Date: 2 May 2010 18:38:09 -0000
Message-ID: <20100502183809.89477.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq279@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 279 (GOLQ279)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #279 (GOLQ279)
Five teams tied for first with near-perfect scores, missing only one
tie-breaker. Congratulations to "Die, Monster, Die!," Delphi Trivia Club,
The GenaTeam, Really Rockin' In Boston, and The Village Idiots.
Will McCorry finished just off the pace, a tie-breaker away from a share of
first place. Also, excellent showings by The Gypsy's Caravan, The EJ'S & Co.,
Mike Weaver, and Virve Härkönen.
The hardest song proved to be tie-breaker T2, solved only by The Coasters.
(An unnamed source within The Coasters' secret command bunker revealed that
it was Bigfoot Mae who cracked the case.)
Although not an intended theme, I noticed that three songs (#08, 22, 24) have
identically-named - but unrelated - counterparts that were much bigger hits:
"Tell Him" (The Exciters, 1962, peak Pop #4)
"Smooth Operator" (Sade, 1985, peak Pop #5)
"The Pied Piper" (Crispian St. Peters, 1966, peak Pop #4)
After each song, I've given a link (YouTube, mostly) for your listening
pleasure. Some of them are high quality, some are in glorious low-fi!
Comments in brackets following some songs are mine, unless preceded by a
2-letter entrant ID.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The May 2010 quiz (GOLQ #280)
will be posted soon.
-- Howard Teitelbaum
_____________________________________________________________________________
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)
---+-----+--+-------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
T01 500+. DM Die, Monster, Die! <bob_homeo&entermail.net> 4 50!
T01 500+. DT Delphi Trivia Club (SafeHouse, marlnoe, HQR, Russ, und)
<BillP49&pd.jaring.my> 6 45-66
T01 500+. GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 6 41-62
T01 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 5 50s,60s
T01 500+. VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping)
<Clete6&aol.com> 5 <60
06 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 52
07 488+. GC The Gypsy's Caravan <IrisS&aol.com> 3 39+
08 480+. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Kyra, Vinnie, Mitch, Kent
<brombere&matc.edu> 6 23+
09 460+. MW Mike Weaver <Oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 63
10 460.. VH Virve Härkönen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 29
11 340++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Bigfoot
Mae, Norm Katuna, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 6 57-64
12 340-. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net> 2 63,58
13 340.. MT Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 1 -
14 330+. VS Vito and the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 3-4 boomers
15 282.. DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 4 Various
16 160+. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie & Pat) <no email> 2 60,?
17 137.x JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 36
---+-----+--+-------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> 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 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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DM 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 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 +.
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 +.
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 +.
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 ..
GC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
EJ 20 20 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 20 +.
VH 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 ++
NA 20 . 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 -.
MT . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 . ..
VS 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 10 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . . +.
DC 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 . 10 . 15 20 17 . 20 ..
TT . . 20 . 0 20 . . . 20 . 20 . . . 0 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 . . +.
JR . . 20 . . 20 . . . . 10 10 . 20 . . 20 . 10 . 20 . 7 . . .x
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 #279 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
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 didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pardon my holdin' you terribly tight
After I've dreamed of you night after night
I can't let go
But I suddenly know that I've found my ideal
#01) Steve Alaimo: "Real Live Girl" (1965) [77] {-}
http://popup.lala.com/popup/1657606159707564240
[Song is from the 1962/63 Broadway musical, "Little Me," and is sung by Sid
Caesar in the original cast album. "Little Me," based on the 1961 novel of
the same name, spoofs the genre of "as-told-to" celebrity autobiographies.
The subject, Belle Poitrine, tells of the many lovers in her life - all of
whom are played by Caesar, using various outfits and accents.]
When you were just a child you built a wall
In your sheltered world, like an antique doll
You always took and never learned to give
Don't you know that ain't no way to live?
#02) The American Breed: "Green Light" (1968) [39] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx19rKVWFiM
[Their follow-up to "Bend Me, Shape Me."]
