Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies,rec.games.trivia From: marc@world.std.com (Marc Dashevsky) Subject: GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #78 (GOLQ78) Message-ID: Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 02:01:19 GMT GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #78 (GOLQ78) Hello oldies fans, Welcome to GOLQ78. Only a 78 could fit this many 45s. [groan] This quiz contains one or more major themes and one or more minor themes; let us know which you are able to identify. After the 25 regular songs are two tie-breakers which are alphabetized with respect to one another. Each of these two songs is ineligible for inclusion in the regular part of the quiz by virtue of either pre-1955 issue or 1955-1969 issue without making the top 100 on the U.S. pop charts. There have been no changes to the general rules (required reading, of course), which appear after the lyrics. We have, however, added a Puzzler section to this particular GOLQ (a feature we may or may not continue on future quizzes). You may send in solutions to the Puzzler on the back of a US$20 bill along with your quiz answers if you like, but your success in solving the Puzzler has *no* bearing whatsoever on your GOLQ score or ranking. We must receive your answers by 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 11, 1995. Try to e-mail early since we don't know how long your message will take to arrive here. E-mail (*D*O* *N*O*T* post) answers to marc@world.std.com. We will acknowledge via e-mail receipt of all entries. You may call Marc Dashevsky at +1 617.932.4831, day or evening, if you haven't received a timely acknowledgment. Good luck. A splendid time is guaranteed for all! Bob and Marc ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #78 (Songs are from 1955 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 11, 1995 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's nothing you can do that can't be done #01) Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers Rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet #02) Do you think she loves you? Do you think at all? Soon she's going to fly away Sadness is her own Give herself a bath of tears And go home #03) Oh, S.O.S. me, mama, Switch me to heaven, get me through Telephone operator, my lovin' future hangs on you #04) Don't you know I love her so And that I'll never, never let her go No matter what the people may say or try to do #05) Save it for a rainy day For love may come and tap you on the shoulder Some starless night And just in case you feel you want to hold her #06) Gee, I feel just about ten feet tall Havin' a ball Guess you might call me a Pollyanna #07) Boy, it's the sweetness of your charms Makes me love you more each day In your arms I wanna stay Wanna thank you for the joy you've brought me #08) The way you treat me is a shame How could you hurt me so bad? Baby, you know that I'm the best thing that you ever had Kiss me once again #09) One can talk about being in love Two can say how it really feels One can wish upon a star Two can make that wish come true, yeah #10) But I cry, because your love has passed me by You took me by surprise You didn't realize that I was waiting Time goes slowly but carries on And now the best years have come and gone #11) Love of a woman is a wonderful thing (oh yeah) But the way we treat 'em is a cryin' shame (oh yeah) One day, one day, and it won't be long (oh yeah) 'Til all these fine girls'll be gone (oh yeah) #12) I thought we had a love so strong It would take a lifetime to break us apart, oh yeah But I found out today I was wrong #13) Yesterday we were together And life was sweet Today you're gone My life is sad #14) Funny how precious memories linger on So long after you've gone Now precious memories that only make me cry But I keep holdin' on Oh, why do I? #15) Stir carefully through the days See how the flavor stays These are the dreams you will savor With His blessings from above Serve it generously with love #16) No arms but your arms can banish all my fears No charms but your charms could last a thousand years #17) Well, I've played this game with other hearts But I never thought I'd see The day when someone else would play Love's foolish game with me #18) Wrap your presents to your darling from you Pretty pencils to write, "I love you" #19) Oh, carry my loved one Home safely to me She sailed at the dawning All day I've been blue #20) We had a quarrel A lovers' spat I write, "I'm sorry" #21) I'm married to the universe My brother is the sky Stars can see to make a wish And hearts with wings can fly So come with me and see, my love So we can never die #22) My love is yours, baby Oh, right from the start You, you, you possess my soul now, honey And I know, I know you own my heart #23) Ever since that night we've been together Lovers at first sight, in love forever #24) Now that you left me How can I live Through another day? #25) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie-Breakers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnin', turnin', turnin' I'll be ever yearning For love's precious flame #T1) And crave the love You threw away The time will come When you'll be blue #T2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Puzzler ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unscramble these Rock'n'Roll-era artists' names. For example: He's napping. == Happenings The clues are arranged in no particular order. #P1) Yo! Sir Boron. #P2) Yes, serve pill. #P3) Finn: "Lettuce alone." [Dedicated to T.P., Jyrki and Pekka] #P4) Bored, Sinatra cut hymn. #P5) Damn voice #P6) Orgasm or in lust? #P7) Rents his hammer #P8) Rub Elvis. #P9) Plastic Yen #PA) Stan--isn't he dreamy? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 based upon those from Rick Schubert, David Griboff, Valentino Herrera, Barry Silk, Howard Teitelbaum, Ron Crandall, Carole Hanrahan, Jamie Lubin, Bob Bluestein and Marc Dashevsky) 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 we don't have access to the original 45, our source is Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles 1955-1990" unless we have evidence indicating that source is incorrect. Songs should be alphabetized according to the following rules, unless we've made a mistake: - Artists' names beginning with "St." are alphabetized as if they were spelled "Saint". - Artists' names beginning with a number are alphabetized using the word equivalent of the number. If a song has been done by more than one artist, a correct response is one whose artist fits alphabetically between the artists of the adjoining actual answers. If you don't know which artist fits alphabetically because you have not identified adjoining songs, you may include multiple artists in your entry, but you will receive credit only if you include a correct artist. 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 is alphabetized under Lastname. - If the last name is used as in "the Group featuring Firstname Lastname," it is alphabetized under Group. - If the last name is not used as in "Firstname & the Group," it is alphabetized under Firstname. - If no last name is used, but a nickname is used before the firstname as in "Nickname Firstname & the Group," it 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 Billboard 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. 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; we will look for lines beginning with those 4 characters (possibly preceded by ">" and/or " "). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Bluestein and Marc Dashevsky -- marc@world.std.com