Date: 2 Dec 2006 19:15:11 -0000
Message-ID: <20061202191511.5490.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq238@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 238 (GOLQ238)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #238 (GOLQ238)
Congratulations to the team of Randy Price & Peter Morley, who won with a
perfect score. They finished one point ahead of The Village Idiots, who also
identified all 27 songs.
Four teams clustered for 3rd through 6th, missing only one song apiece. The
bronze went to Across the Boarder; a point behind them, tied for 4th, were the
EMC and Friends team and The Genateam, followed by The Gypsy's Caravan in 6th.
Also, a very strong 7th place performance by The EJ's & Co., who missed two
songs. As always, thanks to everyone who entered!
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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.
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
1 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com,
pmorley&nyc.rr.com> 2 37-54
2 499++ VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping)
<Clete6&aol.com> 5 <56
3 480++ AB Across the Boarder <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 2 --
T 4 479++ EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 4 various
T 4 479++ GE The GENATEAM <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 5 38 to 58
6 477++ GY The Gypsy's Caravan <IRISS&AOL.COM> 4 21+
7 459++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Danda, Dennis,
Vinnie, Bruce, Kyra, Mitch <brombere&matc.edu> 9 20+
8 419++ JW James White <jjwhite6&woh.rr.com> 1 58
9 417++ DE Delphi Trivia Club (SafeHouse, JuliaMD11, Dezak,
DJ101556, und83) <billp49&pd.jaring.my> 6 35-63
10 400+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 49
11 380+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <bob&egh.com> 5 50s,60s
12 360++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Norm 6 54,57,54,
Katuna, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 61,--,54
13 309+. WB The Wicked Boys (Sanford Stein, Paul Hallaman)
<Sanford_stein&rush.edu, hallaman&california.com> 2 56
14 252+. NA NAVAIRHEADS (Tom & Rick) <none listed> 2 55 & 60
15 200+. CM Curt Miller <cumomi&comcast.net> 1 57
16 100+. BT Bonnie Teitelbaum <no net access> 1 56
17 62.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 32
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
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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 an 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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
AB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
EM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 ++
GE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 ++
GY 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 ++
EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
JW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 19 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 ++
DE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 18 20 . . 20 19 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 20 20 . 20 +.
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 20 20 0 0 20 +.
CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 ++
WB . 20 . 20 20 20 10 20 . . 20 19 . . 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 +.
NA . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . 18 . . . 20 . 20 20 . . 20 14 . . 20 +.
CM . 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 . . . . . 20 20 20 . . 20 . . . +.
BT . . . . 20 . . . . . 20 . . . . . 20 . . . . 20 . . 20 +.
JR . 9 . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 10 . . . . 20 15 . . . . ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #238 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.
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Good and bad
Big or small
In and out
None at all
#01) Abaco Dream: "Life and Death in G & A" (1969) [74] {25}
[Earliest (alphabetically) GOLQ-eligible artist, a fun factoid also noticed
by the Really Rockin' In Boston team. Song written by Sly Stone.]
You can make this beggar a king
A clown or a poet
#02) The American Breed: "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1967/68) [5] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQs #23 & 151. Originally recorded in 1966 by a
female band, The Models, in a psychedelic reverb-y style.]
It's a cozy table, isn't it?
And champagne, my dear!
#03) Jim Backus and Friend: "Delicious!" (1958) [50] {-}
[Novelty recording in which the conversation between Backus and an
unidentified female companion gets progressively more giddy as they drink
more bubbly. Instrumental accompaniment is credited to "Appleknocker and
His Group." Minus one point if you omitted "and Friend."]
Meanwhile, I was thinkin' ...
She's in the mood, no needin' break it
I got a chance, I oughtta take it
#04) Chuck Berry: "Little Queenie" (1959) [80] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #51. This song peaked at #80, and Chuck Berry
himself turned 80 - EIGHTY! - on October 18.]
I'll make you happy
You'll never be blue
You'll have no sorrow
'Cause I'll always be true
#05) The Dave Clark Five: "Glad All Over" (1964) [6] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #48. Several entrants gently chided me about
not including the echoed backing vocals, namely:
(make you happy)
(never be blue)
(have no sorrow)
(always be true)]
That's what the good book says
#06) Dick and Deedee: "Thou Shalt Not Steal" (1964/65) [13] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #25. Written by John D. Loudermilk, who briefly
charted with his version in 1962.]
Poor Otis, dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with the red dress on
Poor Otis, dead and gone
#07) The Doors: "Runnin' Blue" (1969) [64] {-}
[This is the song's intro, sung acappella by Jim Morrison. Written by the
group's guitarist, Robbie Krieger. In addition to the lyrics above, the
song contains at least one other Otis Redding reference: "Got to find
the dock of the bay / Maybe find it back in L.A."]
Here comes Boy
Singing a song
And Cheetah listening
Says he's kinda slow
#08) The Eternals: "Rockin' in the Jungle" (1959) [78] {-}
Now, listen everybody
I want you to listen to what I say, now, now, now
Everybody's gonna do it
All across the U.S.A.
