# 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:** 242
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4821 "2020-02-17T01:55:06Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson ---
**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:** [February 17, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4822 "2020-02-17T02:15:05Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience ---
**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 17, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4823 "2020-02-17T03:17:30Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. [Diane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnNERIy0HI) - Material Issue, and [Diane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDG073BjQU) - Trip Shakespeare, and [Oh Diane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwjBKk8y_s) - Fleetwood Mac ---
**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 17, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4824 "2020-02-17T03:33:22Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. [Donna The Prima Donna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohtMcxgpRI4) - Dion And The Del-Satins, and [Oh Donna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNeeu6_e6oQ) - Ritchie Valens My first real love was Donna, and that second song by Ritchie Valens still makes me misty-eyed after forty-five years. ---
**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 17, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4825 "2020-02-17T10:13:44Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno ---
**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 17, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4826 "2020-02-17T13:29:21Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno 6. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones, and Judy is Disguise by John Fred & his Playboys ---
**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 17, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4827 "2020-02-17T14:24:27Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno 6. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones, and Judy is Disguise by John Fred & his Playboys 7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan, and 867-5309, Tommy Tutone ---
**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:** [February 17, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4828 "2020-02-17T14:56:12Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno 6. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones, and Judy is Disguise by John Fred & his Playboys 7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan, and 867-5309, Tommy Tutone 8. Sally- Long Tall Sally, Little Richard and Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett ---
**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:** [February 17, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4829 "2020-02-17T15:10:23Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno 6. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones, and Judy is Disguise by John Fred & his Playboys 7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan, and 867-5309, Tommy Tutone 8. Sally- Long Tall Sally, Little Richard and Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett 9. Emily - Los Lobos; Emily - Joanna Newsom ---
**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 17, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4830 "2020-02-17T15:45:35Z")
Girl’s names mentioned in two different songs 1. Laura – “Laura”, old standard, and “Tell Laura I Love Her”, Ray Peterson 2. Proud Mary/The Wind Cries Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Diane - Material Issue, and Diane - Trip Shakespeare, and Oh Diane - Fleetwood Mac 4. Donna The Prima Donna - Dion And The Del-Satins, and Oh Donna - Ritchie Valens 5. Oh Julie - Shakin’ Stevens and Julie with… - Brian Eno 6. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones, and Judy is Disguise by John Fred & his Playboys 7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan, and 867-5309, Tommy Tutone 8. Sally- Long Tall Sally, Little Richard and Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett 9. Emily - Los Lobos; Emily - Joanna Newsom 10. Suzanne - Leonard Cohen; Sorry Suzanne - The Hollies 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:** [February 17, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4831 "2020-02-17T20:08:29Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 ---
**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 17, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4832 "2020-02-17T20:29:25Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors ---
**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 17, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4833 "2020-02-17T21:10:56Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. [God Sends Quails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBicx4rtrKk) - The 77s ---
**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 17, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4834 "2020-02-17T21:25:37Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple ---
**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:** [February 17, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4835 "2020-02-17T21:49:45Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > My first real love was Donna, and that second song by Ritchie Valens still makes me misty-eyed after forty-five years. The song was also featured prominently in a particularly amusing commercial: Anyway.... Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen ---
**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 17, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4836 "2020-02-17T22:14:58Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen 6. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin ---
**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:** [February 18, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4837 "2020-02-18T00:54:42Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen 6. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 7. [I Need a Lover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPP2PbayJc) - John Cougar (John Mellencamp) My college roommate once said, “‘I Need a Lover’ is my favorite John Mellencamp song, because there’s not a lot of him singing on it.” 😃 ---
**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 18, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4838 "2020-02-18T01:26:05Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen 6. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 7. I Need a Lover - John Cougar (John Mellencamp) 8. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart The album version has the long intro–roughly two minutes, I’d guess. The radio airplay single has a much shorter intro. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4839 "2020-02-18T01:45:17Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen 6. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 7. I Need a Lover - John Cougar (John Mellencamp) 8. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart 9. East of the Sun – Frank Sinatra In those days, the first half of most records were a dance band, featuring a vocalist in the second half, labeled as “The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra, vocal”. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4840 "2020-02-18T03:48:44Z")
Songs with long instrumental beginnings 1. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 2. The End - The Doors 3. God Sends Quails - The 77s 4. Lazy - Deep Purple 5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen 6. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 7. I Need a Lover - John Cougar (John Mellencamp) 8. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart 9. East of the Sun – Frank Sinatra 10. Sun King - The Beatles This was mine, so pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=243)