From: Barry Silk <golq455@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 455 (GOLQ455)
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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 19:30:08 -0500 (EST)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #455 (GOLQ455)
The expression spelled out by the first letter of each song title was:
"STREET CORNER HARMONY DOO WOP".
There was a three-way tie for first place. Congratulations to Randy Price, Mike
Weaver, and the Village Idiots for having perfect scores. Close behind with
only one tie-breaker missing were Really Rockin' In Boston, Tri-State Trivia,
and The Coasters. Virve Jupperi, Team Teitellion, The EJ's, and Will McCorry
had all songs identified except for the two tie-breakers. Great job everyone!
Hope everyone enjoyed the quiz!
Thanks to everyone who entered.
Barry Silk
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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++ RP Randy Price <randypny&aol.com> 1 72
T01 500++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots: Doug, Andrew, Andy 3
<ss = MrJaded&aol.com, ARE7&aol.com, Clete6&aol.com>
T04 500.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&icloud.com> 6 70s
T04 500+. TS Tri-State Trivia <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7
06 500.- RS The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 71,75,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman <rns&san.rr.com> 71,-,71
T07 500.. VJ Virve Juopperi <virve.juopperi&gmail.com> 1 44
T07 500.. TT Team Teitellion (Howard T, Tom P, Patty T) 3 60s,70s
<hat_pat&yahoo.com>
T07 500.. EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Everett, Vinnie, Mitch, 6 60+
Denise <ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
T07 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 67
11 470.. DT Delphi Trivia Club 6 66+
<rcwkid99&me.com; rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com>
12 235.. KF The Kreitzer Family <gromit8&&hotmail.com> 3
---+------+--+-----------------------------------------------------+---+--------
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The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown:
#01-#25 #T1-#T3
. 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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
MW 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 .+
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 +.
RS 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 .-
VJ 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 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 ..
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 ..
KF . . 20 20 . . . 20 20 . . 20 . 20 . . 20 15 . 20 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 #446 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B}
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").)
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Do your living in a comic book
Be a Superman or a Captain Hook
(Aah-aah-aah yeah, aah-aah-aah yeah)
#01) American Breed: "Step Out Of Your Mind" (1967) [24] {-}
Funny, the hours seemed to go by so fast
I hope that this time won't be the last
I want to see you again
#02) Angels: "Thank You And Goodnight" (1963) [84] {n/c}
You'll go down in history
#03) Autry, Gene: "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1957/58) [70] {-}
Love you every day girl
Always on my mind
One thing I can say girl
Love you all the time
#04) Beatles: "Eight Days A Week" (1965) [1] {-}
And I need (you you you-hoo)
And I need (you you you-hoo)
In the morning baby (you you you-hoo)
When the sun go down (you you you-hoo)
Ain't nobody around sugar (you you you)
#05) Burke, Solomon: "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" (1964) [58] {n/c}
Tell me do you want my love
Tell me what you're thinking of
I've been waiting 'round so long
#06) Clark, Dave, Five: "Try Too Hard" (1966) [12] {-}
I knew, you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new
#07) Cline, Patsy: "Crazy" (1961/62) [9] {-}
Kiss me, oh so tenderly
And I knew this was love
And as I held you, oh so close
I knew no one could ever take your place
#08) Danleers, The: "One Summer Night" (1958) [7] {4}
TT: The 1961 cover by The Diamonds would also fit here
How I want ya
Like a ghost I'm a-gonna haunt ya
#09) Dion: "Ruby Baby" (1963) [2] {5}
The Drifters had the original hit with this song in 1956, although it
did not chart on Billboard's Top 100. It did reach 10 on the R&B charts.
Since the Drifters fits alphabetically, Although I would like to give
full credit for answering "The Drifters", it is against the rules.
Tears pouring all down my face
(Nothing but a teardrop)
Ooh, the man's got me, so uptight
#10) Flirtations, The: "Nothing But A Heartache" (1969) [34] {-}
The tears I cried for you could fill an ocean
But you don't care how many tears I cry
And though you only lead me on and hurt me
I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye
#11) Francis, Connie: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (1960) [1] {2}
One day we rode the mountain crest
And I went east
And he went west
I took to law and wore a star
While he spread terror near and far
#12) Greene, Lorne: "Ringo" (1964/65) [1] {n/c}
Why do you skip when my baby's lips meet mine?
