# What are your favorite songs that are questions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892 "2006-03-18T13:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ayalabmaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@ayalabmaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ayalabmaj)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/1 "2006-03-18T13:01:13Z")
This is easy: What’s Going On? What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? Don’t You Want Me? What are your favorite question songs? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/2 "2006-03-18T13:16:39Z")
> [@ayalabmaj](#): > > What are your favorite question songs? “What have they done to the rain?” ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/3 "2006-03-18T13:24:41Z")
“Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bed Post Overnight?” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/4 "2006-03-18T13:55:03Z")
“Does Your Mother Know?” ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/5 "2006-03-18T13:59:37Z")
_Where’s Your Head At?_ by Basement Jaxx comes to mind… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/6 "2006-03-18T14:25:58Z")
Who Are You? (The Who) Who’ll Stop the Rain? (CCR) Where’s the Girl? (Voltaire) Who Do You Want To Be? (Oingo Boingo) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/7 "2006-03-18T14:27:46Z")
Leonard Cohen’s “Who By Fire?” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/8 "2006-03-18T14:31:44Z")
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” CCR “Who Killed Davy Moore?” Bob Dylan “Are You Ready?” Pacific Gas and Electric ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/9 "2006-03-18T14:42:13Z")
“What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?” - Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention “How Many More Years?” - Howlin’ Wolf “Where Is This Dream of Your Youth?” - Strawbs “Who Are You?” - The Who “(What’s So Funny 'bout) Peace Love and Understanding?” - Elvis Costello (orig. Brinsley Schwarz) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/10 "2006-03-18T16:34:35Z")
“Question” - Moody Blues ---
**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/11 "2006-03-18T17:01:21Z")
_In The Flesh?_ _Is There Anybody Out There?_ _[What Shall We Do Now?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Shall_We_Do_Now%3F)_ - the [lyrics](http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=2931) of which are all questions themselves. Yes, _The Wall_ is one of favourite albums; why do you ask? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/12 "2006-03-18T17:36:06Z")
Parellel or Together? - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/13 "2006-03-18T17:37:42Z")
Gah, make that “parallel”. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/14 "2006-03-18T18:26:55Z")
Is There Something I Should Know? - Duran Duran Rio? - Duran Duran 😉 Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash Don’t You Want Me? - Human League Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Tina Turner What About Love? - Heart Why Can’t This Be Love? - Van Halen Who’s That Girl? - Madonna What Is Love? - Howard Jones What’s On Your Mind? (Pure Energy) - Information Society What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys Who’s Johnny? - El DeBarge Who’s That Girl? - Eurythmics Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/15 "2006-03-18T20:40:16Z")
“Are You Experienced?” “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?” ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/16 "2006-03-18T22:32:48Z")
“Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?” ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/17 "2006-03-18T22:43:41Z")
Do They Know its Christmas? by Band-Aid Have You Heard? by The Moody Blues What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? by REM What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted? by Jimmy Ruffin ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/18 "2006-03-18T23:14:23Z")
“What is This Thing Called Love?” (The story’s pretty good, too.) – Cole Porter “Is it the Girl? Or Is it the Gown?” – Porter “Who put the Bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?” – Barry Mann "What Kind of People Are They?’ – John Entwistle “What Do You Want from Me?” – Pink Floyd “Who Can I Turn to?” – various “Why Can’t You Behave?” – Cole Porter “Who’s Got the Pain?” – Adler/Ross from “The Pajama Game” ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/19 "2006-03-18T23:41:13Z")
What Difference Does It Make? How Soon Is Now? Is It Really So Strange? …all by **The Smiths**. Hell, I’ll throw in a few **XTC** faves: This Is Pop? Are You Receiving Me? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/20 "2006-03-19T00:36:50Z")
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” “What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted?” “Do You Believe in Magic?” “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892.md?page=2)