Date: 5 Jun 2012 19:46:01 -0000
Message-ID: <20120605194601.76109.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq304@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 304 (GOLQ304)
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #304 (GOLQ304)
There was a three-way tie for first with perfect scores. Congratulations to
the Delphi Trivia Club, the EJ's & Co., and the Village Idiots!
Two other teams had nearly perfect scores, missing the gold by half of a
tie-breaker - excellent job by DEC & Friends and the GenaTeam. Fine showings
also by Will McCorry, Really Rockin' In Boston, Vito & the Salutations, and
Mike Weaver.
After each song, I've given one or more audio links (YouTube, mostly).
Sound quality and permanence of links are not guaranteed.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The June 2012 quiz (GOLQ #305)
has been posted.
-- Howard Teitelbaum
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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)
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T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club (RussII, DJLovesKids, HQR0,
Clueless139, und) <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 40+
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Kyra, Mitch, Kent,
Vinnie <brombere&matc.edu> 6 25+
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Roxanne, Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy)
<Roxie1971&aol.com, ARE7&aol.com, MfPing&aol.com, 5 --
Clete&aol.com, MrJade&aol.com>
T04 500+- DE DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 4 Various
T04 500+- GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 1 64
06 480+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 54
07 460+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
08 440++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 5-6 boomers
09 440+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
10 348.. MT Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 1 --
11 320+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net> 2 65,60
12 280+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 59,63,60,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> --,59
13 60+. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie & Pat) 2 --
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DT 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 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 +-
GT 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 +-
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 +.
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
VS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 ++
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
MT . 10 20 20 19 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 . . 20 20 . 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 ..
NA 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 +.
TT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 #304 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart.
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart.
(Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
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In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so, so, so very blind
#01) The Bee Gees: "To Love Somebody" (1967) [17] {-} <123>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykU8iSKkJR0
[Robin Gibb passed away on May 20; his twin, Maurice, died in 2003.
Barry, the eldest (and surviving) brother, sang lead on this song.]
Take me by my little hand
And go like this
#02) Chubby Checker: "The Twist" (1960,1961/62) [1,1] {2,4} <6><227>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5jDVbY7a7U (Hank Ballard & The Midnighters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUNSBvNur4 (Chubby Checker)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH-F8XA4mfA (Hank on "To Tell the Truth")
[Written by Hank Ballard; the original version by Hank Ballard & The
Midnighters appeared in 1959, as the B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter."
After Ballard's version became a moderate local hit, Dick Clark (who died
this April 18) attempted to book the group to perform it on American
Bandstand. When they proved unavailable, Clark arranged for Checker, a
local Philadelphia artist, to record a new version. Chubby and Hank had
similar voices, and the arrangement matched the original very closely.
Once Chubby's version became a hit in 1960, Ballard's 1959 disc was
re-issued (with "The Twist" now cast as the A-side), hitting #28 on the
pop chart. "Ballard" doesn't fit alphabetically in this quiz, however.
In 1961, Ballard appeared on the game show "To Tell the Truth." Only one
of the four panelists was able to discern who the real inventor of the
Twist was. The show is a fascinating period piece; for one thing, the
"impostors" each received a carton of the sponsor's cigarettes!]
Gee, but you've got my heart rockin'
A-wearin' that crazy skin-tight skirt
And that crazy Ivy League shirt
#03) Dee Clark: "Hey Little Girl" (1959) [20] {2} <64>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svpeH3fC6Ik
I'm gonna hand her my sweet-talkin' line
I know it kills 'em every time
She's gonna love me from the start
And then I'm gonna break her heart
#04) James Darren: "Conscience" (1962) [11] {-} <121>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_PhR0mdzvg
Mama, she always told me it would happen
But she never said that it would happen like this
Papa said some little girl'll catch you nappin'
Some little girl'll get to you with her kiss
#05) Neil Diamond: "You Got To Me" (1967) [18] {-} <46>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWv9w7RPDU
(stereo LP version; source of mono single mix)
http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=40444&archive=69342&starttime=1:52:30
(mono LP version; different lyrics than single)
http://home.netcom.com/~zmoq/pages/neilbang.htm (describes recording variants)
[Diamond's early recordings on Bang records, such as this one, exist in
many versions/remixes. The song was initially released in 1967 as a single
and as a track on the "Just for You" LP. The single was essentially a mono
mix-down of the stereo LP version (with some additional overdubs), whereas
the mono LP contained a different lead vocal take (same backing vocals),
with a number of lyrical differences.]
