# Topic Playlist! (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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:** 79
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1561 "2019-10-24T20:33:09Z")
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) 7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren) ---
**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, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1562 "2019-10-24T20:41:37Z")
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) 7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren) 8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King) ---
**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 24, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1563 "2019-10-24T21:37:34Z")
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) 7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren) 8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King) 9. Joy To the World - Three Dog Night (Hoyt Axton) ---
**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, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1564 "2019-10-24T23:35:15Z")
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) 7. The Sign – Ace of Base (Jonas Berggren) 8. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees (Carole King) 9. Joy To the World - Three Dog Night (Hoyt Axton) 10. Ring of Fire - Johhnny Cash (Anita Carter) Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish ---
**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, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1565 "2019-10-24T23:45:58Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers ---
**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 25, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1566 "2019-10-25T00:20:03Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. [My Girl Lollipop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWwVyb5ZAPQ) - Bad Manners ---
**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 25, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1567 "2019-10-25T00:29:46Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo ---
**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 25, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1568 "2019-10-25T06:40:30Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness ---
**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 25, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1569 "2019-10-25T08:29:49Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness 6. Time Bomb - Rancid ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1570 "2019-10-25T12:22:21Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness 6. Time Bomb - Rancid 7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters ---
**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 25, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1571 "2019-10-25T13:00:18Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness 6. Time Bomb - Rancid 7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters 8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones ---
**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 25, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1572 "2019-10-25T13:31:30Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness 6. Time Bomb - Rancid 7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters 8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones 9. On my Radio - The Selecter ---
**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 25, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1573 "2019-10-25T15:25:25Z")
Ska party! 1. Beer - Reel Big Fish 2. Lost Again - Dance Hall Crashers 3. My Girl Lollipop - Bad Manners 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) - Brave Combo 5. One Step Beyond - Madness 6. Time Bomb - Rancid 7. She’s Kerosene - The Interrupters 8. The Impression That I Get - Mighty Mighty Bosstones 9. On my Radio - The Selecter 10. Shoot the Moon - Voodoo Glow Skulls Next up. Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis ---
**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 25, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1574 "2019-10-25T16:13:08Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura Since 2006, 0% original band members. ---
**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 25, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1575 "2019-10-25T17:08:07Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd ---
**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 25, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1576 "2019-10-25T18:05:54Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire McEntire lost most of her touring band in a plane crash in 91. Her next album, For My Broken Heart, was dedicated to them and is also the name of the first track. ---
**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 25, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1577 "2019-10-25T19:08:11Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire 5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads Of the original 1986 founders, only Evan Dando is left. And they are… about as successful as they’ve ever been, I guess. ---
**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 25, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1578 "2019-10-25T19:14:33Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire 5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads 6. Wondrous Stories - Yes Yes has had a huge number of different lineups, though many of their well-known songs have at least 3 of the original 5 members. “Wondrous Stories,” from 1977’s “Going for the One,” has only Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. The current lineup, in fact, has no original members. ---
**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 25, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1579 "2019-10-25T19:19:55Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire 5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads 6. Wondrous Stories - Yes 7. Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers This was the last album with original member John Hartman. Tom Johnston and Dave Shogren were already gone. ---
**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 25, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1580 "2019-10-25T20:15:09Z")
Songs by bands that lost at least 60% of their original members and stayed successful 1. Me and Sarah Jane - Genesis 2. Refuse/Resist - Sepultura 3. Red, White, & Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd 4. For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire 5. I Just Can’t Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads 6. Wondrous Stories - Yes 7. Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers 8. We Built This City - Starship Grace Slick retired not long after this. She was not an original member, and I don’t think any original members were left at this point. Most of them were gone by the time they renamed themselves Starship. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=80)