Date: 10 Dec 2007 04:14:40 -0000
From: Regina Litman <golqy@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz y (GOLQy)
Sender: GOLQ Mailing List <list@golq.org>

RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #250 (GOLQ250)

Congratulations to Randy Price & Peter Morley and The GenaTeam who tied for
first place in this quiz with perfect scores of 500++.

GOLQ250's mean score was 380, but the median was 460.  The theme was one of
my favorite trivia categories: songs with the same title.  In this case,
this meant songs for which there was another, totally different GOLQ-era
charting song with the same title.  However, the criteria for being a song
with the same title was very loose and was generally based on the way song
titles were announced on the radio.  Thus, parenthetical parts of titles
that were often dropped ("Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)" vs. "Everybody
Knows"), punctuation differences ("Baby I Love You" vs. "Baby, I Love You"),
and dropped letters resulting from pronunciation peculiarities ("Loving You"
vs. "Lovin' You") did not disqualify certain songs from inclusion in this GOLQ.
While keeping with the GOLQ rule of no more than one song per artist, I did
not impose a limit on the other artists who had songs with the same title.
Thus the Dave Clark Five are the other artist three times and Sam Cooke twice.
Some of these songs also have the same title as well-known post-GOLQ-era
charting songs or GOLQ-era noncharting songs (such as show tunes and Beatles
and Buddy Holly songs).

The EJ's and Co., the Coasters, Delphi Trivia Club, and Vito and the
Salutations all identified the essence of the theme.  On the other hand,
Will McCorry and Team Teitelbaum thought that "love" was the theme of this
quiz.  And in fact, because love is a common subject of songs, it is no
surprise that so many titles used for multiple songs have something to do
with love.  Of the 27 songs, 9 titles contain the word "love," one contains
"loving," and one has the title of "Venus" (goddess of love).

My thanks to everyone who participated.

Mick Tursky has posted GOLQ251.

-- Regina Litman <golq250@golq.org>


Replace all occurrences of "&" in all e-mail addresses with "@".
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
T01 500++ RP Randy Price & Peter Morley                               2   38-55
                             <randypny&aol.com, pmorley&nyc.rr.com>
T01 500++ GE The Genateam                    <ah.rh&bigpond.net.au>   4   39-60
 03 498++ DT Delphi Trivia Club (Joan, SafeHouse, Dezak, UND)         5   45-65
                                             <billp49&pd.jaring.my>
 04 485++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: (Ellis, Jean, Mitch, Kevin, Vinnie)      5   40+
                                                <brombere&matc.edu>
 05 460+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc,         4   55-58
                                      Bigfoot Mae) <rns&san.rr.com>
 06 300+. WM Will McCorry                <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca>   1   50
 07 255+. LB Vito & the Salutations                                 3-4 boomers
                                             <baileyl&colorado.edu>
 08 218+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston             <rardini&cox.net>   5 50s,60s
 09 200+. TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard, Bonnie)                         2   49,57
                                     <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com>
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
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
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
DT 20 20 20 18 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 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 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
WM 20  - 20  - 20  - 20  - 20 20 20  - 20  - 20 20 20 20 20  -  -  - 20  - 20
LB 20 20 20  5  - 20  -  - 20  -  - 20 20  - 20 20  - 20  -  -  - 10 20 20  -
RR 20  - 20 18 20  - 20  - 20  -  - 20  -  - 20 20  - 20  -  -  -  - 20  -  -
TT 20  - 20 20  - 20 20  - 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

=============================================================================
GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #250 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
=============================================================================

Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
#01) Avalon, Frankie: Venus (1959) [1] {10}

    Someone once wrote to Casey Kasem's AMERICAN TOP 40 asking if there had ever
    been two different songs with the same title that both reached #1 on the
    Billboard Hot 100.  He mentioned a few such titles, but only one involved
    two different songs that both entered the chart in the GOLQ era--"Venus" by
    Frankie Avalon and "Venus" by the Shocking Blue, which actually entered the
    chart in late 1969 but didn't peak until 1970.  Thus, this song made an
    excellent candidate to start this quiz.  Everyone got this one.  Another
    such title that hit #1 in the GOLQ era, for which there were two other
    GOLQ-era charting songs with the same title in addition to the post-GOLQ-era
    charting #1 song, appears later in this quiz.

