Jordan Baker has been a staple of the Canton Michigan music scene for years… Read Full Bio ↴Jordan Baker has been a staple of the Canton Michigan music scene for years. He has played in The Great Basement Crusade, The Rising Tide, and Good Luck Varsity. On a lighter side he has released several songs as The Soft Touch Band and Space Canoe.

When he was 13 he "played" drums in .savingandrew. which never got off the ground or even wrote a single song. However they did write some awesome song titles. The best of these titles was "The Great Basement Crusade". Jordan later met Rich Rich, and Tim Paul who invited him to join their band as a keyboard player. Jordan agreed but hated their name which at the time was "Endless Obsession" (kinda creepy) He suggested the name "The Great Basement Crusade" and it stuck. The band took advice from Jordan's older brother Evan Baker and began to book shows and order merch. After a few flops the band established themselves in the Plymouth/Canton area and by the end of their time together they were drawing a crowd big enough to pack out the very very small Internet cafe in Canton.

Jordan and Tim both left TGBC and joined up with Evan Baker's band "The Rising Tide" During his time in The Rising Tide they signed to Aseltine Records, Recorded a Full-Length album entitled "Drive Home Dreaming", went on 2 short regional tours of the Mid-West and played Cornerstone Festival on the Encore 2 stage. The band broke up due to complicated situations.

Jordan now plays in Good Luck Varsity which has, released an EP entitled "Head High Heavy Hearted", played Cornerstone Festival (Encore 2), and is currently writing and recording a new EP.

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Sesame Street
Miscellaneous
Grover The Baker
Blue Guy: "Ahhhh! Bakeries, I love this stuff! Cakes, donuts, cookies! (deep breath) Ahhh! Can I get some help here, please?!"

(Grover enters from the back wearing an apron)

Grover: "Hello, sir!"

Blue Guy: "Oh no, it's you! You're the guy that works over at Charlie's!"

Grover: "Why, yes, sir, I have many jobs. I'm still trying to find my niche in life."

Blue Guy: (exasperated sound) "Okay, okay, I'll make this very simple, I don't want any trouble, I would like one ..."

Grover: (interrupting) "Excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir. But I must ask you to take a number over there. (points to the wall where the number machine is) You see, when your number is called, then you will be served. Please take a number."

Blue Guy: "But I'm the only one in here!"

Grover: "Sorry, sir, it is store policy. The sign outside says, 'John's Bakery', not 'Grover's Bakery'. I only work here."

Blue Guy: (starts to march over to the numbers) "Okay, okay, I'll take a number."

Grover: (walking with him) "Please take a number, right over here, sir, right over here. This machine here will give you a number. Okay, now go ahead. (The Blue Guy reaches into the machine, pulls a lever and takes out a piece of paper with a number on it.) Very good, now what is the number?"

Blue Guy: "40."

Grover: "40, yes, sir, 40 is your number. (Blue Guy lets out a heavy sigh) When I call the number 40, you will be served. Here we go, listen up. (calls out to the empty store) Number 1, anybody have the number 1?! (Blue Guy's mouth drops open in shock) No? No. Okay. (Grover moves over to the other side where the donuts are, his head moving back and forth to cover the entire store) How about the number 2?! Anybody here have the number 2?! Numero dos!"

Blue Guy: (whining voice) "I'm the only one here!"

Grover: (moves back to where he's standing) "Excuse me, sir, I do not tell you how to do YOUR job, do I? Now where was I? Oh, yes. Number 3, anybody have the number 3?! ... How about the number 4? ... I'll wait for it, 4! ... 5?! ... 6?! ... (Blue Guy is starting to quietly fume) ... Anybody have the 7? 7! ... No? How about the 8? ... 9, anybody have 9?! (Grover starts heading for the other side of the counter again, searching the room for an answer) ... 10? ... No? ... How about 11, anybody have 11?! (He's back in front of The Blue Guy who is now starting to shake from holding in his anger) ... 12?!"

Blue Guy: "I don't believe this!"

