Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
  6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
  6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
  7. Get Happy - Judy Garland
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
  6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
  7. Get Happy - Judy Garland
  8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller

“…but you can be happy if you’ve a mind to”

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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
  6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
  7. Get Happy - Judy Garland
  8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
  9. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
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The Optimistic Playlist

  1. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Judy Garland
  2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
  3. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle
  4. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  5. Burning with Optimism’s Flames - XTC
  6. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
  7. Get Happy - Judy Garland
  8. You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
  9. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  10. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive - Bing Crosby

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Ok; this is a “personal experience” list, rather than fitting some objective category:

What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)

I was completely unfamiliar with Janis Joplin, or other iterations. I knew it as a “Faith Hill song.”

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)

Bending the rules here; I didn’t actually like this cover, but thought the original kicked ass when I finally heard it

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)

Then I found out it was an Isley Brothers song. But it wasn’t them either…Then I found out they (the Isleys) had covered The Top Notes.

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
  4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)

I liked Whitney Houston’s version. I had no idea it was a Dolly Parton song until a few years after the Whitney Houston song was popular. I rather like Dolly Parton’s 1974 version, I find.

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
  4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
  5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson)

Not a favorite, more like an enjoyable cry-in-your-beer song, but I was surprised just a couple of weeks ago when the classic country station that I listen to played the Jim Ed brown version from 1967. I’m sure I must have heard it back then, but I was too young to care about drinking songs :slight_smile:

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
  4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
  5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson)
  6. Alone Again Or (UFO)
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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
  4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
  5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson)
  6. Alone Again Or (UFO)
  7. The Fool On The Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)

The Sergio Mendes version was actually the bigger hit but I didn’t know it was a Beatles song at the time .

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
  4. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
  5. Pop A Top (Alan Jackson)
  6. Alone Again Or (UFO)
  7. The Fool On The Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)
  8. The Waters Of March (Art Garfunkel)

By Antonio Carlos Jobim; the song is Huge in Brazil. It also was a stunner to find out the song’s about Autumn instead of Spring.

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue)

I still think their version is solid, but nothing can beat Ringo’s blisters on his fingers.

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What song did you encounter, and like, and then were embarrassed (or at least, surprised) to find it was a cover of a much more widely popular version?

  1. Piece of My Heart (Faith Hill)
  2. The Tourist (Sarah Jarosz)
  3. Helter Skelter (Motley Crue)
  4. Twist and Shout (The Beatles)

I had a vague recollection that I’d heard it before, but never heard of the Isley Brothers.

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Last two players, scroll up and check the list.

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Next play should be #9 off of post 3756.