# What are your favorite songs that are questions?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/21 "2006-03-19T00:49:12Z")

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“ **Why** ” by Annie Lennox

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/22 "2006-03-19T03:36:14Z")

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“Could You Be The One?” by Husker Du.

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/23 "2006-03-19T06:08:11Z")

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I can’t believe no one’s mentioned:

\*Why Do Fools Fall in Love? \*— Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/24 "2006-03-19T07:58:56Z")

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“Where Is My Mind?”

“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?”

“So What’ Cha Want?”

“Where to Now St. Peter?”

“How High the Moon?”

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**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/25 "2006-03-19T08:09:01Z")

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Buzzcocks - _What Do I Get?_  
The Byrds - _What’s Happening?!?!_  
Connie Francis - _Who’s Sorry Now?_  
Counting Crows - _Have You Seen Me Lately?_  
The Cure - _Why Can’t I Be You?_ and _Why Can’t I Be Me?_  
Dave Matthews Band - _What Would You Say?_  
Don and Juan - _What’s Your Name?_  
Elton John - _Who Wears These Shoes?_  
Gary Numan - _Are ‘Friends’ Electric?_  
Iron Butterfly - _Are You Happy?_  
Jimmy Buffett - _Why Don’t We Get Drunk?_  
Johnnie Taylor - _Who’s Making Love?_  
The Lovin’ Spoonful - _Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?_  
Offspring - _What Happened To You?_ and _Why Don’t You Get a Job?_  
Rolling Stones - _Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?_  
Rush - _Where’s My Thing? (Pt. 4: Gangster of Boats Trilogy)_  
Spin Doctors - _How Coud You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)_ and _What Time Is It?_  
Steppenwolf - _Who Needs Ya?_  
Talking Heads - _Who Is It?_  
They Might Be Giants - _Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)_  
Tony Maloley - _Is It Cold?_  
The Who - _Tommy, Can You Hear Me?_  
U2 - _Are You Gonna Wait Forever?_

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**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/26 "2006-03-19T08:36:16Z")

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_Why Don’t You Love Me?  
Is It My Body?  
How You Gonna See Me Now?  
Didn’t We Meet?  
Who Do You Think We Are?  
Why Trust You?  
Is Anyone Home?  
What Do You Want From Me?_

All by Alice Cooper.

What?!

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/27 "2006-03-19T10:44:52Z")

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> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#):
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> “How Many More Years?” - Howlin’ Wolf

Also “Who’s Been Talking?”

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**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 19, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/28 "2006-03-19T13:08:25Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> I can’t believe no one’s mentioned:
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> \*Why Do Fools Fall in Love? \*— Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.

Which reminds me: I can’t believe no one’s mentioned [What Kind of Fool Am I?](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/What-Kind-of-Fool-Am-I-lyrics-Perry-Como/DF2F70B9788E018648256AFD00203FCB).

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**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/29 "2006-03-19T14:03:56Z")

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“How Soon is Now?” - The Smiths

“Is There Something I Should Know?” - Duran Duran

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/30 "2006-03-19T14:08:30Z")

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“Where Does the Time Go?” (Judy Collins)

“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It is?” (Chicago)

Gah, when I think of all the time I’ve wasted listening to bad music…

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**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, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/31 "2006-03-19T14:26:56Z")

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> [@pseudotriton ruber ruber](#):
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> “Where Does the Time Go?” (Judy Collins)

The correct title is “Who Knows Where the Time Goes,” originally by Fairport Convention.

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/32 "2006-03-19T14:29:05Z")

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:smack:

> [@LiveOnAPlane](#):
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> “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bed Post Overnight?” 🙂

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/33 "2006-03-19T14:52:40Z")

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“How Can I Be Sure?” by the Rascals

(can’t believe I forgot that one!)

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/34 "2006-03-19T14:55:36Z")

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> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#):
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> The correct title is “Who Knows Where the Time Goes,” originally by Fairport Convention.

Correct as usual, **Biffy**. My bad.

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/35 "2006-03-19T15:38:02Z")

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How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away? - Dan Hicks

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/36 "2006-03-19T18:07:19Z")

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\*Who?, Why?, When?, Where (I Wonder Where?)

Who Am I?, Where Am I?, Where Was I? Where Are You?, What’s The Use?, Why Dream?, Why Not?, Why Was I Born?, What Good Am I Without You?, What’s The Use of Living Without Love?, What Is This Thing Called Love?, When Did You Leave Heaven?, Why Shouldn’t I?, Who’s Your Little Who Zis? Who, Besides Me (Sits Beside You)?, Who-oo? (Maybe It’s You-uu!)

How’s Chances?, How About You?, How About It?, How’s About It?\* (a whole different song!), \*How’s Your Uncle?, How Do You Do It?

Should I?, Would You?, Would You Like To Take A Walk?, Was I?, Was It Rain?, Do Ya Love Me (Just A Little Bit, Do Ya)?, Were You Sincere?, Did You Mean It?, Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?, Is I In Love? (I Is!)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-are-questions/348892/37 "2006-03-19T19:41:09Z")

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And then there’s:

\*“How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I’ve Been a Liar All My Life?” \*from the movie “Royal Wedding” (1951)

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