Date: 1 Mar 2006 04:37:50 -0000
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From: Bob Bluestein <golq229@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 229 (GOLQ229)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #229 (GOLQ229)
Congratulations to James White and The Village Idiots, who - for the second
quiz in a row - earned matching gold medals for flawless performances. The
bronze medal goes to the near-perfect Randy Price & Peter Morley, whose
anthem will have to wait for another day. Just missing the medal podium
were The Coasters. Others had near-100% scores, but on this quiz clearly
ninety-nine and a half just didn't do - the mean score was a whopping 433.6,
and over half the entrants scored higher than 490!
The fairly noticeable "theme" to this quiz was that not only are the artists
of the 27 recordings listed in alphabetical order, but so are the song
titles. (This theme has been used before, so it's an oldie, but still a
goodie.) These entrants identified (and appeared to make good use of) the
theme: Across the Boarder, Cole & Cole, The Coasters, The EJ'S & Co.,
Genateam, Virve Harkonen, The Village Idiots, and Will McCorry.
Check out the solution to The Puzzler and the names of those entrants who
solved it in the section following the main quiz.
My thanks to all those who participated.
Up next: Mick Tursky's auditory feast, GOLQ230, coming soon to a terminal
near you!
Bob Bluestein
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Tie Breaker Scoring Key
+ after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
# on
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address team Age(s)
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T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite6&ameritech.net> 1 57
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping)
<Clete6&aol.com> 5 <54
03 500+- RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com> 2 36,53
04 500+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc,
Norm Katuna, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman)
<rns&san.rr.com> 6 53-60,?
T05 498++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Mitch, Kevin, Kyra, Vinnie
<brombere&matc.edu> 5 19+
T05 498++ GT Genateam <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 5 35-58
07 498+- GY THE GYPSY'S CARAVAN WITH RON, WAYNE, BILL & IRIS
<IRISS&AOL.COM> 4 21+
08 497++ AB Across The Boarder (Mick & Jean)
<joshea1&sympatico.ca> 2 ?
09 497.x RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 4 >45,<78
10 495+- DT The Delphi Trivia Club (Bill49, TriviaCrazy, Radar2,
Pyewacket, Beth, und, Hillary)
<billp49&pd.jaring.my> 7 45-65
11 487++ EC EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 6 various
12 485+- BO Bobcows <bobcows&sbcglobal.net> 1 56
13 460.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 48
14 454.. WB The Wicked Boys - Sanford Stein, Paul Hallaman
<Sanford_stein&rush.edu> 2 55
15 400.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 25
16 395.. EM Evelyn Martinez <emartinez&salud.unm.edu> 2 51,55
17 220.. TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard, Bonnie, Patty)
<Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 3 47,56,43
18 216.. CC Cole & Cole <jonathan.cole&siemens.com> 1 60
19 138.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 31
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Pos Score ID Name and 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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
JW 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
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
CO 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 18 20 20 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 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20
GY 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20
AB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20
EC 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20
BO 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20
WM 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20
WB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 -- -- 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 19 18 20 20 20
VH 20 -- 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 -- -- 20 20 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20
EM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 -- 20 -- 20 20 20 18 -- 20 20 20 -- 18 -- 20 20
TT 20 20 -- -- -- -- 20 -- 20 -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- 20 -- 20 -- -- 20 20 20 20
CC -- -- -- 20 -- 20 20 -- 20 -- -- -- -- 20 20 18 -- -- 20 -- 20 18 20 -- --
JR 20 -- -- -- -- 20 20 20 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- 18 -- -- 0
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #229 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B}
[-] = did not make pop chart
{-} = did not make R&B chart
{F} = made R&B chart as a flip side
{n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period of
peak popularity
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Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that ever hit the big time
#01) Beatles, The: "Act Naturally" (1965) [47] {-}
A cover of Buck Owens' #1 country hit two years earlier. This song is
on the U.S. album "Yesterday ... And Today" and the U.K. album "Help!"
When you walk
Let your heart lead the way
And you'll find love any day
#02) Black, Cilla: "Alfie" (1966) [95] {-}
Title song from the movie starring Michael Caine and recently deceased
Shelley Winters. Cher sang (and Sonny Bono produced) the song in the
movie.
He wears a smile
I wear a frown
And I can tell whenever he's around
#03) Chad & Jeremy: "Before And After" (1965) [17] {-}
The title cut of their first LP on Columbia Records.
I've lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
#04) Charles, Ray: "Born To Lose" (1962) [41] {-}
The flip side of "I Can't Stop Loving You," both from Brother Ray's
classic album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music."
