Date: 1 Aug 2007 11:29:45 -0000
Message-ID: <20070801112945.43487.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Mick Tursky <golq246@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 246 (GOLQ246)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #246 (GOLQ246)
Congratulations to the team of Randy Price & Peter Morley who claim
first place by correctly identifying all twenty-seven songs. Really
Rockin' In Boston also had a perfect score, missing only a tie-breaker.
The Coasters missed only one song. The Village Idiots came in fourth.
Will McCorry edged out Jean O'Shea for high score among individual
entrants. Iris S. and Ron Crandall each noticed there were several
songs from movies, nursery rhymes or stories, although I didn't
set out to do so.
The median score was 439. The mean was 402.
Thanks to everyone who entered.
Howard Teitelbaum has posted GOLQ247.
-- Mick Tursky <golq246@GOLQ.org>
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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)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
01 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley <randypny&aol.com> 2 37,55
<pmorley&nyc.rr.com>
02 500+x RR Really Rockin'In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 5 50s60s
03 479.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc,
Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 4 54-58
04 460+. VI The Village Idiots
(Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping) <Clete6&aol.com> 5 <57
05 450+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 49
06 440+. AB Across the Boarder <joshea1&rogers.com> 1
07 440-. GC THE GYPSY'S CARAVAN <iriss&aol.com> 2 39+
08 440x. GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au> 6 39-62
09 439+. DT Delphi Trivia Club (TriviaCrazy, Hillary, DelareLad
und, HQR, Clueless) <billp49&pd.jaring.my> 7 45-65
10 428+. NV NAVAIRHEADS <thomas.pillion&navy.mil> 2 55,60
11 410+. RS Ron & Sally Crandall <rmc&psu.edu> 2 56,56
12 408+x VS Vito and the Salutations <bailey1&colorado.edu> 5 boomers
13 320-. EJ EJ'S & Co. (Ellis, Jean, Vinnie, Mitch
Denise, Norm) <brombere&matc.edu> 6 40+
14 319x. BP BP Oz (Brian, Pam) <brian&opossumsystems.com> 2 60's
15 300.. HT Howard Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 1 49
16 297-. SS Sanford Stein <Sanford_stein&rush.edu> 1 57
17 210+. EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 4 various
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
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
CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 19 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 0 20 20 20
WM 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 10 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 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20
GC 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20
GT 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 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 20 20 19 20 20 - 20 20 20
NV 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 - 20 19 20
RS 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 -
VS 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 19 20 20 10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 19 20 20 - 20 20 -
EJ 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 - - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20
BP 20 20 10 - 19 20 - 10 20 20 - 20 20 20 10 - 20 20 20 20 0 - 20 10 -
HT 20 20 - - 20 20 - 20 20 0 - - 20 20 10 - 20 10 20 20 10 - 20 20 20
SS 20 20 20 - 19 - - - 20 - 20 10 20 - 10 20 10 20 19 20 10 - 20 19 0
EM 20 20 20 - 20 - - 10 - - - - 10 - - - 10 20 20 20 - - 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
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #246 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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#01) Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass: "Mame" (1966/67) [19] {-}
Louis Armstrong also fits.
And now these days are gone
I'm not so self assured (and now I find)
Now I find
#02) The Beatles: "Help!" (1965) [1] {-}
Howard wondered if it might not be The Rutles singing "Ouch".
#03) Booker T. & The M.G.'S: "Hang 'Em High" (1968/69) [9] {35}
#04) Freddy Cannon: "Happy Shades Of Blue" (1960) [83] {-}
Whitburn lists it as Freddie Cannon, but my 45
(Swan 4057) says Freddy Cannon.
Tell your Mama, tell your Pa
I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
#05) Ray Charles And His Orchestra: "What'd I Say (part 1)" (1959) [6] {1}
One point deduction for omitting "part 1".
My heart knew it was gonna end in love
#06) The Crests: "Step By Step" (1960) [14] {-}
(you chicken)
That I can't let you stay a minute more
Though you know that I adore you so
Still you better go
#07) Bobby Darin: "Be Mad Little Girl" (1963) [64] {-}
Iris mentions the musical conductor was Ralph Burns.
#08) Ella Fitzgerald: "How High The Moon (part1)" (1966) [76] {-}
One point deduction for omitting "part 1".
He'll always say, I forgive
#09) Al Hibbler: "He" (1955/56) [4] {13}
And there is hope inside my heart
Cause I have something wonderful to live for
The world's a better place, with you to turn to
#10) Engelbert Humperdinck: "I'm A Better Man" (1969) [38] {-}
One of Gypsy's Caravan has a 45 with the addition of
"(For Having Loved You)" in the title.
#11) The Impressions: "I'm So Proud" (1964) [14] {2}
His working days were over, no more would he sail
#12) The Irish Rovers: "The Biplane, Ever More" (1968) [91] {-}
#13) Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra: "Wonderland By Night"
(1960/61) [1] {5}
Some entrants correctly added the subtitle (Wunderland bei Nacht).
