From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq372@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 372 (GOLQ372)
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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 13:48:48 -0500 (EST)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #372 (GOLQ372)
Congratulations to DEC & Friends, Delphi Trivia Club, and Village Idiots, who
tied for first place with perfect scores!
Just behind was Really Rockin' In Boston, who missed only the tie-breakers.
Although I billed this quiz as themeless, I later realized that I'd subliminally
embedded a baseball micro-theme (songs #12 & 25), as a symptom of my eagerness
for the 2018 season to commence. (Did someone mention Giancarlo Stanton?)
Each song has one or more audio links (quality and permanence not guaranteed).
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The February 2018 quiz (GOLQ #373)
will be posted soon.
-- 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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T01 500++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 Various
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 old 'n' grey
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy, 5 --
Roxanne)
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6/Roxie1971&aol.com>
04 500.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 60s, 70s
T05 460++ DL Dale Latimer <bobjersey&ptd.net> 1 almost 58
T05 460++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Vinnie, Mitch 4 50+
<ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
07 420.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 60
08 360+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
09 340+. VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 3-4 boomers
10 320.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 65, 68, 65,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 65
11 300.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 71
12 200.. TA Team Asia (Mitch Herczeg) <yherczeg&gmail.com> 1 66
13 140.. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie) <no email> 1 --
14 90.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 43
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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:
#01-#25 #T1-#T2
. no answer .
0 incorrect answer x
1-19 partial credit -
20 full credit +
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DC 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 ++
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 ++
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 ..
DL 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 20 20 ++
WM . 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 +.
VS . 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 ..
NA . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 ..
TA . . . 20 20 20 . 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . . . . . 20 . . ..
TT . . 20 20 20 20 . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . 20 . 20 ..
JR . . 20 10 10 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . 20 . 10 ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 #372 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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If your baby treats you wrong
Don't go 'round singing the blues
Remember my friend, everybody can't win
Somebody, somebody's got to lose
#01) Allison, Gene: "You Can Make It If You Try" (1957/58) [36] {3} <82><202>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQWts9mAAs
In the beginning, you really loved me
I was too blind, I couldn't see
But now you've left me
Oh, how I cried
#02) Bell, William: "You Don't Miss Your Water" (1962) [95] {-} <88><235>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPAwKPD9KU
And girl, I don't really blame you
For having a dream of your own
#03) Brooklyn Bridge, The: "Worst That Could Happen"
(1968/69) [3] {-} <8><166><261>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ItGu2FW1Q (5th Dimension, 1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wn04VG_D3g (Brooklyn Bridge, 1968)
First recorded by The 5th Dimension in 1967 for their LP "The Magic Garden."
That album's songs were all by Jimmy Webb (with the exception of a cover of
"Ticket to Ride"), and its concept was to illustrate the arc of a love
affair until its inevitable end.
There's more than seven wonders in the world
I just met number eight
#04) Clanton, Jimmy: "Venus In Blue Jeans" (1962) [7] {-} <1><141><317>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXEGjxM1lIk (Barry Mann, 1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mLaK--e2A (Bruce Bruno, 1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sajsyxmF7Zk (Jimmy Clanton, 1962)
Previously recorded in 1961 by Barry Mann (unreleased) and in 1962 by
Bruce Bruno (uncharted). Bruno's recording lists Jack Keller & Howard
Greenfield as writers, whereas Clanton's lists Greenfield & Neil Sedaka.
A few sources mentioned that Keller wrote the song about his girlfriend.
If freedom were a thing that money could buy
The rich would live and the poor would die
#05) Dick and Deedee: "All My Trials" (1964) [89] {n/c} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLKd6SZ4-H0 (Cynthia Gooding)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm3VkSxe76E (Dick and Deedee)
Based on a Bahamian song about a dying mother consoling her grieving
children. In the folk revival era, lyrics about the struggle soon being
over were re-imagined in a civil rights context. Recorded by Cynthia
Gooding in 1957 (1st link is her 1960 live TV version), and subsequently by
other folk artists. Dick and Deedee's was the only charting version in the
GOLQ era. A variation of the song with a romantic theme ("All My Sorrows")
was recorded by Glenn Yarbrough, The Kingston Trio, etc.
What you gonna do when the well runs dry?
You're gonna sit right down and cry
What you gonna do when I say bye-bye?
