From: Rich Ardini <golq450@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 450 (GOLQ450)
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 18:47:59 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #450 (GOLQ450)
Just like at summer camp, everybody gets a trophy. There was an eight-way tie
for first place. Really Rockin' In Boston submitted the first perfect entry.
The others are listed below.
An inspiration for this quiz was coffee table photo books I saw a few years ago
with titles like "A Day Across America", etc.
This was my GOLQ version of that concept. The two primary themes were summer
activities, and songs about the United States, its history, cities,
patriotism/protests, etc. The overall theme was songs by American groups and
solo artists only. I included as many iconic American artists as possible. A
few of the acts also had some Canadian heritage in them.
The average score was 470. Seventeen songs were identified by all teams.
Teams that submitted Puzzler answers are Randy Price, Team Teitellion and Will
McCorry. The complete Puzzler solution is below. And thanks to Bob Bluestein
for continuing to provide these puzzlers.
Thanks to everyone who entered, including a new team, the Kreitzer Family.
GOLQ #451 has been posted.
- Rich Ardini
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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++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rfbluestein&gmail.com> 5 70s
T01 500++ RP Randy Price <randypny&aol.com> 1 72
T01 500++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 71, 75, 72,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 72
T01 500++ EJ The EJ's & Co. (Ellis, Kyra, Vinnie, Mitch,
Denise & Norm, Kevin, Everett)
<ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 8 37+
T01 500++ TS Tri-State Trivia <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7 -
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy)
<MrJaded, ARE7, Clete6 all at&aol.com> 3 -
T01 500++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 66
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&me.com> 6 65+
09 490++ TT Team Teitellion (Howard T., Patty T., Tom P)
<hat_pat&yahoo.com> 3 60s,70s
T10 410++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 -
T10 410++ VS Vito & The Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 5-6 boomers
12 330.+ KF The Kreitzer Family <gromit82&hotmail.com> 2
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
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 ++
CO 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 ++
TS 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 ++
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 ++
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 ++
TT 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
MW 20 20 . 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 ++
VS 20 20 . 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 ++
KF 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 0 . 20 20 . 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 #450 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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A bushy, bushy, blond hair-do
#01) Beach Boys, The: "Surfin' U.S.A." (1963,1974) [3,36] {20,-} <2><168><338>
Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
From the coast of California to the shores of the Delaware Bay
You can bet your life I did
#02) Berry, Chuck: "Back In The U.S.A." (1959) [37] {16} <65><160><298>
America is still the best country
Without a doubt
And if anybody says it ain't, you just try to put him out
They ain't going nowhere, you got a good fight
#03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1" (1968)
[52] {13} <160><339>
Paranoia strikes deep
#04) Buffalo Springfield, The: "For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That
Sound)" (1967) [7] {-} <10><86><248>
Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies
#05) Cole, Nat "King": "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer" (1963) [6] {11}
<66><242><294>
They Shimmy in Charlotte
They Shake in Baltimore
In Detroit, in Dallas
And down Miami shore
So baby, oh baby
What are what we waitin' for
#06) Danny & The Juniors: "Twistin' USA" (1960) [27] {-} <46>
QM: Also by Chubby Checker, but Checker does not fit alphabetically here.
TT: The B-side of "The Twist" for its 1961 re-issue.
Like a sailboat ride (yeah, yeah)
What about the night we cried
#07) Darin, Bobby: "Things" (1962) [3] {-} <48><201>
From the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell
#08) Drifters, The: "Under The Boardwalk" (1964) [4] {n/c} <6><105><329>
Yeah, we'll hop in a jalopy to a drive-in movie and never look at the show
We're gonna hug and kiss, just like this
And I can't wait to go, go, go
#09) Francis, Connie: "Vacation" (1962) [9] {-} <44><166>
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all
#10) Haggard, Merle, and The Strangers: "Okie From Muskogee" (1969/70) [41] {-}
<107><354>
Born on a mountain-top in Tennessee
#11) Hayes, Bill: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (1955) [1] {-}
<49><207><277><330>
Sherman's been in my town
Burned it all to the ground
Now there's not a tree
'Tween Memphis and the sea
#12) Hyland, Brian: "I'm Afraid To Go Home" (1963) [63] {-} <145><289>
TT: B-side is the original version of "Save Your Heart for Me".