    Frankie Avalon charted with a disco version of this song in 1976.  The
    Shocking Blue's song went to #1 again when done by Bananarama in 1986.

When I laid down on my bed
I heard voices in my head
Telling me, "Now hey it's only a dream"
#02) Beach Boys, The: Break Away (1969) [63] {-}

    In order to allow the most titles to appear in this quiz, I decided to only
    include each title once each, with one exception.  At a point at which I had
    already chosen one of the tie-breakers and knew that I would not be able to
    use the charting song with the same title in this quiz, I decided that the
    second tie-breaker would be a song for which I could use a charting song
    with the same title in the quiz.  My first choice to go with that one was
    "Break Away (From That Boy)" by the Newbeats, but this was used too recently
    on a GOLQ.

My heart skips a beat
Every time that you're near
Every time that we meet
I love you yes I do
#03) Belmonts, The: Tell Me Why (1961) [18] {-}

    A subcategory of this trivia category is songs that have the same title as
    songs done by the Beatles.  I heard "Tell Me Why" by Bobby Vinton on
    AMERICAN BANDSTAND around the same time as the Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
    album, which contains a song with the title, was hitting it big in the U.S.
    I liked the Belmonts' song better than the Bobby Vinton song.  While doing
    this quiz, I learned that Elvis Presley also charted with a song called
    "Tell Me Why" during the GOLQ era.  I already knew of one another title of
    different songs done by Elvis and the Beatles, although neither artist
    charted with this title in the GOLQ era.  This song appears later in this
    quiz.  The same "Tell Me Why" that Elvis did also charted for the Crew Cuts
    and Gale Storm.  There have also been a few post-GOLQ-era charting songs
    with this title.

Baby Baby Baby Baby
Baby Baby Baby Baby
Baby Baby Baby Baby
Baby Baby
Come on now
Come on now
#04) Brown, James, and the Famous Flames: I Got The Feelin' (1968) [6] {1}

    I couldn't resist using the only song eligible for this quiz with the same
    title as a GOLQ-era charting song by Neil Diamond, which was actually called
    "I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No)" (and is listed only as "Oh No, No" on the
    album THE FEEL OF NEIL).

They all said it's too good to be true
It'll make a fool of you one day
I just laughed and said our love was strong
But you left me and they all know I was wrong
#05) Clark, Dave, Five, The: Everybody Knows (1967/68) [43] {-}

    The Dave Clark Five may very well be the only artist who charted with two
    different songs with the same title in the GOLQ era.  The other song charted
    in 1964.  In recent years, I've seen the 1964 song listed as "Everybody
    Knows (I Still Love You)," but I don't recall it being called anything but
    "Everybody Knows" by disc jockeys back then.  Steve Lawrence also charted
    with a song called "Everybody Knows" in 1964.

    I am aware of a few other instances in which an artist has recorded
    different songs with the same title.  The Ventures recorded both an
    original tune called "Up, Up, And Away" and a version of the Fifth
    Dimension hit "Up-Up And Away."  (The DC5 and the Ventures are both on
    the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot.  I hope that both get in soon.)

    The GenaTeam and Delphi Trivia Club both made reference to the existence
    of both songs by the Dave Clark Five.

I gotta tell you that we're through
Find a guy who's always handy
Listen girl I'm leaving you
Why must I love you so much?
#06) Dion: Sandy (1963) [21] {-}

    Other GOLQ-era songs with this title were by Larry Hall and Ronny and the
    Daytonas.  Two other notable songs with this title came out in the 1970s.
    One was a charting single by the Hollies, which was a cover of a Bruce
    Springsteen album cut called "4th of July, Asbury Park."  The other was
    from the musical GREASE, making the other songs called "Sandy" part of
    another subcategory--songs with the same name as a song from musical
    theatre or a on-screen musical.

    "Tell Me Why" was done by the Belmonts without Dion, so this recording and
    "Tell Me Why" by the Belmonts could both be included in the same GOLQ.  If
    he had still been in the Belmonts when they did "Tell Me Why," I would have
    used Larry Hall's "Sandy" in this GOLQ.

I just know when I'm in your embrace
This world is a happy place
And something happens to me
#07) Drifters, The: Some Kind Of Wonderful (1961) [32] {6}

    A different song with this title charted by the Soul Brothers Six and by
    Fantastic Johnny C in the GOLQ era and by Grand Funk and by Huey Lewis and
    the News in the post-GOLQ era.  The Drifters' song was written by Gerry
    Goffin and Carole King.  I consider the hit recording to be one of most
    wonderfully-constructed songs ever.

