# 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:** 154
**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 5, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3061 "2019-12-05T13:15:40Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. [Midnight Blue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxk4bD6LoKM) - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) “How gentle is the rain…” ---
**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 5, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3062 "2019-12-05T14:22:26Z")
1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) ---
**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 5, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3063 "2019-12-05T14:30:22Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iN9CjAfo5n0/maxresdefault.jpg "Eric Carmen - All by Myself (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9CjAfo5n0) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3064 "2019-12-05T14:33:42Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) 6. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3065 "2019-12-05T14:39:16Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) 6. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony) 7. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow (Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor, Opus 28, Number 20) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3066 "2019-12-05T14:44:58Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) 6. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony) 7. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow (Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor, Opus 28, Number 20) 8. Hook - Blues Traveler (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) They’re not the only ones: [Why “Hook” by Blues Traveler is actually a pretty genius work of metafiction](https://music.avclub.com/why-hook-by-blues-traveler-is-actually-a-pretty-geniu-1798232765) ---
**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 5, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3067 "2019-12-05T15:18:03Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) 6. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony) 7. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow (Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor, Opus 28, Number 20) 8. Hook - Blues Traveler (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) 9. I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis Presley (Martini’s Plaisir D’Amour) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3068 "2019-12-05T16:05:16Z")
Songs based on classical works 1. It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (di Capua’s O Sole Mio) 2. Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker (Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata) 3. A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (Bach’s/Petzold’s Minuet in G Major) 4. Because - The Beatles (Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata) 5. All by Myself - Eric Carmen (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18) 6. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony) 7. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow (Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor, Opus 28, Number 20) 8. Hook - Blues Traveler (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) 9. I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis Presley (Martini’s Plaisir D’Amour) 10. The Green Hornet Theme - Al Hirt (Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee”) Pass ---
**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 5, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3069 "2019-12-05T16:35:26Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3070 "2019-12-05T16:40:22Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye ---
**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 5, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3071 "2019-12-05T16:47:08Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3072 "2019-12-05T17:00:53Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3073 "2019-12-05T17:12:34Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3074 "2019-12-05T17:22:18Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) 6. Beauty of the Rose - The Gits (Mia Zapata) ---
**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 5, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3075 "2019-12-05T17:24:53Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) 6. Beauty of the Rose - The Gits (Mia Zapata) 7. Como la Flor - Selena ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3076 "2019-12-05T18:55:51Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) 6. Beauty of the Rose - The Gits (Mia Zapata) 7. Como la Flor - Selena 8. Cupid - Sam Cooke ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3077 "2019-12-05T20:25:39Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) 6. Beauty of the Rose - The Gits (Mia Zapata) 7. Como la Flor - Selena 8. Cupid - Sam Cooke 9. Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Felix Pappalardi) ---
**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 5, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3078 "2019-12-05T20:39:28Z")
A band member was murdered 1. Walk - Pantera (Dimebag Darrell) 2. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 3. All You Need Is Love - Beatles (John Lennon) 4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Peter Tosh 5. Freezing Moon - Mayhem (Euronymous) 6. Beauty of the Rose - The Gits (Mia Zapata) 7. Como la Flor - Selena 8. Cupid - Sam Cooke 9. Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Felix Pappalardi) 10. Machine Gun Funk - Notorious B.I.G. I’ll take it on the side… (side projects) 1. Such Great Heights - The Postal Service (Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, and Jenny Lewis) ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3079 "2019-12-05T21:16:11Z")
I’ll take it on the side… (side projects) 1. Such Great Heights - The Postal Service (Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, and Jenny Lewis) 2. Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods (Berry/Buck/Mills from R.E.M, + Warren Zevon) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3080 "2019-12-05T21:45:43Z")
I’ll take it on the side… (side projects) 1. Such Great Heights - The Postal Service (Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, and Jenny Lewis) 2. Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods (Berry/Buck/Mills from R.E.M, + Warren Zevon) 3. Star Fleet - Brian May & Friends (Star Fleet Project - Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Roger Taylor, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen, Fred Mandel) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=155)