Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 13:57:57 -0500 RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #151 (GOLQ151) Congratulations to Really Rockin' in Boston, who won handily by identifying all songs in the quiz except #T2 (which no one identified). Five other entrants scored well over 400 points: Mike/Joel/Dan (2nd place), Delphi Trivia Club (3rd place), Jamie (4th), Antonio/Dominic/Ben/Tunde (5th), and Gypsy's Caravan (6th). As always, thanks to everyone who entered! GOLQ #152, by Jyrki Ilva & Pekka Halonen, will be posted shortly. All comments in brackets are mine, unless preceded by a two-letter entrant ID. (For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have been replaced with "&".) _____________________________________________________________________________ After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers: + indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. Place ID # on Score Name team Age(s) ---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+------- 01 500+. RR Really Rockin' in Boston 5 40s,50s 02 470.. MJ Michael Gessner, Joel Lipman and Dan DiNardo 3 ?? 03 460.. DE Delphi Trivia Club (Beth, Carb, Rich, Pat, Elaine, Di, YankeeDog, Howard, Tony) 10 25-42 04 450x. JL Jamie Lubin 1 54 05 440.. AD Antonio Torralba, Dominic Begg, Ben Rowdon and Tunde 4 26-51 06 438+. GY The Gypsy's Caravan 3 21+ 07 395.. AS Team Asia (Mitch Herczeg, Barry Chamish, and Arieh Gamliel) 3 47,48 T08 380.. RP Randy Price 1 47 T08 380.. TC Team Corning 5 various 10 370x. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jeff, Jim, Steve, Mitch, Denise, Kevin, Bill, Vinnie, Kim, Bruce, Kyra 12 13-65 T11 340.. FO The Forgotten Ones 2 Over 18 T11 340.. WM Will McCorry 1 42 13 320+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Marc Dashevsky, 4 47,50, Bigfoot Mae) 47,- 14 299.. NA NAVAIRHEADS (Tom and "The Falk") (a.k.a. New Wave Dave Fan Club) 2 53,48 15 290-. OT Oldtunes (Mike Weaver, Ben Bagdonas, George McClellan) 3 52+ T16 280.. EQ L'Equipe ? ?? T16 280.. RA Ron Anderson 1 49 T16 280.. WB The Wicked Boys -- Sanford Stein, Paul Hallaman, Jim Medellin 3 40s T19 260.. BL Bruce Long 1 52 T19 260.. PL Pete, Lee, Brian, Pam, Eva, Mike 6 50+/- 21 240.. CM Curt Miller 1 50 22 210.. BT Bonnie Teitelbaum 1 49 23 200.. EM Evelyn Martinez 2 45-50 24 160.. GC Gregory Chambers 1 46 25 140.. OF The Old Folks at DG 4 various 26 80.. DM Dave Mack 1 35 27 60.. JR Jessica Raine 1 25 ---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+------- Place ID # on Score Name team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ 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. For tie-breakers (songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit, an "x" indicates incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess. Song# TT 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 12 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +. MJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. DE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. JL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 x. AD 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. GY 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 +. AS 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 . 0 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 .. TC 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. EJ 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 10 . . 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 x. FO 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . 20 . . 20 . 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. WM 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . . 20 . . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. CO 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . . . 20 +. NA 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 20 . . 20 19 . 20 20 . . 20 20 .. OT 20 . 20 20 20 20 0 20 . 10 . 20 20 20 0 . 20 . 20 20 20 0 . 0 20 -. EQ 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 20 . . . 20 .. RA 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . 20 . . 20 . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 20 . . 20 20 .. WB 20 . 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 . . 20 . 20 0 0 20 10 20 20 10 0 0 . 20 .. BL 20 . 20 20 20 0 . . 20 . . 20 . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 20 . . 20 20 .. PL 20 . 20 20 20 . . . . . . 20 . 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 .. CM 20 0 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . . . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 0 . . . 