Date: 1 May 2005 20:02:36 -0000
Message-ID: <20050501200236.95709.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 219 (GOLQ219)
From: Mick Tursky <golq219@golq.org>
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #219 (GOLQ219)
Congratulations to REALLY ROCKIN' IN BOSTON and RANDY PRICE & PETER MORLEY who
tied for first place by each team identifying all 25 regular songs plus both
tiebreakers. THE COASTERS came next, missing only one song. THE VILLAGE IDIOTS
missed only three. JOHN FOX and MIKE WEAVER each got both tiebreakers.
I want to thank everyone who entered the quiz.
Bob Bluestein has already posted GOLQ 220.
-- Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com>
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Tie Breaker Scoring Key
+ after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
# on
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address Team Age(s)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
T01 500++ RR Really Rockin'In Boston <bob&egh.com> 5 50's
T01 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com> 2 35-53
<pmorley&nyc.rr.com>
03 480++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert,
Magic Marc, Norm Katuna, Regina Litman)
<rns&san.rr.com> 5 52-59
04 440++ VI The Village Idiots
(Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping) <Clete6&aol.com> 5 53
05 350++ JF John Fox <FourHbcaps&aol.com> 1 53
06 310-+ LB Tom Adams, Sean Anglum, Lori Bailey,
David Bailey, Rick Crane, Warren Fellman,
Dan Rector, Ed Toutant <baileyl&ci.boulder.co.us> 8 boomers
07 310x. JN Jean <joshea&sympatico.ca> 1
08 300++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 57
T09 280.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.
(Ellis, Steve, Carl, Mitch, Vinnie)
<brombere&matc.edu> 5 40+
T09 280.. DT Delphi Trivia Club
(JuliaMD, Logot, ClueLess, jo201, und83)
<billp49&concentric.net> 6 30-50
11 270-x BP BP Oz (Brian, Pam) <brian&opossumsystems.com> 2 60ish
12 260-. HT Howard Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 1 46
13 260.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 47
14 250x. GT The Genateam <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 4 36-57
15 238-. CC Cole & Cole <jonathan.cole&siemens.com> 1 59
16 220-+ CM Curt Miller <curtismiller&launchnet.com> 1 56
17 210-. NV NAVAIRHEADS <thomas.pillion&navy.mil> 2 58,52
18 150.. DO The Dutch Officials 4
19 140-. MA Matt Aument <MatteoAlMonty&aol.com> 1 16
20 130.. EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 5 various
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Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s)
Team
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
RP 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
CO 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VI 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 0
JF - - 20 20 20 - 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 -
LB - 10 20 20 20 0 - - 20 10 20 20 10 - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 -
JN 20 0 20 20 20 0 - - 20 - 20 - 20 10 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 0
MW - 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 -
EJ - 20 20 20 20 0 - - - 10 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 - 0 10 20 20 -
DT - - 20 20 20 0 - - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 -
BP - 10 20 20 20 - 20 - - 10 20 0 20 10 10 20 20 - 20 - 10 - 20 20 -
HT - - 20 20 20 20 - - - 10 20 20 20 10 - 20 20 - 20 - - - 20 20 -
WM - - 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 -
GT - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - 20 10 20 20 0 - 20 - 0 - 0 20 -
CC - - 20 20 20 20 - 0 - 10 20 18 10 10 20 - 10 - 20 - - - 20 20 -
CM - - 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 10 20 10 20 - 20 - 20 - - - 20 20 -
NV - 0 20 20 0 0 20 0 - 20 - - 20 10 20 0 20 0 20 - 20 - 20 0 -
DO - 10 20 20 - - - - - - 20 - - - 20 20 - - 20 - - - - 20 -
MA - - 20 20 - - - 20 - - 20 - 20 - - - - - 0 - - - 20 20 -
EM - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - 20 - 20 - 10 - - - 0 - 20 20 -
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #219 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B}
[-] = did not make pop chart
{-} = did not make R&B chart
{F} = made R&B chart as a flip side
{n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period
of peak popularity
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Blow away, yeah yeah, blow away
#01) Steve Alaimo: Cast Your Fate To The Wind (1965) [89] {-}
#02) Paul Anka: Cinderella (1961) [70] {-}
My Grandfather and me
#03) The Beach Boys: Sloop John B (1966) [3] {-}
You're not a kid any more
#04) Marcie Blane: Bobby's Girl (1962/63) [3] {14}
#05) The Box Tops: Soul Deep (1969) [18] {-}
#06) The Cadillacs: Peek-A-Boo (1958/59) [28] {20}
I'm gettin' closer to home
If I'd a had me a bit mo' money
I coulda got...
