What is the best song that begins with the letter M? See rules in OP

  1. My Maria - B. W. Stevenson
  2. Moving In Stereo - The Cars

Moon River~Clapton and Beck to take up it up quite a few notches

Monster mash- Bobby Pickett

Mama Told me not to Come- Three Dog Night

Magic– Olivia Newton-John

Man, I Feel Like a Woman- Shania Twain

Mambo #5-- Lou Bega

I took out my fave version of Money- Thats what I want) by the Flying Lizards, as i see

That reminds me:
Money Money Money - Abba

Master of Puppets - Metallica
Man! I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
(The) Man I Love - Ella Fitzgerald
My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane

I wrote down about 25 of these and then skimmed the thread to winnow it down by seeing what had already been mentioned. And removed one. Sigh. After some painful cuts:

Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips

And I only eliminated “My Lovely Horse” because it’s really only half a song.

What are your favorite M songs? POLL 1 of 3. Select up to 10 from this list.

  • A Man Called Sun – The Verve
  • The Man I Love – Ella Fitzgerald
  • The Man Who Was Too Loud – Frank Black and the Catholics
  • The Man With the Child in His Eyes – Kate Bush
  • A Message to You Rudy – The Specials
  • A Mighty Wind – The New Main Street Singers
  • A Million Miles Away – The Plimsouls
  • Maggie May – Rod Stewart
  • Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
  • Maggot Brain – Funkadelic
  • Magic – Olivia Newton John
  • Magneto and Titanium Man – Paul McCartney & Wings
  • Mahna Mahna – The Muppets
  • Mainstreet – Bob Seger
  • Mais Que Nada – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66
  • Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
  • Make You Feel My Love – Adele
  • Making Believe – Emmylou Harris
  • Making Plans for Nigel – XTC
  • Maldon – Zouk Machine
  • Malo – Bebe
  • Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
  • Mama Told Me (Not to Come) – Three Dog Night
  • Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
  • Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys – Willie Nelson
  • Mama, You Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  • Mambo #5 – Lou Bega
  • Mamma Mia – ABBA
  • Man in Black – Johnny Cash
  • Man of Steel – Frank Black
  • Man on the Moon – R.E.M.
  • Man on the Silver Mountain – Rainbow
  • Man Out of Time – Elvis Costello
  • Man, I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain
  • Maneater – Hall & Oates
  • Maniac – Michael Sembello
  • Manic Monday – The Bangles
  • Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie
  • Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
  • Maple Leaf Rag – Scott Joplin
  • Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Maria – Blondie
  • The Mariner’s Revenge Song – The Decemberists
  • Mary – Pete Townshend
  • The Masochism Tango – Tom Lehrer
  • Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder
  • Master of Puppets – Metallica
  • Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – The Beatles
  • Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
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What are your favorite M songs? POLL 2 of 3. Select up to 10 from this list.

  • Mayor of Simpleton – XTC
  • Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
  • Me and My Goose – Arlo Guthrie
  • Mean Mr. Mustard – The Beatles
  • Memories – Maroon Five
  • Memory – Barbra Streisand
  • Memphis – Chuck Berry
  • Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
  • Merry Happy – Kate Nash
  • Mesopotamia – The B-52s
  • The Message – Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five
  • Message in a Bottle – The Police
  • Message to My Girl – Split Enz
  • The Metal East – Lightning Bolt
  • Metal Man – The Breeders
  • Method of Modern Love – Hall & Oates
  • The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey
  • Midnight Rambler – The Rolling Stones
  • The Midnight Special – Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  • Milk Train – Jefferson Airplane
  • Milkshake – For Tracy Hyde
  • Million Reasons – Lady Gaga
  • Mind Games – John Lennon
  • Minute by Minute – The Doobie Brothers
  • The Miracle of Genuine Pyrex – Man Or Astro-Man?
  • Mirror People – Love and Rockets
  • Miserlou – Dick Dale
  • Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
  • Moanin’ – Charles Mingus
  • Mohammed’s Radio – Warren Zevon
  • Mona – Bo Diddley
  • Mona – Quicksilver Messanger Service
  • Monday Morning – Fleetwood Mac
  • Monday, Monday – The Mamas & the Papas
  • Money – Pink Floyd
  • Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
  • Money Changes Everything – Cyndi Lauper
  • Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
  • Money Money Money - ABBA
  • Mongoloid – Devo
  • Monkey Gone to Heaven – The Pixies
  • Monkey Man – Amy Winehouse
  • Monkey Man – The Rolling Stones
  • Monster – Meg Myers
  • The Monster – Eminem feat. Rihanna
  • Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
  • Montana – Frank Zappa
  • Mood Indigo – Nina Simone
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What are your favorite M songs? POLL 3 of 3. Select up to 10 from this list.

