From: Rich Ardini <golq439@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 439 (GOLQ439)
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Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2023 20:06:40 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #439 (GOLQ439)
There was a five-way tie for first place. Congratulations to Barry Silk (first
to submit his entry), Tri-State Trivia, The EJs & Co., The Delphi Trivia Club
and the Village Idiots who tied for first place with perfect scores. Will
McCorry only missed a tie-breaker to finish sixth.
Apologies for the obscure and somewhat silly theme. The intent was the word ME
to be in all the lesser-known song titles (a clue was 'work with ME, Annie') as
well as in the title or lyrics of the better-known songs. It didn't stop teams
from their usual scores and two teams even identified the theme (Will McCorry,
RRIB).
The average score was 405.
Teams that submitted Puzzler answers are Delphi Trivia Club, Team Teitelbaum
and Will McCorry. The complete Puzzler solution is below. And thanks to Bob
Bluestein for continuing to provide these puzzlers.
Thanks to everyone who entered. GOLQ #440 has been posted.
- Rich Ardini
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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)
---+-----+--+--------------------------------------------------+---+-----------
T01 500++ BS Barry Silk <bcs00&hotmail.com> 1 70+
T01 500++ TS Tri-State Trivia <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7 -
T01 500++ EJ The EJ's & Co. (Ellis, Everett, Kyra,
Mitch, Kevin, Vinnie)
<ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 6 37+
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 65++
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy)
<MrJaded, ARE7, Clete6 all at&aol.com> 3 -
06 500+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 65
07 460++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1
08 440++ VS Vito & The Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 6 -
09 340++ TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard & Patty)
<hat_pat&yahoo.com> 2 61-65
10 340+. TP Tom Pillion <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 76
11 280+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 70, 74, 71,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 71
12 240+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <bob&egh.com> 5 60s,70s
13 160++ RC Ron & Sally Crandall <robberfly12&gmail.com> 2 70+
---+-----+--+--------------------------------------------------+---+---
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
BS 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 ++
TS 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 ++
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 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 +.
VS 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 ++
MW 20 . 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
TT 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 . ++
TP 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 . +.
RR 20 . 20 . . 20 . 20 . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 20 . . 20 . 20 . 20 . +.
RC 20 20 . . . . . 20 . 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 #439 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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Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #439
Recordings #01-25 were from 1956 through 1969
Due 5:00 p.m. EDT (GMT-5) on Tuesday, February 28, 2023
You hung around, and bothered me every night
#01) Angels, The: "My Boyfriend's Back" (1963) [1] {2} <28><161><261><340>
VS: note: the composer, Bob Feldman, just passed away last week. No matter what
you may read online, he is NOT the same Bob Feldman that is the dad of Corey
Feldman!
QM: Several other teams noted the death.
You can't live alone dear
Your whole life through
Everybody needs a future
And I can see my future in you
#02) Bland, Bobby: "Call On Me" (1963) [22] {6} <76>
I love you so much, it seems
You're even in my dreams I can hear
Baby, I can hear you calling me
#03) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
(1969) [2] {46} <3><283>
I want a pretty girl to assist me
Go with me on up fifth street
And in case she gets a notion
I want her to jump in the air
#04) Bonds, Gary (U.S.): "Twist, Twist Senora" (1962) [9] {-} <116><305>
A-sittin' here now in this new plowed earth
Trying to find me a little shade
With the sun beatin' down and
'Cross the fields I see
#05) Brennan, Walter: "Old Rivers" (1962) [5] {-} <114><351>
And he loves me (woh woh woh woh o-oh)
And he loves me (woh woh woh woh o-oh)
Everybody says he's no good
But what do they know?
#06) Chiffons, The: "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)"
(1965) [49] {-} <72><210>
Will I laugh or love again?
She'll never see me cry
Will I walk with a smile on my face?
Knowing I live a lie
#07) Christie, Lou: "Two Faces Have I" (1963) [6] {11} <46><140><194>
What was that promise that you made?
