# 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:** 394
**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:** [July 22, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7861 "2026-07-22T19:32:54Z")
That could be the next topic. 😀 ---
**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:** [July 22, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7862 "2026-07-22T19:59:50Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. New Song - Howard Jones ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7863 "2026-07-23T00:32:15Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7864 "2026-07-23T00:39:20Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics 6. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7865 "2026-07-23T01:42:07Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics 6. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran 7. “Cities In Dust” - Siouxie and The Banshees ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7866 "2026-07-23T05:05:17Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics 6. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran 7. “Cities In Dust” - Siouxie and The Banshees 8. “Metro” - Berlin ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7867 "2026-07-23T09:03:10Z")
**Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics 6. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran 7. “Cities In Dust” - Siouxie and The Banshees 8. “Metro” - Berlin 9. “Man Overboard” - Do-RĂ©-Mi ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7868 "2026-07-23T10:40:58Z")
[quote=“penultima\_thule, post:7867, topic:996687, full:true”] **Nobody even knows what “New Wave” means: Songs by New Wave artists.** 1. “Heart of Glass” - Blondie 2. “Blue Monday” - New Order 3. “Hold Me Now” - The Thompson Twins 4. “New Song” - Howard Jones 5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” - Eurythmics 6. “Hungry Like the Wolf” - Duran Duran 7. “Cities In Dust” - Siouxie and The Banshees 8. “Metro” - Berlin 9. “Man Overboard” - Do-RĂ©-Mi 10. “Whip it” - Devo **Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix đŸŽ¶They call him Neo and he wears these cool Ray bans đŸŽ¶ ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7869 "2026-07-23T12:48:30Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7870 "2026-07-23T14:30:05Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” _Its a joke Watching those eyes get poked Laughing at fools Who didn’t finish school Laughing until I choke Committing abuses Like the Three Stooges American Prankster Show_ ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7871 "2026-07-23T17:24:02Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle _My blisters are gone, my bunions are too My pinky toes are no longer blue This custom fit feels too good to be true I’ve got a new pair of shoes!_ ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7872 "2026-07-23T18:51:06Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7873 "2026-07-23T20:15:57Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris 6. “Star Trek Island” - a mash up of two popular TV shows of the 60s: _Star Trek_ and _Gilligan’s Island_ _Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale A tale of a fateful trip That started in this big spaceport Aboard this big star ship The mate was pointy-eared Vulcan man The Captain, brave and true Three hundred extras signed on board For a five year tour, a five year tour_ ---
**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:** [July 23, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7874 "2026-07-23T21:41:43Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris 6. “Star Trek Island” - a mash up of two popular TV shows of the 60s: _Star Trek_ and _Gilligan’s Island_ 7. “Shout” - a parody of the Tears for Fears song, about the laundry stain remover _Shout, shout, get those stains out
_ ---
**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:** [July 24, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7875 "2026-07-24T20:39:54Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris 6. “Star Trek Island” - a mash up of two popular TV shows of the 60s: _Star Trek_ and _Gilligan’s Island_ 7. “Shout” - a parody of the Tears for Fears song, about the laundry stain remover 8. “Free Ballin’” - parody of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” Perhaps that is a bit blue for Al’s normal work. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7876 "2026-07-28T14:10:20Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris 6. “Star Trek Island” - a mash up of two popular TV shows of the 60s: _Star Trek_ and _Gilligan’s Island_ 7. “Shout” - a parody of the Tears for Fears song, about the laundry stain remover 8. “Free Ballin’” - parody of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” 9. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “What I Like About You” by the Romantics I got a new pair of shoes, they’re feelin’ tight, gotta go back down to the store get a pair that’s right Yeah! Got a blistering on my heel, that’s not the way I want to feel, 'cuz it’s true, I got a new pair of shoes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7877 "2026-07-28T18:14:35Z")
**Weird Al songs that don’t exist but should** 1. “Neo” - a parody of “Rio” by _Duran Duran_ - about the Neo from the matrix 2. “Stanley’s Mop” - a parody of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones about Stanley Spadowski’s favorite mop 3. “American Prankster Show” - a parody of MTV’s _Prank’d_, to the tune of Elvis Costello’s “American Gangster Time” 4. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle 5. “Ah! Leia!” - a Star Wars-themed parody of “Ah! Leah!”, by Donnie Iris 6. “Star Trek Island” - a mash up of two popular TV shows of the 60s: _Star Trek_ and _Gilligan’s Island_ 7. “Shout” - a parody of the Tears for Fears song, about the laundry stain remover 8. “Free Ballin’” - parody of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” 9. “New Pair of Shoes” - Parody of “What I Like About You” by the Romantics 10. “Burgers On a Bun” - parody of “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks pass ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7878 "2026-07-29T13:19:02Z")
**Song about cops / a cop, or which mention cops / a cop** 1. “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace - “Daddy was a cop, on the East Side of Chicago
” ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7879 "2026-07-29T13:25:28Z")
**Song about cops / a cop, or which mention cops / a cop** 1. “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace - “Daddy was a cop, on the East Side of Chicago
” 2. “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick ---
**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:** [July 29, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7880 "2026-07-29T13:41:43Z")
**Song about cops / a cop, or which mention cops / a cop** 1. “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace - “Daddy was a cop, on the East Side of Chicago
” 2. “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick 3. “The Other One” by the Grateful Dead - “But the heat came round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=395)