# 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:** 62

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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 17, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1221 "2019-10-17T02:43:25Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits

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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 17, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1222 "2019-10-17T02:54:02Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia

Covered by many since its composition, but it was written by Ian Tyson and first recorded by Ian and Sylvia Tyson.

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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 17, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1223 "2019-10-17T03:12:43Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia
5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas

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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 17, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1224 "2019-10-17T03:20:20Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia
5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
6. Laredo Tornado - Electric Light Orchestra

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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 17, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1225 "2019-10-17T03:37:20Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia
5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
6. Laredo Tornado - Electric Light Orchestra
7. Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? - from “Parade”

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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 17, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1226 "2019-10-17T03:37:40Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia
5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
6. Laredo Tornado - Electric Light Orchestra
7. Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? - from “Parade”
8. A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel, or perhaps The Bangles’ cover version if you prefer

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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 17, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1227 "2019-10-17T03:38:14Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie
2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits
4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia
5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
6. Laredo Tornado - Electric Light Orchestra
7. Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? - from “Parade”
8. A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel, or perhaps The Bangles’ cover version if you prefer  
9.Thunder and Lightning - Chi Coltrane

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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 17, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1228 "2019-10-17T03:44:36Z")

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Hellof a weather we’re having…but no “rain.”

1. Lightnin’ Strikes - Lou Christie

2. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions

3. Blow Wind Blow - Tom Waits

4. Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia

5. Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas

6. Laredo Tornado - Electric Light Orchestra

7. Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? - from “Parade”

8. A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel, or perhaps The Bangles’ cover version if you prefer  
9.Thunder and Lightning - Chi Coltrane

9. Sandstorm - Darude  
The Periodic Table:

10. Chlorine - 21 Pilots

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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 17, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1229 "2019-10-17T03:48:46Z")

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_10. Sandstorm - Darude_  
I guess _someone_ had to say it.

The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet

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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 17, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1230 "2019-10-17T03:49:23Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath

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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 17, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1231 "2019-10-17T03:49:40Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald

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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 17, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1232 "2019-10-17T03:54:12Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana

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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 17, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1233 "2019-10-17T03:59:38Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana
6. Gold - XTC

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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 17, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1234 "2019-10-17T04:05:06Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana
6. Gold - XTC
7. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

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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 17, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1235 "2019-10-17T05:30:56Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana
6. Gold - XTC
7. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
8. Queen of the Silver Dollar - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

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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 17, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1236 "2019-10-17T07:23:17Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana
6. Gold - XTC
7. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
8. Queen of the Silver Dollar - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
9. Aluminum - Barenaked Ladies

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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 17, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1237 "2019-10-17T07:55:02Z")

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The Periodic Table:

1. Chlorine - 21 Pilots
2. Love is Like Oxygen - The Sweet
3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
4. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Lithium - Nirvana
6. Gold - XTC
7. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
8. Queen of the Silver Dollar - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
9. Aluminum - Barenaked Ladies
10. Titanium Exposé - Sonic Youth

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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 17, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1238 "2019-10-17T11:32:56Z")

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That boy (girl) ain’t right; seems just a bit…off

1. Destroyer - The Kinks

(“Paranoia, the destroyer…”)

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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 17, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1239 "2019-10-17T11:36:18Z")

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That boy (girl) ain’t right; seems just a bit…off

1. Destroyer - The Kinks
2. [Excitable Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZokPAuhD6k) - Warren Zevon

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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 17, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1240 "2019-10-17T12:07:19Z")

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That boy (girl) ain’t right; seems just a bit…off

1. Destroyer - The Kinks
2. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
3. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy

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