# Topic Playlist! (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 3, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647 "2019-09-03T22:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/221 "2019-09-11T16:19:36Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/222 "2019-09-11T16:22:31Z")
Next: Military-themed songs 1. Ballad of the Green Berets - SSG Barry Sadler 2. The Marines’ Hymn - traditional ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/223 "2019-09-11T16:23:48Z")
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.) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/224 "2019-09-11T16:24:33Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/225 "2019-09-11T16:29:02Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/226 "2019-09-11T16:45:21Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/227 "2019-09-11T16:58:28Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/228 "2019-09-11T17:04:03Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/229 "2019-09-11T17:14:56Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/230 "2019-09-11T17:23:26Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/231 "2019-09-11T17:29:36Z")
Songs about people who actually existed 1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez 2. Meet James Ensor - They Might Be Giants ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/232 "2019-09-11T17:33:32Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/233 "2019-09-11T17:37:00Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/234 "2019-09-11T17:39:54Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/235 "2019-09-11T17:42:44Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/236 "2019-09-11T17:46:27Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/237 "2019-09-11T20:16:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/238 "2019-09-11T21:51:14Z")
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 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/239 "2019-09-11T22:55:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/240 "2019-09-11T23:11:47Z")
Songs about school 1. School Days - by Will Cobb and Gus Edwards, 1907. 2. School’s Out - Alice Cooper [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=13)