RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #461 (GOLQ461)
Congratulations to Village Idiots, who finished first with a perfect score.
Also, fine performances by Barry Silk (who missed only the tie-breakers) and
by Tri State Trivia (missing only one regular song and one TB).
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:
Barry Silk
Will McCorry
Please see song #01 notes for the answer to a Great Lyrics Mystery!
As always, thanks to everyone who entered.
The July 2025 quiz (GOLQ #462) 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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01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy) 3 --
<MrJaded/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
02 500.. *BS Barry Silk <bcs00&hotmail.com> 1 70+
03 480.+ TS Tri State Trivia 7 --
(Hattie Winterfeld <hatcats&yahoo.com>,
Frank Glaz <lowtekman5&aol.com>,
Mike Gessner <mmgessner&hotmail.com>,
Dino Dinardo <djdinardo&comcast.net>,
Mike Pell <mikepell321&aol.com>,
John Slover <giantk1ng&aol.com>,
John Lictro <jdloldies&gmail.com>)
T04 460.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini2&iCloud.net> 6 70s
T04 460.+ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Mitch, Kevin, Everett 4 65+
<ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
06 440.+ *WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 67
07 420+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
08 400.+ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 72, 76,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 73, -, 73
09 200.+ TP Tom Pillion <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 78
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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 20 ++
BS 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 .+
RR 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 .+
WM 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 +.
CO 20 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
TP 20 . . . . . 20 20 . 20 20 . . 20 . . 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 #461 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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With the help, that night, with Daddy G
He was swingin' on the sax with the Terrible Two [*** see note below! ***]
And I was dancin' all over the room
#01) Bonds, U.S.: "Quarter To Three" (1961) [1] {3} <48><107><214>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOZvZ_BU6Vw ("A Night With Daddy 'G'", Pt. 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMhuo96D0k8 ("Quarter To Three")
Saxophonist (and producer, arranger, actor, ...) Gene "Daddy G" Barge died
2/2/25 at 98. He was the tenor sax player in the Church Street Five, and
co-wrote their instrumental "A Night With Daddy 'G'" (1st link), whose
melody was re-used for "Quarter To Three". Gene's sax is heard on both
recordings. Also see notes for song #19.
This song was recorded with such a grungy lo-fi feel that it's quite
difficult to parse the lyrics. For the 2nd line above, various online
sources claim that Gene "was swingin' on the sax ...
... with a girl or two"
... with a terrible tune"
... like-a nobody could"
... with a terrible toot"
... with the Terrible Two" [how it sounded to me]
As I was compiling these results, I emailed the contact person listed on
garyusbonds.com (namely, Gary's daughter & long-time backup singer, Laurie).
She was kind enough to reply; the definitive answer is ... [drumroll] ...
... with a terrible tune".
This confused me at first, but I found a few citations online of
"terrible" being used as slang for "terribly good", so it makes sense
in that context!
He's got a big convertible that's fire-engine red
Howlin' and a-prowlin', never goes to bed
He's really Mister Big to all the kids in school
#02) Bonnie Lou: "Daddy-O" (1955/56) [14] {-} <356>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYxOGwGvrPU (Bonnie Lou)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5C6u_8t_dM (Fontane Sisters)
Mike W. cited the Fontane Sisters' charting cover (2nd link),
which I was not previously aware of.
Well, one day my mother called me to her side
Son, why are you so blue?
Mother, I've lost the girl that I love
Why don't you tell me what to do?
Mother, won't you tell me what to do
#03) Butler, Jerry: "Find Another Girl" (1961) [27] {10} <225>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOTkmnEBZ5c
Died 2/20/25 at 85.
I walk along
I sing a song
#04) Checker, Chubby: "Twenty Miles" (1963) [15] {15} <332>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJorIuZ_New
If you think her love is stronger
Don't you hang around much longer
Stop a while, take your time, and get yourself to my place
#05) Clark, Petula: "Look At Mine" (1969) [89] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWh8qPS9pvY
I kissed you, dear
And told you I'd be yours throughout the years
Now Father Time has proven we were right
#06) Crests, The: "A Year Ago Tonight" (1959/60) [42] {-} <286>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPr5pl8jxg4
Group member JT Carter died 4/5/25 at 83.
