# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter N? See rules in OP: Tiebreaker Poll Added **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 21, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472 "2023-11-21T12:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/81 "2023-11-22T11:39:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Cool, will abide by that. > [@Gyrate](#): > > Ditto. Preeshiate that. mmm ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/82 "2023-11-22T11:50:22Z")
What are your favorite **N** songs? **POLL 1 of 3**. Select up to **9** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/82))_ ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/83 "2023-11-22T11:51:34Z")
What are your favorite **N** songs? **POLL 2 of 3**. Select up to **9** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/83))_ ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/84 "2023-11-22T11:53:01Z")
What are your favorite **N** songs? **POLL 3 of 3**. Select up to **9** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/84))_ ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/85 "2023-11-22T12:00:43Z")
**My list of what could have been:** Nashville Cats – The Lovin’ Spoonful Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen Never Can Say Goodbye – The Jackson 5 New Kid in Town – Eagles New Kid in Town – J.D. Souther Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five – Paul McCartney & Wings No Action – Elvis Costello No Chicken on the Bone – Delbert McClinton No Dancing – Elvis Costello No Expectations – The Rolling Stones No Matter What – Badfinger No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age No Ordinary Blue – John Prine No Reply – The Beatles No. 9 Dream – John Lennon Nobody But Me – The Human Beinz Not Dark Yet – Bob Dylan Nothing Compares 2 U - Prince Nothing is Easy – Jethro Tull The Night Before – The Beatles ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/86 "2023-11-22T12:21:38Z")
Some that didn’t make my (or anybody else’s) list: New Coat Of Paint - Tom Waits Nowhere Fast - The Smiths New York - The Sex Pistols Neat Neat Neat - The Damned ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/87 "2023-11-22T12:51:45Z")
And my list of extras: Naughty Number Nine - Grady Tate/Schoolhouse Rock Nazingwa - WITCH Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor Never Fight A Man With A Perm - IDLES A New Sea Song (Sweethearts and Wives) - Jerry Bryant, Starboard Mass New York Girls - Bellowhead The Next Right Thing - Kristen Bell (from _Frozen II_) Nice Legs, Shame About The Face - The Monks Nierika - Dead Can Dance A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Manhattan Transfer The Night You Can’t Remember - Magnetic Fields Nkosi Sikelei’ iAfrika - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Nobody Loves You Like Me - Jonathan Coulton No More Memory - Cyriak Harris No Surprises - Radiohead Not a Day Goes By - Bernadette Peters (from _Merrily We Roll Along_) Not Crying - Flight of the Conchords Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is - Sparks Nothing Really Ends - dEUS Nothing’s Free - Angel Olsen Not Perfect - Tim Minchin The Nowhere King - Cast of _Centaurworld_ Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas Nugget Man - Paul and Storm Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner Nymphes des bois - Josquin des Prez / various ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/88 "2023-11-22T13:30:26Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five](https://youtu.be/M9L0Y9VbZG0?feature=shared) - McCartney/Wings Did this get missed/left off for some reason? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/89 "2023-11-22T13:44:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas Can’t believe we missed that one. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/90 "2023-11-22T13:52:48Z")
While “Needles and Pins” momentarily holds the top spot in one of the polls, this is an opportunity to link to a fascinating essay from Andrew Hickey (a transcript from his _A History of Rock in 500 Songs_) who credits that (Mersey Beat) record as the origin of the jangling folk rock sound identified with Los Angeles bands like The Byrds, Love, and The Bangles. > **[Episode 113: “Needles and Pins” by The Searchers](https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-113-needles-and-pins-by-the-searchers/)** > > This week’s episode looks at “Needles and Pins”, and the story of the second-greatest band to come out of Liverpool in the sixties, The Searchers. Click the full post to read line… ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/91 "2023-11-22T13:57:18Z")
This was a weird one. I didn’t recognize about 80% of the nominated songs. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/92 "2023-11-22T14:59:39Z")