Grover: "Do you have the 12, sir?"

Blue Guy: "No!"

Grover: "Then please be quiet. 13! ... 14! ... 15! ... (Blue Guy is muttering under his breath) 16! ."

Blue Guy: "Could you please hurry it up?"

Grover: "Do you want me to start, sir, from the beginning? 17! ... 18! Going once, going twice, 18! ... 19! ... 20! ... 21! Come on, people. 22! ... 23! ... (Blue Guy's muttering becomes a bit louder) I'm sorry, sir, what?!"

Blue Guy: "What?! No, no, just get on with it, please!"

Grover: "Where was I, now, let me think ... (long pause) ... 24! ... 25! ... 26! ... 27! Speak up now! 28, 29! ... 30! Come on now, the big three-ohhh, anybody?"

Blue Guy: (now propping himself up on the counter, checking his ticket now and then, barely able to contain his emotions, he whispers) "I don't believe this."

Grover: "31! Hmmm ... (walks to the donut side) ... ahh, 32! (arms on counter, he leans towards the camera) 33! Hmm ... (walks back to Blue Guy) ... 34! ... (Grover looks behind Blue Guy then stares him straight in the eyes as The Blue Guy quivers in anger) ... 35! ... (Grover looks towards the back of the store, long pause) ... 36! ... (he walks to the doorway leading to the back which infuriates The Blue Guy)

Blue Guy: "Where is he going?! I don't believe this!"

Grover: (walks back out) "37! ... 38! ... 39!"

(The bell over the front door jingles as a woman enters holding a paper number. The Blue Guy looks on in shock.)

Woman: "39? I'm number 39. We have our school picnic today and I have 120 hungry kids. They all want their own donuts, so, Jimmy's number one and he'd like a brown chocolate donut with the little white sprinklies on top, okay?"

Grover: "Fine."

Woman: "And number two, Suzie's number two and she wants ... (The Blue Guy faints onto the floor in front of her, she takes a step up to stand on him and continues her order) ... Number two, she'd like a strawberry filled donut ..."

Overall Meaning

The lyrics are a comedic conversation between a customer and Grover the Baker from Sesame Street. The customer is in desperate need of baked goods and is dismayed to find Grover working at the bakery. Grover forces the customer to take a number and proceeds to call out other numbers (even though the customer is the only one there) before finally calling the customer's number. As the customer is starting to place their order, another customer enters with the same number and the first customer faints from frustration.

The lyrics are a humorous representation of the frenzy and chaos that can occur in a busy bakery, but also a commentary on the frustrations of waiting in line and following protocol. Grover's insistence on sticking to the store policy and calling out every number, even when there's only one customer, highlights the absurdity of some routines and rules.

Line by Line Meaning

Ahhhh! Bakeries, I love this stuff! Cakes, donuts, cookies! (deep breath) Ahhh! Can I get some help here, please?!
A customer in a bakery expresses his delight in the variety of baked goods available and requests assistance from an employee.

Hello, sir!
The employee, Grover, greets the customer.

Oh no, it's you! You're the guy that works over at Charlie's!
The customer recognizes Grover from another establishment.

Why, yes, sir, I have many jobs. I'm still trying to find my niche in life.
Grover explains that he works multiple jobs and is still figuring out his career path.

Okay, okay, I'll make this very simple, I don't want any trouble, I would like one ...
The customer attempts to place an order in a straightforward manner.

Excuse me, sir, excuse me, sir. But I must ask you to take a number over there. (points to the wall where the number machine is) You see, when your number is called, then you will be served. Please take a number.
Grover insists that the customer follows store policy and takes a number in order to be served.

But I'm the only one in here!
The customer protests, stating that he is the only one in the bakery.

Sorry, sir, it is store policy. The sign outside says, 'John's Bakery', not 'Grover's Bakery'. I only work here.
Grover reiterates that rules must be followed and clarifies that he is not the owner of the establishment.

