Artists identified by their song titles.

[WOM]

Of course, there are traditional nicknames - The Boss, ol' Blue Eyes and The King.

But I can only think of Madonna; still routinely identified as the Material Girl 35 years on.

Anyone else nicknamed by a song title of theirs?

[Jah Womble]

Errm, Gary Glitter? 'The Leader' was of course a self-appointed title based on his I'm the Leader of the Gang (I am) number one from 1973.

[WOM]

Oh, was he? Okay. He didn't make much noise over her besides the song that's played at all the hockey games. Rock n Roll something....

I'm trying to decide whether The Purple One was so dubbed due to Purple Rain or just everything being purple with him.

Thoughts?

[Jah Womble]

That probably qualifies, yes.

Elton John was - very briefly - referred to as 'Captain Fantastic' by British music hacks when that album was out and about. (His tendency to put out two albums a year back then probably killed it off early.)

Shabba Ranks (who cropped up on another thread yesterday) is, I gather, often referred to as 'Mr Loverman' in deference to his biggest UK hit.

(Yep, Rock and Roll Pt II was Glitter's only major US hit.)

[Snake Plissken]

Elton John was usually the Rocketman wasn't he?

[Jah Womble]

Possibly before then - and certainly latterly.

[Beatle Simon]

Andy Fairweather Low - 'Wide-Eyed and Legless.'

[delicatemoth]

Jilted John

[Satchmo Distel]

Bo Diddley

[elguapo4]

Billy Joel "The Piano Man "

[Satchmo Distel]

Rochdale Cowboy (Mike Harding)

[Patrick Thistle]

Cliff Richard is sometimes called the Batchelor Boy

[WOM]

Billy Joel "The Piano Man "

Yes!

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

"Mr. Please Please Please" - James Brown?

[Kevin S]

Shaggy - Mr Boombastic

[Jah Womble]

Andy Fairweather Low - 'Wide-Eyed and Legless.'

Sorry, how does this work?

[Beatle Simon]

Sorry, how does this work?

He always always seemed to be referred to as Andy 'Wide-eyed and Legless' Fairweather Low.

Unless it was because he had a booze problem.

[Jah Womble]

Surely he was better-recognised as the singer with Amen Corner?

[caja-dglh]

Can I argue Scatman John in?

[Nocturnal Submission]

He always always seemed to be referred to as Andy 'Wide-eyed and Legless' Fairweather Low.

Unless it was because he had a booze problem.

He went bankrupt shortly after ordering a personalised football replica shirt.

[Patrick Thistle]

I'm surprised really that Sir Tom was never nicknamed Delilah.

[Kevin S]

He went bankrupt shortly after ordering a personalised football replica shirt.

Curse you, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink!

[Snake Plissken]

How can we forget Mark Morrison's attempts at getting into this category? Alas "Return of the Mack" failed to usurp his existing nickname of "That annoying prick".

[Jah Womble]

I think he was more widely known as 'The Accused'.

[Stumpy Pepys]

"Mr. Please Please Please" - James Brown?

I thought he was usually referred to as "the hardest-working man in showbusiness."