Love you every day, girl
Always on my mind
One thing I can say, girl
Love you all the time
#03) The Beatles: "Eight Days A Week" (1965) [1] {-} <138>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ZMoY4uHPg (outtakes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYr6L9sKlas (master)
[Master is a mix of Take 13 (complete song) and Take 15 (an edit piece for
the guitar outro). The outtakes linked above are as compiled for the
"Anthology" CD - several incomplete takes (Takes 1, 2, and 4), followed
by a complete one (Take 5). The earlier takes feature a vocal harmonizing
idea in the intro & outro that was later dropped.]
I wanna talk awhile, so gather 'round
I went to pick up my girl, this is what I found
She wasn't there, and everyone said
She's gone with someone else instead
#04) The Belmonts: "Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone)"
(1962) [53] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utFYc2Zsts4
We're out here on the floor, y'all (yeah, man)
Ah, goin' to a go-go (yeah, man)
Dancin' with the music (yeah, man)
Oh yeah, oh yeah (yeah, man)
#05) Arthur Conley: "Sweet Soul Music" (1967) [2] {2} <38>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9hjmLPq6Zw ("Yeah Man"; Sam Cooke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw2b7MSa-ZU (Arthur Conley)
[A re-working, by Conley and his mentor Otis Redding, of Sam Cooke's song
"Yeah Man" (which was released posthumously on Cooke's 1965 "Shake" LP).
Conley pays tribute to various soul singers/songs of the era:
Lou Rawls - "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing"
Sam & Dave - "Hold On! I'm a Comin'"
Wilson Pickett - "Mustang Sally"
Otis Redding - "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
James Brown - no song mentioned, but "he's the king of us all, y'all".]
Black-roof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings
Silver horses run down moonbeams in your dark eyes
#06) Cream: "White Room" (1968) [6] {-} <84>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZeqwdWoeo
[Music by the group's bassist, Jack Bruce (who is also lead vocalist on
this song), with lyrics by poet Pete Brown.]
I was once so quiet
And then one magic night
I learned to do the cha-cha (cha, cha, cha-cha)
And now I'll never be the same
For I have turned into a dancing cucaracha (cha, cha, cha-cha)
And my muchacha is to blame
#07) Alan Dale: "Sweet And Gentle" (1955) [10] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l4rn6oGo0A (Alan Dale)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm6R3iyTzf0 (Georgia Gibbs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9pXrWRbvU ("Me Lo Dijo Adela")
[Georgia Gibbs' version was on the charts concurrently (she blames her
"muchacho" instead, of course). English lyrics were grafted onto a Cuban
song, "Me Lo Dijo Adela" (meaning "Adela told me").]
It happened the other night
We argued but we didn't fight
He grabbed his hat and slammed the door
And he hasn't been back no more
#08) Patti Drew: "Tell Him" (1967) [85] {22}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSXaDlEtqo (Drew-Vels)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O5cZ9ZgQP0 (Patti Drew)
[Originally recorded in 1964 by The Drew-Vels (the 3 Drew sisters plus bass
Carlton Black, with Patti singing lead). The 1967 version was billed as a
solo, although it again features Carlton Black; it's at a slower tempo, and
uses a brass section in lieu of the female backing vocals. Either artist
name was acceptable.]
So the story goes
You forgot I exist
My broken heart knows
#09) The Five Keys: "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" (1956) [23] {12} <27><125>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5jOvPBJmoc
[Other charting versions by Sunny & The Sunliners (1964) and by
Little Anthony and The Imperials (1969).]
Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock
Come on baby, it's time to rock
I'm so happy I got you here
Keeps me grinnin' from ear to ear
#10) Roy Hamilton: "Don't Let Go" (1958) [13] {2} <4><139>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7LwQtPbKc
[Also charted by Commander Cody (1975) and Isaac Hayes (1979/80).]
Let me down the easy way
Make me feel that you still love me
If it's just, if it's just for one more day
#11) Brenda Lee: "Break It To Me Gently" (1962) [4] {-} <1>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhxC3F1hvdo
[Covered by Juice Newton in 1982 (pop #11).]
