# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/141 "2023-11-26T20:23:19Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > We’re an American Band - Grand Funk > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > We Are the Champions - Queen All great songs. ---
**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, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/142 "2023-11-26T21:32:31Z")
Just in case anyone missed it, we have a [tiebreaker situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-see-rules-in-op-tiebreaker-poll-added/993472/110) over in the N poll thread. mmm ---
**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, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/143 "2023-11-26T21:45:55Z")
I like the brass version. Watching the video, I often wonder what the decibel level in that small room was - brass instruments are _loud_ close up. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0JrlKcoD1Qw/maxresdefault.jpg "Wake Up | Rage Against the Machine cover | ft. Sophia Urista") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JrlKcoD1Qw) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/144 "2023-11-26T21:46:40Z")
Others I considered but haven’t been mentioned: The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra Who You Are - Pearl Jam A Well Respected Man - The Kinks Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel ---
**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, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/145 "2023-11-26T21:58:14Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I like the brass version. Watching the video, I often wonder what the decibel level in that small room was - brass instruments are _loud_ close up. Sorry, I didn’t realise that the song you posted was a cover of RATM. Yeah, that brass version kicks ass! And reminded me that I still love every single song from the first RATM album. One of the best debut albums of all time, so powerful. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/146 "2023-11-26T22:48:27Z")
Because ties can’t just remain ties? It’s not like the winner advances to the Super Bowl. ---
**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, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/147 "2023-11-26T23:08:30Z")
Maybe the Super Bowl will be the thread of all threads, when @Mean_Mr.Mustard collects the winners of all these “beginning with letter X” threads for a final poll? 😉 ---
**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, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/148 "2023-11-26T23:39:44Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Because ties can’t just remain ties? They cannot. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/149 "2023-11-27T00:18:11Z")
Any thought on having an extra round of voting for the Ws, since we’ve got so many for this letter? Maybe a round of “Pick 5” that gets us to the finals. ---
**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 27, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/150 "2023-11-27T00:43:37Z")
I’m not 100% sure what you’re suggesting or how it would work. Maybe I will have the final poll with the top 20 rather than the usual top 10-ish. mmm ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/151 "2023-11-27T02:32:39Z")
I was going to pick Waitin’ For The Bus, but I didn’t think many others would vote for it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/152 "2023-11-27T15:12:44Z")
Yeah, that would be good. It just seems like with so many songs, some good ones might get eliminated even with a relatively high percentage of votes. My initial thought was to add an additional round of voting that has us voting on the top 20 or 30 from the first round, people could pick up to 5. Then do the finals with the top 10 of those like normal. But there’s no need to create more work for yourself. Just having a larger field for the finals would be just a good. ---
**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 28, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/153 "2023-11-28T00:00:04Z")
Rather late, but there’s another great song missing, “Wir sind die Roboter” by Kraftwerk. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/154 "2023-11-28T00:30:07Z")
Pretty good. Enjoyed. A little harmony singing is usually a good thing. ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/155 "2023-11-28T03:48:01Z")
Dang, totally forgot that one. “We are the robots” doop doop doop doo ---
**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 28, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/156 "2023-11-28T10:44:10Z")
**FINAL POLL** – What are your favorite **W** songs? Select up to **5**. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/156))_ ---
**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 29, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/157 "2023-11-29T12:49:25Z")
I wish the W finalists would make up their minds. They want me to walk on the wild side, walk this way, walk like an Egyptian, and walk on by. 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:** [November 29, 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/993658/158 "2023-11-29T12:55:57Z")
Well, so you gotta walk on by this way like an Egyptian on the wild side. Easy peasy. ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/159 "2023-11-29T13:05:11Z")
Maybe they’ll offer assistance. You know, We Will Walk You. mmm ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993658/160 "2023-11-29T13:56:42Z")
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