From: RMC@psuvm.psu.edu (Ron Crandall) Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia Subject: RESULTS: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #25 Message-ID: <92124.223106RMC@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 4 May 92 02:31:06 GMT Organization: Penn State University RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #25 The Jamie's Gang and the Barry Silk/Joe Haertel teams ended this edition of the GOLQ in a virtual deadlock, both with scores of 420. Second runner-up honors go to the Norm, Kathy, & Carol team, and excellent performances were turned in by the Teitelbaum brother/sister team, the Schuberts/Ewing team, Dan Murphy, and the Dorin/Reeves team. Given that Top 10 songs represented less than one-third of the songs on the quiz, I thought the scores were excellent. Special mention goes to Dan Murphy for getting two of the three songs that were correctly answered by one respondent only. Good work on a difficult quiz! Barry Silk's GOLQ #26 was posted on Friday with a due date of May 20. _____________________________________________________________________________ Place ID # on Score Name team Age(s) T01 420 JG- Jamie's Gang 5 32-40s T02 420 BS- Barry Silk & Joe Haertel 2 39,41 03 320 NC- Norm, Kathy & Carol 3 35,36,37 04 290 HT- Howard & Bonnie Teitelbaum 3 39,43,36 06 270 DM1-Dan Murphy 1 38 07 260 BC- Bob Dorin, Chris Reeve 2 42,46 08 159 DM2-Dave Mack 1 28 09 148 MP- Mark Przybyszewski 1 27 10 135 MH- Mike Hubbard & Team <76424.1703@CompuServe.COM> 3 40s 11 120 DO- Dutch Officials 3 various 12 96 MB- Mike Bixenman 1 43 13 60 JW- Jeff Wisniewski 1 19 14 0 L8- Laurie 8 1 21 _____________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. Song# ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 BS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 - - 20 NC 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 0 - - 20 HT 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - - - 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 - - 20 20 - - - 20 RS 20 - - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 - - - 20 DM1 - - - - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - - 20 20 10 20 20 20 BC 20 20 20 - - - 20 - 0 - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 0 - 20 20 20 - - 20 DM2 20 - - - 19 - 20 - - - 20 - 20 - - - 0 - - 20 20 20 - - - MP 20 20 - 0 18 - 20 - - - 10 - 20 - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - MH 10 - - - 17 - 20 - - - 10 - 20 - 8 20 - - - 10 10 - - - 10 DO 20 - - - - 0 20 - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - 20 20 - 0 20 MB - - - - 17 - 20 - - - - - 20 - - - 20 - - - - 19 - - - JW - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 0 - 20 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - L8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ The answers to Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #25 follow, in the form: #number) Artist : "Title" (year) [peak position on Billboard Chart] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I saw her from the corner When she turned and doubled back Started walking toward a coffee-colored Cadillac #01) Berry, Chuck: "Nadine (Is It You?)" (1964) [23] Everybody in the crowd is there But you won't let me make the scene #02) Clark, Claudine: "Party Lights" (1962) [5] [Barry Silk mentioned that "Party Lights" was originally the 'B' side of the single "Disappointed". Although "Disappointed" was a big flop, this side was a big hit.] I won't forget all those things You have done to me Pains in my heart Won't let me forget your love #03) Dells: "Oh, What a Night" (1969) [10] [The original version charted no. 4 on R&B charts in 1956, but didn't hit the pop charts.] I wonder if he doesn't know That he'll reap exactly what he sows #04) Dick & DeeDee: "Thou Shalt Not Steal" (1964-65) [13] [Joe Haertel correctly pointed out that the first line should be "I wonder if he really don't know". Hope that didn't prevent anyone from getting the song.] I watched myself crawling out As I was crawling in-n-n-n #05) First Edition: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (1968) [5] [Kenny Rogers in his youthful psychedelic phase.] When you said you loved me I believed the words you said to me Now the tears are falling Who comes to comfort me? #06) Grant, Janie: "Triangle" (1961) [29] Tell 