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Songs about fictional female characters

  • Eleanor RigbyPaul McCartney sat at a piano in 1966 and began experimenting with melodies that would eventually become Eleanor Rigby. He initially named the character Ola…
  • Maggie May (folk song)The Liverpool Sailors' Home in Canning Place stood as a central meeting point for sailors returning from long voyages. A sailor paid off at the home would…