#09) The Fantastic Johnny C: "Hitch it to the Horse (1968) [34] {25}
I wonder if I keep on praying
Will our dreams be the same?
I wonder if you ever think of me too
#10) The Four Freshmen: "Charmaine" (1955/56) [69] {-}
[Originally a hit song in 1927 (the first hit for Guy Lombardo & His Royal
Canadians), with at least 40 recorded versions since then.]
May others plan their future
I'm busy loving you
#11) The Grass Roots: "Let's Live for Today" (1967) [8] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQs #4 & 105. Original version of the song was made
in Italian in 1966 by The Rokes - a British band recording in Italy. Its
original title was "Piangi con Me" (Cry with Me). It was first recorded
with English lyrics, under the title "Be Mine Again," by a Dutch group
called Skope. The Rokes themselves then recorded an English version with
totally different lyrics, as "Let's Live for Today" - for some reason, this
remained unreleased initially. In the meantime, another British band, The
Living Daylights, recorded "Let's Live for Today," and it became a minor UK
hit. The Living Daylights' version inspired The Grass Roots' cover, which
became the major hit. The Rokes' English version was then released, but
made little impact.
Both The Rokes and The Living Daylights sing the refrain as
"Sha la la-la-la, let's live for today" - The Grass Roots never actually
sing the entire title, as they sing "Sha la la-la-la-la, live for today."
Of course, the refrain sounds suspiciously like that in The Drifters'
1960/61 hit, "I Count the Tears": "Na na na-na-na-na, late at night."
Minus two points if you omitted "Let's" from the title.]
There's an island in the Caribbean Sea
Where the natives dance and rock with glee
#12) Bill Haley and His Comets: "Mambo Rock" (1955) [18] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #136. Minus one point if you said "The Comets"
instead of "His Comets."]
Tell me the name of your sweetheart
Now, you're the little girl I used to chase around the block
#13) Jay and The Techniques: "Strawberry Shortcake" (1968) [39] {-}
[An obvious follow-up, with both melodic and culinary similarities, to
"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie."]
There's a new dance on the streets and it's mean, baby, mean
(Mean, baby, mean, mean, baby, mean)
It wipes the African Twist right off of the scene
(Right off of the scene, right off of the scene)
#14) B. B. King: "The B. B. Jones" (1968) [98] {-}
[The flip, "You Put it on Me," also charted briefly.]
Filled with regret, I come back begging you
Forgive, forget, where's the love we once knew?
#15) Robert Knight: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14}
[Previously used in GOLQ #24. Carl Carlton (1974) and Gloria Estefan
(1995) also hit the US pop charts with this song. Wikipedia's entry for
this song lists no fewer than 17 versions.]
Well-a who's that guy you've been seeing most every day?
He shouldn't be allowed to come and take my baby away
#16) Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano: "Break-Up" (1958) [52] {-}
[Minus one point if you omitted "and His Pumping Piano."]
Once you get it
You never wanna quit
#17) Mickey and Sylvia: "Love Is Strange" (1957) [11] {1}
[Previously used in GOLQs #11 & 99.]
I'm looking at myself, reflections of my mind
It's just the kind of day to leave myself behind
#18) The Moody Blues: "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" (1968) [24] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #75.]
Domino, Checker, and Presley
Help to make things right
#19) Nino & The Ebb Tides: "Juke Box Saturday Night" (1961) [57] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #110. This was the third iteration of the song,
whose gimmick was to mention contemporary popular artists, and then perform
a takeoff of them. Originally a hit in 1942 for Glenn Miller & His
Orchestra (with vocals by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, and The Modernaires),
featuring takeoffs of Harry James and The Ink Spots. It was then updated in
1953 by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly, as "New Juke Box Saturday Night."
The 1961 flavor featured takeoffs of The Monotones ("Book of Love") and The
Silhouettes ("Get a Job").]
Action speaks louder than words
And I'm a man with great experience
I know you got you another man
But I can love you better than him
#20) Otis Redding: "Hard to Handle" (1968) [51] {38}
[Previously used in GOLQ #79. Jessica Raine noted: "Also exists in fine
versions by The Commitments and The Black Crowes."]
Don't let him tell you that he wants you
'Cause he can't give you love which isn't there
#21) Bobby Rydell: "Forget Him" (1963/64) [4] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #26.]
If they gave me a fortune
My pleasure would be small
I could lose it all tomorrow
And never mind at all
#22) The Seekers: "I'll Never Find Another You" (1965) [4] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQs #4 & 125. The quartet (Judith Durham, Keith
Potger, Bruce Woodley, and Athol Guy) formed in 1963, and became locally
popular in Melbourne. They were hired to entertain on a cruise ship bound
to England; while there, they met their first producer, Tom Springfield
(né Dion O'Brien, and brother of Dusty). This song was their first
recording (a Springfield composition), and it topped the UK and Australian
charts. Durham left the group in 1968, and it disbanded the following year.
