Date: 3 Dec 2013 11:46:20 -0000
Message-ID: <20131203114620.85058.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq322@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 322 (GOLQ322)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #322 (GOLQ322)
Congratulations to "Delphi Trivia Club," who finished first by answering all 25
regular songs. "DEC & Friends" and Will McCorry tied for second place, with
"Really Rockin' In Boston" finishing just behind them.
This proved to be a difficult quiz overall, as illustrated by the tiebreakers:
Only one team (The Coasters) solved #T2, and no one identified #T1.
After each song, I've given one or more audio links (YouTube, mostly).
Sound quality and permanence of links are not guaranteed.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The December 2013 quiz (GOLQ #323)
has been posted by Mike Weaver.
-- Howard Teitelbaum
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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)
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01 500.. DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 4 40+
T02 480.. DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 5 Various
T02 480.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 56
04 460.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> - --
05 420.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Vinnie, Denise,
Danda, Mitch <brombere&matc.edu> 7 40+
06 380.. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> - --
07 340.+ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 61,64,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 61,-,61
08 300.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net> 1 67
09 160.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 39
10 100.. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie, Pat) <no email> 2 50s-60s
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ..
DC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 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 ..
RR 20 20 20 20 . 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 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 ..
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 ..
JR . . . . . . . 20 . . 20 20 . . 10 20 . . 20 20 20 10 . . . ..
TT . . 20 . . . . . 20 . 20 20 . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 #322 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.
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Try to understand
You're everything I ever hoped for
And if you try to make it survive
Take my heart, it will be yours
#01) Lee Andrews and The Hearts: "Try The Impossible" (1958) [33] {-} <27><151>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkKdaF8cPLQ
Now, baby, there's no need of cryin'
I'm sick and tired of your lyin'
You know you've hurt my heart again
I'm sorry, baby, it's the end
#02) LaVern Baker: "Bumble Bee" (1960/61) [46] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgCYg3xhacU (Tads, 1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSBVJO9lNL0 (LaVern Baker, 1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhcyyv30Hug (Searchers, 1965)
Written by Leroy Fullylove; his group, The Tads, recorded their original
in 1960 as a demo, hoping for a recording contract. They weren't signed,
and their version wasn't released until the CD era. But Atlantic Records
liked the song, and had LaVern record it; her release gives Baker
co-writer credit.
The 1965 version by The Searchers hit #21.
Well, let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog 'til your big dog comes
Ah, when your big dog gets here, watch how your puppy dog runs
#03) The Beatles: "Matchbox" (1964) [17] {n/c} <93>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVavS3STc1w (Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1927)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYH_SS_aYtA (Carl Perkins, 1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bf6QqwpABw (Beatles, 1964)
Song originated as "Match Box Blues" by Blind Lemon Jefferson; he recorded
several versions of the song in 1927.
Carl Perkins' 1957 version (with Jerry Lee Lewis on piano) was the B-side
of "Your True Love." It shares only the first verse with the '27 original.
Carl said he was introduced to the song by his father, who only remembered
the lyrics to that one verse.
The Beatles, who were big fans of Perkins, had this song in the their live
repertoire as early as 1961; both then-drummer Pete Best and John Lennon
sang lead in some documented performances. They recorded their studio
rendition in June 1964, with Ringo's lead vocals, while Perkins visited
the studio (he was in England for a concert tour). In the UK, it was
released only on the "Long Tall Sally" EP; in the US, it was released on
LP ("Something New") and on a single (b/w "Slow Down").
All the kids are just crazy about her
Central High would be a drag without her
She knows her history from A to Z
She teach the Monkey and Watusi
#04) Freddy Cannon: "Abigail Beecher" (1964) [16] {n/c} <103>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyn_WoGJbvE
I hope you're not trying to make a fool of me
'Cause if you are, I know there's going to be
Some tears falling, and they won't be mine
#05) Dave Clark Five: "Try Too Hard" (1966) [12] {-} <32><125>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-iqM0UVUY
Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space
#06) Vic Damone: "An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair)" (1957) [16] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NexkYhw4Hxc
From the movie "An Affair To Remember." First GOLQ appearance for this
popular balladeer.
