# 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:** 82
**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 27, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1621 "2019-10-27T02:45:31Z")
Songs by Artists With One Syllable Names 1. Rock & Roll All Night - Kiss 2. Desert Rose - Sting 3. Cum On Feel the Noize - Slade 4. Bicycle Race - Queen 5. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream 6. Purple Rain - Prince 7. Why Can’t We Be Friends? - War 8. They - Jem 9. Does It Really Happen - Yes 10. Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx Walking or Running 11. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1622 "2019-10-27T02:49:08Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1623 "2019-10-27T02:57:24Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline ---
**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 27, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1624 "2019-10-27T02:58:34Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1625 "2019-10-27T03:15:49Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1626 "2019-10-27T03:21:17Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde 6. Runaway - Del Shannon ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1627 "2019-10-27T03:24:11Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde 6. Runaway - Del Shannon 7. Walking On the Sun - Smash Mouth ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1628 "2019-10-27T03:37:01Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde 6. Runaway - Del Shannon 7. Walking On the Sun - Smash Mouth 8. Runnin’ With The Devil - Van Halen ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1629 "2019-10-27T04:01:54Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde 6. Runaway - Del Shannon 7. Walking On the Sun - Smash Mouth 8. Runnin’ With The Devil - Van Halen 9. Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon - The Guess Who ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1630 "2019-10-27T04:14:10Z")
Walking or Running 1. Walking Down Your Street - Bangles 2. Runnin’ Down A Dream - Tom Petty 3. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline 4. Walking in Your Footsteps - The Police 5. Runnin’ - The Pharcyde 6. Runaway - Del Shannon 7. Walking On the Sun - Smash Mouth 8. Runnin’ With The Devil - Van Halen 9. Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon - The Guess Who 10. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves Pass ---
**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 27, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1631 "2019-10-27T05:03:02Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross ---
**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 27, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1632 "2019-10-27T07:30:01Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 2. Sailing - Rod Stewart ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1633 "2019-10-27T10:51:22Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 2. Sailing - Rod Stewart 3. Come Sail Away - Styx ---
**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 27, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1634 "2019-10-27T11:33:11Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 2. Sailing - Rod Stewart 3. Come Sail Away - Styx 4. Sailing Across The Gulf On My Own - Kelly McGuire How is “Ride Like the Wind” about boats? ---
**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 27, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1635 "2019-10-27T11:38:17Z")
> **[yacht rock - Bing](https://www.bing.com/search?q=yacht%20rock&pc=cosp&ptag=G6C42N1D070219AA794BFC089&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. This link might explain yacht rock. It’s not rock songs about yachts. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1636 "2019-10-27T12:03:37Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > [yacht rock - Search](https://www.bing.com/search?q=yacht%20rock&pc=cosp&ptag=G6C42N1D070219AA794BFC089&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127) > > This link might explain yacht rock. It’s not rock songs about yachts. Seems like a pretty fuzzy category - most of the stuff that was on the radio from 1972-1978 would qualify, AFAICT. Gotta admit I’ve never heard the term before. I’ve always thought of it as “mid-70s mellow rock.” ---
**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 27, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1637 "2019-10-27T12:32:34Z")
Reading the Wiki entry, it seems a pretty strange and rather useless term. “For example, Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1982) is accepted as yacht rock, but Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours (1977) is not.”. WTF? Anyway, for this game using the “formal” definition does not make sense, does it? ---
**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 27, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1638 "2019-10-27T12:36:35Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 2. Sailing - Rod Stewart 3. Come Sail Away - Styx 4. Sailing Across The Gulf On My Own - Kelly McGuire 5. Rockin’ The Boat Of Love - Jerry Lee Lewis ---
**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 27, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1639 "2019-10-27T13:03:55Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Seems like a pretty fuzzy category - most of the stuff that was on the radio from 1972-1978 would qualify, AFAICT. > > Gotta admit I’ve never heard the term before. I’ve always thought of it as “mid-70s mellow rock.” It’s definitely a thing. [It was the subject of a recent _Family Guy_ episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHoDGCn5IH8), and that wasn’t the first time I’d heard the term. > [@Art\_Rock](#): > > Anyway, for this game using the “formal” definition does not make sense, does it? I think the list starter meant for this to be actual yacht rock, but it looks like that ship has sailed. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1640 "2019-10-27T14:03:40Z")
Yacht Rock! 1. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 2. Sailing - Rod Stewart 3. Come Sail Away - Styx 4. Sailing Across The Gulf On My Own - Kelly McGuire 5. Rockin’ The Boat Of Love - Jerry Lee Lewis 6. Vahevala - Loggins & Messina [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=83)