#07) Bruce Channel: Mr. Bus Driver (1967) [90] {-}
The entire line is: I coulda got a jet and flown
I had expected more players to find Channel's unique
voice familiar.
#08) The Chordettes: Zorro (1958) [17] {-}
Should have added the sword swoosh, then more people
might have pictured Guy Williams in his mask.
#09) Arthur Conley: Funky Street (1968) [14] {5}
I may be young and I still go to school
#10) Fabian: I'm A Man (1959) [31] {-}
#11) Georgie Fame: The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde (1968) [7] {-}
#12) Bobby Freeman: C'mon And Swim (1964) [7] {-}
When you've climbed the highest mountain
#13) Gogi Grant: Suddenly, There's A Valley (1955) [9] {-}
#14) Bill Haley And His Comets: The Saints Rock 'N Roll (1956) [18] {F}
I preach my dear friends, you're about to receive
On John Barleycorn, nicotine, and the temptations of Eve
#15) The Hombres: Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (1967) [12] {-}
(na na na na na) c'mon baby na na na na na na na (na na na na na na na)
#16) Andy Kim: Baby, I Love You (1969) [9] {-}
This scored pretty well, considering I couldn't find a clip
of the song anywhere.
#17) Ramsey Lewis: One, Two, Three (1967) [67] {-}
Come in the water's fine
#18) The Music Explosion: Sunshine Games (1967) [63] {-}
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan,
Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer...
#19) Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance (1969) [14] {-}
#20) The Platters: It's Raining Outside (1958) [93] {-}
#21) Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra: Lisbon Antigua (1955/56) [1] {-}
#22) Sly & The Family Stone: M'Lady (1968) [93] {-}
#23) Three Dog Night: One (1969) [5] {-}
#24) The Troggs: Love Is All Around (1968) [7] {-}
#25) Noble "Thin Man" Watts & His Rhythm Sparks: Hard Times (The Slop)
(1957) [44] {-}
(...3, 2, 1) Hey, get up everybody
We should be landin' soon
#T1) Gary (U.S.) Bonds: Trip To The Moon (1961) [-] {-}
The flip side of "School Is In" (GOLQ130). Several entrants
recognized Bond's voice, if not the song.
#T2) Poco: Pickin' Up The Pieces (1969) [-] {-}
Title track from their first LP. I was pleasantly surprised that
eight entrants knew this Richie Furay song.
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This chart ranks the songs/artists from most to least recognized. The second
number on the line denotes the average number 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
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T01 20.0 #03 The Beach Boys: Sloop John B
T01 20.0 #04 Marcie Blane: Bobby's Girl
03 19.0 #24 The Troggs: Love Is All Around
T04 18.0 #11 Georgie Fame: The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde
T04 18.0 #13 Gogi Grant: Suddenly, There's A Valley
T04 18.0 #19 Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance
T04 18.0 #23 Three Dog Night: One
08 17.5 #15 The Hombres: Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
09 16.0 #17 Ramsey Lewis: One, Two, Three
10 15.0 #16 Andy Kim: Baby, I Love You
11 14.0 #05 The Box Tops: Soul Deep
12 11.5 #10 Fabian: I'm A Man
13 10.5 #22 Sly & The Family Stone: M'Lady
14 10.4 #12 Bobby Freeman: Cmon' And Swim
T15 9.5 #21 Nelson Riddle and His Orhestra: Lisbon Antigua
T15 9.5 #T1 Gary (U.S.) Bonds: Trip To The Moon
17 9.0 #14 Bill Haley And His Comets: The Saints Rock 'N Roll
T18 8.0 #09 Arthur Conley: Funky Street
T18 8.0 #T2 Poco: Pickin' Up The Pieces
20 7.0 #07 Bruce Channel: Mr. Bus Driver
21 6.5 #02 Paul Anka: Cinderella
T22 6.0 #06 The Cadillacs: Peek-A-Boo
T22 6.0 #08 The Chordettes: Zorro
T24 5.0 #01 Steve Alaimo: Cast Your Fate To The Wind
T24 5.0 #18 The Music Explosion: Sunshine Games
T26 3.0 #20 The Platters: It's Raining Outside
T26 3.0 #25 Noble "Thin Man" Watts & His Rhythym Sparks: Hard Times
(The Slop)
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-- Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com>