# 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:** 189
**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 4, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3761 "2020-01-04T05:41:09Z")
Let’s clear up any confusion by doing a little housekeeping: 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) 9. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue) That should do it. Please continue from here. ---
**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, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3762 "2020-01-04T06:39:14Z")
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) 9. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue) 10. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) Pass ---
**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 4, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3763 "2020-01-04T07:52:24Z")
Sucks to end on a repetition, but considering how wonky that got, maybe it’s best to move on. Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division ---
**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:** [January 4, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3764 "2020-01-04T09:04:12Z")
Um. Ah. Uh… ---
**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 4, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3765 "2020-01-04T17:20:18Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles ---
**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:** [January 5, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3766 "2020-01-05T13:57:25Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3767 "2020-01-05T15:26:07Z")
nm ---
**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 5, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3768 "2020-01-05T16:56:52Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3769 "2020-01-05T20:00:49Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - 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:** [January 5, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3770 "2020-01-05T20:14:29Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - The Beatles 6. [House of Fun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2X9SANsME) - Madness ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3771 "2020-01-05T20:52:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album. What does this even mean? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3772 "2020-01-05T20:58:17Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - The Beatles 6. House of Fun - Madness 7. Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3773 "2020-01-05T20:59:54Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > What does this even mean? Singles that were standalone and not part of a longer album; the only way you could own it was to buy the 45. My example is “Honky Tonk Woman.” It came out around the same time as Let It Bleed but didn’t appear on that album. By contrast, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” was a hit single AND appeared on Let It Bleed, so that wouldn’t count for this category. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3774 "2020-01-05T21:05:46Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > What does this even mean? I interpret it to mean songs that were released as singles, and became hits, but were not included on an album, except maybe later as part of a “greatest hits” or other compilation. As I understand it, this was more common in the UK than in the US. So, for example, when the Beatles’ albums were first released on CD, they also released two [discs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Masters) of songs that were never included on any of their “proper” British albums. Some of these were rarities or alternative versions, but some were hit singles. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3775 "2020-01-05T21:16:31Z")
Hit singles not taken from a non-compilation album 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - The Beatles 6. House of Fun - Madness 7. Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 8. Under Pressure - Queen + David Bowie Released as a stand-alone single in October, 1981; though it was later included on Queen’s non-compllation album “Hot Space,” that album wasn’t released until seven months later, in May, 1982 (four months after the single had peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard chart). ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3776 "2020-01-06T02:04:26Z")
1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - The Beatles 6. House of Fun - Madness 7. Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 8. Under Pressure - Queen + David Bowie 9. You’re Only Human (Second Wind) - Billy Joel ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3777 "2020-01-06T02:06:00Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > 1. Twist and Shout (The Beatles) > > I had a vague recollection that I’d heard it before, but never heard of the Isley Brothers. The Isley Brothers were a cover as well (as I mentioned when I posted the song to the list). The Top Notes originally recorded it. ---
**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 6, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3778 "2020-01-06T06:51:13Z")
1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles 3. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 4. Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones 5. Hey Jude - The Beatles 6. House of Fun - Madness 7. Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 8. Under Pressure - Queen + David Bowie 9. You’re Only Human (Second Wind) - Billy Joel 10. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan Since I started this mess, I’ll pass. ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/3779 "2020-01-06T07:10:43Z")
Songs with a man’s name in the title 1. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin ---
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