# 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\
**Page:** 45

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/881 "2019-10-11T14:00:27Z")

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Songs with numbers in the title

1. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
2. 99 Luftballons - Nena
3. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
4. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton
5. Number Three - They Might Be Giants
6. One - U2
7. 7 - Prince
8. John 19:41 - Jesus Christ Superstar

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/882 "2019-10-11T14:00:33Z")

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Songs with numbers in the title

1. 25 or 6 to 4
2. 99 Luftballons - Nena
3. In the Year 2525
4. I Lost My Heart on a 747
5. Number Three - They Might Be Giants
6. One - U2
7. 7 - Prince
8. Seventeen - Peach Pit

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/883 "2019-10-11T14:03:29Z")

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Songs with numbers in the title

1. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
2. 99 Luftballons - Nena
3. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
4. I Lost My Heart on a 747 - Tom Paxton
5. Number Three - They Might Be Giants
6. One - U2
7. 7 - Prince
8. John 19:41 - Jesus Christ Superstar
9. Seventeen - Peach Pit
10. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedanka

Next up: BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/884 "2019-10-11T14:04:38Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/885 "2019-10-11T14:05:14Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/886 "2019-10-11T14:08:51Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire

“Jersey Girl” was actually written by Tom Waits.

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/887 "2019-10-11T14:19:39Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/888 "2019-10-11T14:31:51Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/889 "2019-10-11T15:10:02Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)
7. Darkness on the Edge of Town

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**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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/890 "2019-10-11T15:19:54Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)
7. Darkness on the Edge of Town
8. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/891 "2019-10-11T15:25:14Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)
7. Darkness on the Edge of Town
8. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
9. Tunnel of Love

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/892 "2019-10-11T15:27:50Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)
7. Darkness on the Edge of Town
8. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
9. Tunnel of Love
10. Hungry Heart

Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/893 "2019-10-11T15:27:51Z")

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BBBBBRRRRRUUUUUCCCCCCEEEE! (Springsteen songs)

1. Jersey Girl
2. New York City Serenade
3. The River
4. I’m on Fire
5. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
6. 57 Channels (And Nothing’s On)
7. Darkness on the Edge of Town
8. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
9. Tunnel of Love
10. Streets of Philadelphia

Bands with a song titled _exactly_ “Hold On”

1. Commodores

There are at least 16 such songs that have charted on Billboard’s “Hot 100,” and no doubt dozens if not hundreds more that never charted. It’s one of, if not the, most common song titles in English.

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/894 "2019-10-11T15:29:23Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/895 "2019-10-11T15:40:54Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/896 "2019-10-11T15:42:42Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea
4. [So What’s New?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUXd4jFkEg)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/897 "2019-10-11T15:46:59Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea
4. [So What’s New?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUXd4jFkEg)
5. South of the Border

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/898 "2019-10-11T18:10:34Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea
4. So What’s New?
5. South of the Border
6. The Lonely Bull

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**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/899 "2019-10-11T18:33:28Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea
4. So What’s New?
5. South of the Border
6. The Lonely Bull
7. Whipped Cream (it’s not just an album cover)

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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:** [October 11, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/900 "2019-10-11T18:46:07Z")

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Herb Alpert and the TJB songs

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Tijuana Taxi
3. Spanish Flea
4. So What’s New?
5. South of the Border
6. The Lonely Bull
7. Whipped Cream (it’s not just an album cover)
8. Flamingo

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