# 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:** ![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:** [January 9, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6261 "2026-01-09T16:23:40Z")

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**Songs about breaking up**

1. D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette
2. With Pen In Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
3. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right - Bob Dylan
4. Goodbye - Air Supply
5. Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam
6. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
7. One More Minute - “Weird Al” Yankovic
8. Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
9. Take A Letter, Maria – R. B. Greaves

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6262 "2026-01-09T16:53:50Z")

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**Songs about breaking up**

1. D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette
2. With Pen In Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
3. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right - Bob Dylan
4. Goodbye - Air Supply
5. Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam
6. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
7. One More Minute - “Weird Al” Yankovic
8. Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
9. Take A Letter, Maria – R. B. Greaves
10. What’ll I Do? - Alison Krauss

**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6263 "2026-01-09T17:01:29Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie

_Do you remember your President Nixon?  
Do you remember the bills you have to pay?  
Or even yesterday?_

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6264 "2026-01-09T17:06:24Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel

Mentions Truman, Nixon (twice), Eisenhower, JFK, and Reagan, as well as several non-U.S. heads of state

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6265 "2026-01-09T17:28:33Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6266 "2026-01-09T18:04:40Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP

_Hello, Gorby_  
_This is the White House_  
_Ronald Reagan speaking_

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6267 "2026-01-09T18:06:09Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP
6. Russians - Sting

“Mr. Reagan says we will protect you…”

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6268 "2026-01-09T18:22:55Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP
6. Russians - Sting
7. There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama - Corrigan Brothers

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6269 "2026-01-09T19:21:43Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP
6. Russians - Sting
7. There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama - Corrigan Brothers
8. Dizz Knee Land - Dada

_I just flipped off President George!  
I’m going to Dizz Knee Land!_

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6270 "2026-01-09T19:29:44Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP
6. Russians - Sting
7. There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama - Corrigan Brothers
8. Dizz Knee Land - Dada
9. Presidents Day - Lola Bunny

_It’s Presidents Day; it’s time to reflect  
On this wonderful man that we elect  
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington  
Thomas Jefferson and Alec Baldwin!_

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**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:** [January 9, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6271 "2026-01-09T19:53:20Z")

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**Songs mentioning Presidents**

1. Harry Truman - Chicago
2. Young Americans - David Bowie
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones
5. [American-Soviets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OykVR5LsZMU) - CCCP
6. Russians - Sting
7. There’s No One as Irish as Barack Obama - Corrigan Brothers
8. Dizz Knee Land - Dada
9. Presidents Day - Lola Bunny
10. [The Presidents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc3xTj3g9QQ) – The Animaniacs

**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Expresss – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6272 "2026-01-09T19:57:42Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6273 "2026-01-09T19:59:02Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple

Any ruling on whether foreign-based Dopers can use U.S. cities?

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6274 "2026-01-09T20:05:37Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell

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**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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6275 "2026-01-09T20:07:39Z")

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> [@SunUp](#):
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> Any ruling on whether foreign-based Dopers can use U.S. cities?

Frankly, I never considered that – but since I started it _(and I presume you’ll be able to add a submission without mentioning a city in the USA)_, I’m going to say ‘No’.  
I will, however, bear our far-flung members in mind in the future.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6276 "2026-01-09T20:09:36Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
5. Marseilles - The Angels

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6277 "2026-01-09T20:14:26Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
5. Marseilles - The Angels
6. Tegucigalpa- The Andrews Sisters

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6278 "2026-01-09T20:15:34Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
5. Marseilles - The Angels
6. Tegucigalpa- The Andrews Sisters
7. One Night in Bangkok from _Chess_

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6279 "2026-01-09T20:20:06Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
5. Marseilles - The Angels
6. Tegucigalpa- The Andrews Sisters
7. One Night in Bangkok from _Chess_
8. Vienna - Ultravox

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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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6280 "2026-01-09T20:25:59Z")

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**Songs with a Foreign City in the Title**

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2. Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone
3. Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
4. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
5. Marseilles - The Angels
6. Tegucigalpa- The Andrews Sisters
7. One Night in Bangkok from _Chess_
8. Vienna - Ultravox
9. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel

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