# Topic Playlist (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 133
**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:** [December 8, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2641 "2024-12-08T21:48:32Z")
**More Santa songs** 1. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake 2. Santa Lost a Ho - Christmas Jug Band 3. [Santa Got a DWI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJDoMnKMUgo) – Sherwin Linton 4. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5 5. Father Christmas - The Kinks 6. Up On The House Top - Gene Autry 7. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ - Albert King 8. Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy - Buck Owens 9. The Night Before Christmas Song - Rosemary Clooney & Gene Autry 10. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Elmo Shropshire **Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads ---
**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:** [December 8, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2642 "2024-12-08T22:07:59Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra The third verse is a reprise of the first verse, translated into French by Jeff Lynne’s daughters’ French nanny. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2643 "2024-12-08T23:00:09Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2644 "2024-12-08T23:53:34Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2645 "2024-12-09T00:36:45Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > **Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** > > 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles Are you sure about that one? Or were you maybe thinking about ‘Michelle’? > Michelle, _ma belle_ > These are words that go together well > My Michelle > Michelle, _ma belle_ > _Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble_ > _Tres bien ensemble_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2646 "2024-12-09T00:47:12Z")
Under the third verse, Lennon and Harrison sing the words “Frere Jacques” in the background. It’s small, and not easy to hear, but it’s there. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2647 "2024-12-09T00:47:39Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Are you sure about that one? Or were you maybe thinking about ‘Michelle’? I assume @SunUp was referring to the “_Frere Jacques_” backing vocals. ETA Ninja’d! ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2648 "2024-12-09T00:58:09Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2649 "2024-12-09T01:06:26Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias 6. Eres Tu - Mocedades ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2650 "2024-12-09T01:21:33Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias 6. Eres Tu - Mocedades 7. Marseilles - Angel City ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2651 "2024-12-09T06:23:11Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias 6. Eres Tu - Mocedades 7. Marseilles - Angel City 8. Macarena – Los Del Rio _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2652 "2024-12-09T06:52:49Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias 6. Eres Tu - Mocedades 7. Marseilles - Angel City 8. Macarena – Los Del Rio 9. Circumstances - Rush ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2653 "2024-12-09T14:14:02Z")
**Popular songs with foreign language lyrics** 1. Psycho Killer - the Talking Heads 2. Hold on Tight - Electric Light Orchestra 3. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 4. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 5. Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias 6. Eres Tu - Mocedades 7. Marseilles - Angel City 8. Macarena – Los Del Rio 9. Circumstances - Rush 10. La Bamba - Richie Valens/Los Lobos Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2654 "2024-12-09T15:08:04Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2655 "2024-12-09T15:59:25Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2656 "2024-12-09T16:06:50Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis 3. Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack I assume this involves lyrics in the third person, male gendered (pro)noun, rather than the abundant songs sung in the second person (whose object could be male or female). ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2657 "2024-12-09T17:26:48Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis 3. Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack 4. I Know Him So Well - Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige (It’s from the musical _Chess_ [UK version], but got released as a single…as did “One Night In Bangkok.”) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2658 "2024-12-09T17:40:54Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis 3. Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack 4. I Know Him So Well - Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige 5. I Don’t Know How to Love Him - from _Jesus Christ Superstar_ ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2659 "2024-12-09T18:08:24Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis 3. Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack 4. I Know Him So Well - Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige 5. I Don’t Know How to Love Him - from _Jesus Christ Superstar_ 6. Let’s Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams ---
**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:** [December 9, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2660 "2024-12-09T21:37:49Z")
**Women singing songs about boys (or men)** 1. The Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las 2. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis 3. Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack 4. I Know Him So Well - Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige 5. I Don’t Know How to Love Him - from _Jesus Christ Superstar_ 6. Let’s Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams 7. He’s So Shy - the Pointer Sisters Originally “She’s so Shy” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=134)