The ultimate SDMB playlist

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Whether or not you own a mp3 player, what list of songs would you say represents the best of the Straight Dope Message Board?

Let’s see if we can keep it to thirty songs, tops.

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Well, first of all, you’ve gotta go with Strauss’ “Thus Spake Zarathustra” (if you know what I’m talking about and I spelled it wrong, flog away at me with a mackerel).

Then you need some “I Ran” by Flock of Seagulls and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears.
Unless you’ve got the soundtrack to “Debbie Does Dallas”. That would sum it up much much much much more succintly.

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How about “most apropos”?

For the recently banned: Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust and Tom Petty’s Don’t Come Around Here No More.

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Rio by Duran Duran

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So far (tentative ordering):

  1. Strauss, ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’
  2. Duran Duran, 'Rio
  3. Queen, ‘Another One Bites the Dust’
  4. Tom Petty, ‘Don’t Come Round Here No More’
  5. Flock of Seagulls, ‘I Ran’
  6. Tears for Fears, ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’
    Anybody else? What about songs that remind you of Cecil? Ed? The mods? The forums? Famous posters?
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“Hungry Like the Wolf” – Duran Duran
“Angry Young Man” – Billy Joel

There’s a third one, too, but I can’t think of the name.

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She Blinded Me With Science.
Weird Science
Various Star Trek themes
Steve Matin’s King Tut
William Shatner’s version of Mr. Tamborine Man.

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  1. “Constant In Opal” - The Church
  2. “Istanbul ( Not Constantinople)” - TMBG
  3. Hi Opal !
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"Biggirls" Don’t Cry - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

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Well, aha’s not around these days as far as I can tell, but still let’s toss in “Western Union” by the Five Americans, probably the only song with any claim to being a pop hit with a Doper performing.

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Let’s see…something Dopery…

um…

…um…

I’m working here…
I’d like to add “Automobile” by Eazy E (cause it was the song playing when I lost my virginity and I’m still not sure how I managed to not laugh during it. Dad, don’t read that last sentence.) I encourage you to look up the lyrics.

Also, we need “My Sharona” and something Michael…I’ll go with “Billie Jean”.
Please stop me.

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Weird Al, Everything You Know Is Wrong.

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Hokay.

So far:

  1. Strauss, ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’
  2. Thomas Dolby, ‘She Blinded Me With Science’
  3. Oingo Boingo, ‘Weird Science’
  4. William Shatner, ‘Theme from Cyrano / Mr. Tambourine Man’
  5. Steve Martin, ‘King Tut’
  6. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’
  7. The Knack, 'My Sharona
  8. Duran Duran, ‘Rio’
  9. The Five Americans, ‘Western Union’
  10. They Might Be Giants, ‘Istanbul (Not Constantiople)’
  11. Duran Duran, ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’
  12. Queen, ‘Another One Bites the Dust’
  13. Tom Petty, ‘Don’t Come Round Here No More’
  14. Billy Joel, ‘Prelude/Angry Young Man’
  15. Flock of Seagulls, ‘I Ran’
  16. Weird Al Yankovic, ‘Everything You Know Is Wrong’
  17. Tears for Fears, ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’

Any more ideas (especially for ordering)?

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given the appreciation for mammaries and the numerous Morrissey fans out there:

“Some girls are bigger than others” The Smiths

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“Ignorant Scene” by Unseen Terror, of course!

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Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow - Funkadelic