From: RMC@psuvm.psu.edu (Ron Crandall) Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia Subject: RESULTS: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #20 (Surrogate Post) Message-ID: <92020.150741RMC@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 20 Jan 92 20:07:41 GMT Organization: Penn State University I am posting these results for Irish, because of problems with her newsfeed. Please direct any comments to her (hanrahac@ocpt.ccur.com). Irish's comments follow: ###################################################################### Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a great Holiday Season and are having a Happy New Year so far. I knew I made this quiz easy, but I didn't think so many people would get such high scores. I guess I'll have to make Quiz 21 harder. Well, we have a new #1. Congrats to JAMIE LUBIN & HIS TEAM. New Wave Dave didn't come in last and we have ties for 3rd and 7th place. Okay, enough chatter, here are the scores and answers. Quiz 21 will be posted shortly. Score Name E-Mail Address Age Team 01 460 -JL Jamie Lubin pjc@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com 46 6 02 440 -Rk Rick&Kathy Schubert rns@tortuga.sandiego.ncr.com 39 42 2 T03 430 -DM Dan Murphy danielm@tekgen.bv.tek.com 37 1 T03 430 -BC Bob Dorin&Chris Reeve dorin@ksr.com 42 46 2 T03 430 -BK Bruce Kukuch kukuch@inland.com 41 1 06 425 -RS Ron Sally & Kids rmc@psuvm.psu.edu 40,40,13,9 4 T07 415 -BJ Barry Silk&Joe Haertel bcs@prc.unisys.com 39 40 2 T07 415 -OF Old Folks at DG cochran@dg-rtf.dg.com various 7 09 400 -HB Howard&Bonnie Teitelbaum hat@floyd.att.com 33 41 2 10 395 -NK Norm, Kathy & Carol crandall@iseeu.enet.dec.com 35 35 37 3 11 340 -DG CIRT dave@triton.unm.edu 30's 7 12 290 -MB Mike Bixenman mikeb@ocpt.ccur.com 42 1 13 285 -PM Protein Men sasamm@tin.monsanto.com various 6 14 273 -DF Don Fausett dfausett@zach.fit.edu 51 1 15 225 -JG Jonathan Gowland jonog@g2syd.com.au - - 16 218 -DR Deb S. & Rich K. rsk@gynko.upenn.edu - 2 17 195 -DO Duanne Ott DFO@csi.compuserve.com 35 1 18 190 -JA John Altinbay altinbay@alc.com 40 1 19 145 -CJ Chad & Friends tcj@math.ufl.edu various 3 20 105 -SH Steve Hammond hammond@css.itd.um 23 1 21 90 -AV The Dutch Officials a3@tintin.rivm.nl various 4 22 70 -JS Jim Smith ENGJS@wombat.newcastle.edu.au - 1 23 65 -NW New Wave Dave damatto1@ulkynx.bitnet 24 1 24 10 -OR Sir Ola Rinta-Koski ola@vipunen.hut.fi 22 1 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JL 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 RK 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 DM 20 20 20 0 15 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 BC 20 20 20 - - 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 BK 20 20 0 20 15 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 RS 20 20 0 0 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 BJ 20 20 20 0 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - OF 0 20 - - 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 HB 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - - NK 0 20 20 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 10 20 20 0 20 - DG 20 20 - - 0 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 10 20 20 20 - MB - 20 - - 15 20 15 20 20 10 20 10 0 20 20 20 20 - 0 20 20 20 0 - - PM - 20 - - 20 - 15 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 10 20 20 - - - DF 20 20 20 - - - 15 20 20 - 20 20 0 - 18 20 20 - 20 - 20 - - 20 - JG - 10 - - 15 - - 0 20 20 20 20 0 20 10 20 - 20 - 20 10 20 - - - DR 0 20 - - - - 18 20 20 - 20 20 - - 10 20 20 - - 20 10 20 - - - DO - 20 - - - 20 15 20 20 - 20 0 - - 20 20 20 - - - 20 - - - - JA - 20 - - - 10 - 20 20 20 10 10 - 20 10 20 20 - - - 10 - - - - CJ - 10 - - - 20 15 20 - - 20 - - - 10 20 20 - - - 10 - - - - SH - 20 - - - - 15 10 20 10 - - - - 10 - 10 - - 0 10 - - - - AV - 10 - - - - 0 20 20 - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - 10 20 - - - JS - 10 - - 10 - 10 0 20 - - - - 10 - 0 - - - - 10 - - - - NW - 10 - - - 0 - 05 20 - - - - - 10 - 10 - - - 10 - - - - OR - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - And now the answers. If you have any questions please contact me. My address is at the end. GOLDEN OLDIES QUIZ #20 LYRICS AND ANSWERS Just promise me darling Your love in return #01) Ace, Johnny Pledging My Love (1955) [17] Killed himself playing Russian Roulette in Houston, Texas on Christmas Eve, 1954 Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, #02) Autry, Gene Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1957) [70] Jamie Lubin notes he is the owner of the California Angels baseball team. He was