What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter W and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP [FINAL POLL ADDED]

RULES:

Submissions must begin with the letter W. 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.

Songs must have been first released on or after January 1, 2000.

IMPORTANT: You must include the year of release with each submission. Entries that do not will be excluded.

No cover songs allowed, unless the original was released on or after 1/1/2000.

I humbly ask for everyone’s assistance in ensuring that we all adhere to these rules. Please politely point out any questionable entries.

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 “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast.”

You are allowed to make changes to your entries (see previous paragraph) up until the time that the first polls are posted.

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.

Speak of the devil. I was just checking for this thread.

When Your Mind’s Made Up - Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (2006)

White Lies, White Jesus And You – Katie Pruitt (2024)

Who Knew – Pink (2006)

Wolf Totem – The HU (2019)

Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus (2013)

The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) – The Flaming Lips (2006)
What The Water Gave Me – Florence + the Machine (2011)
Whirring – The Joy Formidable (2009)
Wolf Like Me – TV on the Radio (2006)
Working for the Knife – Mitski (2021)

Notable alternate versions: “What The Water Gave Me” demo, “Whirring” live

Work It- Missy Eliot (2003)
Without Me- Eminem (2002)
We Are Young- fun. ft. Janelle Monae (2011)
What Goes Around… Comes Around- Justin Timberlake (2006)
Weapon of Choice- Fatboy Slim (2001)

Wondaland, Janelle Monae (2010)
A Woman’s Worth, Alicia Keys (2001)
Whoopin’ Blues, Dee Dee Bridgewater (2015 - first recording of song was 2002)
Wordsmith, Chino XL (2006)
Walk Away, The Hip Abduction* (2013)

*a (former?) Florida Doper’s neo-reggae-plus-African-instrument band. Can’t remember his Doper name.

I’ve been looking forward to this one! “Wondaland” is a terrific song. And, the clever poetry in “Wordsmith” is fantastic.

Waiting For You – T Bone Burnett ft. Lucius (2024)
Way Down Hadestown – The Cast of Hadestown (2010)
What a Shame About Me – Steely Dan (2000)
When I Get To Heaven - John Prine (2018)
Workingman’s Blues #2 - Bob Dylan (2006)

I found the “Hip Abduction” Doper’s thread (from 2013):

My favorites from the album were “Hideaway,” “Golden Sky,” “Walk Away,” and “Why Say One.”

Carry on…

We Are Fine - Sharon Van Etten, 2012

  1. Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer (2006)
  2. Warwick Avenue - Duffy (2008)
  3. Wasting My Time - Default (2001)
  4. Weapon - Matthew Good (2003)
  5. Where I Stood - Missy Higgins (2007)

And I have lots more on tap, even if @Kimble took my Florence + The Machine choice.

I just figured this out on the guitar, and realized it has almost the same chord pattern as “Hey Joe” (but it adds a novel pre-chorus and bridge).

Welcome to New York - Taylor Swift (2014)
We Found Love - Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris (2011)
Wake Me Up - Avicii (2013)
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day (2005)
Wanna B Ur Lovr - “Weird Al” Yankovic (2003)

White Houses Vanessa Carlton, 2004
the way things go beabadoobee, 2023
When You Know You Know The Beths 2022
Whistle BLACKPINK, 2016
Warrior Aurora, 2016 (also, lovely live version)

When I was Done Dying - Dan Deacon - 2015
War - IDLES - 2021
Welcome To Hell - Black MIDI - 2023
Where’s Your Head At - Basement Jaxx - 2001
We’ve Been Had - The Walkmen - 2009

Out of all of the Dan Deacon songs I’ve nominated for these polls, this is my absolute favorite. It’s also got a great video with 9 different animators producing the video via an exquisite corpse. Pretty much makes me weep every time.

So angular and good.

Wasting my Young YearsLondon Grammar (2013)
White FlagDido (2003)

Lots of W songs to choose from, so here are four recent ones plus one of my faves from JoCo:

Watch Out Fi Dem - Capleton (2023)

Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (2021)

Wet Dream - Wet Leg (2022)

What Was I Made For? - Billie Eilish (2023)

When You Go - Jonathan Coulton (2006)

Wake Up - Arcade Fire (2004)
We Used to Be Friends - The Dandy Warhols (2003)
Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance (2006)
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Wish I Knew You - The Revivalists (2016)

Yeah, sneak in and take half my list! :smiley:

Seriously, good choices.

Only have a few left:

The Walker - Fitz and the Tantrums (2013)
Way Down We Go - Kaleo (2015)
When You Were Young - The Killers (2006)

Yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m going to face some difficult choices in these polls.

We R Who We R - Kesha (2010)
Way I Am, The - Eminem (2000)
Way You Move, The - Outkast (2003)
We Run This - Missy Elliott (2005)
Written in the Stars - Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner (2010)

We are Never Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (2012) Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version) (Lyric Video) (youtube.com)

Wolf Like Me - The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra (2011) Wolf Like Me (youtube.com)This is a cover version of the 2006 song by TV on the Radio. I prefer this one. It’s certainly easier to dance to.