From: Jyrki Ilva Newsgroups: rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s,rec.games.trivia Subject: GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #143 (GOLQ143) Date: 30 Jun 1999 12:56:21 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki Message-ID: <7ld45l$dqb$1@oravannahka.Helsinki.FI> GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ (GOLQ) #143 Welcome to the next installment of the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz series. The quiz contains a major theme which connects all songs (and hopefully makes it easier to identify them!). Have fun! Jyrki Ilva & Pekka Halonen E-mail (DO NOT POST) your answers to: ilva@cc.helsinki.fi If this address doesn't seem to work, you might also want to try Pekka's address, halo@sci.fi ** Entries must be received by 5:00 PM EDT Tuesday, Jul 20, 1999. ** Try to e-mail early, since entries occasionally get delayed or lost due to Internet problems. We will send acknowledgment by e-mail as soon as possible after receiving your entry. 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If you want GOLQs and their Results/Answers sent directly to you via e-mail, just send e-mail to golq-request@world.std.com consisting only of the word "subscribe" in the body, not the subject, of the message. ________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #143 (Songs #01 - #25 were from 1956 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 20, 1999 ________________________________________________________________________ Early in the morning we'll be starting out Some honeys will be coming along #01) If I kiss your lips I'll be at your command #02) They all say we're not meant to be lovers That we'll get along just fine Like sister and brother, oh yeah #03) I felt so happy I almost cried #04) I'm brokenhearted now Since we have parted now My mind wanders now and then #05) He makes me do things I don't wanna do He makes me say things I don't wanna say And even though I wanna break away I can't stop saying I adore him Can't stop doing things for him #06) Well, before the light Hold me again With all of your might #07) She's been good to me But she gets hurt oh so easily #08) Don't know what to do Never met a woman, girl, like you Guess my inexperience shows #09) We've survived the hard blow And I want you to know That you'll face us at last And I know you will give consideration Shall we perish unjust Or live equal as a nation? #10) There's a crack up in the ceiling And the kitchen sink is leaking Out of work and got no money A Sunday joint of bread and honey #11) Cool town, evening in the city Dressing so fine and looking so pretty Cool cat, looking for a kitty Gonna look in every corner of the city #12) All the leaves are brown And the sky is grey I've been for a walk On a winter's day #13) If the ten most beautiful women in the world If they wanted me I'd have to say no 'Cause I belong to my baby #14) I will take you away with me as far as I can To Venus or Mars #15) Sandman will be coming soon Singing you a slumber tune #16) Guess I'll wine and dine you Take you any place you wanna go And then when the night is over I don't wanna see you no more #17) This old airport's got me down It's no earthly good to me 'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground Cold and drunk as I might be #18) Funniest sound I ever heard And I can't understand a single word #19) Now she's here and there With every man in town Still trying to take me For that same old clown #20) He said, "baby try to see (try to see) Baby understand (understand) Baby you're for me Won't you take my hand" But I pushed him far away (far away) Wouldn't let him near Pushed him far away Now I'm wishing I could hear him call me #21) Smiles have all turned to tears But tears won't wash away the fear That you never ever gonna return To ease the fire that within me burns #22) Baby, baby, is there no chance I can take you for the last dance All night long yeah I've been waiting Now there'll be no hesitating #23) Treat each man as your brother And remember that each man's grief is your own #24) I got so sick of having sleepless nights I went and told my dad #25) TIE-BREAKERS: Said you went to see your girlfriend, I can't understand You come back with dollar bills sticking all out of your hand Whatever kind of game you have played, you must have played it hard Blackjack or poker, baby you must have monkey part You come home in rage, your eyes all red Hair sticks straight on top of your head I ask what's wrong with your beautiful bit of hair You tell me you got it messed up when you was round there #T1) See the stars come falling down from the sky Gently passing to kiss your tears when you cry See the wind come softly blow your hair from your face See the rain hide away disgrace #T2) _________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the following information (append at the end of each line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = _________________________________________________________________________ -- Jyrki Ilva --- Helsinki, Finland, Europe * --- ilva@cc.helsinki.fi * --- http://www.helsinki.fi/~ilva/ *