# Your favorite songs that start with J, K, Q, X, or Z **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302 "2008-12-02T04:40:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/41 "2008-12-02T20:34:48Z")
Eh, as others said, there’s a lot of J and K titles and I could probably name at least a dozen for each that I love just off the top of my head, so I’m just going to stick with Q, X, and Z. Also, I’ll try to do it off the top of my head. A Question of Heaven - Iced Earth: In fact, this is just plain one of my favorite songs by them Quetzalcoatl - Therion: Pretty much everything by this band rocks The Quiet Offspring - Green Carnation: Not their best work, but still good The Quest for Equilibrium - Gorguts: Sweet… Can’t think of any X songs off the top of my head. So I guess I don’t have any favorites. Zero - Dark Suns: Well, it’s the only Z song I could think of off the top of my head. Not a particularly great song in and of itself since it’s mostly ambient and talking, but it sets the mood for one of my favorite albums. So that counts. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/42 "2008-12-06T19:43:12Z")
I want to thank everyone who gave me suggestions, and also, in case anyone else is ever in this mighty fine predicament, add one more Z song to the lists: Zydrate Anatomy from Repo! The Genetic Opera ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/43 "2008-12-06T21:12:59Z")
> [@Hometownboy](#): > > Que Sera, Sera - Doris Day I think he’s like this song [as done by Pink Martini](http://www.amazon.com/Sympathique-Pink-Martini/dp/B000005IQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1228596920&sr=1-1) way better. Very beautiful and haunting. On my ‘K’ list is **Kiss from a Rose** , by Seal. And on the other end of the spectrum, for your ‘Js’, you could try [Jacques Derrida](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hxfixqqald0e), by Scritti Politi (Reviews of the album and song, [here](http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Remember-Scritti-Politti/dp/B00005Q62O/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1228597441&sr=8-4)). ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/44 "2008-12-07T04:21:39Z")
J: Jackson Square - Creede Williams Jacob - Jackopierce Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves - Edwin McCain K: Keep Me In Your Thought - Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers Kentucky - Edwin McCain Kerouac - The Muckrakers Kindly Unspoken - Kate Voegele Q: The Quiet Sky - Honor By August ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/45 "2008-12-07T04:30:18Z")
Que lastima – X-Tal (it’s in English) Que sera, sera – go for the Sly Stone vesion Queen of the Savages – Magentic Fields Quelqu’un M’a Dit – Carla Bruni, first lady of France Quiet Man – John Prine Xylophone Track – Magnetic Fields XTC Waltz – Bedlam Rovers Zebra Club – The Bongoes Zero Ambition – Back Seat Romeos Zero Refills-- The Pernice Brothers Zig Zag Wanderer – Captain Beefheart Zilch – The Monkees Zombie – Fela Kuti Zydeco Sont Pas Sales – Clifton Chenier ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/46 "2008-12-07T05:47:46Z")
I was going to offer _Xanadu_ by Rush, but I thought I’d go with _Xanadu_ by Olivia [del]Neutron-Bomb[/del] i mean Newton-John. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/47 "2008-12-07T15:19:46Z")
Quinn the Eskimo-Manfred Mann Queen of the Highway-The Doors Quiet Times-Dido Quietly Making Noise-Jimmy Buffett Quit Your Low Down Ways-Bob Dylan Quest for Fire-Iron Maiden Queen of the Slipstream-Van Morrison Zapata’s Blood-Rage Against the Machine Zoom In-Duran Duran Zooropa-U2 Zorro’s Ascent-Alice Cooper Zoe Jane-Staind Zero and Blind Terry-Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/48 "2008-12-07T16:30:47Z")
My faves: James (Billy Joel) Jealous guy (Roxy Music) Jeder’s manchmol einsam, net nur du (Wolfgang Niedecken) Jesse (Janis Ian) Julia dream (Pink Floyd) Julie with… (Brian Eno) July morning (Uriah Heep) Kathy’s song (Simon and Garfunkel) Kayleigh (Marillion) Killer Queen (Queen) Kites (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound) KL 204 - Als ik God was (Peter Koelewijn) Kristallnaach (BAP) Quiet life (Japan) Xanadu (ELO and Olivia Newton-John) Zhi shao hai you ni (Sandy Lam) Zombie (Cranberries) More information on these: > **[My favourite pop/rock songs](http://thebestpoprocksongs.blogspot.com/)** > > About 200 gems from six decades in alphabetical order ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/49 "2008-12-07T19:38:06Z")
Johnny Thunder - The Kinks One of my favorite songs. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/50 "2008-12-07T22:49:29Z")
