# 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:** 289

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5761 "2025-10-25T17:20:22Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5762 "2025-10-25T17:38:23Z")

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[quote=“knoodler, post:5761, topic:996687, full:true”]  
**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5763 "2025-10-25T17:48:23Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5764 "2025-10-25T18:11:08Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John

2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy

3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack

4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure

5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5765 "2025-10-25T19:03:14Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane
6. Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5766 "2025-10-25T19:39:55Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane
6. Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty
7. One More Saturday Night - The Grateful Dead

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5767 "2025-10-25T19:43:44Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane
6. Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty
7. One More Saturday Night - The Grateful Dead
8. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5768 "2025-10-25T20:01:00Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane
6. Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty
7. One More Saturday Night - The Grateful Dead
8. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
9. Weekend - Birds Of Tokyo

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5769 "2025-10-25T20:27:55Z")

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**Songs for the weekend**

1. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music soundtrack
4. Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
5. Saturday Afternoon - The Jefferson Airplane
6. Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty
7. One More Saturday Night - The Grateful Dead
8. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
9. Weekend - Birds Of Tokyo
10. That Sunday, That Summer

New category:

**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5770 "2025-10-25T20:43:48Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5771 "2025-10-25T20:50:42Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)

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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:** [October 25, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5772 "2025-10-25T20:55:28Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5773 "2025-10-26T00:16:42Z")

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[quote=“ekedolphin, post:5772, topic:996687, full:true”]  
**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5774 "2025-10-26T00:23:40Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High

Yes, it sounds secular, but the bells going ding dong are in Heaven, with the angels singing

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5775 "2025-10-26T00:46:04Z")

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[quote=“gkster, post:5774, topic:996687”]  
**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5776 "2025-10-26T01:39:43Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
8. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5777 "2025-10-26T10:39:10Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
8. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
9. Panis Angelicus

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5778 "2025-10-26T11:22:09Z")

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**Sacred Christmas music (as opposed to secular)**

1. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2. The Angel’s Hymn of Glory
3. Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella)
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. Lo, How A Rose E’er-blooming
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
8. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
9. Panis Angelicus
10. Go Tell It On The Mountain

New Topic:

**A Song About Where You Are Right Now (City, State, Country, etc.)**

1. New York State of Mind - Billy Joel

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5779 "2025-10-26T12:30:34Z")

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**A Song About Where You Are Right Now (City, State, Country, etc.)**

1. New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
2. God Blessed Texas - Little Texas

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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:** [October 26, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/5780 "2025-10-26T12:40:00Z")

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**A Song About Where You Are Right Now (City, State, Country, etc.)**

1. New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
2. God Blessed Texas - Little Texas
3. Heart of the Night - Poco

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