# 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:** 328
**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 19, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6541 "2026-02-19T17:12:30Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6542 "2026-02-19T17:22:12Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6543 "2026-02-19T17:23:31Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6544 "2026-02-19T17:27:15Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6545 "2026-02-19T17:28:26Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. 6. The Lumberjack - Jackyl (A chainsaw) ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6546 "2026-02-19T20:49:42Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. 6. The Lumberjack - Jackyl (A chainsaw) 7. Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction (barking dogs) ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6547 "2026-02-19T21:53:58Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. 6. The Lumberjack - Jackyl (A chainsaw) 7. Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction (barking dogs) 8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (milk bottles) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6548 "2026-02-19T23:39:26Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. 6. The Lumberjack - Jackyl (A chainsaw) 7. Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction (barking dogs) 8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (milk bottles) 9. “Beds Are Burning” - Midnight Oil (steel containers, presumably oil drums) ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6549 "2026-02-20T01:03:53Z")
**Songs Featuring Things Not Usually Considered Musical Instruments** 1. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las (motorcycle) 2. Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (fire extinguisher, used as a cowbell-like percussion instrument) 3. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (crickets, helicopters) 4. The Gates of Delirium - Yes (sound effects created by banging on a rack with car parts mounted on it; at one point there’s a crash caused by someone pushing the rack over) 5. The Art of Noise - Close (to the edit) - Uses recorded sample of a Volkswagen Golf owned by a neighbour of band member J. J. Jeczalik, stalling and restarting. 6. The Lumberjack - Jackyl (A chainsaw) 7. Been Caught Stealing - Jane’s Addiction (barking dogs) 8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (milk bottles) 9. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (steel containers, presumably oil drums) 10. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish (samples the tone of an Australian PB/5 pedestrian crossing button) **Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6550 "2026-02-20T01:35:07Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6551 "2026-02-20T01:54:12Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6552 "2026-02-20T01:59:27Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6553 "2026-02-20T02:02:32Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6554 "2026-02-20T16:07:05Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen 6. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6555 "2026-02-20T16:16:56Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen 6. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon 7. Loser - Beck ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6556 "2026-02-20T16:20:13Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen 6. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon 7. Goodbye Earl – The Dixie Chicks as an aside, I know they removed the word “Dixie” from their name back in 2020, but when an artist or band takes a different name (like Cat Stevens, who became Yusuf Islam for a while, or John Cougar, who added his actual last name of Mellancamp, then finally dropped ‘Cougar’ altogether), how does this affect what one calls the artist when referring to songs previously released under the ''old" name? _ **-:BB:-** _ ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6557 "2026-02-20T19:46:57Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen 6. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon 7. Loser - Beck 8. Goodbye Earl – The Dixie Chicks 9. Mediocre Fred - The Smothers Brothers some housekeeping ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6558 "2026-02-21T06:02:58Z")
**Songs about dodgy/repellant guys** 1. Errol - Australian Crawl 2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 3. Stan - Eminem 4. Creep - Radiohead 5. State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen 6. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon 7. Loser - Beck 8. Goodbye Earl – The Dixie Chicks 9. Mediocre Fred - The Smothers Brothers 10. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles **Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6559 "2026-02-21T06:06:37Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam #1 could also include the symbol he used instead of a name during the “Artist” era: [![](https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/AE68/production/_89384644_screenshot2016-04-22at07.39.15.png) ](https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/AE68/production/_89384644_screenshot2016-04-22at07.39.15.png) ---
**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 21, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6560 "2026-02-21T07:13:10Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp Not sure if I have the chronology right here, except for the final current name [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=329)