From: hernando@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (howard.a.teitelbaum) Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia Subject: RESULTS: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #46 Message-ID: Date: 10 Aug 93 13:38:53 GMT Organization: AT&T I'm posting the answers to GOLQ#46 on behalf of Barry Silk, due to problems with his Usenet access. Stay tuned for GOLQ#47, to be posted today! -----------------CUT HERE-------------------- RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #46 (GOLQ46) Congratulations to Jamie Lubin for his excellent performance on this quiz - missing only two songs! The Schuberts and Joe Haertel also came through with excellent scores. Every song was identified by at least one entrant; Special mention to Ron & Sally Crandall, and Andrew Rogers for being the only ones who managed to identify a song that nobody else could. Thanks to all who entered, naturally! And special thanks to those who added their trivia comments! Barry (bsilk@charm.isi.edu) ________________________________________________________________________ There is a "+" after Score below for each tie-breaker answered correctly; a "-" indicates partial credit. An "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess. Pos. ID # on Score Name E-mail address team age(s) 1 459++ JL Jamie Lubin jil@donuts0.bellcore.com 1 48 2 400++ RS Rick & Kathy Schubert 2 40,44 rick.schubert@SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM 3 400+ JH Joe Haertel 1 42 4 360 HT Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum 2 35,43 hat@floyd.att.com 5 359 AR Andrew Rogers rogers@hicomb.hi.com 1 41 6 340 NC Norm, Kathy, and Carol crandall@iseeu.enet.dec.com 3 37,37,39 7 320 RC Ron & Sally Crandall rmc@psuvm.psu.edu 2 42,42 8 300 MB Marc & the Blue Teens marc@harlequin.com 3 41 9 280 MH Mike Hubbard & Team 76424.1703@compuserve.com 2 40s T10 260 BC Bob Clements K1BC@bbn.com 1 50 T10 260 BD Bob Dorin, Chris Reeve, Nina, Judy, and Sheila 5 44,46,48, dorin@ksr.com ?, ? 12 259 GT The Genasys Team jonog@g2syd.genasys.com.au 4 various 13 176 UM UNM dave@unm.edu rebs@unm.edu 7 39+ 14 158 TO Tom O'Connor tommyo@tellabs.com 1 34 15 149 GB Glenn Barton glenn@cast.uark.edu 1 23 16 140 DG The Old Folks at DG cochran@dg-rtp.dg.com 5 various 17 119xx SF Steve Edw. Friedman p/k/a "Freddy" sfriedman@pbs.org 1 38 18 90 DF Don Fausett dfausett@zach.fit.edu 1 52 19 79 DO The Dutch Officials adri.verhoef@rivm.nl 3 ? T20 20 MM Marc Meltzer meltzer@AM.NIMH.NIH.GOV 1 ? T20 20 DE David A. Ewing david@avalanch.com 1 37 _____________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. Song# 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - RS 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 - 20 20 20 - JH 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - HT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - - - 0 20 20 20 20 - AR 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 19 - 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 20 NC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 0 - 20 - 20 - RC 20 20 - 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 - - - MB 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 20 - MH 20 - - 20 - 20 0 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 - BC - - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 - - - - - 20 20 20 - 20 - BD 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 - - 20 - 20 0 20 20 - - - 20 - - 20 - 20 - GT - - - 20 20 20 - - - 20 - 19 20 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 20 - UN 10 - - 20 20 10 0 20 - 18 - 19 - - - - 0 - 10 - - 20 9 20 - TO 20 - - 20 20 - - 10 - 19 - 19 - - 20 - 20 - - 10 - - - - - GB - - 20 - 20 10 - - - 20 - 19 - - - - 20 - - - - 20 - 20 - DG - 20 - - - 20 0 - - 20 - 20 - - - 20 - - - - - 20 - 20 - SF - 0 0 20 - - 0 - - 20 - 19 - 20 20 0 - 0 0 0 - - - 20 - DF - 0 - - 20 10 20 - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - DO - - - - - - 0 - - 20 10 19 - 10 - - - - - - - - - 20 - MM - - - 20 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - DE - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 - _____________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #46 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (year[s]) [peak position on Billboard Pop Chart] ________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #46 (Songs were from 1955 through 1969) ________________________________________________________________________ In my most secure moments I still can't believe I'm spending those moments with you #01) Association: "Everything That Touches You" (1968) [10] We found the perfect love Yes a love that's yours and mine I love you and you love me All the time #02) Frankie Avalon: "Why" (1959) [1] [Jamie and Howard noticed that this song has the distinction of ending the 50s & beginning the 60s as #1. It was covered by Donny Osmond