Each time I look into those pretty, pretty eyes
I visualize something I didn't realize
I don't know I don't care
'Cause I'm in love with you
#08) Four Coins, The: I Love You Madly (1955) [28] {-}

    The other song with this title was by the Fantastic Four.

What you want little boy
You know you got it
I'd deny myself
Before I see you without it
#09) Franklin, Aretha: Baby I Love You (1967) [4] {1}

    "Baby, I Love You" (with a comma in the title) went to #24 for the Ronettes
    in 1964 and to #9 by Andy Kim in 1969.  I did not realize until just now
    that Andy Kim's version peaked higher than that of the Ronettes.  Another
    "Baby I Love You" (with no comma in the title) charted for Jimmy Holiday
    in 1966 and Little Milton in 1970.

We're worlds apart
So close yet worlds apart
So we must hide our love
With feeling in our hearts
We meet in shadows
#10) Gaye, Marvin: You (1968) [34] {7}

    There is only one other GOLQ-era charting song called "You," which was by
    the Aquatones in 1958.  There have been quite a few post-GOLQ-era charting
    songs with this title, including one by George Harrison.

Now you've found out that your new love
Isn't true like he should be
You say that you're gonna forget him
And you're gonna come back to me
#11) Goldsboro, Bobby: It's Too Late (1966) [23] {-}

    The only other GOLQ-era charting song called "It's Too Late" was by Wilson
    Pickett.  Another song called "It's Too Late" made the R&B chart in versions
    by Chuck Willis (the song's composer) in 1956 and Ted Taylor in 1969 and was
    also recorded by Buddy Holly.  The Bobby Goldsboro "It's Too Late" was also
    recorded by Johnny Rivers.  But by far the best-known and most successful
    song of all with this title is Carole King's 1971 hit.

My heart, my lips, my tear-dimmed eyes
A lonely soul within me cries
I acted smart
Broke your heart
#12) Husky, Ferlin: Gone (1957) [4] {-}

    The other song with this title was by the Rip Chords.  The Ferlin Husky
    song made the chart again as a remake by Joey Heatherton in 1972.  Paul
    Revere and the Raiders have recorded two songs known to me as "Gone"--the
    Ferlin Husky song and an original one of theirs.  However, their own song
    turns out to have the title of "Gone--Movin' On."

Without love
Flowers wouldn't grow in spring
And without spring
Yeah, the birdies just couldn't sing
#13) Jackson, Deon: Love Makes The World Go Round (1966) [11] {3}

    This is another one from the subcategory of charting songs with the same
    title as songs from musicals.  I knew of a song with this title from the
    musical CARNIVAL (that was sung in the Miss Teenage America pageant by the
    eventual winner, a girl from Baltimore, one year in the 1960s).  I wondered
    if the CARNIVAL song ever charted, which would make the Deon Jackson song
    eligible for this GOLQ.  Although Jane Morgan released a single of this
    song, it never charted by her or by anyone else.  However, I did find two
    other charting songs with this title or close enough to it from the GOLQ
    era--"Love (Makes The World Go 'Round)" by Paul Anka and "Love Makes The
    World Go 'Round" by Perry Como.  Plus, after searching the Internet,
    I found a whole bunch of other songs with this title, including ones from
    three other musicals--ME AND MY GIRL, NO STRINGS (the only musical with
    both music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers), and ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

Although your arms are holding me so tight
The sadness you feel it doesn't seem right
That's love
It's the real true thing
#14) Laurie, Annie: It Hurts To Be In Love (1957) [61] {3}

    Several months ago, when I had already thought of doing a GOLQ with this
    theme, I found a song I had never heard or heard of before that I knew just
    had to be included.  It was a song that peaked in the 60-69 range in the
    late 1950s and has the same title as a huge hit from the first half of the
    1960s for which Howard Greenfield wrote the lyrics and was done by one of
    the most successful male singers of that half-decade.  The artist of the
    newly-discovered song would fit neatly between Deon Jackson and Brenda Lee.

