# 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:** 426
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8502 "2023-08-26T09:35:26Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY ---
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8503 "2023-08-26T12:05:21Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand ---
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8504 "2023-08-26T16:59:04Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena The original version does include the two English words ‘Captain Kirk’, but the rest of the song is entirely in German. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8505 "2023-08-26T17:50:40Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena 6. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? - Lady Marmalade There’s a fair amount of English, but over 50% of the song is French and scat. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8506 "2023-08-26T18:01:04Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena 6. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? - Lady Marmalade 7. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” - Adriano Celentano From Wikipedia: “The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent, however the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible with the exception of the words "all right”.” ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8507 "2023-08-27T05:38:42Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena 6. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? - Lady Marmalade 7. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” - Adriano Celentano 8. [Ca plane pour moi](https://youtu.be/LNJYfIVNbv4?si=YOntXUsITBAQTQES) — Thee Headcoatees “We are the queens of the divan,” which was modified from Plastic Bertrand’s original “I am the king of the divan.” But I like the Headcoatees version better so that’s the one I’m going with. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8508 "2023-08-27T13:18:15Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena 6. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? - Lady Marmalade 7. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” - Adriano Celentano 8. [Ca plane pour moi](https://youtu.be/LNJYfIVNbv4?si=YOntXUsITBAQTQES) — Thee Headcoatees 9. Booker T - Bad Bunny “Booker T” and “Can you dig it, sucka?” are the only words rapped in English. Everything else is in Spanish. The song is not about Booker T, the wrestler. The song is Bad Bunny calling himself the greatest of all-time. And it’s laced with profanity. ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8509 "2023-08-28T15:20:31Z")
**Songs that have some English words but are mostly not in English** 1. “Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me)” - Miki Matsubara 2. “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3. “Gangnam Style” - PSY 4. “ça plane pour moi” - Plastic Bertrand 5. “99 Luftballons” – Nena 6. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? - Lady Marmalade 7. “Prisencolinensinainciusol” - Adriano Celentano 8. [Ca plane pour moi](https://youtu.be/LNJYfIVNbv4?si=YOntXUsITBAQTQES) — Thee Headcoatees 9. Booker T - Bad Bunny 10. Macarena - Los Del Rio pass ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8510 "2023-08-28T15:28:54Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8511 "2023-08-28T15:31:08Z")
**Songs that are mostly in english except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8512 "2023-08-28T15:32:27Z")
Huh?? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8513 "2023-08-28T15:37:57Z")
John and George sing “Frere Jacque” in the background under the third verse. ---
**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, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8514 "2023-08-28T15:40:05Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8515 "2023-08-28T15:51:17Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones The third verse is in German, sung by Dee Dee (who was no longer in the band but continued to write songs for them) over the phone. It made for a neat effect. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8516 "2023-08-28T16:08:20Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl The verses are in English, but the chorus (sung by background singers and not Kirsty herself) is in Spanish. _No le gusta caminar No puede montar a caballo Cómo se puede bailar Es un escándalo_ ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8517 "2023-08-28T16:22:57Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl 6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra Features Welsh opera soprano Mary Thomas singing, in German: _Weit, weit in die Ferne_ _Man hört, man hört die Musik_ Or, “Far, far away, the music is playing” (a line which also appears in the song, in English) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8518 "2023-08-28T16:24:59Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl 6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs _Uno, dos, One two tres quatro!_ ---
**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, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8519 "2023-08-28T16:29:43Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl 6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 8. The Boar’s Head Carol - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, et al. …and many other carols and hymns that had Latin choruses. _The boar’s head in hand bring I Bedeck’d with bays and rosemary. I pray you, my masters, be merry Quot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino._ ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8520 "2023-08-28T16:57:48Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl 6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 8. The Boar’s Head Carol - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, et al. 9. Fiesta - The Pogues ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8521 "2023-08-28T18:25:04Z")
**Songs that are mostly in English except for some phrase in another language** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 3. Michelle - The Beatles 4. Born to Die in Berlin - The Ramones 5. In These Shoes - Kirsty MacColl 6. Rockaria! - Electric Light Orchestra 7. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 8. The Boar’s Head Carol - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, et al. 9. Fiesta - The Pogues 10. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron – The Royal Guardsmen It starts with a recitation in German – **Achtung! Jetzt wir singen zusammen die Geschichte über den schweinköpfigen Hund und den lieben Red Baron** _(translation: Attention! Now we’ll all sing the story of the pig-headed dog and the beloved Red Baron)_, and a voice in the background counts cadence in German – **eins, zwei, drei, vier** – during the second stanza. pass _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=427)