# Topic Playlist! (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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:** 152
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3021 "2019-12-03T23:43:36Z")
Gone in 60 Seconds (or Fewer) 1. Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants 2. Stepping Stone - Government Issue 3. Her Majesty - The Beatles 4. It’s a Boy - The Who 5. Five Per Cent for Nothing - Yes 6. PPAP - Pikotaro 7. Intermission - Carpenters 8. I Say Fuck - SuperSuckers ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3022 "2019-12-04T00:52:23Z")
Gone in 60 Seconds (or Fewer) 1. Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants 2. Stepping Stone - Government Issue 3. Her Majesty - The Beatles 4. It’s a Boy - The Who 5. Five Per Cent for Nothing - Yes 6. PPAP - Pikotaro 7. Intermission - Carpenters 8. I Say Fuck - SuperSuckers 9. Spray Paint - Black Flag ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3023 "2019-12-04T08:37:33Z")
Gone in 60 Seconds (or Fewer) 1. Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants 2. Stepping Stone - Government Issue 3. Her Majesty - The Beatles 4. It’s a Boy - The Who 5. Five Per Cent for Nothing - Yes 6. PPAP - Pikotaro 7. Intermission - Carpenters 8. I Say Fuck - SuperSuckers 9. Spray Paint - Black Flag 10. Little Room - The White Stripes COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 11. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3024 "2019-12-04T10:14:42Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3025 "2019-12-04T11:00:04Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3026 "2019-12-04T11:51:26Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3027 "2019-12-04T12:36:03Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3028 "2019-12-04T12:52:50Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) 6. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3029 "2019-12-04T15:04:21Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) 6. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959) 7. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3030 "2019-12-04T15:09:17Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) 6. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959) 7. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) 8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1958) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3031 "2019-12-04T15:21:53Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) 6. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959) 7. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) 8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1958) 9. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra (1957) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9_gSFMQdGsc/maxresdefault.jpg "Come Fly With Me (Remastered 1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gSFMQdGsc) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3032 "2019-12-04T15:46:26Z")
COOL! The 10 best songs of the 1950’s according to the SDMB 1. Everyday - Buddy Holly and The Crickets (1957) 2. Wake Up, Little Susie - the Everly Brothers (1957) 3. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1954) 4. Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams (1951) 5. Cry me a River - Julie London (1955) 6. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin (1959) 7. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) 8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1958) 9. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra (1957) 10. How High the Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3033 "2019-12-04T16:30:16Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime > [@](#): > > “Doin’ Time” is a loose cover of “Summertime” by George Gershwin, composed for the opera Porgy and Bess. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3034 "2019-12-04T16:43:25Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3035 "2019-12-04T16:57:10Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3036 "2019-12-04T16:57:49Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles 5. Puttin’ On the Ritz - Taco ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3037 "2019-12-04T17:13:14Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles 5. Puttin’ On the Ritz - Taco 6. Move it on Over - George Thorogood ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3038 "2019-12-04T17:27:02Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles 5. Puttin’ On the Ritz - Taco 6. Move it on Over - George Thorogood 7. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3039 "2019-12-04T17:38:06Z")
Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles 5. Puttin’ On the Ritz - Taco 6. Move it on Over - George Thorogood 7. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 8. Earth Angel - Death Cab For Cutie ---
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Rock and roll covers of pre-rock standards 1. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Co. 2. Doin’ Time - Sublime 3. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor 4. Act Naturally - The Beatles 5. Puttin’ On the Ritz - Taco 6. Move it on Over - George Thorogood 7. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 8. Earth Angel - Death Cab For Cutie 9. Someone to Watch Over Me/Love Is Here to Stay - Elton John [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=153)