# 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:** 96
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1901 "2019-11-01T17:33:50Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1902 "2019-11-01T17:45:23Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1903 "2019-11-01T17:52:20Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1904 "2019-11-01T18:22:47Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1905 "2019-11-01T18:31:04Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music 6. Duke Ellington - born there in 1899 ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1906 "2019-11-01T19:11:53Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music 6. Duke Ellington - born there in 1899 7. The Beatles played their first paid American concert in Washington DC, two days after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1907 "2019-11-01T19:36:36Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music 6. Duke Ellington - born there in 1899 7. The Beatles played their first paid American concert in Washington DC, two days after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. 8. Leonard Bernstein - his “West Side Story” opened at the National Theater in DC in 1957. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1908 "2019-11-01T20:35:23Z")
The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music 6. Duke Ellington - born there in 1899 7. The Beatles played their first paid American concert in Washington DC, two days after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. 8. Leonard Bernstein - his “West Side Story” opened at the National Theater in DC in 1957. 9. Beach Boys - they were at first denied (1983), then allowed (1984) to play on the DC Mall during the Fourth of July. Secretary of the Interior James Watt was the stick in the mud about allowing a rock band to play. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1909 "2019-11-01T20:39:16Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 1. Smells Like Team Spirit - Nirvana “Teen” not “Team” (the title comes from the deodorant marketed towards teenage girls called “Teen Spirit” that was made by Mennen). The DC connection 1. Foo Fighters/Nirvana - Dave Grohl, formerly of Scream (from Northern Virginia) 2. The Monkees - Peter was from DC 3. Fugazi - Formed in DC in '87 4. John Philip Sousa - born in Washington, DC in 1854 5. Chuck Brown - major inspiration for DC’s very own “go-go” / funk music 6. Duke Ellington - born there in 1899 7. The Beatles played their first paid American concert in Washington DC, two days after appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. 8. Leonard Bernstein - his “West Side Story” opened at the National Theater in DC in 1957. 9. Beach Boys - they were at first denied (1983), then allowed (1984) to play on the DC Mall during the Fourth of July. Secretary of the Interior James Watt was the stick in the mud about allowing a rock band to play. 10. Bad Brains - Formed in DC in '77. Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1910 "2019-11-01T20:50:48Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1911 "2019-11-01T20:55:55Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. [Kodachrome](https://youtu.be/qrRRhoS3KFk) - Paul Simon ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1912 "2019-11-01T21:07:23Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > “Teen” not “Team” (the title comes from the deodorant marketed towards teenage girls called “Teen Spirit” that was made by Mennen). Whoops. I did know that. Let’s blame my sausage fingers for that mistype. Mmmmm… sausage fingers… Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC policy) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1913 "2019-11-01T22:18:02Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC policy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow The song is about mass shootings. And it contained the lines _“Watch our children as they kill each other/With a gun they bought at the Walmart discount stores”_. Walmart objected to this and wouldn’t stock the album in its stores after Crow refused to change the lyrics. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1914 "2019-11-01T23:28:48Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC policy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow 6. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers Thorogood mentions Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, and Johnnie Walker; Budweiser is also mentioned, but as “buddy Wiser.” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1915 "2019-11-01T23:35:35Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC policy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow 6. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers 7. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1916 "2019-11-01T23:45:00Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC p Stolicy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow 6. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers 7. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters 8. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel (references Studebaker, Disneyland, and Wheel of Fortune) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1917 "2019-11-02T01:04:39Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC p Stolicy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow 6. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers 7. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters 8. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel (references Studebaker, Disneyland, and Wheel of Fortune) 9. [Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qev-i9-VKlY) Later used, with a stunning lack of irony, in a [Mercedes Benz advertisement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJlkS_jnlYY). ---
**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:** [November 2, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1918 "2019-11-02T01:25:54Z")
Songs that reference a company trademark in the title and/or the lyrics. (Whether or not they were allowed to keep referring to the trademark.) 1. NyQuil Driver - They Might Be Giants (They were allowed to keep the song lyrics as such, but in all later releases and mentions of the title they changed the title to “AKA Driver”.) 2. Jose Cuervo - Shelly West 3. Kodachrome - Paul Simon 4. Lola - The Kinks (Coca-Cola, also used cherry cola because of BBC p Stolicy) 5. Love Is a Good Thing - Sheryl Crow 6. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers 7. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters 8. We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel (references Studebaker, Disneyland, and Wheel of Fortune) 9. Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin 10. Barbie Girl - Aqua The song gave rise to an interesting and entertaining legal decision over trademark infringement: [_Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc._](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel,_Inc._v._MCA_Records,_Inc.) Pass. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1919 "2019-11-02T03:36:37Z")
Two for the price of one 1. Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John ---
**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:** [November 2, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/1920 "2019-11-02T03:50:09Z")
Two for the price of one 1. Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John 2. This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide - The KIngs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647.md?page=97)