Love you so
Bring my baby
Oh, my baby back to me
#07) Dell-Vikings, The, featuring Krips Johnson: "Whispering Bells"
(1957) [9] {5} <24><178><337>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oipBl7ASm-k
Group's guitarist, Joe Lopes, died 2/22/25 at 90.
I'll send away all my false pride
And I'll forsake all of my lies
Yes, I'll be as true as true can be
#08) Faithfull, Marianne: "Come And Stay With Me" (1965) [26] {-} <67><348>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viOKw4S8Bdg
Died 1/30/25 at 78.
Everything that I say and do
I do and say it, baby, just for you
#09) Flamingos, The: "Nobody Loves Me Like You" (1960) [30] {23} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mIkKntvSY
Tommy Hunt, group member 1956-1961, died 2/12/25 at 91.
Be wise, be smart
Behave, my heart
Don't upset your cart
#10) Gorme, Eydie: "Too Close For Comfort" (1956) [39] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwmATJWSYbw
When you stare into her pretty blue eyes (into her eyes)
There's no way to see through her disguise (through her disguise)
But don't try to love her
'Cause you'll quickly discover
You're trapped in the web of her lies
#11) Herman's Hermits: "A Must To Avoid" (1965/66) [8] {-} <24><271>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7-pEfvgzYk
The key's in the mailbox
The same as before
But no one is waiting
For me anymore
#12) John, Little Willie: "A Cottage For Sale" (1960) [63] {-} <292>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oajEXBsII8 (Guy Lombardo, 1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBrckP6t0Y8 (Little Willie John, 1960)
Song was originally a hit in 1930 for Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians,
featuring Carmen Lombardo's vocals (1st link).
Lose her?
No, I didn't lose her
'Cause I never really had her from the start
#13) Kuban, Bob, and The In-Men: "The Teaser" (1966) [70] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfbnleavN-0
Bob Kuban, the group's drummer & bandleader, died 1/20/25 at 84.
You won't do your sister's will
#14) Little Richard and His Band: "Lucille" (1957) [21] {1} <94><322><403>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlu5tNb_D2U ("Directly ...", 1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7VVa5LgKi0 ("Lucille", 1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwgQk7venT4 ("Directly ...", 1966 version)
Re-purposed the melody (at much faster tempo) of a ballad he originally
recorded in 1956, "Directly From My Heart to You" (1st link), which
was the B-side to "Little Richard's Boogie." He recorded a new version of
"Directly ..." in 1966 (3rd link)
Well, my hands ain't smooth
My face is rough
But my heart is warm
And my ways ain't tough
#15) Martindale, Wink: "Black Land Farmer" (1961) [85] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DheABBYirhk (Frankie Miller, 1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ15wvUPmIo (Wink Martindale, 1961)
Died 4/15/25 at 91. Song was written & first recorded by Frankie Miller,
released in 1959 (1st link above).
Runnin' all around
That's how it is, girl (that's how it is)
'Til it comes ('til it comes)
#16) McCoys, The: "Up And Down" (1966) [46] {-} <218><336>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38EEGayEEGk (Ventures, "The McCoy", 1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNqCYiuZos (McCoys, "Up And Down")
Rick Derringer (originally Zehringer) died 5/26/25 at 77. He co-founded the
group, originally "Rick and The Raiders", as a teenager. They eventually
chose "The McCoys" from an early song in their repertoire, a Ventures tune
from the 1960 "Walk Don't Run" LP called "The McCoy" (1st link).
I'd climb a mountain
Or sail the sea
I'd crawl a thousand miles
Upon my knees
#17) Passions, The: "Just To Be With You" (1959) [69] {-} <27><180>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsv9fUx0lAM
I was in the dark, but now I see
What was always in front of me
I was always proud, but now I'm sayin' it loud
Keep on givin' it to me
#18) Sam & Dave: "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar" (1968/69) [41] {18} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3F3a5ANiSg
Sam Moore died 1/10/25 at 89.
