Organization: Penn State University Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 10:48:20 EDT From: Ron Crandall Message-ID: <93287.104820RMC@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies,rec.games.trivia Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #49 Results (Surrogate Post) I'm posting this for Jamie Lubin who is having difficulties posting. Please direct any replies to him (jil@donuts0.bellcore.com). Ron Crandall ---------------------------------------------------- RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #49 (GOLQ49) Congratulations to the team of Barry Silk, Joe Haertel, Mark Lipshutz & Scooter Magruder on their victory & excellent score. Good totals were achieved by the team of Marc Dashevsky, Bob & Dave Bluestein, Team Dorin, Team Norm Crandall, the Bee Gees (Bruce Long & Georgeann Lorentz) & the Without Jamie team. The main theme & most of the minor themes were identified as will be evident as you read further. At least 1 entrant correctly guessed a couple of songs based on an identified theme. Given the musical diversity of this quiz, I was impressed with the fact that every song on the quiz was identified--a great group effort on a difficult quiz. Thanks to all who entered (at their own risk). Ron Crandall has already posted GOLQ50 which is due on 11/5/93. Jamie jil@donuts0.bellcore.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a "+" after Score below for each tie-breaker answered correctly; a "-" indicates partial credit. An "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess. Pos. # on Score ID Name E-mail address team age(s) 1 439+ BJ Barry Silk/Joe Haertel/Mark Lipshutz/Scooter Magruder bsilk@charm.isi.edu 4 30s-40s 2 349 MB Marc Dashevsky, Bob & Dave Bluestein marc@world.std.com 3 41 3 338 - BD Bob Dorin/Chris Reeve/Nina/Judy/Sheila dorin@ksr.com 5 44-?? 4 319- NC Norm, Kathy & Carol crandall@iseeu.enet.dec.com 3 37-39 5 306 BG Bruce Long & Georgeann Lorentz bruce@asu.edu 2 mid 40s 6 300 WJ Without Jamie (Lynne/Mike/Tom/Mitch/Barb/John/Terry/Phil) mzm@cc.bellcore.com 8 35-40s 7 280 HT Howard & Bonnie Teitelbaum hat@floyd.att.com 2 35,43 8 259 DF Don Fausett dfausett@zach.fit.edu 1 53 T9 240 RC Ron & Sally Crandall rmc@psuvm.psu.edu 2 42,42 T9 240 WH Maxine & Stan Willner, Bill Hutchison willner@oasys.dt.navy.mil 3 45-50 11 239- DG The Old Folks at DG cochran@dg-rtp.dg.com 4 various 12 230+ RS Rick & Kathy Schubert rns@lucid.com 2 40,44 13 219 HB Hugh Brodie CCHB@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA 1 41 14 215 JA John Marden & Ann Ricker marden@gauss.stat.uiuc.edu 2 42,43 15 209 DA Dan Murphy danielm@tekgen.bv.tek.com 1 39 16 189 BC Bob Clements K1BC@bbn.com 1 50 17 177 GT The Genasys Team jonog@genasys.com.au 4 various 18 174xx SF Steve Edw. Friedman p/k/a "Freddy" sfriedman@pbs.org 1 39 19 156 BM Bev, Mike & Heather Team hubbardm@aol.com 3 40s 20 138 TO Tom O'Connor tommyo@tellabs.com 1 34 21 120 DE David A. Ewing david@avalanche.com 1 37 22 102 CC Charles Carraher ccarrah@wright.edu 1 29 23 93 DM Dave Mack mack@acuson.com 1 29 24 84 DO Dutch Officials dot-request@rivm.nl 3 ?? 25 79 MR Marc Reeve qntmcat@ucscb.ucsc.edu 1 23 26 57 SL Steven Levine Steven@cray.com 1 36 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# 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 BJ 0 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB - 20 - - 20 20 - - 20 20 19 - 20 20 - 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 BD 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 - 20 19 19 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - NC 20 20 - - - 20 20 0 - 19 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 BG 0 20 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 10 20 - 20 18 - 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 20 20 18 WJ - 20 - 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 - 20 - HT - 20 - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 DF 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 19 0 20 20 - - 20 20 0 20 - - 20 - 20 - RC - - 0 20 - 20 - - 0 20 20 - 20 20 0 20 - 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - WH - 20 0 - - 20 20 - - 20 - 0 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - 20 0 DG - 20 - - - 19 20 - - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 - 20 20 0 20 - 20 - RS - 20 0 20 - 20 - - 0 20 20 - 20 20 0 20 - 10 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 HB - - - - - 20 20 - - 19 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 - 20 - JA - 18 - - - 20 - - - 20 20 0 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - - 17 DA 20 20 - - - 20 - - - 9 20 - - - - 20 - 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 BC - 20 - - - 20 - - 20 19 20 - - - - - 20 10 - - - 20 20 20 - GT 10 20 - - - - - - - 20 19 10 - - 10 20 - 10 18 - - 20 20 - - SF 20 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 10 17 BM - - - - - 9 - 0 - 19 9 - 19 - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - TO - 20 - - - 19 - - - 20 19 - - - - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - DE - 20 - - - 20 - 20 - 20 20 - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - CC - 20 - - - 20 - - - 10 20 - - - - - - 9 3 - 0 - - 20 - DM - 18 - - - 20 - - - 8 19 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - 18 - DO - 20 - - - - - 0 - 4 20 - - - - - - - - 20 - 20 - - - MR - 20 - - - 20 - - - 10 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - SL - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - 20 - 8 - - 20 - - - _______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #49 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (year[s]) [peak pos. on Billboard Chart] {peak R&B} I'm sorry if I hurt you I'll make it up day by day Just say you love me like you used to #01) Eddy Arnold: "Make The World Go Away" (65/66) [6] [Don Fausett commented that Eddy was known as "The Tennessee Plowboy"] [#1 for 3 weeks on the C&W charts; his 1st manager was Tom Parker, who later managed Elvis; originally hit #24 in '63 for Timi Yuro] If I spring a leak, she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one #02) Band: "Up On Cripple Creek" (69/70) [25] [Rick Schubert & Don noted that they were formed in Woodstock, NY, in '67] [Don added that they all were former members of Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks] [written by group member Jaime "Robbie" Robertson who doesn't lose a point for spelling his 1st name incorrectly ;-)] Well I'll be home about twelve tonight And not a minute, minute, minute later Don't forget the front door light A-that's all for now, I see you later maybe #03) Ruth Brown: "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'" (58) [24] {7} [co-written by Bobby Darin] [song identified by only Joe Haertel] My-y darling you know I love you so Don't know what you do to me To make my hea-art feel so free-e-e #04) Charts: "Deserie" (57) [88] [their only charted song] Love can make you happy When you're feelin' blue If the one you love Is in love with you #05) Clovers: "Love, Love, Love" (56) [30] {4} [Barry Silk mentioned a cover by the Diamonds, also #30 in '56] [their 1st charted hit; one of the few groups to perform successfully to pre- R'n'R & R'n'R audiences] Chestnut brown canary Ruby throated sparrow Sing the song Don't be long Thrill me to the marrow #06) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (69) [21] [Howard Teitelbaum/Rick/Dave Ewing noted that it was written by Steven Stills about his love interest at the time, Judy Collins] You are perfection You're my idea Of angels singing the Ave Maria For you're an angel I breathe and live you With every beat of the heart that I give you #07) Jimmy Dorsey: "So Rare" (57) [2] {4} [Rick stated it was a #1 pop hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937] [his 1st charted hit; on the charts for 38 weeks--for songs not released more than once, this is 5th all time!! He died < 4 months after this song charted] Baby, baby don't you go Oh won't you give me a second chance Baby I love you so-a (alright) oh-a (oh yeah) oh-a (oh yeah) oh yeah #08) Equals: "Baby, Come Back" (68) [32] [their only charted hit; written by group member Eddy Grant] Well, you can take back the sack Leave it hangin' on the rack And bring the sweater back #09) Gerry Granahan: "No Chemise, Please" (58) [23] [Bonnie Teitelbaum commented that it was a protest against the non-form-fitting sack dress fashion of the late 50s] [Bob Clements added that Gerry was a.k.a. Dicky Doo of Dicky Doo & The Don'ts] [his only charted hit as a solo performer; Gerry was one of the writers] He fought