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[atimnie]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol 201

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper 202

[Thudlow Boink]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic 203

[Typo Negative]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers 204

[atimnie]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section 205

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. Turning Japanese - The Vapors 206

[atimnie]

The Vapors have denied the song is about masturbation. Couldn't tell that by the lyrics. 207

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Okay.

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry

"Those of you who will not sing/ Must be playing with their own ding-a-ling!" 208

[burpo the wonder mutt]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry
8. I Touch Myself - Divinyls 209

[blondebear]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry
8. I Touch Myself - Divinyls
9. Dreaming From The Waist -- The Who 210

[Little Nemo]

Songs that are about or reference masturbation

1. Into the Groove - Madonna
2. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
3. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
4. Get a Grip - Semisonic
5. Jack Off - The Hanson Brothers
6. Imaginary Lovers - Atlanta Rhythm Section
7. My Ding-a-ling - Chuck Berry
8. I Touch Myself - Divinyls
9. Dreaming From The Waist -- The Who
10. Turning Japanese - The Vapors

I'll pass. 211

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm) 212

[atimnie]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme 213

[burpo the wonder mutt]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey 214

[panache45]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (GhostJ) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others 215

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (GhostJ) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. 216

[Cardigan]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (GhostJ) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen 217

[Go_Arachnid_Laser]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (GhostJ) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
7. Walking with a Ghost - Tegan and Sara 218

[burpo the wonder mutt]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (GhostJ) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
7. Walking with a Ghost - Tegan and Sara
8. Casper, the Friendly Ghost - TV theme song 219

[Little Nemo]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
7. Walking with a Ghost - Tegan and Sara
8. Casper, the Friendly Ghost - TV theme song
9. Happy Phantom - Tori Amos 220

[Intergalactic Gladiator]

Ghost Songs.

1. The Ballad of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm)
2. Under Your Thumb - Godley and Creme
3. Wildfire - Michael Murphey
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash, among others
5. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
6. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
7. Walking with a Ghost - Tegan and Sara
8. Casper, the Friendly Ghost - TV theme song
9. Happy Phantom - Tori Amos 220
10. Crimson Ghost - Misfits

Next: Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler 221

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Next: Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional 222

[Go_Arachnid_Laser]

Next: Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr


(What? It is military-themed.) 223

[Typo Negative]

Next: Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel 224

[burpo the wonder mutt]

Next: Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven 225

[atimnie]

Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven
6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals 226

[Annie-Xmas]

Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven
6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
7. Buy A Gun For Your Son - Tom Paxton 227

[Thudlow Boink]

Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven
6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
7. Buy A Gun For Your Son - Tom Paxton
8. In the Navy - Village People 228

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven
6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
7. Buy A Gun For Your Son - Tom Paxton
8. In the Navy - Village People
9. The Universal Soldier - Donovan 229

[Annie-Xmas]

Military-themed songs

1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler
2. The Marines' Hymn - traditional
3. War - Edwin Starr
4. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
5. One Tin Soldier - Coven
6. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals
7. Buy A Gun For Your Son - Tom Paxton
8. In the Navy - Village People
9. The Universal Soldier - Donovan
10 This is the Army Mr. Jones - Irving Berlin

Next up: Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez 230

[Thudlow Boink]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants 231

[Intergalactic Gladiator]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz 232

[Knowed Out]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean 233

[Annie-Xmas]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita 234

[atimnie]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita
6. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers 235

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita
6. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
7. Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie 236

[Hoopy Frood]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita
6. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
7. Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
8. Walk on the Wildside - Lou Reed

As a bonus Marky Mark and Fucky Bunch's "Wildside" which sampled from this song was also about real people. 237

[Typo Negative]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita
6. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
7. Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
8. Walk on the Wildside - Lou Reed
9. Mister Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne 238

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Songs about people who actually existed

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants
3. The Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz
4. American Pie - Don Mclean
5. Waltz for Eva and Che - Evita
6. Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers
7. Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
8. Walk on the Wildside - Lou Reed
9. Mister Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne
10. The Late Great Johnny Ace - Paul Simon


New!

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907. 239

[Typo Negative]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper 240

[RTFirefly]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan 241

[RTFirefly]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station 242

[Thudlow Boink]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks 243

[panache45]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks
6. Be True to Your School - Beach Boys 244

[atimnie]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks
6. Be True to Your School - Beach Boys
7. Hey Schoolgirl - Tom and Jerry, aka Simon and Garfunkel 245

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks
6. Be True to Your School - Beach Boys
7. Hey Schoolgirl - Tom and Jerry, aka Simon and Garfunkel
8. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen 246

[Railer13]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks
6. Be True to Your School - Beach Boys
7. Hey Schoolgirl - Tom and Jerry, aka Simon and Garfunkel
8. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
9. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd 247

[blondebear]

Songs about school

1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907.
2. School's Out - Alice Cooper
3. My Old School - Steely Dan
4. Smokin' In the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
5. Schooldays - The Kinks
6. Be True to Your School - Beach Boys
7. Hey Schoolgirl - Tom and Jerry, aka Simon and Garfunkel
8. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen
9. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
10. School - Supertramp

Songs about weather:

1. This Tornado Loves You - Neko Case 248

[atimnie]

Songs about weather:

1. This Tornado Loves You - Neko Case
2. Make the Weather 249

[Go_Arachnid_Laser]

Songs about weather:

1. This Tornado Loves You - Neko Case
2. Make the Weather
3. No Rain - Blind Melon 250