20 .. BT 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . . . . . 20 . . . 10 . 20 20 . . . 20 .. EM 20 . 20 . 20 20 . 20 . . . 20 . . . . . . 20 20 20 . . . 20 .. GC 20 . . . 20 20 . . . . . . . 20 . . 20 . . 20 . . 20 . 20 .. OF 20 . . . 20 20 . 20 . . . . 0 . . . 20 . . 20 . . . . 20 .. DM . . 20 20 20 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .. JR . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 . . . 10 .. --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- 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 12 Song# TT ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #151 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 == NOTE: Recordings charting between late 1963 and early 1965 == show a "peak R&B" of {n/c}, meaning "no chart," as Billboard == didn't publish an R&B chart from 11/30/63 thru 1/23/65. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everybody tells me I'm wrong To want you so badly (badly, badly, badly) But there's a voice a-drivin' me on I'd follow it gladly (gladly, gladly, gladly) #01) The American Breed: "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1967/68) [5] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#23.] FO:[A #1 hit in UK for The Amen Corner.] I really mean it When I tell you I'll be at your beck and call Tell me you want me And our love will conquer all #02) Lee Andrews and The Hearts: "Try The Impossible" (1958) [33] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#27.] The other day I saw you as I walked along the road But when I saw him with you, I could feel my future fold It's so easy for a girl like you to lie Tell me why #03) The Beatles: "What Goes On" (1966) [81] {-} [In the UK, this was strictly an album track from the "Rubber Soul" LP. In the US, it was chopped from "Rubber Soul," appeared as the B-side of the "Nowhere Man" single, and also appeared on the US-only "'Yesterday' ... and Today" LP. "What Goes On" sounds pretty crude by 1965/66 Beatles standards, and understandably so -- it was in fact a very early Lennon-McCartney composition. It was already ancient when it was first recorded on 5 March 1963 (this version was never used and does not survive). The "official" version was hurriedly recorded in one take on 4 November 1965 (with the release deadline for the "Rubber Soul" LP less than a month away) as that album's obligatory Ringo vocal. Perhaps to compensate Ringo for sticking him with a less-than-sparkling tune, he wound up with co-writing credit (it's officially attributed to "Lennon-McCartney-Starkey").] Well, one day you're up, and the next day you're down You can't face the world with your head to the ground The grass is always greener on the other side, they say So don't worry, boy, life will be sweet someday #04) Blues Magoos: "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" (1966/67) [5] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#13.] AS:[First group I ever saw with a psychedelic stage show.] FO:[I always wondered if Deep Purple 'borrowed' the Blues Magoos' riff for "Black Night". They're very similar! And while we're on the subject, did Deep Purple also borrow the opening bars of Astrud Gilberto's 'Maria Quiet' for the famous 'Smoke on the Water' riff. I think we should be told!] I'm gonna leave the city, got to get away I'm gonna leave the city, got to get away All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can't stay #05) Canned Heat: "Going Up the Country" (1968/69) [11] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#36. That repeated flute lick was "borrowed" from some 1920s/30s blues recording, whose name escapes me.] If you must go Oh, no, I won't grieve If you wait a lifetime Before you leave #06) The Casinos: "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (1967) [6] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#1. Written by John D. Loudermilk. Subsequent charting versions by Eddy Arnold (1968), Glen Campbell (1976; part of a medley), and Toby Beau (1979).] Well, my pretty baby just a-left me this mornin' Said she didn't wanna see me no more Told me not to call her on the telephone And never come a-knockin' on her door Well, I fumed and I fussed and I mighta cried a little My head went a-spinnin' around #07) Jimmy Dean: "Little Black Book" (1962) [29] {-} Whisper to her, Mr. Wind Sing to her, Mr. Robin And Mrs. Moonlight, put in a word for me #08) Tommy Edwards: "Please Mr. Sun" (1959) [11] {18} [Previously used in GOLQ#47. Three artists charted with this song in early 1952: Edwards himself (different version from the 1959 release), Perry Como, and Johnnie Ray. There was also a later charting version by The Vogues (1966).] Go