I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200


Truth be told there really was no Maybellene, but Chuck made her sound like a real person when she started doing the things she used to do.  And there was also no Layla, but there clearly was Patty Harrison with the name changed to protect the innocent.  Was there a ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann or even a Caroline to say no to?  I don't know, but I do know that there was a real Prudence of Beatles fame.  And there really was an Elizabeth Reed.  So my question is, what are other songs that feature the name of a person in its lyrics are actually about real people?
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Hey Jude - Julian Lennon
Maybe I'm Amazed - Linda McCartney
American Pie -  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper
Philadelphia Freedom - Billie Jean King
Candle in the Wind - Marilyn Monroe


How about "Bands about People"?

Lynyrd Skynyrd  - Leonard Skinner - High School gym teacher and basketball coach in Jacksonville, Florida. ;^)

Dead Kennedys - JFK and RFK.

Marilyn Manson - Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson

Tesla - Nikolai Tesla
By the way which one's Pink?

Exactly!  Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. ;^)