# 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:** 78

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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 24, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1541 "2019-10-24T14:50:46Z")

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Playlist Playlist

1. Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins
2. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
3. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
5. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
6. Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case

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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:** [October 24, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1542 "2019-10-24T14:51:14Z")

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Playlist Playlist

1. Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins
2. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
3. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
5. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
6. Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case
7. Honey honey - ABBA

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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 24, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1543 "2019-10-24T14:54:12Z")

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Playlist Playlist

1. Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins
2. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
3. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
5. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
6. Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case
7. Honey honey - ABBA
8. Money Money Money - ABBA

Sensing an ABBA trend!

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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 24, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1544 "2019-10-24T14:56:28Z")

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Playlist Playlist

1. Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins
2. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
3. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
5. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
6. Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case
7. Honey honey - ABBA
8. Money Money Money - ABBA
9. Mony Mony - Billy Idol

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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 24, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1545 "2019-10-24T15:07:39Z")

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Playlist Playlist

1. Doctor Doctor - Thompson Twins
2. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
3. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
5. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
6. Hold On, Hold On - Neko Case
7. Honey honey - ABBA
8. Money Money Money - ABBA
9. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
10. Ring Ring - ABBA

Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)

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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 24, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1546 "2019-10-24T15:13:56Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)  
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)

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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 24, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1547 "2019-10-24T15:17:04Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)  
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)  
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)

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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 24, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1548 "2019-10-24T15:28:53Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)  
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)  
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)  
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)

They were never the same after the Cavaleras left.

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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:** [October 24, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1549 "2019-10-24T15:30:58Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)  
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)  
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)  
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)  
5. Rammstein (German)

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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 24, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1550 "2019-10-24T15:31:36Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1 ABBA (Swedish)  
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)  
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)  
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)  
5. Rammstein (German)  
6.David “Dudu” Fisher (Hebrew)

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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 24, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1551 "2019-10-24T15:36:49Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1. ABBA (Swedish)
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)
5. Rammstein (German)
6. David “Dudu” Fisher (Hebrew)
7. Björk (Icelandic)

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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 24, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1552 "2019-10-24T15:37:57Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1. ABBA (Swedish)
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)
5. Rammstein (German)
6. David “Dudu” Fisher (Hebrew)
7. Björk (Icelandic)
8. Scorpions (German)

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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 24, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1553 "2019-10-24T16:35:07Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1. ABBA (Swedish)
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)
5. Rammstein (German)
6. David “Dudu” Fisher (Hebrew)
7. Björk (Icelandic)
8. Scorpions (German)
9. Jacques Brel (French)

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**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:** [October 24, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1554 "2019-10-24T17:09:48Z")

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Bands or singers whose native language isn’t English

1. ABBA (Swedish)
2. Golden Earring (Dutch)
3. Shonen Knife (Japanese)
4. Sepultura (Portuguese)
5. Rammstein (German)
6. David “Dudu” Fisher (Hebrew)
7. Björk (Icelandic)
8. Scorpions (German)
9. Jacques Brel (French)
10. Krokus (Swiss)

Next Up: Signature songs not written by a band member

1 Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)

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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 24, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1555 "2019-10-24T17:10:25Z")

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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 24, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1556 "2019-10-24T17:12:45Z")

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Next Up: Signature songs not written by a band member

1 Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)  
2 Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)

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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 24, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1557 "2019-10-24T17:15:24Z")

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Next Up: Signature songs not written by a band member

1 Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)  
2 Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)  
3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)

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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 24, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1558 "2019-10-24T17:16:19Z")

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Next Up: Signature songs not written by a band member

1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)

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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 24, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1559 "2019-10-24T17:28:32Z")

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Signature songs not written by a band member

1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)

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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:** [October 24, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1560 "2019-10-24T18:45:35Z")

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Signature songs not written by a band member

1. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire)
2. Come and Get It - Badfinger (Paul McCartney)
3. Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Jimmy Webb)
4. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
5. Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (Keith Forsey)
6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (George Bassman & Ned Washington)

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