Sunshine yellow, orange blossom
Laughing faces everywhere, yeah
#05) Clark, Petula: "Color My World" (1966/67) [16] {-}
Petula began as a singing child prodigy. Promoted by her father, she
started singing professionally at the age of seven and became a familiar
singing voice on wartime radio. By 1950 she was an established singing
artist and also appeared as an actress in several films. By the end of
the 50s she had made a decision to live and work mainly in France
because she still suffered from her prepubescent image in the U.K.
Her series of successful singles continued into the 60s, with her record
sales still largely in the U.K. and France. However, in 1964 she teamed
up with songwriter Tony Hatch to produce the international smash hit
"Downtown." This partnership would sustain her record-making career
through the 60s, during which time she developed a new, younger audience
that was totally unaware of her precocious beginnings.
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new
#06) Cline, Patsy: "Crazy" (1961) [9] {-}
Willie Nelson penned this, her sole top 10 pop single.
I know between the two of us her heart we can steal
Help me if you will
#07) Cooke, Sam: "Cupid" (1961) [17] {20}
Covered by Johnny Rivers, Johnny Nash, Tony Orlando & Dawn, and others.
This was the only totally identified recording.
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
#08) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Down On The Corner" (1969/70) [3] {-}
From the album whose title, "Willy and the Poor Boys," is taken from the
band named in this song.
My buddy come to see me to give me a tip, tip, tip
I said, "Now listen here, friend, I tell you, I'm hip, hip, hip"
#09) Di Muci, Dion: "Drip Drop" (1963/64) [6] {n/c}
One of three charting singles on which Dion's last name was used.
Randy Price & Peter Morley: The actual spelling of his last name is
"Di Mucci," but it was misspelled as above on the original 45.
Elevator in the brain hotel
Broken down but just as well
#10) Donovan: "Epistle To Dippy" (1967) [19] {-}
According to Donovan, "Whatever you think this song is about, it
probably is."
I thought that love could never touch me
Yeah, I was ridin' high
And then my ivory tower toppled
And I tumbled from the sky
#11) Francis, Connie: "Fallin'" (1958) [30] {-}
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.
She comes with the light
Then goes with the night
Oh, my heart just yearns
But then comes the dawn
And she returns
#12) Gerry and the Pacemakers: "Girl On A Swing" (1966) [28] {-}
The 11th and last of their two-year span of hits.
For I know
He would not encumber me
#13) Hollies, The: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969/70) [7] {-}
Neil Diamond's version came out a year later, reaching #20.
But then she'd paddle out and try it again
#14) Jan & Dean: "Honolulu Lulu" (1963) [11] {-}
Jan was eating tapioca pudding with songwriter Roger Christian at an
all-night diner. Producer Lou Adler had suggested a surfer girl song,
so Roger scribbled some lyrics on a napkin, which they forgot to hold on
to when the waitress cleared the table. Realizing their mistake, the
two had to rummage through the diner's back alley dumpster in search
of the rough draft of the song, which they finally found at 4:00 a.m.
I let you live in my penthouse
You said it was just a shack
I gave you seven children
And now you wanna give them back
#15) King, B. B.: "How Blue Can You Get" (1964) [97] {n/c}
King was nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy" in his twenties.
It was later shortened to "Blues Boy," and finally, "B. B."
Moon shine above on your sweet jungle love
For you my bolo is swinging
For you my love song I'm singing
#16) Knox, Buddy, with the Rhythm Orchids: "Hula Love" (1957/58) [9] {13}
Based on a 1911 song titled "My Hula-Hula Love" by Percy Wenrich and
Edward Madden.
I'm asking you
You can't fool me, 'cause I'm gonna know if you hide
And try to peek
#17) Kramer, Billy J., with the Dakotas: "Little Children" (1964) [7] {n/c}
Their first U.S. single. In the U.K., their first single had been "Do
You Want To Know A Secret," written by John Lennon.
Love sang its song for me
Then things went wrong for me
Nights are too long for me
#18) Lee, Brenda: "Losing You" (1963) [6] {13}
Brenda was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame five years later.
He was spreadin' a new dance all around
In just a matter of a few days, yeah
This dance became the new teenage craze
#19) Miracles, The: "Mickey's Monkey" (1963) [8] {3}
Written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
Well, I did a double take the day I met you
My heart turned a flip as I stood next to you
And I knew right there I never could forget you
For you are my every dream come true
#20) Owens, Buck: "My Heart Skips A Beat" (1964) [94] {n/c}
This was guitarist Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens' first pop single. Despite
his many #1 country hits (which include this song and his first hit,
the abovementioned "Act Naturally"), only one of Buck's singles, "I've
Got A Tiger By The Tail," made the pop top 40.
