# 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:** 388

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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 27, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7741 "2026-06-27T23:45:40Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7742 "2026-06-27T23:48:51Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7743 "2026-06-27T23:49:49Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright

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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 27, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7744 "2026-06-27T23:53:40Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright
6. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7745 "2026-06-28T00:45:14Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright
6. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
7. We’re Not Gonna Take It - Quiet Riot

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**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:** [June 28, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7746 "2026-06-28T00:46:14Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright
6. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
7. We’re Not Gonna Take It - Quiet Riot
8. You Owe Me Money - The Bad Examples

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7747 "2026-06-28T03:16:21Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright
6. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
7. We’re Not Gonna Take It - Quiet Riot
8. You Owe Me Money - The Bad Examples
9. My Boyfriend’s Back - The Angels

Nitpick: Twisted Sister recorded #7

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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 28, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7748 "2026-06-28T03:32:18Z")

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**I’m Gonna Whoop Your Ass!**

1. Somebody’s Gonna Get It (Mark Henry’s WWE Theme) - Three Six Mafia
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
3. Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
5. Black Eyed Bruiser - Stevie Wright
6. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
7. We’re Not Gonna Take It - Quiet Riot
8. You Owe Me Money - The Bad Examples
9. My Boyfriend’s Back - The Angels
10. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting - Elton John

Pass.

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7749 "2026-06-28T03:33:38Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7750 "2026-06-28T04:04:48Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7751 "2026-06-28T04:14:51Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7752 "2026-06-28T04:36:43Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five

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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 28, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7753 "2026-06-28T05:10:21Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago

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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 28, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7754 "2026-06-28T07:35:05Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
6. This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide - The Kings

_Nothin’ matters but the weekend,_  
_From a Tuesday point of view …_

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**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:** [June 28, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7755 "2026-06-28T12:35:51Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
6. This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide - The Kings
7. Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow

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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 28, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7756 "2026-06-28T15:22:26Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
6. This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide - The Kings
7. Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
8. Come Dancing – The Kinks

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7757 "2026-06-28T16:53:28Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
6. This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide - The Kings
7. Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
8. Come Dancing – The Kinks
9. Just Got Paid - ZZ Top

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7758 "2026-06-28T19:46:40Z")

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**Songs About the Weekend**

1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
2. Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
3. Here Comes the Weekend - Dave Edmunds
4. Having A Wild Weekend - The Dave Clark Five
5. Saturday in the Park - Chicago
6. This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide - The Kings
7. Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
8. Come Dancing – The Kinks
9. Just Got Paid - ZZ Top
10. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke

**NEW!**

**Observational songs (with brief description of what was observed)**

1. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (a televised interview with historian Marina Warner)

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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 28, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7759 "2026-06-28T20:07:21Z")

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**Observational songs (with brief description of what was observed)**

1. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (a televised interview with historian Marina Warner)
2. Trouble Every Day - The Mothers of Invention (written by Zappa while he was watching TV coverage of the Watts riots in 1965)

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7760 "2026-06-28T20:11:02Z")

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**Observational songs (with brief description of what was observed)**

1. Lady Writer - Dire Straits (a televised interview with historian Marina Warner)
2. Trouble Every Day - The Mothers of Invention (written by Zappa while he was watching TV coverage of the Watts riots in 1965)
3. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones (Lucifer gives a history lesson, with him involved.)

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