# 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:** 365
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7282 "2023-04-28T06:21:08Z")
**Musicians who became famous because of a movie soundtrack** 1. Simon and Garfunkel - _The Graduate_ 2. Simple Minds - _The Breakfast Club_ 3. Survivor - Rocky 3 4. Steppenwolf - _Easy Rider_ 5. Mike Oldfield - _The Exorcist_ 6. Maurice Jarre - _Lawrence of Arabia_ 7. Irene Cara - _Fame_ and _Flashdance_ ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7283 "2023-04-28T06:32:56Z")
**Musicians who became famous because of a movie soundtrack** 1. Simon and Garfunkel - _The Graduate_ 2. Simple Minds - _The Breakfast Club_ 3. Survivor - Rocky 3 4. Steppenwolf - _Easy Rider_ 5. Mike Oldfield - _The Exorcist_ 6. Maurice Jarre - _Lawrence of Arabia_ 7. Irene Cara - _Fame_ and _Flashdance_ 8. Scott Joplin – _The Sting_ One could say he was already famous, but you can’t deny the use of “The Entertainer” and some of his other compositions in **The Sting** introduced him to an entirely new generation. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7284 "2023-04-28T14:33:02Z")
**Musicians who became famous because of a movie soundtrack** 1. Simon and Garfunkel - _The Graduate_ 2. Simple Minds - _The Breakfast Club_ 3. Survivor - Rocky 3 4. Steppenwolf - _Easy Rider_ 5. Mike Oldfield - _The Exorcist_ 6. Maurice Jarre - _Lawrence of Arabia_ 7. Irene Cara - _Fame_ and _Flashdance_ 8. Scott Joplin – _The Sting_ 9. Public Enemy - Do The Right Thing ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7285 "2023-05-03T16:29:16Z")
**Musicians who became famous because of a movie soundtrack** 1. Simon and Garfunkel - _The Graduate_ 2. Simple Minds - _The Breakfast Club_ 3. Survivor - Rocky 3 4. Steppenwolf - _Easy Rider_ 5. Mike Oldfield - _The Exorcist_ 6. Maurice Jarre - _Lawrence of Arabia_ 7. Irene Cara - _Fame_ and _Flashdance_ 8. Scott Joplin – _The Sting_ 9. Public Enemy - Do The Right Thing 10. Danny Elfman - _Beetlejuice_ He was known before, but really hit the big time once he made the Tim Burton connection. **Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7286 "2023-05-03T16:44:07Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7287 "2023-05-03T16:47:26Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7288 "2023-05-03T16:51:26Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley “I was strolling through the park one day…” ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7289 "2023-05-03T17:05:04Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7290 "2023-05-03T17:12:07Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill 6. Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7291 "2023-05-03T17:15:01Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill 6. Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful 7. Summertime - Billie Holiday ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7292 "2023-05-03T17:45:57Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill 6. Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful 7. Summertime - Billie Holiday 8. The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7293 "2023-05-03T18:33:20Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill 6. Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful 7. Summertime - Billie Holiday 8. The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello 9. In Summer - Josh Gad ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7294 "2023-05-03T19:06:33Z")
**Songs of Summer (including May)** 1. The Lusty Month of May - Philippa Soo 2. Summer Nights -Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta 3. [Wait for Summer](https://youtu.be/wVZpBUOOASY) - Jack Wild 4. The Fountain in the Park - Ed Haley 5. Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill 6. Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful 7. Summertime - Billie Holiday 8. The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello 9. In Summer - Josh Gad 10. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry pass ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7295 "2023-05-03T19:11:43Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7296 "2023-05-03T19:26:52Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7297 "2023-05-03T19:29:09Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown 3. [If You Could Read My Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7298 "2023-05-03T19:32:44Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown 3. [If You Could Read My Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA) 4. Carefree Highway ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7299 "2023-05-03T19:41:35Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown 3. [If You Could Read My Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA) 4. Carefree Highway 5. Don Quixote ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7300 "2023-05-03T19:49:26Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown 3. [If You Could Read My Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA) 4. Carefree Highway 5. Don Quixote 6. [Canadian Railroad Trilogy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzauTuRG78) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7301 "2023-05-03T20:06:57Z")
**Gordon Lightfoot Songs** (links optional) 1. [Song For A Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE&ab_channel=GordonLightfoot-Topic) 2. Sundown 3. [If You Could Read My Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA) 4. Carefree Highway 5. Don Quixote 6. [Canadian Railroad Trilogy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzauTuRG78) 7. Did She Mention My Name [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=364) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=366)