# 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:** 35
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/681 "2019-10-06T20:36:51Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor [Steve Taylor - Lifeboat - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXqLt-Avbnw) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/682 "2019-10-06T20:41:04Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/683 "2019-10-06T21:02:50Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call (Youtube link, for those not familiar: [The Call - I Still Believe (Great Design) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWhDbkTmJHA) ) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/684 "2019-10-06T21:07:43Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. [Flood - Jars of Clay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGLU_VsePg) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/685 "2019-10-06T21:19:28Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. Flood - Jars of Clay 6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean Honorable mention to My Sweet Lord, which, although undeniably highly spiritual, is not a _christian_ rock song. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/686 "2019-10-06T22:11:55Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. Flood - Jars of Clay 6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean 7. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan ---
**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:** [October 6, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/687 "2019-10-06T22:14:49Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. Flood - Jars of Clay 6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean 7. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan 8. One Tin Soldier - Coven ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/688 "2019-10-07T00:24:53Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. Flood - Jars of Clay 6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean 7. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan 8. One Tin Soldier - Coven 9. Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/689 "2019-10-07T01:10:32Z")
Actually good christian rock songs 1. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum 2. Lifeboat - Steve Taylor 3. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin 4. I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5. Flood - Jars of Clay 6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean 7. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan 8. One Tin Soldier - Coven 9. Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan 10. [Save the Country - Fifth Dimension](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTuwAo5sUik) Pass ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/690 "2019-10-07T01:37:49Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. [Shangri-La](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZnw6GPe8o) - Electric Light Orchestra (“…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’”) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/691 "2019-10-07T01:57:19Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/692 "2019-10-07T02:20:24Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/693 "2019-10-07T03:16:37Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra (“…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’”) 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) To quote TMBG’s John Flansburg: > [@](#): > > “Why Must I Be Sad” is sung from the perspective of a kid who hears all of his unspoken sadness given voice in the music of Alice Cooper. Alice says everything the kid has been wishing he could say about his alienated, frustrated, teenage world. It’s another one of our speculative, non-autobiographical songs which uses the word “I” a lot. The list: “No More Mr. Nice Guy” from Billion Dollar Babies “I Love the Dead” from Billion Dollar Babies “Welcome to My Nightmare” from Welcome to My Nightmare “Dead Babies” from Killer “Raped and Freezin’” from Billion Dollar Babies “You Drive Me Nervous” from Killer “Elected” from Billion Dollar Babies “Generation Landslide” from Billion Dollar Babies “Under My Wheels” from Killer “Muscle of Love” from Muscle of Love “School’s Out” from School’s Out “Only Women Bleed” from Welcome to My Nightmare “Billion Dollar Babies” from Billion Dollar Babies ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/694 "2019-10-07T03:21:11Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/695 "2019-10-07T04:01:21Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) 6. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singin’ little Runaway’) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/696 "2019-10-07T13:27:57Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) 6. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singin’ little Runaway’) 7. Having A Party - Rod Stewart (“Play that one called “Soul Twist”/Play that one called “I Know”/Don’t forget the “Mashed Potato”/No other songs will do”) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/697 "2019-10-07T13:30:44Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) 6. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singin’ little Runaway’) 7. Having A Party - Rod Stewart (“Play that one called “Soul Twist”/Play that one called “I Know”/Don’t forget the “Mashed Potato”/No other songs will do”) 8. Play it All Night Long - Warren Zevon (“Sweet Home Alabama’/Play that dead band’s song/Turn the speakers up full blast/Play it all night long.”) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/698 "2019-10-07T14:28:27Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) 6. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singin’ little Runaway’) 7. Having A Party - Rod Stewart (“Play that one called “Soul Twist”/Play that one called “I Know”/Don’t forget the “Mashed Potato”/No other songs will do”) 8. Play it All Night Long - Warren Zevon (“Sweet Home Alabama’/Play that dead band’s song/Turn the speakers up full blast/Play it all night long.”) 9. All Summer Long - Kid Rock (“Sweet Home Alabama”) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/699 "2019-10-07T14:49:58Z")
Songs that mention other songs in their lyrics: 1. Shangri-La - Electric Light Orchestra ("…faded like the Beatles in ‘Hey Jude’") 2. Glitter Years - The Bangles (“Driving home that night he was singing ‘You better Hang on to Yourself’”) 3. Songs That She Sang in the Shower - Jason Isbell (“And the songs that she sang in the shower still ring in my ear/Like ‘Wish You Were Here’/How I wish you were here”) 4. Why Must I Be Sad? - They Might Be Giants (many Alice Cooper songs) 5. Ariel - Dean Friedman (I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine, Tears On My Pillow and Ave Maria) 6. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singin’ little Runaway’) 7. Having A Party - Rod Stewart (“Play that one called “Soul Twist”/Play that one called “I Know”/Don’t forget the “Mashed Potato”/No other songs will do”) 8. Play it All Night Long - Warren Zevon (“Sweet Home Alabama’/Play that dead band’s song/Turn the speakers up full blast/Play it all night long.”) 9. All Summer Long - Kid Rock (“Sweet Home Alabama”) 10. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (“Well I hope Neil Young will remember/A **southern man** don’t need him around anyhow”) (Songs with) Parenthetical Titles 1. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/700 "2019-10-07T15:02:24Z")
(Songs with) Parenthetical Titles 1. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - The Four Lads (and a well-known cover by They Might Be Giants) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=36)