If by chance you feel that you don't need me
Whoa, baby, whoa, baby
And if by chance you find that you can't love me
Whoa, baby, whoa, baby
#07) The Delfonics: "You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine" (1969) [40] {6}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERs_fLai7F0
Similar sound to their next release, "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time),"
which was far more successful (a top-10 hit in 1970).
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But 'til then, darling, you'll
Never see me complain
#08) The Everly Brothers: "Crying In The Rain" (1962) [6] {-} <74><247>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caO4AO_g83E
Goffin/King and Sedaka/Greenfield were two of the great songwriting teams
working for Aldon Music in the famed Brill Building. On a whim, they
decided to shuffle the deck for a day. This song was the result for the
one-time-only pairing of Carole King and Howard Greenfield.
You don't understand
That a girl like me can love just one man
Three thousand miles, that's how far you'll go
And you said to me "please don't follow"
#09) The 5th Dimension: "Go Where You Wanna Go" (1967) [16] {-} <5><162>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzG-BP6RYko (Mamas & Papas, 1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qgBNw-tcT4 (5th Dimension, 1967)
Written by John Phillips, and first recorded by The Mamas & The Papas.
Their original was briefly released as a promo single in late 1965, but it
was withdrawn as their debut single in favor of "California Dreamin'."
Its first commercial release was as a track on the group's debut 1966 album
"If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears."
Take me (take me), make me your own
Promise (promise), promise you'll never (promise you'll never)
Leave me (leave me) lost and alone
#10) Eydie Gorme: "Love Me Forever" (1957) [24] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YxBBFTjbak (Four Esquires, 1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJTFe6vglI (Eydie Gorme, 1957)
Eydie died 8/10/13 at 84. Her version entered the charts about a month
after that of The Four Esquires; both fit alphabetically and got full
credit. Roger Williams had a charting version a decade later.
They got some crazy little women there
And I'm gonna get me one
#11) Wilbert Harrison: "Kansas City" (1959) [1] {1} <18><86><221>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih4CVP7S08k (Little Willie Littlefield, 1952)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mi9a0BholM (Wilbert Harrison, 1959)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTsfrPsikXc (Littlefield, 1959 re-mix)
An early (1952) collaboration by Leiber & Stoller, then both 19 years old.
First recorded as "K.C. Lovin'" ("K.C. Loving" on some pressings) on
Federal by Little Willie Littlefield, who died 6/23/13 at age 81.
According to L&S' autobiography ("Hound Dog"), they originally titled it
"Kansas City"; in Stoller's words:
Ralph Bass [head of Federal Records] changed the title to what he
considered the hipper "K.C. Lovin'." Seven years later, Wilbert Harrison,
who remembered the song, recorded it under its original title.
Harrison's chart-topper in 1959 omitted one of the original verses ("I'm
going to pack my clothes ...") and also toned down the original refrain
("They got a crazy way of lovin' there, and I'm gonna get me some").
After Harrison's hit, Federal tried to cash in by reissuing Littlefield's
1952 recording, but with a few modifications: The title was now given as
"Kansas City," and the song was re-mixed (piano intro added, etc.).
Then you played with older boys and prefects
What's the attraction in what they're doing?
#12) The Hollies: "Carrie-Anne" (1967) [9] {-} <24><108>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpbv9ASIuss
Baby, you walked out on me
Leavin' me in misery
Now you want me back again
But I've got news for you, my friend
#13) Chuck Jackson: "Beg Me" (1964) [45] {n/c}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8QwC6AED1U
Life is just a bowl of cherries
I ain't takin' the trouble
To turn my nights into day
#14) The Jive Bombers: "Bad Boy" (1957) [36] {7} <10><92>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9tt_jm-Ek (Lil Armstrong, "Brown Gal", 1936)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcVx5Txk3Y (Jive Bombers, 1957)
A re-working of the 1936 recording "Brown Gal" by Lil Hardin Armstrong. In
addition to being the second of Louis' four wives, she was a top-notch jazz
pianist, holding her own with other elite players in Satchmo's legendary
Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings of the mid/late-'20s. Lil co-wrote the
earlier song with Avon Long, but she got sole writing credit on "Bad Boy."