We've survived a hard blow and I want you to know
That you'll place us at last
And I know you will give consideration
Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation
#13) Impressions, The: "This Is My Country" (1968/69) [25] {8} <143><292>
Can a kid without a cent
Get a break and maybe grow up to be President
#14) Jay & The Americans: "Only In America" (1963) [25] {-} <46><160><298>
Caught up in a summer shower
Dryin' while it soaks the flowers
Maybe we'll be caught for hours
Waitin' out the sun
#15) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Rain On The Roof" (1966) [10] {-} <36><192><355>
Cops out with the megaphones
Telling people stay inside their home
Man, can't they see the world's on fire
Somebody take us away, take us away
#16) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Safe In My Garden" (1968) [53] {-} <103><157><243>
Summer's here and the time is right
#17) Martha & The Vandellas: "Dancing In The Street" (1964) [2] {n/c}
<2><107><175><320>
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me, the endless skyway
I saw below me, the golden valley
#18) New Christy Minstrels, The: "This Land Is Your Land" (1962/63) [93] {-}
<330>
But then one day my Uncle Sam, he said
"Here I am
Uncle Sam needs you, boy
I'm-a gonna cut your hair off
Ah, take this rifle, kid
Gimme that guitar"
#19) Parsons, Bill: "The All American Boy" (1958/59) [2] {16} <36><148><277>
Several: The singer is actually Bobby Bare.
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
#20) Presley, Elvis: "In The Ghetto" (1969) [3] {-} <81><160><312>
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same
#21) Seeger, Pete: "Little Boxes" (1964) [70] {n/c} <17><277><325>
QM: Written by Malvina Reynolds. Also by the Womenfolk, whose version was the
shortest song (1:02) to chart in the GOLQ era.
Small town girls and soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
On the village green
#22) Sinatra, Frank: "It Was A Very Good Year" (1965/66) [28] {-}
<42><149><205><341>
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana
Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake
Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake
#23) Snow, Hank: "I've Been Everywhere" (1962) [68] {-} <->
TT: As originally written by Australian singer/songwriter Geoff Mack in 1959,
the list of place names were all in eastern Australia. This spawned many
other versions for the U.S., England, New Zealand, etc. - not unlike the
"High School U.S.A." phenomenon.
We got a land and the land is free
And no one loves it more than me
But a man's got a right to talk about
What's on his mind
That doesn't necessarily mean he's
#24) Sonny: "The Revolution Kind" (1965) [70] {-} <121><181>
There's a redskin waitin' out there, he's fixin' to take my hair
#25) Verne, Larry: "Mr. Custer" (1960) [1] {9} <49><249>
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Tie-Breakers
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I can remember the Fourth of July
A-runnin' through the backwood bay
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there
#T1) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Born On The Bayou" (1969) [-] {-}
TT: B-side of "Proud Mary".
July, she will fly
And give no warning to her flight
August, die she must
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold
September, I'll remember
#T2) Simon & Garfunkel: "April, Come She Will" (1966) [-] {-}
TT: Based on a nursery rhyme Paul encountered while living in England in '64.
It apparently describes the migratory habits of the cuckoo, but he
revised it into a romantic remembrance. One version I found is:
In April, come she will
In flowery May, she doth sing all day
In leafy June, she doth change her tune
In bright July, she doth begin to fly
In August, go she must
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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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20.0 #01) Beach Boys, The: "Surfin' U.S.A."
20.0 #02) Berry, Chuck: "Back In The U.S.A."
