# 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:** 442
**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 25, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8822 "2026-10-25T23:12:24Z")
**Lunar Tune and a Looney Tune** 1. Moonshadow - Cat Stevens / Yosemite Sam 2. Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne / Wile E. Coyote 3. Man on the Moon - REM / Marvin the Martian 4. Harvest Moon - Neil Young / Foghorn Leghorn 5. Blue Moon - The Marcells / Road Runner 6. Get Out And Get Under The Moon - Cliff Edwards / Pepe le Pew 7. How High the Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford / Daffy Duck 8. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival / Ralph Wolf 9. Moon Wiver - Kate Smith and Elmer Fudd ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8823 "2026-10-26T00:40:10Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 1. Moon Wiver - Kate Smith and Elmer Fudd I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8824 "2026-10-26T00:54:44Z")
**Lunar Tune and a Looney Tune** 1. Moonshadow - Cat Stevens / Yosemite Sam 2. Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne / Wile E. Coyote 3. Man on the Moon - REM / Marvin the Martian 4. Harvest Moon - Neil Young / Foghorn Leghorn 5. Blue Moon - The Marcells / Road Runner 6. Get Out And Get Under The Moon - Cliff Edwards / Pepe le Pew 7. How High the Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford / Daffy Duck 8. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival / Ralph Wolf 9. Moon Wiver - Kate Smith and Elmer Fudd 10. Goodnight Moon - Shivaree and Sylvester the Cat pass ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8825 "2026-10-26T03:08:01Z")
(I’m proceeding as if we have the permission of the OP to proceed with clever wordplay.) **Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8826 "2026-10-26T12:46:23Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8827 "2026-10-26T14:37:09Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive The third verse: _We wore matador boots_ _Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel_ _Iridescent socks with the same color shirt_ _And a tight pair of chinos_ _Oh, I put on my shark skin jacket_ _You know the kind with the velvet collar_ _And ditty bop shades_ _Oh, yeah_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8828 "2026-10-26T15:07:09Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8829 "2026-10-26T16:11:42Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8830 "2026-10-26T16:16:51Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental 6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket / The Electric Slide ---
**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 26, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8831 "2026-10-26T21:07:52Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental 6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket / The Electric Slide 7. Yo Me Estresso / Waltz Both are 3/4 time. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8832 "2026-10-26T21:22:29Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental 6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket / The Electric Slide 7. Yo Me Estresso / Waltz 8. Time Bomb / Thriller (“Zombie Dance”) “Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac Yeah, the boy’s a time bomb” ---
**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 28, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8833 "2026-10-28T19:23:57Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental 6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket / The Electric Slide 7. Yo Me Estresso / Waltz 8. Time Bomb / Thriller (“Zombie Dance”) 9. Caught in a Mosh / Mosh Seems obvious. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8834 "2026-10-30T15:22:10Z")
**Zoot Suit and a Boot Scoot: Songs That Mention Dressing Up / a Dance** 1. Zoot Suit Riot / Boot Scootin’ Boogie (also a song but never mind that). 2. Puttin’ on the Ritz / Ballroom 3. Keeping The Faith / The Hand Jive 4. Sharp Dressed Man / Time Warp 5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / The Continental 6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket / The Electric Slide 7. Yo Me Estresso / Waltz 8. Time Bomb / Thriller (“Zombie Dance”) 9. Caught in a Mosh / Mosh 10. Tacky / Czech Polka **Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8835 "2026-10-30T15:24:04Z")
**Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. 2. “Toledo was just another stop along the good king’s highway” - “Our Song,” by Yes ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8836 "2026-10-30T15:40:00Z")
**Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. 2. “Toledo was just another stop along the good king’s highway” - “Our Song,” by Yes 3. “I like the sushi 'cause it’s never touched a frying pan” - “One Week”, Bare Naked Ladies … @HeyHomie , believe it or not, that Toto lyric is “ … rises like Olympus”. I thought it was “empress” for decades, also. ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8837 "2026-10-30T16:09:42Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > @HeyHomie , believe it or not, that Toto lyric is “ … rises like Olympus”. I thought it was “empress” for decades, also. I’ll be damned. ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8838 "2026-10-30T16:12:00Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > I thought it was “empress” for decades, also. When I was a teenager, and the song first came out, I thought it was “a leopress,” which I assumed was a female leopard. 😃 ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8839 "2026-10-30T16:20:50Z")
**Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. 2. “Toledo was just another stop along the good king’s highway” - “Our Song,” by Yes 3. “I like the sushi 'cause it’s never touched a frying pan” - “One Week”, Bare Naked Ladies 4. "Man says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “Freddy or not here I come.” - “Po’ Boy”, by Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8840 "2026-10-30T16:32:26Z")
**Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. 2. “Toledo was just another stop along the good king’s highway” - “Our Song,” by Yes 3. “I like the sushi 'cause it’s never touched a frying pan” - “One Week”, Bare Naked Ladies 4. "Man says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “Freddy or not here I come.” - “Po’ Boy”, by Bob Dylan 5. “Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television”, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8841 "2026-10-30T17:07:02Z")
**Squeezing a lot of syllables into one bar:** 1. “Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti,” “Africa” by Toto. 2. “Toledo was just another stop along the good king’s highway” - “Our Song,” by Yes 3. “I like the sushi 'cause it’s never touched a frying pan” - “One Week”, Bare Naked Ladies 4. "Man says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “Freddy or not here I come.” - “Po’ Boy”, by Bob Dylan 5. “Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television”, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel 6. “You symbiotic, patriotic, slam but neck, right? Right,” “t’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” - R.E.M. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=441) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=443)