From: Regina Litman <golq436@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 436 (GOLQ436)
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:11:26 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #436 (GOLQ436)
Congratulations to Randy Price, The EJ'S & Co., Will McCorry, and The Village
Idiots, who, with scores of 500++, took first place in this quiz. Close behind
with the score of 498++ was Tri-State Trivia.
GOLQ436's theme was recordings referenced in some way or another by the 1974 hit
song "Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" (hereinafter referred to as "the
theme song") by Reunion (a studio group featuring session singer Joey Levine on
lead vocal - more about him later), which peaked at #8 on the Hot 100. But
because I know that some GOLQ participants don't follow post-1969 music (just
like I know hardly anything about post-1988 music), I thought this would also
work as a themeless quiz because of what I considered to be a varied selection
of songs. I did drop what could be considered to be a hint at the theme with a
line for the song, "At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie." But this
line could describe any Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz! Three entries identified the
theme--Mike Weaver, Will McCorry, and The EJ'S & Co., who noted, "[T]he 1974
Reunion hit 'Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)'--a classic in its own
right, and great promotion for (B.) B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople,
and the Ray Charles Singers!"
In the Washington, DC, area, radio station WPGC played a modified version that
went, "Life is a rock, but 'PGC rolled me." I wonder if other radio stations
used such personalized versions. One of the communities in the Washington area
is Bowie, MD, which is pronounced as BOO-ee. When singer David Bowie hit it big
in the early 1970s, all of the local radio stations announced him as David
BOO-ee. It was in this song that I first heard his named pronounced as BOE-ee
(first syllable rhyming with "know"). Of course, know-it-all that I was (and
probably still am), I figured that the singer was saying it wrong, but I
eventually learned that we folks in the DC area were the ones mispronouncing it.
The YouTube video I used for sorting out the lyrics is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcRe6DO-sE8
GOLQ436's mean score was 438.50, and the median was 484.
My thanks to everyone who participated.
Tom Pillion has posted GOLQ437.
-- Regina Litman <GOLQ436@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)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
T01 500++ RP Randy Price <randypny&gmail.com> 1 71
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 5 55+
(Ellis, Mitch, Vinnie,
Everett, Kevin)
T01 500++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 65
T01 500++ VI The Village Idiots <MrJaded&aol.com> 3
(Doug, Andrew, Andy)
05 498++ TS Tri-State Trivia (Frank Glaz, <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7
Dino Dinardo, John Slover, Hattie Winterfeld,
John Lictro, Mike Pell, Mike Gessner)
06 490++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1
07 478++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&me.com> 6 65++
T08 418++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 6 60s,70s
T08 418++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 4 boomers
10 360++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 4 70-74
Bigfoot Mae) <rns&san.rr.com>
11 360.+ NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 76
12 240.+ TT Team Teitelbaum (Howard & Patty) <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 2 60-64
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
RP 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
WM 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
TS 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
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20
VS 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 18 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
NA 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 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 #436 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
[-] = 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
<"xxx">...<"yyy"> = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
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I'm gonna make your life so sweet
#01) Archies, The: "Sugar, Sugar" (1969) [1] {-} <114><241><374>
Other charting version:
1970 - Wilson Pickett, #25, #4 r&b
This song was written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. Both the title and artist are
mentioned in the theme song. The only other artist/title combination in the
theme song is the Rolling Stones, with both "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and
the non-charting "Gimme Shelter." Jeff Barry is also mentioned in the theme
song and is represented elsewhere in this quiz in a better example of that
mention.
Team Teitelbaum--This line is sung by Toni Wine, who provided most female
singing vocals on Archies recordings.
Here comes Mary
Here comes Sue
Here comes Johnny and Bobby too
#02) Ballard, Hank, and the Midnighters: "Finger Poppin' Time" (1960) [7] {2}
<52><247>
"Finger poppin'" is mentioned in the theme song.
Made my heart come all undone
Do you love me?
Do you
#03) Beach Boys, The: "Surfer Girl" (1963) [7] {18} <88><258>
The theme song mentions four Beach Boys songs, including this one.
It made us feel like dancin'
It gave us time to think about romancin'
#04) Buckinghams, The: "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" (1967) [12] {-}
<17><119><402>
The line, "They're playing our song," is spoken during the theme song.
