# 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:** 68

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1341 "2019-10-19T16:19:37Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited

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**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 19, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1342 "2019-10-19T16:25:48Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon

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**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 19, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1343 "2019-10-19T16:44:27Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole

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**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 19, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1344 "2019-10-19T17:16:13Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1345 "2019-10-19T17:24:04Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity
6. (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1346 "2019-10-19T17:31:10Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity
6. (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page
7. Buy Me a Dog - The Monkees

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1347 "2019-10-19T17:34:41Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity
6. (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page
7. Buy Me a Dog - The Monkees
8. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Carol Channing / Marilyn Monroe

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1348 "2019-10-19T18:14:32Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity
6. (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page
7. Buy Me a Dog - The Monkees
8. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Carol Channing / Marilyn Monroe
9. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves

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**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 19, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1349 "2019-10-19T18:48:37Z")

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Shopping Spree

1. (Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
2. Too High for the Supermarket - The Uninvited
3. Down In The Mall - Warren Zevon
4. Those Things Money Can’t Buy - Nat “King” Cole
5. Hey, Big Spender - Sweet Charity
6. (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page
7. Buy Me a Dog - The Monkees
8. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Carol Channing / Marilyn Monroe
9. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves
10. Lost in the Supermarket - The Clash

In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1350 "2019-10-19T18:50:04Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles

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**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 19, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1351 "2019-10-19T19:06:13Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1352 "2019-10-19T19:07:55Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd

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**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 19, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1353 "2019-10-19T19:37:08Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd
5. Chicken Squawk - MDC

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1354 "2019-10-19T20:26:59Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd
5. Chicken Squawk - MDC
6. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy - Kenny Chesney

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**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 19, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1355 "2019-10-19T20:56:52Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd
5. Chicken Squawk - MDC
6. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy - Kenny Chesney
7. The Scarecrow - Pink Floyd

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1356 "2019-10-19T21:36:35Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd
5. Chicken Squawk - MDC
6. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy - Kenny Chesney
7. The Scarecrow - Pink Floyd
8. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Paul McCartney

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1357 "2019-10-19T22:01:53Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric
2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles
3. Sex Cow - GWAR
4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd
5. Chicken Squawk - MDC
6. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy - Kenny Chesney
7. The Scarecrow - Pink Floyd
8. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Paul McCartney
9. International Harvester - Craig Morgan

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1358 "2019-10-19T22:22:34Z")

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In the farm:

1. Black Sheep - Metric

2. Piggy In The Middle - The Rutles

3. Sex Cow - GWAR

4. Pigs (Three different ones)- Pink Floyd

5. Chicken Squawk - MDC

6. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy - Kenny Chesney

7. The Scarecrow - Pink Floyd

8. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Paul McCartney

9. International Harvester - Craig Morgan

10. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass  
Story songs

11. Taxi - Harry Chapin

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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:** [October 19, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1359 "2019-10-19T22:39:39Z")

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Story songs

1. Taxi - Harry Chapin
2. Cross the Brazos at Waco - Billy Walker

I picked a relatively obscure one, but I had trouble thinking of a song that _doesn’t_ tell a story. 🙂

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**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 19, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1360 "2019-10-19T23:12:50Z")

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Story songs

1. Taxi - Harry Chapin
2. Cross the Brazos at Waco - Billy Walker
3. [Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agdoeRpTfHg) - Bob Dylan

Possibly Dylan’s most cinematic song … and that’s saying something.

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