Songs with the name Amelia

Few names have echoed through song the way Amelia has. Across three decades, four artists have each reached for that single word as a title, turning out songs that feel worlds apart. The earliest, Joni Mitchell's "Amelia," appeared in 1976, followed by Cocteau Twins' "Amelia" in 1984, The Mission's "Amelia" in 1990, and Bell X1's "Amelia" in 2006.

What stands out is how differently the same name is treated. Mitchell's 1976 recording and Cocteau Twins' 1984 version sit eight years apart, yet they suggest entirely different artistic sensibilities. By the time The Mission offered their "Amelia" in 1990 and Bell X1 theirs in 2006, the name had already been carried through folk-leaning, atmospheric, and more direct rock-adjacent territory, though the list itself keeps such observations brief and leaves deeper conclusions to the listener.

Taken together, these four songs span thirty years — from 1976 to 2006 — and show how one name can keep drawing songwriters back. Each artist gives Amelia a different voice, and the result feels less like repetition and more like an ongoing conversation with a single, enduring word.