Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies,rec.games.trivia From: marc@world.std.com (Marc Dashevsky) Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #65 Message-ID: Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:03:11 GMT RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #65 Our thanks to all who entered. Congratulations to Jamie et al. for winning a very difficult quiz. An excellent score was also tallied by Team Barry. Ron and Sally Crandall also did very well in cracking 300. Good scores were also garnered by The Schuberts, Wendy Vickers and Pete Olden. Jamie has already posted GOLQ #66. We hope it's easier than this one. ______________________________________________________________________________ There is a "+" after Score below for each tie-breaker answered correctly; a "-" indicates partial credit. An "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess. Pos. ID # On Score Name E-mail Address Team Age(s) 1 460.+ JL Jamie Lubin, Mitch Mirsky, John LoBrutto, Tom Bisagni 4 40s 2 440.. BS Barry Silk, Joe Haertel, Scooter Magruder, Debra Duke 4 30s-40s 3 325.+ RC Ron & Sally Crandall 2 43,43 4 280.. RS Rick & Kathy Schubert 2 41,45 5 260.. WV Wendy Vickers 1 39 6 240.. PO Pete Olden 1 40+ T07 220.. CM Curt Miller 1 45 T07 220.. HT Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum 2 36,44 9 213.. EJ The EJ's & Co. (Ellis,Julie,Jeff,Steve,Mollie,Kevin&Kim) 7 40s T10 210.. DG The Old Folks at DG 5 various T10 210.. SM Stan, Maxine, Wendell, Mark, Sue, John 6 mid-40s 12 200.. BL Bruce Long & Georgeann Lorentz 2 40s T13 180.. NR Nearly Rockin' In Boston 3 30s-40s T13 180.. TO Tom O'Connor 2 35 15 170.. GT The Genasys Team 4 various 16 164.. XY Liz Parris-Bunal,Steve Piercey,Jim Hepburn,Mark Bunal 4 30s 17 143.. LB Lori Bailey 1 30s 18 116.. DT Dave Tartaglia 1 41 T19 110.. BM Bev, Mike, & Heather Team 3 40s T19 110.. JM Joe McCombs 1 21 21 100.. EM Evelyn Martinez 1 44 22 80.. DE David A. Ewing 1 38 23 70.. DO The Dutch Officials ? ??? ______________________________________________________________________________ In the event that this serves as any consolation, you may be interested in hearing that the mean score for this quiz was 204.4. As a comparison of quiz difficulty levels, the mean scores of the previous ten quizzes range randomly between 198.3 and 263.5. The mean mean score over this period was 228.0, and only two of these quizzes had lower mean scores than GOLQ #65. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 BS 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 RC 20 20 20 20 0 - 0 - 15 - - 20 20 10 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 RS 0 20 20 - - - 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - - 20 20 0 20 0 WV 20 20 20 20 - - - 0 20 10 - 20 10 20 20 - - 10 - - 20 20 - 20 10 PO 20 20 20 0 - - - - 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - - 20 20 - - - CM 20 10 10 20 0 - - - 20 20 - 20 20 0 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - HT 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - 20 EJ 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - 13 DG 20 - 20 - - - 20 - - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - - - - - 10 SM 20 - 20 - - - - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - 10 BL 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 - 0 20 20 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - - NR 20 20 - - - - - - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - 20 TO 20 - 20 - - - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - - - - - - 20 GT - 20 20 - - - - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - - - - - 10 XY 20 - - - - - 20 - 15 20 - 20 0 0 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - 9 LB 20 - 20 - - - - - 20 13 - 20 10 - 20 - - 10 - - - - - - 10 DT - 15 - - - - - - 15 - - 20 10 - 20 - - 20 - - 15 - - - 1 BM 10 - - - - - - - 20 - - - - 20 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - - - JM 20 - - - - - - - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - 10 - - - 0 EM - 20 19 20 - - - - 20 - - - 10 - 11 0 - - - - - - - - - DE 20 - - - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - DO 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 20 - 0 10 - 20 - - 20 - - - - - - - ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #65 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} where "peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart "peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet I can't talk to people that I meet #01) Beatles: "I'll Cry Instead" (1964) [25] {-} There were many comments. Ron and Sally Crandall write: Listed as "I Cry Instead" on the "A Hard Day's Night" United