Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies,rec.games.trivia From: hat@floyd.emsp.att.com (Howard Teitelbaum) Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #83 Message-ID: Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 13:55:28 GMT GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #83 Having started in late summer of 1990, the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz series now marches into its 6th year. As before, the 25 regular songs are followed by 2 tie-breakers. These 2 songs are not in the alphabetical mix with the other 25, but are alphabetized with respect to one another. Tie-breakers are songs that either: - were released during 1955-1969, but didn't hit the Top 100 on the Pop chart OR - were released before 1955. There have been no changes in the rules, which appear at the end of the quiz. Good luck to all! -- Howard Teitelbaum (hat@floyd.att.com) ****************************************************************************** --> Answers must be received by 5:00 PM EST on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1995. <-- Try to e-mail early since I don't know how long it takes to get here. Since entries occasionally get delayed or lost due to Internet problems, I will send acknowledgment by e-mail as soon as possible after receiving your entry. If you don't get a response from me within 2-3 business days, you can call me at (201) 386-6816 (M-F, 9-5 EST). E-mail (** DO NOT post **) answers to: hat@floyd.att.com ****************************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #83 (Songs #01 - #25 were from 1955 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM EST, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1995 _____________________________________________________________________________ I guess I shoulda kept my mouth shut When I start to brag about my car But I can't back down now Because I pushed the other guys too far #01) Ten thousand eyes were watchin' him leave the floor Five thousand tongues were screamin' "More, more!" And about fifteen hundred waitin' outside the door #02) I hope, I sure hope it's not a crime 'Cause I'm guilty Oh, I hope that I never have to testify #03) I don't want to meet your kin Make you spin or do you in Or select you or dissect you or inspect you or reject you #04) I know I'll never give up, I'm at the end of my rope From the morning 'til suppertime, and you'll find I'll be waiting in line I'll be waiting in line #05) My girlfriend was-a baby sitting down the street And so I bought some soda pop and sandwich meat She laid it on the table and I took a seat But I never got the chance to drink or eat #06) And the dark clouds That cover the sky They just seem to float away #07) The wind in the willow played Love's sweet melody But all of those vows you made Were never to be #08) One look and I forgot the gloom of the past One look and I had found my future at last One look and I had found a world completely new #09) Don't matter what the people say It didn't happen that way She was a passing fling And not a permanent thing #10) There's a new sun risin' up angry in the sky And there's a new voice cryin' "we're not afraid to die" #11) Down in Africa many years ago There lived a little fella named Zulu Joe He took his tom-tom, a great big stick #12) She does the walk real nice There's no questions about "maybe" For her I'd make any sacrifice So, everybody say "yeah" (yeah, yeah) #13) They've been saying wait until we're ready But we know we're ready now So we'll go steady anyhow #14) See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side #15) Yes, I said come on over, baby Baby you can't go wrong #16) I just can't put my finger on what it is That says to me "Watch out, don't believe her" I can't give any reasons, girl #17) I do love you You're the one girl for me When I look into your eyes I see my destiny #18) Well, pick up your feet We've got a deadline to meet I'm gonna see you make it on time Oh, don't relax I want elbows and backs I wanna see everybody from behind #19) But nobody seems to understand, now How can a man sing such a sad song, now Ooh, when he lost everything When he lost everything that he had #20) I started school In a worn, torn dress that somebody threw out #21) I can see it in your eyes That you despise the same old lines you heard the night before #22) I thought I was doing the right thing I took back your engagement ring But now I found that I was wrong But I have to go it alone 'Til I find another day When you come to me and say "Darling, I'm gonna be true" #23) Yo no soy marinero #24) This is mine, you can't take it Long as I know I have love, I can make it #25) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIE-BREAKERS: To do my job obediently is my only desire To learn my weapon thoroughly, and how to aim and fire To learn to kill the enemy And then find out what for Oh, I'll need instruction, Sergeant For I've never killed before #T1) Got me the strangest woman Believe, me this chick's no cinch But I really get her goin' #T2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 yourself) 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, Marc Dashevsky, Bob Bluestein, and others. 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 1955-1993" unless I have evidence indicating that source is incorrect. Songs should be alphabetized according to the following rules, unless I've made a mistake: - Artists' names that begin with "St." will be alphabetized as if they were spelled "Saint". - Artists' names that begin with a number will be alphabetized using the word equivalent of the number. 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": Alphabetize under Lastname. - If the last name is used as in "the Group featuring Firstname Lastname": Alphabetize under Group. - If the last name is not used as in "Firstname & the Group": Alphabetize under Firstname. - If no last name is used, but a nickname is used before the first name as in "Nickname Firstname & the Group": Alphabetize 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 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. 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, as published in Billboard Magazine. Although most songs will have made the top twenty-five or so, expect a number of songs in the quiz that will challenge the experts out there. 7) There are 25 songs to identify, each 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; I will look for lines beginning with those 4 characters (possibly preceded by ">" and/or " "). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Howard Teitelbaum (hat@floyd.att.com)