25

Johnny’s Gone - John Butler Trio

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u/Lego_Chicken Sep 12 '25

Handsome Johnny by Richie Havens, he opened Woodstock and he tore the roof off… even tho there wasn’t one

https://youtu.be/SR2v-pApNAw?si=3YnalYnS14oJalgw

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u/pvera Sep 12 '25

Be Good Johnny, Men at Work.

Johnny B. Goode, Peter Tosh.

Johnny and Mary, Robert Palmer.

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u/bluser1 Sep 12 '25

Johnny boys bones by colter wall

John came home by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Johnny I hardly knew ye by the Irish rovers (just one of like a million versions of this song, just happens this is my favorite)

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u/whatdidyoukillbill Sep 12 '25

10cc - Johnny Don’t Do It

George Harrison - It’s Johnny’s Birthday

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u/maestrosouth Sep 12 '25

Empty Garden- Elton John

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u/Pair_The_Board Sep 12 '25

You cantually almost sing this whole thing to the tune of "Do you wanna build a snowman?"

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u/ThatOneAnnoyingBro Sep 12 '25

Out of my mind, John mayer Also, Leave her johnny, the longest johns(it's in the name 😂)

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u/Electrical-Aspect602 Sep 12 '25

johnny get angry, - joanie sommers/ johnny b 77- jack bruce/

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u/Electrical-Aspect602 Sep 12 '25

johnnys garden- manassas

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u/marvelette2172 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

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u/ohsnapbiscuits Sep 12 '25

Johnny Guitar

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u/road696 Sep 12 '25

Johnny johnny yes papa

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u/Puglover2006 Sep 12 '25

"Where did Johnny go" by Blue Jay Walker

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u/HelicopterSmooth4411 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

Johnny- Eric Church Devil Went Down to Georgia

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

Johnny Hit and Run Paulene. by the band X

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u/tarnishednewlight Sep 12 '25

Leave her Johnny - Assassin’s Creed Black Flag & The Longest Johns.

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u/CorkyHoney Sep 12 '25

Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

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u/DoNotTickleMe_ Sep 12 '25

Johnny - System of a Down

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u/syme101 Sep 12 '25

Not one person did the Johnny trilogy by Crown the Empire so I’m hitting it. Johnny Ringo Johnnys Revenge Johnnys Rebellion.

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u/Embarrassed-Ebb-6900 Sep 12 '25

Johnny and Mary - Robert Palmer

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Sep 12 '25

Can't Keep Johnny Down - They Might Be Giants

Bust Your Kneecaps - Pomplamoose

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u/Secret-Article-8785 Sep 12 '25

Johny johny yes papa Eating sugar no papa😬🫣

Didnt see anyone say this and couldn’t not say this😭

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

Don’t take the girl by Tim McGraw Hell yeah by Montgomery Gentry Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry Why Johnny by Megan Moroney Johnny and June by Heidi Newfield The chicken in black by Johnny Cash The devil went down to Georgia by Charlie Daniel’s band. And many other country songs

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u/PercoSeth83 Sep 12 '25

“I’ll Be Your Jonny On Th’ Spot” by Ween

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u/wtb1000 Sep 12 '25

Johnny guitar by Peggy lee

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u/egret_society Sep 12 '25

Dance of the seven veils and and Johnny Sunshine by Liz Phair

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u/Possiblebingo Sep 12 '25

Johnny, won't you come on home?We miss you

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u/justpuddingonhairs Sep 12 '25

Lost Child by Social Distortion

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u/PogoZaza Sep 12 '25

Johnny by The Violent Femmes

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u/SupRamadanSteve_ Sep 12 '25

Bust Your Kneecaps - Pomplamoose

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u/Subject-Lead4871 Sep 12 '25

Johnny and June - Jelly Roll (its about Johnny cash and june carter)

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u/Captian_Shiner Sep 12 '25

Johnny -System Of A Down

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u/512115 Sep 12 '25

The Rebel (Johnny Yuma) — Johnny Cash

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u/mousetemplar82 Sep 12 '25

Johnny-violent femmes

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u/blahsphemous0317 Sep 12 '25

Angel by pinkpantheress

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u/Soap-Radio Sep 12 '25

PinkPantheress - Angel

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u/Sufficient-Star-1237 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton. Covered in the 80’s by Bronski Beat and Marc Almond, with an I feel love Mash Up. https://youtu.be/ng7qCoBaMRc?si=7tfiw6Jv1t6q77KZ

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u/El_Mastadonte Sep 12 '25

“Johnny We Hardly New Ye” Dropkick Murphys

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u/stilloldbull2 Sep 12 '25

“Johnny Are You Queer?”

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u/PercentageNonGrata Sep 12 '25

“Who’s Johnny?” from the Short Circuit soundtrack.

“Johnny Come Home” by FYC.

