# 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\
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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:** [August 5, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5121 "2025-08-05T21:58:41Z")

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[quote=“dirtball, post:5120, topic:996687, full:true”]  
**Songs about boats, ships, etc.**

1. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
2. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
5. Ship of Fools - The Grateful Dead
6. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5122 "2025-08-05T22:14:40Z")

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**Songs about boats, ships, etc.**

1. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
2. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
5. Ship of Fools - The Grateful Dead
6. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
7. The Ship Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5123 "2025-08-05T22:30:40Z")

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**Songs about boats, ships, etc.**

1. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple

2. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

5. Ship of Fools - The Grateful Dead

6. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett

7. The Ship Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5124 "2025-08-06T14:52:01Z")

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**Songs about boats, ships, etc.**

1. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
2. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
5. Ship of Fools - The Grateful Dead
6. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
7. The Ship Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner
9. Calypso - John Denver

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5125 "2025-08-06T14:56:27Z")

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**Songs about boats, ships, etc.**

1. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Shirley Temple
2. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
3. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
5. Ship of Fools - The Grateful Dead
6. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
7. The Ship Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner
9. Calypso - John Denver
10. I’m on a Boat - The Lonely Island

And, why not…

**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5126 "2025-08-06T14:58:31Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5127 "2025-08-06T15:09:40Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary

2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick

3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5128 "2025-08-06T15:19:24Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5129 "2025-08-06T16:03:40Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5130 "2025-08-06T17:48:16Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
6. Jet Boy - The New York Dolls

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5131 "2025-08-06T20:59:06Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
6. Jet Boy - The New York Dolls
7. The Aeroplane - Tim Minchin

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**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:** [August 6, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5132 "2025-08-06T21:19:56Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
6. Jet Boy - The New York Dolls
7. The Aeroplane - Tim Minchin
8. People in Planes - Clay Walker

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5133 "2025-08-06T21:24:07Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
6. Jet Boy - The New York Dolls
7. The Aeroplane - Tim Minchin
8. People in Planes - Clay Walker
9. Jetpack - Jill Sobule

_I’d take you up so high  
If I dropped you, you would die_

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5134 "2025-08-08T01:58:24Z")

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**Songs About Planes**

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Trains and Boats and Planes - Dionne Warwick
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
4. Jet Airliner - Steven Miller Band
5. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
6. Jet Boy - The New York Dolls
7. The Aeroplane - Tim Minchin
8. People in Planes - Clay Walker
9. Jetpack - Jill Sobule
10. Daniel - Elton John

_Daniel is travelin’ tonight on a plane_  
_I can see the red taillights headin’ for Spain_

Next: **Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5135 "2025-08-08T01:59:36Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5136 "2025-08-08T02:09:51Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes
3. Fins - Jimmy Buffett

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5137 "2025-08-08T02:09:55Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes
3. Tasmanian Devil - Don Spencer

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5138 "2025-08-08T02:13:24Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes
3. Fins - Jimmy Buffett
4. Tasmanian Devil - Don Spencer
5. The End of the Game - Sting

The singer is a fox who, along with his mate, is running from a group of hounds on a fox hunt.

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5139 "2025-08-08T02:17:04Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes
3. Fins - Jimmy Buffett
4. Tasmanian Devil - Don Spencer
5. The End of the Game - Sting
6. Evelyn, a Modified Dog - Frank Zappa

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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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5140 "2025-08-08T02:18:57Z")

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**Songs About Animals**

1. Tommy the Cat - Primus
2. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Yes
3. Fins - Jimmy Buffett
4. Tasmanian Devil - Don Spencer
5. The End of the Game - Sting
6. Evelyn, a Modified Dog - Frank Zappa
7. I Need You Like This Hole in My Head - Sting

About a dolphin trying to win his love with his words.

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