Date: 12 Sep 2009 04:57:16 -0000
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From: Regina Litman <golq271@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 271 (GOLQ271)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #271 (GOLQ271)
Congratulations to Will McCorry, who finished first with a score of 500+.
The Village Idiots and Gypsy's Caravan were a close second with scores of
498++, Really Rockin' in Boston were a close fourth with a score of 497++,
and The GenaTeam was a close fifth with a score of 496++.
GOLQ271's mean score was 453, and the median was 477. There was no theme, but
I picked some songs and artists that had things in common. Several months ago,
I read the book GIRLS LIKE US by Sheila Weller. This book follows the parallel
lives and careers of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. These three
women did not really become prominent as recording artists until the 1970s, but
I managed to include all of them as artists in this GOLQ (although I had to go
the tie-breaker route for Joni Mitchell). By the way, I recommend this book to
anyone who is a fan of these singer/songwriters as well as music in general
from the past 50 years.
As long as I included the GOLQ-era songs done by the above-mentioned singers,
I decided to extend this mini-theme by including a few others who tasted some
success in the 1960s but became even bigger stars later. This included Linda
Ronstadt and the other tie-breaker artist, Cat Stevens. The Who and Gladys
Knight and the Pips, who were pretty successful in the 1960s, became even
bigger stars later. And after choosing Carole King, I decided to include the
performing efforts of a few others who were mainly known as songwriters in the
GOLQ era. Carole King is represented as a songwriter for two songs in this
GOLQ, while her longtime collaborator and husband of the time, Gerry Goffin,
is represented three times.
Another mini-theme, inspired by the tie-breakers in GOLQ269, is groups that
had lefthanded guitar players. Both tie-breakers, as well as one of the
regular songs, in that quiz were by groups that had lefthanded bass guitar
players. I included all three of these groups plus a fourth one with a left-
handed guitarist in this GOLQ.
My thanks to everyone who participated.
Tom Pillion and Rick Falkenstein have posted GOLQ272.
-- Regina Litman <golq271@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+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 51
T02 498++ VI The Village Idiots (Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping) 5 <59
<Clete6&aol.com>
T02 498++ GC Gypsy's Caravan <iriss&aol.com> 4+ 21+
04 497++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 5 50s,60s
05 496++ GE The GenaTeam <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 4 41-61
06 491++ AJ Allan Johnson <aln2&jcis.net> 1 55
07 487++ DT Delphi Trivia Club (ClueLess, SafeHouse, HQR, und) 5 45-65
<billp49&pd.jaring.my>
08 485++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Vinnie, Mitch 4 40+
<brombere&matc.edu>
09 480+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 56-64
Bigfoot Mae, Norm Katuna) <rns&san.rr.com>
10 479++ VL The Vacant Lot <ningery&netspace.net.au> 1 38
11 478+. FD Frank Glaz & Dino Dinardo <lowtekman5&aol.com> 2
12 477+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net> 2 62,58
13 475++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 62
T14 471++ BP BP Oz (Brian, Pam) <brian&opossumsystems.com> 2 Boomers
T14 471++ EM EMC and Friends <cochran_david&emc.com> 5 Various
16 460+. TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard, Bonnie, Patty, Pat) 4 47-59
<Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com>
17 431++ DM Die, Monster, Die! <bob_in_jersey&yahoo.com> 1 49
18 370.. MT Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 1
19 282+. TO Tom O'Connor <tom23oc&comcast.net> 1 50
20 256+. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 35
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
WM 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 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
GC 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
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 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 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 17
AJ 18 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 10 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 5 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
VL 18 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 15 18 20 20 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 17
FD 18 20 20 20 20 20 15 17 20 20 20 18 17 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 17
NA 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 18 17 20 5 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
BP 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20
EM 18 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 5 18 20 20 20 15 20 20 20 20 20
TT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DM 20 10 20 20 20 20 17 - 20 20 20 18 20 20 8 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20
MT 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 - - - 18 20 20 15 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20
TO 18 20 20 10 20 - 15 - 20 - - - 19 20 5 17 - 20 20 - 20 18 - - 20
JR - 20 20 - - - 19 - 20 - - - 17 20 15 - - 10 20 18 20 20 - 20 17
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 #271 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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Jiminy crickets Jiminy jack
You make my heart go clickety-clack
#01) Baker, LaVern, & the Gliders: "Tweedlee Dee" (1955) [14] {4}
When I'm home
Everything seems to be ri-ight
When I'm home
Feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah
#02) Beatles, The: "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) [1] {n/c}
Featuring lefthander Paul McCartney on bass guitar. With so many Fab Four
songs from which to choose, I decided to pick one that reached #1 in August
1964, exactly 45 years ago.
