Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 08:21:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199911271321.IAA00110@world.std.com> Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #150 (GOLQ150) From: "T. P. Uschanov" Welcome to the 150th edition of the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz series. There are no intentional themes in this quiz, except the fairly useless one that most of the songs are personal favourites of the quiz master. If you do not have the official GOLQ Rules (a posted copy of the rules should follow a posted copy of this quiz on most sites), you may use your web browser to read them at: http://world.com:/~marc/golq If you have trouble getting the rules, contact me for assistance. E-mail (DO NOT POST) your answers to me at ; make sure to e-mail early, as there are often delays. I will acknowledge receipt of entries via e-mail. If the address above doesn't work, you might want to try . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #150 Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, December 14, 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a sudden rise in the mercury There's a thumpin' in my heart, it just had to be Heat wave, hurricane, whirling in my head Cool disposition just hanging by a thread #01) Baby, there's nothing hard about love Basically it's as easy as pie The hard part is living without love Without your love, baby, I would die #02) Darling, I don't know much I know I love you so much My life depends on your touch #03) I can hear your name a-ringin' on down the line I can hear your name a-ringin' on down the line I want to know, pretty love How do I win my time? #04) Let me love you and you'll see Come to me, come to me Let me show you so we'll be free #05) Save yourself for somebody new Don't make such a fuss There's no hope for us She won't care the way that you do #06) She's my sugar and spice Everything nice She's my peaches and cream Candy man's dream #07) Just remember all birds and bees Go by twos through life's mysteries #08) Whoa, I found me a new thrill I never found before Oh, my, now I found me a new thrill I never found before When I show you, baby It's gonna thrill me more #09) Try hard, get barred Get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail #10) I'm an old man who's off for a loan I wanna see the city where I was born I've got a feeling that I can't stand I wanna go home to my homeland #11) My mother told me if I was goody That she would buy me a rubber dolly My auntie told her I kissed a soldier Now she won't buy me a rubber dolly #12) Take a look at that deep blue sea, don't you think it looks great? Not a cloud to be seen in the sky, and the sun won't wait I believe that the time is right, don't have to slip away Instead of dreamin' 'bout tomorrow you can live today #13) Idle gossip comes from the devil's workshop But true love will make it stop I want the whole world to know That I love you so #14) If I don't start cryin' It's because that I have got no eyes My father's in the fireplace And my dog lies hypnotized #15) He don't love her anymore There he goes right out the door He'll be back 'bout half past ten And then she'll start right in again #16) And though, even though you're lovely The world is ugly, so come back no more For all that you have to offer There's nothing there to ruin my life for #17) Now my friends What's gone down behind No more rain From where we came #18) Holy smoke! Land sakes alive! I never thought this could happen to me #19) I walked into the washroom and I built myself a fire Throw on lots of paper and the flames kept getting higher The janitor come running in, so scared his face was white So I explained my situation, he said "That's all right" #20) I didn't worry 'bout it when you left I knew that I could take care of myself You wouldn't be gone long And nothin' could go wrong #21) I feel inclined to blow my mind Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun They all come out to groove about While I search for fun in the sun #22) Don't try to plan me or understand me I can't stand to be understood I could never give in to or ever live up to Being like you think I should I've got some inner need that I'm tryin' to heed I can't take hand-me-down destiny #23) I felt like a queen and he was my king He borrowed some money to buy me a ring But I'm still alone, the cards are all down He's taken my money and skipped out of town #24) Love to watch it happen, baby When I dance with you (baby) Love to see the music take you Right up to the mornin' #25) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie-Breakers: My love for the world is like always For the world is a part of me That's why I'm so afraid Of the progress that's been made Toward eternity #T1) I know this town like the palm of my hand, now I've cruised every strip and every hamburger stand, now It really don't matter, baby, what are the scenes #T2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Good luck to all! T. P. Uschanov