Topic Playlist (Part 3)

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Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

A cover of Dolly Parton’s original song, which hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Country in 1974. Houston’s version hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1992.

2982

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles

Originally recorded by Simon and Garfunkel; The Bangles’ version was included in the Less Than Zero soundtrack. It peaked at #2 in 1987.

2983

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner

It hit #2 for CCR/John Fogerty and #4 for Ike/Tina.

2984

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
  5. Blue Skies - Willie Nelson

A #1 hit for both Ben Selvin and His Orchestra in 1927, and Willie in 1978. Multiple versions have ‘charted’ over the years.

2985

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
  5. Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
  6. Pinball Wizard - Elton John

The original, of course, having appeared on The Who’s album (and in the movie) Tommy previously.

ETA: Oops. The original was on the album. Elton’s version was in the movie.

2986

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
  5. Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
  6. Pinball Wizard - Elton John
  7. You Can’t Hurry Love - Phil Collins

Charted 16 years after the Supremes hit #1 with it in 1966.

2987
  1. It Ain’t Me, Babe - The Turtles (original by Dylan)
2988

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
  5. Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
  6. Pinball Wizard - Elton John
  7. You Can’t Hurry Love - Phil Collins
  8. It Ain’t Me, Babe - The Turtles (original by Dylan)
  9. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (original by The Beatles)

Murray’s version charted at #8 in 1974.

2989

Remakes/Covers That Were Also Hits

  1. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
  2. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  3. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
  4. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
  5. Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
  6. Pinball Wizard - Elton John
  7. You Can’t Hurry Love - Phil Collins
  8. It Ain’t Me, Babe - The Turtles (original by Dylan)
  9. You Won’t See Me - Anne Murray (original by The Beatles)
  10. Got to Get You into My Life - Earth, Wind, and Fire (original by The Beatles)

It landed at #8 on the Billboard Top 100, and became EWF’s signature song.

New category:

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
2990

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
2991

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry

Pass the biscuits please.

2992

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al

As weird as it is.

2993

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
2994

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. Mainstreet - Bob Seger
2995

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. The Saga Begins - Weird Al

Tells the story of Star Wars: Episode I.

2996

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. The Saga Begins - Weird Al
  7. Tweeter and the Monkey Man - The Traveling Wilburys
2997

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. The Saga Begins - Weird Al
  7. Tweeter and the Monkey Man - The Traveling Wilburys
  8. Street Hassle - Lou Reed
2998

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. The Saga Begins - Weird Al
  7. Tweeter and the Monkey Man - The Traveling Wilburys
  8. Street Hassle - Lou Reed
  9. Benny the Bouncer - ELP
2999

Songs that tell a story

  1. Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
  2. Taxi - Harry Chapin
  3. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  4. Albuquerque - Weird Al
  5. Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
  6. Main Street - Bob Seger
  7. The Saga Begins - Weird Al
  8. Tweeter and the Monkey Man - The Traveling Wilburys
  9. Street Hassle - Lou Reed
  10. Benny the Bouncer - ELP

Housekeeping, number 6 was left off.

@dirtball its your pick

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Very well, then. Since my story song was about a guy who gets cut up into pieces…

Body parts

  1. Legs - ZZ Top