From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq452@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 452 (GOLQ452)
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Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 01:29:58 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #452 (GOLQ452)
Congratulations to Village Idiots, who missed only one song. Just behind were
Mike Weaver and Tri State Trivia.
The Solution to Bob's Puzzler is at the end. A star before the entrant's ID
in the table below honors those who solved it:
Will McCorry
As always, thanks to everyone who entered.
The October 2024 quiz (GOLQ #453) by Regina 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 "&".)
Rank Score *ID Name <E-mail address> # Age(s)
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01 480++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy) 3 --
<MrJaded/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
02 470++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
03 460+. TS Tri State Trivia 7 --
(Hattie Winterfeld <hatcats&yahoo.com>,
Mike Pell <mikepell321&aol.com>,
Mike Gessner <mmgessner&hotmail.com>,
Dino Dinardo <djdinardo&comcast.net>,
John Slover <giantk1ng&aol.com>,
John Lictro <jdloldies&gmail.com>,
Frank Glaz <lowtekman5&aol.com>)
04 440.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini2&iCloud.net> 6 70s
05 430+. DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&me.com> 6 66+
06 400.. *WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 67
07 380+. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 71, 75,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 72, -, 72
08 340.. VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> ~3 boomers
09 280.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Mitch, Vinnie, Denise, 6 38+
Everett, Kyra <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
10 160.. KF The Kreitzer Family <gromit82&hotmail.com> 2 --
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Rank Score *ID Name <E-mail address> # 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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 0 ++
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 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 +.
RR 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 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 10 . 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 ..
CO 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 20 20 20 20 ..
EJ 20 . 20 20 . . . 20 . . . . 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 ..
KF 20 . 20 . . . . . . . 0 . 20 . . 10 . 20 . 10 . 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 #452 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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Chalk on the sidewalk
Initials on a tree
Everybody knows it
#01) Annette and The Afterbeats: "Tall Paul" (1959) [7] {-} <19><124><195><377>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OdHOGBtpyE
Co-written by brothers Robert & Richard Sherman. Richard, the younger,
died 5/25/24 at 95; Robert passed in 2012. Also see songs #03 & 16.
If you will forgive me
For causing you this pain
I promise you, my darling
I won't hurt you again
#02) Brown, Nappy: "Don't Be Angry" (1955) [25] {2} <110>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRlOZkEWI14
You're all ribbons and curls
Ooh, what a girl!
Eyes that twinkle and shine
#03) Burnette, Johnny: "You're Sixteen" (1960/61) [8] {-} <3><100><245>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-wV5DbNRs (Burnette, 1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drtPt0HikDI (Ringo, 1973)
Written by the Shermans; see notes for song #01. Ringo's 1973 version hit
#1 in early '74; he sings the 3rd line above as "... sparkle and shine".
Sidewalk scenes and black limousines
#04) Byrds, The: "Eight Miles High" (1966) [14] {-} <63><115><194><264><332>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoCCQD-DH0Q (1965 unreleased version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gls3MQrupPs (1966 hit version)
The group initially recorded the song at RCA in December 1965 (1st link),
but Columbia refused to issue it because it had been recorded elsewhere.
The hit version (2nd link) was recorded at Columbia in January '66.
Crosby and McGuinn both opined that the earlier rendition was superior.
And that we'll never part
And you know that I need you
I'm keeping you here in my heart
#05) Chantels, The: "I Love You So" (1958) [42] {14} <93><286><392>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0fqfSrAiY (Crows, 1953)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D_Ti_wLYF4 (Chantels, 1958)
Song was originally done by The Crows in 1953 (1st link) as an intended
A-side. As often happened, it was the hastily recorded B-side - in this
case, "Gee" - that wound up being the big hit, in early 1954.
I long for you, and then
On Saturday night, I hold you in my arms again
#06) Crests, The: "Six Nights A Week" (1959) [28] {17} <12><161>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxFD0G8vn0
Group member Harold "Chico" Torres died 7/18/24.
He plays every dance from A to Z
We're gonna go there
The Stomp and the Wobble and the Watusi
We're gonna go there
#07) Eddy, Duane, & The Rebelettes: "Boss Guitar" (1963) [28] {28} <204>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNuTKv_DucA
Died 4/30/24 at 86. Most of his songs were instrumentals, but a few, such
as this one, featured vocals by The Rebelettes (actually The Blossoms).
In an appearance on Conan O'Brien's show, Duane was asked what he considered
his greatest contribution to music. "Not singing," he replied. "I never
felt that I had a good voice for singing. When I was young, this frustrated
me a lot, so I took it out on the guitar."
