# The FINAL mmm-song poll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 29, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308 "2023-12-29T11:57:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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 29, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/1 "2023-12-29T11:57:54Z")
There have been 3,609 songs submitted over multiple polls to determine the SDMB favorite. These are our six finalists. You may select just one. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/1))_ ---
**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 29, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/2 "2023-12-29T16:11:34Z")
I would be ok with any of these songs winning. Well, with the exception of the weeping guitar one. It’s a good song, but probably not even in my top 20 Beatles options. mmm ---
**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 29, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/3 "2023-12-29T16:59:37Z")
Funny, that’s the only one I even considered voting for. One of my favorites. Bohemian Rhapsody was the only other one I even glanced at for more than a second. ---
**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 29, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/4 "2023-12-29T17:24:11Z")
Now you done it. It is in my head now, and I’m really liking it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/5 "2023-12-29T19:03:58Z")
I was also torn between Bohemian Rhapsody and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. ---
**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 29, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/6 "2023-12-29T19:33:20Z")
Interestingly, three of the final six (A Day In The Life, Gimme Shelter and While My Guitar…) never were singles. ETA: and the other three also all have interesting release histories. “The Sound Of Silence” first was released in 1964 as an acoustic album track on S&G’s debut album, and only one year later after the success of the Byrds and Dylan with their folk rock, revved up with a band backing by producer Tom Wilson (who was also Dylan’s producer at the time) without Paul Simon’s knowledge and collaboration (he was in England at the time). “Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay” essentially was only a demo Redding had done shortly before his sudden death, and it never would have gotten released in that form if not for it. The whistling in the last verse was just a stand-in for still unfinished lyrics. And Queen had to fight tooth and nail with their label to get “Bohemian Rhapsody” released as a single because the suits found it too long, weird and radio-unfriendly. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/7 "2023-12-29T19:41:22Z")
Leaving out Gimme Shelter was hard too. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/8 "2023-12-29T21:11:17Z")
I am gonna miss these. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/9 "2023-12-30T02:11:18Z")
Me too. ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/10 "2023-12-30T03:40:01Z")
Tune in next week for _“mmm’s Best Poem Starting With Q”…_ ---
**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 30, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/11 "2023-12-30T04:43:52Z")
I’m starting my list now!! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/12 "2023-12-30T06:44:13Z")
A poll of what was mmm’s best poll. ---
**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 30, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/13 "2023-12-30T11:28:45Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Tune in next week for _“mmm’s Best Poem Starting With Q”…_ Actually, I’d forgotten that I am going on a mid-January vacation, so the 2000s music polls will not commence until January 22. FYI I plan on going in alphabetical order this time, starting with numerals/symbols/punctuation. Note that every submission will require the year it was released. Thank you all for your participation in and enthusiasm with this project! mmm ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/14 "2023-12-30T15:21:10Z")
I’ll take up the slack with the Worst Song poll in the meanhoo. ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/15 "2023-12-31T11:43:02Z")
One day to go and we have a dead heat for #1. Might be looking at a showdown. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/16 "2023-12-31T21:55:00Z")
1. First time voting. Am I voting for the best song or my favorite song? 2. Also, I perceive a lot of statistical ties above. Maybe we can run some stats later. 3. Does Discourse allow ordered polling? Just wondering. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/17 "2024-01-01T03:19:37Z")
The vote is for your favorite song. mmm ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/18 "2024-01-01T11:27:20Z")
And verily shall it be stated and let it be known, on this first dawn of January, two thousand and twenty-four, that **Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen** is the favoritist song of the Straight Dope Message Board. And so it shall be. mmm ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/19 "2024-01-01T11:36:23Z")
Hardly surprising given the tastes commonly expressed here. Only surprised it wasn’t the Beatles but I suppose two entries split that vote a bit. Sad that the only entry with teeth and even a hint of the female didn’t win. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308/20 "2024-01-01T11:40:42Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Hardly surprising given the tastes commonly expressed here. Hardly surprising given that it is an incredible song. mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll/995308.md?page=2)