# 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 16, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5641 "2020-03-16T20:37:43Z")

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Songs on your actual playlist - any device, in numerical order

1. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
2. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, ftg. George Gershwin on piano
3. I Am Sound - Dandy Warhols
4. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy cond.
5. Nightrider - Electric Light Orchestra
6. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

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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 16, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5642 "2020-03-16T21:23:12Z")

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Songs on your actual playlist - any device, in numerical order

1. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
2. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, ftg. George Gershwin on piano
3. I Am Sound - Dandy Warhols
4. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy cond.
5. Nightrider - Electric Light Orchestra
6. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
7. Moondance - Van Morrison

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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 16, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5643 "2020-03-16T21:30:20Z")

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Songs on your actual playlist - any device, in numerical order

1. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
2. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, ftg. George Gershwin on piano
3. I Am Sound - Dandy Warhols
4. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy cond.
5. Nightrider - Electric Light Orchestra
6. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
7. Moondance - Van Morrison
8. A Dip in the Ocean - Fountains of Wayne

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**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:** [March 16, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5644 "2020-03-16T22:24:18Z")

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Songs on your actual playlist - any device, in numerical order

1. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
2. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, ftg. George Gershwin on piano
3. I Am Sound - Dandy Warhols
4. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy cond.
5. Nightrider - Electric Light Orchestra
6. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
7. Moondance - Van Morrison
8. A Dip in the Ocean - Fountains of Wayne
9. Something About You - Lucius

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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 16, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5645 "2020-03-16T23:22:05Z")

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Songs on your actual playlist - any device, in numerical order

1. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
2. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, ftg. George Gershwin on piano
3. I Am Sound - Dandy Warhols
4. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy cond.
5. Nightrider - Electric Light Orchestra
6. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
7. Moondance - Van Morrison
8. A Dip in the Ocean - Fountains of Wayne
9. Something About You - Lucius
10. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever

Pass

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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 17, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5646 "2020-03-17T01:30:00Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine

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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 17, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5647 "2020-03-17T02:18:26Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles

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**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:** [March 17, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5648 "2020-03-17T03:19:04Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney

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**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 17, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5649 "2020-03-17T11:29:48Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle

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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 17, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5650 "2020-03-17T12:12:06Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean

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**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:** [March 17, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5651 "2020-03-17T14:56:51Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean
6. Nonsuch - Chalkhills and Children, XTC

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5652 "2020-03-17T16:47:37Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean
6. Nonsuch - Chalkhills and Children, XTC
7. Resplendent - Angeline Is Coming Home, The Badlees

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5653 "2020-03-17T16:55:29Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean
6. Nonsuch - Chalkhills and Children, XTC
7. Resplendent - Angeline Is Coming Home, The Badlees
8. Pilchard - I Am the Walrus - The Beatles

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**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:** [March 17, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5654 "2020-03-17T16:57:45Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean
6. Nonsuch - Chalkhills and Children, XTC
7. Resplendent - Angeline Is Coming Home, The Badlees
8. Pilchard - I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
9. Concertina - Angelina, Bob Dylan

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**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:** [March 18, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5655 "2020-03-18T14:31:51Z")

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A dictionary English word that occurs in the lyrics of only one song you know of

1. Crystalline – Midnight Sun, Billy Eckstine
2. Pusillanimous - Another Day, The Rutles
3. Peradventure - English Tea, Paul McCartney
4. Ornithorhynchus - Platypus, Mr. Bungle
5. Duodenum - On The Amazon, Don McLean
6. Nonsuch - Chalkhills and Children, XTC
7. Resplendent - Angeline Is Coming Home, The Badlees
8. Pilchard - I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
9. Concertina - Angelina, Bob Dylan
10. Ectomorphic - Nerdy Boy, Candypants

Doubling up so we can move on from this category

Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5656 "2020-03-18T14:47:18Z")

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Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. [George of the Jungle - (theme song, as covered by) Weird Al Yankovic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y31AvVL7_Z4)

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5657 "2020-03-18T14:50:33Z")

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Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. George of the Jungle - (theme song, as covered by) Weird Al Yankovic
3. We’re an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad

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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 18, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5658 "2020-03-18T15:32:30Z")

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Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. George of the Jungle - (theme song, as covered by) Weird Al Yankovic
3. We’re an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
4. Top Of The Pops - Kinks

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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 18, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5659 "2020-03-18T20:24:53Z")

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Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. George of the Jungle - (theme song, as covered by) Weird Al Yankovic
3. We’re an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
4. Top Of The Pops - Kinks
5. Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/5660 "2020-03-18T20:43:13Z")

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Songs that open with just drums

1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. George of the Jungle - (theme song, as covered by) Weird Al Yankovic
3. We’re an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
4. Top Of The Pops - Kinks
5. Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra
6. Jamie’s Cryin’ - Van Halen

Also, “Wild Thing” by Tone Loc, which samples from it.

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