# 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:** 207
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4121 "2020-01-16T16:39:40Z")
Let’s eat (but not dessert)! 1. The Roast Beef of Old England - Henry Fielding 2. Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think Of You - The Ramones 3. Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White 4. Complicated Potatoes - The Bears 5. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG’s 6. My Bologna - “Weird Al” Yankovic 7. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White 8. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris ---
**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 16, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4122 "2020-01-16T16:42:13Z")
Let’s eat (but not dessert)! 1. The Roast Beef of Old England - Henry Fielding 2. Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think Of You - The Ramones 3. Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White 4. Complicated Potatoes - The Bears 5. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG’s 6. My Bologna - “Weird Al” Yankovic 7. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White 8. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris 9. Let’s Eat - Nick Lowe ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4123 "2020-01-16T17:12:31Z")
Let’s eat (but not dessert)! 1. The Roast Beef of Old England - Henry Fielding 2. Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think Of You - The Ramones 3. Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White 4. Complicated Potatoes - The Bears 5. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG’s 6. My Bologna - “Weird Al” Yankovic 7. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White 8. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris 9. Let’s Eat - Nick Lowe 10. Soup Is Good Food - Dead Kennedys Pass. ---
**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 16, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4124 "2020-01-16T17:18:22Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull Jethro Tull (the person) was an 18th century English agriculturist, who perfected the horse-drawn seed drill. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4125 "2020-01-16T17:21:38Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4126 "2020-01-16T17:54:22Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction ---
**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 16, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4127 "2020-01-16T18:03:27Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynerd Skynerd ---
**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 16, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4128 "2020-01-16T18:10:35Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynerd Skynerd 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4129 "2020-01-16T18:14:27Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynerd Skynerd 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash 6. April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain ---
**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 16, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4130 "2020-01-16T18:18:57Z")
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**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 16, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4131 "2020-01-16T18:32:02Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynerd Skynerd 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash 6. April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain 7. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4132 "2020-01-16T19:32:10Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - **Lynyrd Skynyrd** 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash 6. April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain 7. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols 8. One of These Days - Pink Floyd [as a Jacksonville native I am allowed to fix typos in bands from my city] ---
**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 16, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4133 "2020-01-16T19:51:41Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash 6. April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain 7. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols 8. One of These Days - Pink Floyd 9. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand ---
**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 16, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4134 "2020-01-16T20:56:22Z")
Songs By Bands Named After People Who Aren’t In the Band 1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2. Bleed For Me - Dead Kennedys 3. Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction 4. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 5. Interstate Cannonball - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash 6. April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain 7. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols 8. One of These Days - Pink Floyd 9. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand 10. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - The Hollies (Named for Buddy, of course.) Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult ---
**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 16, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4135 "2020-01-16T21:24:37Z")
Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4136 "2020-01-16T21:46:16Z")
Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean 3. Heroes - David Bowie ---
**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 16, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4137 "2020-01-16T22:21:57Z")
Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean 3. Heroes - David Bowie 4. Roundabout - Yes The album cut is 8:29; a “single version,” edited down to 3:27, was released as a single in the U.S., where it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ---
**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 16, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4138 "2020-01-16T22:35:38Z")
[quote=“kenobi\_65, post:4137, topic:839647”] Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean 3. Heroes - David Bowie 4. Roundabout - Yes 5. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly ---
**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 16, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4139 "2020-01-16T23:40:28Z")
Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean 3. Heroes - David Bowie 4. Roundabout - Yes 5. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly 6. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who The album version is 8:32, the radio single is 3:55. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4140 "2020-01-16T23:52:42Z")
Songs that were noticeably edited for length when played on the radio. 1. Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 2. American Pie - Don McClean 3. Heroes - David Bowie 4. Roundabout - Yes 5. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly 6. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 7. Light My Fire - Doors About 4 minutes of the instrumental section was 86ed to cut it down to 3:00+ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=208)