Artists soundtrack LP. It was cut from the movie at the last minute. At one point it was planned to be used as the accompaniment to the "running and jumping" scene, instead of "Can't Buy Me Love." In order to lengthen it out to match the timing of the film scene, the first verse was repeated near the end, and was artificially spliced together. The lengthened version of the song was used on the American soundtrack LP and single, and on the mono version of the "Something New" LP. Lookin' hard for a drive-in Searchin' for a corner cafe Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day #02) Chuck Berry: "Back in the U.S.A." (1959) [37] {16} Jamie notes that Berry was backed by the Moonglows. Covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1978, hitting #16 on the Billboard Pop charts. "Back In The U.S.S.R." was a partial take-off by The Beatles. Now troubles are many They're as deep as a well #03) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "And When I Die" (1969/1970) [2] {-} This was written by Laura Nyro and was on a BS&T LP that topped the album charts for 7 weeks, notes Jamie. Well I want somebody to tell me what's wrong with me I want somebody to tell me what's wrong with me Though, I ain't in trouble, in so much misery #04) Buster Brown: "Fannie Mae" (1960) [38] {1} Written by Buster, note Ron and Sally. I believe that it's breakin' All of my friends say they don't understand What's the matter with this man #05) Ruth Brown with The Milestone Singers: "Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)" (1962) [99] {-} This version is an inferior remake of her stunning 1953 version which had held #1 on the R&B charts for 5 weeks and made #23 on the Pop charts. These lyrics are a sort of cut-and-paste of the 1953 lyrics. Well, I called my Dr. Foster And when the girl answered the phone I got a funny feeling The way she said Dr. Foster had gone She said he left with a lady patient About 24 hours ago #06) Ray Charles: "Hide 'Nor Hair" (1962) [20] {7} The lyrics continue: I added 2 and 2, and here's what I got I got I'll never see that girl no mo' Well I ain't seen hide nor hair of my baby since that day No I ain't seen hide nor hair of my baby since she went away If Doctor Foster has got her then I know I'm through Because he's got medicine and money too You know you've completely stolen my heart Morning, noon and nighttime too Toujours wondering what to do That's the way I felt right from the start #07) Nat "King" Cole: "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (1955) [7] {-} Congrats to those who knew this and those who "parlez"ed their high school French into a good guess. Play it Billy ... answer him Ray ... Lord have mercy ... Yeah ... whoa yeah ... I like that ... uh-huh ... Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ... Let me tell everybody #08) Sam Cooke: "Little Red Rooster" (1963/1964) [11] {7} We felt that the "standard" lyrics in this song would make it an easy guess, so we went with the words Sam sings/speaks over the instrumental break. It is Billy Preston on organ and Ray Charles on piano. Jamie mentions that the song was written by the prolific blues song writer Willie Dixon. See the recent thread in rec.music.bluenote.blues disputing some of Mr. Dixon's songwriting claims. And through your tears you look around But there's no peace of mind to be found I know what you're thinking You're alone now, no love of your own #09) Four Tops: "Reach Out I'll Be There" (1966) [1] {1} Jamie notes: this was written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland; it hit #1 in the U.K; a wooden board is used as an instrument at the beginning of the song. (Trivia question: What #2 song starts with the sound of castanets?) It's just like old Luke waitin' Waitin' on the Judgement Day Well Luke, my friend, what about Anna Lee? He said, "Do me a favor. Stay and keep Anna Lee some company." #10) Aretha Franklin: "The Weight" (1969) [19] {3} Written by Robbie Robertson. Hit #63 in 1968 by Jaime Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, better known as the Band, states Rick. Hair so long and pretty Eyes that shine like gold She has the kind of love for me That will never, never grow old #11) Eddie Holland: "Jamie" (1962) [30] {6} The title of this one impelled us to use it! Barry mentions that it was written by Barrett Strong and William Stevenson and originally performed by Jackie Wilson. A pretty little girl standing all alone Hey, pretty baby, can I take you home? #12) Tommy James and the Shondells: "Hanky Panky" (1966) [1] {39} The EJs note it was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who recorded it themselves in 1963 under their studio name, The Raindrops. It is the B-side of their top 100 song "That Boy John." Jamie adds that Barry & Ellie (Da Doo Ron Ron, Do Wah Diddy, etc.) wrote it at a lovers' lane in Levittown, NY. "That Boy John," released in November 1963, was dropped from playlists due to JFK's assassination. Tommy James heard Hanky Panky in a club and recorded it with the Shondells. It became a regional hit in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. The group disbanded. 