# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter R? See rules in OP: final poll added **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [December 12, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479 "2023-12-12T12:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 13, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/81 "2023-12-13T17:21:37Z")
> [@2outta3](#): > > Rolling In The Deep - Adele Ehh - we’ve had that (in post 12). I remember because it was in my list as well. j ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/82 "2023-12-13T18:42:16Z")
1. Rock Steady - Bad Company ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/83 "2023-12-13T18:57:08Z")
Unless I’m mistaken, that’s number 5. 1. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh ~~Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry~~ (nominated by WildaBeast in post #24) 2. Rosie by Jackson Browne (not mentioned elsewhere in the thread and no non-nominated song suggestions allowed so I assume this is a nomination) 3. Redneck Friend - Jackson Browne 4. Rock And Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers 5. Rock Steady - Bad Company ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/84 "2023-12-13T19:12:17Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Please replace my nomination of Rocket Man with Rag Mop by Lionel Hampton. Got it. > [@saucywench](#): > > 1. Rock Steady - Bad Company > [@peccavi](#): > > Unless I’m mistaken, that’s number 5. @peccavi is correct. 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:** [December 13, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/85 "2023-12-13T19:13:41Z")
Looks like there is room for 8 more. 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 13, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/86 "2023-12-13T19:39:50Z")
[Red Rubber Ball](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxRfbJvjsN8) - The Cyrcle [Rocky Top](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgPITdW3lRA) — Osborne Brothers [Rivers of Babylon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHDVErAq19A) — Boney M [Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBcXmm2l6gI) — Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Romance is a Slow Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-nXUFZ0UM8) — Fabulous Twister Sisters ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/87 "2023-12-14T02:07:39Z")
Thank you peccavi and mmm. I guess I’m done for now. sw ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/88 "2023-12-14T11:34:39Z")
What are your favorite **R** songs? **POLL 1 of 4**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/88))_ ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/89 "2023-12-14T11:36:21Z")
What are your favorite **R** songs? **POLL 2 of 4**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/89))_ ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/90 "2023-12-14T11:37:45Z")
What are your favorite **R** songs? **POLL 3 of 4**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/90))_ ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/91 "2023-12-14T11:39:19Z")
What are your favorite **R** songs? **POLL 4 of 4**. Select up to **10** from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/91))_ ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/92 "2023-12-14T11:57:22Z")
**My R bench:** - Race Is On, The – Dave Edmunds - **Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – B.J. Thomas** - **Ramblin’ Man – Hank Williams** - Razor Face – Elton John - Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache – Robert Gordon - Redemption Song – Bob Marley & the Wailers - **Return To Sender – Elvis Presley** - **Ride Captain Ride – Blues Image** - Ride Sally Ride – Lou Reed - Rock & Roll – Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels - **Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Johnny Rivers** - Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles - Roll Another Number (For the Road) – Neil Young - Roll Over Beethoven – The Beatles - Romance in Durango – Bob Dylan - Royal Scam, The – Steely Dan - **Ruby Baby – Dion & the Belmonts** - Run For Your Life – The Beatles ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/93 "2023-12-14T12:01:51Z")
Also-rans: **Rainbow Country** - Bob Marley & The Wailers **Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy)** - Jim Croce **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugarhill Gang **Ray of Light** - Madonna **Real Gone** - Sheryl Crow **Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3** - Ian Dury And The Blockheads **Reet Petite** - Jackie Wilson **Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War** - Paul Simon **Re: Your Brains** - Jonathan Coulton **Rhythm of the Rain** - The Cascades **Ribbon In The Sky** - Stevie Wonder **Right Next Door (Because of Me)** - Robert Cray **Right Said Fred** - The late great Bernard Cribbins **Roads** - Portishead **Robots** - Flight of the Conchords **The Rockafella Skank** - Fatboy Slim **Rock The Casbah** - The Clash **The Rodeo Song** - Garry Lee and Showdown (it’s a classic) **Rough Boy** - ZZ Top **Rudy, A Message To You** - Dandy Livingstone (as opposed to the same song by The Specials, which was titled “A Message To You, Rudy”) ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/94 "2023-12-14T12:04:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > **Reet Petite** - Jackie Wilson A couple of months ago I met Billy Davis, the guy who co-wrote this song. What an interesting, humble guy he is. He also co-wrote “The Twist” with Hank Ballard, which they released three months before Chubby Checker’s version came out. 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:** [December 14, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/95 "2023-12-14T12:10:48Z")
My R also-rans: Radio Flyer - Jeff Elbel + Ping Reception - Trip Shakespeare Red White and Blue - Lost Dogs The Reflex - Duran Duran Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Restless - The Bangles Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues Rise From the Ruins - Mark Heard The Road - The Kinks Rock and Roll Girls - John Fogerty Rock & Roll Is King - ELO Rockin’ the Paradise - Styx Rocks In Your Head - The 77s Round and Round - Ratt Rubber Biscuit - The Blues Brothers Rules of Travel - Roseanne Cash Runaway Feeling - Thorns Running Out of Love - The Moody Blues ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/96 "2023-12-14T12:19:02Z")
**Rain** by Terence Trent D’Arby is one overlooked. He also would fit into the thread about commonly misspelled names. ---
**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 14, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/97 "2023-12-14T12:33:00Z")
My leftovers: Rolling Stone Blues - Muddy Waters Real Real Gone - Van Morrison Reelin’ And Rockin’ - Chuck Berry Roots, Rock, Reggae - Bob Marley Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley Rock And Roll Star - Oasis Romance In Durango - Bob Dylan Rocker - AC/DC Racing In The Streets - Bruce Springsteen (this was hard to leave off and I hoped for someone else picking it) The Rumor - The Band The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin Rainy Day In June - The Kinks The Race - Yello Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones Rings Around The World - Super Furry Animals Run Charlie Run - The Temptations Rock And Roll Singer - AC/DC ---
**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:** [December 14, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/98 "2023-12-14T13:09:43Z")
Still a bunch on my list that haven’t been mentioned: R.O.C.K. in the USA – John Mellencamp Rag, Momma, Rag – The Band 🤦‍♂️ [Raglan Road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ9a8oz22mQ) - Sinéad O’Connor Railroad Steel – The Georgia Satellites Rain Drops – Dee Clark Raised on Robbery – Joni Mitchell Raise Your Glass – Pink Real Wild Child (Wild One) – Iggy Pop [Red Dirt Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE_sUN_M7p0) – Emmylou Harris Remember (Walking in the Sand) – The Shangri-Las [Remember (Walking in the Sand)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUDNPxkh1DQ) – Jeff Beck & Imelda May Respect – Otis Redding Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris Return to Me - Dean Martin Rhythm of the Night -DeBarge Ribbon of Darkness – Marty Robbins [Richland Woman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Www58xOAtZ0) – Stoneground [Ring of Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BTp7zvRWRU) - June Carter Cash Rip Her to Shreds – Blondie Rise Up – Andra Day River – Joni Mitchell [Riverside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxSfy-oQgE) – Beat Farmers Roadhouse Blues – The Doors 🤦‍♂️ Rose of Cimarron – Emmylou Harris [Rosemary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c6BTVMP64) – Sierra Ferrell Route 66 – Chuck Berry Runaround Sue – Dion 🤦‍♂️ Running Scared – Roy Orbison 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/99 "2023-12-14T13:14:23Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > River – Joni Mitchell Oh boy, I love this song. 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:** [December 14, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479/100 "2023-12-14T13:24:10Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris 🤦‍♂️ This slipped my mind, or else I would have posted it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-r-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994479.md?page=6)