Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:41:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #158 (GOLQ158) From: T P Uschanov This quiz was meant to be harder than the few previous ones, but it apparently wasn't. Twelve teams got 400 points or more, and one team even got ten times their score on my previous quiz -- which is perhaps a record. Thanks to all the entrants, and congratulations to the winner, Randy Price! Unfortunately the answers to two songs, #04 and #17, were posted to Usenet newsgroups by a clueless person. In the spirit of fairness, I have given all entrants full point on those two songs. (In the scoring breakdown, I have marked those few entrants who didn't actually get these songs -- due either to exceptional honesty or not reading the newsgroups -- with XX instead of 20.) -- T P Uschanov ______________________________________________________________________ There is a "+" after Score below for each tie-breaker answered correctly; a "-" indicates partial credit. An "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess. E-mail addresses have been altered to reduce spam to entrants. Replace '&' with '@' to correct an address. # on Pos Score ID Name & E-mail address team age(s) ---|-----|--|----------------------------------------------------|--|---------- 1 480.. RP Randy Price 1 48 2 460.+ BS Barry Silk, Scooter Magruder, Joe Haertel & Jenny McCaw 4 40s T 3 460.x RR Really Rockin' in Boston 5 40s-50s T 3 460.. DT Delphi Trivia Club: Bill, Tony, Rich, DTAB, Beth, PH 6 various T 3 460.. JL Jamie Lubin 1 54 6 450.. AT Antonio Torralba, Dominic Begg, Ben Rowdon & Tunde 4 26-51 7 410.x TC Team Corning 5 various T 8 400xx TA Team Asia: Barry Chamish, Mitch Herczeg, Arieh Gamliel 3 46-47 T 8 400.. DG The Old Folks at DG 3 various T 8 400.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jeff, Jim, Steve, Kevin, Vinnie, Jake, Denise, Nancy, Bruce, Jean 11 30+ T 8 400.. MG Michael Gessner, Dino DiNardo, Joel Lipman 3 40s T 8 400.. OF OZ Fossils: Pete, Lee, Brian, Pam, Eva, Mike 6 50+- T13 390.. FO The Forgotten Ones 2 18+ T13 390.. WM Will McCorry 1 42 T15 360.. RA Ron Anderson 1 49 T15 360.. GC The Gypsy's Caravan 3 21+ 17 350.. LE L'Equipe: Peter & Sheila Cussons, Bob & Dee Harrold, Margaret Thomas, Denis Ménard 6 avg. 50 18 340.. GT The GenaTeam 4 various 19 330xx AE Andrew E. 2 ??,?? 20 320.. CO The Coasters: Rick & Kathy Schubert, Marc Dashevsky, Bigfoot Mae 4 47,50,48,- 21 300+. JP Jyrki Ilva & Pekka Halonen 2 32,32 T22 300.. RS Ron & Sally Crandall 2 49,49 T22 300.. JF John Fox 1 48 T24 280.. NA NAVAIRHEADS (a.k.a. New Wave Dave Fan Club) 2 53,48 T24 280.. OT Team Oldtunes: Mike Weaver, Ben Bagdonas, George McClellan 3 53+ T26 260.. DB David Bailey, Lori Bailey, Sean Anglum, Tom Adams, Dan Rector, Ed Toutant 6 boomers T26 260.. WB The Wicked Boys: Sanford Stein, Paul Hallaman & Jim Medellin 3 40s T28 160.. GC Gregory Chambers 1 47 T28 160.. CM Curt Miller 1 51 T30 120.. GB Kenneth "Gene" Bate 1 46 T30 120.. HB Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum 3 41,50 T32 100.. CC Cole & Cole 2 18,54 T32 100.. JK Joel Kenyon 1 36 34 90.. JR Jessica Raine 1 26 ---|-----|--|----------------------------------------------------|--|---------- Pos Score ID Name & E-mail address # on age(s) team 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 |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 BS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 RR 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 XX 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 AT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 JL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 TC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 TA 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 DG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 10 - 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 0 20 EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 - 0 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 MG 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 0 20 OF 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 FO 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 WM 20 20 20 XX 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 10 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 RA 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 0 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 GC 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 LE 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 10 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 - 20 GT 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 AE 20 20 0 XX 20 20 10 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 0 0 20 CO 20 - - 20 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 JP 20 - - 20 20 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 - 20 RS 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 JF 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 NA 