# 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:** 3278
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65548 "2019-05-08T13:23:24Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, _et al_) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65549 "2019-05-08T13:53:20Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65550 "2019-05-08T16:16:44Z")
> [@Covfefe](#): > > 1. Keith Moon Moon was noted for his inability to sing. Of course, being Keith Moon, he didn’t let that stop him from singing. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65551 "2019-05-08T16:19:11Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (_For You_ - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65552 "2019-05-08T16:36:51Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65553 "2019-05-08T19:01:22Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65554 "2019-05-08T19:12:32Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65555 "2019-05-08T19:42:45Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65556 "2019-05-08T21:20:56Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) 9. Shingo Nakamura (progressive house mix dude) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WYp9Eo9T3BA/maxresdefault.jpg "Best of Shingo Nakamura 01 (2-Hour Melodic Progressive House Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYp9Eo9T3BA) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65557 "2019-05-09T14:19:49Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) 9. Shingo Nakamura (progressive house mix dude) 10. Alan Parsons (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Turn of A Friendly Card, etc.) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65558 "2019-05-09T16:00:33Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) 9. Shingo Nakamura (progressive house mix dude) 10. Alan Parsons (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Turn of A Friendly Card, etc.) 11. Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65559 "2019-05-09T19:57:17Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) 9. Shingo Nakamura (progressive house mix dude) 10. Alan Parsons (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Turn of A Friendly Card, etc.) 11. Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule) 12. John Fogerty (Centerfield) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65560 "2019-05-09T20:32:54Z")
Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation 1. Cosmo Sheldrake (Come Along, used in iPhone ads) 2. Gary Wright (“Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive”, et al) 3. Matt Johnson (The The, “This is the Day,” etc.) 4. Prince (For You - where he played twenty-seven different instruments) 5. Paul McCartney (McCartney, McCartney II, Chaos & Creation in the Backyard) 6. Billy Corrigan (For the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish and other songs) 7. Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, &c.) 8. Steve Roach (prolific ambient music composer) 9. Shingo Nakamura (progressive house mix dude) 10. Alan Parsons (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Turn of A Friendly Card, etc.) 11. Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule) 12. John Fogerty (Centerfield) 13. Herb Alpert (“The Lonely Bull”) pass ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65561 "2019-05-09T22:02:09Z")
Big in Japan (and elsewhere): multimillion-selling musicians/bands who never had a U.S. hit 1. Status Quo (UK) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65562 "2019-05-09T23:38:06Z")
“Pictures of Matchstick Men” reached no.12 in the States; their only hit here. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65563 "2019-05-10T06:37:57Z")
Shot down out of the gate. Ok, pass. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65564 "2019-05-10T06:44:45Z")
College sports team names with regional significance 1. FSU Seminoles ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65565 "2019-05-10T12:38:38Z")
College sports team names with regional significance 1. FSU Seminoles 2. OSU Buckeyes ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65566 "2019-05-10T13:14:39Z")
College sports team names with regional significance 1. FSU Seminoles 2. OSU Buckeyes 3. University of Miami Hurricanes ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65567 "2019-05-10T13:59:45Z")
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