# Topic Playlist (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 143
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2841 "2025-01-26T05:41:28Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2842 "2025-01-26T05:53:13Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2843 "2025-01-26T14:01:40Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome 5. Ray Charles, blind ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2844 "2025-01-26T14:06:45Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Stevie Wonder, R&B multi-instrumentalist and singer - blind ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2845 "2025-01-26T15:25:26Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome 5. Ray Charles, blind 6. Stevie Wonder, R&B multi-instrumentalist and singer - blind 7. Jerry Garcia, guitarist/singer, Grateful Dead - lost 2/3 of his right middle finger in a wood-splitting accident when he was four years old ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2846 "2025-01-26T16:23:46Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome 5. Ray Charles, blind 6. Stevie Wonder, R&B multi-instrumentalist and singer - blind 7. Jerry Garcia, guitarist/singer, Grateful Dead - lost 2/3 of his right middle finger in a wood-splitting accident when he was four years old 8. Jeff Healey, blind ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2847 "2025-01-26T16:52:53Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome 5. Ray Charles, blind 6. Stevie Wonder, R&B multi-instrumentalist and singer - blind 7. Jerry Garcia, guitarist/singer, Grateful Dead - lost 2/3 of his right middle finger in a wood-splitting accident when he was four years old 8. Jeff Healey, blind 9. Tommy Iommi, guitarist, Black Sabbath – lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right (fretting) hand in an industrial accident when he was 17. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2848 "2025-01-26T19:04:04Z")
**Musicians with physical disabilities** 1. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard - amputated left arm 2. Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist - badly burned in a fire when he was 18, which left him largely unable to use the ring and pinky fingers of his left (fretting) hand, forcing him to rely on his index and middle fingers for most fretwork. 3. Eliza Hull - Charcot Marie Tooth disease 4. Joey Ramone, lead singer, Ramones - Marfan syndrome 5. Ray Charles, blind 6. Stevie Wonder, R&B multi-instrumentalist and singer - blind 7. Jerry Garcia, guitarist/singer, Grateful Dead - lost 2/3 of his right middle finger in a wood-splitting accident when he was four years old 8. Jeff Healey, blind 9. Tommy Iommi, guitarist, Black Sabbath – lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right (fretting) hand in an industrial accident when he was 17. 10. Ludwig von Beethoven, composer and virtuoso pianist, deafness ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2849 "2025-01-26T19:05:36Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2850 "2025-01-26T19:09:08Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2851 "2025-01-26T19:10:56Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra “I heard the crew a-hummin’ tunes that sounded like the Rolling Stones and Leonard Cohen” ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2852 "2025-01-26T19:21:29Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps Name checks Jayne Mansfield, Ernie Kovacs, Grace Kelly, and, relevant here, Hank Williams. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2853 "2025-01-26T19:26:43Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Poor old Johnny Ray…” ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2854 "2025-01-26T19:35:38Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd _Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her_ _Well, I heard old Neil put her down_ _Well, I hope Neil Young will remember_ _A Southern man don’t need him around, anyhow …_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2855 "2025-01-26T19:43:20Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. R.O.C.K. In the USA - John Mellencamp ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2856 "2025-01-26T19:46:11Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. R.O.C.K. In the USA - John Mellencamp 8. One of the Survivors - The Kinks “He digs Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts, and Johnny and The Hurricanes” ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2857 "2025-01-26T20:37:51Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. R.O.C.K. In the USA - John Mellencamp 8. One of the Survivors - The Kinks 9. Hello - The Beloved Little Richard, Charlie Parker, The Supremes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2858 "2025-01-27T02:07:07Z")
**Songs that mention other musicians** 1. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 2. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) - Simon & Garfunkel 3. Illusions in G Major - Electric Light Orchestra 4. Bend Over I’ll Drive - The Cramps 5. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. R.O.C.K. In the USA - John Mellencamp 8. One of the Survivors - The Kinks 9. Hello - The Beloved 10. Tower of Song - Leonard Cohen Hank Williams pass ---
**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:** [January 27, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2859 "2025-01-27T02:33:18Z")
**Songs that sample British artists** 1. Something Good - Utah Saints (samples Kate Bush’s “Cloudbusting”) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/2860 "2025-01-27T04:02:23Z")
**Songs that sample British artists** 1. Something Good - Utah Saints (samples Kate Bush’s “Cloudbusting”) 2. Face to Face - Daft Punk (samples Electric Light Orchestra’s “Evil Woman”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=144)