# Songs that lists things **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251 "2014-02-13T15:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/61 "2014-02-14T17:07:16Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > [Cities](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9W8St1pDc) (Cities) - Talking Heads. > > 😃 > CMC That song has been in my head lately! Including the El Paso bit that they left off the original album for some reason… ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/62 "2014-02-14T17:37:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R1dy44jV8EM/hqdefault.jpg "Hold monsters Major-General The Pirates of Penzance (Subtitles)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1dy44jV8EM) Every thing you ever wanted to know about being a Modern Major General [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1NLV24qTnlg/maxresdefault.jpg "I've Got a Little List - The Mikado - Gilbert and Sullivan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NLV24qTnlg) I’ve Got a Little List (modernized) ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/63 "2014-02-14T17:48:25Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Done Too Soon- Neil Diamond i just remembered something about this. It has **two** lists: 1. The long list of various historical and contemporary figures. 2. After the line “And each one there has one thing shared” he goes on to list _three_ things they shared. ---
**Author:** ![jrsone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/64 "2014-02-14T18:49:31Z")
U2 - Numb. \*Don’t whisper Don’t talk Don’t run if you can walk Don’t cheat, compete Don’t miss the one beat Don’t travel by train Don’t eat Don’t spill Don’t piss in the drain Don’t make a will Don’t fill out any forms Don’t compensate Don’t cower Don’t crawl Don’t come around late Don’t hover at the gate \* ---
**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:** [February 14, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/65 "2014-02-14T19:17:29Z")
_The Wheels on the Bus_ lists things _AND_ the things they do! Or how they go! Or what they say! Wheels go round and round People go up and down Wipers, go swish, swish, swish Horn goes beep, beep, beep Money goes clink, clink, clink Driver says “Move on back” Baby says “Wah, wah, wah” etc. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/66 "2014-02-14T21:07:12Z")
**[Uptown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SabWnz9bjuk)**\* by Loudon Wainwright III lists things to do on a date in NYC circa 1970: _Well, lets go fly a kite in Central Park Go & see a Shakespeare play Have a lot of fun at the planetarium And museum all the blues away Well, Rockefeller Center and the UN too Baby don’t make me wait I want to elevate up & down with you In the building of the Empire State._ \*Terrible and irrelevant video images, though. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/67 "2014-02-14T21:42:33Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I see what you did there. Thank you for hopping on that. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/68 "2014-02-14T21:50:33Z")
A rather short list, to be sure, but it is a list none the less: I Dig Rock 'N Roll Music by Peter, Paul and Mary. It list three noteworthy rock 'n roll groups/individuals of the day. Mommas and Papas, Donovan and the Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/69 "2014-02-14T21:53:58Z")
[Shirley Ellis - The Name Game](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJLi5_dyn0) Song has a cool groove to it. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/70 "2014-02-14T22:38:04Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > **[Uptown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SabWnz9bjuk)**\* by Loudon Wainwright III lists things to do on a date in NYC circa 1970: His Swimming Song is a good one too Where he swam, how he swam, what he wore or didn’t when he swam Sometimes LWIII reminds me of Randy Newman in the Family Guy post-apocalyptic episode: Fat man with his kids and dog Drove in through the mornin’ fog Hey there, Rover, come on over Red-headed lady, reachin’ for an apple Gonna take a bite, nope, nope She’s gonna breathe on it first Wipes it on her blouse… We’re gonna move? Let me write a song about that! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/71 "2014-02-14T23:25:33Z")
There’s a background singer on the Kingsmen’s “The Jolly Green Giant” who is randomly naming vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/72 "2014-02-15T01:11:15Z")
Reasons not to trust animals: “Animals” by Talking Heads _“I found out animals don’t help! Animals think they’re pretty smart! Shit on the ground, see in the dark! They wander around like a crazy dog, Make a mistake in the parking lot, Always bumping into things, Always let you down, down, down, down…”_ ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/73 "2014-02-15T01:42:13Z")
Surfing locations: _Surfing USA_ by The Beach Boys (Musically quite similar to ‘Sweet Little 16’. I believe they caught some legal flak about that.) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/74 "2014-02-15T01:56:42Z")
> [@TV\_time](#): > > I mentioned the Stattler Brothers earlier and this one came to my mind just a minute or so ago… > > “Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?” an incredible list song by the Stattler Brothers. More from the Statler Brothers: “[The Class of '57](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80nroRyIQxU)” “[The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkl0JzJPP5M)” “[Do You Remember These?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puGQsQux80k)” “[How to Be a Country Star](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnwbId7Ifd4)” > [@astorian](#): > > George Jones’ “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” is a list of classic country singers. So is Tex Ritter’s “[Hillbilly Heaven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHG3h00acoo).” (Dolly Parton did [an updated version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peZ8CMpYS84) of it.) > [@mcgato](#): > > [The Elements](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYW50F42ss8) by Tom Lehrer “[Yakko’s World](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9T0UhxS6Pg)” “[Wakko’s America](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUDDaEOvuY)” “[The Presidents Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PylVukzwgxM)” (by Yakko, Wakko and Dot) “[I’ve Been Everywhere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgCzszkLS8)” (Hank Snow) ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/75 "2014-02-15T01:59:34Z")
_Heartaches by the Number_ Guy Mitchell (and others) _Step by Step_ the Crests _Sixteen Reasons (Why I love You)_ Connie Stevens _We Got Love_ Bobby Rydell Thank goodness for these kinds of threads to remind my that I’m old. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/76 "2014-02-15T02:54:50Z")
The B-52’s “Rock Lobster” (sea creatures) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/szhJzX0UgDM/hqdefault.jpg "B-52's Rock Lobster") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szhJzX0UgDM) “Dance This Mess Around” (dances) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnXpuCJldI) ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/77 "2014-02-15T09:37:15Z")
[Jung Talent Time - TISM](http://www.songlyrics.com/tism/jung-talent-time-lyrics/) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/78 "2014-02-15T16:01:48Z")
[Hard Candy Christmas](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dollyparton/hardcandychristmas.html) [Who By Fire](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/leonard+cohen/who+by+fire_20082835.html) [Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35](http://www.metrolyrics.com/rainy-day-women-lyrics-bob-dylan.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/79 "2014-02-15T17:05:24Z")
Kokomo - Beach Boys (lists beaches) Let’s Talk Dirty To The Animals - Gilda Radner (lists animals) How Blue Can You Get - B.B. King (lists indignities piled up on the singer by his woman) I Will Not Be Your Fool - David Bromberg (lists things that must happen before Bromberg will be your fool) Sidekick Heaven - Riders In The Sky (lists actors who played sidekicks) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251/80 "2014-02-15T17:10:44Z")
Allan Sherman’s “Holiday for States” There are songs about Montana, And New York and Indiana, But the song the nation patiently awaits Is the song I now will bring you, As I clear my throat and sing you A love song to the whole United States. I love you District of Columbia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Alabama, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma, West Virginia,California, Georgia, Texas, Maine. Mississippi, Washington, South Carolina, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Iowa, Nevada, Kansas,Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey. New York, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois. Missouri, Indiana and Montana, Nebraska! Alaska! Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Utah, Maryland, Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island,Idaho, Hawaii, And Vermont, Virginia, Delaware, Wyoming, and Connecti-cut! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-lists-things/681251.md?page=5)