# 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:** 1358

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27144 "2014-07-02T18:17:45Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27145 "2014-07-02T18:48:07Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27146 "2014-07-02T18:57:57Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27147 "2014-07-02T19:09:01Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27148 "2014-07-02T19:10:20Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult

Not many bands would get away with a pro-suicide song nowadays.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27149 "2014-07-02T19:12:26Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27150 "2014-07-02T19:16:10Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones
9. “Illegal Alien” - Genesis

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27151 "2014-07-02T19:40:49Z")

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[quote=“buddha\_david, post:27150, topic:549173”]

Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones
9. “Illegal Alien” - Genesis
10. “You’re 16” - Written by The Sherman Brothers. Recorded by Johnny Burnette. Famously covered by Ringo Starr.

> [@](#):
>
> You come on like a dream, peaches and cream,  
> Lips like strawberry wine.  
> You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful and you’re mine. (mine, all mine)

:eek:

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27152 "2014-07-02T20:26:51Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones
9. “Illegal Alien” - Genesis
10. “You’re 16” - Written by The Sherman Brothers. Recorded by Johnny Burnette. Famously covered by Ringo Starr.
11. “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits

_“That little faggot, he’s a millionaire…”_

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27153 "2014-07-02T20:41:53Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones
9. “Illegal Alien” - Genesis
10. “You’re 16” - Written by The Sherman Brothers. Recorded by Johnny Burnette. Famously covered by Ringo Starr.
11. “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits
12. “Mañana,” Peggy Lee

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27154 "2014-07-02T20:55:48Z")

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Once-popular songs that could be considered creepy or inappropriate by today’s standards

1. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
2. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) - The Crystals
3. “Go Away, Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence
4. “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones
5. “Only Sixteen” - Sam Cooke, et al.
6. “Run For Your Life” - The Beatles
7. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult
8. “Into The Night” - Benny Mardones
9. “Illegal Alien” - Genesis
10. “You’re 16” - Written by The Sherman Brothers. Recorded by Johnny Burnette. Famously covered by Ringo Starr.
11. “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits
12. “Mañana,” Peggy Lee
13. Stephen Foster’s “Old Black Joe.”

New topic: Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27155 "2014-07-02T20:57:28Z")

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New topic: Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27156 "2014-07-02T21:02:37Z")

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New topic: Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27157 "2014-07-02T21:10:27Z")

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New topic: Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27158 "2014-07-02T21:23:58Z")

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New topic: Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Green Day, “Longview” (“I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind and I smell like shit.”)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27159 "2014-07-02T21:25:02Z")

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Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” (“Now you’re messing with a son of a bitch!”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27160 "2014-07-02T21:49:55Z")

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Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” (“Now you’re messing with a son of a bitch!”)
6. Alice in Chains’ “Man in the Box” (“shove my nose in shit” and “buried in my shit”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27161 "2014-07-02T22:26:52Z")

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Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” (“Now you’re messing with a son of a bitch!”)
6. Alice in Chains’ “Man in the Box” (“shove my nose in shit” and “buried in my shit”)
7. Rolling Stones, “Rocks Off” (“Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin’ feed”)

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27162 "2014-07-02T22:37:38Z")

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Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” (“Now you’re messing with a son of a bitch!”)
6. Alice in Chains’ “Man in the Box” (“shove my nose in shit” and “buried in my shit”)
7. Rolling Stones, “Rocks Off” (“Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin’ feed”)
8. Green Day “Brain Stew” (“My mouth is dry. My face is numb. Fucked up and spun out in my room.”)

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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:** [July 2, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27163 "2014-07-02T23:05:43Z")

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Songs Containing Cuss Words That Still Get a Lot of Radio Airplay

1. Steve Miller Band: “Jet Airliner” (“I don’t wanna get caught up in any of that funky bleep going down in the city.”)
2. Pink Floyd, “Money” (“Don’t give me that do-goody good bullshit”)
3. The Who, “Who Are You?” (“Who the fuck are you?”)
4. ZZ Top, “Legs” (“I want her/Shit, I got to have her/The girl’s all right/She’s got legs”)
5. Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” (“Now you’re messing with a son of a bitch!”)
6. Alice in Chains’ “Man in the Box” (“shove my nose in shit” and “buried in my shit”)
7. Rolling Stones, “Rocks Off” (“Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin’ feed”)
8. Green Day “Brain Stew” (“My mouth is dry. My face is numb. Fucked up and spun out in my room.”)
9. Green Day, “Longview” (“I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind and I smell like shit.”)

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