# What is the best song that begins with the letter M? See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 12, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012 "2023-11-12T11:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/21 "2023-11-12T16:48:31Z")
Mona - Quicksilver Messenger Service Moonage Daydream - David Bowie Midnight Rambler - The Rolling Stones Mohammed’s Radio - Warren Zevon Memphis - Chuck Berry ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/22 "2023-11-12T16:51:34Z")
Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night Money - Pink Floyd Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/23 "2023-11-12T17:15:55Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Moonlight Mile](https://youtu.be/Bq4Q69_mdZw?feature=shared) - Rolling Stones > [Man on the Silver Mountain](https://youtu.be/ORnvO1VyYMk?feature=shared) - Rainbow > [Mary](https://youtu.be/bPajViDIlFk?feature=shared) - Pete Townshend > A Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls Missed the edit window…link for [A Million Miles Away](https://youtu.be/zFUgjEpRiLE?feature=shared) ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/24 "2023-11-12T17:17:06Z")
Move It On Over - Hank Williams Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Band My Back Pages - Bob Dylan Motörhead - Motörhead (preferably the live version from “No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith”) Mama, You Been On My Mind - Bob Dylan ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/25 "2023-11-12T17:19:21Z")
[Monster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQqZg5BisE) - Meg Myers [Merry Happy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuS6HI0WCag) - Kate Nash [Milkshake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fWhavNwrwY) - For Tracy Hyde [Maps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIIxlgcuQRU) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs [Motion Sickness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sfYpolGCu8) - Phoebe Bridgers Some other suggestions for other posters; Mandinka - Sinéad O’Connor My Mother The War - 10 000 Maniacs ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/26 "2023-11-12T17:23:41Z")
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**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 12, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/27 "2023-11-12T17:27:47Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Monday morning - Fleetwood Mac [suggesting the Mamas’ and Papas’ Monday Monday, free for anyone to nominate] ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/28 "2023-11-12T17:39:09Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Good one! @Mean_Mr.Mustard, can I swap out Model Citizen for Moving Out? As much as it pains me to axe Warren Zevon, done. > [@chela](#): > > Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann Save this one for the Qs! The proper title is "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn). So you get another entry if you’d like. 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 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/29 "2023-11-12T17:41:02Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Save this one for the Qs! The proper title is "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn). So you get another entry if you’d like. Yeah, I had it already checked in my brain for the Q thread, though I would nominate the original Dylan version. ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/30 "2023-11-12T17:44:40Z")
[Making Believe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEb9dEMV3p8) - Emmylou Harris [Malo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GqAf3zJ8s) - Bebe [Maggot Brain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao) - Funkadelic [Mississippi Goddam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM) - Nina Simone (still timely!) [Million Reasons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av99SbpsNto) - Lady Gaga And others that didn’t make my final list, but I hope others might pick up on: My Boyfriends Back - The Angels; Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters; MMMBop - Hanson; Mockingbird - Inez & Charlie Foxx; Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo; Morning Morgantown - Joni Mitchell And finally, I wish I hadn’t joined in the prohibition on classical music. Here’s Beethoven, shredded: [Moonlight Sonata](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rBK0BqL2w) - Tina S ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/31 "2023-11-12T17:56:31Z")
So many M songs I want in the mix. Here are some more suggestions: Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin Madman Across the Water – Elton John Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf Man in Black – Johnny Cash Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet Marquee Moon – Television Miss You – The Rolling Stones Modern Love – David Bowie Mother’s Little Helper – The Rolling Stones Mr. Soul – Buffalo Springfield Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/32 "2023-11-12T18:02:26Z")
Ok my last one Mystery Achievement - The Pretenders ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/33 "2023-11-12T18:21:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin I don’t think this counts, since Scott Joplin is the composer and not the recording artist. ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/34 "2023-11-12T18:24:27Z")
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra Money For Nothing - Dire Straits More Than Words - Extreme Mayor of Simpleton - XTC Mahna Mahna - The Muppets ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/35 "2023-11-12T18:33:39Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin > > I don’t think this counts, since Scott Joplin is the composer and not the recording artist. He was a pianist/performer as well as a composer. My dad had dozens of his records. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/36 "2023-11-12T18:35:25Z")
Joplin made a lot of piano rolls which have been recorded. It’s not my call, but it seems good enough to me. ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/37 "2023-11-12T18:48:00Z")
Make You Feel My Love - Adele Monkey Man - Amy Winehouse Man On The Moon - REM I’ll post the other two when I find replacements for the ones @EinsteinsHund got to first (Damn! - Move It On Over and Mama You Been On My Mind) j ETA - Here they are Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park - Cowboy Junkies Man Out Of Time - Elvis Costello ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/38 "2023-11-12T18:53:47Z")
[A Mighty Wind](https://youtu.be/mVh0Iq_85aw?feature=shared) - The New Main Street Singers, et al ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/39 "2023-11-12T19:06:53Z")
Man of Steel - Frank Black More Human Than Human - White Zombie More Than This - Roxy Music Making Plans for Nigel - XTC Manamanah - The Muppets ---
**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 12, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/40 "2023-11-12T19:09:34Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Man of Steel - Frank Black Also the fantastic “The Man Who Was Too Loud” you just reminded me of. So @Mean_Mr.Mustard, please scratch “Mercury Blues” from my nominations and take this Frank Black and the Catholics song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RKuYRIc8Hlk/maxresdefault.jpg "Man Who Was Too Loud") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKuYRIc8Hlk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012.md?page=3)