# Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647>\
**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\
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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3421 "2019-12-19T15:26:29Z")

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Songs you hate by Bands you love!

1. New World Man - RUSH
2. Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
3. Magic Bus - The Who
4. Girl - The Beatles
5. More fool me - Genesis
6. Revolution 9 - The Beatles
7. Bad Obsession - Guns ‘N’ Roses
8. Hello, I Love You - The Doors
9. Muskrat Love - America
10. Blue Jay Way - The Beatles

Always creeped me out when I was a kid.

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3422 "2019-12-19T15:34:29Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3423 "2019-12-19T15:47:21Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3424 "2019-12-19T15:53:33Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3425 "2019-12-19T16:00:33Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Blame Canada - Mary Kay Bergman

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3426 "2019-12-19T16:02:06Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording

The blood of the martyrs will water the meadows of France.

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3427 "2019-12-19T16:15:30Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording
6. Big in Japan - Alphaville

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3428 "2019-12-19T16:22:58Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording
6. Big in Japan - Alphaville
7. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3429 "2019-12-19T16:30:45Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording
6. Big in Japan - Alphaville
7. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  
8, China - Bob Welch

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3430 "2019-12-19T17:14:47Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording
6. Big in Japan - Alphaville
7. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  
8, China - Bob Welch
8. God Be With You - The Cranberries

“God be with you, Ireland”

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3431 "2019-12-19T17:38:46Z")

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Songs that refer to a country in the title or lyrics

1. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
2. A New Argentina - Evita cast recording
3. Letter from Spain - Electric Light Orchestra
4. When We Get to England - Andy Partridge
5. Do You Hear the People Sing? - Les Miserables cast recording
6. Big in Japan - Alphaville
7. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  
8, China - Bob Welch
8. God Be With You - The Cranberries
9. O Canada!

The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3432 "2019-12-19T18:11:46Z")

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The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. [Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo)

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3433 "2019-12-19T18:18:20Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Are we restricted to just the Flying Circus (i.e. the TV show)?

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3434 "2019-12-19T18:22:04Z")

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2 would suggest not.

The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
3. Philosophers Song

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3435 "2019-12-19T18:33:12Z")

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I figured there wouldn’t be enough songs, let alone well-known ones, just in the TV show.

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3436 "2019-12-19T18:54:33Z")

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The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
3. Philosophers Song
4. The Liberty Bell

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3437 "2019-12-19T19:00:01Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> Are we restricted to just the Flying Circus (i.e. the TV show)?

No. I’d even allow Spamalot.

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3438 "2019-12-19T19:08:25Z")

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The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
3. Philosophers Song
4. The Liberty Bell
5. The Galaxy Song

[And, the delightful cover version by Stephen Hawking.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcC6FYyL4U) 😃

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3439 "2019-12-19T19:17:49Z")

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The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
3. Philosophers Song
4. The Liberty Bell
5. The Galaxy Song
6. Every Sperm is Sacred

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**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:** [December 19, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3440 "2019-12-19T19:40:34Z")

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The Songs of Monty Python’s Flying Circus

1. I’m A Lumberjack
2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
3. Philosophers Song
4. The Liberty Bell
5. The Galaxy Song
6. Every Sperm is Sacred
7. The Finland Song

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