# 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:** 3341
**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 24, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66808 "2019-07-24T05:59:42Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj ---
**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 24, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66809 "2019-07-24T11:35:39Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66810 "2019-07-24T12:20:34Z")
eal people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66811 "2019-07-24T13:04:40Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66812 "2019-07-24T13:12:39Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66813 "2019-07-24T13:17:49Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66814 "2019-07-24T13:57:42Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” 9. Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66815 "2019-07-24T14:05:09Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” 9. Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It” 10. Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66816 "2019-07-24T14:09:32Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” 9. Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It” 10. Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” 11. John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66817 "2019-07-24T14:46:07Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” 9. Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It” 10. Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” 11. John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel 12. Elvis Presley - “Elvis is Everywhere,” Mojo Nixon, “Calling Elvis,” Dire Straits, “DisGraceLand,” Alice Cooper, “Velvet Elvis,” Weird Al Yankovic (and a lot more!) ---
**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 24, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66818 "2019-07-24T15:31:04Z")
Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. 3. Marilyn Monroe - “Candle in the Wind”, Elton John, “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Glenn Danzig, “Marilyn Monroe”, Nicki Minaj 4. Harry Truman - “(America Needs You) Harry Truman”, Chicago, “The Harry Truman Song” - Bob’s Burgers Soundtrack 5. Rosanna Arquette - Toto’s “Rosanna” and Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” 6. Hank Williams - “The Night Hank Williams Came to Town” - Johnny Cash; “Rollin’ & Ramblin’” - Emmylou Harris; “The Ride” - David Allen Coe; and about a hundred more songs. 7. Andy Kaufman - “Man on the Moon,” REM; “Andy Kaufman Theory,” The Audible Doctor; “With Notes on Fire,” Peter Broderick 8. Phil Ochs - Tom Paxton’s “Phil,” Billy Bragg’s "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night and Harry Chapin’s “The Parades Still Passing By” 9. Buddy Holly - Don McLean’s “The Day the Music Died” and the Dixie Chicks’s “Lubbock or Leave It” 10. Jesus of Nazareth - “Superstar” and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” 11. John F. Kennedy - “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel 12. Elvis Presley - “Elvis is Everywhere,” Mojo Nixon, “Calling Elvis,” Dire Straits, “DisGraceLand,” Alice Cooper, “Velvet Elvis,” Weird Al Yankovic (and a lot more!) 13. Candy Darling - “Lola” by the Kinks and “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66819 "2019-07-24T15:46:42Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66820 "2019-07-24T15:53:12Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis. 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66821 "2019-07-24T15:56:14Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66822 "2019-07-24T16:03:33Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66823 "2019-07-24T16:08:56Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. 5. They are depriving straight normal couples the chance to adopt a child. ---
**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 24, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66824 "2019-07-24T16:25:41Z")
(stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. 5. They are depriving straight normal couples the chance to adopt a child. corrected number ---
**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 24, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66825 "2019-07-24T17:04:01Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. 5. They are depriving straight normal couples the chance to adopt a child. 6. The gay couple will “indoctrinate” the kids to become gay ---
**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 24, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66826 "2019-07-24T18:19:50Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. 5. They are depriving straight normal couples the chance to adopt a child. 6. The gay couple will “indoctrinate” the kids to become gay 7. The kids will grow up to be socialists. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66827 "2019-07-24T18:43:08Z")
Reasons (stupid) people give against same sex couples having or adopting children 1. The children will suffer sexual identity crisis 2. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve 3. Gay people are more likely to sexually abuse children 4. Schoolmates will tease kids with two moms or two dads. 5. They are depriving straight normal couples the chance to adopt a child. 6. The gay couple will “indoctrinate” the kids to become gay 7. The kids will grow up to be socialists. 8. It’s against the law, or ought to be [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3340) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3342)