# 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:** 127
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2521 "2019-11-18T06:55:16Z")
Songs by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_& the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Band 1. Old Time Rock & Roll–Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band 2. Dress Cool - Paul Shaffer & the World’s Most Dangerous Band 3. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 4. Get Down Tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band 5. On the Dark Side - John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band 6. Water - Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band 7. Stand By Your Man - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band 8. Working Class Hero - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (does a “/” count as “& the”? 9. Ella Guru - Capt. Beefheart & His Magic Band 10. Tell Mama - Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band Employment-related titles 1 - Work Song - Hozier ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2522 "2019-11-18T07:23:51Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2523 "2019-11-18T07:50:26Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2524 "2019-11-18T11:25:49Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2525 "2019-11-18T11:59:12Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo Originally recorded by Lee Dorsey, but I’m going with the Devo version here, because Devo. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2526 "2019-11-18T12:01:15Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo 6. Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2527 "2019-11-18T12:12:51Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo 6. Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen 7. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck (though written by David Allan Coe) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2528 "2019-11-18T12:47:36Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo 6. Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen 7. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck (though written by David Allan Coe) 8. Shiftwork - Kenney Chesney & George Strait ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2529 "2019-11-18T13:13:01Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo 6. Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen 7. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck (though written by David Allan Coe) 8. Shiftwork - Kenney Chesney & George Strait 9. [Hiring a Worker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6dkHOdfdc) - Charlie Peacock ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2530 "2019-11-18T14:48:01Z")
Employment-related titles 1. Work Song - Hozier 2. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 3. The worker - Fischer Z 4. Workin’ for a Livin’ - Huey Lewis and the News 5. Working in the Coal Mine - Devo 6. Working on the Highway - Bruce Springsteen 7. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck (though written by David Allan Coe) 8. Shiftwork - Kenney Chesney & George Strait 9. [Hiring a Worker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6dkHOdfdc) - Charlie Peacock 10. [Oney - Johnny Cash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzr4nA1thsQ) I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2531 "2019-11-18T14:49:36Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2532 "2019-11-18T14:54:23Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2533 "2019-11-18T15:08:27Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2534 "2019-11-18T15:17:07Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2535 "2019-11-18T16:18:33Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2536 "2019-11-18T17:17:09Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry 6. Bad Girls - Donna Summer ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2537 "2019-11-18T17:28:35Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry 6. Bad Girls - Donna Summer 7. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2538 "2019-11-18T17:43:26Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry 6. Bad Girls - Donna Summer 7. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits 8. Island Girl - Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2539 "2019-11-18T18:03:59Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry 6. Bad Girls - Donna Summer 7. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits 8. Island Girl - Elton John 9. Killer Queen - Queen ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2540 "2019-11-18T18:10:24Z")
Songs about “working girls” (prostitutes) 1. Hooker - Tom Paxton 2. Wild Thing - Tone Loc 3. Love For Sale - k. d. lang 4. Roxanne - The Police 5. Fancy - Bobbie Gentry 6. Bad Girls - Donna Summer 7. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits 8. Island Girl - Elton John 9. Killer Queen - Queen 10. La Grange - ZZ Top Songs parodied on The Simpsons 1. It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra (“It Was A Very Good Beer”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=128)