1-1/2 years later it became a hit in Pittsburgh. James went there, formed the "new Shondells," and the rest is history. Ron adds that The Shondells were said to be named after singer/guitarist Troy Shondell ("This Time" from GOLQ #39). You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have named you #13) Carl Mann: "Mona Lisa" (1959) [25] {24} Ron says this is a rockabilly version recorded at Sun studios. Jamie adds it held #1 for 8 weeks for Nat "King" Cole in 1950. It was written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, who also combined on "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)." Many noted the different lyrics between Mann's and Cole's versions. The EJ's add that Cole's version is from the film "Capt. Carey, U.S.A.," and it won an Oscar as Best Song. Cole's recording sold over 3 million copies. There were many other recordings of it released in 1950. Among the most successful were those by Victor Young & His Orchestra, Harry James & His Orchestra, and Art Lund. I feel the glow of your unspoken love I'm aware of the treasure that I own #14) Johnny Mathis: "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (1957) [14] {-} With Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus. Covered by the Tymes (#7--1963). The shaving razor's cold and it stings #15) Monkees: "Daydream Believer" (1967/1968) [1] {-} #1 for 4 weeks. It recharted in 1986 at #79. Anne Murray covered it in 1980, hitting #12. Jamie adds it was written by John Stewart of the Kingston Trio and it hit #5 in the U.K. My heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm no good without you anyhow #16) Ricky Nelson: "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (1957) [29] {-} A hit for Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters in 1950. You can trust me with your heart And I pledge mine to you It's yours my whole life through May these lips never kiss you again if they're telling you a lie It's forever-ever-ever-ever and ever Cross my heart and hope to die #17) Platters: "On My Word of Honor" (1956/1957) [20] {7} Its B-side, "One In A Million," also hit #20. Doctor, please, some more of these #18) Rolling Stones: "Mothers Little Helper" (1966) [8] {-} The lyrics continue: Outside the door she took four more What a drag it is getting old Rick muses that they omitted the apostrophe from the title because they had inadvertently used it up as a comma in their previous hit, "Paint It, Black." Perhaps the printer, looking at a list of songs with MLH beneath PIB, transferred the apostrophe in MLH to a comma in PIB? Some mistakenly ID'ed this as "19th Nervous Breakdown." I've searched high and low (yeah, yeah) Whoa, in every place I go (yeah, yeah) I ask everyone I know (yeah, yeah) Where is this love for me? #19) Bobby Rydell: "Little Bitty Girl" (1960) [19] {-} B-side of "Wild One," which hit #2 (GOLQ #18). Man you tried your best Now I'm here, wanna take a rest Now see Minnie, she's got the blues She let you wear my long, pointy shoes #20) Jack Scott: "Leroy" (1958) [11] {F} Ron and Sally note it was written by Jack, it is the A-side of "My True Love," (hit #3, GOLQ #33) and the Chantones perform the backing vocals. On the R&B charts, MTL is listed as the A-side, and "Leroy" charted as the "Flip Side." Rick adds that he's heard a demo version of this song titled "Grease Ball," and that the name Grease Ball replaces Leroy in the lyrics. Pigeons plot in secrecy And hamsters turn on frequently #21) Simon & Garfunkel: "At the Zoo" (1967) [16] {-} Other animal characteristics, according to the lyrics: monkeys honesty giraffes insincere elephants kindly but dumb orangutans skeptical Like I told you Can you dig it? If you wanna groove I'll be glad to have you #22) Sir Douglas Quintet: "Mendocino" (1969) [27] {-} Barry notes it was written by Doug Sahm, leader of the SDQ. The organ player, Augie Meyers, is mentioned in this song as well as in their biggest hit, "She's About A Mover" (GOLQ #42). I want to tell all of you That ain't doin' nothing for me And can't do nothing for me You should tend to your business And leave mine alone Because as far as this man is concerned I want to tell you he's mine #23) Ike and Tina Turner: "Poor Fool" (1961/1962) [38] {4} This is the intro shouted out by Tina before she finally starts singing. Money, who needs it? Let me live a life free and easy Put the toothbrush in my hand And let me be a travelling man #24) Jr. Walker & the All Stars: "(I'm a) Road Runner" (1966) [20] {4} Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland. Mr. Walker's real name, points out Rick, is Autry DeWalt II. You may be Queen You may possess the world and its gold But gold won't bring you happiness That is, when you're growin' old Well the world is the same You'll never change it #25) Dinah Washington: "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" (1962) [87] {-} Also done by The Wonder Who? (4 Seasons), The Mills Brothers, Dean Martin and others with the lyric "You may be KING." A hit for bandleader Russ Morgan in the 1940s. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie breakers: I see a rainbow all in black Must be a sign you ain't comin' back Wake up at night calling your name I see a face on my window pane #T1) Chris Clark: "Love's Gone Bad" (1966) [105] {41} Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland. Chris was a Motown secretary and one-time girlfriend of Berry Gordy, Jr. We aren't impressed with her voice. Hmmm. She did, however, co-write the Oscar-nominated script for the Diana Ross movie, "Lady Sings The Blues." Roses are red Violets are blue God only knows How I love you My darling I love you I love you so I'll never let you go #T2) Don Julian and The Meadowlarks: "Heaven and Paradise" (1955) [-] {-} Jamie notes it was written by Don and is in the soundtrack of "American Me." Ron adds that DJ & The Meadowlarks evolved into The Larks, who had a top 10 song with "The Jerk" in 1964/65 (GOLQ #40). Ron believes it was a regional hit in Los Angeles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized. The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song (total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale. Avg. Song ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.7 #15) Monkees: "Daydream Believer" 18.3 #18) Rolling Stones: "Mothers Little Helper" 15.9 #09) Four Tops: "Reach Out I'll Be There" 15.2 #01) Beatles: "I'll Cry Instead" 14.3 #13) Carl Mann: "Mona Lisa" 14.1 #21) Simon & Garfunkel: "At the Zoo" 13.9 #12) Tommy James and the Shondells: "Hanky Panky" 13.4 #03) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "And When I Die" 13.2 #10) Aretha Franklin: "The Weight" 11.5 #02) Chuck Berry: "Back in the U.S.A." 10.9 #14) Johnny Mathis: "Wonderful! Wonderful!" 8.4 #25) Dinah Washington: "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" 5.2 #04) Buster Brown: "Fannie Mae" 5.2 #24) Jr. Walker & the All Stars: "(I'm a) Road Runner" 4.3 #22) Sir Douglas Quintet: "Mendocino" 3.5 #07) Nat "King" Cole: "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" 3.5 #16) Ricky Nelson: "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" 3.5 #17) Platters: "On My Word of Honor" 2.6 #11) Eddie Holland: "Jamie" 2.6 #19) Bobby Rydell: "Little Bitty Girl" 1.7 #20) Jack Scott: "Leroy" 1.7 #23) Ike and Tina Turner: "Poor Fool" 1.7 #T2) Don Julian and The Meadowlarks: "Heaven and Paradise" 0.9 #05) Ruth Brown: "Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)" 0.9 #06) Ray Charles: "Hide 'Nor Hair" 0.9 #08) Sam Cooke: "Little Red Rooster" 0.0 #T1) Chris Clark: "Love's Gone Bad" Compliments of Jamie: From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted surveys of the top 500 songs of all time: Song 1993 1991 1983 1979 1972 *comp ----------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Reach Out I'll Be There #312 #285 #284 Wonderful! Wonderful! (Tymes) #326 Daydream Believer #393 #439 #433 Heaven And Paradise #452 * compilation of 10 top 500 lists (1972 & [1975 thru 1991--odd years]) Some observations: Only #T1 was missed by everyone. We had expected that #16 (Have I Told You Lately) and #21 (Mendocino) would have done better, and that more than one person would have recognized #05 (Mama) and #06 (Hide 'Nor Hair). On the other hand, we are surprised that as many as six people knew #04 (Fannie Mae). Some people have expressed an interest in knowing which of us was responsible for which songs on this quiz. Bob was the primary backer for #01, #03, #07, #11, #14, #16, #17 and #T1. Marc was behind #04, #05, #06, #08, #10, #20, #22, #23 and #T2. The others were included through joint advocacy. We want to give a special award for weirdest guess to Rick and Kathy Schubert for their entry for #07: Dee, Dave; Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: "Zabadak" See you next time ... --Bob Bluestein and Marc Dashevsky (marc@world.std.com)