# 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:** 394
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7862 "2011-10-05T18:54:48Z")
Dog Breeds 1. Irish Wolfhound 2. Rhodesian Ridgeback 3. Labrador Retriever 4. Newfoundlander 5. Great Dane 6. German Shepherd 7. Siberian Husky 8. Yorkshire Terrier 9. Pomeranian 10. Beagle 11. Greyhound 12. Chesapeake Bay Retriever 13. Bichon Frise Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7863 "2011-10-05T19:14:25Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie ---
**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:** [October 5, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7864 "2011-10-05T19:48:54Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7865 "2011-10-05T20:13:22Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller ---
**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:** [October 5, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7866 "2011-10-05T20:21:48Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7867 "2011-10-05T20:25:03Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter Authority heavily disputed in books and in lawsuits. Grayson & Whitter were the original singers but it’s been covered many times and was a hit for many others. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7868 "2011-10-05T20:47:52Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice ---
**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 5, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7869 "2011-10-05T21:00:57Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum A metaphorical train in this case ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7870 "2011-10-05T22:00:54Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 9. Train kept a rollin’/ Various Also a metaphorical train I suspect ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7871 "2011-10-05T22:07:33Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 9. Train kept a rollin’/ Various 10. Train Train - Blackfoot ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7872 "2011-10-05T23:51:18Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 9. Train kept a rollin’/ Various 10. Train Train - Blackfoot 11. Blood on the Coal- The Folksmen A [song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w_iEi7s1fs) from _A Mighty Wind_. I would totally go see the Folksmen if they ever go Tourin’ again. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7873 "2011-10-05T23:58:01Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 9. Train kept a rollin’/ Various 10. Train Train - Blackfoot 11. Blood on the Coal- The Folksmen 12. Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7874 "2011-10-06T00:11:02Z")
Songs about trains 1. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers 2. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie 3. Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller 5. Wabash Cannonball - Carter Family / Roy Acuff 6. Wreck of the Ol’ 97/ Grayson & Whitter 7. Stop That Train - Vanilla Ice 8. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 9. Train kept a rollin’/ Various 10. Train Train - Blackfoot 11. Blood on the Coal- The Folksmen 12. Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot 13. Crazy Train - Ozzy Ozboz Cover songs more successful than the original release and the artist. 1. Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll - The Arrows ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7875 "2011-10-06T01:03:08Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release and the artist. 1. Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton- I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston Dolly scored big with the song but Whitney sold more copies (and earned more money for Dolly) than Dolly’s three chartings with it combined. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7876 "2011-10-06T02:02:39Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7877 "2011-10-06T02:04:27Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4. Little Richard- Tuttie Frutti- Pat Boone ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7878 "2011-10-06T02:04:51Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4. Little Richard- Tuttie Frutti- Pat Boone 5. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin ---
**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:** [October 6, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7879 "2011-10-06T02:08:48Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release, and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4. Little Richard- Tuttie Frutti- Pat Boone 5. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 6. John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7880 "2011-10-06T02:13:05Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release, and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4. Little Richard- Tuttie Frutti- Pat Boone 5. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 6. John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary 7. Otis Redding - Respect - Aretha Franklin ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7881 "2011-10-06T02:44:07Z")
Cover songs more successful than the original release, and the artists 1. Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll - The Arrows 2. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston 3. Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4. Little Richard- Tuttie Frutti- Pat Boone 5. Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 6. John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary 7. Otis Redding - Respect - Aretha Franklin 8. Dick Burnett- Man of Constant Sorrow- The Soggy Bottom Boys/ Dan Tyminski Dan Tyminski did the vocals that George Clooney synced. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=395)