# 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:** 22

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/421 "2024-04-01T18:34:12Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson

She was 17 when she recorded it; she also wrote and produced the song.

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/422 "2024-04-01T19:31:44Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth

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**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:** [April 1, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/423 "2024-04-01T20:25:03Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens

Or, sadly, _any_ song by Valens, as he never made it out of his teens.

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/424 "2024-04-01T20:31:53Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

The band is joined by the Islington Green School choir for the chorus.

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/425 "2024-04-01T20:41:32Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
6. MMMBop - Hanson

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**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:** [April 1, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/426 "2024-04-01T20:43:29Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
6. MMMBop - Hanson
7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family

That’s 13-year-old Tony DeFranco on lead vocal.

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/427 "2024-04-01T20:47:00Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
6. MMMBop - Hanson
7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic

His Dr. Demento debut, at 16 years of age.

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/428 "2024-04-01T21:50:51Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
6. MMMBop - Hanson
7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic
9. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/429 "2024-04-01T22:53:29Z")

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**Songs sung by children or teenagers**

1. Revolting Children (from the _Matilda: The Musical_ soundtrack)
2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
6. MMMBop - Hanson
7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic
9. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
10. Love Story - Taylor Swift

She was 17 when she wrote it and 19 when it was released.

**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/430 "2024-04-01T23:42:26Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley

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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:** [April 1, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/431 "2024-04-01T23:46:41Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash

Cash’s well-regarded cover of the Nine Inch Nails song was recorded in 2002, when he was 70, and in very poor health. It charted on the U.S. Country chart, as well as in the UK, Ireland, and Germany.

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**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:** [April 2, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/432 "2024-04-02T01:09:59Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty

Slim Dusty was recording Last Sessions (his 106th album) when he died on 19 September 2003 aged 76. The album was released on 1 March 2004 and went gold in less than two weeks.

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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:** [April 2, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/433 "2024-04-02T04:04:49Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)

Released 25 years after the death of her father.

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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:** [April 2, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/434 "2024-04-02T13:06:11Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone

Released posthumously less than a year after Joey died of lymphoma.

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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:** [April 2, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/435 "2024-04-02T13:20:34Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/436 "2024-04-03T07:28:40Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon

Though he was alive at the album’s release, it became a hit after his death and he was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2003 Grammys posthumously

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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:** [April 4, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/437 "2024-04-04T17:10:45Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
9. Shine - Luther Vandross

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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:** [April 4, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/438 "2024-04-04T17:25:13Z")

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**Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers**

1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
9. Shine - Luther Vandross
10. Love In Time - Dan Fogelberg

From the album of the same name which he quickly produced once he learned he was dying of cancer to provide money for his family.

**Baby Songs**

1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant

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**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/439 "2024-04-04T17:34:58Z")

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**Baby Songs**

1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant
2. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka

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**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:** [April 4, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/440 "2024-04-04T17:44:45Z")

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**Baby Songs**

1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant
2. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
3. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot

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