# 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:** 329
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6561 "2026-02-21T07:19:17Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim He came full circle. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6562 "2026-02-21T13:05:33Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6563 "2026-02-21T15:21:17Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry 6. David Johansen / Buster Poindexter After his dispute with his label was over, I always referred to #1 as The Artist Formerly Known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6564 "2026-02-21T15:23:03Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry 6. David Johansen / Buster Poindexter 7. Dionne Warwick/ Dionne Warwick **e** She changed it for awhile on the advice of her numerologist. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6565 "2026-02-21T15:28:25Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry 6. David Johansen / Buster Poindexter 7. Dionne Warwick/ Dionne Warwick **e** 8. The Dixie Chicks / The Chicks @gkster : the chronology on Mellencamp’s _nom de music_ was: Johnny Cougar / John Cougar / John Cougar Mellencamp / John Mellencamp. “Cougar” was the result of his first manager feeling that his real name wouldn’t sell records, and “John Cougar Mellencamp” was a transitional name, used so as to not confuse fans too much while he gradually transitioned away from using “Cougar.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6566 "2026-02-21T18:46:22Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince / The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry 6. David Johansen / Buster Poindexter 7. Dionne Warwick/ Dionne Warwick **e** 8. The Dixie Chicks / The Chicks 9. Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6567 "2026-02-22T12:49:23Z")
**Artists formerly known as…** _(Artists or bands known by other names)_ 1. Prince / The Artist Formerly Known as Prince 2. Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam 3. John Cougar Mellencamp / John Cougar / Johnny Cougar /John Mellencamp 4. Andy Kim / Baron Longfellow / Longfellow / Andy Kim 5. Simon & Garfunkel / Tom and Jerry 6. David Johansen / Buster Poindexter 7. Dionne Warwick/ Dionne Warwick **e** 8. The Dixie Chicks / The Chicks 9. Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship 10. The Red Hot Chili Peppers / Originally called Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem **Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6568 "2026-02-22T13:33:38Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ I assume it makes no difference if it’s TV or films… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6569 "2026-02-22T13:47:09Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6570 "2026-02-22T14:56:23Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ At least they were at the time of the TV series ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6571 "2026-02-22T15:45:08Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6572 "2026-02-22T16:29:20Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ 6. Johnny Fontane, _The Godfather_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6573 "2026-02-22T16:44:08Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ 6. Johnny Fontane, _The Godfather_ 7. The Rutles, _All You Need Is Cash_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6574 "2026-02-22T17:03:07Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ 6. Johnny Fontane, _The Godfather_ 7. The Rutles, _All You Need Is Cash_ 8. The Commitments, _The Commitments_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6575 "2026-02-22T17:48:17Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ 6. Johnny Fontane, _The Godfather_ 7. The Rutles, _All You Need Is Cash_ 8. The Commitments, _The Commitments_ 9. The Barbusters, _Light of Day_ … Now I know where the local band Dash Rip Rock got their name from. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6576 "2026-02-22T18:26:17Z")
**Fictional Recording Artists** 1. Dash Rip Rock, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 2. The Oneders, _That Thing You Do!_ 3. Spinal Tap, _This Is Spinal Tap_ 4. The Monkees , _The Monkees_ 5. The Way-Outs, _The Flintstones_ 6. Johnny Fontane, _The Godfather_ 7. The Rutles, _All You Need Is Cash_ 8. The Commitments, _The Commitments_ 9. The Barbusters, _Light of Day_ 10. Mitch and Mickey, _A Mighty Wind_ **Songs for the Olympic Closing Ceremonies** 1. So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu, _The Sound of Music_ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6577 "2026-02-22T18:44:30Z")
**Songs for the Olympic Closing Ceremonies** 1. So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu, _The Sound of Music_ 2. Japanese Farewell Song, _MASH_ Most people probably think the name of the song was “Sayonara”, but the Kay Cee Jones recording heard in the movie was released under this title. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6578 "2026-02-22T19:15:39Z")
**Songs for the Olympic Closing Ceremonies** 1. So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu, _The Sound of Music_ 2. Japanese Farewell Song, _MASH_ 3. I’m So Glad We Had ThisTime Together, Carol Burnett ---
**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:** [February 22, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6579 "2026-02-22T20:11:33Z")
**Songs for the Olympic Closing Ceremonies** 1. So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu, _The Sound of Music_ 2. Japanese Farewell Song, _MASH_ 3. I’m So Glad We Had ThisTime Together, Carol Burnett 4. The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6580 "2026-02-23T02:38:55Z")
**Songs for the Olympic Closing Ceremonies** 1. So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Adieu, _The Sound of Music_ 2. Japanese Farewell Song, _MASH_ 3. I’m So Glad We Had ThisTime Together, Carol Burnett 4. The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers 5. Closing Time - Semisonic [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=330)