#08) Doors, The: "Touch Me" (1968/69) [3] {-} <38><142><278>
I searched this world
This whole wide world
Looking for a girl such as you
I gave up my search
When I looked into
Pretty eyes
#09) Dubs, The: "Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely)" (1957) [72] {-} <24><175>
I'll be over at ten, you told me time and again
#10) Foundations, The: "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1969) [3] {-} <17><198>
And everybody tells me that I am not the same
I don't need nobody to tell my troubles to
#11) Hunter, Ivory Joe: "Since I Met You Baby" (1956/57) [12] {1} <34><226>
Those sweet little things just set me a-droolin'
I'm too big for sodas and I'm too old for schoolin'
#12) Ives, Burl: "Call Me Mr. In-Between" (1962) [19] {-} <244><360>
Ding, dong, the bells are gonna chime
#13) LaRosa, Julius: "Get Me To The Church On Time" (1956) [89] {-} <353>
DT: (from "My Fair Lady") Stanley Holloway was the original vocalist on the
song.
Perhaps another time or maybe another place
Could have eased my mind, would have never seen your face
Or heard about you
Now you call my name and your reality
#14) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Me About You" (1969) [91] {-} <225>
Because it's hard for me my baby
And the darkest hour is just before dawn
#15) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Dedicated To The One I Love"
(1967) [2] {-} <4><334>
I thought about us for a long, long time
Maybe I think too much that something's wrong
There's something here that doesn't last too long
Maybe I shouldn't think of you as mine
#16) Nazz: "Hello It's Me" (1969) [71] {-} <147><245>
I can't wait forever
Even though you want me to
#17) Outsiders, The: "Time Won't Let Me" (1966) [5] {-} <12><137><273><364>
If you love me true
If you love me still
Our love will always be real
My love, my love
#18) Paul & Paula: "Hey Paula" (1962/63) [1] {1} <3><124><297>
TT: "Most annoying song of all time!" (... as voted by my sister Paula.)
QM: Several teams noted the death of 'Paul' (real name: Ray Hildebrand) during
the quiz.
He don't act like he knows (oh-yeah)
She belongs to me
Look at how they wobble (ah-ah)
He's the best in town (he's the best in town)
#19) Rocky Fellers, The: "Killer Joe" (1963) [16] {-} <46><240><340>
I hear the knock on my door, that never comes
I hear the telephone, that hasn't rung
#20) Rolling Stones, The: "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)"
(1964) [24] {n/c} <42><110><242>
So treat me right, don't make-a me fight
The Battle of New Orleans tonight
#21) Rydell, Bobby: "Kissin' Time" (1959) [11] {29} <6><214><346>
So tell me now and I won't ask again
#22) Shirelles, The: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
(1960/61) [1] {2} <54><190><310><342>
So I got up and slowly walked on home
And mama saw the tears and said "what's wrong?"
And so to keep from telling her a lie
I just said
#23) Thompson, Sue: "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" (1961) [5] {-} <58><232>
I was born to love you
And I will never be free
You'll always be a part of me
#24) Warwick, Dionne: "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me"
(1968) [65] {-} <245>
Aren't you lonely
Since our darlin' disappeared?
Well look here, is that a teardrop
In the corner of your pane?
Now don't you try to tell me that it's rain
#25) Young, Faron: "Hello Walls" (1961) [12] {-} <134><307>
QM: Written by Willie Nelson. There is a Shindig channel on YouTube now with
most of the old shows available. At different times, Willie Nelson, Leon
Russell and Billy Preston have appeared, all of them very clean shaven and
dressed conservatively.
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Tie-Breakers
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Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' is about to scare me half to death
Open up the window, let me catch my breath
#T1) Eric Burdon & the Animals: "Mama Told Me Not To Come" (1966) [-] {-}
RR: This Randy Newman tune was covered by Three Dog Night in '69
and hit #1 in '70. Three Dog Night's version was the #1 song
on the debut of Casey Kasem's radio show "American Top 40".
QM: I recommend https://youtu.be/lE_OgHGCmUw?si=OXQJJuhMZYLzwmPw ,
Eric Burdon & The Animals cover of River Deep, Mountain High.
