# What's the best song off of "Document"?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-document/554650
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-document/554650 "2010-09-22T15:29:18Z")
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### Author:  [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-document/554650/1 "2010-09-22T15:29:18Z")
Strong first side, mostly weak second side - Stipe stops mumbling, and the music starts to lose its mystery. Still, an overall solid entry in their canon, even if certain songs have been overplayed to death. I chose “Exhuming McCarthy”, which I’ve always considered highly underrated.
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### Author:  [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-document/554650/2 "2010-09-22T15:30:21Z")
Dammit, poll didn’t come up. Mods, can you close so I can re-do?