Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s From: GOLQ, Inc. Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #148 (GOLQ148) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 15:41:32 GMT Reply-To: Barry Chamish Organization: GOLQ, Inc. RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #148 A few people commented that this was the toughest quiz ever. Well tell that to Really Rockin' In Boston, who defied our prediction and guessed every song correctly. Only a tiny oversight, which we just couldn't forgive, and believe me we wanted to, stopped this brilliant team at 499. The wise Cranstons noted that, "It was time someone put an end to score inflation." Amen; we needed a challenge again. But Iris of the Gypsy's Caravan informed me that she had team-mates who wanted to pass on this quiz out of humiliation. They scored 298 and that makes them feel humiliated? The brave Iris set them straight but I fear others were too spoiled by past successes to rise to the gauntlet. Need I remind you, we are the brave, we are GOLQ contestants! Hail to the courageous 28 who braved the odds. And especially to the newcomers who showed the kind of character we can all learn from. Barry _____________________________________________________________________________ After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers: A "+" indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly; a "-" indicates partial credit; an "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess; a "." indicates no guess. E-mail addresses have been altered to reduce spam to entrants. Replace '&' with '@' to correct an address. # on Pos Score ID Name and team Age(s) ---|-----|--|------------------------------------------------------|--|------- 1 499.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston 5 40s,50s 2 399.. BS Barry Silk, Jenny McCaw, Scooter Magruder, Joe Haertel 4 40s+ 3 360++ JL Jamie Lubin, Helene Allen 2 54,40 4 360.- MG Michael Gessner, Dan DiNardo, Joel Lipman 3 40s 5 358.+ RA Rockaholics Anonymous Rick Lewis, Pete Grant, 4 >some Kathy Shinners, John Holliday 9 17-42 Penny, Jen, Di, Tony, Howard, Rich, Hi, Elaine, Carb 7 331.+ AT Antonio Torralba, Dominic Begg, Ben Rowdon and Tunde 4 26-51 8 315.+ LE L'Equipe (Peter & Sheila Cussons, 6 Avg 50 Bob & Dee Harrold, MargaretThomas and Denis Menard) 9 306.+ TC Team Corning 5 -- 10 304+. OT Old Tunes Mike Weaver, 3 52+ Ben Bagdonas, George McClellen 11 302++ FO The Forgotten Ones 2 >18 12 300.+ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jeff, Ron, 9 13+ Bill, Kim, Jean, Jim, Steve, Vinnie, Denise, Bruce, Mitch, Kyra 13 298.+ GC Gypsy's Caravan 4 21+ 14 297.+ WM Will McCorry 1 42 T15 279.+ LB Dan Rector, Sean Anglum, Ed Toutant, Lori Bailey 4 baby- boomers T15 279.+ RC Ron & Sally Crandall 2 48,48 17 240.. CO The Coasters 5 (Rick & Kathy Schubert, 46,50, Marc Dashevsky, Norm Katuna, Bigfoot Mae) 47,54,- 18 239.. GT The Genasys Team 6 -- (Ken, Daniel, Tony, Pat, George, Jono) 19 193.. SS The Wicked Boys 3 40s (Sanford Stein, Paul Hallaman, Jim Medellin) 20 184.. OZ OZ Fossils 6 50+/- 21 180.+ HT Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum 2 41,49 22 174.. DM Daniel Murphy 1 45 23 167.+ BL Bruce Long 1 52 24 139.. JW John White 1 51 25 100.. DO Dutch Officials - - T26 79.. GR Gregory Chambers 1 46 T26 79.. JR Jessica Raine 1 25 28 24.. BR Bryan Shailer 1 36 ---|-----|--|------------------------------------------------------|--|------- Pos Score ID Name and # on Age(s) team The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25, 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 --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 BS 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 0 20 20 JL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 MG 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 RA 0 20 20 20 0 20 19 0 20 20 0 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 20 DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 15 20 0 AT 0 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 17 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 15 19 0 LE 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 15 0 0 TC 0 20 20 20 0 19 19 0 20 20 0 19 20 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 20 20 10 19 0 OT 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 9 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 FO 0 20 20 20 20 20 19 0 18 20 0 19 20 20 20 0 0 17 0 0 10 20 0 19 0 EJ 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 GC 0 20 20 20 20 20 19 0 0 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 0 19 WM 0 20 20 20 20 20 19 0 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 19 19 0 LB 0 20 20 20 0 20 19 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 RC 0 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 0 0 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 CO 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GT 20 20 20 0 20 20 19 0 0 20 0 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 SS 0 20 20 20 0 20 14 0 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 19 OZ 0 10 20 0 0 20 19 0 20 