# 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:** 181
**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 31, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3601 "2019-12-31T07:34:30Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Polly - Nirvana ---
**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 31, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3602 "2019-12-31T11:21:59Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Polly - Nirvana 8. It’s a Lovely Day for a Murder - Rodgers & Hart ---
**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 31, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3603 "2019-12-31T13:58:32Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Polly - Nirvana 8. It’s a Lovely Day for a Murder - Rodgers & Hart 9. Down in the Willow Garden - Art Garfunkel ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3604 "2019-12-31T13:59:53Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Polly - Nirvana 8. It’s a Lovely Day for a Murder - Rodgers & Hart 9. Down in the Willow Garden - Art Garfunkel 10. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Pass. ---
**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 31, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3605 "2019-12-31T14:02:35Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3606 "2019-12-31T14:13:14Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers ---
**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 31, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3607 "2019-12-31T14:24:37Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3608 "2019-12-31T14:45:00Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price ---
**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 31, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3609 "2019-12-31T15:44:43Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 8. The Ballad of Charles “Texas Tower” Whitman - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys Kinky roomed with Whitman at the University of Texas. ---
**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 31, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3610 "2019-12-31T15:54:17Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 8. The Ballad of Charles “Texas Tower” Whitman - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys 9. Let Him Dangle - Elvis Costello ---
**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 31, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3611 "2019-12-31T15:57:37Z")
Songs about a murder. 1. “Murder in the Trailerpark” by Cowboy Junkies 2. Track Down This Murderer - from Phantom of the Opera 3. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 4. Song of Joy - Nick Cave 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 8. The Ballad of Charles “Texas Tower” Whitman - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys 9. Let Him Dangle - Elvis Costello 10. The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde - Georgie Fame Next up: Songs that mention the names of two or more months (and the more the better) 1. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedanka (all twelve) ---
**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 31, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3612 "2019-12-31T15:59:27Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach Housekeeping! ---
**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 31, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3613 "2019-12-31T16:03:52Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean ---
**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 31, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3614 "2019-12-31T17:21:32Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn ---
**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 31, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3615 "2019-12-31T18:01:26Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn 6. Remember the Days of The Old School Yard - Cat Stevens People, scroll up to check that you’re replying to the right list. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3616 "2019-12-31T18:20:46Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn 6. Remember the Days of The Old School Yard - Cat Stevens 7. Remember When the Music - Harry Chapin ---
**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 31, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3617 "2019-12-31T18:30:29Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn 6. Remember the Days of The Old School Yard - Cat Stevens 7. Remember When the Music - Harry Chapin 8. Times of Your Life - Paul Anka ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3618 "2019-12-31T18:37:39Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn 6. Remember the Days of The Old School Yard - Cat Stevens 7. Remember When the Music - Harry Chapin 8. Times of Your Life - Paul Anka 9. Grandma’s Feather Bed - John Denver ---
**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 31, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3619 "2019-12-31T18:51:45Z")
Songs of Remembrance 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Child of the Fifties - The Statler Brothers 3. Try to Remember - Jerry Orbach 4. American Pie - Don McLean 5. Remember - Greg Kihn 6. Remember the Days of The Old School Yard - Cat Stevens 7. Remember When the Music - Harry Chapin 8. Times of Your Life - Paul Anka 9. Grandma’s Feather Bed - John Denver 10. Old Days - Chicago Next: Songs That Mention a Specific Year 1. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3620 "2019-12-31T18:58:55Z")
Songs That Mention a Specific Year 1. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons 2. In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=182)