Songs with the name Ivy

The Coasters’ “Poison Ivy,” from 1959, is a prime record of early rock-and-roll and R&B, written by the established team behind many vocal-group hits of the era. It rolls along on a buoyant, guitar-driven beat with theatrical lead vocals, sharp harmonies, and a mischievous tone. Here the name is the hazard itself — a woman whose touch causes itching and discomfort, a joke about dangerous infatuation that keeps the song lively and faintly cartoonish.

Frank Ocean’s “Ivy,” from 2016, is a reflective guitar-and-synth piece that sits in the gap between indie rock, soul, and electronica. The arrangement drifts and skips while his voice floats in soft layers, sketching a memory of young love without direct narration. The name functions less as a subject than as an anchor for longing; it stands at the center of the line “Ivy” repeated with ambivalent tenderness, giving the track its emotional pull.

Taylor Swift’s “Ivy,” from 2020, is an indie-folk track marked by acoustic strumming, close harmonies, and a brisk, intimate sound. The lyric sets the name against secrecy and desire, and the title word binds the chorus: “ivy” describes the vine creeping into a hidden, forbidden love. It gives the song a hushed intensity and a clear, melodic hook.