0 0 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 HT 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 DM 0 20 20 0 0 20 19 0 20 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 BL 0 0 20 0 20 20 19 0 0 10 0 0 0 19 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 JW 0 0 20 20 0 20 19 0 20 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DO 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 JR 0 0 20 20 0 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GR 0 0 20 20 0 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #147 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 -Billboard had no R&B chart from 30 Nov 63 through 23 Jan 65, so "n/c" (no chart) is used for songs of this period. All the pearls in the sea (pearls in the sea) All the treasures of the kingdom That's how much you mean to me #01) Bachelors: "I Wouldn't Trade You For The World" (1964) [69] {nc] dnim t'nod I ni-a-a-a-a-a-R #02) Beatles: "Rain" (1966) [23] {-} Explanation: This is how we intended the lyrics to read, but somehow they were changed for the quiz. We at Team Asia are delighted by the help and patience of our GOLQ guide but there was a little mixup. Nonetheless, there was no effect on the standings. Almost everyone got the answer. The night was young and the moon was low So we both decided to take a stroll Can you imagine the way I felt I couldn't unfasten the safety belt #03) Chuck Berry: "No Particular Place To Go" (1964) [10] {nc} Many noted that Berry just rehashed School Days but only JR thinks this is the better song. Do you have to be confusin'? I ask myself why (saying) Saying goodbye (I love you) #04) Buckinghams: "Susan" (1967) [11] {-} My love said she'd come back to me Before the leaves of autumn touch the ground #05) Cascades: "The Last Leaf" (1963) [60] {nc} Just finish cleaning up your room Let's see that dust fly with that broom Get all that garbage out of sight Or you don't go out Friday night #06) Coasters: "Yakety Yak" (1958) [1] {1} JR recalls that the song was used for the great "mailbox baseball scene" in Stand By Me. Frankly, I don't know what she's talking about. But I'll catch the film some day and find out. Hills, that is Black gold, Texas tea #07) Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys: "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" (1962) [44] {-} Oil that really is. Many noted that this was the theme of the Beverly Hillbillies but I note that it was a very rare bluegrass song to hit the charts. A pity since bluegrass is a wonderful genre. Make way for concrete and steel And no one even cared #08) Four Jacks And A Jill: "Mr. Nico" (1968) [96] {-} A perfectly fine followup to their hit Master Jack. But word of this group's South African origin killed the song. That was political correctness needlessly applied to pop music. Walked into the bar like a man insane And ordered three fingers of two cents plain #09) Frank Gallop: "The Ballad Of Irving" (1966) [34] {-} Howard Teitelbaum explains that, "In days of yore, the counterman at a soda fountain hand-mixed flavored syrups into "plain" carbonated water; thus "two cents plain" was an order for two cents worth of soda water." How did anyone guess this song without knowing that? This time I had the answer Right here in my hand Then I touched it And it had turned to sand #10) Richard Harris: "Didn't We" (1969) [63] {-} Martin Lumb points out that versions of the song were recorded by Sinatra, Streisand and others. Moon, moon, see the moon moon See the moon at midnight Moon, moon, see the moon moon See the moon at midnight #11) Illusion: "Did You See Her Eyes (1969) [32] {-} Wishin' me heart it was Sunday Drinkin' buttermilk through the week #12) Irish Rovers: "(The Puppet Song) Whiskey On A Sunday" (1968) [75] {-} Alright you guys Rise and shine #13) Johnny And The Hurricanes: :"Reveille Rock" (1959) [25] {17} As far as we recall, these are the only lyrics in any of the group's nine chart singles. They mean a trip to Paris or Rome To someone else But not for me #14) Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: "Trains And Boats And Planes" (1965) [47]{-} Rick Schubert, our superb quiz guide notes that this song is the only one listed by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas instead of Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas, a distinction I fail to comprehend. You're the lady You're the lady that I love I'm the lady The lady who #15)Esther And Abi Ofarim: "Cinderella Rockefella" (1968) [68] {-} Barry Silk hurt us deeply when he commented: "Is the reason you included it because of the artists' nationality? It's really an awful song." He's right, of course, that we included the only song by an Israeli act to make the charts during the golden era of rock because it was. But, I say with mixed pride, the song did make number one in Britain during a very competitive period, so it must have some attributes. I-I bought me a guitar A-a year ago Learned how to play In a day or so And all around town it was well understood That I was knocking them out like Johnny B. Goode #16)Bill Parsons: "All American Boy" (1958) [2] {16} It