# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter H? See rules in OP {final poll added} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 2, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004 "2023-12-02T12:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 4, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/81 "2023-12-04T14:07:57Z")
The ones I was annoyed that I missed: Hymn To Her\* - Pretenders Half The World Away\* - Oasis Human - The Killers Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie Holy Holy - David Bowie [Helden - David Bowie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCTt0VDNJaQ) Hot Love - T Rex j \* - Livid, rather than annoyed, in this case. ---
**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 4, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/82 "2023-12-04T14:39:36Z")
How in the **H** did we miss these?: Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen Handy Dandy – Bob Dylan **Harvest – Neil Young** **Hasten Down the Wind – Warren Zevon** Have You Seen Her – The Chi-Lites Hell Broke Luce – Tom Waits Hello It’s Me – Todd Rundgren Hercules – Elton John Hey Nonny Nonny – Violent Femmes Ho Hey – The Lumineers **Hot Burrito #1 – The Flying Burrito Brothers** Hot Dusty Roads – Buffalo Springfield **Hotel Yorba – The White Stripes** **How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Bee Gees** Humbug Mountain Song – Fruit Bats Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan Hush – Deep Purple The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff > [@Gyrate](#): > > Hello! - Cast of _The Book of Mormon_ Oh, man, this would have been one of my 5 if I’d thought of it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/83 "2023-12-04T16:23:24Z")
Spares from my H list: Holiday - Kinks Happy - Rolling Stones Here Comes Yet Another Day - Kinks Here They Come - Ten Years After Heroes Are Hard to Find - Fleetwood Mac Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - Yardbirds Hard Monkeys - Ten Years After Heartbeat - King Crimson ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/84 "2023-12-04T17:05:29Z")
A few more: Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston How Long - Ace Holdin’ On To Yesterday - Ambrosia Hold On - Wilson Phillips How To Save A Life - The Fray ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/85 "2023-12-04T17:54:23Z")
One that I missed, and it genuinely makes me sad: Hey - The Pixies [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tVCUAXOBF7w/maxresdefault.jpg "Hey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCUAXOBF7w) ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/86 "2023-12-04T17:56:12Z")
I’ve forgotten: _Hejira_ - **Joni Mitchell** Grrrr… ---
**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 4, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/87 "2023-12-04T20:41:02Z")
More H songs: Hair - The Cowsills or The Original Cast of Hair Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the M.G.'s Hanky Panky - Tommy James & the Shondells Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo Hard to Say I’m Sorry - Chicago Harlem Nocturne - Duke Ellington Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) - Jerry Butler He’s So Fine - The Chiffons The Heart of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis & the News Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar The Heat Is On - Glen Frey Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas Hello Goodbye - The Beatles Hello Hello - Sopwith Camel Hey There Lonely Boy - Ruby and the Romantics Hi-De-Ho - Blood, Sweat, & Tears Hi-Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker Hip to Be Square - Huey Lewis and the News Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra Holly Holy - Neil Diamond Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton-John The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Company Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & the Imperials Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp The Hustle - Van McCoy ---
**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 4, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/88 "2023-12-04T20:42:41Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > How in the **H** did we miss these?: > > Have You Seen Her – The Chi-Lites That was my alternate. ---
**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 4, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/89 "2023-12-04T20:58:26Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Hello Goodbye - The Beatles There are about half a dozen great Beatles songs that made the polls, so I think it’s understandable that this didn’t get nominated because it’s their worst song beginning with H. (ok, “Hold Me Tight” isn’t so great, too) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/90 "2023-12-04T21:43:07Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Hi-De-Ho - Blood, Sweat, & Tears Bah. Forgot **Hi De Ho** by Cab Calloway. ---
**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 4, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/91 "2023-12-04T22:08:50Z")
My other possibles that I don’t _think_ anyone else has mentioned: Had a Dream (Sleeping With the Enemy) - Roger Hodgson Half Light, Epoch and Phase - Daniel Amos Happier Than the Morning Sun - Stevie Wonder Happy Roy - The 77s The Hard Way - The Kinks Harden My Heart - Quarterflash Head Over Heels - The Go-gos Heading For the Light - The Traveling Wilburys Heart Hotels - Dan Fogelberg Heart of Glass- Blondie Hearts Are Trump - Trio Hero Takes a Fall - The Bangles Heroes and Villains - The Beach Boys Hey John Wayne - Terry Scott Taylor High Enough - Damn Yankees Hole In the World - Daniel Amos Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney Hopeless - KT Tunstall House We Used To Live In - The Smithereens Human Nature - Michael Jackson ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/92 "2023-12-04T22:11:15Z")
[quote=“Thudlow\_Boink, post:91, topic:994004”] My other possibles that I don’t think anyone else has mentioned: Heart of Glass- Blondie [/quote] > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Heart Of Glass - Blondie But it is easy to miss songs, as i well know. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/93 "2023-12-06T11:26:36Z")
**FINAL POLL** – What are your favorite **H** songs? Select up to **3**. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/93))_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/94 "2023-12-06T16:45:13Z")
Wow, four Beatles songs in the final poll. ---
**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 6, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/95 "2023-12-06T20:57:25Z")
Even more impressive is that George’s songs, I believe, are out-performing John’s and Paul’s overall in these polls. I think George is on-pace to win his second letter. ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/96 "2023-12-06T21:31:13Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Wow, four Beatles songs in the final poll. Have any of these polls ever not included at least one Beatles song? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/97 "2023-12-06T21:49:32Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Have any of these polls ever not included at least one Beatles song? Neither U nor QVXZ, unless I missed one. ---
**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 6, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/98 "2023-12-06T22:29:50Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Neither U nor QVXZ, unless I missed one. Mr. Boink is correct. mmm ---
**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 6, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/99 "2023-12-06T22:52:15Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > > Neither U nor QVXZ, unless I missed one. > > Mr. Boink is correct. > > mmm The key question is: are there U,Q,V,X or Z Beatles songs? I can’t think of any at the moment. ---
**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 6, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004/100 "2023-12-06T22:57:06Z")
[Nope](https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-h-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994004.md?page=6)