# 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:** 408
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8141 "2026-09-06T19:59:05Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Live and learn … _[“Little Star”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8F4vdF-bJc)_[by the Elegants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8F4vdF-bJc) > Having heard it again, I’m sure you recognize it now. Yeah, I recognize the, er, “source material,” for sure. That recording is new to me, though. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8142 "2026-09-07T01:31:05Z")
**The #1 Song The Week You Were Born** 1. “Make It With You” - by Bread, week of 22 August, 1970 2. “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley, week of 19 August, 1957 3. “Eight Days a Week” by the Beatles, week of March 20, 1965 4. “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, week of January 20, 1968 5. “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night, week of May 23, 1971 6. “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes or “I Need You Now” by Eddie Fisher in week of Nov. 21 1954 7. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton was the number one song for the entire month of June 1959 8. “Tammy” by Debbie Reynolds, week of August 26, 1957 9. “Vaya con Dios” by Les Paul & Mary Ford, week of Oct. 25, 1953 10. “Centerfold” by The J. Gells Band, week of Feb. 20, 1982 Pass. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8143 "2026-09-07T02:24:20Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash About an autoworker at a GM plant in Detroit, who steals an entire Cadillac by taking one piece home every day. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8144 "2026-09-07T02:26:13Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8145 "2026-09-07T02:31:39Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8146 "2026-09-07T03:17:03Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8147 "2026-09-07T03:54:37Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8148 "2026-09-07T04:09:02Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges 6. Song of the Roustabouts from the _Dumbo_ soundtrack ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8149 "2026-09-07T04:47:05Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges 6. Song of the Roustabouts from the _Dumbo_ soundtrack 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8150 "2026-09-07T11:31:19Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges 6. Song of the Roustabouts from the _Dumbo_ soundtrack 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Mississippi Delta Cotton Picking Town - Charley Pride ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8151 "2026-09-07T14:59:43Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges 6. Song of the Roustabouts from the _Dumbo_ soundtrack 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Mississippi Delta Cotton Picking Town - Charley Pride 9. Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8152 "2026-09-07T17:57:38Z")
**Songs About Labor and Laborers** 1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash 2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 3. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 4. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - classic American folk song 5. The Ballad of 1891 - Palmer & Bridges 6. Song of the Roustabouts from the _Dumbo_ soundtrack 7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 8. Mississippi Delta Cotton Picking Town - Charley Pride 9. Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck 10. Working 9 to 5 - The Late Lamented Dolly Parton **Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Fleeing Groovy) - Paul Simon ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8153 "2026-09-07T18:01:36Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Fleeing Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8154 "2026-09-07T19:21:06Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Fleeing Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8155 "2026-09-07T20:55:56Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars Housekeeping to correct my own post, although “fleeing groovie” does sound like an interesting song or maybe band name. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8156 "2026-09-07T20:58:33Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 4. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - Queen ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8157 "2026-09-07T21:01:29Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 4. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - Queen 5. Lazy - Deep Purple ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8158 "2026-09-07T22:00:48Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 4. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - Queen 5. Lazy - Deep Purple 6. Because I Got High - Afroman ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8159 "2026-09-07T23:31:11Z")
[quote=“HeyHomie, post:8158, topic:996687, full:true”] **Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 4. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - Queen 5. Lazy - Deep Purple 6. Because I Got High - Afroman 7. Bang The Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren lyric – “I don’t want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day.” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8160 "2026-09-08T00:14:35Z")
**Songs for Slackers** 1. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon 2. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones 3. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 4. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - Queen 5. Lazy - Deep Purple 6. Because I Got High - Afroman 7. Bang The Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren 8. The Drovers Dream - traditional "One night while droving sheep, my companions lay asleep, There was not a star to illuminate the sky; I was dreaming I suppose for my eyes were partly closed When a very strange procession passed me by. First there came a kangaroo, with his swag of blankets blue, A dingo ran beside him for a mate; They were travelling mighty fast, but they shouted as they passed:" "We’ll have to jog along, it’s getting late.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=409)