Ron Crandall mentions the trumpet solo is by Charly Tabor
So my darlin', tell me why
Why you wanna make me cry
Come here, and stop this
#14) Gene McDaniels: "A Tear" (1961) [31] {-}
RRIB mentions it's backed by The Johnny Mann Singers.
You and I in the sunshine
We stroll the fields and farms
#15) The McGuire Sisters: "Picnic" (1956) [13] {-}
It's been hard to make you see
What kind of man I'm trying to be
#16) Motherlode: "When I Die" (1969) [18] {-}
Up and down the city road
In and out of the Eagle
That's the way the money goes
#17) Anthony Newley: "Pop Goes The Weasel" (1961/62) [85] {-}
Achtung, jetzt wir singen zusammen die Geschichte über der
schwein kopfende hund und der lieben Red Baron
#18) The Royal Guardsmen: "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" (1966/67) [2] {-}
"Deutsche für Ausländer" was many decades ago, but my own translation
of the lyrics are: "Attention, now we'll sing together the history
about the pigheaded dog and the beloved Red Baron.". Iris says a
Canadian version was released as "Squeaky Vs. The Black Knight".
Oww!, I mean ba-a-a-a-d, ba-a-a-a-ad?, ba-a-a-ad
#19) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "Lil' Red Riding Hood" (1966) [2] {-}
One point deduction for "Little" instead of "Lil'".
You can't have one without the other
#20) Dinah Shore: "Love And Marriage" (1955) [20] {-}
A love that runs, away from from me
Dreams that just, won't let me be
#21) Percy Sledge: Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) (1967) [66] {-}
Ba ba ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba ba ba ba, ba-ba-ba-ba
Oh woah
#22) Tico And The Triumphs: "Motorcycle" (1962) [99] {-}
Paul Simon wrote this song under the name Jerry Landis.
I don't know if it's true, but there are claims this
song reached #1 in Puerto Rico and Baltimore.
You make my heart sing
#23) The Troggs: "Wild Thing" (1966) [1] {-}
Gotta get hold, gonna get
Need to get hold of my pride
#24) Dione Warwick: "(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls"(1968) [2] {13}
In the rain, in the dark, in the sun
#25) Lenny Welch: "Ebb Tide" (1964) [25] {7}
Yes I just want to make you ha-a-ppy
And spend my lifetime with you
#T1) Iron Butterfly: "Most Anything You Want" (1968) (-) {-}
From the LP IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA. This was the first album to ever receive
a platinum award. I bought my copy at Two Guys, for those of you on the
east coast of the U.S. who might remember it.
And there's one of Moses, with the Ten Commandments
Comin' for to carry you home
And I can check your credit by phone
Good day Mrs. Johnson
#T2) Billy Vera: "The Bible Salesman" (1969) [112] {-}
Co-written by Vera and Chip Taylor. It was insired by the 1968 documentary
film "Salesman". The producers of that film were the same guys (Albert and
David Maysles) who did "Gimee Shelter". Vera's "At This Moment" with The
Beaters went to #1 as a re-entry in 86/87.
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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
----+----+----+--------------------------------------------------------------
T01 20.0 #01 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: Mame
T01 20.0 #02 The Beatles: Help!
T01 20.0 #20 Dinah Shore: Love And Marriage
T01 20.0 #23 The Troggs: Wild Thing
05 19.9 #05 Ray Charles: What'd I Say (part 1)
06 19.8 #19 Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: Lil' Red Riding Hood
T07 19.4 #13 Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra: Wonderland By Night
T07 19.4 #18 The Royal Guardsmen: Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
09 19.3 #24 Dionne Warwick: (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls
10 18.8 #17 Anthony Newley: Pop Goes The Weasel
11 17.6 #03 Booker T. & The MG's: Hang 'Em High
T12 16.5 #06 The Crests: Step By Step
T12 16.5 #09 Al Hibbler: He
T12 16.5 #14 Gene McDaniels: A Tear
T12 16.5 #15 The McGuire Sisters: Picnic
T12 16.5 #16 Motherlode: When I Die
17 15.9 #12 The Irish Rovers: The Biplane, Ever More
18 15.8 #08 Ella Fitzgerald: How High The Moon (part 1)
T19 15.3 #10 Engelbert Humperdinck: I'm A Better Man
T19 15.3 #21 Percy Sledge: Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
21 14.1 #25 Lenny Welch: Ebb Tide
22 13.5 #T2 Iron Butterfly: Most Anything You Want
23 12.9 #07 Bobby Darin: Be Mad Little Girl
24 8.8 #11 The Impressions: I'm So Proud
25 4.7 #04 Freddy Cannon: Happy Shades Of Blue
26 3.5 #22 Tico And The Triumphs: Motorcycle
27 1.2 #T2 Billy Vera: The Bible Salesman
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Songs all scored about as anticipated, although I had thought Freddy
Cannon might do just a tad better.
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Mick Tursky