# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1247

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**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 19, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24924 "2014-04-19T04:25:42Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24925 "2014-04-19T04:34:02Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24926 "2014-04-19T04:46:08Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> 1. The guy who fixed the economy along with his husbands Benedict Cumberbatch and Josph Gordon Levitt.

Sampiro, you shouldn’t go into a marriage thinking you can fix somebody. You should focus all your energy on the economy and accept your husbands the way they are.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24927 "2014-04-19T04:47:08Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24928 "2014-04-19T04:58:30Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24929 "2014-04-19T07:34:55Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24930 "2014-04-19T09:29:46Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar
9. Ma Cherie Amour

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24931 "2014-04-19T11:42:47Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar
9. Ma Cherie Amour
10. C’est La Vie

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24932 "2014-04-19T12:42:33Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar
9. Ma Cherie Amour
10. C’est La Vie
11. Que Séra, Séra

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**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:** [April 19, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24933 "2014-04-19T13:27:26Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar
9. Ma Cherie Amour
10. C’est La Vie
11. Que Séra, Séra
12. Aloha Oe

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24934 "2014-04-19T13:49:16Z")

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Songs that were hits in the United States whose titles were not in English

1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
2. Eres Tu
3. Danke Schoen
4. Je t’aime
5. Du Hast
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Sukiyaki
8. Der Kommissar
9. Ma Cherie Amour
10. C’est La Vie
11. Que Séra, Séra
12. Aloha Oe
13. Voulez Vous

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24935 "2014-04-19T13:56:49Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24936 "2014-04-19T14:30:49Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24937 "2014-04-19T14:32:58Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24938 "2014-04-19T14:40:51Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)
5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24939 "2014-04-19T15:18:51Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)
5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)
6. Trial Before Pilate (Including the Thirty-Nine Lashes), from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar includes 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 2/4, 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, and 2/8, and the time signature in the piece varies a total of 41 times.

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**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 19, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24940 "2014-04-19T17:38:03Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)

2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)

3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)

4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)

5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)

6. Trial Before Pilate (Including the Thirty-Nine Lashes), from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar includes 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 2/4, 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, and 2/8, and the time signature in the piece varies a total of 41 times.

7. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (Beatles, cycles variously through 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 9/8, 12/8, etc)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24941 "2014-04-19T18:07:18Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)
5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)
6. Trial Before Pilate (Including the Thirty-Nine Lashes), from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar includes 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 2/4, 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, and 2/8, and the time signature in the piece varies a total of 41 times.
7. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (Beatles, cycles variously through 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 9/8, 12/8, etc)
8. Subdivisions - (Rush, 7/8)

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24942 "2014-04-19T18:59:50Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)
5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)
6. Trial Before Pilate (Including the Thirty-Nine Lashes), from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar includes 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 2/4, 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, and 2/8, and the time signature in the piece varies a total of 41 times.
7. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (Beatles, cycles variously through 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 9/8, 12/8, etc)
8. Subdivisions - (Rush, 7/8)
9. Money - Pink Floyd (7/4 IIRC)

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24943 "2014-04-19T22:48:44Z")

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Music with Unusual Time Signatures

1. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck - 9/8)
2. Wanderlove (Mason Williams - 10/4)
3. Touch and Go (The Cars - verses are in 5/4)
4. Take Five (Dave Brubeck - 5/4)
5. Turn it on Again (Genesis - 13/4)
6. Trial Before Pilate (Including the Thirty-Nine Lashes), from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar includes 4/4, 3/4, 5/8, 2/4, 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, and 2/8, and the time signature in the piece varies a total of 41 times.
7. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (Beatles, cycles variously through 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 9/8, 12/8, etc)
8. Subdivisions - (Rush, 7/8)
9. Money - Pink Floyd (7/4 IIRC)
10. My Wave - Soundgarden (5/4)

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