# Topic Playlist! (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532 "2021-08-26T02:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1 "2021-08-26T02:21:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Topic Playlist! (Part 1) - #10004 by MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/10004). Previous discussions: - [Topic Playlist! (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2 "2021-08-26T02:22:50Z")
**Banned songs** 1. My Generation, The Who - BBC banned it because they perceived that it made fun of stutterers. They lifted the ban after the song became a hit. 2. Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday - powerful depiction of Billie Holiday’s horror over a lynching 3. Learn to Fly, The Foo Fighters - banned for several months following 9/11 4. I Want Your Sex, George Michael - both the song and the music video were censored or banned entirely from various outlets due to sexual content 5. Love to Love You Baby, Donna Summer - banned by broadcasters, including the BBC, due to blatant sexual content 6. Kick Out the Jams, MC5 - Opening line is “Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!” and many retailers refused to stock the album. 7. Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone - Banned by radio stations throughout the South 8. Like A Prayer , Madonna - Stations refused to play it after Madonna said in an interview that she wanted to explore the line between the holy and the profane and then cross it. 9. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People - banned on some US radio stations after school shootings and supposedly glorifying gun violence ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/3 "2021-08-26T12:16:36Z")
**Banned songs** 1. My Generation, The Who - BBC banned it because they perceived that it made fun of stutterers. They lifted the ban after the song became a hit. 2. Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday - powerful depiction of Billie Holiday’s horror over a lynching 3. Learn to Fly, The Foo Fighters - banned for several months following 9/11 4. I Want Your Sex, George Michael - both the song and the music video were censored or banned entirely from various outlets due to sexual content 5. Love to Love You Baby, Donna Summer - banned by broadcasters, including the BBC, due to blatant sexual content 6. Kick Out the Jams, MC5 - Opening line is “Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!” and many retailers refused to stock the album. 7. Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone - Banned by radio stations throughout the South 8. Like A Prayer , Madonna - Stations refused to play it after Madonna said in an interview that she wanted to explore the line between the holy and the profane and then cross it. 9. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People - banned on some US radio stations after school shootings and supposedly glorifying gun violence 10. Louie Louie - largely due to misheard lyrics thought to be obscene **Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4 "2021-08-26T14:18:32Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/5 "2021-08-26T15:33:49Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/6 "2021-08-26T18:13:52Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7 "2021-08-26T19:59:39Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8 "2021-08-26T21:54:11Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks 6. Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello - electric typewriter ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9 "2021-08-27T00:33:06Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks 6. Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello - electric typewriter 7. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band - no 707s remain in passenger service ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/10 "2021-08-27T00:45:53Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks 6. Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello - electric typewriter 7. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band - no 707s remain in passenger service 8. Telstar - The Tornadoes - The first Telstar satellites are no longer functional ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/11 "2021-08-27T17:00:52Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks 6. Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello - electric typewriter 7. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band - no 707s remain in passenger service 8. Telstar - The Tornadoes - The first Telstar satellites are no longer functional 9. Hanging on the Telephone - The Nerves “I’m in the phone booth, it’s the one across the hall” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/12 "2021-08-27T18:43:24Z")
**Songs with obsolete technology** 1. Calling Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks - phone booth, long distance operator 2. Freedom - Rage Against the Machine - Floppy Disks 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Beepers - Sir Mix-a-Lot - Beepers 5. Party Line - The Kinks 6. Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello - electric typewriter 7. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band - no 707s remain in passenger service 8. Telstar - The Tornadoes - The first Telstar satellites are no longer functional 9. Hanging on the Telephone - The Nerves 10. The Biplane Evermore - The Irish Rovers ### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/13 "2021-08-27T20:22:17Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/14 "2021-08-27T20:59:35Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/15 "2021-08-27T21:54:33Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond ---
**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:** [August 27, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/16 "2021-08-27T22:16:14Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond 5. Noel Nouvelet - traditional ---
**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:** [August 28, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/17 "2021-08-28T11:37:32Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond 5. Noel Nouvelet - traditional 6. Mean Mister 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:** [August 28, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/18 "2021-08-28T12:01:11Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond 5. Noel Nouvelet - traditional 6. Mean Mister Mustard - The Beatles 7. Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy) - Slim & Slam ---
**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:** [August 28, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/19 "2021-08-28T16:21:30Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond 5. Noel Nouvelet - traditional 6. Mean Mister Mustard - The Beatles 7. Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy) - Slim & Slam 8. Sister Suzie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers - Al Jolson ---
**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:** [August 28, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/20 "2021-08-28T17:31:43Z")
### Songs with alliterative titles 1. Good Golly, Miss Molly! - Little Richard 2. Big Bottom - Spın̈al Tap 3. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 4. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond 5. Noel Nouvelet - traditional 6. Mean Mister Mustard - The Beatles 7. Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy) - Slim & Slam 8. Sister Suzie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers - Al Jolson 9. Viva la Vida - Coldplay [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=2)