All the world is sad and lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep a-tellin' you now darlin'
How my heart is going sad
So sad and lonely
#05) Charles, Ray: "Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)" (1957)
[34] {14}
While the name Ray Charles is mentioned in the theme song, as seen above in the
quote from The EJ'S & Co., it is actually for the Ray Charles Singers. But 19th
century composer Stephen Foster is also mentioned. This sent me off on a
research project to discover if any Stephen Foster songs charted in the GOLQ
era. I had fairly recently learned that his song "Oh! Susanna" had been adapted
into "Venus" by the Shocking Blue and the non-charting "The Banjo Song" by the
Big Three, both of which I used in a GOLQ that was too recent for these songs to
be used again. I learned that "Old Folks at Home," also known as
"Swanee River," was remade by Ray Charles in 1957 and became his first Billboard
pop chart entry. Thus, I decided to use it here.
The Beach Boys recorded a medley of "Old Folks at Home" and "Old Man River" for
their 1969 album 20/20, but it was not released until the album was reissued on
CD in 1991.
Randy Price and The EJ'S & Co. noted that it was with an orchestra and chorus.
My work is so hard
Give me water
I'm thirsty
#06) Cooke, Sam: "Chain Gang" (1960) [2] {2} <6><160>
Other charting versions:
1968 - Jackie Wilson & Count Basie, #84, #37 r&b
1976 - Jim Croce (medley with other oldies), #63
I'm guessing that "Sammy's cookin'" in the theme song is a reference to
Sam Cooke. The theme song also mentions a few record companies, including RCA.
This was Cooke's first hit on the RCA Victor label after earlier hits on Keen
and Specialty. A different song called "Chain Gang" charted in 1956 by both
Bobby Scott (#13, used in my last GOLQ) Len Dresslar (#78).
The EJ'S & Co. noted that it was with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser.
Sometimes it's hot
Sometimes it's cold
But if it's hot or cold
You learn to burn and then you freeze
Love's like a circus
And you're on a trapeze
#07) Day, Doris: "Anyway the Wind Blows" (1960) [50] {-}
From the movie PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES, in which she starred. This is one
of my favorite songs by her. Since she's one of the artists mentioned in the
theme song, I decided to use it in this quiz. CBS is another record label
mentioned in the theme song. While this was the name used by the record company
subsidiary of the Columbia Broadcasting System in other countries, in the U.S.,
it was known as Columbia (and had other subsidiaries, including Epic). I
decided to try to find a singer who recorded for Columbia and had a T.V. show on
CBS. Johnny Cash, who is mentioned in the theme song, had hits on Columbia, but
his TV show was on ABC. Glen Campbell, who does not have a theme song mention,
did have a TV show on CBS, but he recorded for Capitol. I finally decided upon
the artist that is in this quiz at #T1. Because I was thinking in terms of
variety shows, I totally overlooked the fact that Doris Day starred in a CBS
sitcom. (But I'm still so glad I chose the #T1 song.) The Smothers Brothers
(recorded for Mercury) and Mitch Miller (show was on NBC) also matched either
the record label or the TV network but not both.
Randy Price and The EJ'S & Co. noted that it was with Frank De Vol and his
Orchestra.
When you were a young girl
Did you have a rag doll?
The only doll you've ever owned
#08) Deep Purple: "River Deep-Mountain High" (1969) [53] {-}
Other charting versions:
1966 - Ike & Tina Turner, #66
1969 - Ike & Tina Turner (reissue), #112
1971 - Supremes & Four Tops, #14, #7 r&b
Here is my obligatory apology for using a cover of a song by a White artist that
was originally released by a Black artist. This is especially so this time
because Tina Turner died during the running of this quiz. This song by Deep
Purple is in this quiz for two reasons. The first is because the phrase "deeper
purple" is in the theme song. This could be a reference to either this group,
who had recently reinvented themselves as a heavy metal band with original
material instead of a cover band at the time, or the old standard "Deep Purple,"
which had been a hit by a few artists, including Nino Tempo and April Stevens
(who also died recently) and would again be a hit by Donny and Marie Osmond not
long after the theme song was a hit. Deep Purple did have two other charting
songs in the GOLQ era. I actually started out using "Kentucky Woman." But
there's another artist that fits alphabetically for that song. I had no
candidates from the theme song to fill the gap between them, nor is that other
artist or any of his songs mentioned in the theme song. Still I found
differences in the lyrics for the two versions and chose some that were
different in Deep Purple's version.
