# 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:** 2581
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51606 "2017-04-25T20:49:53Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson 9. “Up, Up and Away”, The Fifth Dimension 10. “Upright”, Stevie Wonder, age 15 ---
**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 25, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51607 "2017-04-25T21:46:48Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson 9. “Up, Up and Away”, The Fifth Dimension 10. “Upright”, Stevie Wonder, age 15 11. “

By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Jimmy Webb (18) A song about a marriage breaking up, which is an unusual theme for a teenager to write about. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51608 "2017-04-25T22:08:36Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson 9. “Up, Up and Away”, The Fifth Dimension 10. “Upright”, Stevie Wonder, age 15 11. “

By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Jimmy Webb (18) 12. “Fuel to the Flame” Skeeter Davis/written by Dolly Parton (18 or 19, depending on source) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51609 "2017-04-25T23:09:11Z")
Hit songs written by teenagers 1. “Careless Whisper”, Wham featuring George Michael 2. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King (then 18) 3. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson 4. “When I’m 64”, Paul McCartney when he was 16 5. “All About That Bass”, Meghan Trainor (at 19) 6. “Royals”, Lorde (I think she was 15 when she wrote it) 7. “Angel Baby” (1960), Rosie (Hamlin) and the Originals (age 15) 8. “Strawberry Letter 23”, The Brothers Johnson 9. “Up, Up and Away”, The Fifth Dimension 10. “Upright”, Stevie Wonder, age 15 11. “

By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Jimmy Webb (18) 12. “Fuel to the Flame” Skeeter Davis/written by Dolly Parton (18 or 19, depending on source) 13. “Summertime Blues” - Eddie Cochran Next: Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon (all four initials need not be the same letter) ---
**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 26, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51610 "2017-04-26T00:06:48Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51611 "2017-04-26T01:23:21Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51612 "2017-04-26T01:29:25Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr ---
**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 26, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51613 "2017-04-26T02:14:05Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51614 "2017-04-26T02:34:30Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump Now THAT’s a couple! ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51615 "2017-04-26T04:10:50Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51616 "2017-04-26T04:13:38Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. I could have said Brett Butler and Brett Butler, or Robin Roberts and Robin Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51617 "2017-04-26T06:03:46Z")
Selebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. 9. Tommy Smothers and Taylor Swift She needs a more mature man and he’s got half a century on her. ---
**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 26, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51618 "2017-04-26T11:56:56Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. 9. Tommy Smothers and Taylor Swift 10. Isiah Thomas and Ivanka Trump ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51619 "2017-04-26T13:39:01Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. 9. Tommy Smothers and Taylor Swift 10. Isiah Thomas and Ivanka Trump 11. Michael Biehn and Maria Bamford ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51620 "2017-04-26T15:35:18Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. 9. Tommy Smothers and Taylor Swift 10. Isiah Thomas and Ivanka Trump 11. Michael Biehn and Maria Bamford 12. Jack Nicholson and Johnette Napolitano ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51621 "2017-04-26T16:21:09Z")
Celebrities with same initials who should become a couple 1. Sean Spicer and Susan Sarandon 2. Alan Alda and Anne Archer 3. David Berkowitz and Debby Boone 4. Robert Blake and Roseanne Barr 5. Bill Murray and Barbara Mandrell 6. Mike Tyson and Melania Trump 7. Gisele Bundchen and George Bush 8. Evan Longoria and Eva Longoria. 9. Tommy Smothers and Taylor Swift 10. Isiah Thomas and Ivanka Trump 11. Michael Biehn and Maria Bamford 12. Jack Nicholson and Johnette Napolitano 13. Mike Myers and Mandy Moore … NEXT Standout 1980s bass lines in popular songs: 1. [“Rio”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3W6yf6c-FA), Duran Duran (John Taylor on bass) . ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51622 "2017-04-26T16:37:56Z")
What’s a “bass line”? ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51623 "2017-04-26T16:50:33Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > What’s a “bass line”? Essentially, the bass guitar part of a song. Here’s the [“Rio” bass line, isolated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwwgZWAbG0). ---
**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 26, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51624 "2017-04-26T18:01:33Z")
Standout 1980s bass lines in popular songs: 1. “Rio”, Duran Duran (John Taylor on bass) 2. “Maneater”, Hall & Oates ---
**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 26, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51625 "2017-04-26T18:14:14Z")
Standout 1980s bass lines in popular songs: 1. “Rio”, Duran Duran (John Taylor on bass) 2. “Maneater”, Hall & Oates 3. “Higher Ground”, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea on bass) (Stevie Wonder cover) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2580) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2582)