# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter W? See rules in OP: FINAL POLL ADDED **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 25, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658 "2023-11-25T00:21:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/121 "2023-11-26T12:18:01Z")
My list of missed opportunities is quite long: ( **bolded** entries are crimes against nature) (What a) Wonderful World – Sam Cooke **A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum** A World Without Love – Peter & Gordon The Wah Watusi – The Orlons The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand **The Way You Do the Things You Do – The Temptations** Wah-Wah – George Harrison Wait for the Moment – Volfpeck Waiting for the End of the World – Elvis Costello Waiting on a Song – Dan Auerbach Waitress in the Sky – The Replacements **Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers** Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Joe South Walk the Dinosaur – Was (Not Was) **Walking on a Wire – Richard & Linda Thompson** Was a Sunny Day – Paul Simon Waterloo – ABBA We All Fall in Love Sometimes – Elton John We Can Work it Out – The Beatles We Gotta Get You a Woman – Todd Rundgren **We’re an American Band – Grand Funk Railroad** We’re Going to Be Friends – The White Stripes We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters Welcome to the Working Week – Elvis Costello What a Shame About Me – Steely Dan **What I Like About You – The Romantics** What’d I Say, Pt. 1&2 – Ray Charles What’s Done is Done – Jack White Whatcha See is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics When I Get to Heaven – John Prine **Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes** **Where Have All the Flowers Gone – The Kingston Trio** Whiskey in the Jar – Metallica Who Do You Love – Ian Hunter Why Don’t You Love Me Like You Used to Do – Hank Williams Will the Circle be Unbroken – The Staple Singers Without You – Harry Nilsson Woodstock – Joni Mitchell **Working Class Hero – John Lennon** Working in the Coal Mind – Lee Dorsey Worst That Could Happen – Brooklyn Bridge Writing – Elton John ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/122 "2023-11-26T12:55:26Z")
This may have been the most loaded letter. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/123 "2023-11-26T13:41:26Z")
The Winner Takes It All - Abba Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/124 "2023-11-26T14:45:38Z")
Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline Wayfaring Stranger - Neko Case (and many others) Whiskey River - Willie Nelson ( 🤦‍♂️) Wild Night - Van Morrison ( 🤦‍♂️) Waitin’ Around to Die - Townes Van Zandt Waterfalls - TLC What Do You Want From Life - The Tubes White Lightning - George Jones Wipe Out - The Surfaris ( 🤦‍♂️) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/125 "2023-11-26T15:20:55Z")
Whenever You’re On My Mind - Marshall Crenshaw White Flag - Dido Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) - A Flock of Seagulls Wishing You Were Here - Chicago Walking In L.A. - Missing Persons We’ve Got Tonight - Bob Seger Where is the Love - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway Who’s Crying Now - Journey Why Can’t This Be Love - Van Halen Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross Ways To Be Wicked - Lone Justice What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish When We Were Young - Adele We Belong - Pat Benatar The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range Some of these gave me great pain to leave out. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/126 "2023-11-26T15:22:34Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > This may have been the most loaded letter. Yeah, I would not have suspected that. And of course, in this one all of the ones I really wanted to vote for are all clumped up together. Yeah! That’s why none of my selections win! It’s not that they’re not popular, they’re just all stuck fighting each other in the same primaries! At least, that’s what I’m going to tell myself while I cry myself to sleep. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/127 "2023-11-26T15:56:03Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker While I personally prefer the Beatles version, I was surprised that this one wasn’t nominated. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/128 "2023-11-26T15:59:47Z")
Leftovers from my W list: Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads The Waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers What Mama Said - Jeff Beck Where Were You - Jeff Beck Without You - Harry Nilsson We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/129 "2023-11-26T16:06:08Z")
My leftovers: Wah-Wah - George Harrison Walkin’ On the Sun - Smash Mouth Waltz Into Mischief - Madness Wanderlust - Paul McCartney War Is Over - The Kinks War On War - Wilco The Way I Love You Now - The Way Down Wanderers We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel Weather Girl - The Choir Welcome To Struggleville - Vigilantes of Love Wheel In the Sky - Journey When We Was Fab - George Harrison Where Your Eyes Don’t Go - They Might Be Giants Whirlpool - Meat Puppets White Bird - KT Tunstall Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) - They Might Be Giants Why Is the Devil Red? - Lost Dogs Why Worry - Dire Straits Wilbury Twist - The Traveling Wilburys Woody - The 77s The World I Know - Collective Soul Wow To the Deadness - Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/130 "2023-11-26T16:13:28Z")