Please take a number, right over here, sir, right over here. This machine here will give you a number. Okay, now go ahead. (The Blue Guy reaches into the machine, pulls a lever and takes out a piece of paper with a number on it.) Very good, now what is the number?
Grover assists the customer in obtaining a number and confirms the number he received.

40.
The customer states that he received number 40.

40, yes, sir, 40 is your number. (Blue Guy lets out a heavy sigh) When I call the number 40, you will be served. Here we go, listen up.
Grover confirms the customer's number and informs him that he will be served when it is called.

Number 1, anybody have the number 1?! (Blue Guy's mouth drops open in shock) No? No. Okay. (Grover moves over to the other side where the donuts are, his head moving back and forth to cover the entire store) How about the number 2?! Anybody here have the number 2?! Numero dos!
Grover begins the process of calling numbers, searching for the customer's number.

I'm the only one here!
The customer is frustrated by the lack of other patrons.

Excuse me, sir, I do not tell you how to do YOUR job, do I? Now where was I? Oh, yes. Number 3, anybody have the number 3?! ... How about the number 4? ... I'll wait for it, 4! ... 5?! ... 6?! ... (Blue Guy is starting to quietly fume) ... Anybody have the 7? 7! ... No? How about the 8? ... 9, anybody have 9?! (Grover starts heading for the other side of the counter again, searching the room for an answer) ... 10? ... No? ... How about 11, anybody have 11?! (He's back in front of The Blue Guy who is now starting to shake from holding in his anger) ... 12?!
Grover continues to call out numbers, irritating the customer with his thoroughness and attention to detail.

I don't believe this!
The customer is exasperated by the process and expresses his disbelief.

Do you have the 12, sir?
Grover asks the customer if he has the number 12.

Then please be quiet. 13! ... 14! ... 15! ... (Blue Guy is muttering under his breath) 16! .
Grover reprimands the customer and continues to call out numbers.

Could you please hurry it up?
The customer implores Grover to move more quickly.

Do you want me to start, sir, from the beginning? 17! ... 18! Going once, going twice, 18! ... 19! ... 20! ... 21! Come on, people. 22! ... 23! (Blue Guy's muttering becomes a bit louder) I'm sorry, sir, what?!
Grover becomes frustrated with the customer's impatience and tells him to quiet down.

Where was I, now, let me think ... (long pause) ... 24! ... 25! ... 26! ... 27! Speak up now! 28, 29! ... 30! Come on now, the big three-ohhh, anybody?
Grover continues the process of calling numbers, interjecting with occasional banter.

I don't believe this.
The customer's frustration grows and he repeats his disbelief.

31! Hmmm ... (walks to the donut side) ... ahh, 32! (arms on counter, he leans towards the camera) 33! Hmm ... (walks back to Blue Guy) ... 34! ... (Grover looks behind Blue Guy then stares him straight in the eyes as The Blue Guy quivers in anger) ... 35! ... (Grover looks towards the back of the store, long pause) ... 36! ... (he walks to the doorway leading to the back which infuriates The Blue Guy)
Grover continues his search for the correct number, making the customer increasingly angry.

Where is he going?! I don't believe this!
The customer is outraged by Grover's behavior and lack of progress in serving him.

37! ... 38! ... 39!
Grover finally calls the customer's number, but another patron with the same number enters the store.

39? I'm number 39. We have our school picnic today and I have 120 hungry kids. They all want their own donuts, so, Jimmy's number one and he'd like a brown chocolate donut with the little white sprinklies on top, okay?
A woman holding the correct number enters the store with a large order, further frustrating the customer.

Fine.
Grover agrees to take the woman's order.

And number two, Suzie's number two and she wants ... (The Blue Guy faints onto the floor in front of her, she takes a step up to stand on him and continues her order) ... Number two, she'd like a strawberry filled donut ...
The customer faints in frustration while the woman continues her order.

Writer(s): Darrell Lance Abbott, Vincent Paul Abbott, Patrick A. Lachman Copyright: Din At Vins Music, Dime Slime Music, Rat Carcass Music, Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., WB Music Corp.

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