# 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\
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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:** [January 9, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40825 "2016-01-09T06:51:31Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)
8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)
9. “Darcy Farrow” (John Denver)
10. “Cecilia” (Simon & Garfunkel)
11. “Peggy Sue” (Buddy Holly)
12. “Guinnevere” (Crosby, Stills and Nash)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40826 "2016-01-09T07:02:43Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)

2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)

3. “Beth” (KISS)

4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)

5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)

6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)

7. “Amanda” (Boston)

8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)

9. “Darcy Farrow” (John Denver)

10. “Cecilia” (Simon & Garfunkel)

11. “Peggy Sue” (Buddy Holly)

12. “Guinnevere” (Crosby, Stills and Nash)

13. “Mrs. Robinson” (Simon and Garfunkel)  
Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

14. The Pretenders

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40827 "2016-01-09T07:04:57Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40828 "2016-01-09T07:08:04Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40829 "2016-01-09T07:11:47Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40830 "2016-01-09T07:34:49Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40831 "2016-01-09T11:10:56Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40832 "2016-01-09T12:51:08Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40833 "2016-01-09T12:51:33Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
8. Annie Lennox

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40834 "2016-01-09T12:54:10Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
8. Annie Lennox
9. Heart

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40835 "2016-01-09T13:10:43Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
8. Annie Lennox
9. Heart
10. Lata Mangeshkar

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40836 "2016-01-09T13:24:00Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
8. Annie Lennox
9. Heart
10. Lata Mangeshkar
11. Mary Black

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40837 "2016-01-09T14:17:32Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders
2. Arch Enemy
3. Pat Benatar
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Sheryl Crow
6. Emmylou Harris
7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
8. Annie Lennox
9. Heart
10. Lata Mangeshkar
11. Mary Black
12. Ani DiFranco

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40838 "2016-01-09T14:43:39Z")

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Solo Female Artists (Singers), or Bands with a Female Lead Singer

1. The Pretenders

2. Arch Enemy

3. Pat Benatar

4. Joni Mitchell

5. Sheryl Crow

6. Emmylou Harris

7. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

8. Annie Lennox

9. Heart

10. Lata Mangeshkar

11. Mary Black

12. Ani DiFranco

13. The Carpenters  
The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

14. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40839 "2016-01-09T15:40:56Z")

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The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40840 "2016-01-09T16:13:58Z")

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The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers
3. Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 49ers, until 1960.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40841 "2016-01-09T16:33:47Z")

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The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers; since 2013
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers
3. Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 49ers, until 1960.
4. Candlestick Park, San Francisco CA: San Francisco 49ers, 1971-2013

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40842 "2016-01-09T16:35:23Z")

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The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers
3. Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 49ers, until 1960.
4. First Energy Stadium, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland, Ohio

I hate naming stadia after megacorporations - but that horse long ago left the stable. Too much money at stake.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40843 "2016-01-09T16:38:40Z")

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( **jtur88** , a slight correction to #3. Hope you don’t mind. Cite: [Kezar Stadium - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kezar_Stadium#Football))  
The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers; since 2014
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers
3. Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 49ers, 1946-1970.
4. Candlestick Park, San Francisco CA: San Francisco 49ers, 1971-2013
5. First Energy Stadium, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland, Ohio

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40844 "2016-01-09T20:09:18Z")

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The 2015 NFL Playoffs Start Today! So, NFL Stadiums, City & State They’re In, and Their Teams

1. Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA: San Francisco 49ers; since 2014
2. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers
3. Kezar Stadium, San Francisco 49ers, 1946-1970.
4. Candlestick Park, San Francisco CA: San Francisco 49ers, 1971-2013
5. First Energy Stadium, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland, Ohio
6. Hagemeister Park, Green Bay Packers (1921-22)

There were no stands, spectators stood behind a rope, or on top of their cars parked nearby.

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