Date: 3 Apr 2013 15:23:57 -0000 Message-ID: <20130403152357.25115.qmail@nezumi.pair.com> From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq314@golq.org> Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 314 (GOLQ314) RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #314 (GOLQ314) Congratulations to Delphi Trivia Club and The EJ'S & Co., who tied for first with perfect scores. Mike Weaver finished a hair behind them. There were two minor themes in the quiz, each comprising 8 songs. The first I've used regularly, albeit sadly: Artists/writers/producers who have recently passed away. This encompassed songs 01, 02, 03, 04, 15, 19, 22, and 24. The other theme is admittedly a bit nerdy. The mathematical constant pi is 3.14..., and this is quiz #314, so there were 8 songs with "pie" or "pied" in the title or lyrics or artist. This included songs 08, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, and 25. I had a 9th such song in mind as a tiebreaker - "Honey Pie" by The Beatles - but they were already booked as the (partial) artist for song #03. Both themes were identified by Mike Weaver (who emailed me his entry on 3/14, a.k.a. Pi Day), Vito & The Salutations, and The EJ's (who summarized the themes as "Pie and Die"!). The EJ's archly added song #04 ("Bits and PIEces") to the the former group, and #05 ("Mr. DIEingly Sad") to the latter. Delphi Trivia Club ID'd the "pi" theme as well, suggesting the Pi Moment to be at exactly 3:14:15.926; Russ of Delphi actually suggested many more digits, but I truncated it to the nearest millisecond. Two other entrants identified one theme each: RRiB (recently-deceased theme) and Will McCorry (pi theme). 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 April 2013 quiz (GOLQ #315) has been posted by long-time participant, first-time quizmaster Mike Weaver. -- Howard Teitelbaum _____________________________________________________________________________ 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) ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club (RussII, Carbonel, Jags, Corvair6413, Clueless139, DVALPirate, und83, HQR0) <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 8 40+ T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Everett, Kyra, Vinnie, Mitch, Denise <brombere&matc.edu> 7 26+ 03 499++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 -- 04 462-+ DF DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 Various 05 459++ VI Village Idiots (Roxanne Doug Michael Andrew Andy) <Roxie1971/ARE7/MfPing/Clete/MrJaded&aol.com> 5 -- 06 440-+ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 5-6 boomers 07 420.+ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 55 08 400++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 60,64,60, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> --,6&0 09 340.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s 10 277.+ AS Team Asia (Barry Chamish, Mitch Herczeg) <chamish&netvision.net.il, yherczeg&gmail.com> 2 -- 11 180-+ TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie, Pat) <no email> 2 -- 12 123.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 38 13 78.. BS Bryan Shailer <bryanshailer&rogers.com> 1 49 ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 ++ MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ DF 20 20 7 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 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 19 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 -+ WM . 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 . ++ RR 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . . .+ AS 0 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 . 18 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . 20 19 . . .+ TT . 20 . . . . . 20 . . 20 0 20 20 . . 20 20 20 . . . 20 . . -+ JR . 20 . . . . . 19 . . 10 . 10 7 . . 20 20 . . . . 17 . . .. BS . . . . . . . 20 . . . . 18 . . 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #314 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When a storm hides the distant rainbow And you think you can't find a friend #01) Patty Andrews: "Suddenly There's A Valley" (1955) [69] {-} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh5Y7IKCloM Patty - the lead singer, youngest, and last of the Andrews Sisters - died on 1/30/13 at age 94. This was one of five charting versions of this song in 1955; the others were by Gogi Grant, Jo Stafford, Julius LaRosa, and The Mills Brothers. 