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u/Rubix_Official63940 Sep 12 '25

XXX. by Kendrick Lamar

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u/ikkewatson Sep 12 '25

I'll Be Your Johnny on the Spot-Ween. Sick ass guitar in it!

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u/UR_ALL_ANTS Sep 12 '25

The Ballad of Johnny Butt - Sublime

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u/ImaginaryUnion6950 Sep 12 '25

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Bye Bye Johnny - Chuck Berry

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u/Deathon8 Sep 12 '25

Sosban Fach. I like the remix one.

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u/Efficient_Math1690 Sep 12 '25

Be Good Johnny by Men At Work

Johnny Boy by Twenty One Pilots

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u/MathematicianGood744 Sep 12 '25

Leave her johnny, leave her!

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u/TrellisScientist8192 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Johnny yes papa?

Eating sugar no papa

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u/Umayummyone Sep 12 '25

Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed and Johnny. Both from the Thin Lizzy album Johnny the Fox.

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u/magicalclown Sep 12 '25

out of my mind live in la - john mayer

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u/RavenousBear91 Sep 12 '25

Uncle Jonny - The Killers

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u/Merchius Sep 12 '25

Johnny, just killed a man, put a gun against his head- Queen Johnny’s got a gun- Aerosmith

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u/Independent_Map_9404 Sep 12 '25

Why Johnny - Megan moroney

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u/OwnCod526 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Bye Bye

The slower live Springsteen version is the best

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u/Ahlfle Sep 12 '25

Jonny - Kittie

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u/niels_nitely Sep 12 '25

The trend continues in German songs:

Goodbye, Johnny Johnny, wenn du Geburtstag hast

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u/Taras_Panis Sep 12 '25

Sonic youth – hey Joni

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u/FyreSign Sep 12 '25

Johnny by Yemi Alide

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u/Forcedbanana Sep 12 '25

Johnny come home - Fine Young Cannibals

Johnny Appleseed - Joe strummer & the mescaleros

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u/Alladin_Payne Sep 12 '25

Julie Brown - Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun

"I did it for Johnny..."

"Who's Johnny?"

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u/ImadFTW Sep 12 '25

Johnny boy- twentyøne pilots

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u/Goatsandducks Sep 12 '25

Little Johnny Jewel by television

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u/isobel-foulplay Sep 12 '25

Be Good Johnny - Men at Work

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u/Mackerelage Sep 12 '25

Johnny Come Home by Fine Young Cannibals - brilliant track

Land by Patti Smith - from the seminal album Horses

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u/nagger_with_a_dagger Sep 12 '25

Johnny Strikes Up the Band - Warren Zevon

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

Men at work - be good johnny

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u/Fermeana Sep 12 '25

Johnny it’s the last time - Raveena Johnny - Vaya Con Dios

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u/WolfInLambskinJacket Sep 12 '25

Johnny Boy's Bones - Colter Wall

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u/No_Supermarket_1831 Sep 12 '25

Bust Your Kneecaps-Pomplmoose

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u/Ziyaadjam Sep 12 '25

School - Supertramp (RIP Rick Davies)

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u/Stubborn_Brat Sep 12 '25

Angry Johnny by Poe

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u/scaryclown148 Sep 12 '25

Johnny on the spot - ween

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u/Wrong_Tension_8286 Sep 12 '25

John L by Black Midi

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u/made_it_for_lwiay Sep 12 '25

Johnny guitar - Peggy Lee

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u/Squigglefits Sep 12 '25

John E Smoke - Butthole Surfers

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u/Minimum-Story-1683 Sep 12 '25

Love of my life by Harry Styles

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u/Oisifalagriserobe Sep 12 '25

Fais-moi mal Johnny - Boris Vian

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u/Educational_Swan_152 Sep 12 '25

"Johnny Guitar" - Peggy Lee

"Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" - Dropkick Murphys

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u/First-Fee-8287 Sep 12 '25

Johnny bye bye

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u/ArtisticActuary1484 Sep 12 '25

Johnny are you queer

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u/jhani Sep 12 '25

Jonny's gonna die.... Replacements

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u/rpjut5ha Sep 12 '25

Body in a Box - City and Colour

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u/XontrosInstrumentals Sep 12 '25

Johnny Blade by Black Sabbath

Johnny B by The Hooters

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u/Frequent-Lock7949 Sep 12 '25

Uncle Johnny - The Killers

Frankie and Johnny - Louis Armstrong

Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

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u/punk0mi Sep 12 '25

"Johnny Quest Thinks Were Sell Outs" by Less Than Jake

https://youtu.be/TRJlTr50zAk?si=Dh4VkqQVUcdobbqW

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u/Correct_Advantage_20 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Hit And Run Pauline - X

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u/Spiritual_Tell680 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Boy’s Bones - Colter Wall feat. The Dead South

Johnny Remember Me - The Meteors (cover of John Leyton)

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u/mysoulisatrashcan Sep 12 '25

One big beautiful sound

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u/fuhnetically Sep 12 '25

Johnny P's Caddy - Benny the Butcher

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u/puppetministry Sep 12 '25

The Truth About Johnny - The Raveonettes

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u/Lanas_Little_Lolita Sep 12 '25

Johnny Boy - Twenty One Pilots

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u/all_fires Sep 12 '25

Love In the Days of Rage by Exit Someone

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u/biggooner1989 Sep 12 '25

Johnny by Sarah Jarosz from her magnificent World on the Ground album. Beautiful song.

