# What's your favorite song, based on play count? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462 "2011-07-27T03:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/1 "2011-07-27T03:50:50Z")
We always get these threads and everybody posts a dozen things, but let’s try to limit it, ok? Based on the number of plays of your favorite music-making device/program, what’s your favorite song (or songs if there’s a tie)? Mine is apparently ‘Hoist the Colors’ (the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 song) by Marooned, which is an awesome a capella group that sings at RenFaires in California and Nevada. The ladies have beautiful clear voices and the men, especially the lead, are just great. The highest from a group that people might have heard of is [Hypnosis by Mud](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69s_jT51zjo) (Youtube link), although I actually like [Tiger Feet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sMuVPMkkk) better (guess why!), but that’s been played one less time. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/2 "2011-07-27T04:09:04Z")
My top by playcount is Amanda Blank’s “Something Bigger, Something Better.” It’s part of an electro mix I made for my cardio workouts, and that mix heavily influences my playcounts; my top 12 plays are all from this mix (Amanda Blank, Peaches, Luciana, Loli Lux, Daft Punk, Uffie, etc.). There’s no official video for the song on YouTube, but when I searched for it, there are a lot of exercise class videos featuring the Amanda Blank song, so I guess I’m not the only one who thinks it’s a good workout song. The first song(s) not from a specialized mix is a tie between two rock songs-- “Luau” by Drive Like Jehu, and “Sugar Kane” by Sonic Youth. I’m surprised Luau is so high up there; I like the song, but it’s about 10 minutes in length, so I must have devoted a _lot_ of time to listening to it, and it actually beats all of the songs in the workout mix when you sort by the amount of time spent listening to it. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/3 "2011-07-27T04:14:08Z")
Apparently I’ve listened to Bad Romance about 50 times, and that’s the top song. Right after is Check Yes Juliet from We the Kings and the Kill from 30 Seconds to Mars. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/4 "2011-07-27T04:28:10Z")
Going by play count, apparently my favorite song is [_Boss Keloid_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzT8khyTr3o) by **Iron Monkey**. Close seconds (only 1 less play each) are _Foul Revolt_ by [**Landmine Marathon**](http://poorimpulsecontrol.blog.com/2010/08/28/landmine-marathon-sovereign-descent/) and [_Ranti Nasha_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2jjFFaI_zw) by [**Bhayanak Maut**](http://poorimpulsecontrol.blog.com/2010/05/31/bhayanak-maut/), both from albums I wrote about on my blog. ---
**Author:** ![charmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@charmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charmstr)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/5 "2011-07-27T06:09:28Z")
The song with the highest play count for me is _Tear Stained Eye_ by Son Volt, although I apparently haven’t listened to it since last November. Next (and much more recently played) is Steve Earle and Irish accordianist Sharon Shannon doing _The Galway Girl_ live at the Cambridge Folk Festival a few years back. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/6 "2011-07-27T06:34:32Z")
My top five are, apparently: “Say It Ain’t So” - Weezer “This Little Light of Mine” - Bruce Springsteen (Live in Dublin) “Black Sabbath” - Black Sabbath “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” - Tomoyasu Hotei “Free Bird (Live)” - Lynyrd Skynyrd I have no idea what that says about me, except that my musical tastes are distressingly mainstream. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/7 "2011-07-27T06:36:34Z")
According to last.fm, it’s [the brilliant green - Funny Girlfriend](http://youtu.be/s2vAPHCcpuQ) with 356 plays. Can’t say as I’m surprised by that. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/8 "2011-07-27T08:43:04Z")
Glorior Belli’s “Severed From The Self,” from the _Manifesting The Raging Beast_ album. Which _really_ surprises me. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/9 "2011-07-27T08:57:59Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > My top five are, apparently: > > “Say It Ain’t So” - Weezer > “This Little Light of Mine” - Bruce Springsteen (Live in Dublin) > “Black Sabbath” - Black Sabbath > “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” - Tomoyasu Hotei > “Free Bird (Live)” - Lynyrd Skynyrd > > I have no idea what that says about me, except that my musical tastes are distressingly mainstream. That’s a great list though. Mainstream yes, but with underrated Weezer and Sabbath songs. Is it a particularly good Free Bird live version? ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/10 "2011-07-27T09:24:23Z")
“Paranoid” Black Sabbath ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/11 "2011-07-27T10:03:22Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > That’s a great list though. Mainstream yes, but with underrated Weezer and Sabbath songs. Is it a particularly good Free Bird live version? Thanks! The “Free Bird” is the 14+ minute version from their \*All Time Greatest Hits \*compilation. I can’t find a decent version of it online, though. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/12 "2011-07-27T11:23:26Z")
Serena Ryder’s “Weak in the Knees.” ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/13 "2011-07-27T11:27:21Z")
The big winner on my playlist (by almost double the count for the runner-up) is [3000 Flares](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smeB3s_JbKw) by **boy eats drum machine**. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/14 "2011-07-27T11:28:09Z")
> **[amanset’s Library | Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/user/amanset/library/tracks)** > > Listen to music from amanset’s library (150,124 tracks played). Get your own music profile at Last.fm, the world’s largest social music platform. Apparently my top five is: The xx – Intro The xx – VCR Camera Obscura – The Sweetest Thing Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You The Field Mice – When Morning Comes To Town ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/15 "2011-07-27T12:49:21Z")
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). Don’t judge me! There was a time when my kids played it nearly non-stop for about, oh, three weeks or so. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/16 "2011-07-27T12:50:23Z")
I’d like to participate, but I can’t find a way to sort by “Most Played” on my iPhone. Do I need to set it up in iTunes first, or am I just dumb? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/17 "2011-07-27T12:58:21Z")
Milly’s Cafe by Fred Eaglesmith I usually play random, but pick one on purpose to start it off. That one is closely followed by a bunch of Mark Knopfler and Stan Rogers songs. I’m not sure how Richard Thompson’s Miss Patsy shows up at number 10–random play must select it a lot. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/18 "2011-07-27T13:01:25Z")
#2 is “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” the _Glee_ version, which is, indeed, wonderful. The rest of the top ten are various songs by Either/Orchestra, a contemporary big band who I put on when I’m using the iPod to block ambient stuff so I can write. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/19 "2011-07-27T13:33:29Z")
The live version of “[Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxr-fbtV1-8),” by the Tiger Lillies, which has recently beaten out Bjork’s “[All is Full of Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjI2J2SQ528).” It looks like Natacha Atlas’ cover of [You Only Live Twice](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dkXSGNzZE) is moving up the lists, though! ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462/20 "2011-07-27T14:08:31Z")
Tegan and Sara - “Take Me Anywhere”. Not my favorite song anymore, but still top 5. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-based-on-play-count/590462.md?page=2)