seems like everyone pointed out that Bobby Bare did the singing and because of a clerical error, Bill Parsons got the credit. Me and Martha took a honeymoon Way down yonder neath the silvery moon #17)Rainy Daze: "That Acapulco Gold" (1967) [70] {-} One of a number of songs in a brief 1920s revival. Others which joined the nearly forgotten craze were Hello, Hello and Winchester Cathedral. Let it be soon Don't hesitate Make it now (right now my love) Don't wait #18)Smokey Robinson And The Miracles: "More Love" (1967) [23] {5} I don't know what to do When I look at you Are you looking too? #19)Rugbys: "You,I" (1969) [24] {-} And I still believe I will find you And I pray that you'll come my way #20)John And Anne Ryder: "I Still Believe In Tomorrow" (1969) [70] {-} Don't you ever go down Down on Curzon Street That's where old John Flaunts his daily meat #21)Freddie Scott: "He Ain't Give You None" (1967) [100] {24} From Van Morrison's utterly under-rated first album, Blowing Your Mind. Funny but it's true What loneliness can do Since I've been away I have loved you more each day #22)Helen Shapiro "Walkin' Back To Happiness" (1961) [100] {-} This is the lady who headlined the Beatles first cross-country British tour. She was a teenage sensation there and a flop across the ocean. Her name's Mrs. Balagreeni Have you ever seen a whale in a bikini? All our bathrooms Have such thin doors Gee, I wish they'd Move them indoors #23)Allan Sherman: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp - New 1964 version)" (1964) [59] {-} Howard Teitelbaum accuses us of sneaking in a mini-theme: Jewish comic records, this one and #9. Does that mean we also snuck in a theme of songs beginning with The Ballad Of; #7 and #9? I'm not the kind of guy who'll Say a lot of fancy things and Sweep you off your feet before you Even know what's happening #24)Bobby Vee with the Eligibles: "I'll Make You Mine" (1964) [52] {-} I'm getting tired of just hanging around I'm gonna get married and settle down #25)Ian Whitcomb & & Bluesville: "This Sporting Life" (1965) [100] {-} The theme song to a popular movie of the same name. ----------------------- T I E - B R E A K E R S ----------------------- We were lovers when the party began I was holding your hand But you were smiling at him And now I'm crying and I don't understand 'Cause we were lovers when the party began #T1)Darren D'Anna or Exciters: "We Were Lovers (When The Party Began)" (1966) [-] {-} Darren D'Anna's version got airplay in my and Mitch's hometowns. But so many people guessed the Exciters version with its slight gender changes that we accepted it as well. I remember when the answers seemed so clear We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear. It was easy then to tell truth from lies Selling out from compromise Who to love and who to hate, The foolish from the wise. #T2)The Monkees: "Shades Of Grey" (1967) [-] {-} A song that should have been released as a single. It would have been a powerful followup to Daydream Believer. From the memorable Headquarters album. ___________________________________________________________________________ This chart ranks the songs from most recognized to the least recognized. The third number on the line denotes the average number of points scored on that song (total points divided by the number of entrants, to 2 decimal places). For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 0-20 point scale. Rank Song Avg. Title ---+-----+------+---------------------------------------------------------- 1 06 19.25 Yakety Yak - Coasters 2 03 18.57 No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry 3 07 17.96 Ballad of Jed Clampett - Flatt, Scruggs et al 4 02 16.07 Rain - Beatles 5 14 15.18 Trains and Boats and Planes - Kramer and Dakotas T6 04 15.00 Susan - Buckinghams T6 16 15.00 All American Boy - Bill Parsons 8 13 12.86 Reveille Rock - Johnny & Hurricanes 9 10 12.50 Didn't We - Richard Harris 10 12 12.36 Puppet Song etc. - Irish Rovers 11 09 12.07 Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop 12 18 12.04 More Love - Robinson and Miracles T13 22 11.43 Walking Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro T13 TB2 11.43 Shades Of Grey - Monkees 15 23 10.32 Hello Muddah etc. - Allan Sherman 16 05 10.00 Last Leaf - Cascades 17 15 8.57 Cinderella Rockefella - Ofarims 18 21 8.21 He Ain't Give You None- Freddie Scott 19 24 6.96 I'll Make You Mine- Vee et al 20 17 4.29 That Acapulco Gold - Rainy Daze 21 25 4.21 This Sporting Life - Ian Whitcomb T22 01 3.57 I Wouldn't Trade You For The World - Bachelors T22 08 3.57 Mister Nico - Four Jacks and a Jill T24 TB1 2.14 We Were Lovers - D'Anna, Exciters T24 20 2.14 I Still Believe In Tomorrow - Ryders T26 11 1.43 Did You See Her Eyes - Illusion T26 19 1.43 You, I - Rugbys I am more than amazed at the showing of the last two songs. They were NOT that obscure, reaching 24 and 32 on the charts. How is it that so few contestants ever heard them? On the other hand, it's nice to see how fondly the, sort of, great Frank Gallop is recalled. A final surprise was Helen Shapiro; not bad for a record that made a cool 100.