# 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:** 422

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8421 "2026-09-27T04:29:03Z")

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**Conditionals**

1. If - Bread
2. If You Love Someone Set Them Free - Sting
3. If I Had a Tail - Queens of the Stone Age
4. If You Don’t Want Me To - Ronnie Milsap
5. If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies
6. If I Were a Rich Man - _Fiddler on the Roof_ soundtrack
7. What If - Lucinda Williams
8. If I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn
9. (If I Had a) Jetpack - Jill Sobule

This quirky song from the _Underdog Victorious_ album has perhaps my favorite line in a song:

_I’d take you up so high  
If I dropped you, you would die_

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8422 "2026-09-27T04:32:25Z")

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**Conditionals**

1. If - Bread
2. If You Love Someone Set Them Free - Sting
3. If I Had a Tail - Queens of the Stone Age
4. If You Don’t Want Me To - Ronnie Milsap
5. If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies
6. If I Were a Rich Man - _Fiddler on the Roof_ soundtrack
7. What If - Lucinda Williams
8. If I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn
9. (If I Had a) Jetpack - Jill Sobule
10. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It) AC/DC

**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8423 "2026-09-27T04:40:36Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8424 "2026-09-27T04:48:38Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8425 "2026-09-27T05:44:56Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito

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**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 27, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8426 "2026-09-27T11:05:21Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan

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**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 27, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8427 "2026-09-27T11:56:30Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan
6. Congratulations, You’re Absolutely Right - Buck Owens

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8428 "2026-09-27T13:09:10Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan
6. Congratulations, You’re Absolutely Right - Buck Owens
7. Bloody Well Right - Supertramp

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8429 "2026-09-27T14:20:16Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan
6. Congratulations, You’re Absolutely Right - Buck Owens
7. Bloody Well Right - Supertramp
8. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse

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**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 27, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8430 "2026-09-27T14:33:31Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan
6. Congratulations, You’re Absolutely Right - Buck Owens
7. Bloody Well Right - Supertramp
8. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse
9. Thank You, Next - Arianna Grande

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8431 "2026-09-27T16:18:19Z")

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**Absolutes**

1. Got to Be Certain - Kylie Minogue
2. The Best - Tina Turner
3. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
4. You’re the Best - Joe Esposito
5. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Bob Dylan
6. Congratulations, You’re Absolutely Right - Buck Owens
7. Bloody Well Right - Supertramp
8. You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse
9. Thank You, Next - Arianna Grande
10. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 27, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8432 "2026-09-27T16:34:30Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8433 "2026-09-27T16:37:14Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8434 "2026-09-27T17:12:03Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders

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**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 27, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8435 "2026-09-27T17:52:26Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole

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**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 27, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8436 "2026-09-27T21:10:48Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8437 "2026-09-27T22:11:19Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Do You Love Me - the Contours

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8438 "2026-09-27T22:40:16Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Do You Love Me - the Contours
8. Why Does This Always Happen to Me? - “Weird Al” Yankovic

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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:** [September 27, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8439 "2026-09-27T23:51:59Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Do You Love Me? - the Contours
8. Why Does This Always Happen to Me? - “Weird Al” Yankovic
9. Who Can It Be Now?" - Men at Work

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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:** [September 28, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8440 "2026-09-28T02:50:02Z")

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**Questions**

1. Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Frank Zappa
4. Where Has Everybody Gone? - The Pretenders
5. Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Do You Love Me? - the Contours
8. Why Does This Always Happen to Me? - “Weird Al” Yankovic
9. Who Can It Be Now?" - Men at Work
10. Do You Believe in Magic? - The Lovin’ Spoonful

**Phone numbers and addresses**

1. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

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