# 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:** 271
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5401 "2020-03-10T13:31:20Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5402 "2020-03-10T13:38:53Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan 6. Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles _“While sergeants played a marching tune”_ ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5403 "2020-03-10T13:45:49Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan 6. Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 7. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5404 "2020-03-10T15:21:23Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan 6. Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 7. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 8. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5405 "2020-03-10T15:41:53Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan 6. Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 7. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 8. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 9. A White Sports Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins (At least the pink carnation half) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5406 "2020-03-10T16:42:55Z")
Songs referenced in Don McLean’s American Pie 1. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 2. The Book of Love - The Monotones 3. Helter Skelter - The Beatles 4. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 5. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - Bob Dylan 6. Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 7. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 8. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 9. A White Sports Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins 10. Do You Believe in Magic? \_The Loving Spoonful ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5407 "2020-03-10T19:37:44Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5408 "2020-03-10T19:42:16Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic A parody of George Harrison’s hit “Got My Mind Set On You” ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5409 "2020-03-10T19:57:30Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5410 "2020-03-10T20:00:05Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5411 "2020-03-10T20:09:52Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5412 "2020-03-10T20:27:48Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper 6. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) - Ruth Etting ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5413 "2020-03-10T20:35:22Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper 6. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) - Ruth Ettin 7. The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5414 "2020-03-10T20:36:20Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper 6. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) - Ruth Etting 7. The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin 8. [(This is Not a) Love Song - Public Image Ltd](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BGi8u8BtaA) ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5415 "2020-03-10T20:48:43Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper 6. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) - Ruth Etting 7. The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin 8. (This is Not a) Love Song - Public Image Ltd 9. Just A Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5416 "2020-03-10T20:55:07Z")
The “song” playlist. Songs including the word “song”, “tune”, “theme” or similar in the title. 1. Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet 2. (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long - “Weird Al” Yankovic 3. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond 4. Paul’s Tune - The Clash 5. Sing-Along Song - Stryper 6. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) - Ruth Etting 7. The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin 8. (This is Not a) Love Song - Public Image Ltd 9. Just A Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 10. All You Get from Love Is a Love Song - The Carpenters Pass ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5417 "2020-03-10T21:07:23Z")
Pop covers of showtunes 1. Till There Was You - The Beatles ---
**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:** [March 10, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5418 "2020-03-10T21:21:22Z")
Pop covers of showtunes 1. Till There Was You - The Beatles 2. Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins ---
**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 10, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5419 "2020-03-10T22:01:28Z")
Pop covers of showtunes 1. Till There Was You - The Beatles 2. Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins 3. I Dreamed a Dream - Aretha Franklin ---
**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 10, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5420 "2020-03-10T22:32:56Z")
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