# 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:** 5
**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 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/81 "2023-12-11T15:01:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Jive Talkin- The Bee Gees This was already suggested by @kenobi_65, so if you have an alternative… ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/82 "2023-12-11T17:15:22Z")
Jack in the Green - Jethro Tull Jacob’s Ladder - Rush Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square - Jethro Tull Jocko Homo - Devo Just Because - Jane’s Addiction ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/83 "2023-12-11T17:41:01Z")
Well, not my favorite ‘J’ songs, but all B+ or better. And maybe _Jackpot_ is a real favorite. [Just One Victory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCV6Yi5jkI) — Todd Rundgren [Juke Box Fury](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhZshszpOF8) — Rickie Lee Jones [Jennifer Juniper](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luBqESCm7sI) — Donovan [Jaguar and Thunderbird](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FoWxfqTDwo) — Chuck Berry [Jackpot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ja4l-fsNo) — The English Beat ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/84 "2023-12-11T18:09:25Z")
[Jenny Says](https://youtu.be/XBnMpU5bjbU?si=UdPJsFCC0WO2Uhl5) - Cowboy Mouth [James K. Polk](https://youtu.be/H9SvJMZs5Rs?si=xiO8XLmvopo2og4t) - They Might Be Giants [Jesus Walking on the Water](https://youtu.be/Zs3LVQX3X7Q?si=GzFBpiSLdxymwqfq) - Violent Femmes ---
**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, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/85 "2023-12-11T21:05:53Z")
I have one song left to choose, but I still have seven or eight no one else has picked. If I wait, I may miss out, so my last one is… 1. Jazzman - Carole King [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/szcD2pAjd_8/maxresdefault.jpg "Carole King - Jazzman (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szcD2pAjd_8) ---
**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, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/86 "2023-12-11T21:07:19Z")
^I had it down to two, but I had to leave out a really good 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 11, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/87 "2023-12-11T21:43:46Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > my last one is… > > 1. Jazzman - Carole King Psst, Saucy: > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Jazzman - Carole King It was on my list, too. 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 11, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/88 "2023-12-11T21:49:29Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry Hehe, I thought about that song yesterday and could have smacked myself to not have posted it, but then I asked myself “Has @scabpicker already posted in the J thread? No.” And I was relieved, because I just knew you would pick it. ---
**Author:** ![Feurmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/779978/32.png) [@Feurmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feurmann)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/89 "2023-12-11T22:14:20Z")
James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree Took great Care of his Mother, Though he was only three. (From: ‘Disobedience’, by A A Milne.) This isn’t a song AFAIK, so will probably be disallowed for irrelevance. But, if not, it may bring a nostalgic memory to some. ---
**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, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/90 "2023-12-11T23:01:58Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Hehe, I thought about that song yesterday and could have smacked myself to not have posted it, but then I asked myself “Has @scabpicker already posted in the J thread? No.” And I was relieved, because I just knew you would pick it. Heheh, I almost left it off. Then I listened to the Redline/Whiteline remix of it linked above, and as the song says “there was only one thing I could do” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/91 "2023-12-12T01:57:23Z")
Whoopsie! So in comes… Joanna - Kool & The Gang [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hsklsxReSe0/maxresdefault.jpg "Kool & The Gang - Joanna (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsklsxReSe0) ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/92 "2023-12-12T12:08:35Z")
What are your favorite **J** songs? **POLL 1 of 3**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/92))_ ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/93 "2023-12-12T12:10:04Z")
What are your favorite **J** songs? **POLL 2 of 3**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/93))_ ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/94 "2023-12-12T12:12:15Z")
What are your favorite **J** songs? **POLL 3 of 3**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/94))_ ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/95 "2023-12-12T12:28:32Z")
Some leftover **J** s: Jamaica Jerk Off – Elton John James Dean – Eagles Jane – Barenaked Ladies Janie Jones – The Clash **Jealous Guy – John Lennon** Jenny Wren – Paul McCartney **Jesse – Carly Simon** Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For a Sunbeam – The Vaselines Jesus, the Missing Years – John Prine **Jimmy Mack – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas** **Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms** John Henry – Bruce Springsteen Johnny Strikes Up the Band – Warren Zevon Joy To the World – Pentatonix Junco Partner – Dr. John Junior’s Farm – Paul McCartney & Wings Junk – Paul McCartney Just a Little – The Beau Brummels ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/96 "2023-12-12T12:41:30Z")
My leftovers: Jack Ass Ginger - Poi Dog Pondering Jackson Cannery - Ben Folds Five Jesus Children of America - Stevie Wonder Jill Can Drive - Trip Shakespeare Johnny Thunder - The Kinks Jordan: The Comeback - Prefab Sprout Juke Box Music - The Kinks ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/97 "2023-12-12T12:55:52Z")
And here are mine: Jesus - Velvet Underground Jet Boy, Jet Girl - Elton Motello Je T’Aime (Moi Non Plus) - Serge Gainsbourg et Jane Birkin Juke - Little Walter Just Because - The Flying Burrito Brothers ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/98 "2023-12-12T13:34:59Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/axPaGP1UEqc/maxresdefault.jpg "James James Morrison Morrison") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPaGP1UEqc69) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/99 "2023-12-12T13:40:21Z")
Above post in response to tnis: > [@Feurmann](#): > > James James > Morrison Morrison > Weatherby George Dupree > Took great > Care of his Mother, > Though he was only three. > > (From: ‘Disobedience’, by A A Milne.) > > This isn’t a song AFAIK, so will probably be disallowed for irrelevance. But, if not, it may bring a nostalgic memory to some. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/100 "2023-12-12T13:59:45Z")
I only know about 60 of these 157 (approx) songs. To listen to the other 97 would take, ohhh, 8 hours — factoring in searching and Youtube ads. And some/most of the songs could take 2–5 listens to fairly appreciate — ideally over the course of multiple days. Might take four days or more. And there’s a lot of distractions this time of year, what with shopping and trip planning. Advice? [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=4) [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=6)