# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **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:** 2157
**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:** [May 2, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43125 "2016-05-02T23:59:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > [del]11. “The Wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald”. Gordon Lightfoot[/del] [Wrong again.](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gordonlightfoot/thewreckoftheedmundfitzgerald.html) No, it’s correct. “Edmund Fitzgerald” is mentioned several times but the phrase “wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is only sung once. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43126 "2016-05-03T00:01:48Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > [Here](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/z/zager+and+evans/in+the+year+2525_20647779.html) it shows 2525 repeated at the end. > > ETA: And confirmed by listening on YouTube. Fair enough. Ignorance fought. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43127 "2016-05-03T00:04:26Z")
Popular songs in which the song’s title only appears in the lyrics once: 1. “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkel 2. “The End” by The Beatles 3. “White Room” by Cream 4. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean 5. “Clocks” by Coldplay 6. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels 7. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris 8. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Glen Campbell 9. “Mack the Knife” , Bobby Darin 10. “My Wife” by The Who 11. “The Wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald”. Gordon Lightfoot 12. “Woodstock”, Joni Mitchell My sincerest apologies **jtur88**. I scanned for “Edmund Fitzgerald” and saw it twice. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43128 "2016-05-03T01:50:18Z")
Popular songs in which the song’s title only appears in the lyrics once: 1. “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkel 2. “The End” by The Beatles 3. “White Room” by Cream 4. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean 5. “Clocks” by Coldplay 6. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels 7. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris 8. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Glen Campbell 9. “Mack the Knife” , Bobby Darin 10. “My Wife” by The Who 11. “The Wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald”. Gordon Lightfoot 12. “Woodstock”, Joni Mitchell 13. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson New category: Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43129 "2016-05-03T02:04:54Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43130 "2016-05-03T02:48:56Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43131 "2016-05-03T03:48:42Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43132 "2016-05-03T04:32:10Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43133 "2016-05-03T10:50:43Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43134 "2016-05-03T11:31:46Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43135 "2016-05-03T12:43:58Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43136 "2016-05-03T12:47:37Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix 9. The Chordettes (1950s) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43137 "2016-05-03T13:18:37Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix 9. The Chordettes (1950s) 10. The Little River Band ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43138 "2016-05-03T13:24:41Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix 9. The Chordettes (1950s) 10. The Little River Band 11. ABBA ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43139 "2016-05-03T14:03:22Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix 9. The Chordettes (1950s) 10. The Little River Band 11. ABBA 12. Brian Wilson’s heroes, the 4 Freshmen. 13. Gentle Giant New: Alliterative College Football Teams 1. Baylor Bears ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43140 "2016-05-03T14:05:32Z")
Music groups known for their complex harmonies 1. The Mamas and The Papas 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3. The Beach Boys 4. Queen 5. Zventa Sventana 6. The Eagles 7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers 8. Pentatonix 9. The Chordettes (1950s) 10. The Little River Band 11. ABBA 12. Brian Wilson’s heroes, the 4 Freshmen. 13. Emerson Lake and Palmer Next up: TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics 1. The Big Bang Theory ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43141 "2016-05-03T14:38:08Z")
New: Alliterative College Football Teams 1. Baylor Bears 2. Pittsburgh Panthers ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43142 "2016-05-03T15:24:46Z")
TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics 1. The Big Bang Theory 2. All in the Family 3. Maude Alliterative College Football Teams 1. Baylor Bears 2. Pittsburgh Panthers 3. Eastern Michigan Eagles I named two items in the first list to even them up. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43143 "2016-05-03T15:29:48Z")
TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics 1. The Big Bang Theory 2. All in the Family 3. Maude 4. The Gary Shandling Show Alliterative College Football Teams 1. Baylor Bears 2. Pittsburgh Panthers 3. Eastern Michigan Eagles 4. Utah Utes ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43144 "2016-05-03T15:34:43Z")
TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics 1. The Big Bang Theory 2. All in the Family 3. Maude 4. The Gary Shandling Show 5. The Weird Al Show Alliterative College Football Teams 1. Baylor Bears 2. Pittsburgh Panthers 3. Eastern Michigan Eagles 4. Utah Utes 5. Augsburg Augies (okay, picked one off the Wikipedia list. 🙂 ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2158)