# 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:** ![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:** [June 30, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6703 "2020-06-30T06:26:43Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto

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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:** [June 30, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6704 "2020-06-30T06:48:54Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart

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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:** [June 30, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6705 "2020-06-30T16:07:01Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull

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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:** [June 30, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6706 "2020-06-30T20:42:26Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells

Though the single wasn’t actually cut down from a longer version – the album version is the single with extra material added to it.

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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:** [June 30, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6707 "2020-06-30T20:56:12Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues

From their 1981 album, _Long Distance Voyager_. The album had three songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (“Gemini Dream,” “The Voice,” and “Talking Out of Turn”); the single versions of all three songs were shorter than the album versions.

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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:** [July 1, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6708 "2020-07-01T14:30:02Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
6. Storm and thunder - Earth and Fire

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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:** [July 1, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6709 "2020-07-01T17:26:01Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
6. Storm and thunder - Earth and Fire
7. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who

- Album version is 8:32 / single is 3:36

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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:** [July 1, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6710 "2020-07-01T19:54:11Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
6. Storm and thunder - Earth and Fire
7. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who
8. Light My Fire - The Doors

So long, Robby Krieger guitar solo

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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:** [July 1, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6711 "2020-07-01T23:14:30Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
6. Storm and thunder - Earth and Fire
7. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who
8. Light My Fire - The Doors
9. Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer

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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:** [July 3, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6712 "2020-07-03T03:13:58Z")

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The album version is longer than the single:

1. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto
2. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
4. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
5. Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
6. Storm and thunder - Earth and Fire
7. Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who
8. Light My Fire - The Doors
9. Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
10. Still - Lionel Richie

Pass

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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:** [July 3, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6713 "2020-07-03T15:31:54Z")

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Patriotic Songs

1. America the Beautiful - traditional

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**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:** [July 3, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6714 "2020-07-03T16:29:55Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> America the Beautiful

[Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BqqYaEM2mA)

Patriotic Songs

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie

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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:** [July 4, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6715 "2020-07-04T03:45:02Z")

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[quote=“Thudlow\_Boink, post:6714, topic:839647, full:true”]

[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:6713, topic:839647”]  
America the Beau

Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood

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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:** [July 4, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6716 "2020-07-04T16:33:02Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan

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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:** [July 4, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6717 "2020-07-04T17:00:47Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6718 "2020-07-05T13:26:44Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
6. Ragged Old Flag - Johnny Cash

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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:** [July 5, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6719 "2020-07-05T17:44:47Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
6. Ragged Old Flag - Johnny Cash
7. Letter From Home by John Michael Montgomery

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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:** [July 5, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6720 "2020-07-05T18:04:28Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
6. Ragged Old Flag - Johnny Cash
7. Letter From Home by John Michael Montgomery
8. O Canada - traditional

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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:** [July 6, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6721 "2020-07-06T01:58:03Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
6. Ragged Old Flag - Johnny Cash
7. Letter From Home by John Michael Montgomery
8. O Canada - traditional
9. Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando (re-adapted)

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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:** [July 6, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/6722 "2020-07-06T22:11:12Z")

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Patriotic Songs.

1. America the Beautiful - traditional
2. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
3. God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
4. The Yankee Doodle Boy - George M. Cohan
5. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
6. Ragged Old Flag - Johnny Cash
7. Letter From Home by John Michael Montgomery
8. O Canada - traditional
9. Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando (re-adapted)
10. La Marseillaise - traditional

I started that one, so I pass.

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