I’ve only included songs that haven’t been mentioned yet as far as I could tell (but I skipped the K’s): J’ai Deux Amours - Madeleine Peyroux Je Pense à toi - Amadou & Miriam Jiin Ma Jiin Ma - Orchestré Baobab Johanns Ernst bin ich getauft - (Reformation song) composed by Johann Walter Joola - Issa Bagayogo Jalla Man - traditional Andalusian hymn Jubilate Deo - many songs have this name, from chants to Mozart Jackalope - Shonen Knife Jaded - Operation Ivy Jakovis Suite - Tapes n Tapes Jason’s Theme, and Jimmy’s Big Contest Solo - from the Home Movies soundtrack Jazz Devil - Barry Adamson JCB - Nizlopi (with the really cool video) Jedi Master - The Blackouts Jedi Mastery - Phoenix Orion Jerusalem - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (version of the Blake hymn) " " " " " - Steve Earle Jesus Was a Crossmaker - The Hollies Jimmi Diggin Cats - Digable Planets Joe - Tom Petty John Walker’s Blues - Steve Earle Johnny Strikes Up the Band - Warren Zevon Join Together - The Who Journey of the Sorceror - The Eagles (famously used as the theme for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) Joytown - Kevin Gilbert Juarez - Better Than Ezra Judy And The Dream of Horses - Belle & Sebastian Julie and Candy - Boards of Canada Jumping at the Woodside - Count Basie Jumping Someone Else’s Train - The Cure Junkie’s Runnin’ Dry - Operation Ivy Just - Radiohead Just Another Day - Oingo Boingo Just Drums - Tapes 'n Tapes Just Like Anyone - Soul Asylum Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - Bob Dylan Just Won’t Burn - Susan Tedeschi Queen Bitch - Seu Jorge (another _Life Aquatic_ David Bowie cover) Quoniam tu solus sanctus - (portion of mass) Vivaldi & Bach have well-known ones X-Zibit-I - Sacred System (Bill Laswell project) Xplosive - Dr. Dre Zen Flash Zen Bones - Jam & Spoon Zero Wing (Opening Theme) (4x4 Remix) - SA NEScover by kalocin Zwölf Variationen über “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” - Beethoven (kind of a cheat as you could just say ‘12 Variations’) These are the ones in my library, but I wanted to also mention Cake’s “Jolene” (which is not a cover) if you want yet another one. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/51 "2008-12-07T23:25:23Z")
I have a curious lack of songs beginning in Q or X. Alas! Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp Jaded - Green Day Janie’s Got a Gun - Aerosmith Je N’En Connais Pas la Fin - Jeff Buckley Jean Genie - David Bowie The Jeep Song - The Dresden Dolls Je’En Ai Marre - Adam Cohen Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - The Killers Jeremy - Pearl Jam Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day Jesus Online - Bush Jet Pilot - System of a Down Jinx - Green Day Joan of Arc - Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes John, I’m Only Dancing - David Bowie Joining You - Alanis Morissette Jump They Say - David Bowie Jumpin’ Jack Flash - Rolling Stones Just a Touch - R.E.M. Just Friends - Amy Winehouse Just Like a Woman - Jeff Buckley Justice for Sardis - Joseph LoDuca Justify My Love - Frontline Assembly Kakatak Tamai - Peter Ulrich Karma Coma - Massive Attack and Tricky The Kilburn High Road - Flogging Molly The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars Killboy Powerhead - Offspring The Killer Inside - Better That Ezra King for a Day - Green Day King of Comedy - R.E.M. King of New Orleans - Better Than Ezra Kings Highway - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Kiss You Off - Scissor Sisters Kodachrome - Paul Simon Kody - Matchbox 20 The Zephyr Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers Zerospace - Kidney Thieves Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/52 "2008-12-08T03:25:05Z")
I’ve got lots of duplicates that are already noted, but on my nightly playlist at work are: **J** oy - Apollo 100 **J** udas’ Death - Jesus Christ Superstar Original Studio Cast **K** alamazoo to Timbuktu - Chenille Sisters **K** eep Yourself Alive - Queen **Q** uartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) - Chess Original Studio Cast I suppose we could throw **X** anadu in there but I’ll never admit to having it on my playlist. Last, but not least, **Z** oot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, but it’s currently unchecked because I had to pare down my playlist on my ancient 2G iPod nano. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/53 "2008-12-08T03:44:52Z")
Zaar Peter Gabriel Zapali Se Planinata (The Mountain Is Burning) Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares Zero % Interest Jason Mraz Zimbabwe Bob Marley Zimbabwe Yevatema Thomas Mapfumo Zing Zong Thomas Mapfumo Zintombi Ladysmith Black Mambazo T ziplock bag beck Zlato Mori (Who Scratched Your Cheek) Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. 3 X-Ray Man Liz Phair X and Y Coldplay ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/54 "2008-12-08T17:20:55Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > Zilch – The Monkees The Monkees also check in with Zor and Zam (“They gave a war, and nobody came”). ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/55 "2008-12-08T20:17:36Z")
I don’t have my iPod handy, but I’ll suggest “Just a Girl” by Pearl Jam. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302/56 "2008-12-09T04:54:39Z")
Jackson – Johnny Cash Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley Jambalaya – Hank Williams Sr Jamie’s Cryin’ – Van Halen Jet – Paul Mcartney Jingle Bell Rock – Brenda Lee Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry Joker, The – Steve Miller Band Judy Is a Punk – The Ramones Jump Around – House of Pain Karma Chameleon – Culture Club Karma Police – Radiohead Kashmir – Led Zeppelin Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack Kind of Magic – Queen Kiss Off – Violent Femmes KKK Took my Baby Away – Ramones Kokomo –Beach Boys Kozmic Blues – Janis Joplin Quadrophenia – The Who X Offender – Blondie Zephyrs in the Maple – Stompin Tom Connors The Zephyr Song – Red Hot Chili Peppers Ziggy Stadust – David Bowie [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-that-start-with-j-k-q-x-or-z/475302.md?page=2)