# The mmm songs Wild Card & Also-Ran poll. Let’s get some of these high vote-getters into our final music poll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 22, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988 "2023-12-22T11:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **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 22, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/1 "2023-12-22T11:56:06Z")
(From suggestions by @Moonrise and @peccavi) Now that all the individual letters are all settled, let us take this opportunity to shoehorn in some wild card and also-ran entries. These are the top vote-getters from the individual final polls (these are the wild cards) and the top vote-getters from the also-ran polls (songs that got overlooked and therefore did not appear as an option). **RULES:** Select up to 10 of your favorites. The top five will earn a spot in the ultimate best song poll. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/2 "2023-12-22T12:58:51Z")
Well, that was brutal. ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/3 "2023-12-22T14:55:24Z")
I thought the same thing. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/4 "2023-12-22T15:47:58Z")
+ another. j ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/5 "2023-12-22T15:52:25Z")
Oh, dear! That was hard and the last poll will be impossible! ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/6 "2023-12-22T17:09:03Z")
At first, it seemed a bit lackluster, but by the time I reached _Something_, I realized it was the toughest poll so far. ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/7 "2023-12-22T17:49:00Z")
Yep, way more than ten that I wanted to vote for. ---
**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 22, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/8 "2023-12-22T18:43:49Z")
Add me to the list. A poll where I don’t vote for two of the greatest Clash songs (with much agony) must be full of great songs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/9 "2023-12-22T21:30:21Z")
Usually in these polls, I’ll have about 12-16 songs I’ll pick on my first cut through, then figure out how to cut them down. Occasionally, I’ll have about 8-9 on the first cut, and then I’ll stream a random sample of the likeliest-looking songs to see if any that I haven’t heard match up to the first set of cuts - then I’ll have some new favorites. But this poll? That strategy went out the window. Too many tough decisions. Paper cut, meet lemon juice. ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/10 "2023-12-22T21:37:59Z")
I didn’t have that problem, just 2 final cuts (Penny Lane and Sympathy For the Devil)… ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/11 "2023-12-22T21:45:49Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I didn’t have that problem, just 2 final cuts Probably a good thing that you and I aren’t planning any long road trips together. There is just a single song on that list that I believe does not warrant serious consideration for my vote. 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 22, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988/12 "2023-12-22T21:46:19Z")
I mean, Radar Love?! Most of my stuff is simply obscure, but IMHO rather tuneful, if you were to give them a listen. Alas quite a bit isn’t available on the main streaming services.