# What is your favorite song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 1, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693 "2026-05-01T14:23:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/21 "2026-05-01T16:37:18Z")
Kesha’s “TiK ToK” ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/22 "2026-05-01T16:55:09Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > While my favorite band is Rush, I think the song that makes me happiest when I hear it is “Born to Run”. This might be my favorite rock song of all time. I’ve been loving it for 50 years and have never gotten sick of it. It helps that I don’t hear it very often these days. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/23 "2026-05-01T17:09:28Z")
Vivaldi’s _The Four Seasons_. My problem with any recording made after about 1930 (a somewhat arbitrary date) or so is that I get tired of them eventually. Some songs that I loved while in my teens and 20s I can’t stand anymore. I guess I’ve heard them enough in my lifetime that I don’t want to listen to them again. But I think I could listen to _The Four Seasons_ on a near infinite loop. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/24 "2026-05-01T17:25:28Z")
Dylan’s _Visions of Johanna._ This alone is Nobel Literature Prize worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/25 "2026-05-01T18:45:52Z")
I’ll second that one. But I also like “When Banana Skins are Falling, I’ll Come Sliding Back to You” by Slim Gaillard. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/26 "2026-05-01T18:52:13Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > “Uptown Funk”: lots of energy and it makes me want to dance. There is a great version of that done by Annapolis Navy students. I like this- my favorite? Hmm, maybe. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vRFo72wuU6w/maxresdefault.jpg "Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (1970)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRFo72wuU6w) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/27 "2026-05-01T18:53:51Z")
Don’t have _a_ favourite, but I can narrow it down to two. “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, by the Byrds “Teach Your Children”, preferably the Mattea/Bogguss version ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/28 "2026-05-01T18:57:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, by the Byrds Excellent choice. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/29 "2026-05-01T18:59:37Z")
When it comes to Adult Contemporary, I choose this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SsmVgoXDq2w/maxresdefault.jpg "The Bangles - Manic Monday (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmVgoXDq2w) ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/30 "2026-05-01T21:03:33Z")
Like films, I’m not sure I will ever have a clear favourite, but one that sprang to mind that I absolutely love is this, by The Cure. It’s pretty much perfect. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D88J_57QgxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Pictures Of You (Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D88J_57QgxY) ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/31 "2026-05-01T21:05:45Z")
Just to add to this, the bit at 1m 30secs… so good. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/32 "2026-05-01T21:07:42Z")
These Dreams by Heart. The only single by Heart sung by Nancy Wilson. And one of the writers is Bernie Taupin, who wrote one of the other two songs I was considering for my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/33 "2026-05-01T21:08:09Z")
_Zero_ by The Smashing Pumpkins. It has been my favorite song for probably 30 years now. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/34 "2026-05-01T22:00:24Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > When it comes to Adult Contemporary, I choose this: Great tune, but the lyrics annoy the hell out of me- why not put out her clothes the night before? Why not skip the bed making? Etc. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/35 "2026-05-01T22:27:34Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > So what is your favorite song? What song makes you happiest when you hear it? No lists. Just one song. What song is it? Well it can’t be one song because you asked two questions. My favorite song is Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing”, specifically the Alchemy live version. The song that makes me the happiest when i hear it is Tag Team’s “Whoop there it is!”, it’s impossible not to be happy while hearing that. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/36 "2026-05-01T22:36:20Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I mean, it’s a tough choice, but if you put a gun to my head I’ll probably say “Vienna” by Billy Joel. Billy Joel is always a good choice. If the OP’s question was favorite album, I’d have gone with The Nylon Curtain though… The recent “Turn the Lights Back On” is actually one of the dozen songs I might consider for the OP though. But favorite music is almost always a mood or circumstances for me, so anything I answer today could be different a few hours later, and certainly different within a day or so. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/37 "2026-05-01T23:01:19Z")
Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest ---
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That made me think. I’m changing mine to Dancing in the Moonlight. I put my favorite song earlier. Dancing in the Moonlight is in my top 10 (I do have a list of top 40 songs). And among my favorites, this one would make me the happiest. So, my favorite song that makes me the happiest would be Dancing in the Moonlight. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/39 "2026-05-02T14:02:34Z")
I don’t have a favorite song, but this one always puts a smile on my face. https://www.youtube.com/embed/H9YZQCzdYRU?feature=oembed ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693/40 "2026-05-02T14:03:43Z")
Right now it’s “Telegraph Road” by Dire Straits, specifically the Live Alchemy version. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693.md?page=3)