From: Mike Weaver <golq401@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 401 (GOLQ401)
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Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:22:15 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #401 (GOLQ401)
Greetings. I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July holiday.
Yup, this quiz was a toughie. Many obscurities coupled with the fact
that many of the thematic references were in the lyrics. The main
part of the theme was intended as a shout-out to the health care
professionals who have contributed so much during this pandemic
period. I know a few folks in that field; I know that they have
worked long hours and placed their own well-being at risk to work
with patients. The other part of the theme was simple ancillary
things related to the virus, quarantining and so forth. Everyone
identified the theme.
Three teams met the challenge with perfect scores: The EJ'S & Co,
James White, and The Village Idiots took home the GOLQ gold.
Close behind was Delphi Trivia Club who will have to be satisfied
with the GOLQ silver. Withdrawals will have to be made in person
from the GOLQ vault which is in a secret location.
More seriously, I want to thank all who took the time to enter in
these chaotic times.
Howard Teitelbaum has already issued GOLQ 402.
Mike Weaver <GOLQ401@golq.org>
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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, Kevin, Kyra, 7 33+
Vinnie, Mitch, Denise, Everett <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite17&gmail.com> - --
T01 500++ VI VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 --
<MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
04 480++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com/me.com> 6 60+
05 390.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 6 60s/70s
06 380.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 62
07 370-+ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 4-5 boomers
08 360+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tom pillion&skybest.com> 1 73
09 340.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 67,71,68,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 68
10 300.. TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard & Patty) <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 2 62, 58
11 130.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&berklee.edu> 1 45
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Place ID
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
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 ++
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
RR . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 10 . 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 ..
VS . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 10 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 -+
NA . 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 ..
TT . 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 . . . 20 ..
JR . 20 . . . . . 20 . 20 . . . . 20 . 10 . . . 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 #401 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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Days are fun, nights with you, yeah
Nothing's bad, sure to do
Laziness is an epidemic
#01) Barry, Len: "It's That Time Of The Year" (1966) [91] {-}
Behind the shelter in the
Middle of the roundabout
A pretty nurse is selling
Poppies from a tray
#02) Beatles, The: "Penny Lane" (1967) [1] {-} <112><205>
I'm in great danger
Out here trying to drive
The way this Ford wiggles when
I'm approaching forty-five
I have to nurse it along
Like a little suffering pup
And cars whizzing by me
#03) Berry, Chuck: "Dear Dad" (1965) [95] {-}
I thought this was a great CB tune but the charts don't support
my opinion.
One for the lonely
That star will shine its light
Each time that someone sighs
#04) Chamberlain, Richard: "Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine
Tonight)" (1962) [10] {-} <136>
But if you don't weigh
What I want, baby
Don't come around at all
#05) Dr. Feelgood and The Interns: "Doctor Feel-Good" (1962) [66] {-} <116>
Dr. Feelgood was an AKA for William "Piano Red" Perryman.
It's in trouble
If he's still hungry
The whole country's doomed
#06) Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band: "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago"
(1966/67) [52] {-} <312>
Written by group member Norman Greenbaum.
If his sweet talk is thrilling
And you think you're willing
Oh, baby, you better stay home
#07) Exciters, The: "Get Him" (1963) [76] {-} <231>
You told me to leave you alone
My father said, come on home
My doctor said, take it easy
Oh, but your loving
Is much too strong
#08) Franklin, Aretha: "Chain Of Fools" (1967/68) [2] {1} <47><190><281>
Well, it ain't the measles
And it ain't the flu
Just a little old virus
Tagged Y O U
#09) Gadson, Mel: "Comin' Down With Love" (1960) [69] {-}
Another one I liked but no one else seemed to. Did a bit better in the
Cashbox ratings (#50).
There was a virus going round
Papa caught it and he died last spring
And now Mama doesn't seem
To wanna do much of anything
#10) Gentry, Bobbie: "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967,1976) [1,54] {8,-} <16><102><365>
I don't need sunny skies
For things I have to do
Cause I stay home
The whole day long
And think of you
#11) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] {-}
<25><88><271><356>
When you grow up
Why don't you be a doctor?
You don't wanna be a doctor?
You wanna be a disc jockey?
