# favorite Three Dog Night song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555 "2017-01-07T20:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/41 "2017-01-08T14:59:57Z")
BTW: thanks to **Jackie** for the Sunday Earworm. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/42 "2017-01-08T15:48:18Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > No, masticate; it was lunch time and they were in the cafeteria. > > Masticate, masticate > Chew to the music Good one! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/43 "2017-01-08T16:04:30Z")
> [@CatandMouse](#): > > Good one! Thank you, **CatandMouse** , but I still need to work on my presentation: The first line should have been, “No, no, no; it was… .” Then, SPOILER box the rest for _ahem_ comedic effect :rolleyes:, changing “chew” to “gnash,” which sounds closer to “dance.” Then get John Cleese to explain it all. It won’t happen again. Promise. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/44 "2017-01-08T18:43:56Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > BTW: thanks to **Jackie** for the Sunday Earworm. 😉 you are welcome & may I suggest we all celebrate! celebrate! Dance to the music! ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/45 "2017-01-08T20:32:21Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > There are 5-6 which I hadn’t heard in a long time but liked… and Many here that I’d never heard at all. > > Thank You! Yes, thank you! Probably because of the timing (they were big around the time I was born), this is one of those bands where I love a lot of the songs but never thought about their overall body of work. If I saw them live there would be a lot of “oh, I forgot that one!” and “oooh, that’s who did this one!” Now that it’s been brought to my attention I plan to put together a playlist ASAP. So much good stuff. ETA: Shambala most days, sometimes An Old Fashioned Love Song when I’m feeling sappy. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/46 "2017-01-08T23:22:52Z")
Another vote for _An Old Fashioned Love Song_. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/47 "2017-01-09T01:00:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Another vote for _An Old Fashioned Love Song_. I remembering “taping” that song off of AM radio 🙂 however? Out In The Country, which I linked in the OP, is still the best! > [@](#): > > Before the breathin’ air is gone > Before the sun is just a bright spot in the night-time ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/48 "2017-01-09T01:37:06Z")
My dad sang me Joy To The World as a bed time song but my mom made him change wine to orange juice. I now sing it to my daughter as a bed time song with the correct lyrics. Shambala is probably my favorite to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/49 "2017-01-09T01:42:04Z")
I attended a concert back in the late '80s; the headliner was America and the opening act was Three Dog Night. Boffo show, right? Sorta. 3DN kicked ass in every respect. Only two of the singers were present but they still sounded fantastic. Played almost 2 full hours–never seen an opening act perform that long. America played 55 minutes and then hit the road. Only sounded so-so, too. 2DN should have headlined. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/50 "2017-01-09T03:35:41Z")
[http://www.alaskacommons.com/2016/02/05/this-weeks-top-10-internet-memes-30/jeremiah-was-a-bullfrog-granny-goodwitch-fb/](http://www.alaskacommons.com/2016/02/05/this-weeks-top-10-internet-memes-30/jeremiah-was-a-bullfrog-granny-goodwitch-fb/) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/51 "2017-01-09T03:47:53Z")
They were my first concert and that was part of my first real date. I remember it all. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/52 "2017-01-09T16:27:11Z")
Shambala, or Black and White. I just want to say: I’ve always liked Three Dog Night since back in the day, and have a bunch of their songs on my go-to Best of All Time playlist. But I cannot tell you a single thing about them: where they’re from, the names of any members…I can’t even tell you how many people are in Three Dog Night. Most anonymous band ever. ---
**Author:** ![SUZ\_MAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SUZ\_MAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUZ_MAC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/53 "2017-01-09T16:28:47Z")
Hands down “Pieces of April”. Second choice would be “Out in the Country”. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/54 "2017-01-09T16:49:20Z")
“Out in the Country” is number one for me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/55 "2017-01-09T20:36:23Z")
Another vote for “Eli’s Coming.” ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/56 "2017-01-09T21:01:46Z")
I remember liking It’s For You, Nobody, and Chest Fever off that first album. That’s probably what drove my parents insane. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/57 "2017-01-09T22:07:12Z")
I always have to turn up the radio when “Joy to the World” comes on. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/58 "2017-01-09T22:43:42Z")
“Easy to be Hard” is clearly their best song, according to the world-famous **Ponch8 Music Rating System**. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/59 "2017-01-10T00:09:05Z")
^ Patent pending? ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555/60 "2017-01-10T00:16:13Z")
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