# 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:** 305
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6081 "2020-04-18T14:32:36Z")
The title of this song (has got a parenthetical subtitle) 1. There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls) - Blossoms 2. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory 3. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Overnight?) - Lonnie Donegan 4. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 5. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops 6. A Night On The Town (With Snow White) - Crack The Sky 7. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex 8. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys Double parentheses ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6082 "2020-04-18T15:33:01Z")
The title of this song (has got a parenthetical subtitle) 1. There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls) - Blossoms 2. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory 3. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Overnight?) - Lonnie Donegan 4. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 5. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops 6. A Night On The Town (With Snow White) - Crack The Sky 7. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex 8. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys 9. Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) - The Temptations ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6083 "2020-04-18T15:33:04Z")
The title of this song (has got a parenthetical subtitle) 1. There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls) - Blossoms 2. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory 3. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Overnight?) - Lonnie Donegan 4. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 5. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops 6. A Night On The Town (With Snow White) - Crack The Sky 7. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex 8. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys 9. Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) - The Temptations 10. Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) - Was (Not Was) Parentheses in title and group Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6084 "2020-04-18T15:40:27Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6085 "2020-04-18T15:50:16Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6086 "2020-04-18T15:50:33Z")
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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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6087 "2020-04-18T15:53:01Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6088 "2020-04-18T15:56:48Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6089 "2020-04-18T16:05:56Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr 6. You - Who ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6090 "2020-04-18T16:13:52Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr 6. You - Who 7. Bad - Michael Jackson ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6091 "2020-04-18T20:43:02Z")
Song Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr 6. You - Who 7. Bad - Michael Jackson 8. Who - Linda Murray ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6092 "2020-04-18T22:22:50Z")
ong Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr 6. You - Who 7. Bad - Michael Jackson 8. Who - Linda Murray 9. Up - Justin Bieber ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6093 "2020-04-19T01:36:26Z")
ong Titles of 3 Letters or Less 1. If - Bread 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. As - Stevie Wonder 4. Air - Hair 5. War - Edwin Starr 6. You - Who 7. Bad - Michael Jackson 8. Who - Linda Murray 9. Up - Justin Bieber 10. 1234 - Feist (zero letters) pass ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6094 "2020-04-19T02:51:26Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H The 14-year-old son of the director wrote the lyrics in 5 minutes. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6095 "2020-04-19T03:13:11Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6096 "2020-04-19T03:21:36Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Far From Any Road - True Detective S1 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6097 "2020-04-19T03:52:32Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Far From Any Road - True Detective S1 4. Rossini’s William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6098 "2020-04-19T04:58:49Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Far From Any Road - True Detective S1 4. Rossini’s William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger 5. Trevor Duncan’s march from A Little Suite.- Dr. Finlay’s Casebook ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6099 "2020-04-19T05:53:44Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Far From Any Road - True Detective S1 4. Rossini’s William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger 5. Trevor Duncan’s march from A Little Suite.- Dr. Finlay’s Casebook 6. Charles Gonoud’s _Marche funèbre d’une marionnette_ - Alfred Hitchcock Presents ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6100 "2020-04-19T06:01:37Z")
Actual names of TV theme songs 1. Suicide is Painless - M_A_S\*H 2. Best Friend - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Far From Any Road - True Detective S1 4. Rossini’s William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger 5. Trevor Duncan’s march from A Little Suite.- Dr. Finlay’s Casebook 6. Charles Gonoud’s _Marche funèbre d’une marionnette_ - Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7. The Toy Parade - Leave It To Beaver [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=304) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=306)