# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter J? See rules in OP \[final poll added\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 10, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363 "2023-12-10T12:20:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 10, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/61 "2023-12-10T21:59:52Z")
3 - [Jealous Again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V38Qej-3Tw) - The Black Crows 4 - [Jesus was my Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o665P_16iwM) - David Usher 5 - [Julia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_0ey3b4w4) - Our Lady Peace ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/62 "2023-12-10T22:08:54Z")
Journey of the Sorcerer - The Eagles (popularized as the theme to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) ---
**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 10, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/63 "2023-12-10T23:31:13Z")
Ta - that was one of my alternates. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/64 "2023-12-10T23:39:33Z")
Joey- Concrete Blonde ---
**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 10, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/65 "2023-12-10T23:57:42Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Joey - Concrete Blonde > [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Joey- Concrete Blonde Mr. or Ms. Slate beat ya to it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/66 "2023-12-11T03:57:20Z")
YAY! No one got this one… 1. Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CfjNpgZ4C5Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Harry Nilsson - Jump into the Fire (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjNpgZ4C5Q) ---
**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 11, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/67 "2023-12-11T04:23:56Z")
I’m so glad someone posted this. I thought of it right after posting my fifth nomination. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/68 "2023-12-11T04:33:31Z")
🙂 1. Jughead - Prince & The New Power Generation [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VMIquKkISw8/maxresdefault.jpg "Prince, The New Power Generation - Jughead (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMIquKkISw8) ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/69 "2023-12-11T05:03:43Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > YAY! No one got this one… Hehehe, right before I was gonna. Played a cover of it this evening. 🙂 (and since a lot of my other picks had already had been taken, I had to think!) Just Like Honey -Jesus and Mary Chain [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/470HnRobKLc/hqdefault.jpg "The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=470HnRobKLc) (Wow, can’t believe no one got that one before me. Shin-ei fuzz forever!) Joan of Arc - Melvins [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BzPITyGNDlI/hqdefault.jpg "Melvins - Joan of Arc") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzPITyGNDlI) Joyful Reunion - NoMeansNo [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NcNnaUChcrQ/maxresdefault.jpg "NoMeansNo - "Joyful reunion"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNnaUChcrQ) Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qXrLKplLAhM/hqdefault.jpg "Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline/Whiteline Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXrLKplLAhM&t=164s) (honestly, a masterpiece of its moment) Jack the Ripper - Link Wray [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/izA94kRH7z8/hqdefault.jpg "1963 Link Wray - Jack The Ripper") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izA94kRH7z8) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/70 "2023-12-11T05:50:05Z")
Yes, many of my favorites have already been posted. Here’s another one… 1. Jock-A-Mo - James “Sugar Boy” Crawford & his Cane Cutters [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PgOrIar_qGk/hqdefault.jpg "James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford - Jock-A-Mo (Checker 787) 1953") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgOrIar_qGk) ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/71 "2023-12-11T05:56:27Z")
Dangit, how’d I’d forget that one! Beautiful version, too! ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/72 "2023-12-11T05:59:12Z")
Crawford’s version is actually the original. I don’t care what the courts decided,…he got ripped off! ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/73 "2023-12-11T06:01:12Z")
1. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dMko8DlY9IA/maxresdefault.jpg "Jailbreak") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMko8DlY9IA) ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/74 "2023-12-11T06:19:15Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Crawford’s version is actually the original. I don’t care what the courts decided,…he got ripped off! Hey, I’m with ya there. I only knew it as “Jock-a-Mo” until the advent of the internet and I eventually realized all those covers I’d heard of it were called “Iko Iko”. > [@saucywench](#): > > Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy And one my ex-bandmates would probably scold me for skipping. Thankya. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/75 "2023-12-11T06:42:52Z")
I got to this thread late. I was surprised no one had gotten Jump Into The Fire or Jailbreak. ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/76 "2023-12-11T06:58:17Z")
Hey, I’m still surprised I got to nominate “Just Like Honey” or “Jack the Ripper”. Bunch of savages in this town. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/77 "2023-12-11T07:21:36Z")
Junk Food Junkie- Larry Groce Jive Talkin- The Bee Gees Jurassic Park- Weird Al All my others were already picked. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/78 "2023-12-11T10:57:51Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Wow, can’t believe no one got that one before me It definitely came to mind, but doesn’t meet my personal inclusion criteria. Ditto the Ministry. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/79 "2023-12-11T14:44:34Z")
Nice to see another Zaz fan on the board ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/80 "2023-12-11T14:55:17Z")
> [@Sigene](#): > > Journey of the Sorcerer - The Eagles (popularized as the theme to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) 😲 How come i never knew that ?!?!?! I always assumed it was created for the radio series by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who, iirc, were the only people credited for music/sound effects etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363.md?page=5)