# 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:** 252
**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 25, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5021 "2020-02-25T15:10:42Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5022 "2020-02-25T15:12:31Z")
[quote=“Bayaker, post:5021, topic:839647”] Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) ---
**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 25, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5023 "2020-02-25T15:14:47Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton Now, when the paint was dry And the dye was cast It was clear at last It was all a lie Red never left his hand And the blue was wrong With a green too strong Never what he planned ---
**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 25, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5024 "2020-02-25T15:30:32Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton 6. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco ---
**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 25, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5025 "2020-02-25T15:45:57Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton 6. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 7. 20th Century Man - The Kinks _You keep all your smart modern writers Give me William Shakespeare You keep all your smart modern painters I’ll take Rembrandt, Titian, Da Vinci and Gainsborough_ ---
**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 25, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5026 "2020-02-25T16:09:14Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton 6. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 7. 20th Century Man - The Kinks 8. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra _I looked up in the sky there was a phantom plane a comin’, Shinin’ in the dead of night, I heard the pilot saying, Poems that were written by John Keats and Robert Browning. But he didn’t know the words so, I suppose that it was nothing._ ---
**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 25, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5027 "2020-02-25T17:02:32Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton 6. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 7. 20th Century Man - The Kinks 8. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 9. When I Write The Book - Rockpile ---
**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 25, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5028 "2020-02-25T17:38:28Z")
Writers and artists 1. Paperback Writer - The Beatles 2. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean 3. Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman 4. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Lyrics by Bruce Johnston) 5. Retrospective - Tom Paxton 6. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 7. 20th Century Man - The Kinks 8. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 9. When I Write The Book - Rockpile 10. Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War - Paul Simon 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 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5029 "2020-02-25T20:39:06Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat ---
**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 25, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5030 "2020-02-25T20:53:33Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing ---
**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 25, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5031 "2020-02-25T20:59:15Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) ---
**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 25, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5032 "2020-02-25T21:05:20Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) ---
**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 25, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5033 "2020-02-25T21:34:50Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag ---
**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 25, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5034 "2020-02-25T22:36:24Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine “Bobby! Can I take 'em to the bridge?!” ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5035 "2020-02-25T22:41:16Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 7. [Soul Power](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZpYlv9esh4) ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5036 "2020-02-25T22:48:46Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 7. [Soul Power](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MsBs9QEwWc) (Complete Version / Mono) Crap, missed the edit window, hence 2x-post. Reason for editing: better version in new link. ---
**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 25, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5037 "2020-02-25T22:54:49Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 7. Soul Power 8. Living in America ---
**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 25, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5038 "2020-02-25T23:18:57Z")
The Ultimate James Brown Playlist 1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 7. Soul Power 8. Living in America 9. Mother Popcorn ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5039 "2020-02-26T00:01:33Z")
1. Cold Sweat 2. Get Up Offa That Thing 3. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) 4. I Got You (I Feel Good) 5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 6. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine 7. Soul Power 8. Living in America 9. Mother Popcorn 10. Say It Loud – I’m Black, I’m Proud Songs That Sound Like Someone Else 1. Lies, The Knickerbockers (sounds like the Beatles) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5040 "2020-02-26T02:18:53Z")
Songs That Sound Like Someone Else 1. Lies, The Knickerbockers (sounds like the Beatles) 2. Ral Donner, “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Until You Lose It)”. (Elvis) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=253)