# 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:** 145
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2881 "2022-04-12T14:18:12Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell _I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin’ Cracklin’ caldron in some train yard My beard a rustling, cold towel, and A dirty hat pulled low across my face_ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2882 "2022-04-12T14:31:48Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2883 "2022-04-12T14:43:14Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan 6. Midnight Special - Traditional (Recorded by many, _many_ artists, including [Lead Belly](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Lead_Belly), [Big Bill Broonzy](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Big_Bill_Broonzy), [Sonny Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Sonny_Terry)& [Brownie McGhee](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Brownie_McGhee), [Odetta](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Odetta), [Les Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Les_Paul), [The Kingston Trio](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/The_Kingston_Trio), [Pete Seeger](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Pete_Seeger), [Peter, Paul and Mary](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Peter,_Paul_and_Mary), [Burl Ives](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Burl_Ives), [Big Joe Turner](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Big_Joe_Turner), [Bobby Darin](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Bobby_Darin), [Cisco Houston](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Cisco_Houston), [Jimmy Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Jimmy_Smith_(musician)), [Mungo Jerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Mungo_Jerry), [Van Morrison](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Van_Morrison), [Little Richard](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Little_Richard), [Buckwheat Zydeco](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Buckwheat_Zydeco), [Otis Rush](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Otis_Rush), [The Spencer Davis Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/The_Spencer_Davis_Group), [Lonnie Donegan](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Lonnie_Donegan), [Eric Clapton](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Eric_Clapton), [The Louvin Brothers](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/The_Louvin_Brothers), [Long John Baldry](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Long_John_Baldry), [The Kentucky Headhunters](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/The_Kentucky_Headhunters), [Willie Watson](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Willie_Watson_(musician)), [Mischief Brew](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Mischief_Brew), [Hoyt Axton](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Hoyt_Axton), and [Creedence Clearwater Revival](https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/mobile-html/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival).) ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2884 "2022-04-12T14:55:44Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan 6. Midnight Special - Traditional 7. Wreck of the Old 97 - Henry Whitter ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2885 "2022-04-12T14:58:11Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan 6. Midnight Special - Traditional 7. Wreck of the Old 97 - Henry Whitter 8. Let’s Take the Subway - Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2886 "2022-04-12T15:03:11Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan 6. Midnight Special - Traditional 7. Wreck of the Old 97 - Henry Whitter 8. Let’s Take the Subway - Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House 9. Long Twin Silver Line - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2887 "2022-04-12T15:24:37Z")
**Riding the Rails: Songs About Trains** 1. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash 2. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 - The Residents 3. The City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 4. Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell 5. Duquesne Whistle - Bob Dylan 6. Midnight Special - Traditional 7. Wreck of the Old 97 - Henry Whitter 8. Let’s Take the Subway - Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House 9. Long Twin Silver Line - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 10. The M.T.A. – The Kingston Trio pass _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2888 "2022-04-12T16:18:53Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2889 "2022-04-12T16:21:04Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap The song is sung from the perspective of a main hitchhiking back to Tennessee from Los Angeles in a vain attempt to reunite with his lover. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2890 "2022-04-12T16:24:12Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2891 "2022-04-12T16:35:49Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton “Thumbing for a ride by the edge of the road, with a brown paper bag to hold my clothes” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2892 "2022-04-12T17:21:53Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2893 "2022-04-12T17:25:23Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2894 "2022-04-12T18:13:23Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns 7. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2895 "2022-04-12T18:20:56Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns 7. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 8. Hitch a Ride - Boston ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2896 "2022-04-12T20:01:46Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns 7. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 8. Hitch a Ride - Boston 9. Cloudy - Simon & Garfunkel _Well, it’s hitchhike a hundred miles, I’m a ragamuffin child Pointed finger, painted smile, I left my shadow waiting down the road for me awhile_ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2897 "2022-04-12T20:06:35Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns 7. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 8. Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico - Johnny Rodriguez ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2898 "2022-04-12T20:40:07Z")
**Hitchhiking related songs** 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 2. [Smoky Mountain Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC6bo3XJnVQ) - Ronnie Milsap 3. Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow - Dolly Parton 5. Hitchin’ a Ride - Vanity Fare 6. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns 7. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye 8. Hitch a Ride - Boston 9. Cloudy - Simon & Garfunkel 10. Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico - Johnny Rodriguez _Housekeeping only._ You are up again @Rebo ! ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2899 "2022-04-13T11:40:04Z")
**Songs about work** 1. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2900 "2022-04-13T11:59:32Z")
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