3-4-5
Look at him jive
#03) Bobbettes, The: "Mr. Lee" (1957/58) [6] {1}
Mike Weaver: The adoration didn't last. "I Shot Mr. Lee" made the charts
in 1960.
As it skims along with a happy sound
As it goes along the ground, ground, ground
Til it leads you to the one you love
#04) Como, Perry: "Round And Round" (1957) [1] {-}
This one and his "Catch A Falling Star" were childhood favorites of mine.
In the 1960s, radio station WWDC in Washington, DC, used a take-off on this
song as a station jingle, since radio dials have been traditionally round.
The GenaTeam noted that he was backed by the Ray Charles Singers.
Calling all angels!
Calling all angels!
Calling all angels!
#05) Crests, The: "Trouble In Paradise" (1960) [20] {-}
I have known this song for many years, but I never knew its title or artist
until this year. Lead singer Johnny Maestro later enjoyed success with
another group, the Brooklyn Bridge, later in the GOLQ era.
You can cry-y-y-y-y
You will ha ha ha ha ha
You'll be wonderin' why I don't look at you
When I go rollin' by
#06) Domino, Fats: "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day" (1959) [17] {22}
This was a huge favorite of mine as a 7-year-old, 50 years ago this past
summer.
Tonight with words unspoken
You said that I'm the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun
#07) 4 Seasons, The, Featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli:
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1968) [24] {-}
One of their hits from the period of time in which lefthanded bass guitar
player Joe Long was part of the group. Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole
King. Originally done by the Shirelles. Their version was used on two
previous GOLQs, but this is the first time for this version, which I knew
before I knew the earlier hit.
Her lips look inviting it's true
But lots of other guys have felt like you do
She'll build up your hopes and when you need her the most
That's when she'll say goodbye to you
#08) Herman's Hermits: "A Must To Avoid" (1965/66) [8] {-}
Most people who were not girls in their early teens or pre-teens in the
mid-1960s did not know the name of the group members other than lead singer
Peter "Herman" Noone. Having been in this demographic, I can tell you that
they were drummer Barry Whitwam, guitarist Derek "Lek" Leckenby, guitarist
Keith Hopwood, and lefthanded bass guitarist Karl Green.
Well listen little girl (listen little girl)
You know you twist so fine (you know you twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer (come on and twist a little closer girl)
Come on and show me that you're mine (come on and show me you're mine)
#09) Isley Brothers, The: "Twist And Shout" (1962) [17] {2}
This was originally going to be my Beatles song until I decided to go with
an August 1964 #1 song. The Isley Brothers had a pre-Motown hitmaking period
(from which this song was taken), a Motown hitmaking period, and a post-
Motown hitmaking period. The Spinners also had three such periods, as did
another group represented later in this GOLQ.
What should I write?
What can I say?
How can I tell you how much I miss you?
#10) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] {-}
Her first hit as a recording artist and one of two GOLQ-era charting singles
for her. The other was "He's A Bad Boy." Written by Goffin and King.
Like a kid behind a wheel
You've been reckless with my heart
If I stay around
You'll surely tear it all apart
#11) Knight, Gladys, & the Pips: "The End Of Our Road" (1968) [15] {5}
The other group represented here that had a pre-Motown hitmaking period,
a Motown hitmaking period (from which this song was taken), and a post-Motown
hitmaking period. Like "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," this was also a
hit by Marvin Gaye. His version only got as high as #40, however.
I shuffle to the left
I shuffle to the right
Gonna rock and roll til the early, early night
#12) Little Richard and His Band: "Ready Teddy" (1956) [44] {8}
Purely coincidence that this song appeared in the GOLQ the same month in
which Senator Edward "Teddy" Kennedy died.
You know I mean it from the bottom of my
Boogity-boogity-boogity shoo
#13) Mann, Barry: "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" (1961) [7] {-}
Written by Barry Mann and, no, not Cynthia Weil but Gerry Goffin. Mann was
mainly known as a songwriter, but he issued records periodically. This was
by far his biggest hit. He had just one other GOLQ-era charting single,
"Talk To Me Baby," plus two others in the 1970s. None got higher than #78.
Gypsy's Caravan: Backed by the Edsels.
