# 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:** 398
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7942 "2023-07-03T21:36:29Z")
**Summer Vacation Playlist** 1. Vacation - The Go-Go’s 2. Holiday Road - Lyndsay Buckingham 3. Cruel Summer - Bananarama 4. Summer in the City - Lovin’ Spoonful 5. Rockaway Beach - The Ramones 6. All Summer Long - Beach Boys 7. Boys of Summer - Don Henley 8. Summer Lovin’ - _Grease_ 9. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies 10. [I Live For the Sun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yus7IvioR_A) – _The Sunrays_ A minor one-hit wonder _(topped out at #51 on the Billboard charts)_ from back in the days of the early California Surf sound, it has several commonalities with Ventures “Wall of Guitars” sound, as well as the Beach Boys and their tight, multi-voiced harmonies – which shouldn’t be any surprise … it was produced by Murry Wilson, father of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson. pass… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7943 "2023-07-03T23:30:41Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7944 "2023-07-03T23:33:28Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7945 "2023-07-03T23:35:10Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7946 "2023-07-03T23:35:43Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin ---
**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:** [July 3, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7947 "2023-07-03T23:37:07Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7948 "2023-07-03T23:54:21Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin 6. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin covered Joan Baez ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7949 "2023-07-03T23:59:37Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin 6. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin covered Joan Baez 7. Got To Get You into My Life - Earth, Wind, and Fire covered The Beatles Ended up becoming an EWF signature song. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7950 "2023-07-04T01:23:48Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin 6. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin covered Joan Baez 7. Got To Get You into My Life - Earth, Wind, and Fire covered The Beatles 8. Linda – Jan & Dean, covering a 1946 original by the Ray Noble orchestra with Buddy Clark vocal _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7951 "2023-07-04T14:39:42Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin 6. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin covered Joan Baez 7. Got To Get You into My Life - Earth, Wind, and Fire covered The Beatles 8. Linda – Jan & Dean, covering a 1946 original by the Ray Noble orchestra with Buddy Clark vocal 9. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa and En Vogue covered Linda Lyndell ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7952 "2023-07-04T17:25:46Z")
**Songs not commonly known to be covers** 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin covered Otis Redding 2. Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison covered James Ray 3. Alone - Heart covered I-Ten 4. Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer covered Moon Martin 5. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company covered Erma Franklin 6. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin covered Joan Baez 7. Got To Get You into My Life - Earth, Wind, and Fire covered The Beatles 8. Linda – Jan & Dean, covering a 1946 original by the Ray Noble orchestra with Buddy Clark vocal 9. Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa and En Vogue covered Linda Lyndell 10. Rubber Biscuit - Blues Brothers covering the Chips **Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver …is like being nowhere at all. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7953 "2023-07-04T17:29:07Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7954 "2023-07-04T17:37:20Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7955 "2023-07-04T18:16:44Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7956 "2023-07-04T18:33:50Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Living In America - James Brown ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7957 "2023-07-04T18:34:13Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7958 "2023-07-04T18:50:10Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Living In America - James Brown 6. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John Housekeeping ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7959 "2023-07-04T19:25:58Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Living In America - James Brown 6. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John 7. One’s On the Way - Loretta Lynn But here in Topeka, the rain is a-fallin’ The faucet is a-drippin’ and the kids are a-bawlin’ One of them is toddlin’ and one is a-crawlin’ and one’s on the way ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/7960 "2023-07-04T19:51:20Z")
**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Living In America - James Brown 6. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John 7. One’s On the Way - Loretta Lynn 8. New York State of Mind - Billy Joel ---
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**Songs naming U.S. cities** 1. Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio - John Denver 2. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 3. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson 4. I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash 5. Living In America - James Brown 6. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John 7. One’s On the Way - Loretta Lynn 8. New York State of Mind - Billy Joel 9. Heart of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis and the News [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=399)