'em all Hoocha, smokin' caterpillar (should be "..a hookah-smokin'..") Has given you the call #07) Jefferson Airplane: "White Rabbit" (1967) [8] [Several people noted my confusion on these lyrics. It was pointed out to me that a hookah was a water pipe used in the sixties to consume various illegal substances. Ok, so I never did that stuff :-). The drug references caused it to be banned on some stations.] I will kiss her sweet lips While the magic of the moonlight Makes her mine #08) Jive Five with Eugene Pitt: "What Time is It?" (1961) [67] [I also accepted simply "The Jive Five" as the artist for this because that's the way it's listed in the Whitburn book. Jamie Lubin, who has the 45, pointed out the complete artist name.] The weather here has been as nice as it can be Although it doesn't really matter much to me #09) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] [Carole's only Top 40 hit in the sixties] I have tried to make excuses for the things you do I've tried to be fair in every way It's no use pretending that you haven't been untrue It's over now so I'll be on my way-ay-ay #10) Lewis, Gary & The Playboys: "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" (1966) [15] Bring dynamite And a flame Blow it up Start all over again #11) Nashville Teens: "Tobacco Road" (1964) [14] [They weren't from Nashville and they weren't teens. Actually, they were a British Invasion one-hit wonder group.] Well, I've laid my cards on the table And it's oh so plain to see That I'm ready, willing, and able To love you faithfully #12) Nelson, Rick: "It's Up To You" (1962-63) [6] How can we keep love alive? How can anything survive? When those little minds tear you in two #13) Pitney, Gene: "Town Without Pity" (1962) [13] [From the film of the same name] Please be kind And I know you'll find It's so easy to forgive #14) Platters: "I'm Sorry" (1957) [11] I've got a job on the railroad The work is hard and long But I'm gonna build us a future And show your daddy he's wrong #15) Powers, Joey: "Midnight Mary" (1963-64) [10] And a thousand pretty women They're waitin' out there All livin' the devil may care #16) Presley, Elvis: "Viva Las Vegas" (1964) [29] [From the movie of the same name] And when the sun comes up I'll be on top You'll be right down there Lookin' up #17) ? and the Mysterians: "96 Tears" (1966) [1] [? was Rudy Martinez] We exchange our vows to love one another No matter how things may be We promise to always stay with each other Until eternity #18) Quin-Tones: "Down the Aisle of Love" (1958) [18] I might love you so much You may break my heart I may want you so much And all my dreams may be torn apart #19) Shirelles: "Tonights the Night" (1960) [39] [The Shirelles first top 40 hit. Jamie Lubin noted that "Tonights the Night" was also the Chiffons' first charted song and hit the charts exactly the same day as the Shirelles version.] Feels so good When you're home C'mon Baby Rock me all night long #20) Shirley & Lee, "Let the Good Times Roll" (1956) [20] [Covered also by Bunny Sigler & Roy Orbison. Howard Teitelbaum noted that S & L did a new version of the song in 1960 that charted at number 48.] When she goes, she's gone If she stays, she stays here #21) Simon and Garfunkel, "Fakin' It" (1967) [23] [Jamie Lubin said Garfunkel once recorded under the name Arty Garr and made his acting debut in 1969 in the film "Catch-22", and that Simon once taught at N.Y. University. Howard T. said that the spoken bit in the middle ("Good Morning, Mr. Leitch. Have you had a busy day?") is supposedly a nod to Donovan (whose full name is Donovan Leitch)]. We gotta get together sooner or later Because the revolution's here #22) Thunderclap Newman: "Something in the Air" (1969) [37] [This song was featured in the movie, The Strawberry Statement, not in The Magic Christian, as reported in the Whitburn "Top Pop" book. The group included a 14 year old Jimmy McCulloch, who later became a member of Wings. The song was produced by Pete Townshend of the Who, who also played on the song under the pseudonym, Bijou Drains. A #1 song in England.] I just don't know why I've offered to try When nobody here gives a hang If I live or die #23) Vogues: "Magic Town" (1966) [21] Way up on the mountain Or way down in the valley I know I'll be happy Any place, anywhere #24) Wallace, Jerry: "In the