She'd play around and tease me
With her carefree devil eyes
She'd hold me close and kiss me
But her heart was full of lies
#14) Nelson, Ricky: "Poor Little Fool" (1958) [1] {3}
You have won all my money and my brand new Cadillac
#15) Pickett, Wilson: "Stag-O-Lee" (1967) [22] {13}
This is my favorite version of this much-recorded song, although I also love
Lloyd Price's version, which I used in my first-ever GOLQ, GOLQ215. Songs
from my first two GOLQs, GOLQ215 and GOLQ221, were now eligible for re-use
for GOLQ271. I used two songs from 215 and one from 221 in this GOLQ, but I
used a different artist than I did earlier for each one. Of the various
versions of "Stag-O-Lee"/"Stagger Lee" that I've heard, the Wilson Pickett
version is the only one I know that has the above line. The Lloyd Price
version, as well as ones by Tommy Roe (1970s charting single) and Neil
Diamond, refer to "my brand new Stetson hat" instead of "my brand new
Cadillac."
Several entries named Lloyd Price as artist and "Stagger Lee" as the title.
I gave partial credit for this answer, with more points given to those who
did not get #16 and thus would not have realized that Lloyd Price didn't fit
alphabetically.
Gypsy's Caravan: Adapted from traditional folk song "Stack-O-Lee."
Hey baby
I ain't askin' much of you
No no no no no no no no baby
I ain't askin' much of you
#16) Presley, Elvis, with the Jordanaires: "A Big Hunk O' Love" (1959) [1] {10}
Ironically, I wasn't going to use Elvis in this GOLQ, since he shows up so
often, and it was time to give him a rest. But once I decided to use a #1
song from August 1964, I decided to find one from August 1959 (50 years ago),
and this was it. Besides, I wanted an artist name that comes between Wilson
Pickett and Lloyd Price.
I-I-I would be so happy
Knowing he was mine (yeah yeah yeah) all the time
And I-I-I could make him happy
I would treat him good, yes I would
#17) Raindrops, The: "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget" (1963) [17] {27}
Written by noted songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who were also
the members of the Raindrops. That's Jeff on the bass vocal and Ellie on all
of the female voices--a gritty lead vocal and a sweet-sounding backup.
Unfortunately, Ellie died on August 26. When I looked up her obituaries and
tributes through Google News, I found no less than six different songs that
she co-wrote with Jeff Barry (and sometimes Phil Spector) mentioned or
alluded to in the various titles: "Leader of the Pack," "Be My Baby,"
"River Deep, Mountain High," "Chapel of Love," "Da Doo Ron Ron," and
"I Can Hear Music."
Mike Weaver, Team Teitelbaum, and NAVAIRHEADS all mentioned Ellie's passing.
Set right down
Baby let your hair hang down
#18) Rooftop Singers, The: "Walk Right In" (1963) [1] {4}
Featuring lefthanded guitar player Bill Svanoe.
Team Teitelbaum: The original version by Gus Cannon & His Jug Stompers,
from 1929: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvd9rjFsARM
I didn't know if it was day or night
I started kissin' everything in sight
But when I kissed that cop down at 34th and Vine
#19) Searchers, The: "Love Potion Number Nine" (1964/65) [3] {-}
I had used the Clovers' version in GOLQ215.
Well the little stars were the herring fish
That lived in the beautiful sea
Now cast your nets wherever you wish
Never a'feared are we
#20) Simon Sisters, The: "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" (1964) [73] {n/c}
The Simon Sisters were Carly and her older sister Lucy. Chosen because of
the GIRLS LIKE US book but also because I wanted an artist name that comes
between Shirelles and Smith.
Some entries spelled this as "Wynken, Blynken and Nod," which I believe was
how it was spelled on some pressings and in the original nursery rhyme. Thus,
full credit was given for this spelling.
It doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do
#21) Smith: "Baby It's You" (1969) [5] {-}
Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David (brother of Bacharach's later col-
laborator Hal). I used the Shirelles' version in GOLQ221. This song was also
done by the Beatles, whose version of this song was the first one I ever
knew. Only one entry named the Shirelles as the artist. Because that entry
was not certain of the artist for #20, I gave that one full credit.
Team Teitelbaum: Lead singer Gayle McCormick dropped off the radar after a
few solo LPs in the early '70s. A gorgeous woman with a powerful & versatile
voice--should have been a superstar.
So-o goodbye
I'll be leavin'
I see no sense
In this cryin' and grievin'
We'll both live a lot longer
If you live without me
#22) Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt: "Different Drum" (1967/68) [13] {-}
Written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees. Linda, of course, went on to a
successful solo career after the GOLQ era. Many of her hits were remakes
of GOLQ-era songs.
Let's meet at the school at three
She said hey baby there's a-one thing more
Our school is over at half past four
#23) Tom & Jerry: "Hey, Schoolgirl" (1957/58) [49] {-}
Like Johnny Maestro of the Crests and the Brooklyn Bridge, these guys came
back later in the GOLQ era in another configuration--Simon and Garfunkel.