But it didn't hurt me
He couldn't stand to hear me say
That I'd been with someone new
And when I told him I had been untrue
#T2) Crystals: "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" (1962) [-] {-}
TT: Even by the standards of the early '60s, when domestic violence was
largely downplayed and ignored (short of homicide), this Goffin/King song was
roundly condemned, and was quickly withdrawn from airplay. It was inspired by
Little Eva, once the Goffins' babysitter, who used that title phrase to
rationalize being repeatedly beaten by her boyfriend. King, who is herself a
domestic violence survivor (not from Goffin, but a subsequent husband), has
expressed regret at creating the song.
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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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20.0 #01) Angels, The: "My Boyfriend's Back"
20.0 #08) Doors, The: "Touch Me"
20.0 #10) Foundations, The: "Build Me Up Buttercup"
20.0 #15) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Dedicated To The One I Love"
20.0 #17) Outsiders, The: "Time Won't Let Me"
20.0 #22) Shirelles, The: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
20.0 #24) Warwick, Dionne: "Always Something There To Remind Me"
20.0 #T1) Eric Burdon & the Animals: "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
18.5 #03) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
18.5 #13) LaRosa, Julius: "Get Me To The Church On Time"
18.5 #16) Nazz: "Hello It's Me"
15.4 #11) Hunter, Ivory Joe: "Since I Met You Baby"
15.4 #18) Paul & Paula: "Hey Paula"
15.4 #19) Rocky Fellers, The: "Killer Joe"
15.4 #20) Rolling Stones, The: "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)"
15.4 #21) Rydell, Bobby: "Kissin' Time"
15.4 #23) Thompson, Sue: "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"
13.8 #04) Bonds, Gary (U.S.): "Twist, Twist Senora"
13.8 #07) Christie, Lou: "Two Faces Have I"
13.8 #09) Dubs, The: "Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely)"
13.8 #12) Ives, Burl: "Call Me Mr. In-Between"
13.8 #25) Young, Faron: "Hello Walls"
13.8 #T2) Crystals: "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"
12.3 #05) Brennan, Walter: "Old Rivers"
12.3 #06) Chiffons, The: "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind)"
12.3 #14) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Me About You"
10.8 #02) Bland, Bobby: "Call On Me"
PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this (not-so?) easy Puzzler!
The clue answers, in alphabetical order:
APRIL LOVE
"But ________ can slip right through your fingers"
"April Love" was one of Pat Boone's multi-week chart toppers, along with "Love
Letters In The Sand", "I Almost Lost My Mind", and "Ain't That A Shame"
BOOM BOOM
Nickname of the Swan Records recording artist with the most appearances on TV's
"American Bandstand"
Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon appeared on "American Bandstand" 110 times
CLANTON
Jimmy with a top 10 single whose title contains the word "Jimmy"
Teenage idol Clanton's "Go, Jimmy, Go" was a #5 hit about a year after his "Just
A Dream" reached #4
DIDDY WAH DIDDY
Willie Dixon-Bo Diddley song released by Bo Diddley in '56 and later
covered by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (5,3,5) <8>
This song about a fictitious place was covered in the '60's as an album cut by
The Astronauts and as a garage rock single (an East Coast hit) by The Remains
EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL
"Die Liebe Ist Ein Seltsames Spiel" was the German lyrics single based on this
'60 #1 U.S. single
This single, whose title translates to "Love Is A Strange Game", was Connie
Francis' first German language single and hit #1 in West Germany, also in '60
FRANKLIN
Surname of the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose father
ministered at Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church
Aretha Franklin was the daughter of Baptist minister and civil rights activist
C. L. Franklin
GUANTANAMERA
Cuban folk song made famous by The Weavers, Pete Seeger, and (in '66) an easy
listening trio
The Sandpipers' '66 version was based on the Weavers' '63 Carnegie Hall
reunion concert rendition
HORSE
"You used to ride on a chrome ________ with your diplomat / Who carried on his
shoulder a Siamese cat"
Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" continues, "Ain't it hard when you
discover that / He really wasn't where it's at"
IVAN
"Real Wild Child" recording artist and middle name of Crickets drummer
Jerry Allison
Allison recorded "Real Wild Child" under the name "Ivan" in '58, with Buddy