get your partner Get in line We're gonna have ourselves a heck of a time #09) The Fantastic Johnny C: "Boogaloo Down Broadway" (1967/68) [7] {5} [Previously used in GOLQ#40. Song was written and produced by Jesse James. The B-side, "Look What Love Can Make You Do," features new vocals by Johnny over the same instrumental track as the A-side. The "C" in his stage name is from his last name, "Corley."] Fourteen days Fourteen fights Fourteen lefts and fourteen rights And I'm rockin' Rockin' on down the line #10) Bill Haley and His Comets: "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy" (1956) [60] {-} Each night I kneel And say a prayer Hoping when I wake You'll still be there #11) Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds: "Love You So" (1960) [7] {11} [Previously used in GOLQ#21.] And now that I've grown up And the woman I love, she has gone Now that I'm a man, I think I understand Sometimes everyone sings this song #12) Major Lance: "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (1964) [5] {n/c} [Previously used in GOLQ#32. Written by Curtis Mayfield, who died in December '99. Mayfield had been a quadriplegic since a freak 1990 accident, in which he was struck by a falling light tower while on stage. Johnny Rivers charted with his 1977/78 version, under the title "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)."] FO:[A hit in UK for Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders.] Hey there, friend You say your radiators didn't work all winter And now that it's summer, they started up again And you can't turn them off #13) Eddie Lawrence: "The Old Philosopher" (1956) [34] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#66.] I joke around at a party when you are there But you don't laugh, you don't look You just don't care #14) Gary Lewis and the Playboys: "Everybody Loves a Clown" (1965) [4] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#15.] Why did you leave me, darling, oh so soon? Was it a game, dear? Am I to blame, dear? Your memory lingers on like sweet perfume #15) Little Anthony and The Imperials: "My Empty Room" (1960) [86] {-} MJ:[Based on Tschaikovsky's Pathetique.] He'll send you an angel An angel from above One time I was lonely And one time I was blue #16) The Ly-dells: "Wizard Of Love" (1961) [54] {-} [Previously used in GOLQ#27.] Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night 'Cause everything's wrong And nothin' ain't right without you #17) Guy Mitchell: "Singing the Blues" (1956/57) [1] {4} [Previously used in GOLQ#24. Topped the charts for 10 weeks. Marty Robbins' version also charted in 1956/57.] MJ:[Ray Conniff does the whistling solos.] It won't be long 'Til I hold you in my arms And, baby, that's where you belong #18) Ricky Nelson: "I Got a Feeling" (1958/59) [10] {-} [B-side of the #7 hit "Lonesome Town."] The joint was a-jumpin' on the corner Down on-a Honky Tonk Street When all of a sudden, up drove a Cadillac #19) The Olympics: "Big Boy Pete" (1960) [50] {10} [Previously used in GOLQ#13. Song was originally recorded by Don and Dewey (Don Harris of the duo died in December '99). The melody was re-used in The Kingsmen's 1965 novelty hit, "The Jolly Green Giant."] MJ:[Inspiration for "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown."] The one I adore Love you forever, and ever more I'm just a fool A fool in love with you #20) The Penguins: "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" (1954/55) [8] {1} [Previously used in GOLQ#1. Topped the R&B chart for 3 weeks. Contemporaneous covers by The Crew-Cuts and by Gloria Mann charted in early '55. Latter-day charting covers by Johnny Tillotson (1960), The Vogues (1969), and New Edition (1986).] Oh Johnny, oh Johnny I fear you are unkind I love you far better than all of mankind I love you far better than words can e'er express Won't you let me go with you? "Yes, my love, yes" #21) Peter, Paul & Mary: "The Cruel War" (1966) [52] {-} [Written by Peter Yarrow of the trio. The original version appeared on their 1962 eponymous LP (their debut album, and #1 on the Billboard's LP chart for 7 weeks) and as a B-side in 1963, backing "Stewball." A different version was used for the 1966 single.] JR:[I have seen wannabe-Authentic folkies claim that this song dates back to the Civil War and that PPM just adapted it. In fact, though, I'm pretty sure they wrote it.] On a cold rainin' windy night She shut all my doors She cut off the lights She hold me and squeeze me tight #22) Otis Redding: "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" (1968) [25] {10} [Released posthumously (Otis died in a plane crash on 10 December 1967). Written