From: Mike Weaver <golq386@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 386 (GOLQ386)
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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:16:31 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #386 (GOLQ386)
"Wood"ent you know it, everyone did ex"tree"mly well on this quiz. All
entrants knew the theme in one form or another. I may need to
branch out when it comes to theme creation.
Four teams carved their way into perfect scores: DEC & Friends,
Delphi Trivia Club, FS Four State Trivia, and the Village Idiots.
You might say they really nailed it.
You will never know how badly I wanted to use Monty Python's
"Lumberjack Song" in the quiz.as a tie-breaker. Uncertainty about the
original date of the performance prevented it. Probably just as well;
I'm not sure which snippet I would have chosen ;>.
All but one of the songs can be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOM9kp_8LqivGv9JVuoJTM5jPzzhyUqBs
For some reason the Simon Sisters song is not available
on Youtube. Surprisingly I did find a video of "Norwegian Wood". It is
a bit rough and may not be there when you get to it. The rest of
the Youtube caveats apply, so don't bark at me if something is missing.
I don't want to leaf without thanking all who entered. Sorry for
all the bad puns.
GOLQ 387 has already been posted
Best regards to all,
Mike Weaver
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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)
---+-----+--+---------------------------------------------------+---+-----------
T01 500++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 various
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <russ_wilkerson@mksinst> 6 grey
T01 500++ FS Four State Trivia <no email> (Frank, Don 4 --
Mike, Mike P.)
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy, Roxanne)5 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6/Roxie1971&aol.com>
T05 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 6 60s,70s
T05 500+x NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 72
07 490++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 65,69,66
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -,66
08 480+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 61
T09 460++ EJ The EJ'S & Co (Ellis, Kevin, Vinnie, Mitch, 7 32+
Kyra, Everette, Alex) <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
T09 460++ RC Ron & Sally Crandall <robberfly12@gmail.com> 2 Late 60s
11 440+- TT Team Teitelbaum Howard, Bonnie, Patty 3 56-69
<hat_pat&yahoo.com>
12 420+x VS Vito & The Salutations <baily@colorado.edu> 5 Boomers
13 140+. TA Team Asia (Mitch Herczeg) <no Email> 1 67
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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:
#01-#25 #T1-#T2
. no answer .
0 incorrect answer x
1-19 partial credit -
20 full credit +
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DC 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 ++
FS 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 ++
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 +.
NA 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 +x
CO 20 20 20 20 10 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 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
EJ 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 ++
RC 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 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 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 +-
VS 0 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 20 +x
TA 10 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 10 0 0 0 20 20 10 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 +.
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 #382 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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#01) Appalachians, The: "Bony Moronie" (1963)[62] {-}
For those of you who are not familiar with this tune, it is
(in my opinion) pretty awful. Think Larry Williams meets The
New Christy Minstrels.
#02) Arnell, Ginny: "Dumb Head" (1963/64) [50] {n/c} <194>
Another one that I suspect would drive the modern day PC crowd
nuts.
#03) Berry, Chuck: "Rock & Roll Music" (1957/58) [8] {6} <31><89><245>
#04) Burnett, Dorsey: "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree" (1960) {23] {-}
#05) Butler, Jerry: "Don't Let Love Hang You Up" (1969) [44] {12}
#06) Dale, Alan: "Cherry Pink (And Apple Blossom White)" (1955) [14]
{-} <357>
#07) Goldsboro, Bobby: "Me Japanese Boy I Love You" (1964) [74] {-}
#08) Grammer, Billy: "The Kissing Tree" (1959) [60] {-}
#09) Harrison, Noel: "Suzanne" (1967) [56] {-}
#10) Herman, Woody And His Orchestra: "I Don't Want Nobody
(To Have My Love But You)" (1956) [75] {-}
A very successful artist during the big band era, this was the
the last of only two GOLQ Billboard charters. He did have some
limited success with two tunes in the early 1960's: "Rose Room"
and "Days Of Wine And Roses". (#130 & #142 respectively per
'Music Vendor' ratings.)
#11) Horton, Johnny: "Sleepy-Eyed John" (1961) [54] {-}
#12) Just Us: "I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree" (1966) [34] {-} <157>
#13) Lopez, Trini: "Lemon Tree" (1965) [20] {-} <74>
#14) Marvelettes, The: "Beechwood 4-5789" (1962) [17] {7} <3><95><190><320>
OK, fess up. Did any of you try to call this number when the song
came out. I didn't, but rumor had it that it would ring in
the Motown offices. In modern dialing notation the number
would be 234-5789, but of course with no area code it isn't much
help. The Wilson Picket tune "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"
may lend some credence to the Motown office theory but it is
an entirely different song.
