# Topic Playlist! (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532>\
**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:** 248

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**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:** [September 19, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4941 "2022-09-19T14:42:18Z")

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**Funerals**

1. Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John
2. Pavane for a Dead Princess - Ravel
3. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
4. Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
5. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
6. Forest Lawn - John Denver
7. Miles Davis’ Funeral - Morphine
8. Bury Me - Dwight Yoakam

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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:** [September 19, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4942 "2022-09-19T15:52:45Z")

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**Funerals**

1. Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John
2. Pavane for a Dead Princess - Ravel
3. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
4. Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
5. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
6. Forest Lawn - John Denver
7. Miles Davis’ Funeral - Morphine
8. Bury Me - Dwight Yoakam
9. End of the End - Paul McCartney

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4943 "2022-09-19T19:12:27Z")

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**Funerals**

1. Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John
2. Pavane for a Dead Princess - Ravel
3. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
4. Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate
5. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
6. Forest Lawn - John Denver
7. Miles Davis’ Funeral - Morphine
8. Bury Me - Dwight Yoakam
9. End of the End - Paul McCartney
10. Streets of Laredo - Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash

Just 2 versions of a multi-covered folk song

Pass

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**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:** [September 19, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4944 "2022-09-19T21:14:56Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4945 "2022-09-20T01:10:39Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4946 "2022-09-20T02:53:26Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4947 "2022-09-20T02:57:47Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine

A five-minute spoken-word song about a sick little boy talking to truckers on his late dad’s CB radio. Stick a tap in this record, and you can make maple syrup.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J3vu-DKNeOc/maxresdefault.jpg "Red Sovine - Teddy Bear 1976") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3vu-DKNeOc)

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4948 "2022-09-20T05:14:41Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro

He was known for this type of song, but “Honey” took it so far over the top it met itself coming down the other side.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4949 "2022-09-20T12:08:17Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4950 "2022-09-20T12:18:54Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
7. Feelings - Morris Albert

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4951 "2022-09-20T13:55:40Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
7. Feelings - Morris Albert
8. Hello - Lionel Ritchie

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4952 "2022-09-20T14:00:34Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
7. Feelings - Morris Albert
8. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

My little sister drove me out of my mind with this song when it was a hit. And by ‘hit’ I mean right in my nauseous gut.

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4953 "2022-09-20T14:05:40Z")

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**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
7. Feelings - Morris Albert
8. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
9. Funny Face - Donna Fargo

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4954 "2022-09-20T14:25:41Z")

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Housekeeping

**Songs sappy enough to give you diabetes**

1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
2. I’ve Never Been To Me - Charlene
3. Close To You - The Carpenters
4. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
5. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
7. Feelings - Morris Albert
8. Hello - Lionel Ritchie
9. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
10. Funny Face - Donna Fargo

And it turns out you had #10, Professor, so it’s over to you…

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4955 "2022-09-20T16:35:48Z")

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Right!

**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4956 "2022-09-20T16:36:56Z")

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**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion
2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/One_piece_at_a_time.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/One_piece_at_a_time.jpg)

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4957 "2022-09-20T17:51:22Z")

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**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion
2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
3. Another Puff - Jerry Reed

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4958 "2022-09-20T18:44:49Z")

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**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion
2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
3. Another Puff - Jerry Reed
4. The Mississippi Squirrel Revival - Ray Stevens

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4959 "2022-09-20T19:11:33Z")

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**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion
2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
3. Another Puff - Jerry Reed
4. The Mississippi Squirrel Revival - Ray Stevens
5. [The Ballad of Irving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD8EtvWW8nw) – Frank Gallop

The story of the hundred and forty-second fastest gun in the West.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [September 20, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/4960 "2022-09-20T19:17:37Z")

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> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#):
>
> He was known for this type of song, but “Honey” took it so far over the top it met itself coming down the other side.

I have _got_ to remember this turn of phrase. It would come in handy in so many instances.

Back to the game:

**Comic Songs**

1. A Bit of Cucumber - Harry Champion
2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
3. Another Puff - Jerry Reed
4. The Mississippi Squirrel Revival - Ray Stevens
5. [The Ballad of Irving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD8EtvWW8nw) – Frank Gallop
6. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus

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