# 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\
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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:** [December 11, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3201 "2019-12-11T22:33:06Z")

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Artists who covered “Yesterday” by the Beatles

1. Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
2. Ray Charles
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Ofra Harnoy
5. Boys II Men
6. Pierre Lalonde
7. Bob Dylan
8. Frank Sinatra

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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:** [December 11, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3202 "2019-12-11T23:34:23Z")

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Artists who covered “Yesterday” by the Beatles

1. Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
2. Ray Charles
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Ofra Harnoy
5. Boys II Men
6. Pierre Lalonde
7. Bob Dylan
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Elvis Presley

“Yesterday” and “That’s Alright, Mama” are the only songs (I know of) with recorded performances by Elvis, the Beatles _and_ Bob Dylan.

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3203 "2019-12-12T04:31:12Z")

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Artists who covered “Yesterday” by the Beatles

1. Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
2. Ray Charles
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Ofra Harnoy
5. Boys II Men
6. Pierre Lalonde
7. Bob Dylan
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Elvis Presley
10. Plácido Domingo

Pass

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3204 "2019-12-12T04:35:12Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3205 "2019-12-12T04:39:52Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

Featured in the opening credits of _Guardians of the Galaxy_.

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3206 "2019-12-12T04:44:36Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3207 "2019-12-12T04:49:50Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3208 "2019-12-12T05:00:07Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
5. Half Breed - Cher

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3209 "2019-12-12T06:24:18Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
5. Half Breed - Cher
6. [The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEwSwQtSmDQ)

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**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 12, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3210 "2019-12-12T08:54:33Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
5. Half Breed - Cher
6. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash
7. [Yeha Noha - Sacred Spirit](https://youtu.be/XPd9be8R5bA)  
Euros that were alive in the mid-nineties may remember this ridiculously catchy eurodisco remix of a Navajo song topping the charts for most of 95.

No, I’m not making this up.

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3211 "2019-12-12T09:44:30Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
5. Half Breed - Cher
6. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash
7. Yeha Noha - Sacred Spirit
8. Apache - The Shadows

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3212 "2019-12-12T11:31:09Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
3. Pocahontas - Neil Young
4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders
5. Half Breed - Cher
6. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash
7. Yeha Noha - Sacred Spirit
8. Apache - The Shadows
9. Give It Back to the Indians - Ella Fitzgerald

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3213 "2019-12-12T14:07:56Z")

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(American) Indian

1. Running Bear - Johnny Preston

2. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

3. Pocahontas - Neil Young

4. Indian Reservation - The Raiders

5. Half Breed - Cher

6. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash

7. Yeha Noha - Sacred Spirit

8. Apache - The Shadows

9. Give It Back to the Indians - Ella Fitzgerald

10. Now That The Buffalo’s Gone - Buffy Ste. Marie  
Cowboy songs

11. The Streets of Laredo

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3214 "2019-12-12T14:34:24Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso

“Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl…”

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3215 "2019-12-12T14:45:04Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie

Wow! Flashback to 2nd grade end of year concert!

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3216 "2019-12-12T14:55:21Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

“Cowboy, change your ways or forever you will ride…”

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3217 "2019-12-12T15:31:42Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
5. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3218 "2019-12-12T15:43:30Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
5. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
6. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

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**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 12, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3219 "2019-12-12T16:11:36Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
5. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
6. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
7. Desperado

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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:** [December 12, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3220 "2019-12-12T16:14:49Z")

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Cowboy songs

1. The Streets of Laredo
2. El Paso
3. Over The Prairie
4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
5. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
6. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
7. Desperado
8. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)

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