# 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\
**Page:** 233

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**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4641 "2020-02-07T13:47:37Z")

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Titles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4642 "2020-02-07T14:44:03Z")

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Titles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth
6. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4643 "2020-02-07T14:45:33Z")

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itles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth
6. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
7. A Song For You - Donny Hathaway

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4644 "2020-02-07T14:45:59Z")

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Titles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth
6. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
7. A Song For You - Donny Hathaway
8. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4645 "2020-02-07T14:56:54Z")

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Titles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth
6. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
7. A Song For You - Donny Hathaway
8. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
9. A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4646 "2020-02-07T15:04:06Z")

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Titles beginning with the article A/An

1. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
2. An Englishman in New York - Godley and Creme
3. A Wonderful Guy - from South Pacific
4. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
5. A Tout le Monde - Megadeth
6. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
7. A Song For You - Donny Hathaway
8. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
9. A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals
10. A Girl Like You - The Smithereens

Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4647 "2020-02-07T15:37:31Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4648 "2020-02-07T16:19:50Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4649 "2020-02-07T16:33:27Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zepplin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4650 "2020-02-07T16:46:07Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zepplin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4651 "2020-02-07T16:46:29Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
6. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (the novel by Emily Brontë)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4652 "2020-02-07T16:55:13Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
6. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (the novel by Emily Brontë)
7. The Stand - The Alarm (the novel by Stephen King)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4653 "2020-02-07T17:49:22Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
6. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (the novel by Emily Brontë)
7. The Stand - The Alarm (the novel by Stephen King)
8. 1984 - David Bowie (the novel by George Orwell)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4654 "2020-02-07T18:37:01Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
6. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (the novel by Emily Brontë)
7. The Stand - The Alarm (the novel by Stephen King)
8. 1984 - David Bowie (the novel by George Orwell)
9. House at Pooh Corner - Loggins & Messina (stories of A. A. Milne)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4655 "2020-02-07T19:21:13Z")

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Songs based on a literary work

1. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
2. Richard Corey - Simon & Garfunkel (Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Corey”)
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)
4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien)
5. Xanadu - Rush (Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
6. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (the novel by Emily Brontë)
7. The Stand - The Alarm (the novel by Stephen King)
8. 1984 - David Bowie (the novel by George Orwell)
9. House at Pooh Corner - Loggins & Messina (stories of A. A. Milne)
10. Nevermore - Queen (The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe)

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4656 "2020-02-07T19:23:55Z")

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Answer songs

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

Written in response to Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man.”

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4657 "2020-02-07T19:24:00Z")

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Answer songs

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
2. He’ll Have To Stay - Skeeter Davis

Reply to Jim Reeves’s _He’ll Have to Go_

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4658 "2020-02-07T19:41:31Z")

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Answer songs

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
2. He’ll Have To Stay - Skeeter Davis
3. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore

In response to “It’s My Party.”

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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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4659 "2020-02-07T19:43:16Z")

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Answer songs

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
2. He’ll Have To Stay - Skeeter Davis
3. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore
4. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-tonk Angels - Kitty Wells

A response to Hank Thompson’s “The Wild Side of Life.”

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4660 "2020-02-07T19:46:21Z")

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Answer songs

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
2. He’ll Have To Stay - Skeeter Davis
3. Judy’s Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore
4. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
5. You Gave Me The Answer - Wings

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