# Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647 "2019-09-03T22:39:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 105

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**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, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2081 "2019-11-05T01:42:09Z")

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Songs about characters from folk tales or children’s stories

1. Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
2. House at Pooh Corner - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
4. Scissor Man - XTC
5. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions
6. I Will Wear 500 Hats - Tom Smith
7. It’s Midnight Cinderella - Garth Brooks

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**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2082 "2019-11-05T02:45:32Z")

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Songs about characters from folk tales or children’s stories

1. Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
2. House at Pooh Corner - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
4. Scissor Man - XTC
5. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions
6. I Will Wear 500 Hats - Tom Smith
7. It’s Midnight Cinderella - Garth Brooks
8. The Fox, The Crow And The Cookie - MeWithoutYou

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2083 "2019-11-05T03:34:16Z")

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Songs about characters from folk tales or children’s stories

1. Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
2. House at Pooh Corner - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
4. Scissor Man - XTC
5. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions
6. I Will Wear 500 Hats - Tom Smith
7. It’s Midnight Cinderella - Garth Brooks
8. The Fox, The Crow And The Cookie - MeWithoutYou
9. Three Bears Phantasy - Eric Coates

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2084 "2019-11-05T04:40:09Z")

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Songs about characters from folk tales or children’s stories

1. Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
2. House at Pooh Corner - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
4. Scissor Man - XTC
5. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions
6. I Will Wear 500 Hats - Tom Smith
7. It’s Midnight Cinderella - Garth Brooks
8. The Fox, The Crow And The Cookie - MeWithoutYou
9. Three Bears Phantasy - Eric Coates
10. [Rapunzel - Dave Matthews Band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qk7vnUBS5E)

Elvis Costello songs

1. [Alison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9GlC9GyF4Y)

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2085 "2019-11-05T04:43:07Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2086 "2019-11-05T05:14:07Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She

Loved his version in the movie _Notting Hill_: [Elvis Costello She - Notting Hill Soundtrack.wmv - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZDNlELz-WU)

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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 5, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2087 "2019-11-05T05:28:05Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2088 "2019-11-05T07:13:04Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. [God’s Comic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy5g1tqxHRM)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2089 "2019-11-05T12:55:15Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. God’s Comic
6. Radio Radio

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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 5, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2090 "2019-11-05T13:00:07Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. God’s Comic
6. Radio Radio
7. [The Invisible Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnslTHLz4E)

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2091 "2019-11-05T13:03:04Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. God’s Comic
6. Radio Radio
7. The Invisible Man
8. Oliver’s Army

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2092 "2019-11-05T13:56:57Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. God’s Comic
6. Radio Radio
7. The Invisible Man
8. Oliver’s Army
9. Everyday I Write the Book

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2093 "2019-11-05T14:07:11Z")

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Elvis Costello songs

1. Alison
2. American Without Tears
3. She
4. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. God’s Comic
6. Radio Radio
7. The Invisible Man
8. Oliver’s Army
9. Everyday I Write the Book
10. Watching the Detectives

British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2094 "2019-11-05T14:15:24Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles

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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 5, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2095 "2019-11-05T14:17:18Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

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**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, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2096 "2019-11-05T14:27:51Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2097 "2019-11-05T14:47:31Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
5. How Do You Do It? - Gerry and the Pacemakers\*  
\*55 years later, the word carries a rather different meaning 😉

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2098 "2019-11-05T14:55:38Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
5. How Do You Do It? - Gerry and the Pacemakers
6. Do The Freddie - Freddie and the Dreamers

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2099 "2019-11-05T14:57:06Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
5. How Do You Do It? - Gerry and the Pacemakers
6. Do The Freddie - Freddie and the Dreamers
7. Wild Thing - Troggs

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2100 "2019-11-05T15:12:54Z")

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British Invasion

1. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
2. Please Please Me - The Beatles
3. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
5. How Do You Do It? - Gerry and the Pacemakers
6. Do The Freddie - Freddie and the Dreamers
7. Wild Thing - Troggs
8. The Kids Are Alright - The Who

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