# 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:** 414
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8261 "2026-09-19T22:19:58Z")
**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”) 8. So Long, Farewell - Rodgers and Hammerstein (“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall”) ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8262 "2026-09-19T22:41:19Z")
**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”) 8. So Long, Farewell - Rodgers and Hammerstein (“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall”) 9. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace (“And there was no sound at all / But the clock upon the wall”) ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8263 "2026-09-19T23:21:52Z")
**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”) 8. So Long, Farewell - Rodgers and Hammerstein (“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall”) 9. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace (“And there was no sound at all / But the clock upon the wall”) 10. Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin (“And the clock on the wall’s moving slower, oh my heart it sinks to the ground”) **Next: Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8264 "2026-09-20T01:07:56Z")
**Next: Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8265 "2026-09-20T01:53:10Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8266 "2026-09-20T03:33:17Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8267 "2026-09-20T03:36:22Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8268 "2026-09-20T03:38:30Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) 6. Subdivisions - Rush (“In the basement bars”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8269 "2026-09-20T04:10:47Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) 6. Subdivisions - Rush (“In the basement bars”) 7. Maggie’s Farm - Bob Dylan (“His bedroom window, it is made out of bricks”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8270 "2026-09-20T06:50:15Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) 6. Subdivisions - Rush (“In the basement bars”) 7. Maggie’s Farm - Bob Dylan (“His bedroom window, it is made out of bricks”) 8. In My Room - The Beach Boys ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8271 "2026-09-20T07:11:45Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) 6. Subdivisions - Rush (“In the basement bars”) 7. Maggie’s Farm - Bob Dylan (“His bedroom window, it is made out of bricks”) 8. In My Room - The Beach Boys 9. Cook of the House - Wings, with Linda McCartney on lead vocal (“No matter where I serve my guests / They seem to like the kitchen best”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8272 "2026-09-20T07:19:25Z")
**Songs in which the lyrics reflect a specific room in a house** 1. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse (“I cried for you on the kitchen floor”) 2. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - The Beatles 3. In Your Room - The Bangles 4. Red-back on the Toilet Seat - Ralph Ernest ‘Slim’ Newton. 5. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad / folk song (“Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah”) 6. Subdivisions - Rush (“In the basement bars”) 7. Maggie’s Farm - Bob Dylan (“His bedroom window, it is made out of bricks”) 8. In My Room - The Beach Boys 9. Cook of the House - Wings, with Linda McCartney on lead vocal (“No matter where I serve my guests / They seem to like the kitchen best”) 10. That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon (mentions the living room in the first verse, and the master bedroom in the second verse) New category: **Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm (“Now as we stand before the gallows waiting for the end/I’ll say these final words, my friends”) ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8273 "2026-09-20T07:25:25Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm (“Now as we stand before the gallows waiting for the end/I’ll say these final words, my friends”) 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees _The preacher talked with me and he smiled_ _Said "Come walk with me, come and walk one more mile_ _Now for once in your life you’re alone_ _But you ain’t got a dime, there’s no time for the phone"_ _I’ve just gotta get a message to you_ _Hold on, hold on_ _One more hour and my life will be through_ _Hold on, hold on …_ ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8274 "2026-09-20T07:39:25Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8275 "2026-09-20T11:57:33Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8276 "2026-09-20T12:43:58Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs 5. Gimme Some Water - Eddie Money ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8277 "2026-09-20T13:22:56Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs 5. Gimme Some Water - Eddie Money 6. Song of the Condemned - Vernon Dalhart From the movie _Condemned_ about Devil’s Island. Ronald Colman got an acting Oscar nomination for it. ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8278 "2026-09-20T13:59:16Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs 5. Gimme Some Water - Eddie Money 6. Song of the Condemned - Vernon Dalhart 7. 25 Minutes to Go – Johnny Cash - “Well, they’re building a gallows outside my cell, and I’ve got 25 minutes to go.” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8279 "2026-09-20T14:47:32Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs 5. Gimme Some Water - Eddie Money 6. Song of the Condemned - Vernon Dalhart 7. 25 Minutes to Go – Johnny Cash - “Well, they’re building a gallows outside my cell, and I’ve got 25 minutes to go.” 8. Johnny 99 - Bruce Springsteen ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8280 "2026-09-20T14:57:25Z")
**Songs of the condemned** 1. Captain Morgan’s Revenge - Alestorm 2. I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees 3. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash 4. The Last Testament of Angus Shane - The Lost Dogs 5. Gimme Some Water - Eddie Money 6. Song of the Condemned - Vernon Dalhart 7. 25 Minutes to Go – Johnny Cash - “Well, they’re building a gallows outside my cell, and I’ve got 25 minutes to go.” 8. Johnny 99 - Bruce Springsteen 9. Renegade - Styx “Oh, Momma, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law. Lawman has put an end to my runnin’, and I’m so far from my home.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=415)