From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq341@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 341 (GOLQ341)
Message-Id: <20150714225934.B0FC827884E@nezumi.pair.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:59:34 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #341 (GOLQ341)
Congratulations to The EJ'S & Co. and to James White, who tied for first with
perfect scores. Just behind was Really Rockin' In Boston, who missed only one
tie-breaker.
The quiz's minor theme - one I wish were sparser - was the recent passing of a
number of artists & composers. As the GOLQ series nears its 25th anniversary,
the people who made this music (and its fans) are inevitably aging. The theme
was intended to encompass songs #03, 04, 05, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23. Song #20
became part of this theme during the run of the quiz. The theme was identified
by entrants EJ, RR, MW, VS, WM, CO, and NA.
After each song, I've given one or more audio links, if available.
Sound quality and permanence of links are not guaranteed.
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The July 2015 quiz (GOLQ #342)
will be posted soon.
-- 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++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Sandy, Kevin, Denise, 8 40+
+ Norm, Vinnie, Mitch <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite17&gmail.com> 1 67
03 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
04 489++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
05 480++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 49+
06 480+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> - --
07 459++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> ~5 boomers
08 440.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57
09 400++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 62,66,63,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 63
10 380+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 68
11 140-. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie & Pat) <no email> 2 --
12 100+. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 41
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
JW 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 +.
VI 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 ++
DT 20 0 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 20 +.
VS 20 20 20 19 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 ..
CO 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 ++
NA 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 . . -.
JR . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . 20 . . . . 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 #341 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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There was a little girl I had planned to marry
This was my love, I didn't want to share it
I thought that love would make my life bright and sunny
She said she couldn't love me 'cause I didn't have no money
#01) Steve Alaimo: "Every Day I Have To Cry" (1963) [46] {-} <31><235>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQE7KR1X_jk (Steve Alaimo, 1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YceczIImGU8 (Arthur Alexander, 1975)
Written by Arthur Alexander, who finally recorded it in 1975.
You're so pretty, you're so fine
I wonder will I ever make you mine
Things I wanna say, things I wanna do
But most of all, I wanna fall in love with you
#02) Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: "Nothing But Good" (1961) [49] {9} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvvR27QegI
Heaven is in your eyes
Bright as the stars we're under
Oh, is there any wonder?
#03) The Chimes: "I'm In The Mood For Love" (1961) [38] {-} <310>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWD05Nx3ywI (Frances Langford, 1935)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNeqHqcL9tE (Chimes, 1961)
Lenny Cocco, the group's lead singer, died on 5/8/15 at 78. Both of their
charting hits (the other being "Once in Awhile") were remakes of standards
from the '30s. This one was first recorded by Frances Langford in 1935,
from the movie "Every Night at Eight."
Well, now, hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now
What you tryin' to do, huh?
Hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now
Please don't say we're through
#04) Don Covay & The Goodtimers: "Mercy, Mercy" (1964) [35] {n/c} <82>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhQ2GWPwn-Q
Don, who died 1/31/15 at 78, co-wrote this song. Minus one point if you
forgot The Goodtimers.
Are you sure that I'm not the one?
Is your love real or only fun?
#05) The Crickets: "Think It Over" (1958) [27] {-} <41><150>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqSDk_1CLU
The group's bassist, Joe B. Mauldin, died 2/7/15 at 74.
I feel so good
And knock-knock-knock on wood
Yeah, I'm in a whirl
I just love that girl
#06) Dion: "Love Came To Me" (1962/63) [10] {24} <44>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHI3IJ497NA
Baby, honey, don't leave me worried, oh, oh
Yeah, baby, honey, don't leave me worried, oh
#07) Lee Dorsey: "Ya Ya" (1961) [7] {1} <28><226>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CMQH-J0ibQ
Lyrics correction, thanks to Tom of NAVAIRHEADS: "honey" should be
"hurry" in both lines. He also suggests that "leave me worried" should be
"make me worry"; I'm still on the fence on this, despite repeated listening.
Can't get the car, my marks ain't been so good
My love life just ain't swingin' like it should
#08) The Everly Brothers: "Problems" (1958) [2] {-} <48><252>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viS6szdHPXE
Uncertain, he tags along behind
Uncertain, 'til she makes up his mind
#09) Eddie Fisher: "A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him)"
(1955) [16] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCPj9cAzZxc
Uncredited backing vocals by his then-wife Debbie Reynolds. However, as the
EJ's noted, Hugo Winterhalter and Orchestra did get label credit.
