# 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:** 381
**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 5, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7603 "2020-12-05T00:53:01Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh It’s a story song that describes a game of poker between the Lord and the Devil. The stakes are souls. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7604 "2020-12-05T01:57:08Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh 6. The Gambldr - Kenny Rogers It’s a story song that describes a game of poker between the Lord and the Devil. The stakes are souls. [/quote] ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7605 "2020-12-05T02:33:44Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh 6. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 7. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7606 "2020-12-05T15:20:48Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh 6. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 7. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton 8. From a Jack to a King - Ricky Van Shelton ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7607 "2020-12-05T18:50:32Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh 6. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 7. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton 8. From a Jack to a King - Ricky Van Shelton 9. Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud - Townes Van Zandt _Well, he gave his sevens first instructions_ _Spirit me a game of stud_ _Stakes unscarred by limitation_ _Between a man named Gold and man named Mud_ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7608 "2020-12-06T09:50:20Z")
**Songs that refer to playing cards** 1. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 2. Desperado - Eagles 3. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Brothers 4. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra 5. Spanish Train - Chris De Burgh 6. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 7. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton 8. From a Jack to a King - Ricky Van Shelton 9. Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud - Townes Van Zandt 10. Ace in the Hole - George Strait Pass ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7609 "2020-12-06T12:10:37Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - 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:** [December 6, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7610 "2020-12-06T14:51:05Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt I almost posted this one for the previous category. ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7611 "2020-12-06T18:48:40Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7612 "2020-12-06T19:24:31Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work ---
**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 6, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7613 "2020-12-06T22:39:34Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” ---
**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 6, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7614 "2020-12-06T22:40:36Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” 6. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7615 "2020-12-07T02:22:33Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” 6. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes 7. Please Mr. Sun – Tommy Edwrds ---
**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:** [December 7, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7616 "2020-12-07T12:39:27Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” 6. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes 7. Please Mr. Sun – Tommy Edwards 8. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic ---
**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 7, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7617 "2020-12-07T13:24:41Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” 6. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes 7. Please Mr. Sun – Tommy Edwards 8. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic 9. Mr. Roboto - Styx ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7618 "2020-12-08T02:04:39Z")
**That’s a nice song title you have there, Mister!** 1. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles 2. Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt 3. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John 4. Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work 5. Mr. Downtown - sung by the character Freddy Frederickson, in “That Thing You Do” 6. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes 7. Please Mr. Sun – Tommy Edwards 8. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic 9. Mr. Roboto - Styx 10. Mr. Brightside - The Killers And for the sake of equity: **Songs for the little Missus** 1. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7619 "2020-12-08T02:06:15Z")
**Songs for the little Missus** 1. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo 2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong - Spin Doctors ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7620 "2020-12-08T02:54:52Z")
**Songs for the little Missus** 1. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo 2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong - Spin Doctors 3. Miss Gradenko - The Police ---
**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:** [December 8, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7621 "2020-12-08T04:22:05Z")
**Songs for the little Missus** 1. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo 2. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong - Spin Doctors 3. Miss Gradenko - The Police 4. Ms. Demeanor - Merrymakers ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/7622 "2020-12-08T04:54:43Z")
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