# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter A? See rules in OP \[Final Poll Added\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 16, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671 "2023-12-16T01:21:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 16, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/41 "2023-12-16T15:23:27Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > ~~All Day and All of the Night – The Kinks~~ > ~~Another Day of Sun – Cast of La La Land~~ I’ve got to call an audible and replace these two songs with a couple from Elvis that must be included: Accidents Will Happen – Elvis Costello & the Attractions Alison – Elvis Costello mmm ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/42 "2023-12-16T15:31:27Z")
Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer Allentown – Billy Joel Atlantis – Donovan Aces High – Iron Maiden ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/43 "2023-12-16T15:32:45Z")
[Armenia City in the Sky - The Who](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y7wrwctQS3s&si=mYPb0s-6GUAV5iuS) [Allison - The Pixies](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tvwfMXnNPdo&si=Z5PtYfeLqKrflnZa) [Ant Music - Adam and the Ants](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tqtA20sZXI&si=-iRtJPzikFvn6jKF) ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/44 "2023-12-16T15:33:44Z")
I was so late to this one that I didn’t get to nominate some of my favorites because they were taken, but I had plenty left anyhow. Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/45 "2023-12-16T15:45:39Z")
[Adult Books - X](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hh4Wcftmfrg&si=6s_jN4nUJgwJrZlH) [Aerostar - Los Straitjackets](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mPnJZuwRNF8&si=4-QU3A2sYuW7R2c4) ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/46 "2023-12-16T15:51:34Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > [Atlantic City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFxXTO1t5yo) — The Band > [@P-man](#): > > Atlantic City- The Band Grab another, @P-man mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/47 "2023-12-16T16:11:33Z")
[Atom Bomb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc) - Fluke (The link is to the clean version, I prefer the album version) [Acrobat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju_fAmMNeUY) - U2 [Alert Status Red](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLPdSzQgwJA) - Matthew Good [All Souls Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymL4ojBx40) - Loreena McKennitt [Attention](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfs8NYg7yQM) - Charlie Puth ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/48 "2023-12-16T16:36:37Z")
[After Hours - Velvet Underground](https://youtu.be/__-O3Bj74x4?feature=shared) [Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones](https://youtu.be/ilDD5SeHxXE?feature=shared) Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy - Kid Creole And The Coconuts [Amoureuse - Veronique Sanson](https://youtu.be/-bMGM8P_Uao?feature=shared) (The one time Mrs Steven Stills. This _tour de force_ is the original of the feeble Helen Reddy version/cover “Emotion”) (BTW, did ya see what I did there?) j ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/49 "2023-12-16T17:01:41Z")
Airport - The Motors After You’ve Gone - Emmet Cohen, Patrick Bartle & Bruce Harris Assassin - The Fearless Flyers w/ Delta Force Angela - Bob James (theme from Taxi sitcom) Asylum - Supertramp ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/50 "2023-12-16T17:08:21Z")
Albatross -Fleetwood Mac Animal Zoo - Spirit All Shook Up - Elvis And It Stoned Me- Van Morrison Afterglow (Of Your Love) - Small Faces ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/51 "2023-12-16T17:13:49Z")
Out of lots of possibilities, including some I’m surprised haven’t been mentioned yet, I’ve decided to go with… [And I Love Her](https://youtu.be/9_c2XZd9mMo) - The Beatles [Ache Beautiful](https://youtu.be/Bg89jcBDLZI) - Michael Roe [Arthur](https://youtu.be/fpre7JBub4k) - The Kinks [Autumn Almanac](https://youtu.be/N3VDATV6dmY) - The Kinks [As](https://youtu.be/eLbmdG8U60E) - Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/52 "2023-12-16T18:02:01Z")
At The Stake - Melvins [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5O0ge2Rog1c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGMgYyhjMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAZVSpgIsAo3m70Y4lpG7KM_I4g1g "Melvins - At The Stake (album version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0ge2Rog1c) The Art of Self-Defense - The Jesus Lizard [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8mZEB3uF0MM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Art of Self-Defense") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mZEB3uF0MM) All We Ever Wanted Was Everything - Bauhaus [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5lVxjr6BH1I/maxresdefault.jpg "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lVxjr6BH1I) Acony Bell - Gillian Welch [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jMjYLDFkLSA/maxresdefault.jpg "Acony Bell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMjYLDFkLSA) Alberto Balsam - Aphex Twin [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s4pQ5aj6vx8/hqdefault.jpg "Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4pQ5aj6vx8) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/53 "2023-12-16T18:13:43Z")
Africa - Toto Amish Paradise - Weird Al ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/54 "2023-12-16T18:32:42Z")
Another One Rides The Bus - Weird Al ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/55 "2023-12-16T18:56:12Z")
Angelina- Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/56 "2023-12-16T19:08:42Z")
[https://youtu.be/pQ4KOqY6HEY?si=sfHzWVTGOp5S\_D0M](https://youtu.be/pQ4KOqY6HEY?si=sfHzWVTGOp5S_D0M) For those who don’t know the song, here’s “Afterglow” by the Small Faces. Hear Ian MacLagen on the Hammond B-6 (one of the best organists ever!), and why Kenny Jones was picked by the Who to replace Keith Moon. One of my all-time faves! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/57 "2023-12-16T19:43:27Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Patrick Bartle Patrick Bartley ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/58 "2023-12-16T21:22:37Z")
Against the Wind / Seger, Bob After Midnight – Clapton, Eric Addicted To Love / Palmer, Robert Any Way You Want It / Journey ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/59 "2023-12-16T21:47:45Z")
Animal - Kesha Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead Anna (Go to Him) - Arthur Alexander Any Day Now - Chuck Jackson “Anna (Go to Him)” was the basis of one of my favorite _Married with Children_ episodes. Al Bundy had the song stuck in his head, but he couldn’t quite identify it. (“Any Day Now” was also briefly mentioned in this episode!) > **[Hmm hmm him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrZZUuxXaU%2F)** > > Al Bundy can't remember the song. > **[Al Bundy can't find the name of the song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuMazsXVRgQ%2F)** > > Married with children season 05 episode 17 - "Oldies But Young 'Uns"Al Bundy can't find the name of the songArthur Alexander - Anna (Go to him)I do not own t... ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671/60 "2023-12-16T21:56:24Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Against the Wind / Seger, Bob I already nominated this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994671.md?page=4)