Our trips to the ocean were so much fun
Remember the games we almost won
#10) The Fleetwoods: "Graduation's Here" (1959) [39] {-} <192>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiGypQteELg
Every chance you get, you seem to hurt me more and more
But each hurt makes my love stronger than before
#11) Marvin Gaye: "Ain't That Peculiar" (1965) [8] {1} <10><86><136>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImMdKy2laaw
Now, some of us would rather cuss
And make a fuss
Than to bring about a little trust
#12) The Impressions: "Choice Of Colors" (1969) [21] {1} <84>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNV1Y01xNk8
How can you ask me to try and get by with just one little kiss?
(One little kiss)
The kissin' you do, I need a second helpin' too
(Need a second helpin', need a second helpin' too)
#13) Jay and The Techniques: "Keep The Ball Rollin'"
(1967/68) [14] {-} <7><90><277>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XzmL4GwP40
Although I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be
#14) B. B. King: "The Thrill Is Gone" (1969/70) [15] {3} <76><242>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr2ZUJPonF8 (Roy Hawkins, 1951)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oica5jG7FpU (B. B. King, 1969)
The great B.B. died on 5/14/15 at age 89. We saw him about a year earlier,
during what proved to be his final tour. He played beautifully but briefly,
and was clearly very frail. His music will "still live on."
This song was co-written by Roy Hawkins, who first recorded it in 1951
(a #6 R&B hit).
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
#15) Ben E. King: "Stand By Me" (1961,1986/87) [4,9] {1,-} <35><152>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntDHda2XwTE (Pace Jubilee Singers, 1928)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg7YoXiKn0 (Ben E. King, 1961)
Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson) died 4/30/15 at 76.
This was his signature song, co-written with Leiber & Stoller. It was a hit
again in 1986 when it was featured in the movie of the same name. It drew
inspiration from an earlier gospel tune of the same name, written in 1905 by
the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley. (This song's title is sometimes given as
"Lord, Stand By Me" or "Stand By Me, Father.") The first link is a 1928
recording by the Pace Jubilee Singers.
Was I surprised, yeah
Was I surprised, no not at all
#16) The Left Banke: "Pretty Ballerina" (1967) [15] {-} <17><98><171><239>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtRUJp83rk
The group's keyboardist, Michael Brown, died 3/19/15 at 65. He wrote this
song and co-wrote the earlier "Walk Away Renee." Both were about Renee
Fladen (then the girlfriend of the group's bassist, Tom Finn), on whom Brown
had an unrequited crush.
We were all alone
You told me that you cared (you told me that you cared)
And I never will forget
How happy I was that we were there
#17) The Majors: "A Wonderful Dream" (1962) [22] {23} <5><227>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJR71wsgM0
Here's our old favorite record
I can't stand to hear it anymore
Here's some old lingering love
It's in my heart and it's tearin' it apart
#18) Martha & The Vandellas: "Come And Get These Memories"
(1963) [29] {6} <26><149>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUAHikp57m8
Remember the night I met you?
We danced until a quarter to two
You held my hands and you kissed my lips
Baby, what you tryin' to do-woo-woo-woo?
#19) Mickey and Sylvia: "Baby You're So Fine" (1961) [52] {27} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBnd1Az1pQ8 (Joe & Ann, 1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r41aLIhFlA (Mickey and Sylvia, 1961)
An earlier version was recorded in 1960 by Joe & Ann, as "Gee Baby";
theirs bubbled under the pop chart (#106), but was a #14 R&B hit. The
lyrics given are unique to the Mickey and Sylvia version.
"Don't put your faith in love, my boy"
My father said to me
#20) Peter, Paul & Mary: "Lemon Tree" (1962) [35] {-} <247>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKMmdOa4l4 ("Meu Limao, Meu Limoeiro", 1937)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGtx1gYOxYI (PP&M, 1962)
The original 1937 Brazilian song is "Meu Limao, Meu Limoeiro" (translates
to "My Lemon, My Lemon Tree"). In the late '50s, Will Holt wrote English
lyrics. He was part of the folk scene in those years, and later wrote
extensively for musical theater. He died on May 31 at 86.
Holt said that he first heard this song from fellow folkies Gene & Francesca
Raskin. Like Holt, Gene Raskin would go on to create a hit by adapting an
old foreign tune - in his case, "Those Were the Days" from the 1920's
Russian song "Dorogoi Dlinnoyu."
Trini Lopez also charted with this song in 1965, but he doesn't fit
alphabetically.
You told me lies, now it's
Your turn to cry, cry, cry
#21) Del Shannon: "Hats Off To Larry" (1961) [5] {-} <11><124>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_FR3341bA
For blue-blooded girls of independent means
We'd ride in limousines
Their chauffeurs would drive
#22) Frank Sinatra: "It Was A Very Good Year" (1965/66) [28] {-} <42><149><205>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjW9WVfkVfU (Kingston Trio, 1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emAe6IClGys (Sinatra, 1965)
Written by Ervin Drake, who died 1/15/15 at 95. Drake wrote a number of
pop/jazz standards starting in the 1940s, such as "Good Morning Heartache."
