From: rns@npg-sd.SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM (Rick Schubert) Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies,rec.games.trivia Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #54 (GOLQ54) Message-ID: <6993@npg-sd.SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM> Date: 19 Jan 94 19:35:59 GMT Organization: NCR Corp., Application Development Environment - San Diego Welcome to the 54th installment of the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz series. I hope there aren't any Net problems preventing this article from being posted or you may be asking "Quiz 54, where are you?" After the 25 regular songs, there will be 2 tie-breakers. These 2 songs will not be in the alphabetical mix with the other 25 but will be alphabetized with respect to one another. What these 2 songs have in common is that they do not fit the eligibility requirements for inclusion in the regular part of the quiz: either they were released prior to 1955 or else they were released between 1955 and 1969 but did not hit the Top 100 on the Pop charts; there were no other versions of these songs that charted. There have been no changes to the general rules. Answers must be received by 5:00 PM PST on Tuesday, February 8, 1994. Try to e-mail early since I don't know how long it takes to get here. E-mail (DO NOT post) answers to: rick.schubert@sandiegoCA.ncr.com If that doesn't work, you might want to try rns@npg-sd.sandiegoCA.ncr.com I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE VIA EMAIL RECEIPT OF ALL ENTRIES. If you don't receive an acknowledgement, I can be reached at (619)693-5376 or FAXed at (619)693-5777. Have fun! _____________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #54 (Songs were from 1956 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM PST, Tuesday, February 8, 1994 _____________________________________________________________________________ Oh what a feeling My heart was reeling The bells were ringing The birds were singing #01) The road of life is a long, long road When you walk alo-o-one Then I found you, and I found a love A love I've never kno-o-own Love I've never known #02) Well, Creole babies with flashin' eyes Softly whisper with tender sighs And then you stop "Oh, won't you give your lady fair, a little smile" And then you stop You bet your life you linger there, a little while #03) He used to love me with all his heart and soul I always played with him just like he was a toy And now I know it just didn't pay To kiss my love and break his heart and try to run away #04) As I write my letter toda-a-ay Tears start fallin' from my eyes I remember things we used to sa-a-ay And the ties that bind our love #05) When it's over and we're headin' back We'll stop in for just a little snack Six hot dogs oughta be just right After such a wonderful night #06) When he holds me tight Everything's right Crazy as it seems #07) Let me tell you now I know the way that you feel, I can understand 'Cause I had a date just like you when the dance began But the girl I came with just wasn't true She's the girl who took him from you #08) "Aw, please don't cry" (please don't cry) "Try not to be sad" (try not to be sad) "I tried and I tried" (I tried and I tried) "Not to hurt you bad" (not to hurt you bad) "I tried so hard" (I tried so hard) "Oh, not to give in" (not to give in) But I lost my head, and I lost my heart, and I lost your love to him #09) Someday you'll find someone you really care for And if her love should prove to be untrue You'll know how much this heart of mine is breaking You'll cry for her the way I cried for you #10) Do that again You're driving me insane Kiss me once more #11) In this fast and troubled world We sometimes lose our way But I am never lost I feel this way becau-au-ause #12) She took the keys to my Cadillac car Jumped in my Kitty and she drove afar Left me stranded in-a Kalamazoo Making her fortune off of fool like you She got her a rich man, had a dozen kids Drove that cat until he flipped his lid #13) Ever since he broke your heaaaart You seem so looost Each time you pass my waaaay Oh, how I long to take your haaaand And say "don't cryyyy I'll kiss your tears awayyyy" #14) Why did you say goodbye? Why did you make me cry? Now everyday I wonder why, why, a-why-oh-why-oh #15) We gonna have some fun tonight We gonna have some fun tonight, woo-oo Have some fun tonight Everything's all right Have some fun Have me some fun tonight #16) I'm gonna go walking By the railroad track I'm just gonna let the choo choo Cross over my back Life ain't worth living Can't go on #17) On my own Would I wander through this wonderland alone Never knowing my right foot from my left My hat from my glove #18) People stop and starin' I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes #19) As you turned your back on me You hid the light of day I didn't have to play at being brokenhearted #20) Uh, when you're in my arms I'm a king on the throw-ow-own But when we're apart I walk the streets