# 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:** 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 6, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/81 "2023-12-06T03:11:29Z")
Others that I don’t think have been mentioned: The Obvious Child - Paul Simon Oh Daddy - Adrian Belew Old - Paul Simon Old and Wise - The Alan Parsons Project One of the Dominoes - Mark Heard One More Day (No Word) - Todd Rundgren One Step Beyond - Madness One World - Utopia The Only Flame In Town - Elvis Costello and the Attractions The Only Thing I Care About - E Only When You Leave - Spandau Ballet Only You - Ringo Starr Other People’s Lives - Ray Davies The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello Outdoor Elvis - The Swirling Eddies ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/82 "2023-12-06T05:32:41Z")
More O songs: Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night On and On - Stephen Bishop On the Road Again - Canned Heat Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel Only the Strong Survive - Jerry Butler Only Yesterday - The Carpenters Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Operator - The Manhattan Transfer Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Ella Fitzgerald On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - Johnny Mathis One O’clock Jump - Count Basie and His Orchestra On Revival Day - Bessie Smith On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra On the Sunny Side of the Street - Ella Fitzgerald Ornithology - Charlie Parker ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/83 "2023-12-06T11:13:10Z")
The very last rest of unmentioned songs from my list: Oh Bondage Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex One More Cup Of Coffee - Bob Dylan On Broadway - Neil Young The One I Love - REM Oxford Town - Bob Dylan Only A Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan Out Of The Dark - Falco Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Ian Hunter ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/84 "2023-12-06T11:17:23Z")
And a few more: Oh What A World - Rufus Wainwright Old Cape Cod - Patti Page Once Around the Block - Badly Drawn Boy One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Frank Sinatra The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel Only You - The Flying Pickets O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps Ooh La La - Goldfrapp Orange-Colored Sky - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Outside - George Michael Outside of a Small Circle of Friends - Phil Ochs Outtathaway - The Vines Over There - Jonathan Coulton The Sinatra omission is probably the biggest omission of the bunch. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/85 "2023-12-06T11:37:31Z")
**O** no we didn’t miss these! _(some duplication of other missed titles, which is fine)_ Odds and Ends – Bob Dylan & the Band Ohh La La – Faces **Old Man – Neil Young** Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper Out on the Weekend – Neil Young **Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Ian Hunter** One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – George Thorogood & the Destroyers One Fine Morning – Lighthouse One Last Kiss – The J. Geils Band One Man’s Ceiling is Another Man’s Floor – Paul Simon **One on One – Hall & Oates** Only a Northern Song – The Beatles **Our House – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young** Out Come the Freaks – Was (Not Was) Also, smacking my forehead that I didn’t have these even on my missed list: > [@SunUp](#): > > One Headlight - The Wallflowers > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > The Obvious Child - Paul Simon > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > One More Cup Of Coffee - Bob Dylan > [@Gyrate](#): > > O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps mmm ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/86 "2023-12-06T12:32:09Z")
Semi-related note: Any Tom Waits fan who isn’t familiar with his soundtrack to **One From the Heart** (1981) should become so. It’s loaded with very good to excellent songs (9? 10? 11?), and Crystal Gayle’s participation makes it stronger. ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/87 "2023-12-06T12:44:59Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – George Thorogood & the Destroyers We got the John Lee Hooker version, which is the important one IMHO. ---
**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 6, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/88 "2023-12-06T14:34:24Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > We got the John Lee Hooker version, which is the important one IMHO. I have very positive feelings about both versions. (not _top-5 positiv_e, but close) mmm ---
**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 6, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/89 "2023-12-06T15:52:11Z")
Best of the rest of my list (without repeating other posters’ spares) One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) - Bob Dylan. (I was this close to posting it, but had already gone with One Too Many Mornings. Now it looks like a shocking omission.) [On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - Propellerheads](https://youtu.be/7O1_0hikl-A?si=OmtBc7dFV8mWDhKl) On The Air - Peter Gabriel Out Of Control - Chemical Brothers Only You - The Flying Pickets (or Yazoo) j ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/90 "2023-12-08T11:51:07Z")
**FINAL POLL** – What are your favorite **O** songs? Select up to **3**. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/90))_ ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/91 "2023-12-08T14:47:01Z")
Ha, the first one where I could easily have voted for 4 or 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:** [December 8, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/92 "2023-12-08T16:57:43Z")
Odd. I was thinking this is a pretty weak lineup. mmm ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/93 "2023-12-08T19:54:17Z")
I’m with @MrDibble on this one. It’s a strong list of bangers for me too! ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/94 "2023-12-08T20:26:57Z")
The 10 O finalists, generally speaking: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/94))_ ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/95 "2023-12-08T20:37:37Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I was thinking this is a pretty weak lineup. There are plenty of songs in there that I can listen to with pleasure. But a great song? Weeeellll… j ETA - Below average ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/96 "2023-12-08T20:37:45Z")
Average. Most of the songs are fine, but there are none that I really like except “Orange Crush.” ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/97 "2023-12-08T20:47:05Z")
It’s lighter than usual on “classic rock,” which may be a good thing for some people and a bad thing for others. ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/98 "2023-12-08T20:51:56Z")
Not to dismiss the finalists–they’re all good songs. But considering the other choices I think there were more worthy contenders. ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/99 "2023-12-08T21:18:22Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > It’s lighter than usual on “classic rock,” which may be a good thing for some people and a bad thing for others. An interesting point that I hadn’t considered, but c’mon… Our Lips Are Sealed? On the Road Again? I know, I know…our mileages vary. mmm ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099/100 "2023-12-09T04:15:56Z")
You got two Roy Orbison songs and a Willie Nelson- what more do you want? Maybe people just need to see a beatles song in there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-final-poll-added-see-rules-in-op/994099.md?page=6)