One unbelievably missed: “Witchy Woman” - Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/131 "2023-11-26T16:26:57Z")
I guess Elton’s deeper album cuts don’t have much penetration even in this group, otherwise “Where To Now St. Peter?” would have more than my one vote. Then again I’ve seen other cuts by him nommed that I’ve never heard and didn’t vote for. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/132 "2023-11-26T17:37:27Z")
More W songs: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Walk Don’t Run - The Ventures Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers Walking in Rhythm - The Blackbyrds Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson Wasted Days and Wasted Nights - Freddie Fender Water Boy - Odetta or The Don Shirley Trio We Are the Champions - Queen We Don’t Need Another Hero - Tina Turner We’ll Sing in the Sunshine - Gale Garnett We’re All Alone - Boz Skaggs or Rita Coolidge We’re an American Band - Grand Funk We’re Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Donovan Wedding Bell Blues - Laura Nyro or The 5th Dimension What’s Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd Whatcha Gonna Do - Pablo Cruise When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow Willie & the Hand Jive - The Johnny Otis Show Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band The Windmills of Your Mind - Noel Harrison Wishin’ & Hopin’ - Dusty Springfield With a Little Luck - Paul McCartney & Wings Words of Love - The Mamas & the Papas Working My Way Back to You - The Spinners Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/133 "2023-11-26T17:42:40Z")
I missed the nomination phase, so here are my W songs that I think haven’t been mentioned (apologies if duplicated): **Wake Up** - Brass Against/Sophie Urista **Walk Like A Panther** - The All-Seeing I **Waltzinblack** - The Stranglers **Want You Gone** - Jonathan Coulton/Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories **Watch Out Fi Dem** - Capleton **Watercolors** - Janis Ian **Weak** - Skunk Anansie **Weapon of Choice** - Fatboy Slim, Bootsy Collins **We Care A Lot** - Faith No More **Wedding Bell Blues** - The Fifth Dimension **We Have All The Time In The World** - Louis Armstrong **Welcome To The Internet** - Bo Burnham (also: “ **White Woman’s Instagram** ”) **Wet Dream** - Wet Leg **What Do I Get** - The Buzzcocks **Whatever Lola Wants** - Kudos to Gwen Verdon but she ruins this in the film, so I’m going with Chiwetel Ejiofor’s version **What Makes The Breakfas** t - Mike Phirman **What’s the Use of Getting Sober** - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five **When The Foeman Bares His Steel** - Cast of _Pirates of Penzance_ **Whippin’ Piccadilly** - Gomez **Whitey On The Moon** - Gil Scott-Heron **Whole Wide World** - Wreckless Eric **Who Slapped John?** - Gene Vincent **The Window Cleaner** - George Formby **Winter Kills** - Yaz/Yazoo **Wondrous Place** - Drug Store Romeos **Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues** - Jim Croce **Working for the Man** - Roy Orbison ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/134 "2023-11-26T17:52:41Z")
I have a feeling we all missed Wild Side Of Life by Hank Williams. Welcome To The Pleasure Dome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood I think the rest of my leftovers have been covered by others. @Gyrate swept up Whippin’ Piccadilly by Gomez, which I was pained to leave out. Not sure how well known it is in the US, so: [Link](https://youtu.be/7wkYocRVnYc?feature=shared) j ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/135 "2023-11-26T17:58:50Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > **Wake Up** - Brass Against/Sophie Urista Also “Wake Up” by Rage Against The Machine. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/136 "2023-11-26T18:06:47Z")
There’s a lesson to be learned here; if you want a hit song, make sure it begins with W. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/137 "2023-11-26T18:18:05Z")
nevermind, I’m blind. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/138 "2023-11-26T18:27:40Z")
Two more came to mind: Weary Blues From Waitin’ - Hank Williams Why Can’t I Be You - The Cure ETA: and another, probably the only Journey song I can stand: Wheel In The Sky - Journey And I predict this W thread will still be running after all the other of mmm’s song threads are long forgotten… ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/139 "2023-11-26T19:12:26Z")
I’m a little surprised _When The Music’s Over_ didn’t get a mention. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/140 "2023-11-26T20:12:59Z")
Wandering Star - Portishead Too many. j [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658.md?page=8)