#12) Laurie, Linda: "Ambrose (Part Five)" (1959) [52] {-} <122><295>
Navairheads offered this:
Always loved Linda and that weird song. She did both the female and male parts
on this song, and actually had a nice voice. Here's a song that I remember from
where I grew up in CT; it supposedly hit #1 in Boston.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtHypSbfAZc
She appeared on the TV show, "To Tell The Truth."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-bQqsoMvQ0
She also wrote Helen Reddy's 1973 hit record "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)".
HOWEVER - I feel obligated to leap to the defense of my North East Ohio
artists and mention this version of "All Winter Long":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW1lBVIGFWI
The artist is Sherry Starlyn, a cute-as-a-button (does anybody say that
anymore?) young girl from a Cleveland suburb. Locally she pretty
much drowned out the Linda Laurie version, but I don't think either one
made the national charts.
If you can mend broken bones and take out kidney stones
And do a little psychiatry
Then you ought to be able to put me on the table
And take good care of me
#13) Loudermilk, John D.: "Callin' Doctor Casey" (1962) [83] {-} <184><347>
Don't call a doctor
A nurse is worse
Cause a pill won't heal my pain
When I'm feeling blue
You know what to do
To make me feel alright again
#14) Marvelettes, The: "You're My Remedy" (1964) [48] {n/c}
Oh nurse I'm gonna make a new resolution
I'm never never never gonna speed again
Put a gallon in me Alan
#15) Nervous Norvus: "Transfusion" (1956) [8] {-} <11><118><208>
And in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor
And she came home with a smile
#16) Northcott, Tom: "1941" (1968) [88] {-} <282>
Written by Harry Nilsson.
I was feelin' so bad
Asked the family doctor what I had,
I said, Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D.
Can you tell me, what's ailing me?
#17) Olympics, The: "Good Lovin'" (1965) [81] {-} <183>
Version preceded 'Young Rascals' by about a year. It was actually preceded
by yet another version by 'Lemme B. Good' albeit with substantially
different lyrics. You can hear it here: https://youtu.be/2LN3MiLgTmE?t=105
Yes, the doctor told me
Boy, you don't need no pills
Just a handful of nickels
The jukebox will cure your ills
#18) Perkins, Carl: "Boppin' The Blues" (1956) [70] {-} <96><265>
Our camp nurse
Is quite a swimmer
She says swimming
Makes you slimmer
#19) Sherman, Allan: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
(New 1964 Version)" (1964) [59] {n/c} <148>
A quick note about scoring this one. Normally I am pretty loose about
titular precision, just as long as the answer is close. I regard this as
"complex title" consisting of three elements.
In this case I was looking for the presence of "Hello Muddah..." or
"Letter from Camp" and some reference to the fact that it is a new version.
The 45 labeling is slightly different sequentially -
The "(New 1964 Version)" precedes the "Muddah" and "Letter" lines. Just
making mention.
Unlock the operating room nurse
(But she can't find her keys)
#20) Shorr, Mickey and The Cutups: "Dr. Ben Basey" (1962) [60] {-}
A "break-in" novelty record co-written and produced by Dickie Goodman.
Want some lovin', baby, that ain't all
I wanna kiss her but the gal's too tall
Young man rhythm got a hold of me too
#21) Smith, Huey (Piano), and The Clowns: "Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie
Woogie Flu" (1957) [52] {5} <28><245><328>
OK, here is a case where I am not in agreement with Mr. Whitburn, but I'm
obligated to follow the will of Landru. (Get out your 'Star Trek' DVDs.)
I have looked at the original "Ace 530" release for this 45 and nowhere on it
does the word "Piano" show up. There is a reference to "Part 1" on the label,
but not it is not part of the title. The "B" side has the same title, but
again, there is a "part 2" outside the title area. Yet, Whitburn calls this
simply "Part 2" If you have never heard it, it is essentially the same
instrumental tune as the "A" side with a few shouts thrown in. Geeze, I am
really getting nit-picky in my old age.
She's my nurse, she's English
And wears tissue paper in her dress
And you can hear it
#22) Thompson, Kay: "Eloise" (1956) [39] {-}
Not surprisingly this was the least recognized song on the quiz.
I have always wondered if Lily Tomlin derived her Edith Ann
character from this record. She (Lily) would have been 16 or
so when the record came out.