(Walk out) Girl, don't you walk out
We've got things to say
(Talk out) Let's have it talked out
And things will be OK
#12) The Monkees: "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (1967) [2] {-} <73>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xow8HjjN9Q
[One of several Monkees hits written by Neil Diamond. Recorded by Davy
Jones and various session musicians, with none of the other group members
involved. Release of this single by music supervisor Don Kirshner, without
the group's approval, was the last straw that ended their tense
relationship.]
Ask your Mom and your Daddy
Can you go out tonight
Where the stars are bright
#13) The Olympics: "Dance By The Light Of The Moon" (1960/61) [47] {-} <58>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgTbRAPazAc
[Loosely based on "Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking),"
a hit song of 1944 (versions by Evelyn Knight, Russ Morgan, and
Tony Pastor); this was in turn based on a mid-19th-century song,
variously known as "Lubly Fan" and "Buffalo Gals." Bobby Darin's
"Plain Jane" (1959) and Ray Smith's "Rockin' Little Angel" (1960) are
also based on these older songs.]
She cried a single tear
A teardrop that was sweet and warm
Our hearts told us we were right
And on that sweet and velvet night
#14) Gary Puckett and The Union Gap: "This Girl Is A Woman Now"
(1969) [9] {-} <85>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUVEzMnnPaA
Don't be nice to me
Just because I'm your used-to-be
Forget me
#15) Johnnie Ray: "You Don't Owe Me A Thing" (1957) [10] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piaQdid9RTg
And do I need you every minute of the day?
And would I die if you should ever go away?
And does it mean so much to feel your tender touch?
#16) The Ronettes: "Do I Love You?" (1964) [34] {n/c} <70>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUFOwFbId9w
Matty told Hattie
About a thing she saw
#17) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "Wooly Bully" (1965) [2] {31} <30>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naSOfixrvWg
Last night I knew we were through
It hurt, 'cause I still loved you
Went home and couldn't fall asleep
'Cause sleep just won't come into eyes that weep
#18) Dusty Springfield: "All Cried Out" (1964) [41] {n/c}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-WMX5rN6oo
I loved you all the summer through
I thought I'd found my dream in you
For me, you were the one
#19) Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde: "Yesterday's Gone" (1964) [21] {n/c} <17>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV78pib8h4o
[Concurrently charting version by The Overlanders hit Pop #75.
Although the duo is generally known as "Chad & Jeremy," three of their
charting singles were labeled as given above, hence are alphabetized under
"Stuart" rather than under "Chad."
They have also been immortalized in another pop culture venue: In the
"Zits" comic strip, the main character, teenager Jeremy Duncan, has an
older brother away at college (only occasionally seen or mentioned),
named "Chad."]
You played hooky from school and you can't go out to play, yeah
Mama said for the rest of the week in your room you gotta stay, yeah
Now you feel like the whole world's pickin' on you
But deep down inside, you know it's you
#20) The Temptations: "Run Away Child, Running Wild" (1969) [6] {1} <94>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn42u9cZBss
Like to tell you 'bout my baby
You know, she comes around
She's about five feet four
From her head to the ground
#21) Them: "Gloria" (1965,1966) [93,71] {-,-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTemzJvbErY (Them)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_irJW098ms (Shadows of Knight)
[Covered in 1966 by The Shadows of Knight, who had a Top-10 hit.
Written by Them's lead singer, Van Morrison.]
Kiss me, baby, don't make me wait
Hug me, honey, don't hesitate
Take my heart and don't give it back
(Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha-cha-cha)
I like it like that
#22) Sarah Vaughan: "Smooth Operator" (1959) [44] {8}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKbphoWQj0w (plus 2 bonus songs!)
I don't care what your Daddy do
Don't you know, little girl, I'm (whoo!) in love with you
#23) The Vibrations: "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) [26] {n/c} <132>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0hHm-ckQw (Vibrations)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFuyLd6mIh8 ("Hang On Sloopy"; McCoys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuPc01Dn7c (McCoys, uncut version)
[Reworked the following year by The McCoys as "Hang On Sloopy." Lyrics in
the McCoys version are:
'Cause you know, Sloopy girl, I'm in love with you.
