# What is the best song that begins with the letter B? See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 10, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931 "2023-11-10T11:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 10, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/41 "2023-11-10T17:46:18Z")
Yeah, and considering I’ve been listening to the new Who’s Next Super Deluxe Box Set, I can’t believe I didn’t pick _Bargain_ or _Baby Don’t You Do It_ (with that fabulous Leslie West cameo) ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/42 "2023-11-10T17:54:13Z")
Here are some that have not yet been nominated that I think belong: Bad Sneakers – Steely Dan Badlands – Bruce Springsteen Ballad of a Thin Man – Bob Dylan Bang a Gong (Get it On) – T.Rex Bitch – The Rolling Stones Blue Sky – The Allman Brothers Band The Boys of Summer – The Ataris Brownsville Girl – Bob Dylan The Ballad of John and Yoko – The Beatles mmm ---
**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 10, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/43 "2023-11-10T18:19:13Z")
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell Beat It - Michel Jackson Birthday - The Beatles Burning Down the House - Talking Heads Battle of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five ---
**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 10, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/44 "2023-11-10T18:54:00Z")
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival Better Things - The Kinks Black Water - The Doobie Brothers Blow Away - George Harrison Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstandt ---
**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 10, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/45 "2023-11-10T19:17:39Z")
If someone doesn’t nominate Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins I’ll never forgive myself. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/46 "2023-11-10T19:21:23Z")
**Backdoor Lover** - Du Jour ---
**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 10, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/47 "2023-11-10T19:22:55Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > If someone doesn’t nominate Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins I’ll never forgive myself. Agreed. And as a general FYI, I do allow folks to change their nominations as long as it’s done before the polls go up. 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 10, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/48 "2023-11-10T19:48:05Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > And as a general FYI, I do allow folks to change their nominations as long as it’s done before the polls go up. Ok, please strike “Balls To The Wall” and “Blues Before Sunrise” from mine and instead nominate “Behind Blue Eyes” (The Who) and “Born On The Bayou” (CCR). Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/49 "2023-11-10T20:04:54Z")
_Bad Bad Leroy Brown_- Jim Croce. _Bang a Gong (Get it On)_ – T.Rex _Bow Chicka Bow Wow_ (the classic low rent porno tune) by Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables. _Battle Hymn of the Republic_- Julia Ward Howe _Boogie Shoes-_ KC and the Sunshine band. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/50 "2023-11-10T20:29:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _Battle Hymn of the Republic_- Julia Ward Howe Not to junior-mod (or junior-mmm), but I think you’re supposed to give a certain artist’s rendition of the song? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/51 "2023-11-10T20:47:10Z")
Good point- _Battle Hymn of the Republic_ - United States Army Field Band ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/52 "2023-11-10T20:51:45Z")
Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (The original, before Santana covered it!) Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent Boom Boom Mancini - Warren Zevon Beck’s Bolero - Jeff Beck Group ---
**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 10, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/53 "2023-11-10T20:56:24Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Ok, please strike “Balls To The Wall” and “Blues Before Sunrise” from mine and instead nominate “Behind Blue Eyes” (The Who) and “Born On The Bayou” (CCR). Thanks. Done, and both excellent decisions. > [@Labdad](#): > > Boom Boom Mancini - Warren Zevon Solid! This was on my shortlist. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/54 "2023-11-10T22:02:35Z")
“If you can’t take the punches, it don’t mean a thing” ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/55 "2023-11-10T22:19:30Z")
Best of You – Foo Fighters Blue Moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes Bamboleo – Gypsy Kings Been Caught Stealing – Janes Addiction ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/56 "2023-11-10T23:04:17Z")
**Bang-a-Boomerang** - Abba **Boom Boom Boom Boom** - Vengaboys **Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)** - Paul Lekakis Oh, _BEST_ song? Okay, maybe ignore these, then. ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/57 "2023-11-11T00:41:18Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > You’ve got one more, “Begin The Begin” has already been posted. Ooooo, thanks for the heads up! Boogie Chullun - John Lee Hooker [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qAJYPJ5Q5Xs/maxresdefault.jpg "John Lee Hooker - "Boogie Chillun"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAJYPJ5Q5Xs) ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/58 "2023-11-11T00:55:42Z")
Ah, that’s exactly the song that was missing! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/59 "2023-11-11T01:11:03Z")
The best song that begins with the letter B is, _ipso facto_, [Letter B](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVd9F1fW00) by the Beetles. ---
**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 11, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-b-see-rules-in-op/992931/60 "2023-11-11T01:12:32Z")
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