# What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter Y? See rules in OP: FINAL POLL ADDED **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 19, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366 "2023-11-19T11:57:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 20, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/81 "2023-11-20T13:32:48Z")
Songs I considered nominating, that nobody mentioned: Youth of the Nation - P.O.D. Youth Culture Killed My Dog - They Might Be Giants Young Boy - Paul McCartney You Take Me Up - The Thompson Twins You’re Looking Fine - The Kinks You May Be Right - Billy Joel Yesterday’s Men - Madness Yes Sir, No Sir - The Kinks Yes It Is - The Beatles Yer So Bad - Tom Petty ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/82 "2023-11-20T13:34:16Z")
OK, now I can point out: You Never Can Tell - Emmylou Harris Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad – Tammy Wynette You Turn Me On I’m A Radio - Joni Mitchell Young Blood – The Coasters And, for @flurb [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wA2JSECz2XE/hqdefault.jpg "Willie Nelson - Yesterday's Wine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2JSECz2XE) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/83 "2023-11-20T14:27:04Z")
Yer _eeviiiilll_. 🙃 ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/84 "2023-11-20T16:00:34Z")
Songs left on the bench from my list: You’re Not the One (I Was Looking For) - Blue Oyster Cult You’re Gonna Get It - Tom Petty Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ Than Trash - Steve Miller Yesterday’s Rain - Sweet Young And Rich - Tubes Youth Of Nation On Fire - Bill Nelson ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/85 "2023-11-20T16:19:27Z")
By my reckoning, we’ve done B, C, E, G, I, K, L, M , P, Q, S, V, X, Y, Z and numbers/symbols. Is that right? ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/86 "2023-11-20T16:38:26Z")
Also rans: Ya Got Trouble - Robert Preston (from _The Music Man_) Y’a d’la joie - Charles Trenet Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Bacara You’ll Always Find Me At The Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie You’ll Never Walk Alone - Cast of _Carousel_ (or Gerry & The Pacemakers) You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry You Never Wash Up After Yourself - Radiohead You’re The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White You’re Welcome - Dwayne Johnson (from _Moana_) The omission of the Chuck Berry and Barry White ones is…unfortunate. ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/87 "2023-11-20T16:41:21Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > You’ll Never Walk Alone - Cast of _Carousel_ (or Gerry & The Pacemakers) > You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry I think the Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Emmylou Harris versions were in. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/88 "2023-11-20T16:49:24Z")
Your Move - Yes You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls and I was going back and forth between the Supremes and Canned Heat versions of “You Keep Me Hanging On” before submitting. ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/89 "2023-11-20T16:55:17Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > and I was going back and forth between the Supremes and Canned Heat versions of “You Keep Me Hanging On” before submitting. There are a lot of covers of the song, but I never knew Canned Heat did it. ETA: wait, I just googled it, and there’s no indication that such a cover exists. Did you maybe confuse Canned Heat with Vanilla Fudge? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/90 "2023-11-20T17:06:35Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I think the Gerry and the Pacemakers I fully expect you to vote for that version. 😉 #BVB ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/91 "2023-11-20T17:09:58Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I fully expect you to vote for that version. 😉 #BVB Not quite. Wrong Borussia, my club is Mönchengladbach. 😉 But generally, it’s definitely one of the greatest football songs of all time, if sung on the Süd or on the Kop. And I just love how Liverpool fans chanting it is integrated into “Fearless”, one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/92 "2023-11-20T17:13:31Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Not quite. Wrong Borussia, my club is Mönchengladbach. 😉 I had a 50% chance! 😳 But yeah, I love that song for the same reason, and I voted for it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/93 "2023-11-20T18:12:52Z")
Great poll, **M3**! But yeah, too bad Barry White’s “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” didn’t make the cut. A great upbeat romantic ballad. Chris Cornell also did a kickass “You Know My Name” for the James Bond reboot, _Casino Royale._ Probably my favorite 007 title track. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/94 "2023-11-20T19:53:33Z")
Y’know, the last time I did that, my kids were confused that I brought Sterno home for a gift for them from my business trip… You’re right, of course - thanks for the correction! ---
**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 20, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/95 "2023-11-20T19:58:17Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Y’know, the last time I did that, my kids were confused that I brought Sterno home for a gift for them from my business trip… It took me some time to get that, but it’s great. 😂 I hope your kids didn’t take some sips… ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/96 "2023-11-21T00:00:28Z")
More Y songs: Yesterday, When I Was Young - Roy Clark You and Me Against the World - Helen Reddy You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers You Don’t Have to Be a Star - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. You Needed Me - Anne Murray You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester You’re the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Your Smiling Face - James Taylor ---
**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 21, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/97 "2023-11-21T00:53:54Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles That one, at least, did get mentioned, and it’s doing pretty well in the polls. ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/98 "2023-11-21T02:50:47Z")
Oops. I don’t know how I missed that. ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/99 "2023-11-21T14:38:09Z")
It is at this point that the preferences of Dope music listeners has become pretty clear: [genres I see all the time at the top of the polls] **Soft rock/pop** **Classic rock, incl.** **Yacht rock** **Classic soul** _Some_ **new wave** shows up here and there, but only the most commercial (Police, Elvis Costello), but even then U2 isn’t having anything show up in the finals-Mysterious Ways w 22%… [genres that don’t get much love] **Progressive rock** , interestingly enough. Yes’ Yours Is No Disgrace only got 2 other votes than mine, thought it was a pretty well-known cut. Epitaph by King Crimson only got 1 other vote too. Even Floyd isn’t doing so hot-Echoes only got 7. Moody Blues now have a shot with Nights in White Satin with the opening of the N poll, but we shall see. **Art rock** , other than Bowie. I’ve nommed several Roxy Music cuts only to see them almost invariably ignored-again thought this crowd would be more knowledgeable about such… **Post-punk** **Alternative** (after new wave kind of morphed into it)-these last two a big surprise: my guess is that the only grunge cuts which have a chance of making it to the final round would be Smells Like Teen Spirit, Jeremy, and Even Flow (oh yeah we did do the E’s already, came in at 31%…). No **rap/hip-hop** for the most part, which isn’t that big a surprise, but bears mentioning. **Metal** or even **hard rock** , not even old school–You’ve Got Another Thing Coming got 21%, not seeing much Sabbath or Deep Purple high in the polls. Stairway to Heaven made the finals but finished dead last. ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/100 "2023-11-21T14:39:21Z")
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