# 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:** 344
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6863 "2020-07-31T00:06:42Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6864 "2020-07-31T03:53:59Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6865 "2020-07-31T17:23:21Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6866 "2020-07-31T17:53:30Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA 8. 99 Luftballoons ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6867 "2020-07-31T18:08:21Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 99 Luftballoons I don’t think this counts, since “99 Luftballons” is the title of the orginal German version. The English version is “99 Red Balloons.” But I considered adding “Der Komissar” (the English version by After the Fire, not the original German version by Falco). ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6868 "2020-07-31T18:14:05Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > But I considered adding “Der Komissar” (the English version by After the Fire, not the original German version by Falco). I considered that one (it’s one of my favorite songs, in fact), as well as ABBA’s “Voulez-Vous,” and A Taste of Honey’s “Sukiyaki,” but all of those have another few non-English words. This is a hard category! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6869 "2020-08-01T03:46:33Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA 8 Non Dementicar - Nat King Cole Nat had at least one more ---
**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:** [August 1, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6870 "2020-08-01T05:54:42Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA 8. Non Dementicar - Nat King Cole 9. Desiderata - Les Crane A spoken word recording, but one that charted, and with background music and choral accompaniment. “Desiderata” is Latin for “something desired as essential.” ---
**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:** [August 1, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6871 "2020-08-01T06:15:01Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA 8. Non Dementicar - Nat King Cole 9. Desiderata - Les Crane 10. [Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbjChPKrk-g) - Jet Screamer I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6872 "2020-08-01T10:50:11Z")
Disalllowed. Not a “foreign language” ---
**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:** [August 1, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6873 "2020-08-01T11:54:13Z")
Seems pretty foreign to me. It’s, like, outta this world! You dig? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6874 "2020-08-02T03:34:24Z")
It’s not a foreign language if it is not a language spoken and understood by people primarily in a foreign country. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6875 "2020-08-02T12:20:58Z")
Songs whose chart version was sung entirely in English, except the foreign language title 1. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton 2. Darling, Je Vois Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole 3. Que Sera Sera - Doris Day 4. Auld Lang Syne 5. Hakuna Matata from _The Lion King_ 6. Skokiaan - Four Lads 7. Chiquitita - ABBA 8. Non Dementicar - Nat King Cole 9. Desiderata - Les Crane 10. Manana - Peggy Lee Pass ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6876 "2020-08-02T15:33:33Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6877 "2020-08-03T11:01:09Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6878 "2020-08-03T13:51:34Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) 3. [I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6879 "2020-08-03T15:05:06Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) 3. [I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM) 4. [588- 2300 Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVynAI1EZpo) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6880 "2020-08-03T17:23:55Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) 3. [I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM) 4. [588- 2300 Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVynAI1EZpo) 5. [Here Comes the King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hV9we_3E0) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6881 "2020-08-03T20:14:56Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) 3. [I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM) 4. [588- 2300 Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVynAI1EZpo) 5. [Here Comes the King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hV9we_3E0) 6. [Meow Meow Meow Meow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuVHCJVYf4) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6882 "2020-08-03T20:24:50Z")
Jingles we all know and love. 1. [Oscar Mayer Bologna](https://youtu.be/rmPRHJd3uHI) 2. [Rice-A-Roni](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOR_Fal_SY) 3. [I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM) 4. [588- 2300 Empire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVynAI1EZpo) 5. [Here Comes the King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hV9we_3E0) 6. [Meow Meow Meow Meow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuVHCJVYf4) 7. [I Am Stuck On Band-Aid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsQrngfFLw) Written by Barry Manilow, who was a prolific jingle writer before his pop music career took off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=343) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=345)