# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\
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**Billboard #1 Hits of 1967**  
(include YouTube link or embedded video if possible)

1. “Light My Fire” - The Doors  
[Light My Fire (2017 Remaster) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoX6AKuYWL8)
2. “Happy Together”, The Turtles  
[The Turtles - Happy Together - 1967 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRCe5L1imxg)
3. “Windy” – The Association  
[The Association - Windy - live @ Ravinia Festival, Chicago IL, 1967 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHpwzpaFI4g)
4. “Respect” - Aretha Franklin  
[“Respect” at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, in honor of Carole King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF0tf35Mbo)
5. “Daydream Believer” - The Monkees  
[“Daydream Believer” Official Music Video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqeSJlgaNk)
6. “I’m a Believer” - The Monkees  
[- YouTube](https://youtu.be/rcnsao7Y0gk)
7. “Ode to Billie Joe” - Bobbie Gentry  
[Ode To Billie Joe - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZ_ViDADOE)
8. “All You Need Is Love” - The Beatles  
[All You Need Is Love [remastered] - The Beatles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg)
9. “Groovin’” - Young Rascals  
[“Groovin’” - Young Rascals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JIq8Zn0AJE)
10. “Kind of a Drag” - The Buckinghams  
[Kind of a Drag - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSqg1NqBKGE)
11. “Penny Lane”, The Beatles  
[The Beatles - Penny Lane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rB0pHI9fU)
12. “Ruby Tuesday” - The Rolling Stones  
[Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K_IcXIv4i2c)

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**Billboard #1 Hits of 1967**  
(include YouTube link or embedded video if possible)

1. “Light My Fire” - The Doors  
[Light My Fire (2017 Remaster) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoX6AKuYWL8)
2. “Happy Together”, The Turtles  
[The Turtles - Happy Together - 1967 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRCe5L1imxg)
3. “Windy” – The Association  
[The Association - Windy - live @ Ravinia Festival, Chicago IL, 1967 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHpwzpaFI4g)
4. “Respect” - Aretha Franklin  
[“Respect” at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, in honor of Carole King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF0tf35Mbo)
5. “Daydream Believer” - The Monkees  
[“Daydream Believer” Official Music Video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqeSJlgaNk)
6. “I’m a Believer” - The Monkees  
[- YouTube](https://youtu.be/rcnsao7Y0gk)
7. “Ode to Billie Joe” - Bobbie Gentry  
[Ode To Billie Joe - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZ_ViDADOE)
8. “All You Need Is Love” - The Beatles  
[All You Need Is Love [remastered] - The Beatles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg)
9. “Groovin’” - Young Rascals  
[“Groovin’” - Young Rascals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JIq8Zn0AJE)
10. “Kind of a Drag” - The Buckinghams  
[Kind of a Drag - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSqg1NqBKGE)
11. “Penny Lane”, The Beatles  
[The Beatles - Penny Lane - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rB0pHI9fU)
12. “Ruby Tuesday” - The Rolling Stones  
[Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K_IcXIv4i2c)
13. “To Sir With Love” - Lulu  
[Το Sir With Love - Lulu (Lyrics) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT5OmavfOWg)

The Billboard #1 top hit of that year

New  
For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter

best known as the subject of the Velasquez portrait, but also a painter himself:

> **[Juan de Pareja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Pareja)**
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> 			 
> Juan de Pareja (c. 1606 in Antequera – 1670 in Madrid) was a Spanish painter and slave, born in Antequera, near Málaga, Spain. He is known primarily as a member of the household and workshop of painter Diego Velázquez, who freed him in 1650. His 1661 work The Calling of Saint Matthew (sometimes also referred to as The Vocation of Saint Matthew) is on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
> Juan de Pareja was a Spaniard born into slaver...

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New  
For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing
3. Amanda Gorman

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing
3. Amanda Gorman
4. Langston Hughes, poet

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing
3. Amanda Gorman
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing
3. Amanda Gorman
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
6. Alexandre Dumas

Both _père_ and _fils_.

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author

And some other things.

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer
9. Jean-Michele Basquiat, painter

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer
9. Jean-Michele Basquiat, painter
10. August Wilson, playwright

Featured on a new stamp: [Playwright August Wilson Takes Center Stage on U.S. Postal Service Commemorative Forever Stamp - Newsroom - About.usps.com](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2021/0113ma-playwright-august-wilson-takes-center-stage-on-forever-stamp.htm)

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5014 "2021-02-18T04:47:11Z")

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer
9. Jean-Michele Basquiat, painter
10. August Wilson, playwright
11. Zadie Smith, author

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer
9. Jean-Michele Basquiat, painter
10. August Wilson, playwright
11. Zadie Smith, author
12. Leontyne Price, soprano

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For Black History Month  
Authors, artists, composers who have African ancestry

1. Juan de Pareja, painter
2. Carol Channing, actress
3. Amanda Gorman, poet
4. Langston Hughes, poet
5. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer
6. Alexandre Dumas, author
7. Barack Obama, author
8. Wynton Marsalis, composer
9. Jean-Michele Basquiat, painter
10. August Wilson, playwright
11. Zadie Smith, author
12. Leontyne Price, soprano
13. James Baldwin, author

pass

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique
2. foyer

Although the American pronunciation irks me a bit.

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique
2. foyer
3. omelette

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique
2. foyer
3. omelette
4. ambulance

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique
2. foyer
3. omelette
4. ambulance
5. cul-de-sac

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Common English nouns from French without respelling

1. boutique
2. foyer
3. omelette
4. ambulance
5. cul-de-sac
6. cliche

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