# 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:** 413
**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 18, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8241 "2026-09-18T19:30:37Z")
**Songs full of passion, jealousy, and hate** 1. Gimme Three Steps - Lynryd Skynrd 2. Stan - Eminem 3. Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge 4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette 5. Everlong - Foo Fighters 6. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans ---
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**Songs full of passion, jealousy, and hate** 1. Gimme Three Steps - Lynryd Skynrd 2. Stan - Eminem 3. Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge 4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette 5. Everlong - Foo Fighters 6. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans 7. Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker ---
**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 18, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8243 "2026-09-18T21:59:52Z")
**Songs full of passion, jealousy, and hate** 1. Gimme Three Steps - Lynryd Skynrd 2. Stan - Eminem 3. Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge 4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette 5. Everlong - Foo Fighters 6. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans 7. Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker 8. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore ---
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**Songs full of passion, jealousy, and hate** 1. Gimme Three Steps - Lynryd Skynrd 2. Stan - Eminem 3. Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge 4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette 5. Everlong - Foo Fighters 6. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans 7. Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker 8. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore 9. As Time Goes By - Bing Crosby ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8245 "2026-09-18T23:51:58Z")
**Songs full of passion, jealousy, and hate** 1. Gimme Three Steps - Lynryd Skynrd 2. Stan - Eminem 3. Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge 4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette 5. Everlong - Foo Fighters 6. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans 7. Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker 8. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore 9. As Time Goes By - Bing Crosby 10. Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield **Next: Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) ---
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**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) ---
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[quote=“kenobi\_65, post:8246, topic:996687, full:true”] **Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8249 "2026-09-19T00:36:14Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8250 "2026-09-19T01:00:05Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) 6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood (I said “Look man, a-what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall says three o’clock. Last call for alcohol.”) ---
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**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) 6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood (I said “Look man, a-what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall says three o’clock. Last call for alcohol.”) 7. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (“It’s only half-past 12, but I don’t care / It’s five o’clock somewhere”) ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8252 "2026-09-19T04:31:43Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) 6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood (I said “Look man, a-what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall says three o’clock. Last call for alcohol.”) 7. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (“It’s only half-past 12, but I don’t care / It’s five o’clock somewhere”) 8. Pieces of Eight - Styx (First verse: “It’s six o’clock/The morning sounds are everywhere” Second verse: “It’s six o’clock/It’s quitting time, I’m done for the day”) ---
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**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) 6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood (I said “Look man, a-what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall says three o’clock. Last call for alcohol.”) 7. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (“It’s only half-past 12, but I don’t care / It’s five o’clock somewhere”) 8. Pieces of Eight - Styx (First verse: “It’s six o’clock/The morning sounds are everywhere” Second verse: “It’s six o’clock/It’s quitting time, I’m done for the day”) 9. At the Chime of a City Clock, Nick Drake (But at the chime of a city clock / Put up your road block) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8254 "2026-09-19T15:32:29Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Takin’ Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (“You get up every morning from the alarm clock’s warning”) 2. Hot for Teacher - Van Halen (spoken-word lyric: “Ohh, man, I think the clock is slooooow…”) 3. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (“Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings/Of the bluebird as she sings/The six o’clock alarm would never ring”) 4. Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles (“I hear the clock a-ticking on the mantel shelf”) 5. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (“Ring! Ring! It’s 7:00 a.m.! Move y’self to go again.”) 6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer - George Thorogood (I said “Look man, a-what time is it?” He said “The clock on the wall says three o’clock. Last call for alcohol.”) 7. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (“It’s only half-past 12, but I don’t care / It’s five o’clock somewhere”) 8. Pieces of Eight - Styx (First verse: “It’s six o’clock/The morning sounds are everywhere” Second verse: “It’s six o’clock/It’s quitting time, I’m done for the day”) 9. At the Chime of a City Clock, Nick Drake (But at the chime of a city clock / Put up your road block) 10. Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets - “One-two-three-o’clock, four o’clock, rock” Let’s keep this rolling. **More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) ---
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**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) 3. Souls - Rick Springfield (Two souls searching for heaven/Rolling the dice looking for a seven/To the tick, tick, ticking of time/ **Gotta beat the clock** ) ---
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**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) 3. Souls - Rick Springfield (Two souls searching for heaven/Rolling the dice looking for a seven/To the tick, tick, ticking of time/ **Gotta beat the clock** ) 4. Grandfather’s Clock - traditional (“Oh, my grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor/It was taller my half than the old man himself, yet it weighed not a pennyweight more.”) ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8258 "2026-09-19T19:46:23Z")
**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) 3. Souls - Rick Springfield (Two souls searching for heaven/Rolling the dice looking for a seven/To the tick, tick, ticking of time/ **Gotta beat the clock** ) 4. Grandfather’s Clock - traditional (“Oh, my grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor/It was taller my half than the old man himself, yet it weighed not a pennyweight more.”) 5. Clocks - Coldplay (“Confusion never stops/Closing walls and ticking clocks”) ---
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**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) 3. Souls - Rick Springfield (Two souls searching for heaven/Rolling the dice looking for a seven/To the tick, tick, ticking of time/ **Gotta beat the clock** ) 4. Grandfather’s Clock - traditional (“Oh, my grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor/It was taller my half than the old man himself, yet it weighed not a pennyweight more.”) 5. Clocks - Coldplay (“Confusion never stops/Closing walls and ticking clocks”) 6. That Old Clock on the Wall - Dean Martin (Like that old clock on the wall that keeps ticking night and day…) ---
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**More songs in which the lyrics reference a clock** 1. Soul Kitchen - The Doors (“Well, the clock says it’s time to close now”) 2. Clock of St. James – Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (“The pitiful scream from the Second Street bridge/Was drowned by the three o’clock chime/But the Clock of St James lookin’ down through the rain knows I committed a crime.”) 3. Souls - Rick Springfield (Two souls searching for heaven/Rolling the dice looking for a seven/To the tick, tick, ticking of time/ **Gotta beat the clock** ) 4. Grandfather’s Clock - traditional (“Oh, my grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor/It was taller my half than the old man himself, yet it weighed not a pennyweight more.”) 5. Clocks - Coldplay (“Confusion never stops/Closing walls and ticking clocks”) 6. That Old Clock on the Wall - Dean Martin (Like that old clock on the wall that keeps ticking night and day…) 7. Ever-Changing Times - Aretha Franklin & Michael McDonald (“I see that clock upon the wall/But it don’t bother me at all”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=414)