# 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:** 358
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7141 "2026-05-02T19:35:44Z")
**Songs about holidays that aren’t Christmas** 1. This Is Halloween - _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ 2. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg 3. Bastille Day - Rush 4. Lake of Fire - Nirvana 5. Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair 6. Harvest Home (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) - trad. hymn; Thanksgiving 7. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder (for Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7142 "2026-05-02T21:15:13Z")
**Songs about holidays that aren’t Christmas** 1. This Is Halloween - _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ 2. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg 3. Bastille Day - Rush 4. Lake of Fire - Nirvana 5. Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair 6. Harvest Home (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) - trad. hymn; Thanksgiving 7. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder 8. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle (ANZAC Day) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7143 "2026-05-02T22:30:57Z")
**Songs about holidays that aren’t Christmas** 1. This Is Halloween - _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ 2. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg 3. Bastille Day - Rush 4. Lake of Fire - Nirvana 5. Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair 6. Harvest Home (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) - trad. hymn; Thanksgiving 7. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder 8. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle (ANZAC Day) 9. New Years Day - U2 ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7144 "2026-05-03T00:32:38Z")
**Songs about holidays that aren’t Christmas** 1. This Is Halloween - _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ 2. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg 3. Bastille Day - Rush 4. Lake of Fire - Nirvana 5. Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair 6. Harvest Home (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) - trad. hymn; Thanksgiving 7. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder 8. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle (ANZAC Day) 9. New Years Day - U2 10. Easter Parade – written by Irving Berlin; performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 film of the same name **Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7145 "2026-05-03T00:42:00Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller It was originally written about Hitler. It’s gained newfound popularity recently _for some reason._ ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7146 "2026-05-03T00:48:35Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7147 "2026-05-03T00:50:18Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7148 "2026-05-03T00:52:59Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7149 "2026-05-03T01:00:04Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan 6. Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7150 "2026-05-03T01:21:21Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan 6. Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys 7. All You Fascists - Bette Midler ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7151 "2026-05-03T02:56:23Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan 6. Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys 7. All You Fascists - Bette Midler 8. Beaumont Rag - Redgum _So come and sing the middle class liberal_ _“I’ve got a home in Beaumont” rag with me_ ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7152 "2026-05-03T03:01:51Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan 6. Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys 7. All You Fascists - Bette Midler 8. Beaumont Rag - Redgum 9. At the Purchaser’s Option - Rhiannon Giddens It’s sung from the perspective of a Black slave impregnated by her master who’s terrified she’s going to be separated from her baby once he’s born. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7153 "2026-05-03T14:49:45Z")
**Protest Songs** _(doesn’t matter what you’re protesting)_ 1. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 2. When That Man is Dead and Gone - Glenn Miller 3. The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish 4. Look Out Any Window - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 5. Masters of War - Bob Dylan 6. Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedys 7. All You Fascists - Bette Midler 8. Beaumont Rag - Redgum 9. At the Purchaser’s Option - Rhiannon Giddens 10. The TImes They Are a-Changin’ - Bob Dylan, though the Keb Mo version packs more emotional punch. **Songs of celebration and joy** ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7154 "2026-05-03T15:07:26Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7155 "2026-05-03T15:09:35Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7156 "2026-05-03T15:11:51Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy 3. Good Times - Chic ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7157 "2026-05-03T15:12:42Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy 3. Good Times - Chic 4. Thank God I’m a Country Boy - John Denver ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7158 "2026-05-03T15:15:12Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy 3. Good Times - Chic 4. Thank God I’m a Country Boy - John Denver 5. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire - Apollo 100 ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7159 "2026-05-03T15:37:17Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy 3. Good Times - Chic 4. Thank God I’m a Country Boy - John Denver 5. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire - Apollo 100 6. I Feel Good - James Brown ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7160 "2026-05-03T16:02:33Z")
**Songs of celebration and joy** 1. Good Vibrations - the Beach Boys 2. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy - Ren & Stimpy 3. Good Times - Chic 4. Thank God I’m a Country Boy - John Denver 5. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire - Apollo 100 6. I Feel Good - James Brown 7. Wings of a Dove - Madness [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=357) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=359)