# 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:** 426

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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 30, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8501 "2026-09-30T04:41:34Z")

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**Songs of regret & reflection.**

1. (I’ve done all the) Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3. It’s Too Late - Carole King
4. The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
5. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
6. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich

_I lost my head and I said some things  
Now comes the heartaches that morning brings_

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**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 30, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8502 "2026-09-30T04:55:26Z")

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**Songs of regret & reflection.**

1. (I’ve done all the) Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3. It’s Too Late - Carole King
4. The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
5. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
6. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
7. River - Joni Mitchell

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**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 30, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8503 "2026-09-30T11:17:10Z")

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**Songs of regret & reflection.**

1. (I’ve done all the) Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3. It’s Too Late - Carole King
4. The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
5. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
6. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
7. River - Joni Mitchell
8. Yesterday - The Beatles

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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 30, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8504 "2026-09-30T12:33:44Z")

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**Songs of regret & reflection.**

1. (I’ve done all the) Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3. It’s Too Late - Carole King
4. The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
5. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
6. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
7. River - Joni Mitchell
8. Yesterday - The Beatles
9. Choices - George Jones

_I guess I’m payin’ for the things that I have done_  
_If I could go back, oh, Lord knows I’d run_  
_But I’m still losing this game of life I play_  
_Living and dying with the choices I’ve made_

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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 30, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8505 "2026-09-30T13:29:15Z")

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**Songs of regret & reflection.**

1. (I’ve done all the) Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
2. Somethin’ Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3. It’s Too Late - Carole King
4. The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
5. All I Need Is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
6. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
7. River - Joni Mitchell
8. Yesterday - The Beatles
9. Choices - George Jones
10. Journey Through the Past - Neil Young

**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan

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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 30, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8506 "2026-09-30T13:49:11Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl

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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 30, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8507 "2026-09-30T13:59:39Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

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**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 30, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8508 "2026-09-30T14:10:18Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones

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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 30, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8509 "2026-09-30T14:19:04Z")

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Pardon the interruption, but is it considered bad form to contribute more than once to a playlist?

mmm

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8510 "2026-09-30T14:26:17Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa

> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Pardon the interruption, but is it considered bad form to contribute more than once to a playlist?
> 
> mmm

Depends on how long the list has been open. A couple of hours? Let someone else post. Two days? Feel free! YMMV.

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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 30, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8511 "2026-09-30T14:50:29Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa
6. Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds

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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 30, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8512 "2026-09-30T15:33:54Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa
6. Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
7. Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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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 30, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8513 "2026-09-30T16:27:22Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa
6. Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
7. Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna

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**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 30, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8514 "2026-09-30T17:13:49Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa
6. Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
7. Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna
9. Walk, Don’t Run - The Ventures

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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 30, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8515 "2026-09-30T17:57:46Z")

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**Don’t Do It!**

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright - Bob Dylan
2. (Don’t Be So) Reckless - Australian Crawl
3. (Don’t Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement - The Ramones
5. I Don’t Want To Be Drafted - Frank Zappa
6. Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
7. Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna
9. Walk, Don’t Run - The Ventures
10. Baretta’s Theme (Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow) - Sammy Davis jr

pass

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8516 "2026-09-30T18:11:16Z")

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**Covers of Bob Dylan songs that are much better than the original**

1. [Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Rght](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEMZukwC_U&list=RDzZEMZukwC_U&start_radio=1) - Susan Tedeschi

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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 30, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8517 "2026-09-30T18:30:05Z")

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**Covers of Bob Dylan songs that are much better than the original**

1. [Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Rght](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEMZukwC_U&list=RDzZEMZukwC_U&start_radio=1) - Susan Tedeschi
2. [The Times They Are A’ Changing](https://youtu.be/nPJJya-APo4?si=724dImVy0tb3td1u) - Keb Mo (I became hip to this version thanks to its use in S2 of _Welcome to Wrexham_)

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**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 30, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8518 "2026-09-30T18:45:43Z")

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**Covers of Bob Dylan songs that are much better than the original**

1. [Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Rght](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEMZukwC_U&list=RDzZEMZukwC_U&start_radio=1) - Susan Tedeschi
2. [The Times They Are A’ Changing](https://youtu.be/nPJJya-APo4?si=724dImVy0tb3td1u) - Keb Mo (I became hip to this version thanks to its use in S2 of _Welcome to Wrexham_)
3. [All Along the Watchtower](https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY?si=3r3kmfnjfH_PnCLl) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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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 30, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8519 "2026-09-30T20:00:50Z")

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**Covers of Bob Dylan songs that are much better than the original**

1. [Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Rght](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEMZukwC_U&list=RDzZEMZukwC_U&start_radio=1) - Susan Tedeschi
2. [The Times They Are A’ Changing](https://youtu.be/nPJJya-APo4?si=724dImVy0tb3td1u) - Keb Mo (I became hip to this version thanks to its use in S2 of _Welcome to Wrexham_)
3. [All Along the Watchtower](https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY?si=3r3kmfnjfH_PnCLl) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. [Highway 61 Revisited](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUXhoIf1eQU) - Johnny Winter

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**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 30, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8520 "2026-09-30T20:32:56Z")

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**Covers of Bob Dylan songs that are much better than the original**

1. [Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Rght](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEMZukwC_U&list=RDzZEMZukwC_U&start_radio=1) - Susan Tedeschi
2. [The Times They Are A’ Changing](https://youtu.be/nPJJya-APo4?si=724dImVy0tb3td1u) - Keb Mo (I became hip to this version thanks to its use in S2 of _Welcome to Wrexham_)
3. [All Along the Watchtower](https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY?si=3r3kmfnjfH_PnCLl) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. [Highway 61 Revisited](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUXhoIf1eQU) - Johnny Winter
5. [Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door](https://youtu.be/jKHFWpaTUmY?si=8rjtEopaVLPIVHzN) - Warren Zevon

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