single-handed through the Injun War 'Til the Creeks was whipped and peace was in store And while he was handlin' this risky chore He made hisself a legend for evermore #10) Bill Hayes: "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" (55) [1] [Barry reported another version by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford, #5 in '55] [Fess Parker's version, also #5 in '55, was featured in the movie, Back To The Future] [Tom O'Connor mentioned the 2 versions above & added that Bill Hayes was a star on the soap opera "Days Of Our Lives"] [Terry Bond (Without Jamie) made a similar comment re DOOL] [Dave Ewing indicated another version by The Voices Of Walter Schumann in addition to mentioning the versions above] [his 1st charted hit; on the charts for 20 weeks] Lately things don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky #11) Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Purple Haze" (67) [65] [his 1st charted song; written by Jimi; covered by Dion, #63 in '69] [chalk it up to "experience", but a lack of it just cost you a point ;-)] [3rd artist in the quiz to have performed at Woodstock; theme identified by Howard Teitelbaum, Team Barry/Joe/Mark/Scooter & the Schuberts] When you said you were leavin' tomorrow That today was our last day I said there'd be no sorrow That I'd laugh when you walked away #12) Burl Ives: "A Little Bitty Tear" (61/62) [9] [Don commented, "he was folky when folky wasn't cool, played 'Big Daddy' in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,' won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1958 for 'The Big Country'"] [a #2 C&W hit; covered by Wanda Jackson, #84 in '62] With each word your tenderness grows Tearing my fears apa-art And a laugh that wrinkles your nose Touches my foolish heart #13) Lettermen: "The Way You Look Tonight" (61) [13] [Barbara Cruse (Without Jamie) stated that Jerome Kern wrote the music & that the song was from the movie Swing Time with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers] [Barry added that there are good (uncharted) versions by the Jarmels & the Jaguars (doo-wop, '56); Rick also mentioned the latter] [Rick contributed these charted versions: Fred Astaire, #1 in '36, Guy Lombardo, #3 in '36, Teddy Wilson With Billie Holiday, #3 in '36, & Benny Goodman, #21 in '42] [Their 1st charted hit; Academy Awards' 1936 Song Of The Year] Each time that I hear them A teardrop will fall Oh, I love those memories That I, I recall #14) Little Caesar And The Romans: "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)" (61) [9] {28} [Howard enjoyed "the compressed time scale of this one--an early 60s reminiscence of the 'good old days' of rock'n'roll"] [Rick mentioned that they say "reminds" instead of "remind" in the actual song] [their 1st charted hit] I see her face in every wave Her lips kiss every breeze Her lovin' arms reach out for me Through calm and stormy seas At night I pace the lonely deck Caressed by memories #15) Vince Martin With The Tarriers: "Cindy, Oh Cindy" (56/57) [9] [their 1st charted hit] [the Tarriers (Erik Darling, Bob Carey & actor Alan Arkin) wrote "The Banana Boat Song;" Darling went on to found & sing lead for the Rooftop Singers ("Walk Right In")] Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal She wouldn't have gone far away If only you'd started ringing your bell #16) New Vaudeville Band: "Winchester Cathedral" (66/67) [1] [Steve Friedman mentioned that it was written by Geoff Stephens, who also wrote The Crying Game, a minor '65 hit for Brenda Lee & currently sung by Boy George, among others, in the movie of the same name] [Howard added that Geoff also produced & sang the song, backed by a group of session musicians. The song's gimmick was a vocal sung thru a megaphone a la Rudy Vallee. At the height of the song's popularity, even Vallee himself appeared on TV with his own rendition. "The Book Of Golden Discs" claims that there were 400 cover versions by 1970 (the only one to chart was by Dana Rollin, #71 in '66). The touring version of the band, none of whom had anything to do with the recording, dressed in "Roaring 20s" garb to fit the theme of the song] [their 1st charted hit; 1966 Grammy winner for best R'n'R record!!] If you like the taste of a lobster stew Served by a window with an ocean view #17) Patti Page: "Old Cape Cod" (57) [3] [on the charts for 23 weeks] Honey in the beehive Honeybunch Every time you kiss me It's like a punch #18) Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels: "Sock It To Me-Baby!" (67) [6] [co-written by their producer Bob Crewe] My roof's got a hole in it and I might drown Oh yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown #19) Serendipity Singers: "Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)" (64) [6] [In Howard's opinion, the nadir of the early 60s folk music craze] [their 1st charted hit; co-written by...Ersel Hickey!!] How can I even try? I can never win Hearin' them, seein' them In the state I'm i-i-in #20) Silkie: "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" (65) [10] [Barry recalled that it was written by Lennon & McCartney & used in the sound- track of the Beatles' movie, Help!] [Howard echoed the above & added that the Beatles provided musical backing on this version] [their only charted hit] [shortly after the birth of his son, Julian, John Lennon took a brief holiday in Barcelona with the Beatles' gay manager, Brian Epstein. He was enamored of Lennon, & more than 1 biography suggests that in Spain, Epstein made a last valiant effort to consummate their relationship. After they returned, Lennon wrote this ballad. Tom Robinson, a gay British singer/songwriter, was always convinced that it was Lennon's gift to Epstein--who died of a drug overdose in 1967--penned from the closeted manager's perspective.--The People's Almanac Presents The Book Of Lists: The 90s Edition by David Wallechinsky & Amy Wallace] Yes, I said you gotta hold 'em (hold 'em) Then you squeeze 'em (squeeze 'em) If you scold 'em (scold 'em) You gotta pleee-ase them (them) And I know, I know, I know #21) Spinners: "That's What Girls Are Made For" (61) [27] {5} [Rick pointed out that Harvey Fuqua, ex-Moonglows, sang lead] [their 1st charted hit; written by Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy] I never get a single thing that's new Even Jake the plumber, he's the man I adore He had the nerve to tell me he's been married before #22) Barbra Streisand: "Second Hand Rose" (65/66) [32] [a #3 hit for Fanny Brice in 1922] (Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad) one more time (You know you love him) (You can't understand) (Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man) #23) Ike & Tina Turner: "A Fool In Love" (60) [27] {2} [written by Ike; on the R&B charts for 21 weeks. A different version is now being featured in the movie, "What's Love Got To Do With It." Ike discovered Tina when she got up from the audience, grabbed a microphone & started to sing along. Their 1st charted hit. Background vocals by the Ikettes.] [at least the 9th artist in the quiz also known in other entertainment media (TV/film)] I had a dream last night About the comin' fight Somebody yelled "attack" And there I stood with a arrow in my back #24) Larry Verne: "Mr. Custer" (60) [1] {9} [his 1st charted hit] [16th song in the quiz which was either the artist's 1st or their only charted song; theme identified by Team Barry/Joe/Mark/Scooter & the team of Marc Dashevsky, Bob & Dave Bluestein] Come on now, honey Come on and do the jerk with me Now if, if you do it Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, that's my song #25) Ian Whitcomb And Bluesville: "You Turn Me On (Turn On Song)" (65) [8] [written by Ian] [6th song in the quiz with a color in the title/artist/lyrics; theme identified by the team of Marc Dashevsky, Bob & Dave Bluestein] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tie breakers: It makes a cloudy day sunny Makes a bee think of honey Just as I think of you-u #TB1) Quotations: "Imagination" (62) [105] [2nd word in last line corrected from "like" to "as" by Rick, who also listed these charted versions: Harry Reser's Orchestra, #15 in '28, Glenn Miller, #1 in '40, Tommy Dorsey, #8 in '40, Ella Fitzgerald, #15 in '40, & Ted Straeter, #29 in '40] [co-written by Jimmy Van Heusen. This is a fast doo-wop version] [also accepted the Fleetwoods as valid artists] Can't you see that I love her What more can I ask from heaven abo-o-ove If I lose her I lose my my own, my only lo-ove #TB2) Three Friends: "Blanche" (56) [lead singer Joe Villa later sang lead on