Date: 1 Nov 2005 19:27:09 -0000
Message-ID: <20051101192709.92935.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq225@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 225 (GOLQ225)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #225 (GOLQ225)
Congratulations to Randy Price/Peter Morley and to The Village Idiots, who tied
for first with perfect scores.
Just behind them in 3rd place (by a tiebreaker) were Delphi Trivia Club, The
Genateam, and Really Rockin' in Boston. Also, excellent performances (missing
only one regular song each) by the 6th & 7th place finishers, The EJ's & Co.
and Across the Boarder.
I thought this was a fairly difficult quiz (I probably would have finished
mid-pack even with the answers in front of me), but our incredible oldies
experts proved otherwise: the mean score was 367, and the median was 424.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered!
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After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers:
+ indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
T01 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com,
pmorley&nyc.rr.com> 2 36-53
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping)
<Clete6&aol.com> 5 <54
T03 500.+ DE Delphi Trivia Club: Tracy, Logot, Joan, PyeWacket,
und83, Radar2, JO <billp49&concentric.net> 8 30-50
T03 500x+ GE The Genateam <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 4 37 to 57
T03 500.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <bob&egh.com> 5 50s
06 480++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Vinnie, Mitch
<brombere&matc.edu> 5 40+
07 479++ AB Across the Boarder <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 2 ??
08 439.. JW James White <jjwhite6&ameritech.net> 1 57
09 438+. EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 4 Various
10 424.. EV Evelyn Martinez <emartinez&salud.unm.edu> 3 55
11 390x+ MW Mike Weaver <Oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 58
12 389.+ TS Tovi & the Salutations (Tom, Dan, David, Lori, Rick,
Ed, Larry, Sean, Warren) <baileyl&colorado.edu> 9 boomers
13 340.+ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Norm
Katuna, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman, -) 7 52,56,53,
<rns&san.rr.com> 60,-,53,-
14 320.- NA NAVAIRHEADS (Tom Pillion and Rick Falkenstein)
<thomas.pillion&navy.mil> 2 59&53
15 240.+ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 48
16 220.. SS Sanford Stein <Sanford_stein&rush.edu> 1 55
17 140.- BT Bonnie Teitelbaum <no net access> 1 55
18 100.. MA Matt Aument <MatteoAlMonty&aol.com> 1 17
19 80.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 31
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
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The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25,
a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero
indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers
(songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit,
an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess.
Song# TT
ID 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 12
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 20 ++
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
DE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
GE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 x+
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
AB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
JW 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ..
EM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . +.
EV 20 20 20 20 20 16 20 10 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 15 10 14 10 10 20 20 19 20 20 ..
MW 10 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 x+
TS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 10 20 . 20 20 20 .+
CO 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . . . . . 20 20 20 20 20 .+
NA 20 20 20 . . 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 20 .-
WM 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 . . 20 20 . 20 . . . . 20 . . . 20 20 . .+
SS 20 20 20 20 . . 0 20 20 . 20 20 . . . . . . . 0 . . 20 20 20 ..
BT 20 20 20 . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . 20 20 .-
MA . 20 20 . . . . 20 . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . ..
JR 20 20 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
ID 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 12
Song# TT
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #225 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B}
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart
== NOTE: Recordings charting between late 1963 and early 1965
== show a "peak R&B" of {n/c}, meaning "no chart," as Billboard
== didn't publish an R&B chart from 11/30/63 thru 1/23/65.
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Though I'm dressed in these rags
I'll wear sable someday
#01) The Animals: "It's My Life" (1965/66) [23] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #35.]
Who's peekin' out from under a stairway?
Callin' a name that's lighter than air
Who's bendin' down to give me rainbow?
#02) The Association: "Windy" (1967) [1] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #93.]
Oh please, don't hurt my pride like her
'Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love
Was in vain
#03) The Beatles: "If I Fell" (1964) [53] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #103. A beautiful ballad of John's. There's a
well-documented anomaly in the stereo version of the song: In the repeat
of the chorus, Paul's voice cracks on the word "vain." In the mono mix
(done one week after the song's recording), this glitch is eliminated by
judicious editing. The stereo mix was not done until 3 months later, in a
marathon mix-down session just prior to the release of the "A Hard Day's
Night" LP, so the need to fix this imperfection might've been overlooked.]
Well, the very first time I fell in love
Got my heart broken there
People would say when I passed their way
"There's a hurt young man going there, going there"
#04) Jerry Butler: "Find Another Girl" (1961) [27] {10}
[Follow-up to "He Will Break Your Heart," with a similar arrangement.]
If you ever go
On your way, don't forget the day
You lost the only love you'll ever know
#05) The Cyrkle: "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" (1966/67) [59] {-}
But if you should pass me by
I'll be hurt, but I won't cry
And though my love for you still grows
#06) Dion and The Belmonts: "No One Knows" (1958) [19] {12}
[Previously used in GOLQ #41.]
