Date: 5 Jan 2009 05:33:54 -0000
Message-ID: <20090105053354.10308.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Tom Pillion and Rick Falkenstein <golq263@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 263 (GOLQ263)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #263 (GOLQ263)
Thanks to the fifteen teams who took the time to play during this busiest
season of the year. We tried to make things a bit interesting by incorpo-
rating a seasonal theme, which over half of you correctly identified as
The Twelve Days Of Christmas." A reference to one of the gifts in the
"Twelve Days of Christmas" was in every entry, either in the title, lyric,
or artist. In the results below, we added a note indicating by quotation
marks the referenced "gift." Correct identification of the theme served
to break out several teams that would otherwise have tied.
Seven teams identified all 25 songs in the main part of the quiz. Gypsy's
Caravan and the Village Idiots tied for first by also correctly identifying
both tie breakers AND the special theme. The sympathy award goes to the
Delphi Trivia Club who also got both tie breakers and the theme but lost
one point due to a minor omission on #11, and thereby narrowly missed tying
for the top spot. EJ's also had a perfect score but did not identify the
theme so ended up in third place. Theme ID also broke a three-way tie for
the fifth spot, and a tie for the tenth spot.
Median score was 499 (!), and mean was 426, pretty high for what we
thought was going to be a more-difficult-than-average GOLQ.
Happy New Year, and we look forward to the GOLQ's of 2009!
Tom and Rick
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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++ GC The Gypsy's Caravan <IrisS&aol.com> 4 39+
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots <Clete6&aol.com> 5 56+
03 500++ EB The EJ'S & Co. <brombere&matc.edu> 4 40+
04 500+- AB Across The Boarder <joshea11&rogers.com> 2
T05 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 5 50+
T05 500+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 51
07 500+x GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&OptusNet.com.au> 4 40-64
08 499++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <billp49&pd.jaring.my> 7 45-65
09 460++ DM Die, Monster, Die <bob_in_jersey&yahoo.com> 1 48
10 440+. CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 6 56-63
11 440+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 62
12 386+x VS Vito & Salutations <Lori.Bailey&Colorado.edu> 5 B'mers
13 280+. HT Team Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 4 46-58
14 259+. EM EMC & Friends <Cochran_David&emc.com> 4 Var
15 120+x BC Barry Chamish <chamish&netvision.net.il> 1 44
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
GC 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EB 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
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
WM 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
AB 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
GT 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
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 - 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
MW 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VS 20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 08 20 - 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
HT 20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 -
EM 20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 19 - 20 20 - - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 - -
BC 20 - - 0 - 0 - 0 20 - - - 20 0 20 20 - 0 - - 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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And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called love
#01) Jewel Akens: "The Birds And The Bees" (1965) [3] {21}
Theme reference: Four calling "birds"
Oh, oh, I used to be a ladies man
But now she's got me
In the palm of her hand
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
#02) Belmonts, The: "Ann Marie" (1963) [86] {-}
Theme reference: Nine "ladies" dancing
Well, I went to a turkey roast down the street
The people down there eat like wild geese
#03) Boone, Pat: "Alabam" (1960) [47] {-}
Theme reference: Six "geese" a-laying
I tell you that he keeps all the hens
Fighting among themselves
Keeps all the hens
Fighting among themselves
#04) Cooke, Sam: "Little Red Rooster" (1963/1964) [11] {7}
Theme reference: Three French "hens"
What's gone wrong with Mary, I hear them say
Mary's not the Mary of yesterday
#05) Cryan' Shames, The: "Young Birds Fly" (1968) [99] {-}
Theme reference: Four calling "birds"
Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear
#06) Bobby Darin: "Artificial Flowers" (1960) [20] {-}
Theme reference: Nine "ladies" dancing
If you'd give me a chance
To love you one more time
Maybe my lips on yours
Could change your mind
#07) Ronnie Dove: "One Kiss For Old Times' Sake" (1965) [14] {-}
Theme reference" Two turtle "doves"
Two breakfast foods
And some toothpaste on a pear tree
#08) Freberg, Stan: "Green Chri$tma$" (1958) [44] {-}
Theme reference: And a partridge in a "pear tree"
And everywhere that Mary went
Mary went, Mary went
Everywhere that Mary went
The lamb hollered, go, go, go
#09) Gordon, Barry: "Rock Around Mother Goose" (1956) [52] {-}
Theme reference: Six "geese" a-laying
The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation
For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N
#10) Jan & Dean: "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review
and Timing Association" (1964) [77] {n/c}
Theme reference: Nine "ladies" dancing
Love isn't just for tonight
Or two arms that hold me so tight
Love is a song that two must learn to sing
#11) Laine, Frankie with The Easy Riders: "Love Is A Golden Ring"
(1957) [10] {-}
Note: Deducted one point for omitting The Easy Riders
Theme reference: Five "golden" rings
I need love and I want you, I do,
I wanna spend my life loving you.
#12) Lemon Pipers, The: "Rice Is Nice" (1968) [46] {-}
Theme reference: Eleven "pipers" piping
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
#13) Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas: "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
(1968) [12] {-}
Theme reference: Four calling "birds"
Laying in the green grass
Sha la la la la......
