# 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:** 369
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7362 "2023-05-09T01:23:53Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics … and if there was a single definitive anthem for surfing songs, this is it. Neither the Beach Boys or North American ---
**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:** [May 9, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7363 "2023-05-09T01:26:55Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7364 "2023-05-09T02:04:34Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7365 "2023-05-09T02:06:09Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) 6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris Only because you beat me to “Skeet Surfin’,” @SunUp ! ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7366 "2023-05-09T02:49:32Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) 6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 7. California Girls - Katy Perry and Snoop Dog ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7367 "2023-05-09T08:19:12Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) 6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 7. California Girls - Katy Perry and Snoop Dog 8. Rockaway Beach - The Ramones ---
**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 9, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7368 "2023-05-09T11:33:21Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) 6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 7. California Girls - Katy Perry and Snoop Dog 8. Rockaway Beach - The Ramones 9. Surf City - Jan and Dean ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7369 "2023-05-09T13:02:19Z")
**Beach / Summer / Surfing Songs by Groups That Are NOT the Beach Boys** 1. Beach Baby – _First Class_ 2. Summergirls - _Dino_ 3. [Bombora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3agVtY4Z6M) - The Atlantics 4. Miserlou - Dick Dale 5. Skeet Surfin’ - Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) 6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 7. California Girls - Katy Perry and Snoop Dog 8. Rockaway Beach - The Ramones 9. Surf City - Jan and Dean 10. California Sun - The Rivieras **Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ---
**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:** [May 9, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7370 "2023-05-09T13:12:11Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen The granddaddy of them all! ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7371 "2023-05-09T13:43:07Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire ---
**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:** [May 9, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7372 "2023-05-09T13:46:14Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7373 "2023-05-09T13:46:26Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7374 "2023-05-09T14:20:50Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band Bingo jet had a light on? ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7375 "2023-05-09T14:51:25Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones It was years before I figured out he was singing, “You make a grown man cry.” ---
**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:** [May 9, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7376 "2023-05-09T16:19:07Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones 8. It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn Da da da da something something la la la la Leonard Bernstein! ---
**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 9, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7377 "2023-05-09T18:29:15Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones 8. It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M. 9. The Middle - Jimmy Eats World “Everything, everything” sounds like “Elvis is, Elvis is” to me. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7378 "2023-05-09T19:37:57Z")
**Songs where it’s difficult to make out (at least some of) the lyrics** 1. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 3. September - Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Rocket Man - Elton John 5. Gangnam Style - Psy 6. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band 7. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones 8. It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M. 9. The Middle - Jimmy Eats World 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana I mean, that was the whole joke of “Smells Like Nirvana”, after all. **Your Own Personal Mondegreens: Songs that have lyrics you mishear every time you listen to them** 1. Blank Space - Taylor Swift When she sings “Got a long list of ex-lovers” I always hear “All the lonely Starbucks lovers” ---
**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 9, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7379 "2023-05-09T20:27:20Z")
**Your Own Personal Mondegreens: Songs that have lyrics you mishear every time you listen to them** 1. Blank Space - Taylor Swift 2. Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones “I’ll never see your pizza burnin’” ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7380 "2023-05-09T22:53:26Z")
**Your Own Personal Mondegreens: Songs that have lyrics you mishear every time you listen to them** 1. Blank Space - Taylor Swift 2. Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones 3. I’d Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan and John Ford Coley “I’m not talking bout the linen” ---
**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 10, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7381 "2023-05-10T03:10:59Z")
**Your Own Personal Mondegreens: Songs that have lyrics you mishear every time you listen to them** 1. Blank Space - Taylor Swift 2. Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones 3. I’d Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan and John Ford Coley 4. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot For the longest time, I thought it was “Every highway” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=370)