But then I ended up using this song for a second reason. The names "Spector
Barry" are heard in succession in the theme song. I interpreted this to mean
Phil Spector and Jeff Barry, who collaborated on several charting songs with
Ellie Greenwich. Since I was concentrating on getting Deep Purple into this
quiz, it didn't occur to me at the time to put the Turner version into this quiz
to represent Spector, Barry, and Greenwich. With this quiz ending up having the
hardest-to-identify song filling a large gap in the T portion of the alphabet,
and duos including two iconic female singers who had either just died or were
about to die (of course, I didn't know this at the time) fitting "deeper purple"
and "Spector Barry" as well as or better than "River Deep-Mountain High" by Deep
Purple in that part of the alphabet, I should have gone with one or both of them.
Incidentally, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich do have a connection to the song
"Kentucky Woman" because they produced the version of this song by that other
artist, Neil Diamond. Also, in the new Broadway musical about Diamond's career,
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, Ellie Greenwich's character is seen producing a demo version
of this song.
Many artists have recorded "River Deep-Mountain High" over the years. Deep
Purple's was the first I ever heard because, unlike Ike and Tina's 1966 release,
it was played on the radio in Washington. The second version I heard was by
another British Band, Eric Burdon and the Animals, the B-side of a 45 I owned,
"White Houses." Both of these artists had longer versions on albums. Deep
Purple's was released on their album THE BOOK OF TALIESYN, which also contains
"Kentucky Woman." When Neil Diamond released his own version of "River Deep-
Mountain High" in 1993, I realized that he had now done two songs that were on
that Deep Purple album. Ellie Greenwich released her own version of the song on
an album in the 1970s. At least two other artists in this GOLQ have also
recorded it--the Four Tops (with the Supremes) and Nilsson.
Hey everybody
Come along if you can
We're gonna take a ride uptown
And listen
#09) Eddy, Duane, & the Rebelettes: "(Dance With The) Guitar Man" (1963)
[12] {-} <95>
Duane Eddy is almost certainly who is meant by "twangin' Eddy" in the theme
song. His hits were usually instrumentals, but he did a few with the
Rebelettes. Because their vocals are what keeps this song from being an
instrumental, I deducted two points from entries that omitted them from the
artist name.
The EJ'S & Co.--The Rebelettes were really The Blossoms, led by Darlene Love.
When you see me smile
You know things have gotten worse
Any smile you might see
Has all been rehearsed
#10) Four Tops, The: "Baby I Need Your Loving" (1964) [11] {n/c} <17><220><328>
Other GOLQ charting version:
1967 - Johnny Rivers, #3
The tune of this song is playing in the background in the theme song when
"They're playing our song" is spoken. Johnny Rivers is also in the theme song,
but I decided to use a different song for him.
I told you to just be true
And give me just a little time
Wait on me baby
I want you to be all, all mine
I just get so blue
#11) Franklin, Aretha: "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968)
[5] {1} <84><290>
Aretha is mentioned in the theme song. I chose this from her many hits because
"baby baby" is also mentioned in the theme song, and this song by Aretha starts
out, "Baby, baby sweet baby." Since many songs contain this repeated word,
I don't know if any particular one was intended, but this one should be as good
as any other.
In the Animals' version of "River Deep-Mountain High," instead of, "I love you
baby like a robin loves to sing," Eric Burdon sings, "I love you baby like
Aretha Franklin loves to sing."
And there we'll be
Beneath the midnight sky above
Just you and me-ee
And we will whisper words of love
While the fire light
Softly flickers in the sand
#12) Gore, Lesley: "California Nights" (1967) [16] {-} <17><227><332>
Lesley Gore is mentioned in the theme song. I chose this one because California
is also mentioned.