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 20 OT 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20 - - - 20 0 DB 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - 0 - WB 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - - - 10 20 20 - 20 20 - - - - 10 GC - - - XX - 20 20 - - - - 20 - - - 20 20 - - 20 - - - 20 - CM 20 - - 20 - 20 - - - - 20 - - - - 20 20 - - 20 - - - 20 - GB 20 - - 20 - 20 - - - - - 20 - - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - HB 20 - - 20 - 20 - - - - - - - - - 20 20 - - - - - - 20 - CC 20 - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - JK 20 - - XX 20 20 - - - - - - - - - 0 XX - - - - - - - - JR 20 - - 20 - 10 - - - - - - - - - 20 20 - - - - - - - - |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| 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 ________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #158 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (year[s]) [peak pos. on Billboard Pop Chart] I do all the pleasin' with you It's so hard to reason With you, whoa yeah Why do you make me blue? #01) The Beatles: "Please Please Me" (1964) [3] {-} I'll love you tomorrow I'll love you today Help me, help me I'm so weak Gee whiz, I love you I'm so weak #02) James Brown & The Famous Flames: "Lost Someone" (1961) [48] {2} Got this brand new pin stripe suit of clothes Big wide polka dot tie, heh heh Cufflinks big as jaybird eggs, listen to this Shoes made out of alligator hide #03) Clarence Carter: "Looking for a Fox" (1968) [62] {20} She walks! She talks! She crawls on her belly like a reptile! Just one thin dime, one tenth of a dollar Step right up, folks #04) The Coasters: "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" (1961) [23] {16} There's a car made just for me To own that car would be a luxury But right now I can't afford the gas A brand new convertible is out of my class #05) Eddie Cochran: "Somethin' Else" (1959) [58] {-} Or "Somethin Else", as Joel Whitburn lists it, apparently owing to a misprint on his copy of the single. The lyrics are ironic considering that he died in a car crash soon afterwards. The GenaTeam: Written by his girlfriend, Sharon Sheeley, and his brother, Bob. No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace If I was a master thief, perhaps I'd rob them And now I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place Don't you understand it's not my problem? #06) Bob Dylan: "Positively 4th Street" (1965) [7] {-} Oh pretty baby, I never knew such a thrill Just want to tell you, because I'm tremblin' still Oh pretty baby, I want you all for my own I think I'm ready to leave those others alone No need to ask me if everything is OK I got my answer, the only thing I can say #07) Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames: "Yeh Yeh" (1965) [21] {-} Try me once and see if you don't mind Love will come if we just give it time #08) The Fireballs: "Come On, React!" (1968) [63] {-} One of the unsuccessful follow-ups to "Bottle of Wine;" the title track from their excellent final album. You tried to fool me But I got wise Now I won't listen to None of your lies And it's all right It's all right It's all right It's all right #09) The Five Americans: "I See the Light" (1965) [26] {-} She's got a way that makes me act like a fool Oh, spends my money and she plays me cruel I'm beggin' for her kisses on bended knees Give me some lovin', baby, please, please, please #10) Eddie Fontaine: "Nothin' Shakin'" (1958) [64] {-} A minor rock 'n' roll classic, but perhaps best known today from the Beatles' cover version (on "Live at the BBC"). Hangin' from a pine tree by my knees Sun is shinin' through the shade Nobody knows what it's all about #11) The Hombres: "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" (1967) [12] {-} Then she came and sat down at my table As she placed her soft hands in mine I found myself wanting to kiss her For temptation was flowing like wine #12) David Houston: "Almost Persuaded" (1965) [24] {-} Such a beautiful dream Hate to think it's all o-o-ver I lost my heart, it seems Well, I've grown so used to you somehow Now I'm nobody's sugar daddy now #13) Frank Ifield: "Lovesick Blues" (1962) [44] {-} A #1 hit in Britain, but a relatively unsuccessful U.S. follow-up to his big hit "I Remember You". I was a king With everything 'Til I fell from my throne I pace the floor and cry And I wonder why My love fell through #14) Walter Jackson: "Suddenly I'm All Alone" (1965) [96] {13} Written by Van McCoy. Perhaps surprisingly, five teams got it, although it's not one of the best known songs even by Jackson, who is not one of the best known soul singers of the sixties (although he should be). Yes, her legs are so little They looks just like a cigarette Her legs are so little They looks just like a cigarette #15) B. B. King: "The Woman I Love" (1968) [94] {31} Jamie Lubin: Did B.B. King get sued by Doctor Clayton for using his song but changing the title from "Moonshine Woman Blues"? [I don't think so. A few entrants, apparently with