    This is not that song.  That song was "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Jivin'
    Gene and the Jokers, which was stolen out from under me and used in GOLQ249
    (just kidding--my new familiarity with it allowed me to identify it for my
    team).  However, as I was turning the pages of my Whitburn book while
    putting this quiz together, I found this song, and it made a perfect
    replacement for that song.  The other song with this title was, of course,
    Gene Pitney's 1964 hit, which was written by Greenfield and composer Helen
    Miller (and originally intended for Neil Sedaka).

    (The Jivin' Gene and the Jokers song is hardly the best-known song with
    the same title as a different song that was a hit for Neil Sedaka, though.
    That honor no doubt goes to a lengthy 1970s song by Led Zeppelin.)

I was such a fool
I didn't know love could be so cruel
#15) Lee, Brenda: I'm Sorry (1960) [1] {4}

    This is another title that Casey Kasem mentioned as having been that of
    multiple #1 songs.  The other #1 with this title was by John Denver in 1975.
    The other GOLQ-era charting songs called "I'm Sorry" were by the Platters
    and the Delfonics.  Petula Clark's 1966 #1 hit, "My Love," also has the
    same title as another GOLQ-era charting song, by Nat King Cole and Stan
    Kenton, and a post-GOLQ-era #1 hit, by Paul McCartney and Wings.  Like
    "Gone" by Ferlin Husky, Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry" charted as a remake by
    Joey Heatherton in the 1970s.

So soft and tender
Won't win a girl's heart any more
#16) Mamas & Papas, The: Words Of Love (1966/67) [5] {-}

    I knew that the Mamas & Papas had recorded a cover of the Beatles song
    "I Call Your Name" on their first album.  LIFE magazine ran a story about
    the group complete with photos of them working on their second LP.  In one
    picture, they were shown rehearsing a song called "Words Of Love."  I was
    familiar with a song by the Beatles with this title and figured that Cass,
    Michelle, John, and Denny were doing another one by the Fab Four.  But
    when the song came out as a single from this album, it turned out to be a
    different song, written by group member and chief songwriter John Phillips.
    Also, I eventually remembered that "Words Of Love" by the Beatles was
    written by Buddy Holly, who also recorded it.  Neither the Holly nor
    Beatles version of this song ever charted, but I learned that a version by
    the Diamonds did chart when it was it was used in GOLQ207.

Don't you know
Where you go I will follow you (follow you)
So fight if you wanna
And go where you're gonna
#17) Martha & the Vandellas: Wild One (1964/65) [34] {n/c}

    The other song with this title was done by Bobby Rydell.  I thought of
    using that one instead, but I needed a song that spent some time on the
    chart in 1965, and with Frankie Avalon already represented in this one,
    I figured that was enough.

It breaks your heart in two
To know she's been untrue
But oh what will you do
When she says to you
There's someone new
#18) Orbison, Roy: It's Over (1964) [9] {n/c}

    The other GOLQ-era song with this title charted for both Jimmie Rodgers
    (who wrote it) and Eddy Arnold.  There were also different post-GOLQ-era
    charting songs with this title by Boz Scaggs and Electric Light Orchestra.
    Glen Campbell has recorded both the Roy Orbison and Jimmie Rodgers songs
    called "It's Over."

There is only one for me
And you know who
You know that I'll always be
#19) Presley, Elvis, with the Jordanaires: Loving You (1957) [20] {8}

    This was from the movie of the same title.  It was written by Jerry Leiber
    and Mike Stoller and was the B-side of Elvis' #1 hit, "Let Me Be Your
    Teddy Bear" (long believed by me to have the same title as the 1970s Red
    Sovine chart entry I've heard of but never heard, "Teddy Bear").  The
    other GOLQ-era song that qualified this for inclusion was "Lovin' You,"
    performed by Bobby Darin and written by John Sebastian (and also recorded
    by his group, the Lovin' Spoonful).  Another "Lovin' You" reached #1 in
    1975 by Minnie Ripperton (a song on many people's all-time least favorite
    song list but which I do like).

I know just where I went wrong
Woman sings a sweet love song
Wanted money wanted honey
#20) Scott, Bobby: Chain Gang (1956) [13] {-}

    The other GOLQ-era song with this title was by Sam Cooke.  This is the
    first of two consecutive songs for which the other song with the same
    title was done by Sam Cooke.