alone Uh, one day happiness The next day loneliness #21) Maybe if I ask your dad and mom They'll let me take you to the junior prom #22) Is this a lasting treasure? Or just a moment's pleasure? Can I believe the magic of your sigh? #23) You got a smile so bright You know you could have been a candle I'm holding you so tight You know you could have been a handle #24) Well-l-l, I want you to run to me, Baby, r-r-run with all your might I wanna love you, pretty Baby, 'til the broad day light Wanna thrill you, pretty Mama, 'til the sun don't shine Satisfy your soul, before I lose my mind #25) _____________________________________________________________________________ Tie-breakers: _____________________________________________________________________________ I'll be faithful and true, ha, ha, ho, ho Please let me prove it to you I love you madly And I'll feel this way Until eternity #TB1) We get hasenpfeffer and black pumpernickel for chow We get hasenpfeffer and black pumpernickel for chow I'd blow my next month's pay for a slice of Texas cow #TB2) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Please answer the following questions (append your answer to the line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if answered] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = _____________________________________________________________________________ General Rules for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quizzes: (These rules have been crafted over time by the GOLQ Authors: Rick Schubert, Barry Silk, Howard Teitelbaum, Ron Crandall, Carole Hanrahan, Jamie Lubin, and Dan Murphy. They are based on earlier quiz rules by David Griboff and Valentino Herrera.) 1) PLEASE READ THESE RULES FIRST!! 2) The songs are listed in alphabetical order by artist - as it actually appeared on the original 45 record. When I don't have access to the original 45, my source is Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles 1955-1990" unless I have evidence indicating that source is incorrect. Songs should be alphabetized according to the following rules, unless I've made a mistake: Names beginning with "Mc" are alphabetized as if they were spelled "Mac". Names beginning with "St." are alphabetized as if they were spelled "Saint". Artists' names that begin with a number or with a punctuation symbol will be alphabetized using the word equivalent of the number or symbol. If a song has been done by more than one artist who fit the criteria of this quiz, the correct response will be the one that fits alphabetically. If you don't know which one fits alphabetically because you have not identified adjoining songs, you may include multiple artists in your entry, but you will only receive credit if you include the one that fits alphabetically. If a lead singer's name is used as part of the artist's name, the following alphabetization rules apply: - If the last name is used as in "Firstname Lastname & the Group" it will be alphabetized under Lastname. - If the last name is used as in "the Group featuring Firstname Lastname" it will be alphabetized under Group. - If the last name is not used as in "Firstname & the Group" it will be alphabetized under Firstname. - If no last name is used, but a nickname is used before the firstname as in "Nickname Firstname & the Group" is alphabetized under Nickname. For example: Artist Alphabetized by "The Crickets featuring Buddy Holly" "Crickets" "Buddy Holly & the Crickets" "Holly" "Little Anthony & the Imperials" "Little" "Little Richard" "Little" "Little Peggy March" "March" "Martha & the Vandellas" "Martha" 3) Artists may be repeated from previous Golden Oldies quizzes. An artist will not be used more than once in any given quiz. 4) Songs will not be repeated from previous Golden Oldies quizzes, whether by the same artist or by a different artist. However, a different song with the same title may be used. 5) Songs WILL BE from 1955-1969 only, of course!! Re 1955: a record may have entered the charts in 1954 as long as it was still on the charts in 1955. Re 1969: a record entering the charts in 1969 may still be on the charts in 1970. 6) Songs are singles that hit the Top 100 on the American Pop Charts. Although most songs will have made the top twenty-five or so, expect a couple of songs in the quiz that will challenge the experts out there. 7) There are 25 songs to identify; each song is worth 20 points. Each Title is worth 10 points; each Artist is worth 10 points. A perfect score is 500 points. You should try to get as close as possible to the way it appears on the label; partial credit will be given for imperfect answers. 8) Append your answers to the lines that begin "#dd)", where "dd" are two digits. You may delete the original lyrics or not; I will look for lines beginning with those 4 characters (possibly preceded by ">" and/or " "). _____________________________________________________________________________ -- Rick Schubert (rick.schubert@SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM)