# 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:** 2674
**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 13, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53466 "2017-07-13T19:37:02Z")
Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) 9. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) 10. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) 11. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) ---
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Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) 9. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) 10. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) 11. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) 12. Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean) ---
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Singer/songwriters who had a hit with a song they did not write, and who actually wrote that song 1. Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnston) 2. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince) 3. Billy Joel - To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) 4. Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) 5. James Taylor - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King) 6. Johnny Cash - Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 7. Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl (Tom Waits) 8. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking’ at Me (Fred Neil) 9. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) 10. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (Rudy Clark) 11. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) 12. Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean) 13. Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) ---
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New It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas ---
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It’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss ---
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There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) ---
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There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) 9. In the Heat of the Night (Book by John Ball, Movie, and TV series) ---
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There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) 9. In the Heat of the Night (Book by John Ball, Movie, and TV series) 10.Wet Hot American Summer (2001 movie) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53480 "2017-07-14T08:22:01Z")
There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) 9. In the Heat of the Night (Book by John Ball, Movie, and TV series) 10.Wet Hot American Summer (2001 movie) 10. Some Like it Hot (1959 film) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53481 "2017-07-14T11:57:35Z")
There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) 9. In the Heat of the Night (Book by John Ball, Movie, and TV series) 10.Wet Hot American Summer (2001 movie) 10. Some Like it Hot (1959 film) 11. Body Heat (1981 film) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/53482 "2017-07-14T12:46:38Z")
There’s a heat wave today! Songs, books, films or shows with anything hazy, hot or humid about them 1. The Heat is On, song by Glenn Frey 2. Summer in the City, by Lovin’ Spoonful 3. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama 4. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole 5. Too Darn Hot, by Cole Porter (Kiss Me, Kate) 6. Heat Wave, by Martha & the Vandellas 7. 100° by Kyuss 8. Cool Hand Luke (chain gang toiling in the heat) 9. In the Heat of the Night (Book by John Ball, Movie, and TV series) 10.Wet Hot American Summer (2001 movie) 10. Some Like it Hot (1959 film) 11. Body Heat (1981 film) 12. August Heat, by W. F. Harvey New! Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine ---
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Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States ---
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Countries (or regions) usually (or often) named with the word “the” in front. 1. The Ukraine 2. The United States 3. The Netherlands ---
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