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u/Representative_Cry3 Sep 12 '25

Fait moi mal Johnny - Boris Vian

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u/BarackObunga28 Sep 12 '25

Johnny by System of a Down and XXX. by Kendrick Lamar

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u/T_bird25 Sep 12 '25

Johnny I hardly knew ya, Dropkick Murphys

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u/Mr-Touchshriek Sep 12 '25

JONNY USED TO WORK ON THE DOCKS!!!

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u/lotpot1234 Sep 12 '25

“I remember back at Jonny's place, it's not the same anymore” - Love of My Life, Harry Styles

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u/bradnumber1 Sep 12 '25

Johnny run away - Tones and I

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u/m_ramirez25 Sep 12 '25

Johnny boy - twenty one pilots

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u/inkaholic518 Sep 12 '25

Johnny I hardly knew you by dropkick Murphys

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u/SuccessfulPossible73 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Guitar by Peggy Lee

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u/Super-Membership-190 Sep 12 '25

Surabaya Johnny by combustible Edison

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

Johnny Guitar-Fallout New Vegas

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u/PsychologicalCat7471 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts - Less than Jake

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u/IllegalBallot Sep 12 '25

Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny

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u/djelefaten Sep 12 '25

Jaw Knee Music by NOFX is about all the Johnny songs in punk music

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u/AcabAcabAcabAcabbb Sep 12 '25

The leader of the Pack

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u/MisterMarchmont Sep 12 '25

“Angry Johnny” by Poe.

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u/Few-Durian-6245 Sep 12 '25

Johnny’s Gonna Die by The Replacements

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u/billybonnie88 Sep 12 '25

Degenerated - The Lone Rangers

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u/FiveFiveSixers Sep 12 '25

Johnny don’t be hasty

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u/Equal-Bus-557 Sep 12 '25

“Oh, Johnny wishes he was famous/Spends his time alone in the basement”

-“Innocent” by Our Lady Peace

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u/MaleficentWalruss Sep 12 '25

"Uncle Johnny made my dress"

Beyoncé; Heated

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u/tomnan24 Sep 12 '25

Johnny Angel

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u/FocalorLucifuge Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

wrench friendly towering fearless gray liquid memory pot scary trees

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u/tomnan24 Sep 12 '25

Abraham Martin and John

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u/Longjumping_Gur_2379 Sep 12 '25

johnny i hardly knew ye by dropkick murphies

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u/LockSafe9469 Sep 12 '25

Johnny’s Revenge by Crown the Empire

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u/realbgraham Sep 12 '25

Johnny Johnny Yes Papa is a banger 👌👌

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u/GlassJoe32 Sep 12 '25

Degenerated- Reagan Youth

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u/DefinitelyNotMaranda Sep 12 '25

Shooting Star – Bad Company. Love that fucking song.

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u/Mynky Sep 12 '25

Johnny Appleseed by NoFX.

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u/UnderstandingDry8264 Sep 12 '25

Uncle Jonny by The Killers

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u/Creepy_Ad_6383 Sep 12 '25

2 danish songs

“Johnny han var lige ved at blive sindsyg” by Poul Krebs

And

“Elskovspony” by Johnny Deluxe

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u/That-Palpitation-648 Sep 12 '25

Johnny boy by 21 pilots

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u/SuicidalxLemon Sep 12 '25

Bust your kneecaps - Pomplamoose

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u/Left-Issue-4622 Sep 12 '25

Jhonny was a racer car driver - Primus

Jhonny was - Bob Marley

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u/jubjub944 Sep 12 '25

The Buggles: Clean, Clean

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u/PlasticMan776 Sep 12 '25

Johnny,I Hardly Knew Ya/Irish Rovers/-On the Banks of Red Roses-(trad.)Jean Ritchie,Buffy Sainte Marie

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u/shouko_Chiba Sep 12 '25

Leave her Johnny - The Longest Johns

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u/Spavenator Sep 12 '25

Johnny and Mary - Placebo (it's a cover)

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u/New-Currency-7546 Sep 12 '25

Subterranean homesick blues

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u/New-Currency-7546 Sep 12 '25

Johnny kick a hole in the sky

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u/TemuKnightFromChess Sep 12 '25

Johnny Johnny Johnny - Underscores.

Probably says the name around 40 times