# 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:** 142
**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 27, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2821 "2019-11-27T14:17:28Z")
Songs with Balloons 1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 7. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2822 "2019-11-27T14:17:30Z")
I’m fine with leaving both Nena’s. ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2823 "2019-11-27T14:39:24Z")
1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Balloon-Alloon-Alloon - Tom Paxton 7. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 8. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants Clean up. And I left both Nena’s ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2824 "2019-11-27T14:40:47Z")
Songs with Balloons 1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Balloon-Alloon-Alloon - Tom Paxton 7. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 8. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants 9. Blue Balloons - Ween ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2825 "2019-11-27T15:37:58Z")
Songs with Balloons 1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Balloon-Alloon-Alloon - Tom Paxton 7. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 8. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants 9. Blue Balloons - Ween 10. Up, Up and Away - The 5th Dimension “Up, up and away / My beautiful, my beautiful balloon…” Next category: Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2826 "2019-11-27T15:48:11Z")
Uhhhhh… El? You may want to check your answer again… ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2827 "2019-11-27T16:13:02Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2828 "2019-11-27T16:14:16Z")
Songs with Balloons 1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Balloon-Alloon-Alloon - Tom Paxton 7. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 8. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants 9. Blue Balloons - Ween 10. 200 Balloons - Prince Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2829 "2019-11-27T16:16:03Z")
:: headsmack :: How could I have overlooked that? Must’ve been the missing comma… Songs with Balloons 1. Up Up And Away - 5th Dimension 2. 99 Red Balloons - Nena 3. Sound of Tomorrow - Steam Powered Giraffe 4. 99 Luftballons - Nena 5. Lead Balloon - Joni Mitchell 6. Balloon-Alloon-Alloon - Tom Paxton 7. Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls 8. Where Do They Make Balloons? - They Might Be Giants 9. Blue Balloons - Ween 10. Red Balloon - Bobby Darin Next category: Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2830 "2019-11-27T16:18:19Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton Back on track ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2831 "2019-11-27T16:36:13Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton Housekeeping ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2832 "2019-11-27T16:38:51Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2833 "2019-11-27T16:41:21Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Breakfast in America - Supertramp “Take a jumbo across the water” ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2834 "2019-11-27T16:42:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > :: headsmack :: > > How could I have overlooked that? Must’ve been the missing comma… AM I missing something? I looked up this song’s lyrics and they talk about balloons in it. > **[The 5th Dimension – Up, Up and Away](https://genius.com/The-5th-dimension-up-up-and-away-lyrics)** > > Up, Up and Away is a popular song performed by soul-pop group The 5th Dimension and written, composed, arranged and co-produced by Jimmy Webb. It was both Jimmy Webb and The 5th Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Breakfast in America - Supertramp 8. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2835 "2019-11-27T16:46:11Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Breakfast in America - Supertramp 8. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver 9. Back in the USSR - The Beatles ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2836 "2019-11-27T16:49:22Z")
Songs about or mentioning aircraft 1. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 2. Thank You, Republic Airlines - Tom Paxton 3. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers 4. Airplanes - B.o.B. 5. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Breakfast in America - Supertramp 8. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver 9. Back in the USSR - The Beatles 10. Travelin’ Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival Next up: TV Cartoons Theme Songs 1. George, George, George of the Jungle ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2837 "2019-11-27T16:52:15Z")
TV Cartoons Theme Songs 1. George, George, George of the Jungle 2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2838 "2019-11-27T16:52:30Z")
TV Cartoons Theme Songs 1. George, George, George of the Jungle 2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones 3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2839 "2019-11-27T16:59:10Z")
TV Cartoons Theme Songs 1. George, George, George of the Jungle 2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones 3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can 4. [Banana Splits Theme Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs1NoBwsurI) - The Dickies ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2840 "2019-11-27T17:05:13Z")
TV Cartoons Theme Songs 1. George, George, George of the Jungle 2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones 3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can 4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies 5. [This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-t8PngHgWY) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=143)