Girl, got to have a hundred, oh yeah
Yeeeaaahhheeeaaahhh
Got to have a hundred
No, ain't no use in fooling ourselves, honey
Lord!
#21) Pickett, Wilson: "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)" (1966) [53] {13}
Music and lyrics by Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, and Wilson Pickett.
From the album "The Exciting Wilson Pickett." Recorded at Stax Records
in Memphis.
Swaggering, midnight-moving, all-night grooving soul singer Wilson Pickett
died this month from a heart attack at age 64. It just wouldn't be right
not to include one of his intense, gruff vocals in the quiz. "The Wicked
Pickett" was an R&B chart-topper through the 60s and early 70s, with
hits such as "In the Midnight Hour," "Mustang Sally," "Land of 1000
Dances," and "Funky Broadway."
Pickett was born in 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, where he began singing
gospel in Southern Baptist churches before moving to Detroit as a
teenager. He joined the vocal group The Falcons and sang lead on their
hit "I Found A Love" before later pursuing a solo career on Atlantic
Records. Pickett combined a love of gospel music with lyrics that were
decidedly more secular. His songs with the house musicians at Stax in
Memphis and Mussel Shoals in Alabama are highlights from both historic
studios. Pickett's delivery was more sexual than nearly all his
contemporaries, leading the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to see him as a
pioneer of the boastful style used by many of today's artists and to
induct him in 1991. Claimed Aretha Franklin in a statement issued upon
Pickett's death, "Wilson Pickett was one of the greatest soul singers of
all time."
You alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love
#22) Platters, The: "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955/56) [5] {1}
Written by their manager, Samuel "Buck" Ram. With their follow-up
hit, "The Great Pretender," The Platters became the first black act of
the rock era to reach number one on the pop charts.
No, there's nothing I can do
But spend all of my time out of my mind
#23) Puckett, Gary, and the Union Gap: "Over You" (1968) [7] {-}
Puckett was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, where Bob Dylan was raised.
Seems to me we got to solve it individually, a-ah
#24) Rascals, The: "People Got To Be Free" (1968) [1] {14}
This gold single was the last of The (Young) Rascals' string of big
hits, which included three #1's. They never again reached the top 20.
I've tried so hard, hard to be patient
Hoping you'll stop this infatuation
#25) Supremes, The: "Stop! In The Name Of Love" (1965) [1] {2}
The fourth of five successive #1 pop hits for the Motown trio. Only
The Beatles had more #1 pop hits in the 60s.
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Tie-Breakers
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Every time she loves me
Oh, yes, I'm bound to scream
Well, this time I'm rollin' and tumblin', talkin' all out of my head
Well, this time I'm rollin' and tumblin', man, I'm talkin' all out of my head
And when my baby shook me, man, I fell right out of bed
#T1) Turner, Joe: "TV Mama" (1954) [-] {6}
"She's my TV Mama, one with the big wide screen." With Elmore James
on guitar.
Well, I went to my good doctor not so long ago
A-walkin' in circles and moanin' low
He looked at me and said, "Good Lord above,
Son, you need a vaccination"
#T2) Vincent, Gene, and His Blue Caps: "Woman Love" (1956) [-] {-}
"... of woman love." After leaving the navy, rockabilly pioneer and
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Vincent Eugene Craddock formed the Blue
Caps in his native Virginia and shortly thereafter began recording on
Capitol.
Genateam: The flip side of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Capitol 3450), released
in the U.S. June 4, 1956.
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This chart ranks the songs/artists from most to least recognized. The second
number on the line denotes the average number 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
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01 20.0 #07 Cupid
02 19.1 #22 Only You (And You Alone)
T03 18.9 #01 Act Naturally
T03 18.9 #06 Crazy
T03 18.9 #13 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
T03 18.9 #19 Mickey's Monkey
07 18.6 #09 Drip Drop
T08 17.9 #14 Honolulu Lulu
T08 17.9 #17 Little Children
T08 17.9 #23 Over You
T08 17.9 #24 People Got To Be Free
T08 17.9 #25 Stop! In The Name Of Love
T13 17.4 #04 Born To Lose
T13 17.4 #08 Down On The Corner
T15 16.8 #03 Before And After
T15 16.8 #05 Color My World
T15 16.8 #15 How Blue Can You Get
T15 16.8 #18 Losing You
19 16.8 #21 Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)
20 16.0 #16 Hula Love
21 15.8 #10 Epistle To Dippy
T22 15.3 #02 Alfie
T22 15.3 #11 Fallin'
T24 14.7 #12 Girl On A Swing
T24 14.7 #20 My Heart Skips A Beat
26 11.6 #T1 TV Mama
27 9.6 #T2 Woman Love
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KING SIZE PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to those who solved this "King" Size Puzzler for the "King
of Rock 'n' Roll:" Cole & Cole, The Coasters, The Delphi Trivia Club,
Randy Price & Peter Morley, Team Teitelbaum, Virve Harkonen, The Village
Idiots, and Will McCorry.
