# 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:** 445
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8882 "2026-11-05T03:58:29Z")
**Hope: Songs about looking towards a brighter tomorrow** 1. The Times They Are a-Changing - Bob Dylan 2. Brand New Day - The Wiz 3. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle 4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 5. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 6. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8883 "2026-11-05T04:21:24Z")
**Hope: Songs about looking towards a brighter tomorrow** 1. The Times They Are a-Changing - Bob Dylan 2. Brand New Day - The Wiz 3. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle 4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 5. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 6. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves 7. Tomorrow from _Annie_ ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8884 "2026-11-05T04:26:29Z")
**Hope: Songs about looking towards a brighter tomorrow** 1. The Times They Are a-Changing - Bob Dylan 2. Brand New Day - The Wiz 3. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle 4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 5. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 6. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves 7. Tomorrow from _Annie_ 8. Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8885 "2026-11-05T04:33:01Z")
**Hope: Songs about looking towards a brighter tomorrow** 1. The Times They Are a-Changing - Bob Dylan 2. Brand New Day - The Wiz 3. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle 4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 5. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 6. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves 7. Tomorrow from _Annie_ 8. Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones 9. Happy Days Are Here Again - Barbra Streisand (among many others) @bordelond I was about to post “Right Here, Right Now,” but you beat me to it. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8886 "2026-11-05T04:47:22Z")
**Hope: Songs about looking towards a brighter tomorrow** 1. The Times They Are a-Changing - Bob Dylan 2. Brand New Day - The Wiz 3. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle 4. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke 5. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 6. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves 7. Tomorrow from _Annie_ 8. Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones 9. Happy Days Are Here Again - Barbra Streisand (among many others) 10. Love is All Around (theme song from _The Mary Tyler Moore Show)_ New category: **Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8887 "2026-11-05T04:54:21Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8888 "2026-11-05T05:04:21Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8889 "2026-11-05T11:36:30Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8890 "2026-11-05T14:06:43Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8891 "2026-11-05T14:11:30Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 6. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan The number one song the week my dad died. ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8892 "2026-11-05T14:34:52Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 6. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 7. Amelia - Tonight Alive ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8893 "2026-11-05T14:43:15Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 6. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 7. Amelia - Tonight Alive 8. Bird Song - The Grateful Dead About Janis Joplin. ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8894 "2026-11-05T15:52:53Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 6. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 7. Amelia - Tonight Alive 8. Bird Song - The Grateful Dead 9. Hey Laura - Christopher Cross About his then-girlfriend’s college roommate, who died in a (I think) bicycle wreck. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8895 "2026-11-05T16:02:23Z")
**Songs about dealing with the loss of family or friends** 1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from _The Phantom of the Opera_ 2. The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics 3. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 4. One More Day - Diamond Rio 5. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 6. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan 7. Amelia - Tonight Alive 8. Bird Song - The Grateful Dead 9. Hey Laura - Christopher Cross 10. Release - Afro Celt Sound System and Sinéad O’Connor pass ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8896 "2026-11-05T16:12:26Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8897 "2026-11-05T16:55:35Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos 2. What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne ---
**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 5, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8898 "2026-11-05T17:10:44Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos 2. What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne 3. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones ---
**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 5, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8899 "2026-11-05T17:23:49Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos 2. What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne 3. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 4. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8900 "2026-11-05T18:44:37Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos 2. What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne 3. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 4. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops 5. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive ---
**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 5, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8901 "2026-11-05T18:58:00Z")
**Grammatically questionable titles** 1. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek and the Dominos 2. What if God Was One of Us - Joan Osborne 3. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 4. Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) - The Four Tops 5. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive 6. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=446)