10 Best Songs With The Word 'My' In The Title

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When you start putting together an article on the best songs with the word “My” in the title, the hardest part is narrowing it down to only ten. There are thousands of choices, so this time we did not go digging for obscure tracks or deep cuts—we went big. Most of these are rock songs, but a few are so legendary that leaving them off would probably get us arrested, and it might not be the police doing the arresting. These are ten enormous songs from artists who knew exactly how much one little word could carry.

# 10 – In My Time Of Dying – Led Zeppelin

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We open with one of the heaviest songs on one of our favorite Led Zeppelin albums, Physical Graffiti. “In My Time of Dying” appeared on the band’s 1975 double album and stretches past eleven minutes without wasting a second. The song is rooted in traditional gospel blues, but Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham turn it into something completely their own. Recorded at Headley Grange with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and produced by Page, the performance sounds huge, loose, and dangerous at the same time. It does not get much better than Physical Graffiti—at least in our opinion.

# 9 – It’s Not My Cross To Bear – The Allman Brothers Band

After recently interviewing Warren Haynes, who spent decades playing on and off with The Allman Brothers Band, listening to this music feels a little different. “It’s Not My Cross to Bear” was written by Gregg Allman and appeared on the band’s self-titled 1969 debut album. Produced by Adrian Barber, the recording features Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jaimoe, and Butch Trucks in that extraordinary original lineup. Gregg sings the song with the kind of hurt that makes the blues feel personal instead of historical. Hearing this again after talking with Warren only deepened my appreciation for where this band started.

# 8 – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas

It is almost impossible to hear “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” without thinking about Paul Newman riding that bicycle in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Burt Bacharach wrote the music, Hal David wrote the lyrics, and B.J. Thomas gave the song exactly the relaxed vocal it needed. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became a number-one hit in the United States in early 1970. What always made it work was the contrast between the light arrangement and the stubborn optimism of the lyric. It remains one of those records that can put a scene, a decade, and a whole feeling back in your head within seconds.

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# 7 – My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) – Neil Young

You really get two for the price of one with Neil Young’s “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue).” The acoustic version opens 1979’s Rust Never Sleeps, while its electric counterpart, “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black),” closes the album like a completely different beast. Young and Jeff Blackburn wrote the song, and the lyric connects rock’s past with punk’s arrival by placing Elvis Presley and Johnny Rotten inside the same conversation. The whole thing asks whether rock and roll survives by changing or dies by standing still. That tension is exactly what makes both versions so unforgettable.

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# 6 – My Sweet Lord – George Harrison

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If you have not seen the video below, take a look because it is pure joy, and that feeling sits right at the heart of George Harrison’s best music. “My Sweet Lord” appeared on Harrison’s 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass and became the first solo number-one single by a former Beatle in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Harrison co-produced the album with Phil Spector, and the recording grew out of the enormous cast of musicians surrounding those sessions. The song brings gospel and Hindu devotional ideas together without making the spiritual message feel heavy. We could not have put together this article without including it.

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# 5 – My Love – Paul McCartney & Wings

Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection)[2 CD]

Continuing with the Beatles and their solo careers, we turn to one of Paul McCartney’s most loved ballads. “My Love” was released in 1973 and appeared on Wings’ Red Rose Speedway, becoming the group’s first number-one single in the United States. Paul wrote the song for Linda, and that sincerity is a big part of why the record has lasted. Henry McCullough’s guitar solo gives the track one of its most memorable musical moments, while the orchestral arrangement makes the whole thing feel bigger without burying the melody. Fifty years later, “My Love” still sounds like exactly what the title promises.

# 4 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles

The Beatles (The White Album) (50th Anniversary

We finish the Beatles section with one of George Harrison’s most powerful compositions. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” first appeared on 1968’s The Beatles, better known as the White Album, with Eric Clapton playing the famous lead-guitar part on the original recording. It is hard to hear the song now without also remembering Prince’s astonishing performance at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, but the version below goes somewhere completely different. For the 2006 LOVE project, George Martin created a new string arrangement around Harrison’s acoustic performance, with Giles Martin helping shape the finished production. That version is simply breathtaking, which is why we chose it here.

# 3 – Get Off Of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones

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We could not give the Beatles that much love on this list without recognizing The Rolling Stones too. “Get Off of My Cloud” followed “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in 1965 and went straight to number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards turned the pressure of sudden fame into a song about desperately wanting everybody to leave you alone. The image of living high above the city while people keep invading your space makes the frustration almost funny. You cannot really blame them for wanting everyone off their cloud.

# 2 – My Girl – The Temptations

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“My Girl” is one of the most instantly recognizable love songs ever recorded, so there was never much chance it was going to land low on this list. Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote and produced the song for The Temptations, with David Ruffin taking the lead vocal and Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams surrounding him. Released at the end of 1964, the record became The Temptations’ first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. That opening guitar figure, the strings, Ruffin’s vocal, and the group’s harmonies all fit together perfectly. Some records become classics because they capture a moment; “My Girl” sounds like it was built to last forever.

# 1 – My Way – Frank Sinatra

We close this one with a song for the ages because there was no way we were going to deny Old Blue Eyes the top spot on a list built around the word “My.” Frank Sinatra recorded “My Way” in 1968 and released it in 1969, turning Paul Anka’s English adaptation of the French song “Comme d’habitude” into one of the defining performances of his career. Sonny Burke and Don Costa produced the recording, with Costa also conducting the arrangement. The song looks back on a life filled with mistakes, victories, regrets, and stubborn independence without asking anybody’s permission. If one song ever made the word “my” sound like a personal declaration, this is it.

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