See if you agree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b9flR3DYsQ
I was a home watching my TV
When the noise of the phone rudely disturbed me
I wasn't too sure at first, just what the doctor meant
When he informed me that there had been an accident
#23) Unifics, The: "The Beginning Of My End" (1968/69) [36] {9} <132>
I punched my buddy
In the nose after lunch
Now I'm in trouble 'cause
The dean saw the punch
#24) Vee, Bobby: "Stayin' In" (1961) [33] {-} <117><323>
What do you get when you kiss a guy
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
#25) Warwick, Dionne: "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (1969/70)
[6] {17} <144><216><277>
And I heard my baby groan
And I felt so broken-hearted
She used to be my very own
I tried so hard to keep from crying
My heart felt just like lead
She was all that I had to live for
Whoa, I just wish it were me instead
#T1) Bland, Bobby: "Saint James Infirmary" (1961) [-] {-}
I was prepared for a plethora of answers to this one but most of you
hit on Bobby Bland. I have a number of versions of the song, by a number
of different artists. I did a quick run through of most of them and the
lyrics are pretty specific to the Bobby Bland version. EXCEPT one team
plucked "Cops 'n Robbers" out of the depths of obscurity. Fortunately,
I had that one too and it fits. Maybe they were just testing me :).
The band was from England and as far as I know only had 3 U.S. releases.
Other versions of the song tend to be a bit more on the morbid side,
referring to a body on a "long white table," etc.
You say you get your jolly goods
By trotting o'er the globe
Ridin' on a camel's back
In a crimson robe
Your birth reads like a novel
As for how you came to be
You say your mummy found you
In a laughing willow tree
#T2) Electric Prunes, The: "Dr. Do-Good" (1967) [128] {-}
To each their own, but I think this is a pretty awful song(?).
It was chosen simply for it's title contribution to the theme.
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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 #02) Beatles, The: "Penny Lane" (1967) [1] {-}
20.00 #08) Franklin, Aretha: "Chain Of Fools" (1967/68) [2] {1}
20.00 #10) Gentry, Bobbie: "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967,1976) [1,54] {8,-}
20.00 #15) Nervous Norvus: "Transfusion" (1956) [8] {-}
20.00 #21) Smith, Huey (Piano), and The Clowns: "Rocking Pneumonia And The
Boogie Woogie Flu" (1957) [52] {5}
20.00 #25) Warwick, Dionne: "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (1969/70) [6] {17}
18.18 #04) Chamberlain, Richard: "Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will
Shine Tonight)" (1962) [10] {-}
18.18 #06) Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band: "The Eggplant That Ate
Chicago" (1966/67) [52] {-}
18.18 #12) Laurie, Linda: "Ambrose (Part Five)" (1959) [52] {-}
18.18 #17) Olympics, The: "Good Lovin'" (1965) [81] {-}
17.27 #19) Sherman, Allan: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
(New 1964 Version)" (1964) [59] {n/c}
16.36 #24) Vee, Bobby: "Stayin' In" (1961) [33] {-}
14.55 #03) Berry, Chuck: "Dear Dad" (1965) [95] {-}
14.55 #05) Dr. Feelgood and The Interns: "Doctor Feel-Good" (1962) [66] {-}
14.55 #13) Loudermilk, John D.: "Callin' Doctor Casey" (1962) [83] {-}
14.55 #14) Marvelettes, The: "You're My Remedy" (1964) [48] {n/c}
14.55 #20) Shorr, Mickey and The Cutups: "Dr. Ben Basey" (1962) [60] {-}
12.73 #07) Exciters, The: "Get Him" (1963) [76] {-}
12.73 #11) King, Carole: "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (1962) [22] {-}
12.73 #23) Unifics, The: "The Beginning Of My End" (1968) [36] {9}
11.82 #16) Northcott, Tom: "1941" (1968) [88] {-} <282>
11.82 #18) Perkins, Carl: "Boppin' The Blues" (1956) [70] {-}
10.00 #T1) Bland, Bobby: "Saint James Infirmary" (1961) [-] {-}
9.09 #01) Barry, Len: "It's That Time Of The Year" (1966) [91] {-}
9.09 #09) Gadson, Mel: "Comin' Down With Love" (1960) [69] {-}
9.09 #T2) Electric Prunes, The: "Dr. Do-Good" (1967) [128] {-}
7.27 #22) Thompson, Kay: "Eloise" (1956) [39] {-}
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