The Music Theme Game

[Debatra]

1. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
2. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
3. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin
4. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
5. Don't Be Denied - Neil Young
6. The Foggy Dew - The Wolfe Tones
7. Piano Man - Billy Joel (Yes, really)
8. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues
9. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

[Azrael]

1. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
2. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
3. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas - Harry Chapin
4. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
5. Don't Be Denied - Neil Young
6. The Foggy Dew - The Wolfe Tones
7. Piano Man - Billy Joel (Yes, really)
8. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues
9. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
10. Paschendale - Iron Maiden

Now try songs that name famous people:

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.

[Debatra]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young

[Azrael]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.

[Debatra]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.

[Azrael]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.

[Debatra]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.
6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - mentions Lon Chaney

[Azrael]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.
6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - mentions Lon Chaney
7. Vogue - Madonna names Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, and Bette Davis.

[Debatra]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.
6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - mentions Lon Chaney
7. Vogue - Madonna names Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, and Bette Davis.
8. Excuse My French - Caro Emerald - Mentions Errol Flynn.

(Yeah, I think you win this one. And yes, I *am* a huge fan of Caro.)

[Azrael]

Wait, I saved the best for last.

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.
6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - mentions Lon Chaney
7. Vogue - Madonna names Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, and Bette Davis.
8. Excuse My French - Caro Emerald - Mentions Errol Flynn.
9. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel names Harry Truman, Doris Day, Johnnie Ray, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Marilyn Monroe, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marlon Brando, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II, Rocky Marciano, Liberace, George Santayana, Joseph Stalin, Georgy Malenkov, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Sergei Prokofiev, Nelson Rockefeller, Roy Campanella, Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Arturo Toscanini, Albert Einstein, James Dean, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Brigitte Bardot, Nikita Krushchev, Princess Grace Kelly, Boris Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Jack Kerouac, Chou En-Lai, Charlse de Gaulle, Charles Starkweather, Buddy Holly, Fidel Castro, Syngman Rhee, John F. Kennedy, Chubby Checker, Ernest Hemingway, Adolf Eichmann,
Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Glenn, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Pope Paul, Malcolm X, JFK again, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon again, Ronald Reagan, Ayatollah Khomeini, Sally Ride, and Bernie Goetz. And that's just the people actually named and not those only alluded to.

[Debatra]

1. Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers names Sir John Franklin, Henry Kelsey, Sir Alexander MacKenzie, and David Thompson.
2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Names Neal Young
3. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones names Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and Lefty Frizzell.
4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones - Mentions the Kennedys.
5. Creeque Alley - The Mamas and the Papas name John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Mama Cass Elliot, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Barry McGuire of The New Christy Minstrels, and Hugh Duffy owner of the club named in the song.
6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon - mentions Lon Chaney
7. Vogue - Madonna names Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, and Bette Davis.
8. Excuse My French - Caro Emerald - Mentions Errol Flynn.
9. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel names Harry Truman, Doris Day, Johnnie Ray, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Marilyn Monroe, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marlon Brando, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II, Rocky Marciano, Liberace, George Santayana, Joseph Stalin, Georgy Malenkov, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Sergei Prokofiev, Nelson Rockefeller, Roy Campanella, Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Arturo Toscanini, Albert Einstein, James Dean, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Brigitte Bardot, Nikita Krushchev, Princess Grace Kelly, Boris Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Jack Kerouac, Chou En-Lai, Charlse de Gaulle, Charles Starkweather, Buddy Holly, Fidel Castro, Syngman Rhee, John F. Kennedy, Chubby Checker, Ernest Hemingway, Adolf Eichmann,
Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Glenn, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Pope Paul, Malcolm X, JFK again, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon again, Ronald Reagan, Ayatollah Khomeini, Sally Ride, and Bernie Goetz. And that's just the people actually named and not those only alluded to.
10. Blood of Bannockburn - Sabaton - Mentions Richard the Bruce.

Now that that's finally done with... Umm...

Songs whose original versions have been overshadowed by more popular covers.

1. I Fought the Law - Originally by Sonny Curtis

[Azrael]

1. I Fought the Law - Originally by Sonny Curtis
2. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Original by The Arrows

[Debatra]

1. I Fought the Law - Originally by Sonny Curtis
2. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Original by The Arrows
3. Hurt - Originally by Nine Inch Nails

[Azrael]

1. I Fought the Law - Originally by Sonny Curtis
2. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Original by The Arrows
3. Hurt - Originally by Nine Inch Nails
4. Cum on Feel the Noize - Original by Slade

[Debatra]

1. I Fought the Law - Originally by Sonny Curtis
2. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Original by The Arrows
3. Hurt - Originally by Nine Inch Nails
4. Cum on Feel the Noize - Original by Slade
5. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Originally by The Four Lads