no access to Joel Whitburn's chart books, answered "Moonshine Woman Blues"; I gave them points for the song, but not the artist.] I believe that you and me last forever Oh yeah, all day And night time yours, leave me never #16) The Kinks: "All Day and All of the Night" (1964) [7] {-} I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs I'm real nervous, but it sure is fun #17) Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano: "Great Balls of Fire" (1957) [2] {3} Well, when you kiss me, baby, then you roll your eyes I get a funny feelin' that I'm hypnotized Chills run all up and down my spine I'm tellin' everybody that you're mine, all mine #18) Ricky Nelson: "Believe What You Say" (1958) [4] {9} Magic all around, like I never felt before And the only sound was the cracklin' fire #19) The Parade: "Sunshine Girl" (1967) [20] {-} The biggest hit in the career of writer/producer Jerry Riopelle, who is one of the legends of the late sixties genre of music known as "sunshine pop" (of which this record is a particularly good example). Now right around the stroke of twelve the dance had just begun The earth kids parked their spaceship down on Mars to have some fun And so I left my friends the Martians stomping on the ground And even though I'm back on earth I still can hear this sound #20) The Ran-Dells: "Martian Hop" (1963) [16] {27} You're lookin' good And I want you to know You've got your natural From head to toe I know you've got it made Keep on strollin' with your babe 'Til the music fade #21) The Rollers: "The Continental Walk" (1961) [80] {28} Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, of whose recording this is apparently a cover and not the other way around, sing the second line as "You're continental"; but after listening to this version many times, it still sounds like "You've got your natural" to me. It certainly doesn't sound like the other instances of the word "continental" in the song. I don't need no aggravation I just got to make you I just got to make you my occupation I got to know that I belong to you #22) The Small Faces: "Tin Soldier" (1968) [73] {-} I've never had a love to call my own I was about to give up, and then you came along Just to have your tender ways Thrills me for days and days I don't care what nobody says I want you for always #23) Bettye Swann: "Make Me Yours" (1967) [21] {1} Two guesses of the Temptations, who might in fact have recorded a good version of this song. Oo-ba-ba-lu-chi-ba You're mine Oo-ba-ba-lu-chi-ba You're mine #24) Tom & Jerry: "Hey, Schoolgirl" (1957) [49] {-} Well the cats come rockin' in two by two Some come single, like me and you #25) Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps: "Dance to the Bop" (1957) [23] {-} Tie-breakers: He said "You may not know it from the look of my clothes But I taught Nat King Cole everything he knows Meet me in the back booth of the Big Beat Bar I might just decide to make you a recording star" #T1) Ruth Brown: "I Can't Hear a Word You Say" (1959) [-] {-} The flip side of her #96 hit "Jack O'Diamonds"; IMO, one of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's wittiest story songs. I just can't see myself falling to pieces When you say "I do" Here comes the bride, and my pride is in pieces It should have been me walking with you #T2) The Magicians: "An Invitation to Cry" (1965) [-] {-} One of the less known songs included on the legendary "Nuggets" compilation album of 1972 (and more recently the four-CD "Nuggets" CD box set). Only one team got this one, although the group was recently discussed briefly on rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This chart ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized, except for the two songs on which I gave everyone full credit. The second number on the line denotes the avg. no. of points scored on that song (total points divided by number of entrants, to 1 decimal place). For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale. Rank Avg. Song T01 19.4 #01) "Please Please Me" T01 19.4 #16) "All Day and All of the Night" 03 19.1 #06) "Positively 4th Street" 04 17.1 #20) "The Martian Hop" 05 16.5 #05) "Somethin' Else" 06 15.9 #12) "Almost Persuaded" 07 15.6 #07) "Yeh Yeh" T08 14.7 #11) "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" T08 14.7 #18) "Believe What You Say" 10 14.4 #25) "Dance to the Bop" 11 13.2 #13) "Lovesick Blues" T12 12.9 #09) "I See the Light" T12 12.9 #22) "Tin Soldier" 14 11.8 #19) "Sunshine Girl" T15 11.2 #10) "Nothin' Shakin'" T15 11.2 #23) "Make Me Yours" 17 9.4 #03) "Looking for a Fox" 18 9.1 #02) "Lost Someone" 19 8.2 #24) "Hey, Schoolgirl" 20 4.7 #15) "The Woman I Love" 21 3.5 #08) "Come On, React!" 22 2.9 #14) "Suddenly I'm All Alone" 23 1.2 #21) "The Continental Walk" T24 0.6 #T1) "I Can't Hear a Word You Say" T24 0.6 #T2) "An Invitation to Cry" "Sunshine Girl", "Come On, React!" and "Suddenly I'm All Alone" did better than I expected, while "Tin Soldier" did a bit worse (but then again, it was only a #73 hit in the United States).