  • Moon River – Audrey Hepburn
  • Moon River – Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck
  • Moon River – Johnny Mercer
  • Moonage Daydream – David Bowie
  • Moonchild – Fields of the Nephilim
  • Moondance – Van Morrison
  • Moonlight Mile – The Rolling Stones
  • Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
  • More – The Sisters of Mercy
  • More Human Than Human – White Zombie
  • More Than This – Roxy Music
  • More Than Words – Extreme
  • Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
  • Morning Morgantown – Joni Mitchell
  • Mother and Child Reunion – Paul Simon
  • Mother of Pearl – Roxy Musix
  • Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers
  • Motor – Donna the Buffalo
  • Motörhead – Motörhead
  • Mountain Song – The Crucifucks
  • Move It on Over – Hank Williams
  • Moving in Stereo – The Cars
  • Moving Out – Billy Joel
  • Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
  • Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold – Townes Van Zandt
  • Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  • Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel
  • Mrs. Robinson – The Lemonheads
  • Muffin Man – Frank Zappa
  • Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park – Cowboy Junkies
  • My Attic – Pink
  • My Back Pages – Bob Dylan
  • My Favorite Things – John Coltrane
  • My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker
  • My Generation – The Who
  • My Girl – The Temptations
  • My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
  • My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen
  • My Life Would Suck Without You – Kelly Clarkston
  • My Maria – B.W. Stevenson
  • My Name is Jonas – Weezer
  • My Name is Mud - Primus
  • My Old Man – Joni Mitchell
  • My Pal Foot Foot – The Shaggs
  • My Sharona – The Knack
  • My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
  • Mysterious Ways – U2
  • Mystery Achievement – The Pretenders
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Now that the M polls are up, feel free to post some missed opportunities.

Here are mine:

  • Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
  • Man on the Moon – R.E.M.
  • Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
  • Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills & Nash
  • Martha My Dear – The Beatles
  • Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson
  • Michelle – The Beatles
  • Mockingbird – Carly Simon & James Taylor
  • Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters – Elton John
  • Mother – John Lennon
  • Mother Nature’s Son – The Beatles
  • Mr. Jones – Talking Heads
  • The Man in Me – Bob Dylan

I never heard the Talking Heads song, but that prompted:

Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

Memphis - Joe Jackson

I had that one on my list!

So you did.

It’s worth mentioning twice. :slight_smile:

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Mr. Tillman - Father John Misty
Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse
My Sweet Summer - Dirty Heads
Myriad Harbor - New Pornographers
Man in the Long Black Coat - Joan Osborne

Hon. mention: Mississippi - Dylan

ETA: Too late? That sucks. Guess you really have to be on top of these. But since we’re doing missed opportunities:

Madness - Muse
Mess Around - Cage the Elephant
My Moon, My Man - Feist

Missed;
The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Mutiny in Heaven - The Birthday Party
Millimillenary; Multifoiled; Musette And Drums & My Love Paramour - Cocteau Twins
The Man With the X-Ray Eyes - Bauhaus
Martha’s Harbour - All About Eve

Damn, missed edit window:

Missing - Everything But The Girl
Mary’s In India - Dido
Melt! - Siouxsie and the Banshees
My Bag - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Erasure (Cockney Rebel cover)
Master and Servant; The Meaning of Love; My Secret Garden - Depeche Mode
Memories - PIL
Mackie Messer - The Young Gods (Kurt Weill song)
My Finest Hour - The Sundays
My Father, Morning Glory, Mr Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (all covers)

One day when I’m motivated I’m going to make a playlist of all these songs that I am unfamiliar with.

(or, with which I am unfamiliar, if you prefer)

I think this is a great opportunity to find some new music.

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My extras:

Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Noel Coward
Made of Stone - The Stone Roses
Mad World - Gary Jules (or Tears for Fears - pick your favorite version)
Majestic - Wax Fang
Make Your Own Kind of Music - Cass Eliot
Mandelbrot Set - Jonathan Coulton
Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
Maybeline - Chuck Berry
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
Me And Mrs Jones - Billy Paul
Meet Me In St Louis - Judy Garland
Me & My Rhythm Box - Slava Tsukerman
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
Messin’ With The Kid - Junior Wells
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) - Billy Joel
Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
Mirror In The Bathroom - The Beat
Money - The Flying Lizards
Monkey to Man - Elvis Costello
Moonlight Kiss - Raul Malo
Moses Supposes - Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor (from Singin’ In The Rain)
The Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie
Mr Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal
Mr Sandman - The Chordettes
Mundian to Bach Ke - Panjabi MC
Music For A Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles
Music For A While - Alfred Deller
Music To Watch Girls By - Andy Williams
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Eartha Kitt
My Shit’s Fucked Up - Warren Zevon
My Thing Is My Own - Baltimore Consort

Ack!

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You missed my last entry off the polls !!!
Mercy, mercy, mercy - Cannonball Adderley quintet.