# 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:** 228
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4541 "2025-06-16T17:15:05Z")
**Covers of Beatles’ songs by well-known artists** 1. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray 2. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker 3. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder 4. Yesterday - Willie Nelson 5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - Jimi Hendrix 6. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John 7. Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees 8. You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away - Pearl Jam 9. Something - Frank Sinatra 10. Got to Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind & Fire **Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4542 "2025-06-16T17:28:29Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4543 "2025-06-16T18:18:40Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4544 "2025-06-16T18:22:40Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4545 "2025-06-17T01:00:37Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4546 "2025-06-17T01:10:51Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” 6. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem. Starts with Eminem saying, “Where’s my share? I have no snare in my headphones.” ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4547 "2025-06-17T01:34:58Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” 6. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem. Starts with Eminem saying, “Where’s my share? I have no snare in my headphones.” 7. Oh, Sheila - Ready For the World. Someone says “What’s good for the goose is always good for the gander. Oh, Sheila” ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4548 "2025-06-17T03:31:25Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” 6. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem. Starts with Eminem saying, “Where’s my share? I have no snare in my headphones.” 7. Oh, Sheila - Ready For the World. Someone says “What’s good for the goose is always good for the gander. Oh, Sheila” 8. Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath. A repeated tape loop of Tony Iommi coughing begins the track. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4549 "2025-06-17T04:20:07Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” 6. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem. Starts with Eminem saying, “Where’s my share? I have no snare in my headphones.” 7. Oh, Sheila - Ready For the World. Someone says “What’s good for the goose is always good for the gander. Oh, Sheila” 8. Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath. A repeated tape loop of Tony Iommi coughing begins the track. 9. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish. At the beginning, Billie loudly announces she’s removing her Invisalign with a loud laugh. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4550 "2025-06-17T05:19:59Z")
**Songs with weird beginnings or endings** 1. Fearless - Pink Floyd. Ends with a recording of a crowd singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at a Liverpool FC match. 2. The Runaway - Gentle Giant. Starts with sound effects of breaking glass in a rhythm. 3. Taxman - The Beatles. Begins with a low voice, counting off, and someone coughing in the background. 4. Four Little Diamonds - Electric Light Orchestra. Begins with Jeff Lynne doing a mock countdown for the band: “Is this on? OK, after four…FOUR!” 5. Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens. Begins with a children’s _a capella_ chorus sing “Jesus Loves The Little Children” 6. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem. Starts with Eminem saying, “Where’s my share? I have no snare in my headphones.” 7. Oh, Sheila - Ready For the World. Someone says “What’s good for the goose is always good for the gander. Oh, Sheila” 8. Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath. A repeated tape loop of Tony Iommi coughing begins the track. 9. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish. At the beginning, Billie loudly announces she’s removing her Invisalign with a loud laugh. 10. A Day in the Life - The Beatles. Ends in a loud crescendo, followed by a cacophony of noise on what’s called “The Inner Loop”. New category: **Songs from James Bond songs that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ This is the leitmotif of the assassin Necros, played several times in its original form when he’s actually killing somebody. It also appears in an orchestrated version during fights with Bond and Green Four. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4551 "2025-06-17T06:03:09Z")
**Songs from James Bond songs that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ Coupland was the actual singer; Ursula Andress just lip-synced. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4552 "2025-06-17T07:42:12Z")
**Songs from James Bond songs that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ LaBelle was the original artist, a few years before Celine Dion had a smash hit with this song. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4553 "2025-06-17T15:15:14Z")
**Songs from James Bond films that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ (Changed the topic heading to what I think you meant it to read) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4554 "2025-06-17T15:39:29Z")
**Songs from James Bond films that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4555 "2025-06-17T16:36:49Z")
**Songs from James Bond films that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ 6. “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Shirley Bassey from _Thunderball_ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4556 "2025-06-17T16:59:30Z")
**Songs from James Bond films that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ 6. “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Shirley Bassey from _Thunderball_ 7. “California Girls” by Gidea Park from _View to a Kill_ During the pre-titles scene when Bond is snow-boarding away from the bad guys. The producers hired a Beach Boys tribute band to record the song for the movie. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4557 "2025-06-17T19:35:53Z")
**Songs from James Bond films that are not the title tracks** 1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ 6. “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Shirley Bassey from _Thunderball_ 7. “California Girls” by Gidea Park from _View to a Kill_ 8. “Surrender” by K.D. Lang from _Tomorrow Never Dies_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4558 "2025-06-18T14:13:48Z")
1. “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ 6. “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Shirley Bassey from _Thunderball_ 7. “California Girls” by Gidea Park from _View to a Kill_ 8. “Surrender” by k.d. lang from _Tomorrow Never Dies_ 9. “The Look of Love” by Dusty Springfield from _Casino Royale_ (1967) Also housekeeping (Ms Lang uses lower-case letters in her name) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4559 "2025-06-21T17:14:25Z")
**Songs from James Bond that are not the title tracks** 1. - “Where Has Everybody Gone?” by The Pretenders from _The Living Daylights_ 2. - “Under the Mango Tree,” traditional, but performed by Diana Coupland, from _Dr. No_ 3. - “If You Asked Me To” by Patti LaBelle from _Licence to Kill_ 4. - “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong from _On Her Majesty’s Secret Service_ 5. - “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”, a gospel and jazz song often played during traditional New Orleans Jazz Funerals, as played by the Olympia Brass Band in _Live and Let Die_ 6. - “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” by Shirley Bassey from _Thunderball_ 7. - “California Girls” by Gidea Park from _View to a Kill_ 8. - “Surrender” by k.d. lang from _Tomorrow Never Dies_ 9. - “The Look of Love” by Dusty Springfield from _Casino Royale_ (1967) 10. _“Three Blind Mice/Kingston Calypso”_ by Bryon Lee and the Dragonaires from _Dr. No_ **No Kings songs (any nobility except kings)** 1. Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4560 "2025-06-21T17:16:15Z")
**No Kings songs (any nobility except kings)** 1. Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith 2. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=229)