# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**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 21, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/101 "2023-11-21T14:44:58Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > It is at this point that the preferences of RYM music listeners has become pretty clear: RYM?? mmm ---
**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, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/102 "2023-11-21T14:48:52Z")
Rrrgghhh x2, one of my main music haunts, durned dyslexia… ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/103 "2023-11-21T14:51:59Z")
Ah, got it, no problemo. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/104 "2023-11-21T15:01:01Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > genres I see all the time at the top of the polls] > > **Soft rock/pop** > **Classic rock, incl.** > **Yacht rock** > **Classic soul** Just call it stuff that used to be on the radio back when any of us actually listened to the radio. It’s the last time there was actually any kind of consensus about what the best songs are. Everything else is too niche to get more than one or two votes. ---
**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 21, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/105 "2023-11-21T15:45:59Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Just call it stuff that used to be on the radio back when any of us actually listened to the radio. It’s the last time there was actually any kind of consensus about what the best songs are. Everything else is too niche to get more than one or two votes. Exactly. There are a lot of songs I could post that no one has ever heard of (and indeed did in the Q/V/X/Z poll). They get no votes, and even if I post links they get few clicks. So I’m more likely to pick the mainstream hits more people already know. I mean, if I nominate “You’re The Cream In My Coffee” by Ted Weems, “You’ll Have Time” by William Shatner or “The Yeoman of England” by William McAlpine, who cares about those (well, maybe the Shatner one - it’s hilarious and dark). ---
**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 21, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/106 "2023-11-21T16:07:37Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Exactly. There are a lot of songs I could post that no one has ever heard of (and indeed did in the Q/V/X/Z poll). They get no votes, and even if I post links they get few clicks. So I’m more likely to pick the mainstream hits more people already know. I sussed out the trend in “winning” songs early, but decided I was going to post my true favorites, the songs that I will always put on repeat if they come up, the ones that make me turn up the volume when they come on. I’m just happy when I get more than just my vote in the initial polls. I think the results would be different if the 10/5/3 votes you are given in the polls could be distributed to only a few songs if you wanted. This would not only measure the general popularity of a song, but also the passion. In the initial polls, I always select 10 songs, but once I’m past my favorites, I’m sometimes picking songs I don’t turn off or skip past if they come up. Pity that Discourse doesn’t allow this type of voting in polls. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/107 "2023-11-22T04:07:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I mean, if I nominate “You’re The Cream In My Coffee” by Ted Weems, “You’ll Have Time” by William Shatner or “The Yeoman of England” by William McAlpine, who cares about those (well, maybe the Shatner one - it’s hilarious and dark). You weren’t lying. “You’ll Have Time” is hilarious. [William Shatner :: You’ll Have Time - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uol6HRMryoo) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/108 "2023-11-22T04:42:16Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > I always select 10 songs, but once I’m past my favorites, I’m sometimes picking songs I don’t turn off or skip past if they come up. Same. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/109 "2023-11-22T04:52:01Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Everything else is too niche to get more than one or two votes. Right. And sure there some great stuff, but none of the other stuff had legs- it didn’t last. So you have a great Progressive rock tune. Fine. It played and was popular for a few months- tops. ---
**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 22, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/110 "2023-11-22T12:09:48Z")
**FINAL POLL** - What are your favorite **Y** songs? Select up to **3**. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/110))_ ---
**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:** [December 5, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/111 "2023-12-05T13:21:52Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Not quite. Wrong Borussia, my club is Mönchengladbach. 😉 Good luck today in the Pokal! ---
**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 5, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366/112 "2023-12-05T13:29:46Z")
Thanks! There’s quite a good chance for wining the cup this season since Bayern and Leipzig are already out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-y-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993366.md?page=5)