Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
No, this isn’t a Biden love-in or an ode to caffeine, though both are deserving of our praise and gratitude. It’s another Pop Stand playlist
Not sure if Joe is the most common given name in song history — I mean, there’s “Bill Bailey,” “My Bill,” “My Girl Bill” and more — but Joe surely a close second or third.
I could almost fill a Pop Stand playlist with versions of “Hey Joe” alone (but I’m stopping at four).
As always, I look forward to seeing your suggestions. I know I’ve missed a bunch.
BTW, songs sung by somebody named Joe will not accepted. That’s a whole ’nother playlist.
I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night — Joan Baez
Average Joe — Clay Walker
Ode to Billy Joe — Bobbi Gentry
Hey Joe — Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe — The Byrds
Hey Joe — The Leaves
Hey Joe — Patti Smith
Old Black Joe — Bing Crosby
G.I. Joe — Waylon Jennings
Quick Joey Small— Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. — Damn Yankees ensemble
Surfer Joe — The Surfaris
Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio — Les Brown & His Orchestra
Poor, Poor Joseph — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat cast
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe — Ethel Waters