# 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:** 188
**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:** [April 1, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3741 "2025-04-01T17:41:58Z")
**Covers of old blues songs** 1. The Sky is Crying - George Thorogood (Elmore James) 2. Crossroads - Cream (Robert Johnson) 3. Midnight Special - CCR (the most famous “old blues” recording being Lead Belly’s) 4. Black Betty - Ram Jam (Lead Belly) 5. Hound Dog - Elvis (Big Momma Thornton) 6. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zepplin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy) 7. Back Door Man - The Doors (Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf) 8. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood and The Destroyers (Hooker, Milburn) 9. Bullfrog Blues - Rory Gallagher (William Harris) ---
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**Covers of old blues songs** 1. The Sky is Crying - George Thorogood (Elmore James) 2. Crossroads - Cream (Robert Johnson) 3. Midnight Special - CCR (the most famous “old blues” recording being Lead Belly’s) 4. Black Betty - Ram Jam (Lead Belly) 5. Hound Dog - Elvis (Big Momma Thornton) 6. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zepplin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy) 7. Back Door Man - The Doors (Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf) 8. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood and The Destroyers (Hooker, Milburn) 9. Bullfrog Blues - Rory Gallagher (William Harris) 10. Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers (Blind Willie McTell) **Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) ---
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**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3744 "2025-04-03T03:40:33Z")
**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) ---
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**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3746 "2025-04-03T03:52:53Z")
**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) ---
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**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) 6. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray (Davy Jones, The Monkees) ---
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**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) 6. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray (Davy Jones, The Monkees) 7. Gloria - Patti Smith (Them/Van Morrison) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3749 "2025-04-03T04:03:02Z")
**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) 6. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray (Davy Jones, The Monkees) 7. Gloria - Patti Smith (Them/Van Morrison) 8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3750 "2025-04-03T06:04:54Z")
**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) 6. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray (Davy Jones, The Monkees) 7. Gloria - Patti Smith (Them/Van Morrison) 8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 9. You Keep Me Hangin’ On - Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes) ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3751 "2025-04-03T07:49:32Z")
**Popular covers sung by a different gender from the original** 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (Robert Hazard) 2. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) 3. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (The Beatles) 4. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy (The Crystals) 5. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones, The Supremes) 6. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray (Davy Jones, The Monkees) 7. Gloria - Patti Smith (Them/Van Morrison) 8. Proud Mary - Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 9. You Keep Me Hangin’ On - Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes) 10. I Will Survive - CAKE (Gloria Gaynor) **Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot ---
**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:** [April 3, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3752 "2025-04-03T08:29:37Z")
**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin ---
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**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3754 "2025-04-03T09:21:57Z")
**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 ---
**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:** [April 3, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3755 "2025-04-03T10:54:28Z")
**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ---
**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:** [April 3, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3756 "2025-04-03T11:30:21Z")
**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 6. Where Do You Want It? - Dale Watson and his Lonestars The title question was asked by Billy Joe Shaver before he shot a guy in the face at a bar near Waco. Willie Nelson and Robert Duvall attended the trial. Shaver was acquitted. ---
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**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 6. Where Do You Want It? - Dale Watson and his Lonestars 7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band ---
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**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 6. Where Do You Want It? - Dale Watson and his Lonestars 7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band 8. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones ---
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**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 6. Where Do You Want It? - Dale Watson and his Lonestars 7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band 8. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones 9. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton ---
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**Songs Based on Real Life Events** 1. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot 2. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin 3. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 4. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 5. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 6. Where Do You Want It? - Dale Watson and his Lonestars 7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band 8. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - The Ramones 9. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton 10. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane **Songs about spring time** 1. April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=189)