Well say that you'll be true
Well say that you'll be true and never leave me blue
#13) Hawkins, Dale: "Susie-Q" (1957) [27] {7} <19><208><403>
Other charting version:
1968 - Creedence Clearwater Revival, #11
Jay (without the "Screamin'" part of his name), Dale, and Ronnie Hawkins are
mentioned together in the theme song. Of all of the songs by these three
artists, this and Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" are just about
the only ones I really know. (Take away any recordings made by Creedence
Clearwater Revival, and I probably don't know any. Oh, that's right, I also
know Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" by the Alan Price Set.) I
think this is the first time I used a song I had once used in an audio GOLQ in a
lyrics GOLQ. The lyrics I used here are the same ones from the audio clip in
GOLQ403.
Someday I know I'll be over it all baby
Just like I know a good man should
#14) King, B. B.: "The Thrill Is Gone" (1969/70) [15] {3} <76><242><341>
Freddie, Albert, and B. B. King are mentioned together in the theme song.
Again, it was difficult for me to come up with something for one of them,
especially in an underepresented part of the alphabet. If only they had used
either Ben E. or Carole King....
Left foot forward
Right one back
Bring them side by side
Syncopate your last two steps
Now you're gonna glide
#15) Little Anthony and The Imperials: "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop" (1959/60)
[24] {14} <8><166><178><302><345>
The title of this one is mentioned in the theme song.
Now the days, the days, the days you sit alone by yourself
He's out foolin' around with somebody else
Leavin' you alone here with nothin' to do
Just waitin' till he has time for you
#16) Miracles, The: "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need" (1966) [17] {4}
<26><262>
"Miracles in Smokey places" is mentioned in the theme song. This is one of my
favorite songs by the Miracles and may have been the song that really brought
them to my attention when I first heard it on the radio in 1966. After this
record, group records were issued as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles until
Smokey left the group in the 1970s. Two family groups also recorded this song--
the Cowsills and fellow Motown group the Jackson Five.
Ain't it wonderful to be
Where I've always wanted to be
For the first time I'll be free here
#17) Nilsson: "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" (1969) [34] {-}
<152><217><338>
Nilsson is metioned in the theme song. I chose this one over his other GOLQ era
charting song because New York City is also in the theme song. Nilsson wrote
this song for the movie MIDNIGHT COWBOY, but the producers chose that other one,
"Everybody's Talkin'," which he sang but didn't write, to be in the film.
The lovin' that you're givin'
Is what keeps me livin'
And your love is like peaches and cream
#18) Ohio Express: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (1968) [4] {-} <18><102><299>
Two thirds of the yummies are mentioned in the theme song, right after "sugar
sugar." With a guilty pleasure of bubblegum music, I had no problem using both
in this quiz. Reunion lead singer Joey Levine also sang lead on this and other
Ohio Express records.
And when the Beatles tell you (Beatles tell you)
They've got a word "love" to sell you (only in love)
They mean exactly (zactly) what they say
#19) Peter, Paul & Mary: "I Dig Rock And Roll Music" (1967) [9] {-}
<41><196><353>
"Peter Peter, Paul and Paul and, Mary, Mary" are mentioned in the theme song.
So is Beatlemania and the record label on which this one was released, Warner
Brothers.
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
And do all the things I told you
#20) Pickett, Wilson: "In The Midnight Hour" (1965) [21] {1} <74><180>
Other notable or charting versions:
1966 - Mitch Ryder (classic non-Hot 100)
1966 - Little Mac & the Boss Sounds, #37 r&b
1967 - Messengers, #116
1967 - The Wanted, #118
1967 - Kit & the Outlaws, #131
1968 - Mirettes, #45, #18 r&b
1973 - Cross Country (members of the Tokens), #30
Wilson Pickett is mentioned in the theme song. In addition to the versions
listed above, a lot of other artists have covered this song both during and
after the GOLQ era. Pickett co-wrote it with Stax session guitarist Steve
Cropper.
How can you tell me how much you miss me
When the last time I saw you
You wouldn't even kiss me?
#21) Rivers, Johnny: "Poor Side Of Town" (1966) [1] {-} <12><199><276><379>
Other charting version:
1969 - Al Wilson, #75
Johnny Rivers is mentioned in the theme song.
To laugh with
To joke with
Have Coke with
#22) Sommers, Joanie: "One Boy" (1960) [54] {-} <67>
Joanie Sommers in mentioned in the theme song. I didn't want to use the one
song for which she is most famous, so fortunately, I remembered this one. It is
from the musical BYE BYE BIRDIE, which at the time was running on Broadway.