The quote:
The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death.
I really didn't know what all the yelling was about. I didn't
realize that my body was moving - it's a natural thing to me.
So to the manager backstage I said, "What'd I do?" And he said,
"Whatever it is, go back and do it again."
This early hipster was, of course, Elvis Aaron Presley, whose name is
scrambled in the 17 given diagram letters. Presley's father marked Elvis'
birth certificate with the middle name "Aron," apparently to match Elvis'
stillborn twin Jesse Garon Presley. However, Elvis preferred the biblical
"Aaron," and upon attempting to make that change official, found that the
state of Mississippi had actually recorded his middle name as "Aaron" on
his birth records. Knowing this, his father used the extra "a" on Elvis'
Graceland gravestone.
One of the clue answers' columns spells out "That's All Right b/w Blue Moon
of Kentucky", Elvis' first release on Sun Records - a 45 worth thousands
of dollars in mint condition. (After this and 4 other Sun singles, Elvis'
contract was bought out by RCA in 1955; he recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" in
early 1956, and the rest is history.)
Finally, the letters of the sixth column from the right of the completed
diagram rearrange to suggest what you could do with the completed Puzzler:
Return To Sender!
Clue Answers:
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01,02) Philosophical question posed by jazz singer Norma Jean Egstrom in 1969
"IS THAT ALL THERE IS," which reached #11 on the pop charts, was Peggy
Lee's final charting single.
03) Dee's spouse, 1960-67
Actress Sandra Dee was married to Bobby DARIN in the 60s. The 2004
movie, "Beyond The Sea," starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth,
portrays their marriage.
04) What fell for Teresa Brewer and for Ray Charles
"A TEAR Fell" was a hit for both Brewer (#5 in 1956) and Charles
(#50 in 1964). Ivory Joe Hunter's version reached #15 on the R&B
charts in 1956.
05) Clyde Battin & Gary Paxton's first charting single
Clyde & Gary, a/k/a Skip & Flip, reached #11 with "IT WAS I" in 1959.
(Paxton shortly thereafter recorded "Alley-Oop" solo, but listed it as
by Hollywood Argyles, since he was still under contract as Flip.)
06) Anka family babysitter
Paul's song "DIANA" (#1 in 1957/58, second only to "White Christmas"
in worldwide sales at the time) was written about his family's sitter
and neighbor in Ottawa, Ontario. Diana Ayoub at one point served as
president of the Paul Anka Fan Club of Ottawa.
07) It's all around, strange, and blue
"LOVE Is All Around" was #7 in 1968 for The Troggs, "Love Is Strange"
was #11 in 1957 for Mickey and Sylvia, and "Love Is Blue" was #1 for
5 weeks in 1968 for Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra.
08) Pookie's doo-wop group
The SPANIELS, who reached #24 in 1954 with "Goodnite Sweetheart,
Goodnite," were at that point James "Pookie" Hudson, Ernest Warren,
Opal Courtney, Willie Jackson, and Gerald Gregory.
09) All Bee Gees have to "take your heart away"
"It's only WORDS, and words are all I have to take your heart away"
are lyrics from "Words," #15 in 1968.
10) "Kiss me when you hold me tight" is this commandment
Commandment number EIGHT of ten (collect 'em all!) in Harvey and the
Moonglows' "Ten Commandments Of Love" (#22 in 1958).
11,12) A 1956/57 "Frog Man" song title
Clarence "Frog Man" Henry's first charting single was "AIN'T GOT NO
HOME," reaching #20 and earning him his ranine nickname.
13) The Guess Who don't have it, but The Rolling Stones do
The Guess Who hit #5 in 1969/70 with "No TIME," while The Rolling
Stones reached #6 in 1964/65 with "Time Is On My Side."
14) Adjectives for John
Jimmy Dean sat atop the pop charts for 5 weeks in 1961/62 with "BIG
BAD John," the ballad of the quiet giant who saved the lives of fellow
miners, but ended up getting the shaft.
15) Color of Pat Boone's buck shoes
WHITE buck shoes were singer/actor Charles Eugene Boone's trademark.