Ah, come on in closer, baby
Hear what else I gotta say
You got your radio turned down too low
Turn it up!
#06) Bo Diddley: "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover" (1962) [48] {21} <127>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lch0o4wwGyw
You can shing-a-ling
And sock-sock-sock it to me, girl
And sock it to me, girl
So take heed to what I say
#07) The Esquires: "And Get Away" (1967/68) [22] {9} <79>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaK2IsZ7RN0
[Similar-sounding follow-up to their biggest hit, "Get On Up."]
Darling, hold my hand
Let me know that you understand
That 'til I'm free from
The girl who loves me
#08) The Fleetwoods: "Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day" (1962) [36] {-} <143>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72T5guyMi3I
You're gone again now, feelin' so blue
(Bluer than blue, baby it's true)
And don't you forget that I'm feelin' it too
(Bluer than you, baby it's true)
#09) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli: "Girl Come Running"
(1965) [30] {-} <116><216>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRP0VwzddbU
As the bitter tears fall from your eyes
Oh, a thousand times you ask yourself why
The one guy you love has departed
Oh, you're left alone and broken-hearted
#10) Marvin Gaye: "That's The Way Love Is" (1969) [7] {2} <109>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2VNeXVEpIg (Isley Brothers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-myDcFUbTQs (Marvin Gaye)
[First recorded by The Isley Brothers in 1967; theirs bubbled under
at #125.]
Turn your lights down low
And honey, slip me a kiss
Turn your lights down low
I just can't resist
#11) Rosco Gordon: "Just A Little Bit" (1960) [64] {2}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXR6H7_TfRc (Rosco Gordon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t45Ms_Yl60E (Roy Head)
[Covered by Roy Head in 1965; Roy's lyrics differ from the above).]
I don't wanna be free
Like a wave on the sea
No place special to go
But toss to and fro
#12) Brian Hyland: "Let Me Belong To You" (1961) [20] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuKpMHcM4k
I saw them holding hands
She was standing there with my man
I heard them promise "'til death do us part"
Each word was a pain in my heart
#13) Etta James: "All I Could Do Was Cry" (1960) [33] {2}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-59strhDLY (Etta James)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=airABv8JyGs (Joe Tex)
[Etta died 1/20/12, age 73, after a long illness. Also see notes for
song #20. Joe Tex's version "bubbled under" at #102, also in 1960
(thanks to Mike Weaver for alerting me to Tex's rendition).]
I've always wanted you
Baby, please hold me tight
And say you want me too
When we're all alone tonight
#14) The Jelly Beans: "Baby Be Mine" (1964) [51] {n/c} <82>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMCoUrWJtg
We'll be out in the sun
Feelin' the warmth of love all around us, baby
Havin' fun on the sandy shore
With the friendly birds that found us, baby
#15) Keith: "Daylight Savin' Time" (1967) [79] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVR4q_2WfKs
[Similar sound to his biggest hit, "98.6".]
The meaning of romance
If I've done something wrong
Give me one more chance
#16) Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers: "I Promise To Remember"
(1956/57) [57] {10} <41>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4636TWKTmYk (Jimmy Castor & The Juniors)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2UqawbiznQ (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
[Co-written by Jimmy Castor, who died 1/16/12 at 71. (Some obits had Jimmy
as young as 64, but his family confirmed a 1940 birth year.) His group,
Jimmy Castor & The Juniors, recorded the song first, in 1956. Frankie
Lymon was a neighborhood friend; his group covered the song (with a much
more polished sound) and had the hit. Castor went on to have hits as a
vocalist and instrumentalist in the '60s and '70s.]
