# Is there any SONG that we ALL would agree is good (if not great)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 7, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427 "2026-01-07T11:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/321 "2026-01-15T22:30:32Z")
I agree. This is one of my favorite songs. “Just My Imagination” > **[The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) HD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Z9-QCmZywhttps:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch?v=M5Z9-QCmZyw)** > > The Temptations performing Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)Lyrics:Each day through my window I watch her as she passes byI say to myself you're suc... ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/322 "2026-01-16T03:14:35Z")
“Here comes the sun, everybody run, here comes the sun…” So inoffensive it’s offensive. I also can’t stand “Hey Jude.” There’s a lot of Beatles stuff I like, but not those two. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/323 "2026-01-16T03:24:43Z")
Forty-some years after the fact, this song sounded just as good. I’m not sure when it was filmed, but it had to be sometime before 2014 because that’s when Larry Ramos, the one in the hat, died (from cancer at age 72). Terry Kirkman, the tall man next to him, has also passed (CHF in 2023, aged 83). ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mz3YK6l01Sk/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mz3YK6l01Sk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDMz3YK6l01Sk ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/324 "2026-01-16T03:30:02Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > Here comes the sun, everybody run, here comes the sun…” > > So inoffensive it’s offensive. > > I also can’t stand “Hey Jude.” I rate them both as “meh”- not bad, not great either. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/325 "2026-01-16T23:28:46Z")
Boring ass Glee club. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/326 "2026-01-17T00:31:48Z")
Love this song and others by Marvin Gaye. “ **Got To Give It Up** ” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LHjABt8r1vI/maxresdefault.jpg "MARVIN GAYE - GOT TO GIVE IT UP Pts 1&2. TV PERFORMANCE 1977") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHjABt8r1vI) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/327 "2026-01-17T00:44:45Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I played a fun instrumental I thought woudl be impossible to dislike and immediately was asked to turn it off. Surprised me. I sometimes try some famous and well liked (in some circles) songs or bands and keep waiting for the lyrics to kick in, but the never do. I’m just not generally interested in purely instrumental music that isn’t classical or John Williams. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/328 "2026-01-17T02:42:32Z")
Maybe something by Johnny Cash? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/329 "2026-01-17T03:36:57Z")
Tony Bennett, I Left My Heart in San Francisco? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/330 "2026-01-17T04:12:55Z")
Back when I had cable and could get Classic Arts Showcase, this was my own personal favorite video. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v_oBX-Cz2fg/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/v_oBX-Cz2fg?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDv_oBX-Cz2fg ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/331 "2026-01-17T09:01:53Z")
Another unexpected choice. Nice one! Now I notice that **[this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&list=RDdQw4w9WgXcQ&start_radio=1)** has not been nominated yet. The internet is changing. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/332 "2026-01-17T11:55:34Z")
Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” just for the imagery. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gp5JCrSXkJY/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/gp5JCrSXkJY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDgp5JCrSXkJY ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/333 "2026-01-18T01:45:05Z")
I think it sounds fine, but the guy on the far right (playing a Strat?) looks disturbingly like Donald Trump. Sporting a DA/ponytail! Eek! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/334 "2026-01-18T21:03:13Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Love this song and others by Marvin Gaye. > > “ **Got To Give It Up** ” I love it, with the party noises going on in the background (recorded versions) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427/335 "2026-01-18T22:08:52Z")
Besides dancing to it, it was a great song to roller skate to. Bonus: Cowbell 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427.md?page=16)