Good mornin', sun, I say it's good to see you shinin'
I know my baby brought you to me
She kissed me yesterday, hello your silver linin'
Got spring and summer runnin' through me
#15) Keith: "98.6" (1966/67) [7] {-} <3><186>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykN6Cz05bLM
Backing vocals provided by The Tokens.
I asked my friends about her
But all their lips was tight
#16) Little Richard and His Band: "Lucille" (1957) [21] {1} <94>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvCpyEsxf4
Tear a star from out the sky
And the sky feels blue
Tear a petal from a rose
And the rose weeps too
#17) Gloria Lynne: "Don't Take Your Love From Me" (1964) [76] {n/c}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX8h8Zrhvaw (Glen Gray & CLO, 1944)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDdkgKogp1s (Gloria Lynne, 1964)
Song was first a hit in 1944 for Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
(featuring Eugenie Baird's vocals).
Gloria died 10/15/13 at age 83.
Don't let me down
Oh, show me that you care
Remember, when you give
You also get your share
#18) Jaye P. Morgan: "That's All I Want From You" (1954/55) [3] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU4X-_NkWmU
It's all (it's all) so clear (so clear)
That I would give everything I own
To have (to have) you near (you near)
And never leave me all alone
#19) Rick Nelson: "It's Up To You" (1962/63) [6] {24} <25><206>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGgrMwitfp8
There he sits, all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping that you won't pass him by
Should you stop? Better not, much too busy
You're in a hurry
My, how time does fly
#20) Roy Orbison: "Pretty Paper" (1963/64) [15] {-} <78>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knj9jg6TuDY (Roy Orbison, 1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klD8E4fu1ao (Willie Nelson, 1979)
Written by Willie Nelson. The song's inspiration was an amputee in
Ft. Worth, TX, who would sit on a downtown sidewalk selling trinkets
to passers-by. Willie recorded the song himself in 1979, as the title
track of a Christmas LP.
With a dollar in my hand
And an achin' in my heart
And my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home
And I miss my loved one so
#21) Peter, Paul & Mary: "Early Morning Rain" (1965) [91] {-} <143>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU17rDyq_RQ (Lightfoot, 1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyhZXdJ_4l0 (I&S, 1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Mi8zeCLrY (PP&M, 1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqttl9aWm0 (Lightfoot, 1975)
Written by Gordon Lightfoot, who first recorded the song in 1964 (although
it wasn't released until his debut LP "Lightfoot!" in 1966); he recorded
another version in 1975 (on the "Gord's Gold" album). The first release
of the song was by Ian & Sylvia as the title track of their 1965 album.
She's got it
Yeah, baby, she's got it
#22) The Shocking Blue: "Venus" (1969/70) [1] {-} <131><217>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqnN3ek2vI (Big 3, "The Banjo Song", 1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew (Shocking Blue, 1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQFlVcsSdzk (Mariska Veres & SJQ, 1993)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzzhZmGVzUk (Mariska Veres, 2006)
Written by Shocking Blue's guitarist, Robbie van Leeuwen. The melody was
based on "The Banjo Song," a 1963 recording by The Big 3 (a folk trio most
noted for containing Cass Elliot in pre-Mama days). "The Banjo Song"
was, in turn, an updated arrangement of Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna."
"Venus" topped the charts again in 1986, in the version by the English
female trio Bananarama.
Mariska Veres, lead singer of The Shocking Blue, recorded several later
renditions in a jazzier vein. The first was accompanied by an ensemble
called The Shocking Jazz Quintet in 1993; the latter, in a more relaxed
"lounge" style, was recorded shortly before her death in 2006.
(The music in the last clip starts about 50 seconds in.)
Just one look in your eyes
And my temperature goes sky-high
I'm weak for you and can't help it
You know I really don't want to help it
#23) Carla Thomas: "B-A-B-Y" (1966) [14] {3} <57>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lewlhUOzUg
When the tears fall from my eyes
Do you think anyone would stop
And ask me the reason why?
No, because ...
