# What is the best song that begins with the letter \*\*P\*\*? See rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music, mmm-song-poll\ **Created:** [November 14, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092 "2023-11-14T01:07:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 14, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/61 "2023-11-14T18:48:44Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > > [@WildaBeast](#): > > > > when I Googled it I learned apparently the actual title is “Oh, Pretty Woman”. So I am thinking it belongs in the ‘O’ thread. > > I really think that ‘Oh’ at the beginning of a song title is more in line with ‘a’, ‘the’, etc. IMHO, “Oh, Pretty Woman” should be here under P, and whenever we do V, the Decemberists’ “Oh, Valencia” belongs there and not with O. Leading articles are ignored. “Oh” is an interjection. mmm ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/62 "2023-11-14T18:49:53Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Poison Arrow - ABC > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Poison Arrow - ABC Duplicate. mmm ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/63 "2023-11-14T18:50:29Z")
Peaceful Easy feeling - Eagles The Pretender - Jackson Browne ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/64 "2023-11-14T18:51:38Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > The Pretender - Jackson Browne Good one! mmm ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/65 "2023-11-14T19:13:20Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > “Oh” is an interjection. And…? Seriously, how does that stop you from excluding it anyway? ---
**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 14, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/66 "2023-11-14T19:34:21Z")
Because the interjection doesn’t start with a P Where would you put the Ray Charles song “Hallelujah I Just Love Her So”? in an H thread or an I thread? “Oops!..I Did It Again”? An O thread or an I thread? ---
**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 14, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/67 "2023-11-14T19:42:19Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Seriously, how does that stop you from excluding it anyway? The fact that I don’t think it _should_ be excluded it has a lot to do with it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/68 "2023-11-14T19:59:20Z")
Photographs and Memories - Jim Croce Picasso’s Last Words (_Drink to Me_ ) - Paul McCartney and Wings I have 1 more pick left but can’t think of any other ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/69 "2023-11-14T20:02:05Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The fact that I don’t think it _should_ be excluded it has a lot to do with it. Imma gonna have some fun complying with your rules. ---
**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 14, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/70 "2023-11-14T20:03:47Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Imma gonna have some fun complying with your rules. Or, and here’s a thought, don’t? This thread series is already pretty fun for a lot of people, don’t decide to prove a point through malicious compliance. The rules are arbitrary, and if you don’t like them, maybe do something else? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/71 "2023-11-14T20:09:22Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Pass The Dutchie** - Musical Youth > **Physical** - Olivia Newton-John > **Poi E** - Patea Maori Club > **Power Of Love** - Huey Lewis and the News > **Power Of Love** - Frankie Goes To Hollywood > **Power Of Love** - Jennifer Rush Oops. I just noticed I submitted six instead of five. Remove **Poi E**. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/72 "2023-11-14T20:22:45Z")
**Moderating** Just a **Modnote** : I’m not 100% sure what this exchange is, but drop it now. This is a fun series of threads. The only moderating needed should be for spelling errors. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/73 "2023-11-14T21:22:39Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > @DrDeth, you still have two more entries if you want them. Well, one, so I will submit _Pretty Fly for a Rabbi-_ Weird Al. ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/74 "2023-11-14T22:11:19Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Oops. I just noticed I submitted six instead of five. Remove **Poi E**. Gotcha. mmm ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/75 "2023-11-14T22:13:37Z")
Room for just 7 more. mmm ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/76 "2023-11-14T22:18:07Z")
Pyjamarama - Roxy Music Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo (when they were good) Paris 1919 - John Cale Park Life - Blur Pass The Ball, Jim - Ivor Cuttler j ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/77 "2023-11-14T22:22:43Z")
⚠ Substitution alert ⚠ Please remove Pork and Beans by Weezer from my list. Please add Pay Me My Money Down by Bruce Springsteen. ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/78 "2023-11-14T22:38:28Z")
Missed this thread completely, barely scraped in (I think). With a reasonable selection this late in the day. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the magnificently weird Ivor Cuttler (who I saw live, just once, but Yay!): > **[Ivor Cutler : Pass The Ball, Jim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPLfe5SmipI%2F)** > > 25th October 2011. In memory of the late John Peel. j ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/79 "2023-11-14T22:46:24Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Please remove Pork and Beans by Weezer from my list. > > Please add Pay Me My Money Down by Bruce Springsteen. Gladly. Pay Me My Money Down was high on my list of possibilities. mmm ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/80 "2023-11-15T01:41:42Z")
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