# What are your favorite songs that begins with the letter E? See rules in OP: FINAL POLL ADDED **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 17, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288 "2023-11-17T11:38:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 18, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/61 "2023-11-18T04:06:43Z")
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from “Les Miserables” Eddie - Styx ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/62 "2023-11-18T04:10:21Z")
1. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones 2. Even It Up - Heart ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/63 "2023-11-18T04:15:16Z")
Last one… 1. Edelweiss - Cast of _The Sound of Music_ ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/64 "2023-11-18T09:34:39Z")
_Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye_ - **John Coltrane** ---
**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 18, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/65 "2023-11-18T10:52:47Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Maybe we should call the Jazz Police (good song for the J thread) Leonard Cohen sung about? I don’t like Leonard Cohen and had never heard of this song, but I do like the concept. I imagine them interviewing Steely Dan under caution about Deacon Blue. j ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/66 "2023-11-18T11:39:23Z")
What are your favorite **E** songs? **POLL 1 of 3**. Select up to 10 from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/66))_ ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/67 "2023-11-18T11:42:39Z")
What are your favorite **E** songs? **POLL 2 of 3**. Select up to 10 from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/67))_ ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/68 "2023-11-18T11:44:12Z")
What are your favorite **E** songs? **POLL 3 of 3**. Select up to 10 from this list. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/68))_ ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/69 "2023-11-18T12:11:46Z")
Missed opportuniti **E** s: - Early Days – Van Morrison - Easy Come, Easy Go – Bobby Sherman - Easy to be Hard – Three Dog Night - Elderberry Wine – Elton John - The Entertainer – Marvin Hamlisch - Erie Canal – Bruce Springsteen - **Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire** - **Every Picture Tells a Story – Rod Stewart** - Everybody Plays the Fool – The Main Ingredient - Expecting to Fly – Neil Young - Express Yourself – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Eyes on the Prize – Bruce Springsteen ---
**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 18, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/70 "2023-11-18T13:35:31Z")
Others I considered: Experimental Film - They Might Be Giants Everything’s Different Now - Til Tuesday Everything Is Broken - Bob Dylan Eternity Road - The Moody Blues Ed Takes a Vacation - The Swirling Eddies ---
**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 18, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/71 "2023-11-18T13:43:33Z")
On my list and not nominated or suggested afterwards: Eblouie par la nuit - ZAZ Everybody Loves a Winner - Linda Ronstadt Earth Angel -The Penguins Eastbound and Down - Jerry Reed Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/72 "2023-11-18T14:05:05Z")
I had the Arrested Development version of _Eveyday People_ in the back of my mind for ‘E’ but it turns out it was _People Everyday_. Oops. ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/73 "2023-11-18T14:49:54Z")
Leftovers from my list: Elephant Talk - King Crimson Easy Money - King Crimson The Endless Enigman - ELP English Boy - Pete Townshend Enter Maurice - Steve Miller ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/74 "2023-11-18T14:57:42Z")
Where are the gales this November? I so wanted to see **The Edmund Fitzgerald** on the list. I was going to ask for an edit to my list. Instead I bumped the TEF thread hoping someone would pick it up. ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/75 "2023-11-18T14:58:15Z")
My votes keep getting wiped for some weird reason. I _think_ they finally “stuck” for good, maybe. In any event there’s two top vote-getters here that I don’t care for all that much, Eleanor Rigby and Everybody Hurts. Maudlin melodrama rarely does anything for me-and REM ripped off Chicago/Terry Kath and his Colour My World. ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/76 "2023-11-18T15:04:26Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I so wanted to see **The Edmund Fitzgerald** on the list. Save it for the Ws ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/77 "2023-11-18T15:05:30Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I so wanted to see **The Edmund Fitzgerald** on the list. The _WRECK_ of the Edmund Fitzgerald can sail into the W thread when that comes up. But there will be a lot of W songs, this one is likely just the tip of the iceberg. > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > My votes keep getting wiped for some weird reason. Which submissions are missing? Maybe there is a reason (or maybe it was my error), I can investigate. mmm ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/78 "2023-11-18T15:05:58Z")
Ah it was a wreckoning. ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/79 "2023-11-18T15:09:14Z")
As letter threads go, it’ll be bigger than most. 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 18, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288/80 "2023-11-18T16:47:38Z")
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