# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59767 "2018-06-22T16:57:15Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59768 "2018-06-22T17:22:12Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59769 "2018-06-22T17:51:18Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds

2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire

3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II

4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.

5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.

6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.

7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59770 "2018-06-22T18:58:39Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59771 "2018-06-22T19:03:19Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59772 "2018-06-22T19:22:23Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history;

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59773 "2018-06-22T19:33:28Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59774 "2018-06-22T21:30:52Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
12. Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59775 "2018-06-22T22:21:54Z")

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Naval battles, year and importance

1. Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
2. Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
3. Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
4. Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
5. Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
6. Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
7. Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
8. Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
9. Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
10. Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
11. Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
12. Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.
13. Seige of Havana (1762) - British forces capture Spanish-held Havana in a significant victory in the Seven Years’ War.

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59776 "2018-06-22T23:14:23Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59777 "2018-06-22T23:22:25Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59778 "2018-06-23T01:45:03Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59779 "2018-06-23T03:12:50Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59780 "2018-06-23T04:02:48Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chcago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” [Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube](https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59781 "2018-06-23T04:06:23Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59782 "2018-06-23T04:09:13Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)
7. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH\_lM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59783 "2018-06-23T04:40:04Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)
7. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH\_lM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM)
8. “Friday’s Child” - Them [Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3vWdGoRe4)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59784 "2018-06-23T04:41:32Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters [Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube](https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs)
7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)
8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH\_lM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM)
9. “Friday’s Child” - Them [Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3vWdGoRe4)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59785 "2018-06-23T05:18:11Z")

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters [Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube](https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs)
7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)
8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH\_lM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM)
9. “Friday’s Child” - Them [Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3vWdGoRe4)
10. “Monday, Monday” - The Mamas and the Papas [The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY)

Denny Doherty sings the lead; somewhere I read an interview with someone who saud he had a voice that could charm the birds out of the trees

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Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):

1. “Thursday” - Jim Croce [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBc6jT5oY6I)
2. “Come Monday” - Jimmy Buffett [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY)
3. “Sunday Morning Coming Down” - Kris Kristofferson [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=men-059FGL0)
4. “Saturday in the Park” - Chicago [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Op9ZQ3E0)
5. “Friday” - Rebecca Black [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0)
6. “Rainy Days and Mondays” - The Carpenters [Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - YouTube](https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs)
7. “Wednesday’s Child” - Emilíana Torrini [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEtkxu2aNk)
8. “Tuesday Afternoon” - Moody Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH\_lM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMuAnFH_lM)
9. “Friday’s Child” - Them [Friday's Child (True Stereo) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3vWdGoRe4)
10. “Monday, Monday” - The Mamas and the Papas [The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY)
11. “Ruby Tuesday” - The Rolling Stones [linkylinklink](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtnUC_ctNk)

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