Tyrants must know
Now just as then
They cannot stand
#07) Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen: "Gallant Men" (1966/67) [29] {-}
[Spoken-word recording, with text by Charles Osgood; Sen. Dirksen, an
Illinois Republican, was then Senate minority leader. His distinctive
rumbly voice was often parodied (see song #08).]
Born high forever to fly
Wind velocity nil
Born high forever to fly
If you want, your cup I will fill
#08) Donovan: "Mellow Yellow" (1966/67) [2] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #14. Sir Paul (pre-knighthood) provides the
whispered backing vocals.
A comedy troupe called "The Hardly Worthit Players" combined take-offs of
Senators Robert Kennedy and Everett Dirksen (see song #07), as "Senator
Bobby & Senator McKinley," in a parody of "Mellow Yellow." My favorite
bit: When McKinley sings the line "I'm just mad about fourteen," Bobby
replies "Well, I like seventy-two myself, Senator." In 1967, it was widely
assumed that LBJ would run for re-election the following year, so that 1972
was held to be Bobby's opportunity to run for president. Similarly, in
their earlier two-sided parody of "Wild Thing" (one side by each
"senator"), Bobby's version is announced as "Take 72."]
My baby loves me, she gets me feeling so fine
And when she loves me, she makes me know that she's mine
And when she kisses, I feel the fire get hot
She never misses, she gives it all that she's got
#09) Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames: "Yeh, Yeh" (1965) [21] {-}
[Original instrumental version (as "Yeh-Yeh!") by Mongo Santamaria briefly
charted in 1963. Tune was written by two members of Mongo's band, Rodgers
Grant and Pat Patrick. Jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks later added the
lyrics. First song to be used in 4 GOLQs! Previously used in GOLQ #29,
89, 158. Minus one point if you forgot The Blue Flames.]
(Oh my love) Oh my love
(Oh my love) Can't you see
Our love was meant to be
Oh my love, oh my love
You were meant for me
#10) The Flamingos: "Mio Amore" (1960) [74] {27}
[Previously used in GOLQ #87.]
Well, now your big brown eyes
Are all full of tears
From the bitterness
Of my cheatin' years
#11) The 4 Seasons featuring the "Sound" of Frankie Valli: "C'mon Marianne"
(1967) [9] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #83.]
I'm goin' to St. Louis
But my next stop just might be L.A.
Now what'd I say?
#12) Marvin Gaye: "Hitch Hike" (1963) [30] {12}
[Previously used in GOLQ #81.]
When the lights were low
Just me and you and the radio
#13) Thurston Harris: "Do What You Did" (1958) [57] {14}
It goes back and forth
In comes a southern breeze
Or a cold wind from the north
#14) Herman's Hermits: "This Door Swings Both Ways" (1966) [12] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #50.]
And sing to me love's story
And bring to me love's glory
#15) Buddy Holly: "Heartbeat" (1958/59) [82] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #73.]
I know I been a fool
How taken I have been
If I see my baby
I'd run to her again
#16) Little Willie John: "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)" (1960) [38] {11}
[Previously used in GOLQ #132.]
Now you call my name
And you're reality
Though it's hard to explain
I know I'll never be without you
#17) The Lovin' Spoonful: "Me About You" (1969) [91] {-}
[From the group's final album, "Revelation/Revolution '69." By that time,
John Sebastian had departed, so the group comprised guitarist Jerry Yester
(who'd replaced Zal Yanovsky in '67), bassist Steve Boone, and drummer Joe
Butler (who took over lead vocals from Sebastian). Yester, Boone, and
Butler re-started the band in 1991; the current incarnation includes
those three and two newer members (see www.lovinspoonful.com).
An earlier version by The Mojo Men briefly charted in 1967. RRiB also
noted that The Turtles recorded the song, and that it was written by the
prolific team of Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon.]
If I don't make a hit with him
My heart'll break in two
I wish that I could catch him
And pitch a little woo
#18) Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer: "I Love Mickey" (1956) [87] {-}
[Teresa expresses her admiration for the 1956 AL MVP and triple-crown
winner; his contribution consists mostly of coyly interjecting
"Mickey Who?".]
I'm so glad he came in time
To ease this achin' heart of mine
#19) The Marvelettes: "Twistin' Postman" (1962) [34] {13}
[Previously used in GOLQ #13.]
I give you lovin'
You give me nothin'
I give you kissin'
You keep on missin'
#20) The Orlons: "Bon-Doo-Wah" (1963/64) [55] {n/c}
[Tune was originally recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1958 as "Banua" (with
different lyrics). B-side is the Orlons' original version of "Don't Throw
Your Love Away," which became a hit for The Searchers in mid-'64.]
I know that later on
After love's been and gone
I'll still hear someone say
#21) Peter and Gordon: "I Don't Want to See You Again" (1964) [16] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #54. A Lennon/McCartney composition (actually,
one of Paul's).]
I have a love that knows what's love
I have a love that can make love
#22) ? & the Mysterians: "I Need Somebody" (1966/67) [22] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #68.]