#24) Jeanette (Baby) Washington: "Nobody Cares (About Me)"
(1961) [60] {17} <132>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3pI0O7dWE
I don't know what it's all about
But I feel I'll soon find out
I am sure
Never felt this secure
#25) The Young Rascals: "A Girl Like You" (1967) [10] {-} <44><238>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdow8opyqc
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Tie-Breakers
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He's the cutest little boy, but he's ever so shy
He's the cutest little boy, but he's passing me by
He's the cutest little boy, so I'll give him the eye
#T1) Donna Lynn: "Java Jones (Java)" (1964) [129] {n/c}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDPAsjZou70 (Allen Toussaint, 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8T_V7xe7vc (Al Hirt, 1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMom2Wa6Qz4 (Donna Lynn, 1964)
"Java" - the instrumental, that is - was written by Allen Toussaint. His
original appeared on his 1958 debut LP "The Wild Sound of New Orleans."
The artist billing for that album was "Al Tousan" - RCA Records' attempt
at a phonetic spelling of his surname.
1964 saw the song become a huge hit for trumpeter Al Hirt. That spawned a
vocal version as "Java Jones," which bubbled under at #129. Donna Lynn's
only Hot-100 hit was the 1964 novelty "My Boyfriend Got a Beatle Haircut."
Yes, I'd rather have but little
Than a lot of someone new
'Cause if you ever leave me
Dear, I don't know what I'd do
#T2) Billy Ward and His Dominoes: "I'd Be Satisfied" (1952) [-] {8}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7sRwf_ROiQ
Lead vocals by Clyde McPhatter, who left the group shortly thereafter.
His early-1953 replacement, Jackie Wilson, wasn't too shabby himself.
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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 #11) Wilbert Harrison: "Kansas City" (1959) [1] {1} <18><86><221>
20.00 #12) The Hollies: "Carrie-Anne" (1967) [9] {-} <24><108>
18.00 #08) The Everly Brothers: "Crying In The Rain"
(1962) [6] {-} <74><247>
18.00 #09) The 5th Dimension: "Go Where You Wanna Go"
(1967) [16] {-} <5><162>
18.00 #16) Little Richard and His Band: "Lucille" (1957) [21] {1} <94>
18.00 #19) Rick Nelson: "It's Up To You" (1962/63) [6] {24} <25><206>
17.00 #15) Keith: "98.6" (1966/67) [7] {-} <3><186>
17.00 #21) Peter, Paul & Mary: "Early Morning Rain" (1965) [91] {-} <143>
17.00 #22) The Shocking Blue: "Venus" (1969/70) [1] {-} <131><217>
16.00 #03) The Beatles: "Matchbox" (1964) [17] {n/c} <93>
16.00 #25) The Young Rascals: "A Girl Like You" (1967) [10] {-} <44><238>
15.00 #20) Roy Orbison: "Pretty Paper" (1963/64) [15] {-} <78>
14.00 #01) Lee Andrews and The Hearts: "Try The Impossible"
(1958) [33] {-} <27><151>
14.00 #02) LaVern Baker: "Bumble Bee" (1960/61) [46] {-}
14.00 #04) Freddy Cannon: "Abigail Beecher" (1964) [16] {n/c} <103>
14.00 #14) The Jive Bombers: "Bad Boy" (1957) [36] {7} <10><92>
14.00 #23) Carla Thomas: "B-A-B-Y" (1966) [14] {3} <57>
12.00 #17) Gloria Lynne: "Don't Take Your Love From Me" (1964) [76] {n/c}
12.00 #24) Jeanette (Baby) Washington: "Nobody Cares (About Me)"
(1961) [60] {17} <132>
10.00 #05) Dave Clark Five: "Try Too Hard" (1966) [12] {-} <32><125>
10.00 #06) Vic Damone: "An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair)"
(1957) [16] {-}
10.00 #10) Eydie Gorme: "Love Me Forever" (1957/58) [24] {-}
10.00 #13) Chuck Jackson: "Beg Me" (1964) [45] {n/c}
10.00 #18) Jaye P. Morgan: "That's All I Want From You" (1954/55) [3] {-}
8.00 #07) The Delfonics: "You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine" (1969) [40] {6}
2.00 #T2) Billy Ward and His Dominoes: "I'd Be Satisfied" (1952) [-] {8}
0.00 #T1) Donna Lynn: "Java Jones (Java)" (1964) [129] {n/c}
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