#13) Holly, Buddy: "Heartbeat" (1958/59) [82] {-}
Soon your love will be all mine
Then I'm gonna take you home
Marry you so you won't roam baby
Marry you so you won't roam right now
#14) Jay and The Techniques: "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" (1967) [6] {8}
He was poor as a beggar
But he rode like a king
Sometimes in the evening
I could hear him sing
#15) Kingston Trio, The: "Reverend Mr. Black" (1963) [8] {15}
TT: RIP co-writer Billy Edd Wheeler
Kiss me
Kiss me and maybe you will see
Paradise is waiting for you and me
#16) Lewis, Barbara: "Make Me Your Baby" (1965) [11] {9}
I did you wrong
My heart went out to play
But in the game I lost you
What a price to pay
I'm crying
#17) Miracles, The: "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) [16] {4}
I spilled some ink on mommy's rug
I made Tommy eat a bug
Bought some gum with a penny slug
Somebody snitched on me
#18) Mooney, Art, & His Orchestra with Barry Gordon: "Nuttin' For Christmas"
(1955/56) [6] {-}
All of the world is a treasure
When you have someone to care
Promise me your love forever
We'll have the whole world to share
#19) Nelson, Rick: "Young World" (1962) [5] {-}
I took a walk with Mary Lou
We ran around to visit Sue
She had some boys I never knew
#20) Orlons, The: "Don't Hang Up" (1962/63) [4] {3}
For it's true
You are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
#21) Platters, The: "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955/56) [5] {1}
I was sittin' on the beach just gettin' a tan
When my buddy came up to me
He said you won't believe what's goin' on
But it's something that you've gotta see
#22) Rip Chords, The: "One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit" (1964) [96] {n/c}
I walk in shadows searching for light
Cold and alone no comfort in sight
Hoping and praying for someone who cares
Always moving and going nowhere
#23) Ruffin, Jimmy: "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" (1966) [7] {6}
I'm so glad
So happy
To know that you're still mine (congratulations)
Congratulations
Together we share all the heartaches and tears
And I hope it will last for a very long time
#24) Shep and The Limelites: "Our Anniversary" (1962) [59] {7}
Plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
#25) Who, The: "Pinball Wizard" (1969) [19] {-}
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Tie-Breakers
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I met you at a dance on a Friday night
Fell in love underneath the moonlight
We were having such a good good time
Never thought you were handing me a line
...
I should have listened to my friends that night
They told me not to walk you home and hold you tight
They told me you were just playing a game
And broken-hearted was your middle name
#T1) Fabulaires: "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" (1963) [-] {-}
I'd make you love me
I'd wave my magic wand
And suddenly you'd appear
And I'd cast my spell on you
And command you to love me true
#T2) Four-Evers: "If I Were A Magician" (1964) [-] {-}
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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 #03) Autry, Gene: "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
20.0 #04) Beatles: "Eight Days A Week"
20.0 #08) Danleers, The: "One Summer Night"
20.0 #12) Greene, Lorne: "Ringo"
20.0 #14) Jay and The Techniques: "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie"
20.0 #17) Miracles, The: "Ooo Baby Baby"
20.0 #20) Orlons, The: "Don't Hang Up"
20.0 #21) Platters, The: "Only You (And You Alone)"
20.0 #23) Ruffin, Jimmy: "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted"
20.0 #25) Who, The: "Pinball Wizard"
19.6 #18) Mooney, Art, & His Orch. with Barry Gordon: "Nuttin' For Christmas"
19.2 #09) Dion: "Ruby Baby"
18.3 #01) American Breed: "Step Out Of Your Mind"
18.3 #02) Angels: "Thank You And Goodnight"
18.3 #05) Burke, Solomon: "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"
18.3 #06) Clark, Dave, Five: "Try Too Hard"
18.3 #07) Cline, Patsy: "Crazy"
18.3 #10) Flirtations, The: "Nothing But A Heartache"
18.3 #11) Francis, Connie: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
18.3 #13) Holly, Buddy: "Heartbeat"
18.3 #15) Kingston Trio, The: "Reverend Mr. Black"
18.3 #16) Lewis, Barbara: "Make Me Your Baby"
18.3 #19) Nelson, Rick: "Young World"
18.3 #24) Shep and The Limelites: "Our Anniversary"
16.6 #22) Rip Chords, The: "One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit"
7.5 #T2) Four-Evers: "If I Were A Magician"
6.6 #T1) Fabulaires: "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights"
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Barry Silk <golq455@golq.org>