Yo nunca te hablo a ti con la mentira
Yo siempre te hablo a ti con la verdad
Quisiera que olvides el pasado
Que vuelvas a mi lado
Que tengas con pasión
#23) Rene & Rene: "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)"
(1968/69) [14] {-}
[Previously used (the English verse) in GOLQ #36. My translation (bearing
in mind that I'm not a native speaker of Spanish) is as follows:
I never lie to you.
I always speak the truth to you.
I'd like you to forget the past,
to return to my side,
to have compassion.]
I'll just stay addicted
And hope I can endure
#24) B. J. Thomas: "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968/69) [5] {-}
[Previously used in GOLQ #13. It's hard to hear this song without
recalling Blue Swede's bizarre 1974 version ("ooga-shaka!").]
Mother told me always to follow the golden rule
And she said it's really a sin to be mean and cruel
#25) Dionne Warwick: "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
(1964) [34] {n/c}
[Previously used in GOLQ #100. One of many Bacharach/David compositions
she recorded. Also a hit for The Stylistics in 1973.]
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Tie-Breakers
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I was made out of stainless steel
To protect my frame from rust
There's a vacuum cleaner built into my chest
That automatically picks up dust
#T1) Bent Bolt & The Nuts: "Mechanical Man" (1966) [-] {-}
[Singer of this novelty (delivered in robotic monotone) is actually Teddy
Randazzo.]
The four kings of E.M.I.
Are sitting stately on the floor
There are birds out on the sidewalk
And a valet at the door
#T2) The Monkees: "Randy Scouse Git" (1967) [-] {-}
[From the group's third album, "Headquarters." Written by Micky Dolenz
while they were on tour in England, during which he'd met The Beatles
("the four kings of EMI") at a party. Micky happened to see an episode of
the British sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part," upon which the American "All in
the Family" was later based. The irascible bigoted Alf (= "Archie") often
referred to his son-in-law as a "randy Scouse git"; translated to American
slang, that's a "horny Liverpudlian idiot." Micky didn't know what the
phrase meant at the time, he just liked the sound of it! Because British
audiences might have been offended, Micky was asked to come up with an
alternate title for release there. So, in the U.K., the song's title was,
of course ... "Alternate Title"!
RRiB further decodes that the "birds out on the sidewalk" refers to the
groupies waiting outside. The Village Idiots note that "Alternate Title"
was a #2 hit in the U.K.]
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The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Avg. Song
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20.00 #02) The Association: "Windy" (1967) [1] {-}
20.00 #03) The Beatles: "If I Fell" (1964) [53] {n/c}
20.00 #24) B. J. Thomas: "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968/69) [5] {-}
18.42 #01) The Animals: "It's My Life" (1965/66) [23] {-}
18.42 #08) Donovan: "Mellow Yellow" (1966/67) [2] {-}
17.89 #11) The 4 Seasons featuring the "Sound" of Frankie Valli:
"C'mon Marianne" (1967) [9] {-}
16.84 #12) Marvin Gaye: "Hitch Hike" (1963) [30] {12}
15.79 #14) Herman's Hermits: "This Door Swings Both Ways" (1966) [12] {-}
15.79 #25) Dionne Warwick: "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My
Heart)" (1964) [34] {n/c}
15.74 #23) Rene & Rene: "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)"
(1968/69) [14] {-}
15.53 #06) Dion and The Belmonts: "No One Knows" (1958) [19] {12}
14.74 #07) Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen: "Gallant Men" (1966/67) [29] {-}
14.74 #21) Peter and Gordon: "I Don't Want To See You Again"
(1964) [16] {n/c}
14.63 #09) Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames: "Yeh, Yeh" (1965) [21] {-}
13.68 #04) Jerry Butler: "Find Another Girl" (1961) [27] {10}
13.68 #15) Buddy Holly: "Heartbeat" (1958/59) [82] {-}
13.16 #19) The Marvelettes: "Twistin' Postman" (1962) [34] {13}
12.63 #05) The Cyrkle: "Please Don't Ever Leave Me" (1966/67) [59] {-}
12.63 #20) The Orlons: "Bon-Doo-Wah" (1963/64) [55] {n/c}
12.63 #T2) The Monkees: "Randy Scouse Git" (1967) [-] {-}
12.32 #18) Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer: "I Love Mickey" (1956) [87] {-}
12.00 #17) The Lovin' Spoonful: "Me About You" (1969) [91] {-}
11.58 #22) ? & the Mysterians: "I Need Somebody" (1966/67) [22] {-}
10.53 #10) The Flamingos: "Mio Amore" (1960) [74] {27}
9.21 #16) Little Willie John: "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)"
(1960) [38] {11}
7.37 #13) Thurston Harris: "Do What You Did" (1958) [57] {14}
4.74 #T1) Bent Bolt & The Nuts: "Mechanical Man" (1966) [-] {-}
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-- Howard Teitelbaum