# 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:** 83
**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 27, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1641 "2019-10-27T15:13:46Z")
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 7. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat - from “Guys & Dolls” ---
**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, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1642 "2019-10-27T15:43:35Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I think the list starter meant for this to be actual yacht rock, but it looks like that ship has sailed. Pretty much, yeah. Oh well. ---
**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, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1643 "2019-10-27T15:48:19Z")
I would suggest that future lists be “Songs about…”. When you specify genres, things get a bit fuzzy, and when you specify years, it’s too frustrating when you have a song in mind, but it’s the wrong year. ---
**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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1644 "2019-10-27T16:20:54Z")
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 7. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat - from “Guys & Dolls” 8. Hold the Line - Toto (Actual yacht rock band, but song contains no actual boat references 😃 ) ---
**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, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1645 "2019-10-27T16:27:29Z")
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 7. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat - from “Guys & Dolls” 8. Hold the Line - Toto 9. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1646 "2019-10-27T16:48:44Z")
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 7. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat - from “Guys & Dolls” 8. Hold the Line - Toto 9. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs 10. I’m alright - Keny Loggins Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 11. WTF - Boy Pablo ---
**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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1647 "2019-10-27T17:20:17Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair ---
**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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1648 "2019-10-27T17:20:37Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers ---
**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, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1649 "2019-10-27T17:29:35Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh ---
**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, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1650 "2019-10-27T17:31:16Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats ---
**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, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1651 "2019-10-27T17:37:08Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole ---
**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, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1652 "2019-10-27T17:44:20Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole 7. I.G.Y. - Donald Fagen ---
**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, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1653 "2019-10-27T19:11:52Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole 7. I.G.Y. - Donald Fagen 8. T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. ---
**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, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1654 "2019-10-27T19:44:01Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole 7. I.G.Y. - Donald Fagen 8. T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. 9. B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down ---
**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, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1655 "2019-10-27T22:55:52Z")
Songs with acronyms either in the song title or the band 1. WTF - Boy Pablo 2. H.W.C. - Liz Phair 3. T.M.I. - Bacon Brothers 4. I.L.B.T. - Joe Walsh 5. S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 6. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole 7. I.G.Y. - Donald Fagen 8. T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B. 9. B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down 10. Paper Planes - M.I.A. 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, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1656 "2019-10-27T23:29:01Z")
Non-instrumental songs lasting longer than 10 minutes 1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (11:20) ---
**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, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1657 "2019-10-27T23:33:20Z")
Non-instrumental songs lasting longer than 10 minutes 1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (11:20) 2. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan (11:22) ---
**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, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1658 "2019-10-27T23:35:16Z")
Non-instrumental songs lasting longer than 10 minutes 1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (11:20) 2. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan (11:22) 3. Close to the Edge - Yes (18:30) ---
**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, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1659 "2019-10-27T23:57:30Z")
Non-instrumental songs lasting longer than 10 minutes 1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (11:20) 2. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan (11:22) 3. Close to the Edge - Yes (18:30) 4. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic (11:41) ---
**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 28, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1660 "2019-10-28T00:00:08Z")
Non-instrumental songs lasting longer than 10 minutes 1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan (11:20) 2. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - Bob Dylan (11:22) 3. Close to the Edge - Yes (18:30) 4. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic (11:41) 5. Echoes - Pink Floyd (23:31) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=84)