# 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:** 188
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3741 "2020-01-03T17:38:26Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3742 "2020-01-03T17:38:44Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3743 "2020-01-03T17:44:35Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3744 "2020-01-03T17:49:10Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC 6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3745 "2020-01-03T17:53:31Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC 6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 7. Get Happy - Judy Garland ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3746 "2020-01-03T17:56:23Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC 6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 7. Get Happy - Judy Garland 8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller “…but you can be happy if you’ve a mind to” ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3747 "2020-01-03T18:03:29Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC 6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 7. Get Happy - Judy Garland 8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller 9. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3748 "2020-01-03T20:06:45Z")
The Optimistic Playlist 1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin 3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle 4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash 5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC 6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 7. Get Happy - Judy Garland 8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller 9. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong 10. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive - Bing Crosby Pass ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3749 "2020-01-03T20:13:15Z")
Ok; this is a “personal experience” list, rather than fitting some objective category: What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) I was completely unfamiliar with Janis Joplin, or other iterations. I knew it as a “Faith Hill song.” ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3750 "2020-01-03T20:40:42Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) Bending the rules here; I didn’t actually like this cover, but thought the original kicked ass when I finally heard it ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3751 "2020-01-03T21:23:00Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) Then I found out it was an Isley Brothers song. But it wasn’t them either…Then I found out they (the Isleys) had covered The Top Notes. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3752 "2020-01-03T21:35:39Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) I liked Whitney Houston’s version. I had no idea it was a Dolly Parton song until a few years after the Whitney Houston song was popular. I rather like Dolly Parton’s 1974 version, I find. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3753 "2020-01-03T21:49:35Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson) Not a favorite, more like an enjoyable cry-in-your-beer song, but I was surprised just a couple of weeks ago when the classic country station that I listen to played the Jim Ed brown version from 1967. I’m sure I must have heard it back then, but I was too young to care about drinking songs 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3754 "2020-01-03T22:20:11Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson) 6. Alone Again Or (UFO) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3755 "2020-01-03T22:29:51Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson) 6. Alone Again Or (UFO) 7. The Fool On The Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66) The Sergio Mendes version was actually the bigger hit but I didn’t know it was a Beatles song at the time . ---
**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:** [January 3, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3756 "2020-01-03T22:34:02Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson) 6. Alone Again Or (UFO) 7. The Fool On The Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66) 8. The Waters Of March (Art Garfunkel) By Antonio Carlos Jobim; the song is Huge in Brazil. It also was a stunner to find out the song’s about Autumn instead of Spring. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3757 "2020-01-03T23:42:16Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue) I still think their version is solid, but nothing can beat Ringo’s blisters on his fingers. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3758 "2020-01-04T01:42:26Z")
What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version? 1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill) 2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz) 3. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue) 4. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) I had a vague recollection that I’d heard it before, but never heard of the Isley Brothers. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3759 "2020-01-04T03:02:00Z")
Last two players, scroll up and check the list. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3760 "2020-01-04T05:02:55Z")
Next play should be #9 off of post 3756. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=189)