We both knew people sometimes change
And lovers sometimes rearrange
And nothing's quite as sure as change
#17) The Mamas & The Papas: "Look Through My Window" (1966) [24] {-} <52><134>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFpBk0Apt4M
No more talkin'
Everything we're sayin' has been said before
Time for feelin'
Reachin' down into your heart and even more
#18) Bill Medley: "Peace Brother Peace" (1968) [48] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18H_kWvuZk
One hill, I'll think of your laughter
One hill, your love and your faith
One for your courage, and one for your smile
And the last hill, to hold you again
#19) Les Paul and Mary Ford: "Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)" (1957) [35] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiyqGIDU8A
Although we're so far apart
My love is true, true, true
#20) The Pips: "Every Beat Of My Heart" (1961) [6] {1} <39><166>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPLsqs9mkfM (Royals, 1952)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98_4BdfMab0 (Pips, 1961 Huntom/Vee-Jay)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeqOarXkic4 (GK&P, 1961 Fury version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbcCQnNZrVs (GK&P, 1970 Motown version)
[Written by the great Johnny Otis, who died 1/17/12 at 90. His obit aptly
describes him as "musician, bandleader, songwriter, impresario, disc
jockey, and talent scout." He mentored a generation of R&B performers,
such as the late Etta James (see song #13), who called him her "guru."
Speaking of his long association with black musicians, Otis noted:
"Genetically, I'm pure Greek. Psychologically, environmentally,
culturally, by choice, I'm a member of the black community."
This song was originally recorded by The Royals in 1952 (pre-Hank Ballard).
Gladys Knight & The Pips recorded this song at least 3 times. Their first
1961 version appeared on the Huntom and Vee-Jay labels, billed as by
"The Pips"; the chart info for this version is given above. Shortly
thereafter, they recorded another version for Fury, peaking at
pop #45/R&B #15; this introduced the now-familiar billing of "Gladys Knight
& The Pips." The group recorded yet a third version in 1970 for Motown.]
Well, I used to pull your pigtails
And pinch your turned-up nose
But you've been a-growin'
And, baby, it's been showin'
From your head down to your toes
#21) Elvis Presley: "Little Sister" (1961) [5] {-} <2><216>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBS2NcFJBaE
[A two-sided hit with "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame."]
I'll only love you
As long as the sea rolls on endlessly to the shore
I'll love you 'til then
#22) Della Reese: "Not One Minute More" (1959/60) [16] {13}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPzr-crT3k
Your pretty brown eyes
Your wavy hair
I won't go home no more
'Cause you're not there
#23) Benny Spellman: "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" (1962) [80] {28}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3qRRd1Pr94 (Benny Spellman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bXVq_IHSfI (O'Jays)
[Written by producer Allen Toussaint, under the pen name of Naomi Neville.
Spellman is best known for providing the bass counterpoint vocals on Ernie
K-Doe's hit, "Mother-in-Law" (another Toussaint composition/production).
In fact, the end of "Lipstick Traces" has a similar call-and-response bit.
(Wonder if Ernie returned the favor - sounds rather like him doing the
"leave me no more" replies.) Benny passed away on 6/11/11, at age 79.
The O'Jays version from 1965 (pop #48) was used in GOLQ #197.]
Please don't mistake me
Or try to make me
The shadow of anybody else
I ain't the him or her you think I am
I'm just trying hard to be myself
#24) The Turtles: "Let Me Be" (1965) [29] {-} <63><150>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5czjBBBRas (P. F. Sloan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGjKXJOHhFs (The Turtles)
[Written by P. F. Sloan, whose own version appeared in 1966 on his LP
"Twelve More Times." (This may have been recorded earlier, as the song's
demo.) Sloan's version has slightly different lyrics than the above.]
Every time we meet
Everything is sweet
Ooh, you're so tender
I must surrender
#25) The Vogues: "You're The One" (1965) [4] {-} <13><100>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TBFjMbXbbQ (Petula Clark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQosdyt0FsI (The Vogues)
[Written by Petula Clark and her producer, Tony Hatch; originally a track
on her "I Know a Place" LP. Once The Vogues' cover began climbing the
American charts, her version was released as a single in the U.K.
Reportedly, Petula graciously vetoed releasing hers as a single in the
U.S., not wanting to step on the Vogues' first hit.]