20.0 #04) Buffalo Springfield, The: "For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That
Sound)"
20.0 #05) Cole, Nat "King": "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer"
20.0 #07) Darin, Bobby: "Things"
20.0 #08) Drifters, The: "Under The Boardwalk"
20.0 #10) Haggard, Merle, and The Strangers: "Okie From Muskogee"
20.0 #11) Hayes, Bill: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
20.0 #14) Jay & The Americans: "Only In America"
20.0 #15) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Rain On The Roof"
20.0 #17) Martha & The Vandellas: "Dancing In The Street"
20.0 #18) New Christy Minstrels, The: "This Land Is Your Land"
20.0 #19) Parsons, Bill: "The All American Boy"
20.0 #20) Presley, Elvis: "In The Ghetto"
20.0 #22) Sinatra, Frank: "It Was A Very Good Year"
20.0 #25) Verne, Larry: "Mr. Custer"
20.0 #T2) Simon & Garfunkel: "April, Come She Will"
19.2 #21) Seeger, Pete: "Little Boxes"
18.3 #09) Francis, Connie: "Vacation"
18.3 #12) Hyland, Brian: "I'm Afraid To Go Home"
18.3 #23) Snow, Hank: "I've Been Everywhere"
18.3 #T1) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Born On The Bayou"
16.4 #06) Danny & The Juniors: "Twistin' USA"
15.0 #03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1"
15.0 #13) Impressions, The: "This Is My Country"
15.0 #16) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Safe In My Garden"
15.0 #24) Sonny: "The Revolution Kind"
PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Puzzler!
The clue answers:
A) P.J. Proby released the album "ENIGMA" in '66
B) "Port AU Prince" was Riddle's follow-up to his big hit "Lisbon Antigua"
C) "Jigsaw Puzzle" begins "There's a tramp sittin' on my DOORSTEP"
D) The B-side to "OH Lonesome Me" is Gibson's "I Can't Stop Lovin' You",
later popularized by Ray Charles
E) "Where's The Playground Susie" contains the lyrics "The PUZZLE that we
never found an answer for"
F) Tommy James and the Shondells had a #3 hit in '68 with "MONY Mony"
G) "That Girl Belongs To YESTERDAY" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith
Richards
H) "The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song)" begins with the riddle-like lyrics
"To who do you do the thing to do / When it's time to do it no matter to
who / But there's nobody there to do it but YOU"
I) "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" begins "Tonight you're mine completely /
You give your love so SWEETLY"
J) LULU married Maurice of the Bee Gees in '69
K) "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" contains the lyrics "And IF she's
got a problem / Oh, I know, I know I got to help her solve it"
L) "Delaware" contains many a PUN on U.S. state names, such as "What did
Delaware? / She wore a brand New Jersey"
M) "Don't Sleep In The Subway" contains the lyrics "'Cause it hurts when
your EGO is deflated"
N) Noel PAUL Stookey was one third of Peter, Paul & Mary
O) Small FACES released "Itchycoo Park" in '67, taking it to #16
P) "Israelites" begins "Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir / So
that every MOUTH can be fed"
Q) "Almost Grown" contains the lyrics "I don't run around with no MOB"
R) TONY Bennett's "I Wanna Be Around" hit #14 in '63
S) "I'm Gonna Be A WHEEL Some Day" reached #17 in '59
T) Ed AMES released "Who Will Answer?" in '67, taking it to #19
U) The Flamingos released "TIME Was" in '61; Canned Heat released a different
song with that title in '69
V) "Ringo" contains the lyrics "I knew someday I'd face the TEST"
W) "Puzzles" is the B-side to "Little GAMES", which reached #51 in '67
The grid solution:
Please allow me to introduce myself
.
.
.
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
This was your introduction to another "puzzler" - the master of puzzlement
and "man of wealth and taste" who explains himself in The Rolling Stones
song "Sympathy For The Devil".
The letters in one column of the completed Clue Answers section spell out
THE ROLLING STONES.
"Sympathy For The Devil" was the first track on The Rolling Stones album
"Beggars Banquet". Even though the cut was not released as a U.S. single in
the '60s, it made #32 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of "Greatest
Songs of All Time".
Given the title of The Rolling Stones' previous studio album, "Their Satanic
Majesties Request", and the lyrics to "Sympathy For The Devil", some raised
concerns that the group might have a corrupting "devil worship" influence on
youth. However, the song probably escaped further scrutiny when the album's
sole U.S. single, "Street Fighting Man", became even more controversial in
view of all the '60s U.S. race riots.
And oh, yes ...
The letters in the left column of the empty grid spell out the narrator of
the self-introduction above ... LUCIFER. The devil is, as always, in the
details. Hope you guessed his name!