A pretty woman makes her husband look small
And very often causes his downfall
#19) Soul, Jimmy: "If You Wanna Be Happy" (1963) [1] {1} <9><227><345>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnNwZyaGf8 ("Ugly Woman", 1934)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcXIazuJFc0 ("If You Wanna Be Happy")
Featured Gene Barge on sax; see notes for song #01. This tune is a
reworking of "Ugly Woman", a 1934 calypso number by Roaring Lion.
Oh, I know it's true
There's no one, dear, but you
#20) Tempo, Nino, & April Stevens: "Whispering" (1963/64) [11] {n/c} <193>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gPthtpk10
Nino Tempo (Antonino LoTempio) died 4/10/25 at 90. The song was originally
a hit for Paul Whiteman in 1920, and it has been frequently recorded
since then.
Now I lay me down to sleep
Givin' the bedbugs a chance to creep
If one should bite before I wake
Hope the world his jaw will break
#21) Thomas, Rufus: "Jump Back" (1964) [49] {n/c} <360>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L27zytSBEmc
You ask me why, why I love her
(Woh-woh, dum-de-lah-dee, dum-de-lah-dee-doh)
I'll tell you why, why I love her
(Woh-woh, dum-de-lah-dee, dum-de-lah-dee-doh)
#22) Tillotson, Johnny: "She Understands Me" (1964) [31] {n/c} <113>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzWFTNxjZE (Johnny Tillotson, 1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-ceRjQ_Ps (Bobby Vinton, "Dum-De-Da", 1966)
Johnny died 4/1/25 at 86. In 1966, Bobby Vinton revived the song as
"Dum-De-Da" (pop #40). The given lyrics are essentially the same (slight
difference in the backing vocals), and Vinton fits alphabetically, so that
artist/title got full credit too.
Although it's plain that we're through
My stubborn heart keeps on loving you
I miss your love so badly, it's a crime
#23) Welch, Lenny: "Darling Take Me Back" (1965) [72] {-} <29>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C52rrs57pfg
Died 4/8/25 at 86.
I run after you
Like a fool would do
But Mama didn't raise no fools
And I should know
#24) Wood, Brenton: "Baby You Got It" (1967/68) [34] {30} <154><386>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ9aUPaRLY
Brenton Wood (stage name of Alfred Smith) died 1/3/25 at 83.
She did not even tell me the reason why she was gone
She did not, did not even, did not even tell me
Tell me why she was gone
#25) Youngbloods, The: "Grizzly Bear" (1966/67) [52] {-} <110><384>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIUdNwTkkoQ
Lead singer Jesse Colin Young died 3/16/25 at 83.
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Tie-Breakers
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You have love
I have none
Share with me
And have some fun
#T1) Ballard, Hank, and The Midnighters: "Cute Little Ways" (1959) [106] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMkWkDLEC0g ("Sexy Ways", 1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ahBJxSyr0 ("Cute Little Ways")
A reworking of their #2 R&B hit from 1954, "Sexy Ways" (1st link), with the
lyrics toned down in the hopes of pop market acceptability.
There's one thing you gotta do
To make me still want you
#T2) Kinks, The: "Stop Your Sobbing" (1964) [-] {n/c} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8VMjjmSXUY (Kinks, 1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQWk7l8Su2U (Pretenders, 1979)
A track from the group's debut album (titled "Kinks" in the UK and "You
Really Got Me" in the US); written by their lead singer, Ray Davies.
The Pretenders' version (2nd link) was their debut single in late 1979,
peaking at pop #65 in 1980. Their lead singer, Chrissie Hynde, was in a
relationship with Ray Davies during the early '80s.
