# Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647>\
**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:** 486

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**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 26, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9705 "2021-07-26T14:39:21Z")

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If someone wants to offer a new category, feel free.

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9706 "2021-07-26T15:27:23Z")

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**A favorite song you first heard on a tv show (song - artist - _show_ )**

1. The Staunton Lick - Lemonjelly - _Spaced_
2. Shine On - Soil - _Rizzoli and Isles_
3. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 - _Head of the Class_
4. It Is Not Meant To Be - Tame Impala - _Legion_
5. Sugar Water - Cibo Matto - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_
6. Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_
7. Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3 - _The Sopranos_
8. I Can’t Decide - Scissor Sisters - _Doctor Who_
9. Second Chance - Peter Bjorn and John - _Two Broke Girls_

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9707 "2021-07-26T17:19:34Z")

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**A favorite song you first heard on a tv show (song - artist - _show_ )**

1. The Staunton Lick - Lemonjelly - _Spaced_
2. Shine On - Soil - _Rizzoli and Isles_
3. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 - _Head of the Class_
4. It Is Not Meant To Be - Tame Impala - _Legion_
5. Sugar Water - Cibo Matto - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_
6. Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_
7. Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3 - _The Sopranos_
8. I Can’t Decide - Scissor Sisters - _Doctor Who_
9. Second Chance - Peter Bjorn and John - _Two Broke Girls_
10. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees - _The Monkees_

Pass.

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9708 "2021-07-26T19:12:50Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

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**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 26, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9709 "2021-07-26T20:12:57Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9710 "2021-07-26T20:39:03Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9711 "2021-07-26T20:43:47Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles

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**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 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9712 "2021-07-26T22:06:03Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9713 "2021-07-26T23:04:08Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant
6. All the Fun of the Fair - David Essex

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**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:** [July 26, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9714 "2021-07-26T23:56:12Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant
6. All the Fun of the Fair - David Essex
7. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9715 "2021-07-27T11:00:41Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant
6. All the Fun of the Fair - David Essex
7. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
8. Carnival Song - Waylon Jennings

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9716 "2021-07-27T11:04:31Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant
6. All the Fun of the Fair - David Essex
7. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
8. Carnival Song - Waylon Jennings
9. Entry Of The Gladiators - Julius Fucik

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9717 "2021-07-27T11:33:31Z")

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**Songs about circuses or carnivals**

1. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
2. I Went to the Animal Fair - traditional
3. On a Carousel - The Hollies
4. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - The Beatles
5. Carnival - Natalie Merchant
6. All the Fun of the Fair - David Essex
7. The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
8. Carnival Song - Waylon Jennings
9. Entry Of The Gladiators - Julius Fucik
10. Roustabouts - _Dumbo_

**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers

_Playin’ solitaire 'til dawn/ With a deck of 51_

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9718 "2021-07-27T11:44:28Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters

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**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 27, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9719 "2021-07-27T13:32:47Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9720 "2021-07-27T13:38:10Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga

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**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 27, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9721 "2021-07-27T13:43:34Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9722 "2021-07-27T14:02:01Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra
6. Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9723 "2021-07-27T14:04:43Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra
6. Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
7. hide and Seek - Imogen Heap

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**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:** [July 27, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/9724 "2021-07-27T14:05:25Z")

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**Songs that mention games**

1. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers
2. Solitaire - The Carpenters
3. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5. Poker - Electric Light Orchestra
6. Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
7. Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
8. Pinball Wizard - The Who

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