Help me find the song.

[Touti]

It's a song that plays on CHOM (Montreal rock station) once in a while.  I don't know who sings it.  It could be from the 60's-70's or maybe it's a recent song in the style of those years. 

The only lyrics I know (I think) is the first sentence which is either "Rafaela is my mother's name" or "Rafaela was my mother's name".

[DJ Doena]

http://www.lyricsdrive.com/lyrics/yusuf-islam/670240/your-mother-lyrics/ ?

[Najemikon]

Yusuf Islam? Isn't that Cat Stevens?

[DJ Doena]

Yusuf Islam? Isn't that Cat Stevens?

Si, si

But it somehow matches what Eric was asking

I didn't find anything better

[Touti]

I tried all the lyrics search I could find on google but couldn't find that song.  Maybe I got the first sentence completely wrong.

[Touti]

A friend emailed me this morning saying he's disappointed in me for not knowing it.

Artist: Garland Jeffreys
Song: Spanish Town

http://www.jdsage.com/SpanishTown.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland_Jeffreys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRIRBvA-Yw

[DJ Doena]

Interesting what one "L" can accomplish

http://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+%22Rafaella+is+my+mother%27s+name.%22

vs.

http://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+%22Rafaela+is+my+mother%27s+name.%22

[Touti]

Yes.....and the more funny part is google asking you if you meant Raffaella with two F's but showing no results if you click the proposed link.