Date: 28 Feb 2013 04:22:05 -0000
Message-ID: <20130228042205.15964.qmail@nezumi.pair.com>
From: Regina Litman <golq212@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 212 (GOLQ212)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #312 (GOLQ312)
Congratulations to Stuck In The 60s, Really Rockin' In Boston, Delphi Trivia
Club, The EJ'S & Co., and the Village Idiots, who took first place in this
quiz with perfect scores of 500++. Just like the last time, no entries got
500 points without also getting both tie-breakers. Closely behind was Will
McCorry, who scored 498+-.
These results are very late because I was ill for several weeks and then
needed to catch up with things at work and in other areas of my life.
I am feeling much better now, and decided to give these results a higher
priority than doing my taxes.
The major theme in this quiz was the city of Chicago, which most of the
entries noted. I actually have very little connection to the Windy City.
I've only been there twice (not counting at least one time when I changed
planes at O'Hare). I decided to do the Chicago theme because its area code
is 312. Nobody mentioned this connection.
The Delphi Trivia Club, as part of its 500++ entry, noted each artist or
song's connection to Chicago.
When it looked at first like I wasn't going to have enough songs for
a Chicago theme, I had also considered a mini-theme that I'm not going
to reveal in case I decide to do it in the future. hen I still needed
three songs to finish this GOLQ, I chose one of the songs that's on this
quiz from the group of songs I had already picked out for that one.
GOLQ312's mean score was 429.44, and the median was 480.
My thanks to everyone who participated.
Tom and Rick (the NAVAIRHEADS) have posted GOLQ313, and this is so late
that Howard Teitelbaum may have already posted GOLQ314.
-- Regina Litman <golq312@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)
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T01 500++ JF Stuck In The 60s: John Fox <FourHbcaps&aol.com> 1 Too old!
T01 500++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 4 40+
RussII, DVALPirate, und83, Jags5427
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. <brombere&matc.edu> 8 26+
Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Mitch,
Everett, Kyra, Vinnie, Denise
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots <Roxie1971&aol.com> 5
Roxanne, Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy
06 498+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 55
07 490++ EM DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 Various
08 480++ LB Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> boomers
09 480.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 32
T10 460++ CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 4 60-63
Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, Bigfoot Mae
T10 460++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1
12 380+. TT Team Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 4 50-63
Howard, Bonnie, Patty, Pat
13 372-+ NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net>
14 350.+ BP BP Oz: Brian, Pam <briancad&netspace.net.au> 2 Boomers
15 261+. TA Team Asia <chamish&netvision.net.il> 2
Barry Chamish, Mitch Herczeg)
16 140.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 38
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
JF 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
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
WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20
LB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20
VH 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
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20
TT - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20
NA 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 18 20 20 - 20 15 20 20 - - 20 19 20 20
BP - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 10
TA - 20 10 20 15 20 20 - 18 20 - 18 - - - - - 20 20 20 0 20 - 20 -
JR - 10 - 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
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #312 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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You gotta be able to blow your cool
If you wanna get on in this world
You can't be afraid to be some kinda fool
If you wanna get on in this world
#01) American Breed, The: Step Out Of Your Mind (1967) [24] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The group is from the Chicago area; it eventually
evolved into Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan.
In fact, while I love every song I've ever heard by the American Breed,
"Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus is on my list of my 10 least favorite
songs of the 1970s.
You said that you'd believe me
Then why'd you ever leave me
I'm standing here all alone
Without a girl of my own
#02) Buckinghams, The: Don't You Care (1967) [6] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The band was from the Chicago area.
Don't go around with your head hung down
Well I wouldn't let the little girl know
Wouldn't let her know
That she made me feel like a clown
#03) Butler, Jerry: Only The Strong Survive (1969) [4] {1}
Delphi Trivia Club: Born in Mississippi, he was a long-time Chicago resident.
Jerry Butler was the first artist I chose for this GOLQ. He has served on
the Chicago City Council. I chose this particular song because it has the
same title as his autobiography. But it was recorded in Philadelphia, not
Chicago!
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you
Oh no
#04) Chandler, Gene: Duke Of Earl (1962) [1] {1}
Delphi Trivia Club: He was from Chicago.
Well she goes down to the baker when she wants a cake
She goes down to the butcher when she wants a steak
#05) Chicago Loop, The: (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me
(1966) [37] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The band, of course, was from Chicago.
Mike Weaver: A (and [in my opinion] much more listenable) version was done
by the Coasters as the flip of "Idol With The Golden Head." Instead of
"She Comes To Me" it is "My Baby Comes To Me." Whitburn says that is also
an alternate title form for this as well.
