# What is the best song that begins with the letter F? See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [October 31, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367 "2023-10-31T13:50:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 7
**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 4, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/121 "2023-11-04T22:20:53Z")
It nearly kilt me to leave FM out of my choices. _“Worry the bottle Mamma, it’s grapefruit wine…”_ (and today I learned that it is “worry” the bottle; I’d always thought it was _bury_ the bottle) mmm ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/122 "2023-11-05T00:58:03Z")
It seems somehow impossible, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard _For No One_ before. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/123 "2023-11-05T01:38:14Z")
_And in her eyes you see nothing, no sign of love behind the tears_ _cried for no one, a love that should have lasted years_ It was on _Revolver_, so if you had that album, you’d have surely heard it. If you _didn’t_ have _Revolver_, either this will jog your memory, or you really haven’t heard it. ---
**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 5, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/124 "2023-11-05T01:56:00Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > It seems somehow impossible, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard _For No One_ before. You must, it is a beautiful song. mmm ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/125 "2023-11-05T02:05:00Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > what’s the best song that doesn’t begin with a letter at all? Too broad. We need separate categories: “Best song that starts with an asterisk”, then “Best song that starts with a squiggle”, then “Best song that starts with an octothorp”… (oh, god, this generation’s going to start doing that one, aren’t they?) fyi, I am NOT making fun of the A-Z concept. I think these are posts are fun. But I get an F on Songs Beginning With F… all my favorite ones have been mentioned. Oh, did anyone post “Fake Tales Of San Francisco”, Arctic Monkeys? ---
**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 5, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/126 "2023-11-05T02:26:57Z")
Listened to it like it was a new release. Good song, completely unfamiliar. I love the Beatles, but the only album I ever owned was Abbey Road. I grew up with the Red and Blue records, but they were the only ones in the house. Looking at Revolver, there are several obscure tracks. And after a quick listen, I can see why some of them aren’t very well known. ---
**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 5, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/127 "2023-11-05T12:09:52Z")
There’s only one song in that poll I could even hold my nose and vote for. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/128 "2023-11-05T20:56:25Z")
Do you have any index to these threads? Any clue as to what letters have already been done, and what letters might be next up? ETA: I thought I’d replied to the OP. Anyhow, this is addressed to Mean Mr. Mustard. ---
**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 5, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/129 "2023-11-05T21:52:51Z")
I’ve been thinking about asking @What_Exit to add a tag, **mmm-song-poll** , to the tags so we can quickly produce a view of just these polls. Is this a good idea? ---
**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 5, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/130 "2023-11-05T22:03:40Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Do you have any index to these threads? Any clue as to what letters have already been done, and what letters might be next up? I am keeping very detailed notes about which letters have been done, which songs have been submitted, and which songs won each letter. There will eventually be a final poll with each winner eligible. I don’t know which letter I’m doing until I do it. I think it’s more fun to not give any sort of heads up. I don’t even give myself a heads up. Also, I’m conscious of not running too many polls at one time. In part to not overload the board with song polls, but also to make it a more leisurely endeavor. mmm ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/131 "2023-11-05T22:36:35Z")
I think I got them all. #mmm-song-poll. Let me know if I missed any. Click the tag under the title or #mmm-song-poll to see all those tagged. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/132 "2023-11-05T22:47:44Z")
Keen! Thanks. ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/133 "2023-11-06T00:16:11Z")
Thank you! mmm ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/134 "2023-11-06T12:55:13Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I am keeping very detailed notes about which letters have been done OK, which letters have already been done? ETA: Never mind, I see What\_Exit is better at this than I am. I noticed that the thread titles for these polls had multiple formats, and gave up trying to do a search because I knew I’d miss some of them. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/135 "2023-11-06T23:18:03Z")
Apparently I dreamt that mmm put a thread up for the letter W, because all day i thought i had responded to it, but upon searching for it, i see there’s no such thread. 😮 ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/136 "2023-11-07T01:56:12Z")
Next poll is [posted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-a-numeral-or-a-symbol-see-rules-in-op/992727) mmm ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/137 "2023-12-19T04:34:16Z")
Dang, missed this one. Dang F’n blind spot. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m0MQbruifIE/hqdefault.jpg "The Flaming Lips -Felt Good To Burn 04") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0MQbruifIE) ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/138 "2023-12-19T04:35:13Z")
And also. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I503zfF3QZs/maxresdefault.jpg "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I503zfF3QZs) ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367/139 "2023-12-20T21:28:15Z")
From the Smooth Jazz genre, I’d like to include; **Fall For You** by Blake Aaron **Felinicity** by Warren Berhardt **Feel Alright** by Phil Denny **Fired Up** by Eric Darius **Fun in the Sun** by Steve Oliver [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-f-see-rules-in-op/992367.md?page=6)