# 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:** 242
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4821 "2025-07-07T11:27:05Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4822 "2025-07-07T12:34:54Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4823 "2025-07-07T13:04:45Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4824 "2025-07-07T13:30:22Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer 6. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4825 "2025-07-07T13:36:32Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer 6. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 7. L-O-V-E ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4826 "2025-07-07T13:59:51Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer 6. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 7. L-O-V-E 8. O Tannenbaum ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4827 "2025-07-07T14:20:18Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer 6. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 7. L-O-V-E 8. O Tannenbaum 9. An Orange Colored Sky It freaked me out a few years ago when my grandson (who was born in 2001) came thro’ the living room singing this. He’d picked it up from the soundtrack of a computer game. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4828 "2025-07-07T14:31:59Z")
**Nat “King” Cole songs** 1. The Frim Fram Sauce 2. That Sunday, That Summer 3. Almost Like Being in Love 4. Unforgettable 5. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer 6. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 7. L-O-V-E 8. O Tannenbaum 9. An Orange Colored Sky 10. Stardust **Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4829 "2025-07-07T15:57:17Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4830 "2025-07-07T16:00:07Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel Though not actually written about retirement, the final chorus nails it: > [@](#): > > Today I don’t need a replacement > I’ll tell them what the smile on my face meant > My heart going boom, boom, boom > “Hey,” I said, “You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home” ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4831 "2025-07-07T17:07:11Z")
[Good, that’s the spirit!](https://images.app.goo.gl/AzRRZwkBCzUNRv638) **Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father - Madonna ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4832 "2025-07-07T17:11:35Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4833 "2025-07-07T17:36:34Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett 6. Southern Pacific - Neil Young I rode the Highball I fired the Daylight When I turned sixty-five I couldn’t see right It was Mr. Jones We’ve got to let you go It’s company policy You’ve got a pension though ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4834 "2025-07-07T19:15:09Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett 6. Southern Pacific - Neil Young 7. When I’m 64 - The Beatles ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4835 "2025-07-07T20:57:28Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett 6. Southern Pacific - Neil Young 7. When I’m 64 - The Beatles 8. The Ringers Retired - Graeme Connors & Kelly Dixon ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4836 "2025-07-07T21:12:44Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. My Way - Frank Sinatra ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4837 "2025-07-07T21:13:16Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett 6. Southern Pacific - Neil Young 7. When I’m 64 - The Beatles 8. The Ringers Retired - Graeme Connors & Kelly Dixon 9. My Way - Frank Sinatra ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4838 "2025-07-12T04:38:47Z")
**Retirement Songs** 1. Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren 2. Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 3. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 4. Oh Father – Madonna 5. [Sendin’ the Old Man Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9REjZzceVM) – Jimmy Buffett 6. Southern Pacific - Neil Young 7. When I’m 64 - The Beatles 8. The Ringers Retired - Graeme Connors & Kelly Dixon 9. My Way - Frank Sinatra 10. Take this job and shove it - Johnny Paycheck _Novelty Songs not by Weird Al_ 1. The Homecoming queen’s got a gun. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4839 "2025-07-12T04:42:27Z")
_Novelty Songs not by Weird Al_ 1. The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun - Julie Brown 2. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/4840 "2025-07-12T04:54:54Z")
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