For once, I don’t have a long list of omitted songs. The only one I considered that wasn’t nominated comes with questions. It is definitely a song and their is a single singer to meet that criteria. It is even a unique rendition in a sea of “covers”. But…I’m not sure what the correct title is. If I had submitted it, it would have been submitted as: **The National Anthem - Marvin Gaye** (1983 NBA All Star Game) What say you? Eligible? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/93 "2023-11-22T15:00:29Z")
“The Star-Spangled Banner”, surely? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/94 "2023-11-22T15:10:18Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > > [@blondebear](#): > > > > [Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five](https://youtu.be/M9L0Y9VbZG0?feature=shared) - McCartney/Wings > > Did this get missed/left off for some reason? Oh no, so sorry, blondebear! ☹ You will get 6 nominations next round if you’d like. (great song, 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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/95 "2023-11-22T15:12:43Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > While “Needles and Pins” momentarily holds the top spot in one of the polls, this is an opportunity to link to a fascinating essay from Andrew Hickey (a transcript from his _A History of Rock in 500 Songs_) who credits that (Mersey Beat) record as the origin of the jangling folk rock sound identified with Los Angeles bands like The Byrds, Love, and The Bangles. Thanks for the link, that’s indeed a fascinating read (or podcast). Though it’s very detailed, I think the author misses one step in the evolution of the jangle guitar sound from the Searchers to the Byrds and beyond, and of course that were the Beatles. As I remember it, George Harrison was inspired by “Needles And Pins” to buy a 12-string Rickenbacher he then prominently used on the songs for “A Hard Day’s Night” (film and album). And in LA theater, the Byrds in their embryonic stage watched the movie, and Roger McGuinn had the blueprint for the sound the Byrds got famous for. What I _never_ knew before reading this article was the fact that it wasn’t a 12-string Rickenbacher in “Needles And Pins”, but two 6-strings played in unison. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/96 "2023-11-22T15:22:57Z")
And I learned that the Searchers were active into the 2010s, with the original guitarist (John McNally) and the nearly-original - since 1964 - bassist (Frank Allen). That said, I cringe every time I hear them pronounce it Needles and Pin-za. mmm ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/97 "2023-11-22T15:28:17Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@blondebear](#): > > > > > [@blondebear](#): > > > > > > [Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five](https://youtu.be/M9L0Y9VbZG0?feature=shared) - McCartney/Wings > > > > Did this get missed/left off for some reason? > > Oh no, so sorry, blondebear! ☹ Yeah, that’s one I would have voted for. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > No. 9 Dream – John Lennon “#9 Dream” already appeared in the “numeral or a symbol” thread. Mine that didn’t make the cut: Nuts For You - The 77s Number Three - They Might Be Giants Nowhere Else - The 77s Not Deaad Yet - The Bad Examples Night Boat To Cairo - Madness Now and Then - The Beatles ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/98 "2023-11-22T15:29:28Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Oh no, so sorry, blondebear! ☹ > > You will get 6 nominations next round if you’d like. > > (great song, too) Oh well, things happen. No worries. Besides that one, the also-rans from my list: Never Going Back - Beat Farmers New Song - The Who Not Fade Away - Grateful Dead (the [Rockplast](https://youtu.be/oot8-M_E_Hc?feature=shared) version with the super-wasted guest star) Nice Nice Very Nice - Ambrosia ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/99 "2023-11-22T15:36:23Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Not Fade Away - Grateful Dead (the [Rockplast](https://youtu.be/oot8-M_E_Hc?feature=shared) version with the super-wasted guest star) [sidetrack] To be totally wasted seemed to be a requirement for Rockpalast, just watch the legendary performances by Mitch Ryder and Patti Smith. The backstage interviews gave it all away. Though there was a reason for this: those were long concerts with three or four bands on one bill, and it could happen that the main act entered the stage as late as 2 AM. Of course at this time everybody was wasted after waiting endless hours for their gig. (including the audience, of course) [/st] ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/100 "2023-11-22T16:27:44Z")
My shortlist songs that nobody used: No More Mr Nice Guy - Alice Cooper Nathan Jones - Supremes Neat Neat Neat - The Damned Never Wear Mascara (When You Love A Married Man) - Hank Wangford No Xmas For John Quays - The Fall Nobody Hurts You - Graham Parker j [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472.md?page=6)