# What is the best song that begins with the letter I? See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 4, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582 "2023-11-04T10:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/1 "2023-11-04T10:36:53Z")
Rules: Submissions are limited to 5 per person. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Exclude titles that begin with punctuation, such as an apostrophe, parenthesis, etc. You must include the artist (not the composer, unless they are the same person) or your submission will not be counted. Polls will appear in this thread once we reach 100 or 150 nominations, depending on when we hit a wall Final poll, also in this thread, will narrow the field to 10. @Elmer_J.Fudd gets up to 6 submissions this time to make up for the last round. ---
**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, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/2 "2023-11-04T10:42:29Z")
I Should Have Known Better – The Beatles I’m Shakin’ – Jack White Idiot Wind – Bob Dylan If You Want Me To Stay – Sly & the Family Stone Isis – Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/3 "2023-11-04T10:46:06Z")
I don’t believe you- Pink Do you prefer that I put all my picks in one post or is it ok to add them as I find them? ---
**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, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/4 "2023-11-04T10:46:36Z")
Either way is fine, whatever works for you. mmm ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/5 "2023-11-04T10:53:37Z")
Okay cool beans. Choice 2: Imagine-John Lennon Choice 3: Ice Ice Baby-Vanilla Ice. I know it’s mocked but it’s catchy. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/6 "2023-11-04T11:02:26Z")
I’m Eighteen - Alice Cooper I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones I’m Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground I Walk on Guilded Splinters - Dr. John It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll) - AC/DC ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/7 "2023-11-04T13:00:07Z")
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers In My Life - Johnny Cash I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield j ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/8 "2023-11-04T13:23:14Z")
I Can See For Miles - The Who I am the Walrus - The Beatles I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four I Get Around - The Beach Boys It’s the End of the World as we Know it (and I Feel Fine) - REM ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/9 "2023-11-04T13:32:31Z")
By my rough count, in the first 24 submissions, there are three female musicians, and two songs released in the current millennium. I’ll add “I Like That”–Janelle Monae – and “I Need a Man to Love” – Janis Joplin ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/10 "2023-11-04T13:39:30Z")
I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway I Am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel I Love the Dead - Alice Cooper In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/11 "2023-11-04T13:47:56Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > By my rough count, in the first 24 submissions, there are three female musicians Full disclosure: when this issue was first raised I checked back thru my previous submissions - zero female artists - I was both mystified and appalled at myself. This time around, if I Will Always Love You hadn’t been one of my favorite songs; and the late and very, very great Dusty one of my favorite singers; I would probably have found myself leaning towards a little positive discrimination. However, absolutely no need, as it happens. j ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/12 "2023-11-04T13:49:55Z")
ok … here you go … I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Nina Simone I.G.Y - Donald Fagen ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/13 "2023-11-04T13:50:58Z")
I Feel Fine, the Beatles I Bet My Life, Imagine Dragons I Fall to Pieces, Patsy Cline I Miss You, Blink-182 I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/14 "2023-11-04T13:51:05Z")
I was so glad you specified Dolly’s version! ---
**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 4, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/15 "2023-11-04T13:57:26Z")
In a gadda da vida - Iron Butterfly I love it when you call me names- Joan Armatrading I am Woman- Helen Reddy I want you ( I want you so bad) - Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/16 "2023-11-04T14:05:22Z")
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra I Can’t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) - Meat Loaf ---
**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 4, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/17 "2023-11-04T14:48:25Z")
In the Mood - Glenn Miller Innuendo - Queen I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash I’m a Believer - The Monkees Really hard to narrow this down to just 5. There are a _lot_ of “I” songs, many of them starting with the words “I” (or "I’m, “I’ll,” etc.) or “In” or “If” ---
**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 4, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/18 "2023-11-04T14:59:04Z")
One more, from Sade Is it a crime - Sade ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/19 "2023-11-04T15:09:55Z")
I and I- Bob Dylan I Can See For Miles- The Who I’m Gonna Booglarize You, Baby- Captain Beefheart ---
**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 4, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582/20 "2023-11-04T15:10:36Z")
[I Went Too Far](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6dLJd3rYk) - Aurora [In The Flat Field](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a2hGhamVwA) - Bauhaus [I Write Sins Not Tragedies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPMzRAqrv9o) - Panic! At The Disco [Isolation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-Nl3_L1pA) - Joy Division [Israel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TAlS7J9Ofk) - Siouxsie and the Banshees [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582.md?page=2)