# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter O? \[Final Poll added\] See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 4, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099 "2023-12-04T13:16:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/41 "2023-12-04T20:52:02Z")
I have a lot of O songs left, but I can’t leave out the fiddler’s national anthem **Orange Blossom Special**. But, some of my favorite versions actually have guitars instead (Chet Atkins, Roy Clark). Would you kind people tell me whose version you would be most likely to vote for. One of the two above, or an original or older fiddler version? Thank you kindly! ---
**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, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/42 "2023-12-04T20:54:12Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Yes thanks, please do add **Ode To Billie Joe** by Bobby Gentry. Done. You still have another if you want it. > [@saucywench](#): > > I have a lot of O songs left, but I can’t leave out the fiddler’s national anthem **Orange Blossom Special**. Artist? mmm ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/43 "2023-12-04T20:56:52Z")
Hey mmm - I accidentally hit send after my first sentence in the above post. ---
**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, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/44 "2023-12-04T21:07:24Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Would you kind people tell me whose version you would be most likely to vote for. One of the two above, or an original or older fiddler version? I like the Johnny Cash version. No fiddle, though. ---
**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, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/45 "2023-12-04T21:22:22Z")
_Ole Slew Foot-_ Johnny Horton _Oh Yeah_- Yello (the song played during the end of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off _Oh, Pretty Woman_– Roy Orbison _Okie From Muskogee_ – Merle Haggard _On The Road Again_ – Willie Nelson ---
**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 4, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/46 "2023-12-04T21:28:42Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > I have a lot of O songs left, but I can’t leave out the fiddler’s national anthem **Orange Blossom Special**. I thought about nominating that one, too, but I had the same problem – I couldn’t figure which artist is most associated with that tune. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/47 "2023-12-04T21:32:25Z")
Thanks EinsteinsHund and WidaBeast 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/48 "2023-12-04T21:35:03Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Would you kind people tell me whose version you would be most likely to vote for. One of the two above, or an original or older fiddler version? Roger Miller always did a solid fiddle version, and I’ve no doubt he could play it on guitar, too. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PhXV88CXhyQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Orange Blossom Special (Live In Reno / 1978)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhXV88CXhyQ) Hhehehe, I doublt it will win any popularity contests, but I’ve always been partial to this version from Redneck Jazz Explosion [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mGGE4CrPvjU/hqdefault.jpg "Redneck Jazz Explosion - Danny Gatton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGGE4CrPvjU) ---
**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, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/49 "2023-12-04T22:17:50Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Would you kind people tell me whose version you would be most likely to vote for. One of the two above, or an original or older fiddler version? > [@scabpicker](#): > > Roger Miller always did a solid fiddle version > [@scabpicker](#): > > I’ve always been partial to this version from Redneck Jazz Explosion Please do not submit titles beyond your 5 until after polls are posted. Thanks, mmm ---
**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, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/50 "2023-12-04T22:19:18Z")
Sorry about that, will restrain myself. ---
**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 4, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/51 "2023-12-04T22:48:49Z")
Oleada - Julieta Venegas Orange Crush - R.E.M. On & On - Erykah Badu Open Letter (To A Landlord) - Living Colour Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage ---
**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, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/52 "2023-12-04T22:52:21Z")
[Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder](https://youtu.be/cIhd5Yc5TCY) [Outskirts - The 77s](https://youtu.be/GPOvKADEdjk) [Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin](https://youtu.be/o-tT62bpYlU) [One Better Day - Madness](https://youtu.be/7Xwh1J6VQnI) [One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx](https://youtu.be/JHYIGy1dyd8) ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/53 "2023-12-04T23:23:49Z")
Oh No- Mothers of Invention Oklahoma Hills- Arlo Guthrie Oh Sister- Bob Dylan One- Three Dog Night Out of the Blue- The Band ---
**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 4, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/54 "2023-12-04T23:52:21Z")
[Out of Limits - The Marketts](https://youtu.be/eUZa1bDY2JI?si=JC8qeI2cphDRWn6r) ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/55 "2023-12-05T00:00:26Z")
[Of Sex and Demise - Man or Astroman?](https://youtu.be/CkEFNrf0eZg?si=fVzPmY6FdVRPCgoz) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/56 "2023-12-05T00:30:02Z")
Only the Lonely - The Motels Oh Mama -Run the Jewels Over Now - Alice in Chains Ordinary World - Duran Duran Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/57 "2023-12-05T00:33:16Z")
Oh, thank you. It hurt me to leave off Owner of a Lonely Heart, and I didn’t even think of the Motels 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 5, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/58 "2023-12-05T00:44:24Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > It hurt me to leave off Owner of a Lonely Heart Me too, but I had hopes that someone else would mention it. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/59 "2023-12-05T01:05:48Z")
Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland One of my all-time faves. There are a couple of good covers but I still love the original. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/60 "2023-12-05T01:11:22Z")
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