Holly playing guitar and singing backing vocals
JIMMIE RODGERS
Very first country artist to be inducted (as an early influence) into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame
"The Father of Country Music" (a.k.a. "The Singing Brakeman") wrote "In The
Jailhouse Now", "Blue Yodel No. 8" ("Muleskinner Blues"), and many other hits
KEITH RICHARDS
Mick Jagger's Glimmer Twins partner
Mick and Keith produced many Rolling Stones albums under this pseudonym
LORD ROCKINGHAM'S
"XI"-preceding words in the name of the British group that had a #1 hit in the
U.K. in '58 with "Hoots Mon"
Lord Rockingham's XI had one charting U.S. single, '58's "Fried Onions"
MAYBELLENE
Grammy Hall of Fame Chuck Berry single that was an adaptation of the country
song "Ida Red"
"Maybellene", of which Rolling Stone magazine wrote, "Rock & roll guitar starts
here", was adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red"
NEIL DIAMOND
Artist who performed a song of his live at the opening night of the 2010 Boston
Red Sox season
"Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" had been the mid-8th inning
song of choice for years, but in 2010 Diamond showed up himself to sing it
ONLY THREE
"Kilt him a b'ar when he was ________"
The version of "Ballad Of Davy Crockett" by Fess Parker (who portrayed
Crockett on TV) continues, "Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier"
PATTY DUKE
Emmy award winner who sang "Don't Just Stand There" and portrayed Patty and
Cathy (but not Penny!) Lane on television
Duke won an Academy Award for her portrayal of young Helen Keller in '62's "The
Miracle Worker" and later had careers in recording, television, and film
QUINTET
Pete Klint, Mike Pedicin, and Sir Douglas all had one
The Pete Klint Quintet recorded "Walkin' Proud", Mike Pedicin Quintet
record"Shake A Hand", and Sir Douglas Quintet recorded "She's About A Mover"
RIDDLE
Last name of the arranger/composer/orchestrator who did work for the TV
shows "Batman", "Route 66", and "The Untouchables" (6) {1} <2>
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra also had a #1 hit with "Lisbon Antigua"
SIGNE TOLY ANDERSON
Original female vocalist of Jefferson Airplane Anderson, who sang "Chauffeur
Blues" on the band's first album, left the groupin '66, deciding that bringing
her new baby on the road was not feasible
TIJUANA BRASS
"Zazueira" recording artist Herb Alpert & The ________
"Zazueira" is one of the group's few non-instrumentals, having lyrics in
Portuguese
UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT)
First top 10 hit without the epithet "Little" of the artist who later married
Syreeta Wright
Stevie Wonder's first hit as simply "Stevie Wonder" was "Hey Harmonica Man",
followed by "High Heel Sneakers" and "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO
"Heroin" is one cut on the album "The ________", described as "the original art-
rock record"
In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked '67's eponymous "The Velvet Underground &
Nico", co-produced by Andy Warhol, as the "23rd greatest album of all time"
WHY
Question-asking-and-answering song whose title was the only 3-letters-or-less
title of a #1 single from '55 through '69
Frankie Avalon's '59 hit "Why" contains the lyrics "Why? Because I love you"
XKE
"I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night / When an ________ pulled up on
the right"
Jan & Dean's '64 hit "Dead Man's Curve" continues, "He rolled down the window
of his shiny new Jag / And challenged me then and there to a drag"
YES
Utterance of the title character in response to his name in the last #1
single before '55
The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman", which was the #1 single as '54 ended, contains
the lyrics "Mr. Sandman, (male voice: "Yes?") bring us a dream"
[Editor's note: the male voice was that of Archie Bleyer, the orchestra
conductor on "Mr. Sandman." He was also the husband of Chordettes member Janet
Erteland and also the label founder.]
ZAGER AND EVANS
Twosome whose #1 hit's title included a parenthetical Latin phrase meaning
"Beginning And End"
One-hit wonder Zager & Evans' single "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
spent 6 weeks at #1 in '69
The rather optimistic description of the difficulty level of this Puzzler (as
spelled out by certain letters indicated in the instructions) is
"It's easier than learnin' your ABC's"
However, the "moving experience" whose difficulty level this statement
specifically describes is
The Loco-Motion
Sorry if this Puzzler was too difficult for you, but "my little baby sister can
do it with ease"!