# What's the best song off of "Automatic for the People"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-automatic-for-the-people/555229>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 27, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-automatic-for-the-people/555229 "2010-09-27T15:41:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Kerrman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Joe\_Kerrman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Kerrman)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-automatic-for-the-people/555229/21 "2010-09-29T01:30:23Z")

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Great, great album. Tough time choosing. But “Sidewinder” just has the greatest riff and the goofiest lyrics.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-automatic-for-the-people/555229/22 "2010-09-29T02:18:45Z")

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Tough, very tough. Coincidentally, “Nightswimming” just hit my shuffle. But I have to give it to “Man on the Moon.”

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