# 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:** 2771
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55407 "2017-10-18T16:16:31Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “Tubular Bells” from _The Exorcist_ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55408 "2017-10-18T17:11:20Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “Tubular Bells” from The Exorcist 6. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the\*\*\* Night Shift\*\*\* (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55409 "2017-10-18T18:18:06Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) “Tubular Bells” did not originate on The Exorcist soundtrack EDIT: Let’s widen the criteria to include stage musicals and TV shows ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55410 "2017-10-18T18:31:00Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” Most people probably do know that though. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55411 "2017-10-18T18:38:15Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson He wrote it for the soundtrack of his now mostly forgotten movie _Honeysuckle Rose_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55412 "2017-10-18T19:04:54Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s _ **The Lemon Drop Kid** _ ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55413 "2017-10-18T19:19:58Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s The Lemon Drop Kid 10. You’ve Got Possibilities, from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1966) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55414 "2017-10-18T20:54:15Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s The Lemon Drop Kid 10. You’ve Got Possibilities, from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1966) 11. “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens, from Harold & Maude ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55415 "2017-10-18T21:07:12Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s The Lemon Drop Kid 10. You’ve Got Possibilities, from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1966) 11. “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens, from Harold & Maude 12. “California, Here I Come” from Bombo (1921) I’d say both Harold and Maude and The Graduate are pretty well known films and those songs are still strongly associated with them, but I’ll let it go. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55416 "2017-10-18T22:14:03Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s The Lemon Drop Kid 10. You’ve Got Possibilities, from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1966) 11. “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens, from Harold & Maude 12. “California, Here I Come” from Bombo (1921) 13. “Love Will Turn You Around” by Kenny Rogers, from _Six Pack_ (1982) Next: Ready-made celebrity endorsements 1. Bruce Campbell’s Soup ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55417 "2017-10-18T22:15:06Z")
Songs that originated in movie soundtracks, stage musicals, or TV shows but whose popularity exceeded the source to the point that most people are unaware of the connection. 1. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973 2. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 3. “Unchained Melody”, which nobody seems to know was originally the theme to a movie called Unchained. 4. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by Judy Garland for the movie Meet Me in St. Louis 5. “That’s What Friends Are For,” originally sung by Rod Stewart for the Night Shift (Henry Winkler comedy) soundtrack 6. “Theme from New York, New York,” from New York, New York (1977) 7. “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel. Originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt” but repurposed for the movie “the Graduate.” 8. “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson 9. Another Christmas song: “Silver Bells,” from Bob Hope’s The Lemon Drop Kid 10. You’ve Got Possibilities, from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1966) 11. “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” by Cat Stevens, from Harold & Maude 12. “California, Here I Come” from Bombo (1921) 13. “All the Way” by Frank Sinatra, from movie “The Joker Is Wild” I pass ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55418 "2017-10-18T22:19:00Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55419 "2017-10-18T22:47:34Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55420 "2017-10-19T01:36:08Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55421 "2017-10-19T02:50:22Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) (…speaking of which…) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55422 "2017-10-19T05:14:42Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) 5. Val Lewton ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55423 "2017-10-19T05:44:46Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) 5. Val Lewton 6. Christopher Lee ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55424 "2017-10-19T11:22:19Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) 5. Val Lewton 6. Christopher Lee 7. Boris Karloff ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55425 "2017-10-19T11:22:43Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) 5. Val Lewton 6. Christopher Lee 7. Lon Chaney Jr. (Wolfman) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/55426 "2017-10-19T11:56:50Z")
Legends of Hollywood Horror!!! 1. Bela Lugosi (Dracula, etc.) 2. Ray Harryhausen 3. Lon Chaney Sr. (The Man of a Thousand Faces!) 4. Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) 5. Val Lewton 6. Christopher Lee 7. Boris Karloff 8. Lon Chaney Jr. (Wolfman) 9. Vincent Price [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2770) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2772)