# 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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**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5241 "2020-03-04T16:34:00Z")

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Songs by Members of the Clyde McPhatter Club (Performers inducted two or more times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

1. Love the One You’re With - Stephen Stills (inducted as a member of both Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
2. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney (With the Beatles and solo)
3. Layla - Eric Clapton (A three-fer: The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo)
4. Feeling That Way - Journey (Gregg Rolie was inducted as a member of both Santana and Journey)
5. Guitar Shop - Jeff Beck (Yardbirds, solo)
6. Stand Back - Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac, solo)
7. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter (Drifters, solo)
8. Thriller - Michael Jackson (solo, Jackson 5)
9. Graceland - Paul Simon (solo, Simon and Garfunkel)

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**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5242 "2020-03-04T22:44:45Z")

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Songs by Members of the Clyde McPhatter Club (Performers inducted two or more times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

1. Love the One You’re With - Stephen Stills (inducted as a member of both Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
2. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney (With the Beatles and solo)
3. Layla - Eric Clapton (A three-fer: The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo)
4. Feeling That Way - Journey (Gregg Rolie was inducted as a member of both Santana and Journey)
5. Guitar Shop - Jeff Beck (Yardbirds, solo)
6. Stand Back - Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac, solo)
7. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter (Drifters, solo)
8. Thriller - Michael Jackson (solo, Jackson 5)
9. Graceland - Paul Simon (solo, Simon and Garfunkel)
10. Woman - John Lennon (solo, Beatles)

Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)

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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:** [March 4, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5243 "2020-03-04T22:59:55Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)

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**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5244 "2020-03-04T23:06:17Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5245 "2020-03-05T00:45:23Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5246 "2020-03-05T01:34:51Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5247 "2020-03-05T03:21:20Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)
6. Waltzing Matilda (1903 for first popularity)

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5248 "2020-03-05T04:38:03Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)
6. Waltzing Matilda (1903 for first popularity)
7. Barbara Allen (c1666)

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5249 "2020-03-05T05:32:44Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)
6. Waltzing Matilda (1903 for first popularity)
7. Barbara Allen (c1666)
8. Give My Regards to Broadway (1904)

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5250 "2020-03-05T06:15:30Z")

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Songs from before 1920 (artist not needed)

1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)
6. Waltzing Matilda (1903 for first popularity)
7. Barbara Allen (c1666)
8. Give My Regards to Broadway (1904)
9. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody) (1918)

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1. My Melancholy Baby (1912)
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)
3. Swanee (1919)
4. Jerusalem (1916)
5. Darktown Strutter’s Ball (1917)
6. Waltzing Matilda (1903 for first popularity)
7. Barbara Allen (c1666)
8. Give My Regards to Broadway (1904)
9. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody) (1918)
10. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting (1919)

Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala

_“Come on, Superman, say your stupid line”_

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5252 "2020-03-05T06:28:32Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan

_“Superman or green lantern ain’t got a-nothin’ on me.”_

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5253 "2020-03-05T07:38:23Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace

_“Wave, wave your hands! Superman!”_

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5254 "2020-03-05T08:14:18Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors

Often mistakenly called “Pocket Full of Kryptonite” which is confusingly the title of the album but not the title of the song.

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5255 "2020-03-05T11:53:48Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5256 "2020-03-05T12:44:27Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane
6. It’s Superman - It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman

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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:** [March 5, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5257 "2020-03-05T12:48:52Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane
6. It’s Superman - It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman
7. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5258 "2020-03-05T13:13:29Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane
6. It’s Superman - It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman
7. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies
8. Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5259 "2020-03-05T13:16:41Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane
6. It’s Superman - It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman
7. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies
8. Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting
9. Video Blues - Hank Williams, Jr.

“I bought Star Wars, Jaws, Poltergeist, Superman 1 and 2  
When they added it up I’d spent three hundred bucks;  
I got the video blues”

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**Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5260 "2020-03-05T14:34:50Z")

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Faster than a speeding bullet! (Songs that mention Superman in the lyrics)

1. The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
2. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
3. Superman - Black Lace
4. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues - Spin Doctors
5. Superman - Lazlo Bane
6. It’s Superman - It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman
7. Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies
8. Superman (It’s Not Easy) - Five for Fighting
9. Video Blues - Hank Williams, Jr.
10. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce (You don’t tug on Superman’s Cap)

Next up: Songs with a flower in the title

1. The Rose - Bette Midler

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