Pat was the very essence of wholesome American values, appealing to
teens and parents alike. He still holds the record of 200 consecutive
weeks with more than one song at a time on the Billboard pop charts.
16) "All we need is a drummer for people who only need a ____"
... BEAT, from Sly & the Family Stone's "Dance To The Music," their
debut single (#8 in 1968).
17) When Etta James' "love has come along"
Etta hit #47 in 1961 with "AT LAST," a 1942 Glenn Miller and His
Orchestra hit covered since by Ella Fitzgerald and many others. ("At
last my love has come along \ My lonely days are over \ And life is
like a song.")
18) Milieu where "you sleep all day and the catfish play" and "we'll have
big fun"
These are lyrics from Roy Orbison's "Blue BAYOU" (#29 in 1963) and
Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys' "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" (#1 on
the country charts in 1952), respectively.
19) Movie in which the leading actor played "Moondoggie" and sang the
title song
1959's "GIDGET" starred the aforementioned Sandra Dee in the title
role and James Darren as her surfing boyfriend "Moondoggie." Darren's
single version of the movie's title song - listed as by Jimmy Darren -
reached #41 the same year.
20,21) A song title found in the lyrics of "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp,
Bomp, Bomp)"
Barry Mann's #7 1961 novelty song contains the lyrics "Who put the bomp
in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? \ Who put the ram in the RAMA LAMA DING
DONG?" The Edsels' "Rama Lama Ding Dong" was a #21 hit in 1961.
22) 1965 single covered by The J. Geils Band
The Marvelows originally recorded "I DO" (the R&B group's sole top 100
single), reaching #37. The J. Geils Band version made #24 in 1982/83.
23) He wrote "I'm A Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
Prolific composer Neil DIAMOND wrote these songs, respectively #1 for
7 weeks in 1966/67 and #2 in 1967 for The Monkees. Both Smash Mouth
and Eddie Murphy performed "I'm A Believer" in the 2001 animated movie
"Shrek."
24) Joplin's "______ Blues"
Janis Joplin's "KOZMIC Blues" reached #41 in 1969/70, her first solo
single after leaving Big Brother & the Holding Company.
25) "Come Friday we'll be jacked up on the football game and I'll be ready
to _____"
... FIGHT, from The Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School," #6 in 1963/64.
Band members Brian Wilson and Al Jardine attended Hawthorne High School
(Hawthorne, California) and were on the football team together.
26) The Toys' follow-up single to "A Lover's Concerto"
After "A Lover's Concerto" (a/k/a "How Gentle Is The Rain") hit #2 in
1965, ATTACK" reached #18 in 1965/66 for the R&B trio.
27) A 1968 Monkees movie
The surreal "HEAD" includes appearances by Frank Zappa and Annette
Funicello and features The Monkees' single "Porpoise Song" (#62 in
1968).
28) She played Dolores in a 1963 movie in which Dick Dale played himself
The aforementioned ANNETTE Funicello starred opposite Frankie Avalon
in "Beach Party," the first of their beach movies. ("The perfect
summer when the urge meets the surge!")
29) Words preceding "Boys Are," "Love Is," and "God Planned It"
"THAT'S THE WAY Boys Are" was #12 in 1964 for Lesley Gore; "That's
The Way Love Is" was #7 in 1969 for Marvin Gaye; "That's The Way God
Planned It" was #62 in 1969 for Billy Preston.
30) Something your love is like, according to Eddie Floyd
In his #28 1966 hit "Knock On Wood," Floyd sings, "It's like THUNDER,
lightning \ The way you love me is frightening."
31) Type of doctor whose advice concludes with "walla walla bing bang"
It may not be known who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong, but
it's quite clear who put the walla in the walla walla bing bang. It's
the doctor in The Music of David Seville's "WITCH Doctor" (#1 in 1958)
who provides this unusual advice.
32) Why Marvin needed Kim to help sing a Mickey Stevenson/Sylvia Moy song?
Because "IT TAKES TWO" (#14 in 1967). Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston's other
single together was "What Good Am I Without You" (#61 in 1964).
33) He's home after being a thousand miles away
The Heartbeats had a #53 hit with "A Thousand Miles Away" in 1956/57.
When the group disbanded in 1960, member James "Shep" Sheppard formed
Shep and the Limelites, who immediately released the sequel "DADDY's
Home."
Finally, to answer Peggy Lee's question: Yes, that's all there is! ...
except, that is, for three more quotes from The King:
"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to."
"Man, I was tame compared to what they do now [1972] ... I didn't do
anything but just jiggle."
"You only pass through this life once. You don't come back for an encore."
Le Roi est mort. Tout de meme ...
VIVE LE ROI!
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Bob Bluestein