#14) Morrison, Van: "Brown Eyed Girl" (1967) [10] {-}
Theme reference: Six geese a-"laying"
Away from home a new identity I found
Said I was born elite
With maids and servants at my feet
I must have been insane
#15) Diana Ross And The Supremes: "I'm Livin' In Shame" (1969) [10] {-}
Theme reference: Eight "maids" a-milking
Come on, babe, follow me
Come on, babe, trust in me
Come on, babe, can't you see
Come on, babe, follow me
#16) Crispian St. Peters, Crispian: "The Pied Piper" (1966) [4] {-}
Theme reference: Eleven "pipers" piping
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
#17) Simon & Garfunkel: "The Boxer" (1969) [7] {-}
Theme reference: Six geese a-"laying"
Come, they told me
#18) Simeone, Harry, Chorale: "The Little Drummer Boy" (1958) [13] {-}
Note: Charted each year from 1958-62
Theme reference: Twelve "drummers" drumming
First you love me, yes; then you love me, no
I don`t know where I stand
Do we march together down the aisle
Or do I march that desert sand?
#19) Sinatra, Frank: "French Foreign Legion" (1959) [61] {-}
Theme reference: Three "French" hens
Suppose the streets were all on fire
The flames like tempers leaping higher
Suppose you'd lived there all your life
D'you think that you would mind?
#20) Spanky & Our Gang: "Give a Damn" (1968) [43] {-}
Theme reference: Ten lords a-"leaping"
Lovers walk along a shore
And leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming
Just the fingers of your hand?
#21) Springfield, Dusty: "The Windmills Of Your Mind" (1969) [31] {-}
Theme reference: Twelve drummers "drumming"
I never had a love so sweet
I never thought I'd be
Lucky enough to meet
A guy with all your charms
To hold me with loving arms
#22) Swann, Bettye: "Make Me Yours" (1967) [21] {1}
Theme reference: Seven "swans" a-swimming
Mary, Mary quite contrary
Tell me, how does your garden grow
You got silver bells and you got cockle shells
Pretty maids all in a row
#23) Thomas, Rufus: "Walking The Dog" (1963) [10] {5}
Theme reference: Eight "maids" a-milking
But this boy wants to settle down
And you know he'd rather be with you
#24) Turtles, The: "She'd Rather Be With Me" (1967) [3] {-}
Theme reference: Two "turtle" doves
As time went on he did his best
And all could see he didn't jest
He practiced calling bids both night and day
#25) Van Dyke, Leroy: "The Auctioneer" (1956) [19] {-}
Note: Listed in Whitburn as Van Dyke, but Gypsy's Caravan noted that
the 45rpm label reads, "Vandyke".
Theme reference: Four "calling" birds
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Tie-Breakers
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Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
#T1) Beatles, The: "A Day In The Life" (1967) [-] {-}
From the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Theme reference: Ten "lords" a-leaping
Woody knows nothing but pecking on a bough
Bough up in the blue
Never knew 'til I met you
What love oh love could do, could do
What love oh love could do
#T2) Fleetwoods, The: "Turtle Dove" (1960) [-] {-}
From their second album (1960), "The Fleetwoods" a.k.a. "Gretchen,
Gary and Barbara".
Note: Variations of the lyrics have been used as a verse in many
old-time folk songs, with differing song titles. The above
specific lyrics are pretty unique to the Fleetwoods' version.
Theme reference: Two "turtle doves"
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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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20.00 #01) Jewel Akens: "The Birds And The Bees"
20.00 #23) Thomas, Rufus: "Walking The Dog"
20.00 #T1) Beatles, The: "A Day In The Life"
19.87 #13) Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas: "Dream a Little Dream of
18.67 #04) Cooke, Sam: "Little Red Rooster"
18.67 #06) Bobby Darin: "Artificial Flowers"
18.67 #08) Freberg, Stan: "Green Chri$tma$"
18.67 #10) Jan & Dean: "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book
18.67 #14) Morrison, Van: "Brown Eyed Girl"
18.67 #15) Diana Ross And The Supremes: "I'm Livin' In Shame"
18.67 #16) Crispian St. Peters, Crispian: "The Pied Piper"
18.67 #18) Simeone, Harry, Chorale: "The Little Drummer Boy"
18.67 #24) Turtles, The: "She'd Rather Be With Me"
17.87 #09) Gordon, Barry: "Rock Around Mother Goose"
17.33 #17) Simon & Garfunkel: "The Boxer"
17.33 #20) Spanky & Our Gang: "Give a Damn"
17.33 #21) Springfield, Dusty: "The Windmills Of Your Mind"
16.00 #22) Swann, Bettye: "Make Me Yours"
16.00 #25) Van Dyke, Leroy: "The Auctioneer"
14.67 #07) Ronnie Dove: "One Kiss For Old Times' Sake"
14.67 #19) Sinatra, Frank: "French Foreign Legion"
14.47 #11) Laine, Frankie with The Easy Riders: "Love Is A Golden Ring"
13.33 #02) Belmonts, The: "Ann Marie"
13.33 #03) Boone, Pat: "Alabam"
13.33 #05) Cryan' Shames, The: "Young Birds Fly"
13.33 #12) Lemon Pipers, The: "Rice Is Nice"
07.33 #T2) Fleetwoods, The: "Turtle Dove"
We were surprised that songs we consider to be relatively obscure and which
we thought would be stumpers, such as "Little Red Rooster," "Green Chri$tma$."
and "The Annaheim, etc.," fared better than songs which we consider to be
much more well-known, or classics, such as "Brown Eyed Girl," "Little Drummer
Boy," and "The Boxer." We were also amazed at the number of people who
correctly identified "Young Birds Fly," a song which appeared on the Billboard
100 for only two weeks, peaking at #99.