# A very special mmm music poll – What are your favorite X songs? (see explanation in OP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 7, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235 "2023-12-07T12:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/1 "2023-12-07T12:09:49Z")
**TL/DR** : **I need an X song for the final final poll.** As we are nearing the end of the music polls I am considering how to construct the ultimate poll to end all polls. I would like representation from each letter. This poses a challenge because I had combined the letters Q, V, X and Z into one poll, rather than granting them each their own. From this we have solid finalists for Q, V, and Z – which I will include in the finale – but none of the nominated X songs made that final poll. So, of the 8 nominated X titles, please select one that you would like to see included at the end. Thanks, mmm _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/2 "2023-12-07T16:43:40Z")
To be honest, “X Offender” and “Xanadu” by ONJ are the only songs I know from this list, so I voted for Blondie. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/3 "2023-12-07T16:46:39Z")
I can’t say i know any of them. I shall leave the voting to those who know better than I. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/4 "2023-12-07T17:54:17Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > To be honest, “X Offender” and “Xanadu” by ONJ are the only songs I know from this list, so I voted for Blondie. > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I can’t say i know any of them. I shall leave the voting to those who know better than I. I was familiar with only 2 of the songs, so I listened to the others on Spotify before voting. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/5 "2023-12-07T20:05:47Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I can’t say i know any of them. I shall leave the voting to those who know better than I. Ditto. As far as I can remember, the only X song at all that I really know is “XTC vs. Adam Ant” by They Might Be Giants. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/6 "2023-12-07T20:11:37Z")
Here’s _Xavier_ by Dead Can Dance. Listen to it. Then vote for it. Because it is awesome. > **[Dead Can Dance- Xavier](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=karRE54LCCA%2F)** > > Dead Can Dance - "Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun" 1987 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/7 "2023-12-07T20:48:46Z")
ONJ’s “Xanadu” is the highest-rated in the world-famous **Ponch8 Music Rating System**. The only other one I’ve heard of is Rush’s song of the same title, and that’s only because it gets played once a year on Chicago’s 97.1 FM station during their annual A to Z marathon that lasts for more than a week. (I obviously don’t listen to the whole marathon, but a couple of times I’ve caught the end, when the X, Y, and Z songs come on.) I’m not a fan of Rush’s song. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/8 "2023-12-07T23:01:37Z")
None of the Above coulda been a contender. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/9 "2023-12-08T17:08:32Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Here’s _Xavier_ by Dead Can Dance. Listen to it. Then vote for it. Because it is awesome. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=karRE54LCCA%2F](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=karRE54LCCA%2F) Were we separated at birth, man? If I put up anything remotely in the post-punk pantheon your vote is almost always assured. Yeah, awesome song by an underrated band. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/10 "2023-12-08T23:02:10Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > As we are nearing the end of the music polls I am considering how to construct the ultimate poll to end all polls. I would like representation from each letter. How about keeping it simple with a battle royale? Twenty-seven first place songs, everyone votes for one. Or will you be bored without this, and you want to keep the polls going longer? Hey! Just pick a different subject… What’s your favorite Impressionist painting? What’s your favorite whisky? What’s your favorite poll? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/11 "2023-12-09T18:29:42Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Hey! Just pick a different subject… What’s your favorite Impressionist painting? _Un Bar aux Folies-Bergère_ > [@](#): > > What’s your favorite whisky? Glen Morangie > [@](#): > > What’s your favorite poll? This one… ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/12 "2023-12-10T00:45:24Z")
None of my favorite X songs start with an X. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235/13 "2023-12-15T09:48:11Z")
I recommend [X by Poppy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbQsxWKfTSU) if you want to know what musical whiplash feels like. Half bubblegum pop, half death metal.