# 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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Songs about Mother

1. M-O-T-H-E-R - Eddy Arnold

2. Mom - Garth Brooks

3. Mother - Barbra Streisand

4. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J

5. Mama Said - The Shirelles

6. Mother '93 - Danzig

7. That Was Your Mother - Paul Simon

8. Your Mama Don’t Dance - Loggins and Messina

9. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat

10. Mother - John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band  
Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

11. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley  
Let’s not squabble about what defines a one-hit wonder. Let’s go with “if it feels like one, it is” rules.

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel
5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel
5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
6. The Living Daylights - a-ha

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel
5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
6. The Living Daylights - a-ha
7. Baby Don’t You Know - Wild Cherry

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel
5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
6. The Living Daylights - a-ha
7. Baby Don’t You Know - Wild Cherry
8. Angel Say No - Tommy Tutone

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley
2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo
3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams
4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel
5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears
6. The Living Daylights - a-ha
7. Baby Don’t You Know - Wild Cherry
8. Angel Say No - Tommy Tutone
9. Shanghai - Carl Douglas

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Songs by one-hit wonder artists that are not THE one-hit wonder song.

1. Take Me To Your Heart - Rick Astley

2. Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo

3. A Saturday Night At The World - Mason Williams

4. Toccata in E minor for Organ - Johann Pachelbel

5. One Love - Sniff ‘n’ the Tears

6. The Living Daylights - a-ha

7. Baby Don’t You Know - Wild Cherry

8. Angel Say No - Tommy Tutone

9. Shanghai - Carl Douglas

10. Almost Persuaded - Crispin St. Peters  
Sing It With Flowers!

11. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
6. Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips - Tiny Tim

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
6. Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips - Tiny Tim
7. Rhododendron - Bloc Party

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
6. Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips - Tiny Tim
7. Rhododendron - Bloc Party
8. Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Gypsy

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
6. Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips - Tiny Tim
7. Rhododendron - Bloc Party
8. Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Gypsy
9. Paper Roses - Marie Osmond

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Sing It With Flowers!

1. I’m A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
2. Run for the Roses - Dan Fogelberg
3. Blue Orchid - The White Stripes
4. Pansies Everywhere - Windy City Slickers
5. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
6. Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips - Tiny Tim
7. Rhododendron - Bloc Party
8. Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Gypsy
9. Paper Roses - Marie Osmond
10. Poppies - The Wizard of Oz

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Songs by solo artists who are known by a name that sounds like they could be a band, or by bands whose band name sounds like they could be a solo artist.

1. Body Talk - Foxes  
You know, the “Lorde is my favorite band” and “Jethro Tull is a hell of a musician” sort of thing.

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