# 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:** 438
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8742 "2023-09-08T03:11:43Z")
**Songs in which someone takes their own life** 1. New York Minute - Don Henley 2. Waltzing Matilda - trad (AB Patterson/C. Macpherson) 3. Patches - Dickie Lee 4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 5. People Who Died - The Jim Carroll Band 6. Bummer - Harry Chapin 7. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry _Today, Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge_ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8743 "2023-09-08T04:05:55Z")
**Songs in which someone takes their own life** 1. New York Minute - Don Henley 2. Waltzing Matilda - trad (AB Patterson/C. Macpherson) 3. Patches - Dickie Lee 4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 5. People Who Died - The Jim Carroll Band 6. Bummer - Harry Chapin 7. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry 8. Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8744 "2023-09-08T07:04:27Z")
**Songs in which someone takes their own life** 1. New York Minute - Don Henley 2. Waltzing Matilda - trad (AB Patterson/C. Macpherson) 3. Patches - Dickie Lee 4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 5. People Who Died - The Jim Carroll Band 6. Bummer - Harry Chapin 7. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry 8. Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel 9. Jumper - Third Eye Blind ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8745 "2023-09-08T13:22:00Z")
**Songs in which someone takes their own life** 1. New York Minute - Don Henley 2. Waltzing Matilda - trad (AB Patterson/C. Macpherson) 3. Patches - Dickie Lee 4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 5. People Who Died - The Jim Carroll Band 6. Bummer - Harry Chapin 7. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry 8. Richard Cory - Simon & Garfunkel 9. Jumper - Third Eye Blind 10. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum A little out of touch, a little insane. It’s just easier than dealing with the pain **Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8746 "2023-09-08T13:25:38Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8747 "2023-09-08T13:35:56Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder ---
**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 8, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8748 "2023-09-08T19:18:37Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8749 "2023-09-08T19:38:16Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8750 "2023-09-08T19:39:31Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness 6. Live is Life - Opus ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8751 "2023-09-08T21:35:04Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness 6. Live is Life - Opus 7. Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8752 "2023-09-08T21:36:34Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness 6. Live is Life - Opus 7. Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh 8. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8753 "2023-09-08T22:43:09Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness 6. Live is Life - Opus 7. Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh 8. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder 9. Lovely Day - Bill Withers ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8754 "2023-09-08T22:47:43Z")
**Songs in the key of life** 1. I just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 2. Walk of Life - Dire Straits 3. Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie Wonder 4. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 5. Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) - Madness 6. Live is Life - Opus 7. Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh 8. Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder 9. Lovely Day - Bill Withers 10. Beautiful Life - Ace of Base Next: **Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8755 "2023-09-08T22:58:59Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8756 "2023-09-08T23:26:00Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8757 "2023-09-08T23:27:50Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore 4. Operator - Jim Croce ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8758 "2023-09-08T23:31:33Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore 4. Operator - Jim Croce 5. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8759 "2023-09-09T00:21:35Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore 4. Operator - Jim Croce 5. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition 6. Party Line - The Kinks ---
**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:** [September 9, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8760 "2023-09-09T00:40:29Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore 4. Operator - Jim Croce 5. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition 6. Party Line - The Kinks 7. The Promised Land - Elvis Presley Well… not _about_ the telephone, but Elvis calls home when he gets where he’s going. _Los Angeles, get me Norfolk, Virginia; Tidewater 4-10-0-9, Tell the folks back home, this is the Promised Land calling, and the po’ boy’s on the line_ ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/8761 "2023-09-09T01:04:32Z")
**Songs About the Telephone** 1. Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie 2. Balwyn Calling - Skyhooks 3. All Alone by the Telephone - Grace Moore 4. Operator - Jim Croce 5. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition 6. Party Line - The Kinks 7. The Promised Land - Elvis Presley 8. Memphis - Chuck Berry _Long distance information Give me Memphis, Tennessee_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=439)