Whenever I'm with you
I know, I know, I know when I'm near you
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm
Honest you do
Honest you do
#06) Cooke, Sam: You Send Me (1957/58) [1] {1}
Delphi Trivia Club: Born in Mississippi and moved to Chicago in the 1930s.
Because Chicago is in Cook County, IL, I had actually joked to myself about
including Sam Cooke in this GOLQ. Well, the joke was on me because, while
in the process of putting this together, I learned that Sam Cooke's name
originally was Cook, and he spent a lot of time in Chicago in his youth!
Didn't it seem right
To walk along the sand last night
And to gaze out at the night
Through your window
#07) Cryan' Shames, The: It Could Be We're In Love (1967) [85] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The band was from the Chicago area.
Oh girl
Why won't you let me love you
And let your troubled heart be free
Ah take heed to all my goodness
Take a hold and follow me
#08) Dells, The: There Is (1968) [20] {11}
Delphi Trivia Club: The group was from the Chicago area.
He came from outer space
Looking for something to eat
He landed in Chicago
He thought Chicago was a treat
#09) Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band: The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
(1966) [52] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: Chicago in the lyrics.
Stuck In The 60s: Mostly Norman "Spirit In The Sky" Greenbaum.
Kiss him and squeeze him tight
And find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
#10) Everett, Betty: The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (1964) [6] {n/c}
Delphi Trivia Club: Born in Mississippi, moved to Chicago to start her
recording career.
Stuck In The 60s: Shoop-Shoops provided by Darlene Love & The Blossoms.
Mike Weaver: Could have been a reasonable theme related "twofer" to pick
a duet by Jerry Butler and Betty.
In fact, I thought of this, but at the time, I was still trying to fill
as many slots as I can with artists that fit the theme. Plus, the song that
I wanted to use had another GOLQ-era charting version by an artist that
doesn't fit the theme that was too close alphabetically, and I didn't want
to have to field entries that used this other artist instead.
Because this song has been recorded many times by many artists under
different variations of its title, I accepted various other combinations
of the title--"It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)," "It's In His
Kiss," "Shoop Shoop Song," and "(The Shoop Shoop Song) It's In His Kiss."
Chicago city limits
That's what the sign on the highway read
#11) Gaye, Marvin: Hitch Hike (1963) [30] {12}
Delphi Trivia Club: Lyrics mention Chicago.
I know that you're an angel
Heaven is in your eyes
#12) Helms, Bobby: My Special Angel (1957) [7] {8}
This was one of the three songs that didn't fit the theme.
Delphi Trivia Club: No direct Chicago connection, but he was born in, and
lived in, Martinsville, Indiana, 30 miles from Indianapolis and a couple
of hours from Chicago.
When you wake up early in the mornin'
Feelin' sad like so many of us do
Hum a little soul
Make life your goal
And surely somethin's gotta come to you
#13) Impressions, The: It's All Right (1963) [4] {1}
Delphi Trivia Club: Group was from Chicago.
Not to be confused with "It's Alright" by Adam Faith with the Roulettes,
which was a hit in early 1965. For one thing, the spelling is different,
with the Impressions spelling it correctly according to my sixth grade
grammar teacher, and Adam Faith spelling it incorrectly according to that
teacher but acceptably correct according to online Travel columnist
Christopher Elliott. I see in the Whitburn book that there have been several
songs called either "It's All Right" or "It's Alright" over the years.
One of the other songs called "It's All Right" is one by Sam Cooke with
which I am not familiar. I'll have to seek it out.
For love
Just as long as I live
Til the day Lady Luck smiles at me
#14) Laine, Frankie: Moonlight Gambler (1956/57) [3] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: Born in Chicago.
I tried to find out more about how strong his Chicago connection was, but
I wasn't able to discover much. I kept this song in this GOLQ because I
needed more songs from the early part of the GOLQ era, plus it's a song
I have only discovered in the past few years and enjoy hearing.
I need you
My baby
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
#15) Marvelows, The: I Do (1965) [37] {7}
Look at me
I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud
I can't understand
#16) Mathis, Johnny: Misty (1959) [12] {10}
This is another of the non-theme songs. I don't think I've ever used a
Johnny Mathis song in a GOLQ before. I'm always coming across his long list
of chart entries right in the middle of the alphabet, where I'm often
looking to fill a big gap, plus many of his songs were hits in years for
which I am always looking for more songs. But for one reason or another,
I've kept passing him by. And it turns out that the Delphi Trivia Club
found a Chicago connection.
The reason I chose this song is that it was featured in the only 2012 movie
with Oscar nominations that I have seen, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. And I have
to confess that the version of "Misty" with which I am most familiar is Ray
Stevens' uptempo version from 1975.
Delphi Trivia Club: He recorded for Chicago-based Mercury Records from
1963-1967.
