# 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:** 434
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8665 "2021-03-13T13:54:14Z")
**Turn on the Light** 1. I Saw The Light - Hank Williams 2. Shine a Light - Rolling Stones 3. By The Light of the Silvery Moon - various 4. This Little Light of Mine - Traditional Gospel 5. Heading For the Light - The Traveling Wilburys 6. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard and Linda Thompson 7. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone 8. Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen 9. Love is Eternal Sacred Light - Paul Simon 10. Light My Fire - The Doors **Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8666 "2021-03-13T14:29:22Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8667 "2021-03-13T14:49:24Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8668 "2021-03-13T15:09:40Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8669 "2021-03-13T17:59:13Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8670 "2021-03-14T03:19:57Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie 6. Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8671 "2021-03-14T03:37:14Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie 6. Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8672 "2021-03-14T16:53:53Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie 6. Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen 8. Dancing in the Dark - Bing Crosby Not the same song as #7. ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8673 "2021-03-14T19:21:25Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:8672, topic:839647”] **Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie 6. Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen 8. Dancing in the Dark - Bing Crosby 9. Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8674 "2021-03-14T19:44:30Z")
**Descend into Darkness** 1. Dark Necessities - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. In The Dark - Billy Squier 4. Fishin’ In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie 6. Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen 8. Dancing in the Dark - Bing Crosby 9. Daughter Of Darkness - Tom Jones 10. Dark Horse - George Harrison **Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan _“Show business kids making movies of themselves you know they don’t give a fuck about anybody else…”_ ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8675 "2021-03-14T20:28:21Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd _So I open the door to my enemies And I ask, could we wipe the slate clean But they tell me to please go fuck myself You know you just can’t win_ ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8676 "2021-03-14T21:17:46Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie _Oh, I don’t know why she’s leaving, Or [where](https://www.definitions.net/definition/where) she’s [gonna](https://www.definitions.net/definition/gonna) go, I [guess](https://www.definitions.net/definition/guess) she’s got her reasons, But I just don’t want to know, 'Cos for twenty-four years I’ve been living next door to Alice. Alice? Who the fuck is Alice?_ ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8677 "2021-03-14T22:50:51Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones _Sick, sick, sick, it’s the price I pay It’s a sick world, what can I say? Bullshit scum, they disintegrate They steal, they cheat, they take-take-take_ ---
**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:** [March 14, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8678 "2021-03-14T23:30:11Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police “C\*nts!” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8679 "2021-03-15T00:55:41Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police 6. Oh No Not Susan - Electric Light Orchestra _Oh no not me - I wouldn’t Oh no not me - I couldn’t That’s all she says, her money and her place They just don’t mean a fucking thing_ The song, off of their 1973 album _On the Third Day_, was played on the BBC despite the f-bomb, likely because the band hadn’t publicized the use of it. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8680 "2021-03-15T02:57:23Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police 6. Oh No Not Susan - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Hurricane - Bob Dylan _ **“Number one contender for the middleweight crown/ had no idea what kind of sh-t about to go down”** _ ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8681 "2021-03-15T12:02:11Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police 6. Oh No Not Susan - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 8. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band _“Don’t want to get caught up in that funky shit going down in the city”_ ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8682 "2021-03-15T12:06:39Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police 6. Oh No Not Susan - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 8. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 9. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash He said: “Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn’t blame you if you do But ya ought to thank me, before I die For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye Because I’m the **son-of-a-bitch** that named you Sue” ---
**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:** [March 16, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8683 "2021-03-16T09:40:37Z")
**Songs that drop an unexpected obscenity** 1. Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan 2. Lost for Words - Pink Floyd 3. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 4. Warthog - The Ramones 5. Dead End Job - The Police 6. Oh No Not Susan - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Hurricane - Bob Dylan 8. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 9. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash 10. Floorboard Blues - Cowboy Junkies _“It’s a fucked up ol’ world but this ol’ girl, well she ain’t givin’ in.”_ **Psychiatric** 1. Paranoid - Black Sabbath ---
**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:** [March 16, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/8684 "2021-03-16T10:00:11Z")
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