Eventually, it became a film in which Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell sang this
song. The irony in this one is that Coke is mentioned, but Joanie Sommers'
other claim to fame, besides her hit records, was doing ads for Coke's rival
Pepsi.
The EJ'S & Co. noted that it was with Don Ralke And His Orchestra.
Stop right there
Wait just a minute
Until I uh count to three
1-2-3
#23) Thunder, Johnny: "Loop De Loop" (1962/63) [4] {6} <107><265>
Johnny Thunder is mentioned in the theme song. I was looking for an artist with
a T name to fill a gap in this quiz. I looked up what he had done and saw that
he had a Top 10 hit that also made the r&b Top 10. When I played it, I
recognized it as a variation on an old nursery rhyme, but somehow, I had managed
to never hear this one before. Apparently, a lot of others didn't know it
either because it ranked last in identification in this quiz.
As I noted above, I should have used either "River Deep-Mountain High" by Ike &
Tina Turner or "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens to fill this gap. Or
maybe "Mind Excursion" by the Trade Winds. The phrase "kama sutra" is mentioned
in the theme song. It's not near the three record labels (CBS, Warner Brothers,
and RCA), so it may have been in the song for some new age concept or nonsense
lyrics, but I know it best as a record label. The only artist I usually
associate with this label is the Lovin' Spoonful, and I briefly considered using
a song by them. Or I could have used the Trade Winds under another name they
used in another wide gap in the quiz, "There's Got to be a Word!" by the
Innocence, also on Kama Sutra. Oh well, neither of these Kama Sutra songs
peaked anywhere nearly as high as "Loop De Loop." (The Trade Winds' other
memorable song, "New York's a Lonely Town," was not on Kama Sutra.)
Where can you be?
Where can you be?
#24) Valens, Ritchie: "Donna" (1958/59) [2] {11} <1><152><264><325>
Ritchie Valens is mentioned in the theme song, followed by the words, "end of
story," probably a reference to his plane crash death at age 17. Both Valens
and the next artist in this quiz were born on May 13 and had their first hits as
teenagers. Buddy Holly would have also fit the cadence of the song plus would
have given me more choices for this quiz and fit a big gap in the alphabet.
Maybe Valens was chosen because he was even younger and had an even shorter
career than Holly.
I'm the envy of every single guy
'Cause I'm the apple of my girl's eye
#25) Wonder, Stevie: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965/66) [3] {1}
<37><234><364>
Other charting versions:
1966 - Ramsey Lewis (as "Up Tight"), #49. #30 r&b
1966 - Nancy Wilson, #84
1966 - Jazz Crusaders, #95
1967 - Bill Cosby (as "Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)"), #4,
#18 r&b
The title line of this song is sung in the background during part of the theme
song. Fortunately for all of us, Stevie Wonder's career has lasted past his
initial success as a teenager. 1966 was a year in which I must have really been
discovering Motown because this is the song that brought Stevie Wonder to my
attention.
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Tie-Breakers
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Just to have a laugh or sing a song
Seems we just get started
And before you know it
Comes the time we have to say, "So long"
#T1) Burnett, Carol: "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together" (1967) [-] {-}
Carol Burnett recently turned 90, so when I was looking for an artist with a CBS
show who recorded for Columbia, I immediately thought of her. This song, which
was the closing theme song to her long-running CBS show, was never released as a
single. I accepted "Theme from the Carol Burnett Show" as a valid answer. Will
McCorry also mentioned her recent birthday.
Mike Weaver--Carol Burnett had several 45s early in her career including the
ever-popular(?) 'I Made A Fool Of Myself Over John Foster Dulles.' As you may
remember, Dulles was Eisenhower's Secretary of State. I don't have the record,
but here is a live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTN13_bfXQ
[female voice whispering]
John
[instrumental break]
[female voice whispering]
John
[instrumental break]
[male voice singing]
Don't you know I can't take it
I don't know who can
I'm not gonna make it
I'm not that kind of man
#T2) Mama's and the Papa's, The: "I Call Your Name" (1966) [-] {-}
Because Beatlemania is mentioned in the theme song, and the part of the alphabet
where the Beatles would go in this quiz was crowded, I decided to use them as a
tie-breaker artist. I looked up what U.S. albums of theirs, if any, held down
the #1 spot on the Billboard albums chart in the month of May in the GOLQ era.