Misty Moonlight" (1964) [19] I ain't sayin' You treated me unkind You coulda' done better But I don't mind #25) Wonder Who?, The: "Don't Think Twice" (1965) [12] [A very unusual arrangement of the classic Bob Dylan's song. Howard T., provided the following information on this song, quoting from Norm N. Nite's "Rock On, Vol. II": "... They were, of course, The Four Seasons, recording under a pseudonym to avoid conflict with their other hits of the period. The concept of the high-pitched 'warbling' and scat singing that characterized these records was introduced by Frankie Valli. An ardent fan of such forties artists as Nellie Lutcher and Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl), he began imitating them one day while recording what was intended to be an album of Bob Dylan songs. Although the album never came to be, the result was a top ten single of Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice.' ..." Howard also noted that Whitburn's "Top Pop Memories 1890-1954" reports that the two artists (Lutcher and Murphy) charted in 1947-48.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, I've continued the tradition of providing a ranking of the songs from most recognized to least recognized. The second column indicates the average number of points scored on that song (total points divided by number of entrants). Rank Avg. Song ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- T01 17.1 #07) Jefferson Airplane: "White Rabbit" (1967) [8] T01 17.1 #13) Pitney, Gene: "Town Without Pity" (1962) [13] 3 15.1 #05) First Edition: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (1968) [5] T04 13.6 #01) Berry, Chuck: "Nadine (Is It You?)" (1964) [23] T04 13.6 #20) Shirley & Lee, "Let the Good Times Roll" (1956) [20] 6 12.9 #17) ? and the Mysterians: "96 Tears" (1966) [1] 7 12.1 #21) Simon and Garfunkel, "Fakin' It" (1967) [23] T08 11.4 #11) Nashville Teens: "Tobacco Road" (1964) [14] T08 11.4 #25) Wonder Who?, The: "Don't Think Twice" (1965) [12] 10 10.6 #15) Powers, Joey: "Midnight Mary" (1963-64) [10] 11 10.0 #02) Clark, Claudine: "Party Lights" (1962) [5] 12 9.3 #14) Platters: "I'm Sorry" (1957) [11] 13 9.2 #22) Thunderclap Newman: "Something in the Air" (1969) [37] 14 8.6 #16) Presley, Elvis: "Viva Las Vegas" (1964) [29] 15 7.1 #12) Nelson, Rick: "It's Up To You" (1962-63) [6] T16 5.7 #03) Dells: "Oh, What a Night" (1969) [10] T16 5.7 #09) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] T18 4.3 #18) Quin-Tones: "Down the Aisle of Love" (1958) [18] T18 4.3 #08) Jive Five: "What Time is It?" (1961) [67] T20 2.9 #04) Dick & DeeDee: "Thou Shalt Not Steal" (1964-65) [13] T20 2.9 #06) Grant, Janie: "Triangle" (1961) [29] T20 2.9 #19) Shirelles: "Tonights the Night" (1960) [39] T23 1.4 #10) Lewis, Gary & The Playboys: "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" (1966) [15] T23 1.4 #23) Vogues: "Magic Town" (1966) [21] T23 1.4 #24) Wallace, Jerry: "In the Misty Moonlight" (1964) [19] Some observations: * The biggest surprise to me was that "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" was tied as the least known song. Although it gets occasional airplay on the oldies station I listen to, most stations probably only play the Playboys' earlier Top 10 hits. * "Town Without Pity" was well known for a non-Top 10 record. I think the descriptive lyrics I used caused it to be a give-away. * The Claudine Clark song was not as well known as you might expect from its chart position. I don't think that's surprising given the fact that Clark was a one-hit wonder. * The Thunderclap Newman song was better known than the Rick Nelson song, which is surprising given their chart positions (#37 vs. #6). I've got a feeling those two songs don't appeal to the same oldies audience, though (or have ever been mentioned in the same breath before :-)). * "What Time Is It?" was better known than would be expected from its chart position. I think that might be because it is Doo-Wop favorite, and thus was known to the GOLQ resident Doo-Wop experts. * Jamie Lubin noted that the following songs appeared on the WCBS-FM survey of top 500 oldies of all time as voted by their listeners: 1972 Survey: #184 Oh, What A Night (1956 version) #258 Let The Good Times Roll 1991 Survey: #77 Town Without Pity #191 What Time Is It? #450 96 Tears -- Ron Crandall (rmc@psuvm.psu.edu)