What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter R? See rules in OP: final poll added

Rules :

  • Submissions are limited to 5 per person. Please do not post title suggestions or comments on alternative titles. This takes a little of the fun out of the process. It is ok, after the polls are posted, to name titles that have been overlooked.

  • If you edit your already-posted entry to make a change, I may not see it. Please do not edit your posted list or re-post your entire list – this gets confusing - just add a new post with changes or additions only. EXAMPLE: Remove “A Day In the Life” and add “Disco Duck.”

  • You are allowed to make changes to your entries up until the time that the first polls are posted.

  • Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll.

  • Exclude titles that begin with punctuation, such as an apostrophe, parenthesis, etc.

  • You must include the artist (not the composer, unless they are the same person) or your submission will not be counted.

  • Polls will appear in this thread once submissions begin to wind down.

  • Classical releases are excluded.

  • Final poll, also in this thread, will narrow the field to 10-ish.

  • Thanks for playing, and hey…let’s be careful out there!

Rock And Roll - Velvet Underground

Rockaway Beach - The Ramones

Rudy Can’t Fail - The Clash

Riff Raff - AC/DC

Radio Radio - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Rollin and Tumblin - North Mississippi Allstars
Rattlesnake Shake - Fleetwood Mac

Rock Lobster - The B-52s

Rip This Joint - The Rolling Stones
Rumble - Link Wray

Radio Free Europe - REM
Refractions in the Plastic Pulse - Stereolab
Rainy Night in Soho - The Pogues

Rain - The Beatles

Rio - Duran Duran
Revelations - Iron Maiden
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
Rebels - Tom Petty

Radar Love - Golden Earring
Ramblin Man - Allman Brothers
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Revolution - Beatles
Riders of the Storm - Doors

Ring Them Bells - Bob Dylan

Ruby Baby - Donald Fagen
River Man - Nick Drake
The Return of the Giant Hogweed - Genesis

The River - Springsteen

Running on Empty - Jackson Browne

Rolling in the Deep - Adele

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

Roxanne - The Police

Leaving lots on my list…

River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

Reach Out (I’ll Be There) - The Four Tops

Runnin’ Down The Dream - Tom Petty

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron

Rockin’ the Suburbs - Ben Folds Five
Rocketman - Elton John
Rocket - Smashing Pumpkins
Red Barchetta - Rush
Ring of Fire - Wall of Voodoo

The Rs are pretty strong, though a lot of the songs I’ll be voting for have already been nominated…

Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Rain In The Summertime - The Alarm
Royals - Lorde
Red Skies - The Fixx

Rainbow Connection, Kermit the Frog
Rainy Day Women #12 and #35, Bob Dylan
Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Runaway, Del Shannon
Run-Around, Blues Traveler

Ah, it’s Rio by Duran Duran. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Raining Tacos - Parry Gripp (shut up, it’s a banging tune)

Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton

Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill

The Room Where It Happens - Leslie Odom Jr, cast of Hamilton

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

Remember A Day - Pink Floyd
The Rolling People - The Verve
Rise - The Cult
The Rifle’s Spiral - The Shins
Rubycon I - Tangerine Dream

I couldn’t leave out Rio! And it’s true that whenever I hear it I get a big grin on my face remembering that thread.

  • Rainy Day People – Gordon Lightfoot
  • Rainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters
  • Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
  • Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
  • Rocky Mountain High – John Denver