# 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:** 436
**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 19, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8701 "2026-10-19T00:43:13Z")
**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 10. Somebody’s Watching Me - Maxwell Pass. It was my category. ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8702 "2026-10-19T01:26:57Z")
**Alliteration** Wild World - Cat Stevens ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8703 "2026-10-19T01:30:45Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8704 "2026-10-19T01:32:26Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - 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:** [October 19, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8705 "2026-10-19T02:16:09Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8706 "2026-10-19T02:17:11Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8707 "2026-10-19T02:21:19Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8708 "2026-10-19T05:06:03Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police 7. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8709 "2026-10-19T12:29:31Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police 7. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim 8. Cool, Calm, and Collected - Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8710 "2026-10-19T13:06:37Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police 7. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim 8. Cool, Calm, and Collected - Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra 9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky - The Monkees ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8711 "2026-10-19T13:45:58Z")
**Alliteration** 1. Wild World - Cat Stevens 2. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 3. Surfin’ Safari - The Beach Boys 4. Disco Duck - Rick Dees 5. Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Al Jolson 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police 7. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim 8. Cool, Calm, and Collected - Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra 9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky - The Monkees 10. Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company ‘B’) – the Andrews Sisters **I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa And no, it’s not the ‘be kind to your web-footed friends’ one, either _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8712 "2026-10-19T13:56:14Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) Alexander Courage composed the theme. Gene Roddenberry added lyrics, entitling him to half the residuals. Courage refused to give permission for the reuse of the theme, which is why ST: The Animated Series had different opening music. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8713 "2026-10-19T13:58:51Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano Ok there are words, but not real words. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8714 "2026-10-19T14:01:17Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8715 "2026-10-19T14:12:23Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8716 "2026-10-19T15:14:08Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) 6. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter The instrumental B-side version (“Rock and Roll Part 2”), in which the only lyric is a repeated “Hey!”, became a sports-stadium anthem, and that’s the only version most people are familiar with. That said, with Glitter’s downfall due to numerous child sex abuse charges, neither version is often heard anymore. ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8717 "2026-10-19T15:53:30Z")
[quote=“kenobi\_65, post:8716, topic:996687”] **I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) 6. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter 7. Theme song from The Andy Griffith Show ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8718 "2026-10-19T16:11:09Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) 6. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter 7. Theme song from The Andy Griffith Show 8. [Cast Your Fate to the Wind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMN1eyHXThI) - The Sandpipers I knew this mainly from the Vince Guaraldi Trio version. ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8719 "2026-10-19T20:31:27Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) 6. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter 7. Theme song from The Andy Griffith Show 8. [Cast Your Fate to the Wind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMN1eyHXThI) - The Sandpipers 9. Baby Elephant Walk – from the movie _Hatari!_ Music by Henry Mancini, [lyrics added later by Hal David](https://genius.com/Henry-mancini-baby-elephant-walk-lyrics) to make it suitable for children’s records. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8720 "2026-10-19T20:40:49Z")
**I Didn’t Know There Were Words to That!** – songs whose lyrics are almost never heard 1. [The Stars and Stripes Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever#Lyrics) – John Philip Sousa 2. Theme to Star Trek (TOS) 3. Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano 4. M-A-S-H (Asterisks fuck with the coding) Theme Song - It actually has words and a title: “[Suicide is Painless](https://youtu.be/QOS6kfR9u4s?si=Rfi41Bh8xnTAtiOx).” 5. [Theme song from Bonanza](https://genius.com/Lorne-greene-bonanza-lyrics) 6. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter 7. Theme song from The Andy Griffith Show 8. [Cast Your Fate to the Wind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMN1eyHXThI) - The Sandpipers 9. Baby Elephant Walk – from the movie _Hatari!_ 10. The Dick Van Dyke Show theme song The song is only heard as an instrumental on the show, but it did have lyrics, that Morey Amsterdam wrote. The title is “Keep Your Fingers Crossed”: > **["The Dick Van Dyke Show" Theme... What? Lyrics?](https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/ken-footes-radiotv-files-the-dick-van-dyke-show-theme-what-lyrics/)** > > Musical themes for TV shows have been used since the early days of television, especially since TV was first viewed as "radio with pictures." One classic theme song is from "The Dick Van Dyke Show," which aired on CBS from 1961-1966. Pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=437)