# What is the best song that begins with the letter L? Please limit to 3 submissions or less **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [October 21, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881 "2023-10-21T12:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/81 "2023-10-22T17:07:45Z")
How about “Lord of this World” by Black Sabbath and “Last of my Kind” by Alice in Chains? ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/82 "2023-10-22T17:08:37Z")
Lots of great stuff has already been mentioned (Love Will Tear Us Apart, Loveshack, Loomer, etc etc) So my own include [Lorelei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tcFKakZTA) (Cocteau Twins) [Levi Stubb’s Tears](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4v8VJ0LRgA) (Billy Bragg) [Loaded](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsjDnLII1Go) (Deacon Blue) ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/83 "2023-10-22T20:01:27Z")
I reckon as the OP is mmm every Beatles song is taken I’ll just lark out and go with Let 'em in by Wings. My mom used that Winchester Chime as our doorbell for 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/84 "2023-10-22T20:47:41Z")
Last Night it Snowed - Ass Ponys ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/85 "2023-10-22T20:48:31Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Live Forever - Oasis > London Calling - The Clash > Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division I voted for all 3 of those. I think we could guess each other’s age. j ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/86 "2023-10-22T20:54:07Z")
Lick My Love Pump- Spinal Tap ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/87 "2023-10-22T21:01:37Z")
My second pick: Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/88 "2023-10-23T01:19:50Z")
🤦‍♀️ Lawyers in Love, Jackson Browne ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/89 "2023-10-23T01:30:37Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Last Night it Snowed - Ass Ponys Not _Little Bastard_ instead? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/90 "2023-10-23T02:14:23Z")
Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia my Reflection ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/91 "2023-10-23T02:37:48Z")
Another good one, but not instead. They have so many good songs. (Baby) I Love You (Baby) is my fave. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/92 "2023-10-23T02:45:50Z")
La Marseillaise. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/93 "2023-10-23T03:12:55Z")
Came to post Landslide and some others. Excellent list! ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/94 "2023-10-23T03:23:03Z")
Land of 1,000 Dances - Wilson Pickett Long Train Runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers Last Night - The Traveling Wilburys ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/95 "2023-10-23T07:25:26Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > > > Live Forever - Oasis > > London Calling - The Clash > > Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division > > I voted for all 3 of those. I think we could guess each other’s age. > > j I wasn’t around for two of them the first time but remember the Oasis one! To be honest there are a LOT of good ‘L’ songs, these are just 3 that I hadn’t seen mentioned already which are quality. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/96 "2023-10-23T11:35:00Z")
See polls: [Part I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-l-songs-poll-part-i-select-up-to-10/991917) and [Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-l-songs-poll-part-ii-select-up-to-10/991918/1). mmm ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/97 "2023-10-23T11:40:28Z")
There is [only one correct answer to this question](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOKcG-B3VkA). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/98 "2023-10-23T16:11:26Z")
Too late to submit Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) by Melanie. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/99 "2023-10-23T17:24:10Z")
Also too late, but I thought of two more great “Let’s” songs: Let’s Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles (covered by Joe Cocker) Let’s Lynch The Landlord - The Dead Kennedys ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881/100 "2023-10-23T17:34:25Z")
Now that the polls are up, feel free to submit any that may have been overlooked. I don’t think any of these were mentioned: Lady Madonna – The Beatles Lady Marmalade – LaBelle Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett Laughing – The Guess Who Let’s Stay Together – Al Green Let’s Spend the Night Together – The Rolling Stones Little Sister – Elvis Presley Lonely Days – The Bee Gees Long Distance Runaround – Yes Loser – Beck Love Hurts – Nazareth Love is the Drug – Roxy Music Love is a Rose – Neil Young Low Rider – War Lucille – Little Richard Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881.md?page=6)