# 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:** 435
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8681 "2026-10-16T21:38:02Z")
**Animals in Beatles’ songs** 1. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (“He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun”) 2. Octopus’s Garden 3. Rocky Raccoon 4. Blackbird (though it’s not about a bird) 5. I Am The Walrus 6. Hey Bulldog (dog, cat, squirrel, and sheep) 7. Dig a Pony 8. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey 9. Good Morning, Good Morning – from the _Sgt. Pepper_ album, the song ends with a rising cacophony of various animal sounds. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8682 "2026-10-16T22:39:01Z")
**Animals in Beatles’ songs** 1. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (“He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun”) 2. Octopus’s Garden 3. Rocky Raccoon 4. Blackbird (though it’s not about a bird) 5. I Am The Walrus 6. Hey Bulldog (dog, cat, squirrel, and sheep) 7. Dig a Pony 8. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey 9. Good Morning, Good Morning – from the _Sgt. Pepper_ album, the song ends with a rising cacophony of various animal sounds. 10. And Your Bird Can Sing **Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8683 "2026-10-16T22:46:43Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt The title (above) is a part of the lyrics: _Call someone who’ll listen, and might give a damn,_ _Maybe one of your sordid affairs._ _But don’t you come around here handin’ me none of your lies,_ _Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares._ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8684 "2026-10-16T22:52:32Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen The entire song is a vicious hate letter to the band’s former manager, Norman Sheffield. A sampling: > [@](#): > > Killjoy, bad guy > Big talkin’, small fry > You’re just an old barrow boy > [@](#): > > Talk like a big business tycoon > You’re just a hot air balloon > So no one gives you a damn > You’re just an overgrown schoolboy ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8685 "2026-10-16T23:30:35Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols The whole song, really, but for me, those are the lines that stick out. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8686 "2026-10-16T23:56:57Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you”, Carly Simon ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8687 "2026-10-17T00:03:35Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you”, Carly Simon (Fixed my #3 to add lyrics to the entry) ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8688 "2026-10-17T00:06:06Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you” - “You’re So Vain”, Carly Simon 6. “I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love, and I’m like, ‘Fuck you!’” - “Fuck You”, Cee-Lo Green ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8689 "2026-10-17T01:28:41Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you” - “You’re So Vain”, Carly Simon 6. “I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love, and I’m like, ‘Fuck you!’” - “Fuck You”, Cee-Lo Green 7. “You’re no good, You’re no good, you’re no good, I’m gonna say it again. You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good.” - "You’re No Good " - Linda Ronstadt ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8690 "2026-10-17T02:10:55Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you” - “You’re So Vain” - Carly Simon 6. “I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love, and I’m like, ‘Fuck you!’” - “Fuck You” - Cee-Lo Green 7. “You’re no good, You’re no good, you’re no good, I’m gonna say it again. You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good.” - "You’re No Good " - Linda Ronstadt 8. “The threats you made were meant to cut me down, and if our love was like a circus, you’d be a clown by now.” - “I’m Still Standing” - Elton John ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8691 "2026-10-17T03:08:40Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you” - “You’re So Vain” - Carly Simon 6. “I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love, and I’m like, ‘Fuck you!’” - “Fuck You” - Cee-Lo Green 7. “You’re no good, You’re no good, you’re no good, I’m gonna say it again. You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good.” - "You’re No Good " - Linda Ronstadt 8. “The threats you made were meant to cut me down, and if our love was like a circus, you’d be a clown by now.” - “I’m Still Standing” - Elton John 9. “You’ve gotta be the dumbest newbie I’ve ever seen You’ve got white-out all over your screen” - “It’s all about the Pentiums” -Weird Al. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8692 "2026-10-17T03:53:38Z")
**Song lyrics that are an insult.** 1. “If I never hear your name again, it’s all the same to me.” - “Red Rubber Ball” - The Cyrkle 2. “Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares” - Travis Tritt 3. “Talk like a big business tycoon, You’re just a hot air balloon, So no one gives you a damn, You’re just an overgrown schoolboy” - “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” - Queen 4. “God save the Queen / She ain’t no human being” - “God Save the Queen” - Sex Pistols 5. “You’re so vain / You probably think this song is about you” - “You’re So Vain” - Carly Simon 6. “I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love, and I’m like, ‘Fuck you!’” - “Fuck You” - Cee-Lo Green 7. “You’re no good, You’re no good, you’re no good, I’m gonna say it again. You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good.” - "You’re No Good " - Linda Ronstadt 8. “The threats you made were meant to cut me down, and if our love was like a circus, you’d be a clown by now.” - “I’m Still Standing” - Elton John 9. “You’ve gotta be the dumbest newbie I’ve ever seen You’ve got white-out all over your screen” - “It’s all about the Pentiums” -Weird Al. 10. “I wouldn’t if I were you; I know what she can do. She’s deadly, man; she could really rip your world apart.” - “Maneater”, Hall & Oates New category: **Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8693 "2026-10-17T13:01:23Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8694 "2026-10-17T14:57:49Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV Yes, I went for the low-hanging fruit. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8695 "2026-10-17T15:31:38Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran A contender for “Best fit on a Halloween playlist without being explicitly about Halloween-themed material “. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8696 "2026-10-17T16:07:02Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran 5. Thriller - Michael Jackson ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8697 "2026-10-17T16:16:23Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran 5. Thriller - Michael Jackson 6. Swamp Witch Hattie - Jim Stafford ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8698 "2026-10-17T17:19:16Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran 5. Thriller - Michael Jackson 6. Swamp Witch Hattie - Jim Stafford 7. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) – _Dickey Lee_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [October 17, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8699 "2026-10-17T18:46:24Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran 5. Thriller - Michael Jackson 6. Swamp Witch Hattie - Jim Stafford 7. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) – Dickey Lee 8. Riders on the Storm - The Doors (it really creeped me out as a kid) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8700 "2026-10-17T23:00:05Z")
**Spooky songs** 1. Would You Love a Monsterman? - Lordi 2. Cat People - David Bowie 3. Spooky - Classics IV 4. The Chauffeur - Duran Duran 5. Thriller - Michael Jackson 6. Swamp Witch Hattie - Jim Stafford 7. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) – Dickey Lee 8. Riders on the Storm - The Doors 9. In the Flesh - Pink Floyd That first chord crash at the beginning always sends a shiver down my spine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=434) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=436)