All you gonna do is dry your eye
#06) Domino, Fats: "I'm Walkin'" (1957) [4] {1} <35><256>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUm98kk2XPY
Fats' illustrious career stretched from the late '40s until a few years
before his death on Oct. 24, at 89. This song was co-written by him with
his long-time collaborator, Dave Bartholomew (who's still kicking at 99).
So always make me wonder
Always make me guess
And even if I ask you
Darling, don't confess
#07) Edwards, Tommy: "I Really Don't Want To Know" (1960) [18] {-} <167>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxzt4irIRh4 (Les Paul and Mary Ford, 1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZAXi1FyoJM (Tommy Edwards, 1960)
Originally a hit in 1954 for Les Paul and Mary Ford. Other GOLQ-era
charting versions by Solomon Burke (1962), Esther Phillips (1963), and
Ronnie Dove (1966). Dove also fits alphabetically in the quiz, so he was
an acceptable answer (even though he added a couple of words to the above
lyrics).
Do the Locomotion, yeah!
Don't hurry me this way
Shake it, shake it to the break of day
#08) Gentrys, The: "Keep On Dancing" (1965) [4] {-} <22><211>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAJl560C6SU (Avantis, 1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3VSaAuBmk (Gentrys, 1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li33dwttQFI (Gentrys on Hullaballoo)
Originally recorded in a slower Isley-esque style by The Avantis in 1963.
The Gentrys recorded a raved-up version, but it only lasted about 1:30.
Accordingly, the first 40 seconds or so of the recording (from initial drum
roll to first organ solo) was replicated at the end to pad it to 2+ minutes.
If I knew a step or two
The same as you
I'd have a chance
For romance
#09) Gorme, Eydie: "Mama, Teach Me To Dance" (1956) [34] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Y_D4ECy9Y
When you held me close
When you made my soul roast
#10) Harris, Thurston: "Do What You Did" (1958) [57] {14} <225>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhMINJneCy8
If you could only see me
I know exactly where I am
You wouldn't want to be me
Oh, I can assure you of that
#11) Hollies, The: "King Midas In Reverse" (1967) [51] {-} <117><181>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89feGMDGd4k
Up to bat (to bat)
I thought I hit a love run
But to my surprise
I found I didn't hit none
#12) Intruders, The: "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" (1968) [26] {4} <222>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4i6t3iq7M
I woke up this morning, baby
Yes, and I called your name
I felt so much love this morning
Little girl, little girl, it was a shame
#13) Jeffrey, Joe, Group: "My Pledge Of Love" (1969) [14] {-} <33><198>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbpUOx79qSc
From the very start
Open up your heart
#14) Knight, Robert: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14} <24><238><337>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqmHlc1EXM
Knight died on Nov. 6 at 72.
Watch the jingle-jangle start to shine
Reflections of the music that is mine
When you toss a coin you'll hear it sing
#15) Lemon Pipers, The: "Green Tambourine" (1967/68) [1] {-} <11><102><199>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmVRM78EBfg
Produced by Paul Leka, who also wrote the melody. Lyricist Shelley Pinz
recalled: "In early spring 1966, while standing in front of the Brill
Building, I watched a man holding a tambourine begging for money. I wrote
a poem about him and called the poem, 'Green Tambourine.' I added it to my
lyric collection."
Well, I'd go to the river
Jump right in
Drown my tears
'Cause I can't win
#16) Mickey and Sylvia: "What Would I Do" (1960/61) [46] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13iKmLpNQE (Shirley & Lee, 1955)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtbsGtmiX1k (Mickey and Sylvia, 1960)
Written by Leonard Lee of the duo Shirley & Lee; their original version
in 1955 was titled "That's What I'll Do." The M&S version features
significantly revised lyrics.
If you believe what I've told you
Let me hold you
Say you'll love me
#17) Nelson, Rick: "Young World" (1962) [5] {-} <64><296>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxf7lhOYL8I
One of his many hits written by Jerry Fuller.
I know you think I was untrue
But I'll explain the facts to you
#18) Orlons, The: "Don't Hang Up" (1962/63) [4] {3} <30><193><287>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-v97BNVCQ
I'd rather be lonely, I'd rather be blue
Yes, I'd rather spend my whole life without you
Than feather a nest to be shattered apart
#19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Hummingbird" (1955) [7] {-} <274>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrRF6oi0_rA
I'm yours, heart and soul I'm yours
And all that I'll ever possess
But if you should say to me
Will you always be
I just have to confess
#20) Reese, Della: "Not One Minute More" (1959/60) [16] {13} <304>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elmyWHVMt-g
Della died Nov. 19 at 86.