The McCoys's single was an edit of a longer version, with one verse
("Sloopy wears a red dress ...") omitted. The uncut version began
showing up on "best-of" compilations years later, and is now often heard
on oldies stations in lieu of the single edit.]
DM:[Foogly name for a girl, if you ask me.]
MW:[The McCoys version is the official state rock song of Ohio. To view
the resolution (which is amusing) go to:
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1878 ]
Hey, we know that the old folks ain't too old
For gettin' out there doin' the rock-and-roll
They're just a little stubborn in their ways
But they're gonna dig this beat some day
#24) Billy Williams: "The Pied Piper" (1957) [50] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBxugRjuko
Ah, you know you, you go out nights
To have yourself a ball
And sometimes, you don't, you don't make it home at all
I don't mind you havin' yourself a real good time
But, now what you tryin' to do, tryin' to make me lose my mind
#25) Jackie Wilson: "Doggin' Around" (1960) [15] {1} <64>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqkFhH5Jio8
[Covered by Klique in 1983, as "Stop Doggin' Me Around." Klique's lead
singer, Howard Huntsberry, later played Jackie Wilson in the 1987
movie "La Bamba."]
------------
Tie-Breakers
------------
She's the queen of cool
And she's the lady who waits
Since her mind left school
It never hesitates
She won't waste time on elementary talk
#T1) The Doors: "Twentieth Century Fox" (1967) [-] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TgW4wm1xv8
[From their debut album, "The Doors."]
How far, how far from the past?
I need your love
I need your heart
#T2) The Heartbeats: "Darling, How Long" (1956) [-] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ariFI9uMo
_____________________________________________________________________________
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
20.00 #03) The Beatles: "Eight Days A Week" (1965) [1] {-} <138>
20.00 #06) Cream: "White Room" (1968) [6] {-} <84>
20.00 #17) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "Wooly Bully" (1965) [2] {31} <30>
19.71 #21) Them: "Gloria" (1965,1966) [93,71] {-,-}
19.06 #23) The Vibrations: "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) [26] {n/c} <132>
18.82 #10) Roy Hamilton: "Don't Let Go" (1958) [13] {2} <4><139>
18.82 #19) Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde: "Yesterday's Gone"
(1964) [21] {n/c} <17>
18.24 #11) Brenda Lee: "Break It To Me Gently" (1962) [4] {-} <1>
18.24 #12) The Monkees: "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
(1967) [2] {-} <73>
17.65 #05) Arthur Conley: "Sweet Soul Music" (1967) [2] {2} <38>
17.65 #14) Gary Puckett and The Union Gap: "This Girl Is A Woman Now"
(1969) [9] {-} <85>
15.29 #01) Steve Alaimo: "Real Live Girl" (1965) [77] {-}
15.29 #09) The Five Keys: "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind"
(1956) [23] {12} <27><125>
15.29 #25) Jackie Wilson: "Doggin' Around" (1960) [15] {1} <64>
15.18 #13) The Olympics: "Dance By The Light Of The Moon"
(1960/61) [47] {-} <58>
14.71 #16) The Ronettes: "Do I Love You?" (1964) [34] {n/c} <70>
14.12 #02) The American Breed: "Green Light" (1968) [39] {-}
14.12 #04) The Belmonts: "Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has
Gone)" (1962) [53] {-}
14.12 #08) Patti Drew: "Tell Him" (1967) [85] {22}
14.12 #20) The Temptations: "Run Away Child, Running Wild" (1969) [6] {1} <94>
13.53 #T1) The Doors: "Twentieth Century Fox" (1967) [-] {-}
12.94 #18) Dusty Springfield: "All Cried Out" (1964) [41] {n/c}
12.94 #22) Sarah Vaughan: "Smooth Operator" (1959) [44] {8}
11.76 #07) Alan Dale: "Sweet And Gentle" (1955) [10] {-}
11.76 #24) Billy Williams: "The Pied Piper" (1957) [50] {-}
11.18 #15) Johnnie Ray: "You Don't Owe Me A Thing" (1957) [10] {-}
1.18 #T2) The Heartbeats: "Darling, How Long" (1956) [-] {-}
_____________________________________________________________________________