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Tie-Breakers
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Quietly turning the backdoor key
Stepping outside, she is free
#T1) The Beatles: "She's Leaving Home" (1967) [-] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo2KPacj7qs (mono mix, Fmaj, faster)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQNAGAbi3G0 (stereo mix, Emaj, slower)
[By the time of Sgt. Pepper, the group and producer George Martin were
deeply into experimenting with recording techniques - slowing down,
speeding up, backwards, collages of sound effects. The era of
dual-inventory (mono & stereo) LPs was not quite over, so Pepper was
issued in both formats. Many of the songs on the album have noticeable
differences in their mono & stereo incarnations.
In the case of "She's Leaving Home," the stereo mix is pitched a semi-tone
lower (in E major rather than the mono's F major), and is correspondingly
slower. The mono is the as-recorded pitch/tempo.]
The radio's playin'
But nobody's sayin'
That I-I-I love you
#T2) Zalman (Zally) Yanovsky: "As Long As You're Here" (1967) [101] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwHYEIOfIWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdoB5DLEBg (Zoe interview re: memorial fund)
[Zal was The Lovin' Spoonful's original lead guitarist, departing in 1967.
This single, and a contemporary LP, "Alive and Well in Argentina," were his
only releases as a solo artist. (The original LP omitted this single, but
it was included when the LP was reissued in 1971.)
Zal later became a restaurateur with his wife, Rose Richardson, founding
Chez Piggy (restaurant) and Pan Chancho (bakery) in Kingston, Ontario.
His daughter Zoe (with first wife, actress Jackie Burroughs) now runs both
restaurants; she was recently interviewed (second link above) about the
memorial fund in Zal & Rose's name that provides breakfast for needy kids.]
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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 #17) The Mamas & The Papas: "Look Through My Window"
(1966) [24] {-} <52><134>
20.00 #24) Turtles, The: "Let Me Be" (1965) [29] {-} <63><150>
20.00 #25) Vogues, The: "You're The One" (1965) [4] {-} <13><100>
18.46 #03) Dee Clark: "Hey Little Girl" (1959) [20] {2} <64>
18.46 #06) Bo Diddley: "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover"
(1962) [48] {21} <127>
18.46 #21) Presley, Elvis: "Little Sister" (1961) [5] {-} <2><216>
18.46 #T1) The Beatles: "She's Leaving Home" (1967) [-] {-}
18.38 #05) Neil Diamond: "You Got To Me" (1967) [18] {-} <46>
17.69 #02) Chubby Checker: "The Twist" (1960,1961/62) [1,1] {2,4} <6><227>
16.92 #01) The Bee Gees: "To Love Somebody" (1967) [17] {-} <123>
16.92 #12) Brian Hyland: "Let Me Belong To You" (1961) [20] {-}
16.92 #13) Etta James: "All I Could Do Was Cry" (1960) [33] {2}
16.92 #16) Lymon, Frankie, and The Teenagers: "I Promise To Remember"
(1956/57) [57] {10} <41>
16.92 #19) Les Paul and Mary Ford: "Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)" (1957) [35] {-}
15.38 #04) James Darren: "Conscience" (1962) [11] {-} <121>
15.38 #07) The Esquires: "And Get Away" (1967/68) [22] {9} <79>
15.38 #08) The Fleetwoods: "Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day"
(1962) [36] {-} <143>
15.38 #09) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli:
"Girl Come Running" (1965) [30] {-} <116><216>
15.38 #11) Rosco Gordon: "Just A Little Bit" (1960) [64] {2}
15.38 #20) The Pips: "Every Beat Of My Heart" (1961) [6] {1} <39><166>
15.38 #23) Benny Spellman: "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)" (1962) [80] {28}
15.31 #22) Della Reese: "Not One Minute More" (1959/60) [16] {13}
13.85 #10) Marvin Gaye: "That's The Way Love Is" (1969) [7] {2} <109>
12.31 #14) The Jelly Beans: "Baby Be Mine" (1964) [51] {n/c} <82>
12.31 #15) Keith: "Daylight Savin' Time" (1967) [79] {-}
12.31 #18) Bill Medley: "Peace Brother Peace" (1968) [48] {-}
8.46 #T2) Zalman (Zally) Yanovsky: "As Long As You're Here" (1967) [101] {-}
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