# 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:** ![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 27, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4381 "2020-01-27T23:22:21Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

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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:** [January 27, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4382 "2020-01-27T23:58:28Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4383 "2020-01-28T00:12:12Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

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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 28, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4384 "2020-01-28T00:14:43Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4385 "2020-01-28T00:49:53Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4386 "2020-01-28T01:46:40Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
7. Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli

(After all, the category isn’t “Best New Artist Grammy Winners Who Didn’t Have Their Award Revoked”)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4387 "2020-01-28T02:32:22Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
7. Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli
8. It’s Not Unusuall - Tom Jones

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4388 "2020-01-28T02:42:03Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
7. Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli
8. It’s Not Unusual - Tom Jones
9. Sailing - Christopher Cross

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4389 "2020-01-28T06:07:42Z")

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Songs from Best New Artist Grammy Winners

1. Sister Golden Hair - America
2. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
3. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
4. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
5. Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
7. Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli
8. It’s Not Unusual - Tom Jones
9. Sailing - Christopher Cross  
10 Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

Pass

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4390 "2020-01-28T12:46:13Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush

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**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:** [January 28, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4391 "2020-01-28T12:59:47Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

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**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 28, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4392 "2020-01-28T13:04:45Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton

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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:** [January 28, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4393 "2020-01-28T13:10:18Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele

Piano and voice only surprisingly enough for a song that sounds this ‘big’.

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**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 28, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4394 "2020-01-28T13:18:52Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles

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**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:** [January 28, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4395 "2020-01-28T13:41:20Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles
6. Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4396 "2020-01-28T14:18:10Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles
6. Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce
7. Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

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**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:** [January 28, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4397 "2020-01-28T15:05:25Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles
6. Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce
7. Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
8. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg (and Steve Mandell)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4398 "2020-01-28T15:18:52Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles
6. Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce
7. Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
8. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg (and Steve Mandell)
9. Tom’s Diner - Suzanne Vega

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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:** [January 29, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4399 "2020-01-29T00:37:24Z")

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Hit songs without drums

1. Glycerine - Bush
2. Cover of The “Rolling Stone” - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
3. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
4. Someone Like You - Adele
5. Yesterday - The Beatles
6. Time in a Bottle- Jim Croce
7. Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
8. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg (and Steve Mandell)
9. Tom’s Diner - Suzanne Vega
10. Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

Pass.

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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:** [January 29, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4400 "2020-01-29T07:30:19Z")

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Songs with an acoustic guitar solo

1. Guitar Man - Jerry Reed

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