# Your ONE favorite song from the decade you were born **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586 "2014-02-18T02:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/1 "2014-02-18T02:45:19Z")
What’s your favorite song that was released the decade you were born? You may only pick one song. If you were born in a decade with a lot of good music I guess this will be a tough decision. But I was born in the 70s, so easy 🙂 Seriously, though, it should be interesting to see what people born the same decade pick, because I have a feeling there won’t be a huge amount of overlap. Released in 1971: Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine” Your pick? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/2 "2014-02-18T02:50:16Z")
1958: Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/3 "2014-02-18T02:55:40Z")
1968: Hey Jude ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/4 "2014-02-18T02:58:17Z")
One? Damn it. Radar Love, Golden Earring. But damn wouldn’t I love to pull a couple of Jim Croce songs. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/5 "2014-02-18T03:15:56Z")
Damn! I was born in the sixties, so this is a tough one. I think I’ll have to go with Patsy Cline’s cover of _Crazy_. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/6 "2014-02-18T04:12:16Z")
Satisfaction. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/7 "2014-02-18T04:34:05Z")
Dang, that’s a tough one… Today, I’d say “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding. Ask again tomorrow, and my answer would probably the different. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/8 "2014-02-18T05:15:54Z")
Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin. Yes I’m ancient.🆒🆒 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/9 "2014-02-18T06:39:47Z")
Can I just get “Stairway to Heaven” out of the way? I hate to admit it, but that was the first one that came to mind. (70s). ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/10 "2014-02-18T06:44:40Z")
Holy crap! The best song of the 1950s?!? That’s gonna require a _lot_ of thought…! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/11 "2014-02-18T06:55:51Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Holy crap! The best song of the 1950s?!? That’s gonna require a _lot_ of thought…! :dubious: Word! We’re screwed. As tempted as I am to pick Your Cheatin’ Heart, I’m going to go with Johnny B goode. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/12 "2014-02-18T06:59:48Z")
Released in 1965: Mamas & the Papas, _California Dreamin’_ ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/13 "2014-02-18T07:03:16Z")
After much consideration, I have to say my favorite song of the '50s is **this one** , even though I’m not a C&W fan and didn’t even know until a few minutes ago that it was released in December 1955 (though this performance was recorded a bit later): [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOu-XV84zQ) A great song and one of the greatest artists of all time, IMHO! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/14 "2014-02-18T10:39:25Z")
1970s. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd. ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/15 "2014-02-18T11:25:54Z")
Take Five (1959) as performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet Liked it when I first heard it and, unlike me, it never gets old. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/16 "2014-02-18T11:52:17Z")
70s. Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Springsteen. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/17 "2014-02-18T12:15:21Z")
Oh come on! I was born in 1961, and I’m supposed to pick ONE song??? If my iPod is to be trusted, the Sixties song I play most often is… “For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her” by Simon and Garfunkel. Okay, if I MUST pick one, that’s a good one. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/18 "2014-02-18T13:11:57Z")
'70s, mmm, I’d have to say _Bella Lugosi’s Dead_ by **Bauhaus** … ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/19 "2014-02-18T15:38:32Z")
_Son of a Preacher Man_ by Dusty Springfield ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586/20 "2014-02-18T15:45:46Z")
1959: _The Masochism Tango_ by Tom Lehrer [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-one-favorite-song-from-the-decade-you-were-born/681586.md?page=2)