The song was first recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1961, for their album
"Goin' Places."
Spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
#23) Percy Sledge: "When A Man Loves A Woman" (1966) [1] {1} <4><120>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbWDkg4T3G4
Percy died 4/14/15 at 74. Although not officially credited, he contributed
to writing this song.
We went to Mama and showed her my diamond ring
She said "My poor little baby
You must be crazy
To think of such a thing"
#24) Sue Thompson: "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)" (1962) [17] {-} <146>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHgguJPBXg
As with most of her other big pop hits, written by John D. Loudermilk.
Now, you kissed me and you rocked my soul
Don't come around knockin' rock and roll
#25) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton: "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And
Fall In Love)" (1960) [7] {1} <28><183>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OikmkEJhiGI (Priscilla Bowman, 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTjhvB23W4 (DW & BB, 1960)
Co-written by Brook; originally recorded in 1958 by Priscilla Bowman,
backed (uncredited) by The Spaniels.
The lyrics given are as first sung by Dinah. Tom (NAVAIRHEADS) noted that
when the verse is reprised by Brook, he sings the first line as:
"Now that you kissed me and rocked my soul."
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Tie-Breakers
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Smokin' marijuana is more fun than drinkin' beer
But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high
#T1) Phil Ochs: "Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends" (1968) [118] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEmX_Ml_o2A
Released in 1967 b/w "Miranda," and briefly bubbled under in early '68;
both were on the '67 "Pleasures of the Harbor" album. Although the song
got airplay on "progressive" FM stations of the day, the verse excerpted
here was considered too controversial by most mainstream radio stations.
As a result, A&M Records released two alternate versions; one had the word
"marijuana" excised, while another deleted the entire offending verse.
Ochs' inspiration for the song was the famed 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese,
in which neighbors apparently ignored her cries for help. The first verse
alludes explicitly to this incident.
The LP's producer, Larry Marks, commented on the song's incongruously upbeat
accompaniment: "The arrangement added to the irony of the whole song.
Tacky piano played by Lincoln Mayorga and a banjo and small rhythm section,
nothing more. It's almost like a saloon song you shouldn't pay any
attention to, and the lyric means practically everything in the world."
Linda's got looks
Jean reads books
Cindy can sew
But I'd rather know
#T2) The Who: "Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hands" (1967) [-] {-} <->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drR0dTdwEac (single version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pjOH5T1l8 (LP version)
B-side of "I Can See for Miles." The version on their 1967 LP "The Who
Sell Out" has a more laid-back acoustic style and has slightly different
lyrics ("Linda can cook"). The LP's concept was to emulate a radio
broadcast, so fake commercials/promos were interspersed between the songs;
this can be heard toward the end of the second link.
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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 #21) Del Shannon: "Hats Off To Larry"
20.00 #23) Percy Sledge: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
19.17 #20) Peter, Paul & Mary: "Lemon Tree"
18.33 #08) The Everly Brothers: "Problems"
18.33 #15) Ben E. King: "Stand By Me"
18.33 #17) The Majors: "A Wonderful Dream"
18.33 #18) Martha & The Vandellas: "Come And Get These Memories"
18.33 #22) Frank Sinatra: "It Was A Very Good Year"
17.50 #T1) Phil Ochs: "Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends"
16.67 #01) Steve Alaimo: "Every Day I Have To Cry"
16.67 #03) The Chimes: "I'm In The Mood For Love"
16.67 #06) Dion: "Love Came To Me"
16.67 #07) Lee Dorsey: "Ya Ya"
16.67 #10) The Fleetwoods: "Graduation's Here"
16.67 #13) Jay and The Techniques: "Keep The Ball Rollin'"
16.67 #14) B. B. King: "The Thrill Is Gone"
16.67 #16) The Left Banke: "Pretty Ballerina"
16.67 #25) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton: "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess..."
16.50 #04) Don Covay & The Goodtimers: "Mercy, Mercy"
15.00 #05) The Crickets: "Think It Over"
15.00 #11) Marvin Gaye: "Ain't That Peculiar"
13.33 #19) Mickey and Sylvia: "Baby You're So Fine"
13.33 #24) Sue Thompson: "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)"
11.67 #09) Eddie Fisher: "A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him)"
11.67 #12) The Impressions: "Choice Of Colors"
10.00 #T2) The Who: "Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hands"
8.33 #02) Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: "Nothing But Good"