NAVAIRHEADS: I think the lyric is "Let's meet after school at three," not
"at the school...." Sounds like it could be either way, but after school
makes more sense, and "after" sounds clearer in subsequent verses. Meant
to write during Beta comments but it slipped my mind.
I found a slightly different version (from a Simon and Garfunkel live
performance) on YouTube, and it definitely sounds like "after." Since this
was the lowest-ranking non-tie-breaker in this GOLQ, I hope that this did
not prevent some entrants from identifying the song.
They tried, tried, tried
They dropped things on his back
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied
#24) The Who: "Happy Jack" (1967) [24] {-}
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find
#25) Zager & Evans: "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" (1969) [1] {-}
As long as I was including a #1 song from August 1959 and one from August
1964, I figured I'd include one from August 1969 (40 years ago).
Jessica Raine: This song scored very high in Dave Barry's Bad Song contest,
although not as high as "MacArthur Park."
In addition, I know that this is the all-time least favorite song of one
member of The Coasters (GOLQ team to which I belong, not the comical r&b
group) and the next-to-all-time least favorite song of another member.
------------
Tie-Breakers
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We are stardust
Billion-year-old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden
#T1) Mitchell, Joni: "Woodstock" (written/performed 1969, released 1970) [-] {-}
Once I decided that Joni Mitchell was going to be a tie-breaker artist on
GOLQ271, I looked through the titles of some of her earlier songs to see if
any could be considered to be familiar enough to be included. As soon as I
got to this one, I realized that, since it was the 40th anniversary month
of the festival commonly known as Woodstock, I was going to use this one.
Although neither her version nor any others that I know of were released
before 1970, she did perform it live in 1969 at the Big Sur Festival. Thus,
I decided it was eligible for inclusion here.
Several entries mentioned Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, whose version
reached #11 in 1970, as the artist, either instead of or in addition to Joni
Mitchell. Although the above lines are only from the Joni Mitchell version,
I gave full credit to these. Another well-known version, which reached #23
in 1971, was by Matthews' Southern Comfort. The only entry that mentioned
Matthews' Southern Comfort was later amended to Joni Mitchell.
The work's never done
There's always something new
The files in your head
You take them to bed
You're never ever through
And they've been working all day, all day, all day
#T2) Stevens, Cat: "Matthew And Son" (1966) [-] {-}
This reached #2 in the U.K. in 1967.
=============================================================================
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 com-
parison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Most of the songs on this GOLQ ranked where I expected them to be. "Matthew
And Son", despite ranking at the bottom, performed better than I expected.
"It Might As Well Rain Until September" performed worse than I expected.
Some songs that are listed below the first place tie were at least partially
identified by all entries.
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.00 #03) Bobbettes, The: "Mr. Lee"
T01 20.00 #14) Nelson, Ricky: "Poor Little Fool"
T01 20.00 #19) Searchers, The: "Love Potion Number Nine"
T01 20.00 #21) Smith: "Baby It's You"
T05 19.50 #02) Beatles, The: "A Hard Day's Night"
T05 19.50 #13) Mann, Barry: "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)"
T05 19.50 #18) Rooftop Singers, The: "Walk Right In"
08 19.40 #25) Zager & Evans: "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
09 19.20 #22) Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt: "Different Drum"
T10 19.00 #05) Crests, The: "Trouble In Paradise"
T10 19.00 #09) Isley Brothers, The: "Twist And Shout"
T10 19.00 #T1) Mitchell, Joni: "Woodstock"
13 18.65 #20) Simon Sisters, The: "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod"
T14 18.50 #01) Baker, LaVern, & the Gliders: "Tweedlee Dee"
T14 18.50 #04) Como, Perry: "Round And Round"
T16 18.00 #06) Domino, Fats: "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day"
T16 18.00 #17) Raindrops, The: "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget"
T16 18.00 #24) The Who: "Happy Jack"
19 17.95 #07) 4 Seasons, The: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
20 17.00 #16) Presley, Elvis, with the Jordanaires: "A Big Hunk O' Love"
21 16.85 #08) Herman's Hermits: "A Must To Avoid"
22 16.60 #12) Little Richard and His Band: "Ready Teddy"
23 16.00 #10) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September"
24 15.70 #15) Pickett, Wilson: "Stag-O-Lee"
25 15.25 #11) Knight, Gladys, & the Pips: "The End Of Our Road"
26 14.00 #23) Tom & Jerry: "Hey, Schoolgirl"
27 12.00 #T2) Stevens, Cat: "Matthew And Son"
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Regina Litman <golq271@golq.org>