'Cause I need you by my side Can't you see that I'm lonely? #02) Fontella Bass: "Rescue Me" (1965) [4] {1} <29><155> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6oGHecVg0 Fontella died 12/26/12 at age 72. Of her signature song, her N.Y. Times obit mentioned "some call-and-response moans that Ms. Bass later said resulted from a studio accident": "When we were recording that, I forgot some of the words ... Back then, you didn't stop while the tape was running, and I remembered from the church what to do if you forget the words. I sang 'Ummm, ummm, ummm,' and it worked out just fine." If you only knew how much I love you Why can't you love me again? #03) The Beatles with Tony Sheridan: "Why" (1964) [88] {n/c} <201> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtcN7HksEDE ("Why") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9FacSNRBHk ("Cry for a Shadow") In June 1961, producer Bert Kaempfert hired a certain unknown foursome to provide backing for Tony Sheridan, a rising British vocalist/guitarist who had just moved to Germany. Polydor issued a 45 containing "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" in late '61; billing was "Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers" in German domestic pressings, and "Tony Sheridan & The Beatles" in UK pressings. Among the tracks recorded and not immediately released were "Why" (a Sheridan composition) and "Cry for a Shadow" (a Beatles-only instrumental with the unique writing credit of Harrison/Lennon). At this time, the group's drummer was still Pete Best. In 1963, after The Beatles had become prominent in Europe, Polydor issued an EP (in Germany only) with all 4 of the aforementioned tracks. Billing was "Tony Sheridan with The Beatles," with the group's name now in much larger type than Sheridan's. Finally, "Why" b/w "Cry for a Shadow" was released as a single in 1964; not surprisingly, The Beatles by then had top billing. Tony Sheridan passed away on 2/16/13 at age 72. Time goes by and goes so slow (oh yeah) It just doesn't seem true #04) Dave Clark Five: "Bits And Pieces" (1964) [4] {n/c} <63> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtTO1j-ucVs Bassist Rick Huxley died on 2/11/13, at 72. Drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson are the surviving members of the quintet. Blue be your eyes, blonde your hair You realize, beyond a care Life's in a hurry But you've got no worry #05) The Critters: "Mr. Dieingly Sad" (1966) [17] {-} <12><116><191> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB-WIamLS-s I was a lonely soul Until you became my goal And then I saw the spark of love And then the stars fell from up above, oh yeah #06) Dick and Deedee: "The Mountain's High" (1961) [2] {-} <13><152> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecuK9OyyFnA ("The Mountain's High") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbwdhA123-M (flip: "I Want Someone") The flip, "I Want Someone," was the intended A-side. When first released on a small California label (Lama), a San Francisco DJ inadvertently put on the B-side and got an enthusiastic response from listeners. This prompted Liberty Records to lease the record for national distribution. I cried through many endless nights Just holdin' my pillow tight Then you came into my lonely days With your tender lovin' sweet ways #07) The Elgins: "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1966) [50] {9} <78> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6yPqcZXCY The EJ's noted Bonnie Pointer's 1979 disco version. Sugar pie, honeybunch #08) The Four Tops: "I Can't Help Myself" (1965) [1] {1} <7><167><277> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59EVHU8MjI Remember when you became my loving friend Never forget that wonderful day 'Twas early spring, the first of May #09) The Impressions: "Seven Years" (1969) [84] {15} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co6Q6jpUdUE The EJ's concur with me that this is one of Curtis Mayfield's obscure gems. It's all about the things you do (mmm-hmm) Movin' and a-groovin' Usin' and a-foolin' Chasin' around every skirt in town If it's true, you'll be on your way #10) Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto: "Do I Make Myself Clear" (1965) [96] {-} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FexI4w7k9z0 Ready or not, here I come Gee, that used to be such fun #11) Jay and The Techniques: "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" (1967) [6] {8} <29><112> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njDmUMhfa0 Close to me I can see That there's a devil in your eye When we kiss once or twice I can taste paradise #12) Peggy King: "Angel Pie (Postillon!)" (1956) [81] {-} The writing credits list Don George, Gerhard Jussenhoven, and Erich Meder; the latter two appear as co-composers of a 1954 German-language song titled "Postillon, Postillon, Hier Ist Ein Brief!" (meaning "Postman, Postman, Here Is a Letter!"). The direct translation of "postillon" is postilion, a type of coachman from horse & buggy days, who would presumably be the local mail carrier. I'm guessing that Don George wrote English lyrics over the melody of the German song, although I can't find either online to confirm. Well, I said come on over, baby We got chicken in the barn Come on over, baby Baby, got the bull by the horn #13) Jerry Lee Lewis: "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" (1957) [3] {1} <83><223> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTy4JtVsyA (Big Maybelle, 1955) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QOjJoywPaA (Jerry Lee Lewis) Originally recorded by Big Maybelle in 1955; her version gives the title as "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." Minus 2 points