# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/141 "2023-12-15T07:36:49Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I think it’s amusing that anyone might think to steal a man from Dolly. Good song though. > Possibly a better one is Here You Come Again. I concur on two out of three, I hate Jolene. ---
**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 15, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/142 "2023-12-15T12:06:54Z")
OK, everyone can forever block me now. I don’t like a single hunk of music that Dolly Parton has ever created, _especially_ “Jolene”. I really don’t get the love for that song. Note that I know that she is a wonderful human being and is universally loved as a person. I just can’t do her music. 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 15, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/143 "2023-12-15T12:19:36Z")
You’re all right, man. ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/144 "2023-12-15T16:24:23Z")
I voted for _Jolene_ not because I’m a Dolly fan, but because no-one nominated this version and it was the closest thing to it. > **[Sisters Of Mercy - Jolene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvcDUy_Rd90%2F)** ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/145 "2023-12-15T20:26:51Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > OK, everyone can forever block me now. I don’t like a single hunk of music that Dolly Parton has ever created, _especially_ “Jolene”. I really don’t get the love for that song. > > Note that I know that she is a wonderful human being and is universally loved as a person. I just can’t do her music. I understand your point. While i do enjoy several of her songs, _Jolene_ is so damn bad. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/146 "2023-12-15T20:41:46Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > …I don’t like a single hunk of music that Dolly Parton has ever created, _especially_ “Jolene”… Have you tried the [slowed down version](https://youtu.be/CMrfM711vXI?feature=shared)? Ii’s been posted here a couple of times. It’s quite the revelation. j ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/147 "2023-12-16T08:55:37Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I’m surprised at how poorly The Joker is doing in the finals. If you’d heard it 3,000 times in your youth, you wouldnt be surprised how poorly it’s doing. ---
**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 16, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/148 "2023-12-16T18:58:50Z")
About **The Joker** — I’m not going to listen to it right now, but I think it’s one of the few medium tempo songs in the final. Maybe fast tempos and slow tempos are easier to love? The lyrics are self-centered, all about Steve, his songs, and his multiple identities. And how do we reconcile his declaration that he is not doing her wrong and that she shouldn’t worry, with his other declaration that he “gets his loving on the run”? Despite those handicaps it’s still a pleasant fun song that I’d probably listen to if it popped up on a store’s speaker, ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/149 "2023-12-16T19:43:32Z")
Are there glitches with these polls? I’m 99% certain I voted in the final. ---
**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, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/150 "2023-12-16T19:46:55Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Are there glitches with these polls? Yes ---
**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 16, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-j-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994363/151 "2023-12-16T20:12:29Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > > > I’m surprised at how poorly The Joker is doing in the finals. > > If you’d heard it 3,000 times in your youth, you wouldnt be surprised how poorly it’s doing. Well, there was another, pre-Joker Steve Miller J song in the poll that you could’ve voted for: “Journey From Eden”, from the largely overlooked _Recall The Beginning…A Journey From Eden_, the transitional album released before he became a mainstream hitmaker. If you’re a fan the recent [Joker 50th Anniversary edition](https://youtu.be/MTRsrvwhQJ8?feature=shared) is worth a listen. [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=7)