in 1972. Reached #6 on the R&B charts.] Why must you hurt me Do what you do Listen here girl can't you see I love you Make a little effort Try to be true #03) Castaways: "Liar, Liar" (1965) [12] I pretend that I'm happy (sha-la-lee) But I'm Mister Blue (sha-la-loo) I pretend that I'm happy (sha-la-lee) Since I lost you #04) Lou Christie: "Two Faces Have I" (1963) [6] [Jamie notes that it was co-written by Christie; Reached #11 on the R&B charts] Don't you give me no dirty looks Your father's hip He knows what cooks #05) Coasters: "Yakety Yak" (1958) [1] [Jamie comments it was written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller; #1 on R&B charts for 7 weeks] So listen, Mr. Dee Jay Keep those records playing 'Cause I'm having such a good time Dancing with my baby #06) Sam Cooke: "Having A Party" (1962) [17] [Howard corrects the first line to: "So MISTER, Mister Dee Jay"; Rick adds it reached #4 on the R&B charts.] Round and round and up and down we go (yeah oh baby) Makin' with the shakin' to and fro (yeah) (Well now from) Boston to LA #07) Danny & the Juniors: "Twistin' USA" (1960) [27] [Jamie comments that it was covered by Chubby Checker, #68 in '61, on B-side of "The Twist" reissue] Used to slip through every girl's hands like water Never was one who could ever tie me down Straight ahead and steady as Gibraltar (yeah) 'Til you brought me tumbling to the ground #08) Neil Diamond: "You Got To Me" (1967) [18] [Jamie informs us that Neil Diamond received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1990 American Music Awards. Bob Clements says that this song "has one of the most blatant splices of any Stereo-era pop record. Maybe second to all the splices in Good Vibrations. Listening to one stereo channel or the other is like closing a big door between two recording studios."] The minute you walk in the room I break into a sweat My hands begin to shake so bad I can't light my cigarette #09) Electric Prunes: "Get Me To The World On Time" (1967) [27] [Ron & Sally Crandall were the only team to identify this song!] Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding #10) Fifth Dimension: Medley: "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (1969) [1] [Jamie notes it reached #11 on the UK charts. Several people noted that this was a medley of two songs from "Hair."] I went to Chinatown Way back in old Hong Kong To get some egg foo young #11) Five Keys: "Ling, Ting, Tong" (1954/55) [28] [Rick comments that the Five Keys were formed in the late 40's as the Sentimental Four. They were renamed to the Five Keys in 1949; this song hit #5 on the R&B charts; Don Fausett observed that The Charms also charted with this song in the same year.] People around every corner They seem to smile and say We don't care what your name is boy We'll never turn you away #12) Gerry & the Pacemakers: "Ferry Across The Mersey" (1965) [6] [Jamie says it hit #8 in the UK. Several people observed that it was from the movie of the same name, featuring the group. Although they sing 'Ferry CROSS the Mersey' throughout the song, the actual title uses the word ACROSS. One point off if you specified 'Cross']. Well if you get the thorough woman There's only one thing that you can do Just dig a hole and jump right in it And pull the ground right over you #13) Roy Hamilton: "You Can Have Her" (1961) [12] [Rick observes that there were several other charted versions of this song, all from 1965: #67 Righteous Brothers, #75 Dionne Warwick ("You Can Have Him"), #96 Timi Yuro ("You Can Have Him")] And when you're old and gray You will remember what they said That two girls are too many Three's a crowd And four yer dead! #14) Herman's Hermits: "Dandy" (1966) [5] [Several people commented that this was written by the Kinks' Ray Davies.] Would a classy girl like you Fall for a poor boy like me? #15) Jay & the Americans: "Only In America" (1963) [25] [This song was originally written for the Drifters by Leiber, Stoller, Cynthia Weil, and Barry Mann. However, Atlantic Records, the Drifters record company, refused to release it. There are two accounts why: The first is the the Drifters would only sing the song sarcastically. The other is that Atlantic deemed a Drifters' recording would be too controversial: i.e., to have a black group singing about "growing up to be President".] Oh, one day you're gonna discover One little wrong leads to another #16) Gene McDaniels: "Chip Chip" (1962) [10] [Jamie observes that this was performed with the Johnny Mann Singers] There's a girl I know Who makes me feel so good And I wouldn't live without her Even if I could #17) Monkees: "Valleri" (1968) [3] [Jamie comments that this was written by Boyce & Hart] You'll be mine in the morning Oh and be mine again in the ni-ii-ight We'll always, I mean always, be together Because our love, yes our love will be right #18) Pentagons: "To Be Loved (Forever)" (1961) [48] [Ranks #40 on WOGL's (Philadelphia) "Top 98 Doo-Wops of all-time"] It's really grand When you stand Hand-in-hand With your lover And thrill to the wonders of night #19) Platters: "Enchanted" (1959) [12] [Jamie observes it was written by their manager, Buck Ram] B-b e-me-me B-b e-me-me B-b mmm b-b mmm b-b e-me-me #20) Ran-Dells: "Martian Hop" (1963) [16] [Bob Clements says that "I guess that's the best transcription you can do without a degree in modern Martian languages." Thanks Bob, but how can you assume that I don't have such a degree :-) ] Someone better tell him She is mine alone Just because he dance good That don't mean he take her home Yeah Oh I'm so jealous #21) Rocky Fellers: "Killer Joe" (1963) [16] [Howard supplies the following: "The group consisted of the Feller family (father and 4 sons), from the Phillipines. The song was a tribute of sorts to a real person: Frank 'Killer Joe' Piro, a prominent dancer and dance instructor." The Kingsmen's version hit #77 in 1966] I finally got to whisper sweet words in her ear Convinced her that we oughtta get away from there We took a little walk I held her close to me #22) Tommy Roe: "Sweet Pea" (1966) [8] I can feel a-something pounding in my brain Just anytime that someone speaks your name Trumpets sound in my head Thunder boom #23) Searchers: "When You Walk In The Room" (1964) [35] [Howard supplies the following: this was written by the prolific Jackie DeShannon (over 600 songs written, say Whitburn); her original version earlier in 1964 charted at #99. Andrew Rogers provided the following correction to line 3 of the lyrics: "Trumpets sound in my head and I hear"] I've known of your - your secluded nights I've even seen her maybe once or twice But is her sweet expression Worth more than my love and affection #24) Supremes: "Stop! In The Name Of Love" (1965) [1] [Jamie comments that it was written by Holland, Dozier & Holland, and with this song, the Supremes became the 1st group in history with 4 (of 5) consecutive #1 hits. Diana Ross is an officer & part owner of Motown, where she once worked as a receptionist. Howard notes that this song was covered by the Hollies during their brief early-80's reunion about 1983] I know that you think of me as just a friend But you don't know how friendly I can be, yeah I want so much to prove my love Baby, give me half a chance #25) Turtles: "Can I Get To Know You Better" (1967) [89] [Andrew Rogers was the only one to identify this song!] Tie Breakers: Darling please don't break my heart Please say that we'll never part There is enough that we can share Darling tell me that you care #T1) Kodaks: Oh Gee, Oh Gosh (1957) [not charted] [Ranks #85 on WOL's (Washington DC) "All time top 100 Doo-Wops"] Every waking hour Every minute of the day (of the day, of the day) Even in my dreams You are there it seems #T2) Passions: "I Only Want You" (1960) [113] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This chart ranks the songs/artists from most recognized to least recognized. The second number on the line denotes the total number of points scored on that song. For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale. Rank TPts Song 1 377 Fifth Dimension: "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" (1969) [1] 2 352 Gerry & the Pacemakers: "Ferry Across The Mersey" (1965) [6] 3 340 Supremes: "Stop! In The Name Of Love" (1965) [1] 4 320 Lou Christie: "Two Faces Have I" (1963) [6] 5 300 Tommy Roe: "Sweet Pea" (1966) [8] 6 290 Sam Cooke: "Having A Party" (1962) [17] 7 280 Coasters: "Yakety Yak" (1958) [1] 8 270 Herman's Hermits: "Dandy" (1966) [5] 9 240 Jay & the Americans: "Only In America" (1963) [25] 10 230 Association: "Everything That Touches You" (1968) [10] 11 210 Neil Diamond: "You Got To Me" (1967) [18] T12 200 Gene McDaniels: "Chip Chip" (1962) [10] T12 200 Monkees: "Valleri" (1968) [3] 14 190 Five Keys: "Ling, Ting, Tong" (1954/55) [28] 15 180 Castaways: "Liar, Liar" (1965) [12] 16 169 Searchers: "When You Walk In The Room" (1964) [35] T17 160 Frankie Avalon: "Why" (1959) [1] T17 160 Danny & the Juniors: "Twistin' USA" (1960) [27] 19 140 Rocky Fellers: "Killer Joe" (1963) [16] 20 110 Ran-Dells: "Martian Hop" (1963) [16] 21 90 Platters: "Enchanted" (1959) [12] 22 80 Roy Hamilton: "You Can Have Her" (1961) [12] 23 60 Kodaks: Oh Gee, Oh Gosh (1957) [not charted] T24 40 Pentagons: "To Be Loved (Forever)" (1961) [48] T24 40 Passions: "I Only Want You" (1960) [113] T26 20 Turtles: "Can I Get To Know You Better" (1967) [89] T26 20 Electric Prunes: "Get Me To The World On Time" (1967) [27] The only surprises to me were: - I expected "Twistin' USA" to score lower because I don't believe this song receives much airplay and I don't think it's ever been reissued. - I expected "Enchanted" to score much higher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Barry Silk (bsilk@charm.isi.edu)