for omitting "Going On" in the title. Something in your kiss just told me My sometime is now #14) Dean Martin: "Everybody Loves Somebody" (1964) [1] {n/c} <37> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL7viVaFjiY (Sinatra, 1948) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb4OcHamFXw (Dean, 1948 live version) http://wfiu.indiana.edu/afterglow/121112-AG.ram (Dean, 1964 "jazzy" version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVdjw0Gm8I (Dean, 1964 hit version) Originally a minor hit in 1948 for Frank Sinatra. That same year, Dean himself did a live rendition on Bob Hope's radio show. Martin recorded two studio versions in 1964: an intimate, jazzy rendition on the "Dream with Dean" LP (starts at 31:40 mark in 3rd link above; requires RealPlayer), and shortly thereafter, the hit version with chorus and orchestra. Minus 1 point for extra verbiage in the title (in this case, for those who added a gratuitous "Sometime"). Well, I know you heard of the Texas Hop I know you heard of the old Foxtrot #15) Jimmy McCracklin and His Band: "The Walk" (1958) [7] {5} <62><278> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsdsyJyYgCk He died on 12/20/12 at age 91 - a prolific blues singer/pianist from the 1940s into the current decade. In addition to this, his biggest pop hit, he is probably best remembered as co-writer, with Lowell Fulson, of "Tramp" (a hit both for Fulson and for Otis Redding/Carla Thomas). The EJ's mentioned The Beatles' impromptu jam-session rendition during the "Let It Be" rehearsals in 1969. Every time I try to prove I love you #16) 1910 Fruitgum Co.: "1, 2, 3, Red Light" (1968) [5] {-} <37> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a65dgrLlNn4 When you hold my hand I understand the magic that you do You're my dream come true #17) The Platters: "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955/56) [5] {1} <36><154><229> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7TaFeXtDM (1954 Federal version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs6Y5GCXc2E (1955 Mercury hit version) Written by the group's producer, Buck Ram. They first recorded it for Federal in 1954, but this was unsuccessful. Their markedly improved 1955 remake for Mercury was the group's first hit. You, with your masquerading And you, always contemplating what to do In case happiness found you Can't you see that it's all around you? #18) Crispian St. Peters: "The Pied Piper" (1966) [4] {-} <24><125><263> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ-Ri1HQZJU (The Changin' Times, 1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkKilUiTQM (Crispian St. Peters) Written by Artie Kornfeld and Steve Duboff; as The Changin' Times, they originally recorded it in 1965 (pop #87). A minor lyrical difference: In the original, the 4th line is "You can't see ...". A few years ago, I emailed Artie, inquiring whether it was he or the late Steve Duboff singing lead in their version. He kindly replied: "Steve is singing lead on a half an hour demo that I produced and was surprised when Charles Koppelman told me it was out and on the charts. Peace, Artie Kornfeld" In addition to his songwriting credentials, Kornfeld is best known for his key role in organizing/promoting Woodstock in 1969. Big wavy hair A little too long All day long, he's singin' a song #19) The Shangri-Las: "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" (1964/65) [18] {n/c} <22><128><201> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp8WLiyhbYo The group's eccentric producer, George "Shadow" Morton, died on 2/14/13 at age 71. In addition to this song, Shadow also wrote "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack" (the latter with Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry). Now, clap your hands Swing your hips Shout, scream Work it out and let it rip #20) The Sherrys: "Pop Pop Pop-Pie" (1962) [35] {25} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npE_qb9CI50 The Popeye was a minor dance craze from New Orleans, first heralded by "Pop-Eye" (Huey Smith) and "Popeye Joe" (Ernie K-Doe). The biggest hit of the genre was Chubby Checker's "Popeye (The Hitchhiker)." Give me, give me some Give me, give me some Give me, give me some #21) Skip & Flip: "Cherry Pie" (1960) [11] {27} <16><102> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEpqLpjFz4Q (Marvin & Johnny, 1954) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8EhC6rGO54 (Skip & Flip) Originally an R&B hit for Marvin & Johnny in 1954. You gave your promise to me And I gave mine to you I need someone beside me In everything I do #22) The Troggs: "Love Is All Around" (1968) [7] {-} <5><89><219> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvG-chGQwOI Lead singer Reg Presley (real name: Reginald Ball) died on 2/4/13, at 71. Something's wrong between us That your laughter cannot hide And you're afraid to let your eyes meet mine #23) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett: "Woman, Woman" (1967/68) [4] {-} <21><213> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nNXi66N2oc Minus 1 point for omitting "Gary Puckett" as