# 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:** 487
**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:** [November 21, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9722 "2023-11-21T17:38:16Z")
**Songs About Food** 1. Long Tall Glasses – Leo Sayer 2. Pub Feed - The Chants 3. The Rye or the Kaiser - Weird Al Yankovic 4. Please Pass the Biscuits - Jimmy Dean 5. Food Glorious Food - _Oliver!_ musical 6. Call Any Vegetable - The Mothers of Invention 7. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves ---
**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:** [November 21, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9723 "2023-11-21T19:23:31Z")
**Songs About Food** 1. Long Tall Glasses – Leo Sayer 2. Pub Feed - The Chants 3. The Rye or the Kaiser - Weird Al Yankovic 4. Please Pass the Biscuits - Jimmy Dean 5. Food Glorious Food - _Oliver!_ musical 6. Call Any Vegetable - The Mothers of Invention 7. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves 8. Vegetables - The Beach Boys ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9724 "2023-11-22T06:08:01Z")
**Songs About Food** 1. Long Tall Glasses – Leo Sayer 2. Pub Feed - The Chants 3. The Rye or the Kaiser - Weird Al Yankovic 4. Please Pass the Biscuits - Jimmy Dean 5. Food Glorious Food - _Oliver!_ musical 6. Call Any Vegetable - The Mothers of Invention 7. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves 8. Vegetables - The Beach Boys 9. A Little Something Refreshing - No Doubt ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9725 "2023-11-22T17:43:23Z")
**Songs About Food** 1. Long Tall Glasses – Leo Sayer 2. Pub Feed - The Chants 3. The Rye or the Kaiser - Weird Al Yankovic 4. Please Pass the Biscuits - Jimmy Dean 5. Food Glorious Food - _Oliver!_ musical 6. Call Any Vegetable - The Mothers of Invention 7. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves 8. Vegetables - The Beach Boys 9. A Little Something Refreshing - No Doubt 10. Swiss Colony Beef Log - Cartman **Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory (Do they still do this?) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9726 "2023-11-22T18:09:57Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnette - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9727 "2023-11-22T19:00:10Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme Yes, that’s actually the name of the song, though it was based on an earlier Paul Anka composition called “Toot Sweet.” Anka reportedly received $400 every time the song was played on the air. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9728 "2023-11-22T19:25:32Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9729 "2023-11-22T20:29:07Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think Written by show creator Merv Griffin, that’s the name of the motif that makes up part of the opening theme as well as the 30-second clip that is played while contestants write down their responses during the “Final Jeopardy” segment _ **-“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:** [November 23, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9730 "2023-11-23T20:14:22Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think 6. Larry David — [Frolic](https://youtu.be/6MYAGyZlBY0?si=_CmZzyH9En_Pk5zE) _Not sure if this one qualifies, but this topic is a little more of a challenge._ ---
**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:** [November 23, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9731 "2023-11-23T20:25:32Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think 6. Larry David — [Frolic](https://youtu.be/6MYAGyZlBY0?si=_CmZzyH9En_Pk5zE) 7. Mariano Rivera - Enter Sandman The Yankees’ Hall of Fame relief pitcher was nicknamed “Sandman” (among other nicknames), as this song was his “walk-up” music when he came in to pitch. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9732 "2023-11-24T02:17:19Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think 6. Larry David — [Frolic](https://youtu.be/6MYAGyZlBY0?si=_CmZzyH9En_Pk5zE) 7. Mariano Rivera - Enter Sandman 8. Dame Edna Everidge - The Dame Edna Theme. Used for every stage, TV and film appearance since 1976 ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9733 "2023-11-24T03:42:17Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think 6. Larry David — [Frolic](https://youtu.be/6MYAGyZlBY0?si=_CmZzyH9En_Pk5zE) 7. Mariano Rivera - Enter Sandman 8. Dame Edna Everidge - The Dame Edna Theme. Used for every stage, TV and film appearance since 1976 9. Edwin Diaz - Narco To the point where the performer of “Narco” refused to let any other MLB player use it except for Diaz of the Mets. (He even showed up to perform it in person once. And it was all downhill from there for the Mets.) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9734 "2023-11-24T09:36:47Z")
**Celebrity Theme Songs** 1. Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory 2. Carol Burnett - I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 3. Johnny Carson - Johnny’s Theme 4. Jack Benny - Love In Bloom 5. Alex Trebek – Think 6. Larry David — [Frolic](https://youtu.be/6MYAGyZlBY0?si=_CmZzyH9En_Pk5zE) 7. Mariano Rivera - Enter Sandman 8. Dame Edna Everidge - The Dame Edna Theme. Used for every stage, TV and film appearance since 1976 9. Edwin Diaz - Narco 10. Benny Hill – Yakety Sax So long as you know who Benny Hill was, there’s no way you can hear that Boots Randolph song and NOT think about him. **Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) Sounds like a match made a couple steps below Hell even … but it worked out amazingly well. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9735 "2023-11-24T10:15:06Z")
**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way A hard rock group and a rap/hip hop group? It worked for me. Well done, guys! ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9736 "2023-11-24T14:43:27Z")
**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ Frank did an album of duets where the he never met the other artists. This was one of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9737 "2023-11-24T16:46:07Z")
**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ 4. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - _The Lady is a Tramp_ Their first duet followed by two albums, a small tour and his 95th Birthday celebration before his death this July at age 96. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9738 "2023-11-24T17:39:27Z")
[quote=“Skunkdog, post:9737, topic:949532”] **Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ 4. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - _The Lady is a Tramp_ 5. Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers - _We’ve Got Tonight_ A Scottish pop star and a U.S. country legend teaming up to turn a Bob Seger song into a duet? Sure, wny not! ---
**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:** [November 24, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9739 "2023-11-24T17:53:32Z")
**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ 4. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - _The Lady is a Tramp_ 5. Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers - _We’ve Got Tonight_ 6. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé - _Barcelona_ The frontman from the rock band Queen, paired with a famous Spanish operatic soprano, on a song commissioned for the 1992 Summer Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/9740 "2023-11-24T21:03:16Z")
**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ 4. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - _The Lady is a Tramp_ 5. Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers - _We’ve Got Tonight_ 6. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé - _Barcelona_ 7. Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias - _To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before_ Country singer and Latin crooner ---
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**Odd Duet Pairings** 1. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – [_Little Drummer Boy_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI) 2. Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way 3. Frank Sinatra and Cyndi Lauper - _Santa Claus Is Coming To Town_ 4. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - _The Lady is a Tramp_ 5. Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers - _We’ve Got Tonight_ 6. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé - _Barcelona_ 7. Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias - _To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before_ 8. Placido Domingo and John Denver- Perhaps Love [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=486) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=488)