The only one was THE BEATLES' SECOND ALBUM in 1964. I looked for a song on that
album thatdidn't chart and hadn't been used as a tie-breaker before. I settled
on "I Call Your Name." I knew of versions by two other groups, the Buckinghams
and, as their name was stylized at the time, The Mama's and the Papa's. As I
thought about the latter version, I remembered first hearing it on the radio
around the time of its release on the group's first album, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE
YOUR EYES AND EARS (the "Bathtub" album). It was unusual for an album cut by
any artist but the Beatles to be played on Top 40 radio at that time. I knew
that the group was composed of two men and two women and that one of the women,
Michelle, was married to one of the men, whose name was John. Thus, when I
heard the whispered name John, I thought it was Michelle whispering to her
husband. Later, I learned that it was actually the other woman, Cass,
whispering to John Lennon of the Beatles. I have a 2-CD anthology by the group
that contains a live version of the group doing this song, and Cass actually
explains that she is singing the song to John Lennon. Mike Weaver also thought
the "John" was meant for John Phillips when he first heard this recording.
With their version being both unique and memorable (at least to me), I decided
to make it my Beatlemania tie-breaker instead of the Beatles' own version. I
also just learned that the Buckinghams' version was released as a single several
months before their first hit, "Kind of a Drag," and bubbled under on both the
Cash Box (#102) and Record World (#104) charts, but not on the Billboard chart.
As for the apostrophes in the group name, I once read that they were meant to
signify possessiveness of the group members by their parents. But the Wikipedia
article for IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS claims that it was done in
error and never corrected on subsequent reissues of the album.
Team Teitelbaum--Written by John Lennon; originally given to Billy J. Kramer in
1963, who released it as the B-side to "Bad to Me." The Beatles recorded their
own version in 1964.
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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.
Most songs ranked where I expected them to do so. The one surprise is "I Call
Your Name" getting a perfect 20.00 score, although I thought I'd see some
partial credits for title only.
There are a lot of ties in the rankings because I did not deduct points for
missing parenthetical portions of titles. I did deduct points for a missing part
of the artist name for one song, as described above.
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.00 #01) Archies, The: "Sugar, Sugar"
T01 20.00 #02) Ballard, Hank, and the Midnighters: "Finger Poppin' Time"
T01 20.00 #03) Beach Boys, The: "Surfer Girl"
T01 20.00 #04) Buckinghams, The: "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)"
T01 20.00 #06) Cooke, Sam: "Chain Gang"
T01 20.00 #10) Four Tops, The: "Baby I Need Your Loving"
T01 20.00 #19) Peter, Paul & Mary: "I Dig Rock And Roll Music"
T01 20.00 #20) Pickett, Wilson: "In The Midnight Hour"
T01 20.00 #21) Rivers, Johnny: "Poor Side Of Town"
T01 20.00 #25) Wonder, Stevie: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
T01 20.00 #T2) Mama's and the Papa's, The: "I Call Your Name"
T12 18.33 #08) Deep Purple: "River Deep-Mountain High"
T12 18.33 #11) Franklin, Aretha: "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"
T12 18.33 #17) Nilsson: "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City"
T15 16.67 #05) Charles, Ray: "Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)"
T15 16.67 #14) King, B. B.: "The Thrill Is Gone"
T15 16.67 #15) Little Anthony and The Imperials: "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop"
T15 16.67 #22) Sommers, Joanie: "One Boy"
T15 16.67 #T1) Burnett, Carol: "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together"
20 15.83 #13) Hawkins, Dale: "Susie-Q"
T21 15.00 #07) Day, Doris: "Anyway the Wind Blows"
T21 15.00 #12) Gore, Lesley: "California Nights"
T21 15.00 #16) Miracles, The: "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need"
T21 15.00 #18) Ohio Express: "Yummy Yummy Yummy"
T21 15.00 #24) Valens, Ritchie: "Donna"
26 14.33 #09) Eddy, Duane, & the Rebelettes: "(Dance With The) Guitar Man"
27 11.67 #23) Thunder, Johnny: "Loop De Loop"
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Regina Litman <GOLQ436@golq.org>