# What is the best song that begins with the letter \*\*P\*\*? See rules in OP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/101 "2023-11-15T18:09:09Z")

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I just think it’s funny that “Pretty Fly For a Rabbi” got nominated, but not “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”, the song Weird Al was parodying.

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**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, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/102 "2023-11-15T18:12:03Z")

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It is entirely possible for a Weird Al parody to be better than the original song it’s parodying.

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**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 15, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/103 "2023-11-15T18:26:45Z")

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I just noticed that “People Get Ready” is also mislabelled in the poll as a Temptations song instead of the Impressions. But I’m sure that our crowd got that figured out.

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**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 16, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/104 "2023-11-16T03:31:21Z")

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There’s a [nice cover of People Get Ready](https://youtu.be/yC_j_dzkaVE?si=CF15t0ZzPfm6ZsQF) on Jeff Beck’s album _Flash_–with Rod Stewart handling the vocals.

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**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 17, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/105 "2023-11-17T10:46:30Z")

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**Final poll** – What are you favorite **P** songs? Select up to 3.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092/105))_

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