#15) Otis & Carla: "Knock On Wood" (1967) [30] {8}
#16) Platters, The: "Trees" (1961) [62]
Memories of the 6th grade when we were required to memorize
and recite this Joyce Kilmer poem. I however, know a better
version:
"I think that I shall never hear
a poem as lovely as a beer
With golden base and snowy cap
the kind Joe's bar has on tap
Poems are made by fools I fear
but only Schlitz can make a beer."
('Mad Magazine' circa 1961)
#17) Righteous Brothers, The: "Georgia On My Mind" (1966) [62] {-}
#18) Ros, Edmundo, and His Orchestra: "I Talk To The Trees" (1959)
[77] {-}
NAVAIRHEADS mentioned that this song came from the play/movie
"Paint Your Wagon" and was performed by Clint Eastwood in the motion
picture. (Yes, THAT Clint Eastwood). You can hear it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY5iAOlPvDk
Of course, there is the Smothers Brothers send-up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwk3AylVpX0
#19) Schumann, Walter, The Voices Of: "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" (1955) [14]
{-}
One of four versions issued in 1955.
#20) Seville, David, The Music of: "The Bird On My Head" (1958) [34] {-} <168>
#21) Simon Sisters, The: "Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod" (1964) [73] {n/c} <271><330>
Ron Crandall mentioned a somewhat lyrically & tempo different version of the
song by "The Big Three" group which contained a "pre-Mama" Cass Elliot.
You can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0FB1S-2DpM
Also there is a version by the Irish Rovers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efWEvXNlmRE
Carly Simon's sister Lucy is given co-writer credit for the song.
#22) Smith, Carl: "Ten Thousand Drums" (1959) [43] {-}
#23) Whiting, Margaret: "The Money Tree" (1956) [20] {-}
#24) Wood, Bobby: "Wood, Bobby: "If I'm A Fool For Loving You" (1964)
[74] {n/c} <282>
#25) Wood, Brenton: "Baby you Got It" (1967) [34] {30} <154>
I had hoped to fool folks into thinking this might be Billy Stewart
since it is close to his singing style. Number of entrants fooled into
a wrong artist = 0.
#T1) Beatles, The: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (1965) [-] {-}
I was more than just a little to surprised that this song has not been
used in a previous GOLQ given it's ubiquitous airplay. Every
entrant identified it. The song was not even released for
distribution in the US on 45, although I have seen it reported
elsewhere that some 45s existed for use in jukeboxes.
#T2) Patience and Prudence: "Apples On A Lilac Tree" (1964) [-] {-}
Pop quiz: Patience and Prudence's last name was......
Mcintyre. Their dad Mark provided the orchestra backing on their
records.
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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 #03) Berry, Chuck: "Rock & Roll Music"
20.00 #07) Goldsboro, Bobby: "Me Japanese Boy I Love You"
20.00 #13) Lopez, Trini: "Lemon Tree"
20.00 #14) Marvelettes, The: "Beechwood 4-5789"
20.00 #T1) Beatles, The: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
19.23 #09) Harrison, Noel: "Suzanne"
19.23 #15) Otis & Carla: "Knock On Wood"
19.23 #17) Righteous Brothers, The: "Georgia On My Mind"
19.23 #19) Schumann, Walter, The Voices Of: "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"
19.23 #20) Seville, David, The Music of: "The Bird On My Head"
18.46 #04) Burnett, Dorsey: "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree"
18.46 #06) Dale, Alan: "Cherry Pink (And Apple Blossom White)"
18.46 #08) Grammer, Billy: "The Kissing Tree"
18.46 #18) Ros, Edmundo, and His Orchestra: "I Talk To The Trees"
18.46 #21) Simon Sisters, The: "Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod"
18.46 #23) Whiting, Margaret: "The Money Tree"
18.46 #25) Wood, Brenton: "Baby you Got It"
17.69 #01) Appalachians, The: "Bony Moronie"
16.92 #02) Arnell, Ginny: "Dumb Head"
16.92 #11) Horton, Johnny: "Sleepy-Eyed John"
16.92 #12) Just Us: "I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree"
16.92 #16) Platters, The: "Trees"
16.92 #24) Wood, Bobby: "Wood, Bobby: "If I'm A Fool For Loving You"
15.38 #10) Herman, Woody And His Orchestra: "I Don't Want Nobody
(To Have My Love But You)"
15.38 #22) Smith, Carl: "Ten Thousand Drums"
14.62 #05) Butler, Jerry: "Don't Let Love Hang You Up"
11.54 #T2) Patience and Prudence: "Apples On A Lilac Tree"