You speak-a to me and I'm weak as a child
You call-a my name and it drives me wild
I love you baby
Can't let-a you go
That's why I must let you know
#17) Mineo, Sal: Start Movin' (In My Direction) (1957) [9] {-}
This is the third of the non-theme songs. Like "Moonlight Gambler," this is
a song I've only discovered recently. I don't love it, but I also don't
dislike it. And again, the Delphi Trivia Club found a Chicago connection.
Delphi Trivia Club: Co-written by Bobby Stevenson, who also co-wrote "Hey
Little Girl," a hit for Dee Clark on the Chicago-based Abner Records label
Baby baby it's you I'm thinking of
In the morning when I wake up
In the evening it's you that I dream of
#18) New Colony Six: Things I'd Like To Say (1968/69) [16] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The band was from the Chicago area.
Jessica Raine: I *adore* this song--it has some very compelling chord
changes, and the vocal harmony is heartbreaking--and I have had zero luck
finding it on iTunes or other online music service.
Stuck In The 60s: Leader Ronnie Rice is still playing in the Chicago area.
I have an anthology CD of this group that I got in 1994. Until then, I was
only familiar with their lovely ballads, my favorite of which is "Can't You
See Me Cry." But they had a few rocking, garage-type records earlier.
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
#19) Presley, Elvis: In The Ghetto (1969) [3] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: Mentions Chicago in the lyrics.
I was born in a city they call the Windy City
They call it the Windy City because of the Hawk
The Hawk
The Almighty Hawk
Mr. Wind
#20) Rawls, Lou: Dead End Street (1967) [29] {3}
Delphi Trivia Club: Refers to Chicago in the lyrics, and Lou Rawls really
was from Chicago, too.
The 2009 edition of the Whitburn book shows just the "Dead End Street"
title, plus when this song was used way back in GOLQ29, this was the title
used for it. However, GOLQ201 and most entries for this GOLQ showed the
title as "Dead End Street Monologue/Dead End Street." I accepted either one.
I have always thought of this song as just "Dead End Street," and it was
one of two different songs with that title that were on the radio during
the 1966-1967 school year. The other one was by the Kinks, which was
considered as a possible non-theme addition to this GOLQ until I realized
that it would give the quiz too many songs from those years.
We run around
Have a lot of fun
She whispers in my ear and say
Oh you're the one
#21) Shadows of Knight, The: Oh Yeah (1966) [39] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: The band was from the Chicago area.
This song was written and originally recorded by Bo Diddley, who is
represented in this GOLQ in the tie-breaker section. He sings the last
line shown here as, "Bo you're the one." Most of the songs that I've heard
by the Shadows of Knight have the same title as different songs by other
artists--"Gloria" (Cadillacs pre-GOLQ, Laura Brannigan post-GOLQ),
"Shake" (Sam Cooke), "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (Lou Christie), and
"Oh Yeah" (Joe Cuba Sextet).
On State Street
That great street
They do things they don't do on Broadway
#22) Sinatra, Frank: Chicago (1957) [84] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: A song about Chicago.
There's a line missing in here that Mike Weaver pointed out to me, but I
never had a chance to send out a correction.
This is one of two songs about Chicago that Frank Sinatra did. I actually
thought of the other one, "My Kind Of Town," first, and when I saw that it
hadn't made the Hot 100, it was going to be one of the tie-breakers. I went
with this one because I thought it would be great to have a song whose title
actually is "Chicago."
In addition to "My Kind Of Town," another song that was considered for a
tie-breaker was "Doggie In The Window" by Patti Page, who had just died and
who worked in Chicago early in her career.
With your nose pressed to the window
Life is just a mirror of your mind
You can find much more to get into
Make up your mind baby
Now is the time
#23) Spanky and Our Gang: Making Every Minute Count (1967) [31] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: Though most of the members were from elsewhere, the
group formed in Chicago.
He's never near you
To comfort and cheer you
When all those sad tears are
Fallin' baby from your eyes
#24) Steam: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1969) [1] {20}
This one may have appeared to be one of the non-theme songs in this GOLQ,
but I chose it because of a specific Chicago connection that the Delphi
Trivia Club also made.
Delphi Trivia Club: The song was adopted by the Chicago White Sox as a theme
song of sorts, originally played by organist Nancy Faust when the opposing
team changed pitchers.
Other teams later adopted this song to mock opposing teams.
1969 was a very good year musically if you are a major league baseball team
with Sox in its name looking for a song to play. The Boston Red Sox use
"Sweet Caroline," which is also from that year.
Twenty-four little hours
Brought the sun and the flowers
Where there used to be rain
#25) Washington, Dinah: What A Diff'rence A Day Makes (1959) [8] {4}
Delphi Trivia Club: Born in Alabama, she moved to Chicago in her childhood
years. The 45 uses the original title "What a Diff'rence a Day Made."
