# 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:** 463
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9242 "2023-10-10T21:47:01Z")
**Songs that reference a comic book character** 1. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings 2. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy 3. Shot in the Dick - Key & Peele 4. Superman - R.E.M. 5. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down 6. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies _Hold it now and watch the hoodwink_ _As I make you stop, think_ _You’ll think you’re looking at Aquaman_ ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9243 "2023-10-10T21:47:12Z")
**Songs that reference a comic book character** 1. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings 2. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy 3. Shot in the Dick - Key & Peele 4. Superman - R.E.M. 5. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down 6. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies 7. Brainiac’s Daughter - The Dukes of Stratosphear ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9244 "2023-10-10T21:57:17Z")
**Songs that reference a comic book character** 1. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings 2. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy 3. Shot in the Dick - Key & Peele 4. Superman - R.E.M. 5. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down 6. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies 7. Brainiac’s Daughter - The Dukes of Stratosphear 8. That’s Really Super, Supergirl - XTC ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9245 "2023-10-10T22:01:47Z")
**Songs that reference a comic book character** 1. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings 2. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy 3. Shot in the Dick - Key & Peele 4. Superman - R.E.M. 5. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down 6. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies 7. Brainiac’s Daughter - The Dukes of Stratosphear 8. That’s Really Super, Supergirl - XTC 9. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9246 "2023-10-10T23:02:03Z")
**Songs that reference a comic book character** 1. Magneto and Titanium Man - Paul McCartney & Wings 2. Raise the Roof - Public Enemy 3. Shot in the Dick - Key & Peele 4. Superman - R.E.M. 5. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down 6. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies 7. Brainiac’s Daughter - The Dukes of Stratosphear 8. That’s Really Super, Supergirl - XTC 9. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies 10. Sunshine Superman – Donovan mentions both Superman and Green Lantern **Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9247 "2023-10-10T23:25:28Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream ---
**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:** [October 10, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9248 "2023-10-10T23:27:36Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9249 "2023-10-10T23:48:47Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy _Pray, tell me the story of young Cuchulainn How his eyes were dark his expression sullen And how he’d fight and always won And how they cried when he was fallen_ ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9250 "2023-10-11T10:45:13Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9251 "2023-10-11T12:00:50Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as well’ve been closed _The “Vestal Virgins” were the virgin holy priestesses of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and home. There were six of them chosen by lot and they were sworn to celibacy. Their main task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded greater privileges to women who served in that role. The Vestals lived in the Atrium Vestae near the circular Temple of Vesta at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum._ ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9252 "2023-10-11T12:30:45Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Althea - Grateful Dead ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9253 "2023-10-11T13:59:04Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Althea - Grateful Dead 8. Athena - The Who ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9254 "2023-10-11T15:07:01Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Althea - Grateful Dead 8. Athena - The Who 9. God Of Thunder - Kiss _You’ve got something about you_ _You’ve got something I need_ _Daughter of Aphrodite_ _Hear my words and take heed_ _I was born on Olympus_ ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9255 "2023-10-11T15:10:00Z")
**Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Althea - Grateful Dead 8. Athena - The Who 9. Ennea – Chase _Found on Chase’s second album, it was a six-song progressive jazz/rock suite that encompassed the entire second side of the album. The titles and lyrics referenced Greek mythology, gods, and goddesses including Cronus, Zeus, Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Pluto. It’s worth a listen…_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9256 "2023-10-11T15:18:35Z")
_Housekeeping_ **Songs Mentioning Mythological Figures** 1. Venus – Shocking Blue 2. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 3. [The Lyre of Orpheus](https://youtu.be/Tbi2sMl50oA?si=WiKjarub5eRnQOm_) - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 4. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy 5. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 6. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Althea - Grateful Dead 8. Athena - The Who 9. God Of Thunder - Kiss 10. Ennea – Chase @Bicycle_Bill , fire when ready with a new topic. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9257 "2023-10-12T00:01:04Z")
Sorry… **Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees** _(songs by the ‘Pre-Fab Four’)_ 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9258 "2023-10-12T00:03:27Z")
**Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees** _(songs by the Pre-Fab Four)_ 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday 2. Daydream Believer ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9259 "2023-10-12T00:03:59Z")
**Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees** _(songs by the ‘Pre-Fab Four’)_ 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday 2. Daydream Believer 3. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone Not sure if that’s parenthesized correctly. EDIT: Parentheses were good! But I needed to strike the “g” in “Stepping”. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9260 "2023-10-12T00:09:13Z")
**Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees** _(songs by the ‘Pre-Fab Four’)_ 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday 2. Daydream Believer 3. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone 4. She ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9261 "2023-10-12T00:22:29Z")
**Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees** _(songs by the ‘Pre-Fab Four’)_ 1. Pleasant Valley Sunday 2. Daydream Believer 3. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone 4. She 5. Last Train to Clarksville [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=462) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=464)