See the chick with the red dress on
She been dancing rockin' all night long
Got her mind on the drummer and the guitar man
Got on fire with the beat of a long-haired band
#21) Shadows of Knight, The: Shake (1968) [46] {-}

    The other GOLQ-era song with this title charted by both Sam Cooke (who
    wrote it) and Otis Redding.  Another memorable version of the Sam Cooke
    "Shake" for those in the Washington, DC, was by a local group, the British
    Walkers.  It was released shortly before the Otis Redding version, and
    unfortunately, once that one came out, even the local stations dropped
    the British Walkers' version, which you can hear at the MySpace page for
    the group at http://www.myspace.com/thebritishwalkers (and don't need to
    be a MySpace member to hear).  (Incidentally, if you ask me who recorded
    "The Girl Can't Help It," my answer will be the British Walkers, not
    Little Richard.)

    I included this song because about 10 years ago, I came upon a discussion
    in the rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s USENET group in which somebody thought
    "Shake" by the Shadows of Knight" was the same song as the Sam cooke song
    and even had a recording of what was believed to be the same song done by
    the Roulettes in which the songwriting credit was Cook (sic).  However,
    this is a different song.  It was written by bubblegum songwriters Kris
    Resnick and Joey Levine.  It may be that the Roulettes' song called
    "Shake" was the Cooke/Redding/British Walkers "Shake."

>From the distance of my mind
The clock that's ringing says it's time
To wake up to my destiny
It's time to face reality
#22) Thomas, B.J.: It's Only Love (1969) [45] {-}

    Although this song is nominally included because it has the same title
    as a 1966 charting song by Tommy James and the Shondells, it is actually
    included because a post-GOLQ-era charting remake of it has the same title
    as a reasonably well-known song from the GOLQ era that never had a charting
    version.  The later remake of this song charted in 1971 by Elvis Presley,
    and the non-charting song was by the Beatles.  When I heard the Elvis
    version, I thought it was interesting that there was an Elvis Presley song
    with the same title as a different song by the Beatles.

    B.J. Thomas is one of my favorite singers, and I had been wanting to
    include one of his songs in a GOLQ for a long time.  Twice before I had
    chosen one of his songs for the quiz.  One of them turned out to have been
    used too recently for a GOLQ.  The other time, a decision came down to his
    song or another song from the same part of the alphabet and the same year,
    and I decided to go with the other song.

For your kiss
Oh, I would go anywhere
I would go anywhere
For your kiss
#23) Townsend, Ed: For Your Love (1958) [13] {7}

    The other song with this title was by the Yardbirds (although I first heard
    it as a Herman's Hermits album cut).  The Ed Townsend "For Your Love" also
    charted by the Wanderers, Sam & Bill, and Peaches and Herb (a Washington-
    area group that had a lot more national success than the British Walkers).

Your love means oh so much to me
My darling can't you see
My heart throbs just for you my dear
Whenever, whenever you're near
#24) Volume's, The: I Love You (1962) [22] {-}

    You'd think there'd be a lot of songs called "I Love You."  But for many
    years, I only knew of one, the 1968 hit by People (which was also a
    Zombies album cut).  I finally heard another song with this title when
    Climax Blues Band had a hit with this title in the early 1980s.  After I
    moved to Philadelphia, where more doo-wop oldies were played on the radio,
    I discovered this song called "I Love You."  But I still only know three
    songs with this title, although the Whitburn book lists a few other post-
    GOLQ-era chart entries called "I Love You."

    Randy Price & Peter Morley and the GenaTeam both pointed out that some
    pressings of this record list the group name as the Volumes, without the
    apostrophe, so either form of the name was acceptable.

I tried so hard to make you stay
Now it doesn't matter what happens from day to day
I sit and moan with tears in my eyes
#25) Wilson, Jackie: Please Tell Me Why (1961) [20] {11}

    The other song with this title was by the Dave Clark Five.

Tie-breakers:

Love is old, love is new
Love is all, love is you
#T1) Beatles, The: Because (1969) [-] {-}

    This was chosen because it is a Beatles song with the same title as a
    Dave Clark Five song.  Two songs before this one on ABBEY ROAD is "I Want
    You (She's So Heavy)."  Without the parenthetical portion, this has the
    same title as a Bob Dylan song.  I considered both songs but decided on
    the DC5 title match because it was more exact.  (Also, "I Want You (She's
    So Heavy)" doesn't have much in the way of lyrics that don't mention the
    title or subtitle.)  Due to the fact that I had already picked "Everybody
    Knows," I couldn't use "Because" as a regular entry.

