# Topic Playlist (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687>\
**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:** 449

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8963 "2026-11-08T06:36:50Z")

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**Clean It Up!**

1. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
2. Lick It Up - KISS
3. Car Wash - Rose Royce
4. Washaway - XTC
5. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
6. Leader of the Laundromat – The Detergents
7. What Can Wash Away My Sin (Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus) - traditional hymn
8. A Man Needs a Maid - Neil Young
9. I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Ella Fitzgerald
10. Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids

**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles

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**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 8, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8964 "2026-11-08T06:38:52Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens

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**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 8, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8965 "2026-11-08T07:45:54Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates

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**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 8, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8966 "2026-11-08T11:58:38Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello

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**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 8, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8967 "2026-11-08T13:16:56Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8968 "2026-11-08T14:35:46Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg
6. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

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**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 8, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8969 "2026-11-08T14:52:25Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg
6. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
7. I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why) - Alabama

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8970 "2026-11-08T15:34:42Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg
6. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
7. I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why) - Alabama
8. Run LIke Hell - Pink Floyd

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**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 8, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8971 "2026-11-08T15:56:17Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg
6. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
7. I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why) - Alabama
8. Run LIke Hell - Pink Floyd
9. I Can’t Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8972 "2026-11-08T16:25:59Z")

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**Quickly, now!**

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens
3. Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
4. Hurry Down Doomsday - Elvis Costello
5. Run For The Roses - Dan Fogelberg
6. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
7. I’m in a Hurry (And Don’t Know Why) - Alabama
8. Run LIke Hell - Pink Floyd
9. I Can’t Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
10. Running with the Devil - Van Halen

**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

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**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 8, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8973 "2026-11-08T16:32:39Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

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**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 8, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8974 "2026-11-08T16:42:56Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen

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**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:** [November 8, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8975 "2026-11-08T17:04:34Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8976 "2026-11-08T17:22:50Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie

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**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 8, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8977 "2026-11-08T17:36:55Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
6. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw - Jimmy Buffett

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**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 8, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8978 "2026-11-08T20:08:51Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
6. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw - Jimmy Buffett
7. Beat on the Brat - The Ramones

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**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 8, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8979 "2026-11-08T20:09:18Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
6. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw - Jimmy Buffett
7. It’s the Let’s All Call Up AT&T and Protest To The President March - Allan Sherman

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8980 "2026-11-08T20:34:38Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
6. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw - Jimmy Buffett
7. Beat on the Brat - The Ramones
8. It’s the Let’s All Call Up AT&T and Protest To The President March - Allan Sherman
9. I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox

with housekeeping

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**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 8, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8981 "2026-11-08T20:48:04Z")

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**So… whatcha wanna do?**

1. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince
2. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. I Want to Break Free - Queen
4. Let’s Spin! - The Swirling Eddies
5. Let’s Dance - David Bowie
6. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw - Jimmy Buffett
7. Beat on the Brat - The Ramones
8. It’s the Let’s All Call Up AT&T and Protest To The President March - Allan Sherman
9. I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox
10. Do the Twist - Chubby Checker

New category:

**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson

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**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 8, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8982 "2026-11-08T20:49:24Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post

A top-10 hit in the U.S. and Canada, and it won a Grammy Award.

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