# 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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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8582 "2011-11-15T05:25:14Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song

aka [See the USA (in your Chevrolet)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkzGqzRLq4g)- Chevy was the sponsor

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8583 "2011-11-15T06:07:48Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8584 "2011-11-15T06:11:21Z")

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1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel  
He’s trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8585 "2011-11-15T06:48:11Z")

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1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top

Hallelujah, hallelujah  
Ride my Chevrolet

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8586 "2011-11-15T15:06:15Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top
9. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger

“Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy”

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8587 "2011-11-15T15:14:58Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top
9. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger  
10.“Chevy” - Pretty Ricky

26’s on my chevy (my chevy)  
Chrome on my chevy (my chevy)  
Candy on my chevy (my chevy)  
Flakes on my chevy (oooh)  
Dudes on my chevy (my chevy)  
Girls in my chevy (my chevy)  
Screens in my chevy (my chevy)  
Shove in my chevy  
I’m so hiiiiiiigh  
I’m so hiiiiiiigh

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8588 "2011-11-15T15:16:43Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top
9. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger  
10.“Chevy” - Pretty Ricky
10. “Let Me Ride” - Dr. Dre

It doesn’t explicitly mention Chevrolet, but the line “rollin’ in my six-fo’” refers to his 1964 Impala.

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8589 "2011-11-15T16:19:37Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top
9. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger  
10.“Chevy” - Pretty Ricky
10. “Let Me Ride” - Dr. Dre
11. “Rock n’ Roll Heart,” Eric Clapton

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I get off on ‘57 Chevys;  
I get off on screaming guitar.  
Like the way it gets me every time it hits me.  
I’ve got a rock and roll, I’ve got a rock n’ roll heart.

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8590 "2011-11-15T16:45:00Z")

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Songs which mention Chevrolets

1. “Keepin’ the Faith” by Billy Joel
2. “American Pie” by Don McLean
3. “Little Red Corvette” by Prince
4. “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns
5. The Dinah Shore Show theme song
6. “Classified” by C. W. McCall
7. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
8. “Chevrolet” by ZZ Top
9. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger  
10.“Chevy” - Pretty Ricky
10. “Let Me Ride” - Dr. Dre
11. “Rock n’ Roll Heart,” Eric Clapton
12. “The Boys of Summer,” Don Henley

_Out on the road today  
I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac  
a voice inside my head said, ‘Don’t look back -  
you can never look back…’_

Next category:

Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Wilhuff Tarkin

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8591 "2011-11-15T16:52:15Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Wilhuff Tarkin
2. Porkins

Wow, Tarkin has always been one of my favorite Star Wars characters, and I never knew he had a first name! 🙂

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8592 "2011-11-15T17:43:14Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Songs which mention Chevrolets
> 
> \<snip\>  
> 13. “The Boys of Summer,” Don Henley
> 
> _Out on the road today  
> I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac  
> a voice inside my head said, ‘Don’t look back -  
> you can never look back…’_

Sorry, NO. Chevys and Caddys are NOT the same thing. They may both be owned/manufactured by GM but they are NOT interchangeable!

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8593 "2011-11-15T17:58:40Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Wilhuff Tarkin
2. Porkins
3. Wedge Antilles

And for **anyrose** :

1. “The One I Loved Back Then,” George Jones

[http://www.lyrics007.com/George%20Jones%20Lyrics/The%20One%20I%20Loved%20Back%20Then%20(The%20Corvette%20Song)%20Lyrics.html](http://www.lyrics007.com/George%20Jones%20Lyrics/The%20One%20I%20Loved%20Back%20Then%20(The%20Corvette%20Song)%20Lyrics.html)

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8594 "2011-11-15T17:59:21Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Wilhuff Tarkin
2. Porkins
3. Wedge Antilles
4. Owen Lars

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8595 "2011-11-15T18:10:08Z")

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> [@Infovore](#):
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> …Wow, Tarkin has always been one of my favorite Star Wars characters, and I never knew he had a first name! 🙂

More than you ever wanted to know about the nasty old coot: [Wilhuff Tarkin | Wookieepedia | Fandom](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wilhuff_Tarkin)

Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Wilhuff Tarkin
2. Porkins
3. Wedge Antilles
4. Owen Lars
5. Greedo

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8596 "2011-11-15T18:15:42Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> More than you ever wanted to know about the nasty old coot: [Wilhuff Tarkin | Wookieepedia | Fandom](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wilhuff_Tarkin)

Yeah, I found that when I looked him up today! I had no idea he had such a history, either. And he might have been a nasty old coot, but Peter Cushing had _style_. 🙂

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8597 "2011-11-15T21:05:17Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars

The Director’s Cut list. Greedo gets posted first.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8598 "2011-11-15T21:12:52Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs Darklighter

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8599 "2011-11-15T21:13:20Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8600 "2011-11-15T22:17:00Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna

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**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:** [November 15, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8601 "2011-11-15T22:45:04Z")

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Secondary characters from the “Star Wars” movies

1. Greedo
2. Wilhuff Tarkin
3. Porkins
4. Wedge Antilles
5. Owen Lars
6. Biggs
7. Ponda Baba
8. Bib Fortuna
9. [Salacious Crumb](http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/1/14/Salacious_Crumb_%28DB%29.jpg)

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