The Girl in the Song- Prudence Farrow

When The Beatles arrived in India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, they were joined by the Farrow sisters, Mia and Prudence. Prudence was so dedicated to meditation that she became reclusive. John and George Harrison were tasked with bringing her out of her room and John wrote 'Dear Prudence' in response. Prudence recalled of the song,

"I was flattered. It was a beautiful thing to have done"

Prudence went on to teach transcendental meditation and eventually became a primary school teacher.

(Prudence is seated to the left of Ringo)

Have a listen! (Also of note it is actually Paul McCartney playing drums on this track)

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(The Beatles songs are no longer on Youtube, so if you follow the link above you'll be able to search for 'Dear Prudence' and find the proper track)

The Girl in the Song-Rosemary Davies

Ray Davies grew up in a house with six sisters, and his younger brother Dave. It was the second eldest sister that inspired the Kinks song, 'Rosy Won't You Please Come Home'.
Ray was very close to his two oldest sisters, who were like second mothers to him. Tragically Renee, the eldest, passed away when she was only thirty-one and Ray was thirteen. In 1964 his second sister, Rosie, emigrated to Australia with her husband, Arthur and their son, Terry. Ray was devastated by this second loss,
"I started screaming. A part of my family had left, possibly forever...I collapsed in a heap on the sandy beach and wept like a pathetic child"
His sisters emigration later inspired the album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). Rosie passed away in 2014.

The Girl in the Song- Jenny Boyd

One of Donovan's loveliest songs was written for Pattie Boyd's sister, Jenny. Like her sister Jenny was also a model and later went on to marry Mick Fleetwood.

Though they never dated Donovan admitted he had a crush on Jenny, which inspired him to write, 'Jennifer Juniper'. Jenny and Pattie went on to open a small antique store on King's Road named 'Juniper', after the song. As Pattie remembered:

"Jenny and I took a stall in the antiques market in the King's Road, and specialised in art nouveau. We called it Juniper-because of 'Jennifer Juniper- and ran it for about a year. Jenny looked after the stall and I did the buying"

(Donovan & Jenny)

(Pattie & Jenny get a visit from The Beatles in their store 'Juniper')

Have a listen!

The Girl in the Song-Marianne Faithfull

Many know that Marianne Faithfull was the inspiration behind several Rolling Stone songs, but did you  know she was also the inspiration for the song 'Carrie Anne' by The Hollies?

Graham Nash revealed that he had been inspired by Marianne but was 'too shy' to mention her name. At the time Marianne had had a brief relationship with fellow Hollie, Allan Clarke but she revealed in her autobiography that Nash was her favourite in the band.
Here are The Hollies performing the song on the 'Smothers Brothers':

The Girl in the Song-Jackie Kennedy

Not many know that Jacqueline Kennedy inspired a very catchy song in 1961, 'The Jackie Look'.
Recorded by Kris Jensen, the song is largely about Jackie's style and hairdo and the numerous copycats she inspired.

Have a listen!