# 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:** 324
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6461 "2026-02-01T01:30:47Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading _He’s pecked to death but he loves the pain And he loves it when she calls him names_ ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6462 "2026-02-01T02:21:43Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading 7. Hurting Each Other - Karen Carpenter ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6463 "2026-02-01T04:03:27Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading 7. Hurting Each Other - Karen Carpenter 8. Stiletto - Billy Joel _“She’s so good with her stiletto_ _That you don’t really mind the pain”_ ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6464 "2026-02-01T04:40:55Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading 7. Hurting Each Other - Karen Carpenter 8. Stiletto - Billy Joel 9. Pain is So Close to Pleasure - Queen ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6465 "2026-02-01T04:54:55Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading 7. Hurting Each Other - Karen Carpenter 8. Stiletto - Billy Joel 9. Pain is So Close to Pleasure - Queen 10. The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehr **Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6466 "2026-02-01T04:55:43Z")
**Songs of Pain** 1. King of Pain - The Police 2. Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad - Meat Loaf 3. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp 4. Love Hurts - Nazareth 5. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 6. (I Love It When You) Call Me Names - Joan Armatrading 7. Hurting Each Other - Karen Carpenter 8. Stiletto - Billy Joel 9. Pain is So Close to Pleasure - Queen 10. She - The Monkees New category: **Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6467 "2026-02-01T07:11:36Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6468 "2026-02-01T07:15:27Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6469 "2026-02-01T09:41:37Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John About one he hopes will be conceived. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6470 "2026-02-01T13:36:13Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6471 "2026-02-01T14:38:54Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6472 "2026-02-01T15:16:02Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 7. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6473 "2026-02-01T15:36:46Z")
See the new parentheses. **Songs about the birth of a child (not Jesus)** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 7. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna Housekeeping. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6474 "2026-02-01T16:42:48Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child (not Jesus)** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 7. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna 8. Georgia Rae - John Hiatt “Locky for you, Child, you look like your mother!” ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6475 "2026-02-01T17:19:01Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child (not Jesus)** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 7. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna 8. Georgia Rae - John Hiatt 9. Beautiful Baby - Don McLean ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6476 "2026-02-01T17:56:22Z")
**Songs about the birth of a child (not Jesus)** 1. With Arms Wide Open - Creed 2. Danny’s Song - Loggins & Messina 3. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 4. Blessed - Elton John 5. We’re Havin’ A Baby - Ray Stevens 6. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates 7. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna 8. Georgia Rae - John Hiatt 9. Beautiful Baby - Don McLean 10. Cat’s In the Cradle - Harry Chapin pass ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6477 "2026-02-01T18:14:52Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > pass Then maybe we can go back to @Buck_Godot’s topic, that somehow got ignored (simulpost?). > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > **Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** > > 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel **Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel 2. Become America - The Call ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6478 "2026-02-01T19:53:50Z")
**Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel 2. Become America - The Call 3. America The Beautiful - Ray Charles ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6479 "2026-02-01T20:41:02Z")
**Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel 2. Become America - The Call 3. America The Beautiful - Ray Charles 4. Great Southern Land - Icehouse ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6480 "2026-02-01T21:02:54Z")
**Songs that make you feel patriotic without being nationalistic** 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel 2. Become America - The Call 3. America The Beautiful - Ray Charles 4. Great Southern Land - Icehouse 5. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie To me, it is a hopeful ode to what America could and should be. Written as a protest song in response to the popular “God Bless America,” which Guthrie found pretentious and hypocritical. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=325)