# Topic Playlist! (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532 "2021-08-26T02:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2321 "2022-03-07T19:26:28Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2322 "2022-03-07T20:33:19Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2323 "2022-03-07T20:44:34Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2324 "2022-03-07T22:49:15Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown 6. He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2325 "2022-03-07T23:00:30Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown 6. He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 7. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2326 "2022-03-08T13:20:47Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown 6. He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 7. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon 8. Honey Bee - Tom Petty ---
**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:** [March 8, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2327 "2022-03-08T15:14:47Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown 6. He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 7. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon 8. Honey Bee - Tom Petty 9. Rope a Dope - Victor Oladipo ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2328 "2022-03-08T22:31:29Z")
**The Muhammad Ali Playlist** 1. I Am The Greatest - Kenny Rogers 2. Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin 3. Butterfly - Mariah Carey 4. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 5. Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud) - James Brown 6. He’s the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 7. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon 8. Honey Bee - Tom Petty 9. Rope a Dope - Victor Oladipo 10. What’s My Name - Rhianna ft. Drake He yelled this while standing over a knocked out Floyd Patterson who taunted him by calling him “That boy Cassius” before their fight. **Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2329 "2022-03-08T22:47:06Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2330 "2022-03-08T22:55:40Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ---
**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:** [March 8, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2331 "2022-03-08T22:57:15Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison ---
**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:** [March 8, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2332 "2022-03-08T23:13:49Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2333 "2022-03-08T23:17:02Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin 6. Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer ---
**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:** [March 8, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2334 "2022-03-08T23:27:25Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin 6. Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer 7. Walk This Way - Run DMC Reached #4 on the Hot 100, higher than Aerosmith’s version. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2335 "2022-03-08T23:46:04Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin 6. Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer 7. Walk This Way - Run DMC 8. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2336 "2022-03-09T00:24:55Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin 6. Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer 7. Walk This Way - Run DMC 8. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 9. Superman - REM ---
**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:** [March 9, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2337 "2022-03-09T01:40:35Z")
**Playlist of songs that were more successful covers than their originals** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper 2. Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 3. I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 4. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison 5. Respect - Aretha Franklin 6. Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer 7. Walk This Way - Run DMC 8. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 9. Superman - REM 10. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers **The Occult Playlist** 1. The Age of Aquarius - _Hair_ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2338 "2022-03-09T01:47:57Z")
**The Occult Playlist** 1. The Age of Aquarius - _Hair_ 2. Black Magic Woman - Santana ---
**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:** [March 9, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2339 "2022-03-09T01:50:58Z")
**The Occult Playlist** 1. The Age of Aquarius - _Hair_ 2. Black Magic Woman - Santana 3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/2340 "2022-03-09T02:10:16Z")
**The Occult Playlist** 1. The Age of Aquarius - _Hair_ 2. Black Magic Woman - Santana 3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 4. The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=118)