# Topic Playlist (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687>\
**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:** 167

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3321 "2025-03-06T16:38:38Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3322 "2025-03-06T16:54:52Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3323 "2025-03-06T17:21:39Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3324 "2025-03-06T18:02:28Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3325 "2025-03-06T18:13:54Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums
6. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3326 "2025-03-06T18:15:40Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums
6. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
7. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3327 "2025-03-06T18:25:11Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums
6. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
7. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
8. Ball and Chain - Social Distortion

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3328 "2025-03-06T19:13:49Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums
6. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
7. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
8. Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
9. Chains - Avi Kaplan

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3329 "2025-03-06T19:15:49Z")

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**Songs About Chains**

1. (Workin’ on the) Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
2. Battleship Chains - Georgia Satellites
3. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4. Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. Breakin’ the Chains of Love - Fitz & the Tantrums
6. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
7. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
8. Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
9. Chains - Avi Kaplan
10. Unchained - Van Halen

New Topic: **Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3330 "2025-03-06T19:18:59Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx

Not to be confused with the Journey song.

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3331 "2025-03-06T19:23:52Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce

Not to be confused with the 1986 Heart song

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3332 "2025-03-06T19:38:46Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3333 "2025-03-06T19:48:18Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations

Sometimes listed as “Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)”, not to be confused with The Carpenters’ hit song.

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3334 "2025-03-06T19:52:52Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations
6. Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young

Not to be confused with the Rod Stewart song.

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3335 "2025-03-06T20:39:49Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations
6. Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young
7. Gloria - Laura Branigan

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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:** [March 6, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3336 "2025-03-06T20:47:17Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations
6. Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young
7. Gloria - Laura Branigan
8. Breakdown - The Alan Parsons Project

Though I’m also very fond of the one by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, too. 😉

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3337 "2025-03-06T20:53:29Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations
6. Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young
7. Gloria - Laura Branigan
8. Breakdown - The Alan Parsons Project
9. Lady - Lionel Richie

I’d say the Styx song is more famous. In any event, I like them both.

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3338 "2025-03-06T22:52:31Z")

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**Songs You Like With The Same Title As A More Famous Song**

1. The Twist - The Swirling Eddies
2. Lights - Styx
3. [These Dreams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjMu5lI1Io) - Jim Croce
4. Come Together - MC5
5. Superstar - The Temptations
6. Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young
7. Gloria - Laura Branigan
8. Breakdown - The Alan Parsons Project
9. Lady - Lionel Richie
10. [Rumor Has It](https://youtu.be/7AHfYklIVIY) - The Honeydogs

**A Painful Playlist**

1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club

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**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:** [March 6, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3339 "2025-03-06T23:02:23Z")

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**Painful Playlist**

1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
2. A Little Spot of Rain from _Les Miserables_

Eponine’s death scene.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3340 "2025-03-06T23:09:46Z")

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**Painful Playlist**

1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
2. A Little Fall of Rain - from _Les Miserables_
3. One More Minute - “Weird Al” Yankovic

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