# 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:** 377

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**Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7521 "2026-05-27T22:19:43Z")

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**“Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen
2. Your Song - Elton John
3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues
4. Annie’s Song - John Denver
5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen

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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:** [May 27, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7522 "2026-05-27T22:21:40Z")

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**“Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen
2. Your Song - Elton John
3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues
4. Annie’s Song - John Denver
5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen
6. Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina

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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:** [May 27, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7523 "2026-05-27T22:44:42Z")

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**Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen
2. Your Song - Elton John
3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues
4. Annie’s Song - John Denver
5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen
6. Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina
7. The Song Of Bernadette - Leonard Cohen

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7524 "2026-05-28T00:05:15Z")

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**”Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen
2. Your Song - Elton John
3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues
4. Annie’s Song - John Denver
5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen
6. Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina
7. The Song Of Bernadette - Leonard Cohen
8. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) - Billy Joel

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7525 "2026-05-28T01:46:07Z")

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**"Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen
2. Your Song - Elton John
3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues
4. Annie’s Song - John Denver
5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen
6. Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina
7. The Song Of Bernadette - Leonard Cohen
8. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) - Billy Joel
9. Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas

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**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 28, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7526 "2026-05-28T13:14:13Z")

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**“Somebody’s” Song**

1. Bryden’s Song - Peter Allen

2. Your Song - Elton John

3. Emily’s Song - The Moody Blues

4. Annie’s Song - John Denver

5. The Prophet’s Song - Queen

6. Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina

7. The Song Of Bernadette - Leonard Cohen

8. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) - Billy Joel

9. Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas

10. Kathy’s Song - Simon & Garfunkel

**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7527 "2026-05-28T13:58:54Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At Ths Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7528 "2026-05-28T14:24:12Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At Ths Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7529 "2026-05-28T15:25:08Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At Ths Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.

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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:** [May 28, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7530 "2026-05-28T21:49:54Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At Ths Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [May 29, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7531 "2026-05-29T00:16:42Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At This Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.
6. “Convoy” - C.W. McCall; #1 on the U.S. Country and Hot 100 charts, and #19 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart

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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:** [May 29, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7532 "2026-05-29T12:46:14Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At This Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.
6. “Convoy” - C.W. McCall; #1 on the U.S. Country and Hot 100 charts, and #19 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
7. “Love Story” - Taylor Swift; was number 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, number 3 on Adult Pop, was number 4 on the Hot 100, and number 1 on Hot Country.

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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:** [May 29, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7533 "2026-05-29T14:54:43Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At This Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.
6. “Convoy” - C.W. McCall; #1 on the U.S. Country and Hot 100 charts, and #19 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
7. “Love Story” - Taylor Swift; was number 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, number 3 on Adult Pop, was number 4 on the Hot 100, and number 1 on Hot Country.
8. “Another One Bites the Dust” - Queen; charted at No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100 for three weeks in 1980. Also charted high on the Hot Soul Singles and Disco Top 100 charts.

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**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 31, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7534 "2026-05-31T15:48:25Z")

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**(bump)**

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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:** [May 31, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7535 "2026-05-31T15:56:38Z")

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**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At This Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.
6. “Convoy” - C.W. McCall; #1 on the U.S. Country and Hot 100 charts, and #19 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
7. “Love Story” - Taylor Swift; was number 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, number 3 on Adult Pop, was number 4 on the Hot 100, and number 1 on Hot Country.
8. “Another One Bites the Dust” - Queen; charted at No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100 for three weeks in 1980. Also charted high on the Hot Soul Singles and Disco Top 100 charts.
9. “A Boy Named Sue” - Johnny Cash; #1 on the Billboard Country and Adult Contemporary charts, and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7536 "2026-06-01T23:29:50Z")

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Bloody merkins who can't think of 10 crossover songs, who'da thunk it? ... sheesh 

🙂

**Crossover hits (songs that charted in more than one genre’s charts)**

1. “Butterfly Kisses” - Bob Carlisle; charted on Country, Contemporary Christian, and Adult Contemporary charts
2. “At This Moment”, Billy Vera & The Beaters; charted on Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, Country/Western, and R&B Billboard Singles Charts
3. “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X; charted on both the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts
4. “The Lord’s Prayer” - Sr. Janet Mead; topped contemporary Christian music charts, No. 2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1973.
5. “I Will Always Love You” – written and originally performed by Dollly Parton, it was a #1 hir on Billboard’s Hot County Sounds chart in 1974 _(and she took it back to #1 in 1982 after it appeared on the ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ sountrack)_ – then in 1992 Whitney Houston got her hands on it, and her rendition spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard 'Hot 100" pop charts – as well as topping various foreign listings such as _Eurochart Hot 100 Singles_.
6. “Convoy” - C.W. McCall; #1 on the U.S. Country and Hot 100 charts, and #19 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
7. “Love Story” - Taylor Swift; was number 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, number 3 on Adult Pop, was number 4 on the Hot 100, and number 1 on Hot Country.
8. “Another One Bites the Dust” - Queen; charted at No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100 for three weeks in 1980. Also charted high on the Hot Soul Singles and Disco Top 100 charts.
9. “A Boy Named Sue” - Johnny Cash; #1 on the Billboard Country and Adult Contemporary charts, and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
10. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye ft. Kimbra: An indie-pop hit in Australia that did rather well on other pop music charts including the Billboard 100.

**Songs of self reflection/assessment, or summat**

1. It’s Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis

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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:** [June 2, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7537 "2026-06-02T00:06:36Z")

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**Songs of self reflection/assessment, or summat**

1. It’s Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis
2. It Was A Very Good Year– Ol’ Blue Eyes

Believe it or not, it was first recorded by the Kingston Trio in 1961, four years before Sinatra made it one of his signature songs.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [June 2, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7538 "2026-06-02T00:28:46Z")

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**Songs of self reflection/assessment, or summat**

1. It’s Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis
2. It Was A Very Good Year– Ol’ Blue Eyes
3. At Seventeen - Janis Ian

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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:** [June 2, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7539 "2026-06-02T00:34:28Z")

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**Songs of self reflection/assessment, or summat**

1. It’s Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis
2. It Was A Very Good Year– Ol’ Blue Eyes
3. At Seventeen - Janis Ian
4. In My Life - The Beatles

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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:** [June 2, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7540 "2026-06-02T00:47:00Z")

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**Songs of self reflection/assessment, or summat**

1. It’s Hard to Be Humble - Mac Davis
2. It Was A Very Good Year– Ol’ Blue Eyes
3. At Seventeen - Janis Ian
4. In My Life - The Beatles
5. Before They Make Me Run - The Rolling Stones

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