# 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:** 322
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6421 "2020-05-19T20:20:15Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6422 "2020-05-19T21:24:09Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [Hello Young Lovers: The King and I : Deborah Kerr as Anna, Marni Nixon the singing voice of Anna. - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVTj6LNGFU&feature=emb_logo) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6425 "2020-05-19T22:01:09Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVT...ature=emb_logo) 6. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond [Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMy4VbQyoGk) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6426 "2020-05-20T05:57:42Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVT...ature=emb_logo) 6. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond [Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMy4VbQyoGk) 7. Too Young - Nat “King” Cole ["Too Young" Nat King Cole - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFtsqU2V6U) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6427 "2020-05-20T06:53:47Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVT...ature=emb_logo) 6. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond [Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMy4VbQyoGk) 7. Too Young - Nat “King” Cole ["Too Young" Nat King Cole - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFtsqU2V6U) 8. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHM-CbVYypc) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6428 "2020-05-20T11:28:09Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVT...ature=emb_logo) 6. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond [Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMy4VbQyoGk) 7. Too Young - Nat “King” Cole ["Too Young" Nat King Cole - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFtsqU2V6U) 8. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHM-CbVYypc) 9. 1959 - John Anderson [1959 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdwf6u9K180) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6429 "2020-05-20T17:33:25Z")
Songs about young love, with links 1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry [Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQe5E69INg) 2. Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI) 3. She Was Only Sixteen - Dr Hook [Dr Hook - "Only Sixteen" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQNes_mq8I) 4. The First Time We Fall In Love - The Kinks [The Kinks - The First Time We Fall In Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWMRQUC1Crk) 5. Hello, Young Lovers - The King and I [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVT...ature=emb_logo) 6. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond [Donny Osmond - Puppy Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMy4VbQyoGk) 7. Too Young - Nat “King” Cole ["Too Young" Nat King Cole - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFtsqU2V6U) 8. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHM-CbVYypc) 9. 1959 - John Anderson [1959 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdwf6u9K180) 10. When You’re Young and in Love - The Marvelettes [The Marvelettes - When you're Young and in Love 1967 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SnH_m_PMdMa) Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper She hated it from the beginning. Originally titled just “Good Enough” the studio made her change the title for marketing purposes. She refused to play it live from 1987 until 2004 when she finally gave in to fan pressure. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6430 "2020-05-20T23:20:27Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna “My least favorite is Material Girl. I never, ever want to hear it again!” From here: > **[10 artists who hate their biggest hit - BBC Music](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/2b5f1d76-a6ff-46bb-8ac0-b68542f97592)** > > The defining musical moment of a singer's career might also be their least favourite ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6431 "2020-05-20T23:40:37Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH [“In the past, Geddy described “Tai Shan” as “an error,” saying that the guys “should have known better.” Back in 2016, Alex Lifeson said the song is “easily” “one of the worst” songs the band has released.”](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/geddy_lee_names_rush_song_he_doesnt_like_shares_opinion_on_modern_extended-range_basses.html) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6432 "2020-05-20T23:49:06Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. Quoth Michael Stipe: “It was a hit but none of us are particularly fond of it… It’s a song primarily written for children.” ---
**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:** [May 21, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6433 "2020-05-21T00:24:04Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend _"Sister Disco’ I hate even more than ‘Dreaming From The Waist’ because there is a point in which every time we’ve done it where Roger comes over to me, stands next to me and makes some kind of soppy smile, which is supposed to communicate some kind of Everly Brothers relationship we have…that will be the moment where I look him in the face and go ‘you fucking wanker’ and he gets angry when I do that”_ ---
**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:** [May 21, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6434 "2020-05-21T01:17:32Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend 6. Run For Your Life - The Beatles It was John’s, and he said he’d just dashed it off in a hurry and regretted it. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6435 "2020-05-21T03:35:09Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend 6. Run For Your Life - The Beatles 7. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes They were less than thrilled at being ordered to cut a song that had been rejected by the Marvelettes ---
**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:** [May 21, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6436 "2020-05-21T16:46:00Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend 6. Run For Your Life - The Beatles 7. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes 8. Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6437 "2020-05-22T17:26:43Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend 6. Run For Your Life - The Beatles 7. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes 8. Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys 9. Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra Apparently he called the song often a “piece of crap”. According to Joe Smith, from Warner-Reprise, he thought it was a song about “two fags in a bar”. But here’s old blue eyes himself talking about it: _“Yeah here’s a song that I can not stand. I just can not stand this song, but what the hell.”_ **(1975-11-27, Jerusalem, Israel)** \*“The worst fucking song I’ve ever heard.” \***(29-08-1982, Dominican Republic)** _“Here’s a song, the first time I heard Don Costa played it for me some years ago. I hated it! I hated this goddamn song the first I’ve heard it. And I still hate it! So sue me, shoot bullets through me. Shoot.”_ **(New York Set, Cd 4)** ---
**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:** [May 25, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6438 "2020-05-25T00:08:51Z")
Own songs the artist/band didn’t like 1. The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper 2. Material Girl - Madonna 3. Tai Shan - RUSH 4. Shiny Happy People - R.E.M. 5. Sister Disco - Pete Townshend 6. Run For Your Life - The Beatles 7. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes 8. Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys 9. Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra 10. Wonderwall - Oasis > [@](#): > > When being interviewed around the release of _Dig Out Your Soul_, singer Liam Gallagher replied, “At least there’s no Wonderwall on there. I can’t f_cking stand that f_king song. Every time I have to sing it I want to gag. From here: > **[Musicians Who Hate Their Own Hit Songs](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/musicians-hate-their-own-hit-songs.html/)** > > Just because a song is a smash doesn't mean that the musicians enjoy hearing it. These 12 singers have made it clear they don't like their own hit songs. Pass. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6439 "2020-05-25T02:13:42Z")
Songs about extreme dislike, or hate even! 1. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6440 "2020-05-25T02:21:45Z")
Songs about extreme dislike, or hate even! 1. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon 2. Thank God and Greyhound, She’s Gone - Roy Clark ---
**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:** [May 25, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6441 "2020-05-25T02:48:18Z")
Songs about extreme dislike, or hate even! 1. You’re So Vain - Carly Simon 2. Thank God and Greyhound, She’s Gone - Roy Clark 3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6442 "2020-05-25T02:51:46Z")
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