# 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:** 52

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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 14, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1021 "2019-10-14T00:58:34Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. [Dizzy Fingers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORxE6uoQvyg) - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1022 "2019-10-14T01:31:07Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1023 "2019-10-14T01:38:58Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
6. Mr. Skin - Spirit

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1024 "2019-10-14T01:40:46Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
6. Mr. Skin - Spirit
7. [Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvxagNIBVLU)

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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 14, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1025 "2019-10-14T01:42:37Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
6. Mr. Skin - Spirit
7. [Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvxagNIBVLU)
8. Hair - The Cowsills

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1026 "2019-10-14T01:43:54Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
6. Mr. Skin - Spirit
7. Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka
8. Hair- The Cowsills
9. Take a Load Off Your Feet - The Beach Boys

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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 14, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1027 "2019-10-14T01:57:36Z")

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Body Parts

1. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
2. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Legs - ZZ Top
4. Dizzy Fingers - Zez Confrey (here, played by Liberace)
5. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
6. Mr. Skin - Spirit
7. Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka
8. Hair- The Cowsills
9. Take a Load Off Your Feet - The Beach Boys
10. Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie

Pass

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1028 "2019-10-14T02:07:22Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey

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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 14, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1029 "2019-10-14T02:16:42Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!

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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 14, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1030 "2019-10-14T02:35:06Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors

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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 14, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1031 "2019-10-14T02:36:33Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1032 "2019-10-14T02:42:33Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. When I Need You - Leo Sayer

If someone doesn’t do Violins after this, I’ll be extremely disappointed.

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1033 "2019-10-14T02:43:22Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1034 "2019-10-14T02:47:14Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
6. Rio - Duran Duran

This is the SDMB. “Rio” had to be mentioned, and it does contain a sax solo. 😃

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1035 "2019-10-14T02:56:06Z")

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Excuse me…

Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
6. Rio - Duran Duran
7. When I Need You - Leo Sayer

Scroll up to check if you’ve been ninja’d, it’s not that hard.

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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 14, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1036 "2019-10-14T02:57:50Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
6. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
7. Rio - Duran Duran
8. On the Dark Side - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

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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 14, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1037 "2019-10-14T07:42:59Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
6. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
7. Rio - Duran Duran
8. On the Dark Side - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
9. India - John Coltrane

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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 14, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1038 "2019-10-14T07:46:00Z")

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Sax!

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Careless Whisper - Wham!
3. Touch Me - The Doors
4. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
5. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
6. Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
7. Rio - Duran Duran
8. On the Dark Side - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
9. India - John Coltrane
10. Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Violins!

1. Baba O’Riley - The Who

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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 14, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1039 "2019-10-14T07:53:35Z")

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Violins!

1. Baba O’Riley - The Who
2. Cadaver Sniffing Dog - The Mountain Goats  
The SongExploder episode about this song is fascinating. How John Darnielle starts with barely an idea for a song title and it ends up with an orchestra from Macedonia, half a world away, providing the strings.

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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:** [October 14, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1040 "2019-10-14T09:32:35Z")

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Violins!

1. Baba O’Riley - The Who
2. Cadaver Sniffing Dog - The Mountain Goats
3. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

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