part of the artist's name. You don't want me to love you It ain't no big deal You don't want to leave me, man It ain't no big deal #24) Marva Whitney: "It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To)" (1969) [82] {19} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sv3sMYEzAA (Isley Brothers/"It's Your Thing") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isarLYyK7Hs (Marva Whitney) Marva died on 12/22/12 at age 68. A featured member of the James Brown Revue, she also had several singles and an LP under Brown's tutelage; this song (an obvious answer to The Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing") was her only pop chart entry. So all of you chicks had better move along And get some life, baby, in your bones Then I'll see what I'm bringin' on home #25) Billy Williams: "The Pied Piper" (1957) [50] {-} <279> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBxugRjuko Although they reference the same medieval tale and share a title, this is musically unrelated to song #18. ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ All my love I give gladly to you All your love you give gladly to me #T1) Ruby and The Romantics: "Hurting Each Other" (1969) [113] {-} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvNm3umI1o4 (Jimmy Clanton, 1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9bSJ6NLU94 (Chad Allan & Expressions, 1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChMywUoTWo0 (Walker Brothers, 1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CoR_egLIYU (Ruth Lewis, 1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y8PHrrHtqM (Ruby and The Romantics, 1969) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVKAPL9idD8 (Carpenters, 1972) Written by Gary Geld & Peter Udell. First recorded in 1965-66 by Jimmy Clanton, Chad Allan & The Expressions (early incarnation of The Guess Who), The Walker Brothers, and Ruth Lewis. In 1969, Ruby and The Romantics' version "bubbled under" the Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks. The big hit (pop #2) was by The Carpenters in 1972. Other than the Walker Brothers (who don't fit alphabetically) and The Carpenters (whose version was after the GOLQ time frame), all the other artists get full credit. Born into society A banker's only child He had everything a man could want Power, grace, and style #T2) Simon & Garfunkel: "Richard Cory" (1965) [-] {-} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cory (includes original poem) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAGKpoVFbmw From the "Sounds of Silence" LP. Lyrics are loosely based on the poem of the same name by Edwin Arlington Robinson, published in 1897. In fact, the back-cover artwork for the album includes the following note for this song: "-- apologies to E. A. Robinson." _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.92 #08) The Four Tops: "I Can't Help Myself" (1965) [1] {1} <7><167><277> 18.92 #13) Jerry Lee Lewis: "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" (1957) [3] {1} <83><223> 18.46 #02) Fontella Bass: "Rescue Me" (1965) [4] {1} <29><155> 18.46 #17) The Platters: "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955/56) [5] {1} <36><154><229> 18.46 #18) Crispian St. Peters: "The Pied Piper" (1966) [4] {-} <24><125><263> 18.15 #23) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett: "Woman, Woman" (1967/68) [4] {-} <21><213> 17.69 #11) Jay and The Techniques: "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" (1967) [6] {8} <29><112> 17.31 #14) Dean Martin: "Everybody Loves Somebody" (1964) [1] {n/c} <37> 16.92 #16) 1910 Fruitgum Co.: "1, 2, 3, Red Light" (1968) [5] {-} <37> 16.92 #19) The Shangri-Las: "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" (1964/65) [18] {n/c} <22><128><201> 16.92 #22) The Troggs: "Love Is All Around" (1968) [7] {-} <5><89><219> 16.92 #T2) Simon & Garfunkel: "Richard Cory" (1965) [-] {-} 15.38 #05) The Critters: "Mr. Dieingly Sad" (1966) [17] {-} <12><116><191> 15.38 #06) Dick and Deedee: "The Mountain's High" (1961) [2] {-} <13><152> 13.85 #15) Jimmy McCracklin and His Band: "The Walk" (1958) [7] {5} <62><278> 13.85 #20) The Sherrys: "Pop Pop Pop-Pie" (1962) [35] {25} 12.31 #01) Patty Andrews: "Suddenly There's A Valley" (1955) [69] {-} 12.31 #04) Dave Clark Five: "Bits And Pieces" (1964) [4] {n/c} <63> 12.31 #07) The Elgins: "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1966) [50] {9} <78> 12.31 #21) Skip & Flip: "Cherry Pie" (1960) [11] {27} <16><102> 10.77 #12) Peggy King: "Angel Pie (Postillon!)" (1956) [81] {-} 10.38 #10) Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto: "Do I Make Myself Clear" (1965) [96] {-} 10.00 #T1) Ruby and The Romantics: "Hurting Each Other" (1969) [113] {-} 9.77 #03) The Beatles with Tony Sheridan: "Why" (1964) [88] {n/c} <201> 9.23 #25) Billy Williams: "The Pied Piper" (1957) [50] {-} <279> 7.69 #09) The Impressions: "Seven Years" (1969) [84] {15} 6.15 #24) Marva Whitney: "It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To)" (1969) [82] {19} _____________________________________________________________________________