How badly a heart can yearn
For losing a love that will never return
#08) Four Tops, The: "Ask The Lonely" (1965) [24] {9} <51><177><333>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv_Ge_pK4QM
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last of the original quartet, died 7/22/24 at 88.
As with many Motown hits, great uncredited backing vocals by The Andantes.
When summer's here and winter fades by
And school is almost through
You can bet all the stars that shine bright in the sky
That I'll still be in love with you
#09) Fuller, Jerry: "Betty My Angel" (1959) [90] {-} <317>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEF7Esz0StM
Died 7/18/24 at 85. He had limited success as a recording artist, but
wrote & produced many big hits for others. Jerry co-wrote this one; also
see songs #15 & 19.
Please forgive me if I cry
But my baby said goodbye
All I do is hope and pray
That she comes back home some day
#10) Henry, Clarence: "On Bended Knees" (1961) [64] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2TTYKtax8
Died 4/7/24 at 87. Written by Robert Guidry (Bobby Charles), who also
co-wrote Frogman's biggest hit, "But I Do".
A woman's work is never done
It never stops, it goes on and on
We work our fingers to the bone
Gotta be home every time he'd phone
#11) Honey Cone, The: "Girls It Ain't Easy" (1969) [68] {8} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8decLPYess
Come on, baby, don't be stubborn
'Cause just for you I got plenty lovin'
Oo-wee, baby, can't you see I'm in love with you
You, no one but you
#12) Johnson, Buddy, and His Orchestra: "It's Obdacious" (1955) [94] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bupkYhNByVc
Need you by my side
Girl, to be my bride
You'll never be denied
#13) Knight, Robert: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14} <24><238><337><372>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sTd0G3I8-4
Co-written by Buzz Cason, who died 6/16/24 at 84.
The Delphis mentioned a cover by Love Affair later in '67, which was a hit
in several European markets. It didn't chart in the U.S.; not sure if it
was even released stateside.
As their debts began to mount
They added them up upon a sheet
They said with tears
Will take a thousand years
#14) Limeliters, The: "A Dollar Down" (1961) [60] {-} <330>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RvKbrFKQ5Y
Alex Hassilev, last of the original trio, died 4/21/24 at 91.
I've seen the snow-white mountains of Alaska
I've sailed along the rivers of Peru
#15) Nelson, Rick: "A Wonder Like You" (1961) [11] {-} <44><154><343>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHDRvsrfhRg
Written by Jerry Fuller (see song #09); Nelson recorded 11 titles by Fuller.
Now that the ladder of life has been strung
A chimney sweep's on the bottom-most rung
Though I spend my time in the ashes and smoke
In this whole wide world, there's no happier bloke
#16) New Christy Minstrels, The: "Chim, Chim, Cheree" (1965) [81] {-} <140><393>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQf3LgPxt4
Written by the Shermans for "Mary Poppins"; see notes for song #01.
Several entrants cited the "Mary Poppins cast" as the artist; although
the original cast album topped the LP charts for many weeks, there was
no single release of this song from the album.
Baby, listen to me, there is somethin' I must try to say
I've put it off so long, but I decided that today is the day
My love for you is dyin'
Oh no ... please don't start cryin'
#17) Posey, Sandy: "I Take It Back" (1967) [12] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIynuWpfzSs
Died 7/20/24 at 80.
So, if an old friend I know
Stops by to say "hello"
#18) Presley, Elvis: "Suspicious Minds" (1969) [1] {-} <114><310><377>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobRqOiYwow (Mark James, 1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq5PBQrme9k (Elvis, 1969)
Written by Mark James (stage name of Francis Zambon), who died 6/8/24 at 83.
He recorded it (1st link) a year prior to Elvis. Also see song #22.
And though it hurts I'll get by
Without your lovin', yet I ...
#19) Puckett, Gary, and The Union Gap: "Over You"
(1968) [7] {-} <55><125><229><335>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wfveWt3MRY (GP&UG)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhHgMq23LWY (Jerry Fuller)
Written & produced by Jerry Fuller (see song #09). 2nd link is Fuller's
own (undated) rendition.
You oughtta see her on a road course
Or a quarter-mile
#20) Ronny & The Daytonas: "G.T.O." (1964) [4] {n/c} <36><258>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbwqSIP-oaM
Song was written by John "Buck" Wilkin, who died 4/6/24 at 77. "Ronny &
The Daytonas" was an invented name for this recording, which featured
Wilkin's lead vocals backed by Nashville studio musicians.
Oh! I can't stand still
With the ...