by Redding and Steve Cropper, as an obvious "answer song" to his own 1966 hit, "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)."] She tells 'em that she loves 'em And then says goodbye #23) Tommy Roe: "Hooray for Hazel" (1966) [6] {-} And if I know she's worried Then I would feel that same misery We've been through so much together We stand as one And that's what makes it better #24) Sam & Dave: "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1967) [42] {2} [Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville charted with their 1990 version.] So I went to the corner Just to ease my pain, said Just to ease my pain I got troubled, whoa-oh I got worried, whoa-oh I came home again #25) We Five: "You Were on My Mind" (1965) [3] {-} [Written by Sylvia Fricker, of the Canadian husband-and-wife folk duo Ian & Sylvia. The duo's original version appeared on their 1964 LP, "Northern Journey." We Five's cover differs significantly in both lyrics and melody. Previously used in GOLQ#11 and GOLQ#98. Version by Crispian St. Peters charted in 1967.] JR:[The Ian & Sylvia version is a lot better.] FO:[A hit in England for Crispian St. Peters.] ------------ Tie-breakers: ------------ Did you make a resolution to the one you love? Did you tell her that she'll always be the one you're thinking of? #T1) The Heartbeats: "After New Year's Eve" (1957/58) [-] {-} [My token holiday-season reference ...] Now, when I met you, baby I was a dyin' man You made my life worth livin' Girl, you made me what I am #T2) Cliff Nobles & Co.: "Love Is All Right" (1968) [-] {-} [This was intended as the A-side of the record; the B-side was an instrumental-only re-mix which omitted Nobles' vocal track. For some reason, DJs began playing the B-side -- thus, "The Horse" became the big hit (#2 for 3 weeks), and "Love Is All Right" remained an obscurity. (It's so obscure that it was the only song on the quiz that no one identified.] _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.63 #25) We Five: "You Were on My Mind" (1965) [3] {-} 19.26 #05) Canned Heat: "Going Up the Country" (1968/69) [11] {-} 19.26 #20) The Penguins: "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" (1954/55) [8] {1} 18.52 #01) The American Breed: "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1967/68) [5] {-} 17.41 #06) The Casinos: "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (1967) [6] {-} 17.04 #03) The Beatles: "What Goes On" (1966) [81] {-} 17.04 #04) Blues Magoos: "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" (1966/67) [5] {-} 17.04 #14) Gary Lewis and the Playboys: "Everybody Loves a Clown" (1965) [4] {-} 17.04 #17) Guy Mitchell: "Singing the Blues" (1956/57) [1] {4} 16.67 #21) Peter, Paul & Mary: "The Cruel War" (1966) [52] {-} 14.81 #08) Tommy Edwards: "Please Mr. Sun" (1959) [11] {18} 13.89 #19) The Olympics: "Big Boy Pete" (1960) [50] {10} 12.59 #09) The Fantastic Johnny C: "Boogaloo Down Broadway" (1967/68) [7] {5} 11.85 #12) Major Lance: "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (1964) [5] {n/c} 10.37 #13) Eddie Lawrence: "The Old Philosopher" (1956) [34] {-} 10.37 #24) Sam & Dave: "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1967) [42] {2} 9.96 #18) Ricky Nelson: "I Got a Feeling" (1958/59) [10] {-} 9.63 #23) Tommy Roe: "Hooray for Hazel" (1966) [6] {-} 8.15 #22) Otis Redding: "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" (1968) [25] {10} 6.67 #02) Lee Andrews and The Hearts: "Try The Impossible" (1958) [33] {-} 5.93 #07) Jimmy Dean: "Little Black Book" (1962) [29] {-} 5.19 #16) The Ly-dells: "Wizard Of Love" (1961) [54] {-} 4.81 #15) Little Anthony and The Imperials: "My Empty Room" (1960) [86] {-} 2.93 #10) Bill Haley and His Comets: "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy" (1956) [60] {-} 2.78 #T1) The Heartbeats: "After New Year's Eve" (1957/58) [-] {-} 2.19 #11) Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds: "Love You So" (1960) [7] {11} 0.00 #T2) Cliff Nobles & Co.: "Love Is All Right" (1968) [-] {-} * These songs were MORE recognized than I expected: 16.67 #21) Peter, Paul & Mary: "The Cruel War" (1966) [52] {-} * These songs were LESS recognized than I expected: 11.85 #12) Major Lance: "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (1964) [5] {n/c} 2.19 #11) Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds: "Love You So" (1960) [7] {11} * With the exception of #T2, each song was solved by at least 3 entrants. * More fun facts: The mean and median scores on this quiz were 308 and 299, respectively. _____________________________________________________________________________ -- Howard Teitelbaum (hat&gdats.com)