You brighten up, baby, each and every day that I have to face
And if the sun don't shine, your smile is there to take its place
#21) Robinson, Smokey, & The Miracles: "Doggone Right" (1969) [32] {7} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKusvAdGsOw
Bass singer Pete Moore, one of the group's co-founders, died 11/19/17 at 79.
Well, I asked a local lover and he told me what to do
He said learn the rocking dances, both old and new
But it's hard to do those dances with two left feet
So I've got to find a method that'll work for me
#22) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "How Do You Catch A Girl"
(1966/67) [27] {-} <167>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32GMSqxe8w
I don't have plans and schemes
#23) Skyliners, The: "Since I Don't Have You" (1959) [12] {3} <1><198>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QIxTsJ9gT0
The group's lead singer, Jimmy Beaumont, died Oct. 7 at 76.
For miracles are never seen
#24) Tokens, The: "Portrait Of My Love" (1967) [36] {-} <103>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgjiy5vtLmI (Matt Monro, 1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwSOf0BvEg8 (Steve Lawrence, 1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyU36BUe_zQ (Tokens, 1967)
Group member Mitch Margo died Nov. 24 at 70.
The song was first recorded by Matt Monro in 1960 (a big hit in the U.K.).
Steve Lawrence's version in '61 was the biggest U.S. hit (pop #9).
Make up your mind to have (make up your mind to have)
No regrets (no regrets)
Recline yourself
Resign yourself, you're through
#25) Vaughan, Sarah: "Whatever Lola Wants" (1955) [6] {-} <94><272>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YTRko3QrU
From the Broadway hit "Damn Yankees." Jessica Raine noted that Gwen Verdon
sang this in the original 1955 Broadway production, as well as in the 1958
movie adaptation.
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Tie-Breakers
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Then I'm sorry to let you down
But you're from my side of town
And I'll miss you
#T1) Buffalo Springfield: "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong" (1966) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8lLGaBJdVs (Neil Young demo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0fuRSmrmwI (released version)
Written by Neil Young (1st link is his acoustic demo). Richie Furay sings
lead on the released version, from the group's eponymous debut LP.
Mike Weaver cited covers by The Cascades, Summer Snow, and The Guess Who.
My mother would say
If I brought you home
"Son, never leave her alone"
#T2) Spaniels, The: "I Know" (1960) [-] {23} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I31VsFLHUeo
The group's final release for Vee-Jay, after a 7-year run with the label.
Written by Luther Dixon, reportedly intended for Dee Clark.
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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 #15) Lemon Pipers, The: "Green Tambourine"
20.00 #23) Skyliners, The: "Since I Don't Have You"
19.29 #04) Clanton, Jimmy: "Venus In Blue Jeans"
19.29 #05) Dick and Deedee: "All My Trials"
18.57 #03) Brooklyn Bridge, The: "Worst That Could Happen"
18.57 #06) Domino, Fats: "I'm Walkin'"
17.86 #25) Vaughan, Sarah: "Whatever Lola Wants"
17.14 #08) Gentrys, The: "Keep On Dancing"
15.71 #07) Edwards, Tommy: "I Really Don't Want To Know"
15.71 #13) Jeffrey, Joe, Group: "My Pledge Of Love"
15.71 #14) Knight, Robert: "Everlasting Love"
15.71 #24) Tokens, The: "Portrait Of My Love"
14.29 #09) Gorme, Eydie: "Mama, Teach Me To Dance"
14.29 #11) Hollies, The: "King Midas In Reverse"
14.29 #12) Intruders, The: "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game"
14.29 #17) Nelson, Rick: "Young World"
11.43 #02) Bell, William: "You Don't Miss Your Water"
11.43 #18) Orlons, The: "Don't Hang Up"
11.43 #19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Hummingbird"
11.43 #22) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "How Do You Catch A Girl"
10.00 #10) Harris, Thurston: "Do What You Did"
10.00 #16) Mickey and Sylvia: "What Would I Do"
10.00 #21) Robinson, Smokey, & The Miracles: "Doggone Right"
10.00 #T1) Buffalo Springfield: "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong"
8.57 #01) Allison, Gene: "You Can Make It If You Try"
8.57 #20) Reese, Della: "Not One Minute More"
7.14 #T2) Spaniels, The: "I Know"
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Howard Teitelbaum <golq372@golq.org>