    Team Teitelbaum: A gorgeous John Lennon composition, with uncredited
    assistance from Beethoven!  Apparently, Yoko was playing the latter's
    "Moonlight Sonata" one day, and John had the idea of reversing a sequence
    of chords from that work; this provided the basis for "Because."  The rich
    vocal harmony was created by having John, Paul, and George each do two
    overdubs over the original vocal, thus creating a 9-part vocal blend.
    The song was principally recorded on August 1, 1969, with several overdubs
    (including an early version of the Moog Synthesizer) during the following
    week.  Released on the ABBEY ROAD LP later that year.

I make a vow to myself
You and I are through
Nothing can change my mind
"I'm sorry" just won't do
#T2) Thomas, Irma: Break-A-Way (1964) [-] {-}

    I discovered this song on the 4-CD set ONE KISS CAN LEAD TO ANOTHER: GIRL
    GROUP SOUNDS, LOST & FOUND.  The song was written by Jackie DeShannon and
    Sharon Sheeley.  (Some sources also list Irma Thomas as a co-writer.)
    Delphi Trivia Club mentioned that it was the B-side of "Wish Someone Would
    Care," which did chart and that it was later a hit for Tracey Ullman.  In
    addition to the other songs with titles pronounced "Breakaway" already
    mentioned, Art Garfunkel charted with one of my favorite solo recordings
    by him, "Break Away," in 1975.

    One entry listed Jackie DeShannon as the artist for this one (which is
    what led me to discover that she co-wrote the song).  She recorded a demo
    version in the GOLQ era that was finally released in the 1990s, so I gave
    this answer full credit.

    I have put together a YouTube playlist of all of the songs used in this
    GOLQ that I could find represented there, as well as some of the same
    songs with the same title and some other versions of these songs.  You can
    find it at:

        http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5D2FD05C614CDEC6

    I've also done one for songs from GOLQ245 at:

        http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=08823A7B727F9E8C

=============================================================================

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 2 decimal places).  For
comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.

Most songs on this GOLQ ranked where I expected them to be.  "Tell Me Why"
performed better than I expected it to perform.  "Loving You" performed worse
than expected.

Rank Avg. Song
---+-----+----+--------------------------------------------------------------
T01 20.00 #01) Avalon, Frankie: Venus
T01 20.00 #03) Belmonts, The: Tell Me Why
T01 20.00 #09) Franklin, Aretha: Baby I Love You
T01 20.00 #16) Mamas & Papas, The: Words Of Love
T01 20.00 #T1) Beatles, The: Because
 06 18.89 #23) Townsend, Ed: For Your Love
T07 17.78 #07) Drifters, The: Some Kind Of Wonderful
T07 17.78 #13) Jackson, Deon: Love Makes The World Go Round
T07 17.78 #15) Lee, Brenda: I'm Sorry
T07 17.78 #18) Orbison, Roy: It's Over
 11 15.67 #04) Brown, James, and the Famous Flames: I Got The Feelin'
T12 15.56 #06) Dion: Sandy
T12 15.56 #12) Husky, Ferlin: Gone
T12 15.56 #24) Volume's, The: I Love You
 15 15.00 #05) Clark, Dave, Five, The: Everybody Knows
T16 13.33 #02) Beach Boys, The: Break Away
T16 13.33 #10) Gaye, Marvin: You
T16 13.33 #11) Goldsboro, Bobby: It's Too Late
T16 13.33 #17) Martha & the Vandellas: Wild One
T16 13.33 #25) Wilson, Jackie: Please Tell Me Why
T21 11.11 #08) Four Coins, The: I Love You Madly
T21 11.11 #14) Laurie, Annie: It Hurts To Be In Love
T21 11.11 #19) Presley, Elvis, with the Jordanaires: Loving You
T21 11.11 #20) Scott, Bobby: Chain Gang
T21 11.11 #21) Shadows of Knight, The: Shake
 26 10.00 #22) Thomas, B.J.: It's Only Love
 27  8.89 #T2) Thomas, Irma: Break-A-Way
---+-----+----+--------------------------------------------------------------

============================================================================
Regina Litman <golq250@golq.org>