#21) Swinging Blue Jeans, The: "Hippy Hippy Shake"
(1964) [24] {n/c} <141><221><300><362>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u_Ka5Kgx4A (Chan Romero, 1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogYQz4RKvjE (Swinging Blue Jeans, 1964)
Written & first recorded by Robert "Chan" Romero, who died 4/21/24 at 82.
Chan sang the 1st line as "... can't keep still".
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me
#22) Thomas, B. J.: "Hooked On A Feeling" (1968/69) [5] {-} <13><225><416>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i3ch1EZ_Ak
Written by Mark James; he and Thomas were childhood friends in Houston.
Also see notes for song #18.
"No" is the saddest experience
You'll ever know
Yes, it's the saddest experience
You'll ever know
#23) Three Dog Night: "One" (1969) [5] {-} <62><219><289>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYzY7-V5vxY (Nilsson, 1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImzlBXwl7XI (Three Dog Night, 1969)
Written & first recorded by Harry Nilsson for his 1968 album,
"Aerial Ballet".
Some boys love to run around
They don't think about the things they do
#24) Turtles, The: "She'd Rather Be With Me" (1967) [3] {-} <40><113><263>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZM36NA-8Q
John Barbata, who joined the band as their drummer in 1966 just prior to
recording "Happy Together", died 5/8/24 at 79. After leaving the group in
1969, he subsequently performed with CSN&Y (and their various subsets), as
well as with Jefferson Airplane/Starship.
I originally selected "Happy Together" as song #24 after John passed in May,
failing to notice that that month's quiz (#448) contained the song. Hence,
the mid-month revision to this quiz, with a different Turtles song.
Please let me hear you say that you will
Say you will
#25) Williams, Maurice, & The Zodiacs: "Stay"
(1960/61) [1] {3} <4><155><298><328>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP-YQYMDazY
Maurice Williams died 8/6/24 at 86.
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Tie-Breakers
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When the cool summer breeze
Sends a chill down my spine
Then I long for my love's sweet caress
#T1) Diablos, The, featuring Nolan Strong: "The Wind" (1954) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAuPUp7joVQ (Diablos, 1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPV2BqI5Jww (Jesters, 1960)
The 1960 version by The Jesters (used in GOLQ#40) bubbled under at #110.
They sing the 3rd line as "Then I long for my love deep within".
Smokey Robinson cited Nolan Strong as one of his primary early influences.
I've a story
In my heart to tell to the world
In my heart to tell all you people about love
#T2) Penguins, The: "Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild" (1954) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXYkU8heiVs (A-side)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXuZP0vb7Oo (B-side, "Ookey Ook")
Their follow-up release to "Earth Angel." Mike Weaver mentioned that the
flip, "Ookey Ook," also got some airplay.
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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 #01) Annette with The Afterbeats: "Tall Paul" (1959) [7] {-}
20.00 #03) Burnette, Johnny: "You're Sixteen" (1960/61) [8] {-}
20.00 #18) Presley, Elvis: "Suspicious Minds" (1969) [1] {-}
20.00 #22) Thomas, B. J.: "Hooked On A Feeling" (1968/69) [5] {-}
20.00 #23) Three Dog Night: "One" (1969) [5] {-}
19.00 #13) Knight, Robert: "Everlasting Love" (1967) [13] {14}
19.00 #20) Ronny & The Daytonas: "G.T.O." (1964) [4] {n/c}
19.00 #24) Turtles, The: "She'd Rather Be With Me" (1967) [3] {-}
18.00 #04) Byrds, The: "Eight Miles High" (1966) [14] {-}
18.00 #08) Four Tops, The: "Ask The Lonely" (1965) [24] {9}
18.00 #15) Nelson, Rick: "A Wonder Like You" (1961) [11] {-}
18.00 #16) New Christy Minstrels, The: "Chim, Chim, Cheree" (1965) [81] {-}
16.00 #19) Puckett, Gary, and The Union Gap: "Over You" (1968) [7] {-}
16.00 #25) Williams, Maurice, & The Zodiacs: "Stay" (1960/61) [1] {3}
14.00 #06) Crests, The: "Six Nights A Week" (1959) [28] {17}
14.00 #07) Eddy, Duane, & The Rebelettes: "Boss Guitar" (1963) [28] {28}
14.00 #17) Posey, Sandy: "I Take It Back" (1967) [12] {-}
12.00 #09) Fuller, Jerry: "Betty My Angel" (1959) [90] {-}
12.00 #10) Henry, Clarence: "On Bended Knees" (1961) [64] {-}
12.00 #11) Honey Cone, The: "Girls It Ain't Easy" (1969) [68] {8}
12.00 #21) Swinging Blue Jeans, The: "Hippy Hippy Shake" (1964) [24] {n/c}
10.00 #02) Brown, Nappy: "Don't Be Angry" (1955) [25] {2}
10.00 #14) Limeliters, The: "A Dollar Down" (1961) [60] {-}
10.00 #T1) Diablos, The, featuring Nolan Strong: "The Wind" (1954) [-] {-}
9.00 #05) Chantels, The: "I Love You So" (1958) [42] {14}
4.00 #12) Johnson, Buddy, and His Orchestra: "It's Obdacious" (1955) [94] {-}
4.00 #T2) Penguins, The: "Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild" (1954) [-] {-}
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Puzzler!
