# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 7
**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 15, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/121 "2023-11-15T16:47:15Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > The Hillary Duff cover changes the lyric to “Hope I DON’T die before I get old” I’ll give They Might Be Giants the final word. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/odarzRKfbu8/maxresdefault.jpg "I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die - They Might Be Giants (official song)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odarzRKfbu8) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/122 "2023-11-15T19:02:04Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > None of us died before we got old. Well, some of us died, per the “In Memoriam” thread. But not many. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Eh, you can be bored with a song and still recognize it as an outstanding tune. Truth. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Yeah, I fully expect the final results of these threads to be a list of the same old tired shit we claim to be bored of on the classic rock stations. When I’m in time to nominate some songs in these threads as they whoosh by, I’ve been nominating a lot of songs from the current millennium. But I’m certainly not surprised that they get few votes. ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/123 "2023-11-15T21:34:42Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I fully expect the final results of these threads to be a list of the same old tired shit we claim to be bored of on the classic rock stations. Obviously, songs that are well known have a significant advantage, and songs that have been around for a long time have a better chance of being well known. I don’t expect anyone to take the time to listen to all the nominated songs before voting (although if anyone does, I salute you for going well above and beyond the call of duty). But that means that good songs get unjustly neglected because not enough people are familiar with them. Oh well, what are you gonna do? ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/124 "2023-11-15T21:36:07Z")
Yeah, I’m having fun anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/125 "2023-11-16T03:33:17Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Obviously, songs that are well known have a significant advantage, and songs that have been around for a long time have a better chance of being well known. Yeah, but there was a reason those songs were hits. But I am adding a few to my music list. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/126 "2023-11-16T11:46:40Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I fully expect the final results of these threads to be a list of the same old tired shit we claim to be bored of on the classic rock stations Yep. That’s entirely why I’ve adopted the nomination strategy I have for the last few polls (not that it makes a lick of difference overall, but sometimes you have to just take a stand) ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/127 "2023-11-16T11:49:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Yep. > That’s entirely why I’ve adopted the nomination strategy I have for the last few polls (not that it makes a lick of difference overall, but sometimes you have to just take a stand) What’s your strategy? I’ve been trying to privilege more recent stuff–but I’m also not nearly as avid a music-listener as I was in my teenage years, so there’s not nearly as much stuff that I know. And then in voting I’m often a goober and miss voting for things that I myself nominated. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/128 "2023-11-16T11:52:49Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > What’s your strategy? Female singers only, song released in the last decade. I started out nominated my usual old favourites (which in my case means 80s indie and post-punk, not 60s and 70s dinosaur rock) and by poll 3 or so I was starting to feel stupid, because even though I still love me some old stuff, what I actually _listen_ to now is not that. So I started posting only stuff from my current playlists, leaving out the men. I vote for my own noms first, then whatever of the other stuff I like best. ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/129 "2023-11-16T12:06:29Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Female singers only, song released in the last decade. Vote how you want, but I would like to remind you of the title (and intention) of each thread. mmm ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/130 "2023-11-16T12:11:23Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Vote how you want, but I would like to remind you of the title (and intention) of each thread. Like I said: > [@MrDibble](#): > > what I actually _listen_ to now I only post things I absolutely love. “best” is too fuzzy a concept for me. I have a very broad music taste, so _some_ filter is necessary. This is the one I chose. Maybe this deserves a post in that “falling out of love with things” thread. ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/131 "2023-11-16T12:24:09Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I would like to remind you of the title (and intention) of each thread. I’ve noticed that the thread titles and final polls ask for “the best song,” but the narrowing-down polls ask for “your favorite.” Deliberate? In any case, my approach has been a mixture of subjective and objective: I’ve tried to consider both how well I, personally, like songs and how good I think they are objectively (or how much “general appeal” I think they have). ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012/132 "2023-11-16T12:37:37Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I’ve noticed that the thread titles and final polls ask for “the best song,” but the narrowing-down polls ask for “your favorite.” Deliberate? Good point. I’m going to change the wording on one or the other. I think I’ll go with your favorite vs. best. In any event, I’m glad that (almost) all of us are keeping it light and not taking any of this too seriously. mmm [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=6)