After several reincarnations with varying personnel in the '70s and '80s,
the original quartet reunited in the early '90s, and they have performed
occasionally since then.]
It's my thing!
I'm gonna do what I wanna do!
#23) Ike & Tina Turner: "Bold Soul Sister" (1969/70) [59] {22}
[The exclamation points don't do justice to Tina's screaming. Several folks
thought this was Marva Whitney's "It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to
Sock it To)," which was an answer song to The Isley Brothers' "It's Your
Thing." Marva's song has similar lyrics ("I can" instead of "I'm gonna"),
but she doesn't fit alphabetically.]
You say you never been kissed before
You always leave 'em standing at the door
And when they try to kiss you, you just say goodbye
You always tell 'em "no" and never tell 'em why
#24) Jr. Walker & The All Stars: "Pucker Up Buttercup" (1967) [31] {11}
It's nothing like I ever thought it would be
Someone opened up a door for me
#25) The Young Rascals: "A Girl Like You" (1967) [10] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #44.]
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Tie-Breakers
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My girl says when I kiss her lips
She gets a thrill through her fingertips
#T1) The Beatles: "Boys" (1965) [102] {-}
[Actually recorded in 1963, as the token Ringo vocal for their debut LP,
"Please Please Me." In the U.S., it appeared first on the 1963 Vee Jay LP
"Introducing the Beatles." Capitol re-released it twice in 1965; as part
of their "The Early Beatles" LP, and also on a single (backed with "Kansas
City") on their oldies label, Starline - the single "bubbled under" at
#102. The Genateam noted: "This song reached #2 in Australia in June 1964.
It was/is on the 'Requests' E.P."
The song was originally recorded by The Shirelles in 1960, appearing
as the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." Their original lyrics were:
Mama says when you kiss my lips
I get a thrill through my fingertips]
He told me not to worry
That my cavity just needed fillin'
#T2) Dinah Washington with Cootie Williams' Orchestra: "Long John Blues"
(1949) [-] {3}
[One of the great double-entendre R&B songs. Ostensibly about a tall
dentist, but the sexual metaphor of "Long John" filling her cavity was
fairly obvious. This was a two-sided hit, as the flip, "Baby Get Lost,"
topped the R&B chart. The Genateam also cited versions by Esther Phillips
and Irene Reid.
My original choice for song #T2 was Wynonie Harris' "Lovin' Machine." This
song, and essentially the same lyrics, were used as a tiebreaker in GOLQ
#110, a fact which eluded me when I originally checked the Used List.]
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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
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19.06 #11) The Grass Roots: "Let's Live for Today" (1967) [8] {-}
18.82 #T1) The Beatles: "Boys" (1965) [102] {-}
18.47 #22) The Seekers: "I'll Never Find Another You" (1965) [4] {-}
18.18 #02) The American Breed: "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1967/68) [5] {-}
17.65 #04) Chuck Berry: "Little Queenie" (1959) [80] {-}
17.65 #05) The Dave Clark Five: "Glad All Over" (1964) [6] {n/c}
17.65 #17) Mickey and Sylvia: "Love Is Strange" (1957) [11] {1}
17.65 #18) The Moody Blues: "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)"
(1968) [24] {-}
17.65 #25) The Young Rascals: "A Girl Like You" (1967) [10] {-}
17.06 #07) The Doors: "Runnin' Blue" (1969) [64] {-}
16.47 #06) Dick and Deedee: "Thou Shalt Not Steal" (1964/65) [13] {n/c}
16.47 #08) The Eternals: "Rockin' in the Jungle" (1959) [78] {-}
16.41 #03) Jim Backus and Friend: "Delicious!" (1958) [50] {-}
14.71 #15) Robert Knight: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14}
14.12 #20) Otis Redding: "Hard to Handle" (1968) [51] {38}
12.94 #01) Abaco Dream: "Life and Death in G & A" (1969) [74] {25}
12.94 #14) B. B. King: "The B. B. Jones" (1968) [98] {-}
12.94 #19) Nino & The Ebb Tides: "Juke Box Saturday Night" (1961) [57] {-}
12.82 #12) Bill Haley and His Comets: "Mambo Rock" (1955) [18] {-}
11.76 #13) Jay and The Techniques: "Strawberry Shortcake" (1968) [39] {-}
11.76 #24) Jr. Walker & The All Stars: "Pucker Up Buttercup" (1967) [31] {11}
11.76 #T2) Dinah Washington with Cootie Williams' Orchestra:
"Long John Blues" (1949) [-] {3}
11.35 #16) Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano: "Break-Up" (1958) [52] {-}
10.59 #10) The Four Freshmen: "Charmaine" (1955/56) [69] {-}
9.41 #09) The Fantastic Johnny C: "Hitch it to the Horse (1968) [34] {25}
5.88 #23) Ike & Tina Turner: "Bold Soul Sister" (1969/70) [59] {22}
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-- Howard Teitelbaum