Groove clue answers:
a) "HUNGRY" reached #6 in '66
b) Jefferson Airplane drummer Dryden is holding a BANJO
c) The Young Rascals recorded "Good LOVIN'", Chubby Checker "Good, Good
Lovin'", Connie Francis "Plenty Good Lovin'", and The Miracles "Mighty
Good Lovin'"
d) Johnny Maestro was first the lead singer of The CRESTS
e) "AIN'T IT A Shame" was covered by Pat Boone and others as "Ain't That A
Shame"
f) Gary "U.S." Bonds had eight pop chart hits in the '60s, including "New
Orleans" and "Quarter to Three"
g) "She's About A MOVER" reached #13 in '65
h) Booker T. & the MG's formed as the house band of STAX Records in '62
i) Simon & Garfunkel's "I Am A Rock" contains the lyrics "I HAVE MY books and
my poetry to protect me"
j) Nervous NORVUS recorded the novelty single "Transfusion" in '56
k) P.J. Proby took "Niki Hoeky" to #23 in '67
l) Ray and BOB recorded "Air Travel", Bob & Earl recorded "Harlem Shuffle",
and Travis & Bob recorded "Tell Him No"
m) "RING Dang Doo" reached #33 in '65
n) MEL Carter recorded "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", Mel Gadson recorded
"Comin' Down With Love", and Mel Torme recorded "Comin' Home Baby"
o) Teresa Brewer, The McGuire Sisters, Billy Williams, and many others
recorded on CORAL Records, a subsidiary of Decca
p) The Cowsills' "Indian Lake" contains the lyrics "you can RENT a canoe"
q) In The Beatles' "Eleanor RIGBY", Eleanor picks up the rice after a wedding
r) "Sloop JOHN B" reached #3 in '66
s) The Teenagers featuring Frankie LYMON had a hit with "Why Do Fools Fall
In Love"
t) "HE" was released by Al Hibbler in '55, then covered by The McGuire
Sisters and The Righteous Brothers
u) The Miracles' '58 answer song "Got A Job" to The Silhouettes' "Get A Job"
contains the lyrics "the boss is a SLOB"
v) Each is an AWARD
w) Belgian Sister Luc Gabriel recorded as The Singing NUN
x) Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" contains the lyrics "you ain't never CAUGHT
a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine"
y) In the "Abbey Road" album cut "Mean Mr. Mustard", "his sister PAM works
in a shop", and in the next cut, "Polythene Pam", Pam is "killer-diller
when she's dressed to the hilt"
z) In The Rolling Stones' "Mothers Little Helper", a little yellow pill
"HELPS her on her way"
Cross-checking clue answers:
Across:
1) In The Beatles' "Penny Lane", the nurse is in the middle of the ROUNDABOUT
(drawn from Paul McCartney's memories of a Liverpool bus terminus)
2) B.J. THOMAS released the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song "Raindrops Keep
Fallin' On My Head" in '69
3) In Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans", the retreating British
"ran through the briars" and "ran through the BRAMBLES"
4) The Rays' "Silhouettes" contains the lyrics "Lost CONTROL and rang your
bell / I was sore"
Up
1) Eric CLAPTON has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a
member of The Yardbirds, as a member of Cream, and as a solo artist
2) "I Know A PLACE" reached #3 in '65
3) According to Rolling Stone magazine, Jimi HENDRIX "exploded our idea of
what rock music could be"
4) The Supremes' "BABY LOVE" was #1 for 4 weeks in '64
5) According to Rolling Stone magazine, "On the very first cut of the very
first Led Zeppelin LP, JOHN BONHAM changed rock drumming forever"
Following the groove and reading only the letters in squares with asterisks
provides the information missing from the record's center label:
GROOVIN'
THE YOUNG
RASCALS
Hope you enjoyed "Workin' On A Groovy Thing"!
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Howard Teitelbaum <golq452@golq.org>