also the first singing cowboy of the movies. Mercy,mercy, Puddin' an' pie, You got somethin' That money can't buy #03) Baker, LaVern Tweedle Dee (1955) [14] & The Gliders You're my special angel, My be-bop baby, My little bitty Pretty pet, #04) Billy & Lillie Lah Dee Dah (1958) [9] & The Thunderbirds "Baby, You're the Ginchest!" #05) Byrnes, Edward & Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Connie Stevens (1959) [4] I deducted 5 points for forgetting Connie Stevens. Edd Byrnes is best known as "Kookie" on the T.V. show "77 Sunset Strip" Na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na #06) Cannibal and Land Of 1000 Dances (1965) [30] The Headhunters Wilson Pickett also had a hit with this song Want a plane That loops-da-loop, Me,I want a Hula hoop. #07) The Chipmonks and The Chipmonk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville (1958) [1] I deducted 5 points for forgetting David Seville. Chestnuts roasting On an open fire, #08) Cole, Nat "King" The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (1962) [65] This song was written by Mel Torme Where the treetops glisten And children listen #09) Crosby, Bing White Christmas (1955) [7] Made the "pop charts" for 20 Christmas seasons and it's the #1 best selling single of all times. The Drifters and Elvis also had Rock-n-Roll versions of this song. They were both very good to listen to. Will you teach me Yeah, the way you sing #10) Cymbal, Johnny Mr. Bass Man (1963) [16] The "bass man" was singer Ronnie Bright a member of The Valentines. You can rock it, You can roll it, Do the slop, and Even stroll it, #11) Danny And The Juniors At The Hop (1957) [1] This song was originally called "Do The Bop". Lead singer, Danny Rapp, committed suicide in 1983 They said they found My high school ring Clutched in your fingers tight. #12) Dinning, Mark Teen Angel (1959-60) [1] This song was banned in England and some radio stations in the U.S. for being to emotional as noted by Ron Crandall And we'll be free Some day soon #13) Dion (Dimucci) Abraham, Martin And John (1968) [4] Formerly of Dion & The Belmonts. This song is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, J.F.K. and Robert Kennedy. Were you smoochin' My best friend, Guess the answer's Yes #14) Francis, Connie Lipstick On Your Collar (1959) [5] What a bright time, It's the right time To rock the night away. #15) Helms, Bobby Jingle Bell Rock (1957) [6] This song also charted for the next four Christmas seasons. We fired our guns An the Brittish Kept a'comin' #16) Horton, Johnny The Battle Of New Orleans (1959) [1] Rick Schubert noted he was married to Hank Williams Sr's widow Voices singing "Let's be jolly", Deck the halls With boughs of holly" #17) Lee, Brenda Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (1960) [14] John Altinbay says this song was written by Johnny Marks who also wrote "Rudolph...." You were a girl Of many charms Oh! how I loved You in my arms. #18) Luke, Robin Susie Darlin' (1958) [5] On my previous quizzes this song was given as an answer many times, so I figured why not use it. Why did we quarrel, Why did we fight, Why did I leave her Alone tonight? #19) Reynolds, Jody Endless Sleep (1958) [5] Another sad teenage love song Christmas bells,those Christmas bells,ringing Through the land, Bringing peace to all the world And good will to men. #20) Royal Guardsmen Snoopy's Christmas (1967) [1] * * Although this song never "charted" on Billboards Top 100 it did hit #1 on the Christmas charts so I said, "Why Not?" Mary nodded Pa rum pa rum pa, The ox and lamb kept time Pa rum pa rum pa #21) Simeone, Harry, Chorale The Little Drummer Boy (1958) [13] This is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs I'm gonna buy me A brand new box Of matches. #22) Sinatra, Nancy These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (1966) [1] We all know who's daughter she is, don't we? Bruce K said I was being very trickey with the lyrics. I listened to the song again and they still sound the same to me. Then I went Far away, And you found Some one new #23) Vinton, Bobby Roses Are Red (My Love) (1962) [1] Sweet perfume, little Ole roses bloom, And I want to Walk with you #24) Wallace, Jerry Primrose Lane (1959) [8] w/ The Jewels This was the theme song for Henry Fonda's T.V. show "The Smith Family" so notes Rick Schubert I don't know now What waits for me, Maybe heaven, Maybe hell #25) Yarbrough, Glenn Baby, The Rain Must Fall (1965) [12] Jamie Lubin notes he was a former singer with the folk group, The Limelighters IRISH "'TIS A BLESSING TO BE IRISH!" hanrahac@ocpt.ccur.com --