As with "Misty," the version of this song with which I am most familiar is
an uptempo one from 1975, done by Esther Phillips.
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Tie-Breakers
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Time passes much too quickly
When we're together laughing
I wish I could sing it to you
Woh-no, I wish I could sing it to you
#T1) Chicago Transit Authority: Beginnings (1969) [7 in 1971] {-}
Or
#T1) Chicago: Beginnings (1969) [7 in 1971] {-}
Delphi Trivia Club: It's actually Chicago - "Beginnings," though you could
say Chicago Transit Authority on a technicality. The song was originally
released as a 45 in 1969, which is why it's here. It became a Top 10 hit in
1971 when it was re-released, but it flopped the first time. The original
and the re-released 45, and even on the 1969 original 45, the label has
the group's name as "Chicago.
Team Teitelbaum: After their first album, which included this single, they
were threatened legally by the municipal agency of the same name, so they
changed their name thereafter to just "Chicago." Didn't chart when first
released in 1969, but was a big hit when re-issued in 1971 (b/w "Colour My
World"). Of course, the 1971 re-issue was billed as by "Chicago."
I gave full credit for either Chicago Transit Authority (seven entries) or
Chicago (five entries). Personally, I don't mind this song, but if I want
to hear a song called either "Colour My World" or "Color My World," I'll
get out my Petula Clark CD.
Chicago did have one charting entry in the GOLQ era, "Questions 67 and 68,"
which reached #71 in 1969. This was was also re-released, in 1971, when it
peaked at #24.
What I wanna do
Build a house next door to you
Can I see you some time
We can throw kisses through the blinds
#T2) Diddley, Bo: Mona (1957) [-] {-}
(This answer appeared on five entries.)
Or
#T2) Rolling Stones, The: Mona (1964) [-] {-}
(This answer appeared on one entry.)
Or
#T2) Diddley, Bo: Mona (I Need You Baby) (1957) [-] {-}
(This answer appeared on three entries.)
Or
#T2) Rolling Stones, The: Mona (I Need You Baby) (1964) [-] {-}
(This answer appeared on two entries.)
Delphi Trivia Club (who named Bo Diddley as the artist): Born in Mississippi,
he moved to Chicago in 1934.
Stuck In The 60s (who also named Bo Diddley as the artist): Could also say
The Rolling Stones, whose instrumental from the same era, "2120 South Mich-
igan Avenue", was named after the address of Chess Records in Chicago.
Mike Weaver (who named Bo Diddley as the artist and used the form of the
title with the parentheses): I have seen this title both with and without
the parentheses. I don't have the record so I am not sure what is correct.
All of the above answers received full credit.
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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 2 decimal places). For
comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Some of the songs did better than I expected because of the theme
identification. I especially would not have expected "Things I'd Like To Say"
to have been identified by everyone, so I'm guessing that the theme helped
this one. The one song that did worse than I expected it to do was "There Is".
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.00 #04) Chandler, Gene: Duke Of Earl
T01 20.00 #10) Everett, Betty: The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
T01 20.00 #18) New Colony Six: Things I'd Like To Say
T01 20.00 #19) Presley, Elvis: In The Ghetto
05 19.38 #02) Buckinghams, The: Don't You Care
06 19.13 #12) Helms, Bobby: My Special Angel
T07 18.75 #06) Cooke, Sam: You Send Me
T07 18.75 #16) Mathis, Johnny: Misty
09 18.50 #09) Dr. West's Medicine Show: The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
T10 18.13 #03) Butler, Jerry: Only The Strong Survive
T10 18.13 #22) Sinatra, Frank: Chicago
T12 17.50 #13) Impressions, The: It's All Right
T12 17.50 #20) Rawls, Lou: Dead End Street
T12 17.50 #24) Steam: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
15 17.19 #05) Chicago Loop, The: (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me
16 16.88 #25) Washington, Dinah: What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
T17 16.25 #11) Gaye, Marvin: Hitch Hike
T17 16.25 #15) Marvelows, The: I Do
19 16.13 #T1) Chicago Transit Authority: Beginnings
T20 15.00 #01) American Breed, The: Step Out Of Your Mind
T20 15.00 #07) Cryan' Shames, The: It Could Be We're In Love
T20 15.00 #14) Laine, Frankie: Moonlight Gambler
23 14.94 #23) Spanky and Our Gang: Making Every Minute Count
24 14.69 #17) Mineo, Sal: Start Movin' (In My Direction)
25 13.75 #T2) Diddley, Bo: Mona
T26 12.50 #08) Dells, The: There Is
T26 12.50 #21) Shadows of Knight, The: Oh Yeah
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Regina Litman <golq312@golq.org>