# 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:** 2582
**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 26, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51626 "2017-04-26T18:58:59Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51627 "2017-04-26T19:09:54Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q1Gi7UtMAcU/hqdefault.jpg "Metallica - (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Gi7UtMAcU) ---
**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 26, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51628 "2017-04-26T19:53:38Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon 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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51629 "2017-04-26T20:04:51Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Essentially, the bass guitar part of a song. Here’s the [“Rio” bass line, isolated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwwgZWAbG0). You mean the part I can hear in my house when a guy buying red bull and jerky leaves his car idling while he’s in the convenience store down the street? They all sound the same, to me. ---
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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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51631 "2017-04-26T20:25:12Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM-yxLo4aks) ---
**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 26, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51632 "2017-04-26T23:39:43Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “My Generation”, The Who (John Entwistle) ---
**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 27, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51633 "2017-04-27T00:30:15Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > 1. “My Generation”, The Who (John Entwistle) > [@](#): > > Standout 1980s bass lines in popular songs … ---
**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 27, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51634 "2017-04-27T01:48:52Z")
Whoops. ---
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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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “Private Idaho,” B-52s Their “Rock Lobster” has a great bass line too, but it’s written 1978 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51636 "2017-04-27T11:42:52Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “Private Idaho,” B-52s 10. “What You Need” by INXS ---
**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 27, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51637 "2017-04-27T12:40:08Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “Private Idaho,” B-52s 10. “What You Need” by INXS 11. “Under Pressure”, Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon on bass) ---
**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 27, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51638 "2017-04-27T13:36:35Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “Private Idaho,” B-52s 10. “What You Need” by INXS 11. “Under Pressure”, Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon on bass) 12. “Billie Jean”, Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson on bass) ---
**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 27, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51639 "2017-04-27T13:38:09Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > You mean the part I can hear in my house when a guy buying red bull and jerky leaves his car idling while he’s in the convenience store down the street? Nah, not that. Lots of great examples in this Baker’s Dozen list. “My Generation” is a great example, as well, from the 1960s. ---
**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 27, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51640 "2017-04-27T14:42:35Z")
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) 4. “My City Was Gone”, The Pretenders (Tony Butler on bass) 5. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,” Metallica 6. “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen (John Deacon on bass) 7. “The Mayor of Simpleton,” XTC (Colin Moulding on bass) 8. “Keep It Dark,” Genesis 9. “Private Idaho,” B-52s 10. “What You Need” by INXS 11. “Under Pressure”, Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon on bass) 12. “Billie Jean”, Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson on bass) 13. “New Year’s Day,” U2 (Adam Clayton on bass) New: Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) ---
**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 27, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51641 "2017-04-27T14:52:42Z")
Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) 2. Gerry Goffin and Carole King ---
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Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) 2. Gerry Goffin and Carole King 3. William Shakespeare and John Fletcher (The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII) ---
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Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) 2. Gerry Goffin and Carole King 3. William Shakespeare and John Fletcher (The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII) 4. C.M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl (science fiction) ---
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Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) 2. Gerry Goffin and Carole King 3. William Shakespeare and John Fletcher (The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII) 4. Joel and Ethan Coen (screenwriting) ---
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Writing partnerships (any medium) 1. Michael Palin and Terry Jones (Monty Python) 2. Gerry Goffin and Carole King 3. William Shakespeare and John Fletcher (The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII) 4. Joel and Ethan Coen (screenwriting) 5. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Good Omens) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2581) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2583)