# 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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**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:** [April 12, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6041 "2020-04-12T23:26:54Z")

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A good cover - the artist, and the movie it was made for (and a link)

1. Polk Salad Annie - James Burton, Ford v Ferrari ([- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8DyNHHrUhA))
2. Take Me To the River - The Commitments, _The Commitments_ ([The Commitments Take Me To The River - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sAMCH8P7k))
3. Man of Constant Sorrow - “The Soggy Bottom Boys”, O Brother, Where Art Thou? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCZ5hWNRFU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCZ5hWNRFU)

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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:** [April 13, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6042 "2020-04-13T00:52:03Z")

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A good cover - the artist, and the movie it was made for (and a link)

1. Polk Salad Annie - James Burton, Ford v Ferrari ([- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8DyNHHrUhA))
2. Take Me To the River - The Commitments, The Commitments ([The Commitments Take Me To The River - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sAMCH8P7k))
3. Man of Constant Sorrow - “The Soggy Bottom Boys”, O Brother, Where Art Thou? [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCZ5hWNRFU)
4. (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - The Curtis Singers, The Bodyguard ([https://youtu.be/6gX9KwTVAfs](https://youtu.be/6gX9KwTVAfs))

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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:** [April 13, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6043 "2020-04-13T02:05:21Z")

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A good cover - the artist, and the movie it was made for (and a link)

1. Polk Salad Annie - James Burton, Ford v Ferrari ([- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8DyNHHrUhA))
2. Take Me To the River - The Commitments, The Commitments ([The Commitments Take Me To The River - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sAMCH8P7k))
3. Man of Constant Sorrow - “The Soggy Bottom Boys”, O Brother, Where Art Thou? [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCZ5hWNRFU)
4. (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - The Curtis Singers, The Bodyguard ([What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love And Understanding - YouTube](https://youtu.be/6gX9KwTVAfs))
5. Hello It’s Me, Paul Giamatti, “Duets” [Hello It's Me - Paul Giamatti - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGe0fz2AtLs)

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6044 "2020-04-14T16:29:54Z")

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Time to pull the plug on this theme?

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6045 "2020-04-14T16:34:59Z")

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Too hard for me! I gladly await the next topic.

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6046 "2020-04-14T16:46:14Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6047 "2020-04-14T18:02:51Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6048 "2020-04-14T18:47:16Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6049 "2020-04-14T18:58:35Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6050 "2020-04-14T19:07:48Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6051 "2020-04-14T19:09:09Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
6. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6052 "2020-04-14T22:11:46Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
6. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
7. She’s Got a Way - Billy Joel

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6053 "2020-04-14T22:45:08Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
6. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
7. She’s Got a Way - Billy Joel
8. You’re Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6054 "2020-04-14T23:52:35Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
6. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
7. She’s Got a Way - Billy Joel
8. You’re Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators
9. Out in the Street - The Who

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**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:** [April 15, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6055 "2020-04-15T15:37:56Z")

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The first song on a band/artist’s first album

1. Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
2. 10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
4. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
5. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
6. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
7. She’s Got a Way - Billy Joel
8. You’re Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators
9. Out in the Street - The Who
10. Keep Yourself Alive - Queen

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison

From his posthumous 1992 album _King of Hearts_. Another album, _One of the Lonely Ones_, was released in 2015, but he had actually recorded it in 1969 (and it was long thought lost).

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6056 "2020-04-15T16:13:54Z")

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison
2. Louder than Words - Pink Floyd

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**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6057 "2020-04-15T16:14:56Z")

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison
2. Louder than Words - Pink Floyd
3. Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley

Cover of Red Hayes and Jack Rhodes’ A Satisfied Mind, from the posthumous album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, included as the last song according to the wishes of Buckley’s mother. It was the song played in his funeral.

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**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6058 "2020-04-15T16:26:36Z")

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison
2. Louder than Words - Pink Floyd
3. Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley
4. Life’s A Gas - Joey Ramone

Joey’s final album was released in 2012, 11 years after he died. The songs were all originally recorded as demos with music overdubs added in later by his friends.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NOhcHAqt3nk/maxresdefault.jpg "Joey Ramone - Life's A Gas (New Album 2012)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOhcHAqt3nk)

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6059 "2020-04-15T16:59:23Z")

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison
2. Louder than Words - Pink Floyd
3. Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley
4. Life’s A Gas - Joey Ramone
5. Cemetery Guns - Fountains of Wayne

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6060 "2020-04-15T19:50:51Z")

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The final song on a band/artist’s final album (not including greatest hits collections and the like)

1. Careless Heart (original demo) - Roy Orbison
2. Louder than Words - Pink Floyd
3. Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley
4. Life’s A Gas - Joey Ramone
5. Cemetery Guns - Fountains of Wayne
6. Get Back - The Beatles

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