# 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:** 443
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8842 "2026-10-31T01:01:24Z")
**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. 7. “Maybe they had a ridiculous statement to make about something they hadn’t experienced” - “Sam” by The Meat Puppets ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8843 "2026-11-01T16:06:04Z")
**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 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. 7. “Maybe they had a ridiculous statement to make about something they hadn’t experienced” - “Sam” by The Meat Puppets 8. “Still hate the city enough to say, ‘look who’s in the big town’” - “Small Town” by John Mellencamp. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8844 "2026-11-01T17:15:52Z")
According to multiple intertube sources: _Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say Look who’s in the big town_ ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8845 "2026-11-01T17:19:50Z")
I don’t want to be _THAT_ guy – _(well, maybe I do, just a little)_ – but, speaking as someone who had 8-plus years of piano lessons, these are actually phrases consisting of several measures (bars) of music, not a single bar… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8846 "2026-11-01T17:53:09Z")
Two points: a) sorry about misunderstanding the Mellencamp lyric but it still fits - that’s a lot of syllables. And b) sorry if I get the musical terminology wrong; what I don’t know about music could fill several libraries. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8847 "2026-11-01T21:17:10Z")
FWIW I used to hear “Hate the city” as well. (Apparently [the Internet](https://amiright.com/misheard/stories/johncougarmellencamp.shtml) does the same.) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8848 "2026-11-02T01:21:00Z")
**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 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. 7. “Maybe they had a ridiculous statement to make about something they hadn’t experienced” - “Sam” by The Meat Puppets 8. “Still hate the city enough to say, ‘look who’s in the big town’” - “Small Town” by John Mellencamp. 9. “More like ‘man tries to understand what the hell went wrong’” - " I’m an Adult Now” by The Pursuit of Happiness ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8849 "2026-11-03T12:46:09Z")
**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. 7. “Maybe they had a ridiculous statement to make about something they hadn’t experienced” - “Sam” by The Meat Puppets 8. “Still hate the city enough to say, ‘look who’s in the big town’” - “Small Town” by John Mellencamp. 9. “More like ‘man tries to understand what the hell went wrong’” - " I’m an Adult Now” by The Pursuit of Happiness 10. “Oh they used to laugh at me when I refused to ride on one of those double-decker buses all because there was no driver on the top” - “Twisted” by Joni Mitchell **Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8850 "2026-11-03T13:26:19Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge _… I got all my sisters with me!_ ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8851 "2026-11-03T13:46:04Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8852 "2026-11-03T15:04:27Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8853 "2026-11-03T15:29:36Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8854 "2026-11-03T18:36:31Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong 6. “Brother John is Gone” - Neville Brothers ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8855 "2026-11-03T18:43:34Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong 6. “Brother John is Gone” - Neville Brothers 7. “Little Sister” - Elvis Presley ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8856 "2026-11-03T19:00:14Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong 6. “Brother John is Gone” - Neville Brothers 7. “Little Sister” - Elvis Presley 8. “Don’t Hurt My Little Sister” – The Beach Boys _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8857 "2026-11-03T21:50:29Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong 6. “Brother John is Gone” - Neville Brothers 7. “Little Sister” - Elvis Presley 8. “Don’t Hurt My Little Sister” – The Beach Boys 9. “My Sister” - Juliana Hatfield Three ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8858 "2026-11-03T23:22:36Z")
**Siblings** 1. “Brother Louie” - Stories 2. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge 3. Sisters and Brothers - Free to Be You and Me 4. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Hollies 5. “Me and Brother Bill” - Louis Armstrong 6. “Brother John is Gone” - Neville Brothers 7. “Little Sister” - Elvis Presley 8. “Don’t Hurt My Little Sister” – The Beach Boys 9. “My Sister” - Juliana Hatfield Three 10. 'Sister Christian" - Night Ranger **Election Night Playlist** 1. We Shall Overcome - Joan Baez ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8859 "2026-11-03T23:34:58Z")
**Election Night Playlist** 1. We Shall Overcome - Joan Baez 2. Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8860 "2026-11-04T01:16:34Z")
**Election Night Playlist** 1. We Shall Overcome - Joan Baez 2. Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers 3. Anticipation - 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:** [November 4, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8861 "2026-11-04T01:17:12Z")
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