the Royal Teens' "Believe Me" (GOLQ43)] [song identified by only Nina (Team Dorin)] [27th song in the quiz performed by an artist who failed to appear in any previous GOLQ; theme identified by Tom O'Connor] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This chart ranks the songs/artists from most recognized to least recognized. The second number on the line denotes the avg. no. of points scored on that song (total points divided by number of entrants, to 1 decimal place). For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale. Rank Avg. Song 1 17.0 #11) Purple Haze 2 16.8 #02) Up On Cripple Creek 3 16.4 #06) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 4 16.3 #10) The Ballad Of Davy Crockett 5 16.2 #22) Second Hand Rose 6 14.6 #16) Winchester Cathedral 7 14.1 #19) Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) 8 13.8 #24) Mr. Custer 9 10.8 #17) Old Cape Cod 10 10.7 #13) The Way You Look Tonight 11 9.6 #14) Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) 12 8.85 #18) Sock It To Me-Baby! 13 8.81 #20) You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 14 6.2 #07) So Rare 15 5.8 #25) You Turn Me On (Turn On Song) 16 5.4 #23) A Fool In Love 17 4.6 #09) No Chemise, Please 18 4.2 #01) Make The World Go Away 19 3.8 #04) Deserie 20 2.7 #12) A Little Bitty Tear T21 2.3 #08) Baby, Come Back T21 2.3 #TB1) Imagination T21 2.3 #05) Love, Love, Love 24 1.9 #15) Cindy, Oh Cindy 25 1.5 #21) That's What Girls Are Made For 26 0.8 #03) This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' 27 0.4 #TB2) Blanche Personally, I felt that song nos. 1, 8, 12, 15, 25, TB1 & TB2 would've scored somewhat higher & that song nos. 2 & 23 wouldn't have done as well as they did. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted surveys of the top 500 songs of all time: Song 1991 1983 1979 1972 *comp ------------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Deserie #68 #38 #317 #67 **#60 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes #322 #244 #343 #420 The Way You Look Tonight #207 #214 #492 Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) #457 #84 #438 Blanche #178 #344 #427 #233 * compilation of all 10 top 500 lists (1972 & [1975 thru 1991--odd years]) ** made all 10 top 500 lists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted 1992 survey of the top 101 artists of all time: #72 Barbra Streisand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted 1993 survey of the top 101 doo-wop songs all time: #21 Deserie #83 The Way You Look Tonight (Jaguars) #97 Blanche ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rankings among all artists for the period 1955-1990: Most #1 hits: Most weeks at #1 position: T17 Barbra Streisand (5) T23 Barbra Streisand (13) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concert Mini-report ------------------- Attended a concert with Howard & Patty Teitelbaum (Parsippany, NJ, 9/4). The Quotations (all original members) did, among other things, the Velvets' Tonight (Could Be The Night), the Cleftones' Little Girl Of Mine, See You In September, the Five Satins' To The Aisle & Imagination (GOLQ49). The Solitaires did, among other things, What Did She Say, Embraceable You & Walking Along (I was disappointed that they didn't do The Angels Sang). The Valentinos, the United in Group Harmony Association's 1992 A Capella Showdown winners, did the Harptones' My Memories Of You, the Quin-Tones' Down The Aisle Of Love & their Italian version of the Dubs' Chapel Of Dreams. The Jive Five (with original lead singer, Eugene Pitt, 2 of his brothers & 2 other members with 30 & 33 yrs. with the group) did What Time Is It? (GOLQ25), Never, Never (which included a medley of A Thousand Miles Away, Smoke From Your Cigarette, Tears On My Pillow, etc.), I'm A Happy Man (GOLQ31) & My True Story (GOLQ21) with some of Goodnight My Love thrown in for good measure. The Channels (with original lead singer Earl Lewis) ended the 2+ hour show with the Videos' Trickle, Trickle, My Love For You Will Never Die, That's My Desire (GOLQ38), Bye Bye Baby, The Closer You Are (GOLQ27--the 1st GOLQ tie-breaker), the Crests' Sixteen Candles & the Isley Brothers' Shout. Lewis, who was to have gotten married on 9/19, was in great voice & in general, the concert continued to build to an excellent finale.