# 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:** 245
**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 20, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4881 "2020-02-20T21:51:07Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lul-Y8vSr0I/hqdefault.jpg "William Shatner "Sings" 'Rocket Man' (1978) - BEST QUALITY!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I) ---
**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 20, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4882 "2020-02-20T21:55:40Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Rocketman - William Shatner 3. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks ---
**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 20, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4883 "2020-02-20T21:56:03Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks _Cleanup_ ---
**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 20, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4884 "2020-02-20T22:11:26Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4885 "2020-02-20T22:12:59Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul ---
**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 20, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4886 "2020-02-20T22:20:06Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul 7. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy ---
**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 20, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4887 "2020-02-20T22:58:47Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul 7. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy 8. A Tough Act to Follow - David Hyde Pierce in “Curtains” ---
**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 20, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4888 "2020-02-20T23:50:13Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul 7. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy 8. A Tough Act to Follow - David Hyde Pierce 9. Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis He was on _Moonlighting_ when it was a hit, in 1987 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4889 "2020-02-21T02:36:40Z")
Songs by singers who were better-known for being TV actors 1. Heartbeat - Don Johnson 2. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy 3. Rocketman - William Shatner 4. Long Lonesome Highway - Michael Parks 5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 6. Don’t Give Up On Us Baby - David Soul 7. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy 8. A Tough Act to Follow - David Hyde Pierce 9. Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis 10. Johnny Angel, by Shelley Fabares Lots of others from that era. Pass ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4890 "2020-02-21T05:01:18Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas – Janis Joplin ---
**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:** [February 21, 2020, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4891 "2020-02-21T05:15:11Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline ---
**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 21, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4892 "2020-02-21T05:56:43Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4893 "2020-02-21T06:19:16Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington ---
**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 21, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4894 "2020-02-21T09:49:31Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4895 "2020-02-21T12:16:20Z")
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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 21, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4896 "2020-02-21T12:21:35Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton 6. Louisiana - Mickey Gilley ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4897 "2020-02-21T12:32:01Z")
Southern states where **female** pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton 6. South Carolina - Nikki Lane ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4898 "2020-02-21T12:47:00Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton 6. South Carolina - Nikki Lane 7. Oklahoma - Reba McEntire ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4899 "2020-02-21T12:50:47Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton 6. South Carolina - Nikki Lane 7. Oklahoma - Reba McEntire 8. Louisiana - Mickey Gilley ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/4900 "2020-02-21T12:56:52Z")
Southern states where female pop/country singers were born. (No repeats) 1. Texas - Janis Joplin 2. Virginia - Patsy Cline 3. Kentucky - Loretta Lynn 4. Alabama - Dinah Washington 5. Tennessee - Dolly Parton 6. South Carolina - Nikki Lane 7. Oklahoma - Reba McEntire 8. Louisiana - Mickey Gilley 9. North Carolina - Tori Amos [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=246)