# 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:** 37
**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, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/721 "2019-10-07T18:49:46Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. [Save Me Now](https://genius.com/Jeff-lynne-save-me-now-lyrics) - Jeff Lynne ---
**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, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/722 "2019-10-07T19:58:02Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/723 "2019-10-07T20:40:01Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn 6. S2N - Dream Theater ---
**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, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/724 "2019-10-07T20:47:14Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn 6. S2N - Dream Theater 7. Summer in the City - Lovin’ Spoonful ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/725 "2019-10-07T21:25:26Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn 6. S2N - Dream Theater 7. Summer in the City - Lovin’ Spoonful 8. Theme from “Flood” - They Might Be Giants ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/726 "2019-10-07T21:51:36Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > (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) Not attempting to add to a playlist here, but just had to say, “holy shit, that song was originally by The Four Lads?” Like most people, I was only aware of that song on account of TMBG, and assumed they’d written it. It’s definitely got their brand of quirkiness. And I know of The Four Lads because my father used to sing some of their songs, particularly “Standing on the Corner,” when he was getting ready for his day. I can’t quite get my head around their doing a song that fits perfectly into TMBG’s repertoire. ---
**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, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/727 "2019-10-07T21:57:35Z")
Wiki: > [@](#): > > “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. Written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, the lyrics humorously refer to the official 1930 renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn 6. S2N - Dream Theater 7. Summer in the City - Lovin’ Spoonful 8. Theme from “Flood” - They Might Be Giants 9. Greenwood - Peter, Paul & Mary ("If we do these things in a greenwood, what will happen in a dry?) ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/728 "2019-10-07T22:51:25Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Not attempting to add to a playlist here, but just had to say, “holy shit, that song was originally by The Four Lads?” > > Like most people, I was only aware of that song on account of TMBG, and assumed they’d written it. It’s definitely got their brand of quirkiness. > > And I know of The Four Lads because my father used to sing some of their songs, particularly “Standing on the Corner,” when he was getting ready for his day. I can’t quite get my head around their doing a song that fits perfectly into TMBG’s repertoire. [The Four Lads version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk) ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/729 "2019-10-08T04:47:19Z")
Songs relating to climate change 1. The Other Side - Tiny Tim (“The ice caps are melting. Oh, ho, ho ho. All the world is drowning. Ho, ho ho, ho ho”) 2. Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies 4. Save Me Now - Jeff Lynne 5. The Trees Are All Gone - Roger McGuinn 6. S2N - Dream Theater 7. Summer in the City - Lovin’ Spoonful 8. Theme from “Flood” - They Might Be Giants 9. Greenwood - Peter, Paul & Mary ("If we do these things in a greenwood, what will happen in a dry?) 10. Morning Dew Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel . ---
**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 8, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/730 "2019-10-08T05:14:58Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett ---
**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 8, 2019, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/731 "2019-10-08T05:31:33Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/732 "2019-10-08T05:35:01Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam ---
**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 8, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/733 "2019-10-08T05:43:36Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/734 "2019-10-08T06:07:03Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/735 "2019-10-08T11:10:18Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean ---
**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 8, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/736 "2019-10-08T12:00:38Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Jealous Guy - John Lennon ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/737 "2019-10-08T12:16:12Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Jealous Guy - John Lennon 9. The Hurricane - Bob Dylan ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/738 "2019-10-08T13:11:16Z")
Songs about a guy. 1. Daniel - Elton John 2. Some Other Guy - Richie Barrett 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 4. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 5. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - The Beatles 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Jealous Guy - John Lennon 9. The Hurricane - Bob Dylan 10. Crazy John - Tom Paxton Next Up: Songs with Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss in the title 1. Mr. Bojangles ---
**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 8, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/739 "2019-10-08T13:14:22Z")
Songs with Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss in the title 1. Mr. Bojangles 2. Mr. Brightside - The Killers ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/740 "2019-10-08T13:23:07Z")
Songs with Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss in the title 1. Mr. Bojangles 2. Mr. Brightside - The Killers 3. Ms. Jackson - Outkast [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=38)