# 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:** 15
**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 13, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/281 "2019-09-13T22:17:25Z")
Songs with flowers 1. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - traditional 2. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3. Pictures of Lily - The Who 4. Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy 5. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 6. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie ---
**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 14, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/282 "2019-09-14T01:57:59Z")
Songs with flowers 1. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - traditional 2. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3. Pictures of Lily - The Who 4. Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy 5. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 6. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie 7. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond ---
**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 14, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/283 "2019-09-14T02:10:22Z")
Songs with flowers 1. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - traditional 2. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3. Pictures of Lily - The Who 4. Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy 5. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 6. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie 7. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond 8. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger ---
**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 14, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/284 "2019-09-14T02:14:37Z")
Songs with flowers 1. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - traditional 2. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3. Pictures of Lily - The Who 4. Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy 5. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 6. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie 7. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond 8. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger 9. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton ---
**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:** [September 14, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/285 "2019-09-14T05:47:08Z")
Songs with flowers 1. 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - traditional 2. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3. Pictures of Lily - The Who 4. Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy 5. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 6. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie 7. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond 8. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger 9. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton 10. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim I’ll pass ---
**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 14, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/286 "2019-09-14T06:51:27Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens ---
**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 14, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/287 "2019-09-14T07:03:46Z")
Don’t play that song 1. Ant Music - Adam and the Ants _Unplug the jukebox, and do us all a favor That music’s lost its taste, so try another flavor Ant music_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/288 "2019-09-14T14:45:33Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon ---
**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:** [September 14, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/289 "2019-09-14T15:01:54Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan It has peppy music but the [lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gilbertosullivan/aloneagainnaturally.html) are really bleak. ---
**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 14, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/290 "2019-09-14T15:08:40Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. [Don’t, This Way](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9k8D79euvs) - The 77s ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/291 "2019-09-14T15:18:40Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. [Don’t, This Way](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9k8D79euvs) - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues ---
**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 14, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/292 "2019-09-14T16:16:54Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. Don’t, This Way - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues 6. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro ---
**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 14, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/293 "2019-09-14T19:18:50Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. Don’t, This Way - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues 6. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 7. A Boy And His Frog - Tom Smith Link: [Tom Smith - A Boy and His Frog - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kT1xIpZ4E) ---
**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:** [September 14, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/294 "2019-09-14T23:44:10Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. Don’t, This Way - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues 6. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 7. A Boy And His Frog - Tom Smith 8. Ballad of the Sad Young Men - Roberta Flack ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/295 "2019-09-15T02:50:53Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. Don’t, This Way - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues 6. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 7. A Boy And His Frog - Tom Smith 8. Ballad of the Sad Young Men - Roberta Flack 9. “Tears in Heaven” - Eric Clapton Clapton wrote this song about his son, who died at the age of four. ---
**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 15, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/296 "2019-09-15T05:33:33Z")
The official list of the ten saddest songs ever (in no particular order) 1. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens 2. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 3. “Alone Again” - Gilbert O’Sullivan 4. Don’t, This Way - The 77s 5. “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” - The Pogues 6. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 7. A Boy And His Frog - Tom Smith 8. Ballad of the Sad Young Men - Roberta Flack 9. “Tears in Heaven” - Eric Clapton 10. Stay With Me Baby - Bette Midler Okay, _now_… Don’t play that song 1. Ant Music - Adam and the Ants ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/297 "2019-09-15T11:00:32Z")
What’s the topic? By “don’t play that song,” do you mean “songs that make everyone say, ‘please don’t play that damn song again’” or do you mean “songs that say ‘don’t play that song’ somewhere in the lyrics”? ---
**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 15, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/298 "2019-09-15T11:20:05Z")
Songs where the lyrics say not to play a song or a type of music. _Unplug the jukebox, and do us all a favor That music’s lost its taste, so try another flavor Ant music_ ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/299 "2019-09-15T11:38:36Z")
Okay, now… Don’t play that song Songs where the lyrics say not to play a song or a type of music. 1. Ant Music - Adam and the Ants 2. Don’t Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson ---
**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 15, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/300 "2019-09-15T12:47:40Z")
Don’t play that song Songs where the lyrics say not to play a song or a type of music. 1. Ant Music - Adam and the Ants 2. Don’t Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson 3. Please, Mister, Please - Olivia Newton-John _…don’t play B17. It was our song, it was his song, but it’s over. Please, mister, please, if you know what I mean, I never want to hear that song again._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=16)