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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) Bonds, U.S.: "Quarter To Three" (1961) [1] {3}
20.00 #08) Faithfull, Marianne: "Come And Stay With Me" (1965) [26] {-}
20.00 #11) Herman's Hermits: "A Must To Avoid" (1965/66) [8] {-}
20.00 #14) Little Richard and His Band: "Lucille" (1957) [21] {1}
20.00 #19) Soul, Jimmy: "If You Wanna Be Happy" (1963) [1] {1}
20.00 #20) Tempo, Nino, & April Stevens: "Whispering" (1963/64) [11] {n/c}
20.00 #22) Tillotson, Johnny: "She Understands Me" (1964) [31] {n/c}
17.78 #03) Butler, Jerry: "Find Another Girl" (1961) [27] {10}
17.78 #07) Dell-Vikings, feat. Krips Johnson: "Whispering Bells" (1957) [9] {5}
17.78 #13) Kuban, Bob, and The In-Men: "The Teaser" (1966) [70] {-}
17.78 #16) McCoys, The: "Up And Down" (1966) [46] {-}
17.78 #18) Sam & Dave: "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar" (1968/69) [41] {18}
17.78 #23) Welch, Lenny: "Darling Take Me Back" (1965) [72] {-}
17.78 #24) Wood, Brenton: "Baby You Got It" (1967/68) [34] {30}
17.78 #25) Youngbloods, The: "Grizzly Bear" (1966/67) [52] {-}
15.56 #05) Clark, Petula: "Look At Mine" (1969) [89] {-}
15.56 #06) Crests, The: "A Year Ago Tonight" (1959/60) [42] {-}
15.56 #09) Flamingos, The: "Nobody Loves Me Like You" (1960) [30] {23}
15.56 #12) John, Little Willie: "A Cottage For Sale" (1960) [63] {-}
15.56 #15) Martindale, Wink: "Black Land Farmer" (1961) [85] {-}
15.56 #17) Passions, The: "Just To Be With You" (1959) [69] {-}
15.56 #21) Thomas, Rufus: "Jump Back" (1964) [49] {n/c}
15.56 #T2) Kinks, The: "Stop Your Sobbing" (1964) [-] {n/c} <->
13.33 #02) Bonnie Lou: "Daddy-O" (1955/56) [14] {-}
13.33 #04) Checker, Chubby: "Twenty Miles" (1963) [15] {15}
11.11 #10) Gorme, Eydie: "Too Close For Comfort" (1956) [39] {-}
4.44 #T1) Ballard, Hank, and Midnighters: "Cute Little Ways" (1959) [106] {-}
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Puzzler!
The clue answers:
A) The Beatles' SHEA Stadium concert was the first stop on their '65 U.S.
tour
B) In Jan & Dean's "Honolulu Lulu", "her crazy grass shift really sways in
the BREEZE now"
C) In Ricky Nelson's "It's Late", "I hate to FACE your dad"
D) Al Hibbler's (and The McGuire Sisters' and The Righteous Brothers')
"He" contains the lyrics "He alone DECIDES who writes a symphony"
E) The Nashville TEENS took "Tobacco Road" to #14 in '64
F) "Jumpin' Jack FLASH" reached #3 in '68
G) Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo" contains the lyrics "Little GENERAL
Napoleon ... lost his pants" (alternatively, GENERAL = GENE [Pitney]
+ RAL [Donner])
H) Phil Everly was indeed Don Everly's BROTHER
I) The Essex were at that time a QUINTET
J) Betty JOHNSON had 9 top 100 singles between '56 and '59, while Marv
Johnson (unrelated) had 9 top 100 singles between '59 and '61
K) Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter TORK were The
Monkees
L) George Hamilton IV took "ABILENE" to #15 in '63
M) In Neil Sedaka's "Calendar Girl", "(June) They'll let me take you to the
Junior PROM"
N) Popular U.K. singer/actress HELEN Shapiro's "Walkin' Back To Happiness"
was her sole charting single in the U.S.
O) The Pat BOONE single "Speedy Gonzales" features the voice of Mel Blanc
as the titular Mexican
P) In Simon & Garfunkel's "Homeward Bound", "Every stop is neatly planned /
For a POET and a one-man band"
Q) Jay and the TECHNIQUES also had a hit with "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie"
R) In Big Dee Irwin's "Swinging On A Star" (featuring Little Eva), a mule
is an animal whose "back is brawny and his brain is weak / He's just
plain stupid with a stubborn STREAK"
S) Each was a SEASON of The 4 Seasons
T) "Leaving On A JET Plane" hit #1 in '69
U) Ricky Nelson released "Milk Cow BLUES", Roy Orbison released "Mean
Woman Blues", and Hank Williams, Jr. released "Long Gone Lonesome Blues"
V) Little Willie John's "FEVER" was released in '56, followed by Peggy
Lee's cover in '58 and The McCoys' version in '65
W) In Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod", "If you like the taste of a lobster
STEW / Served by a window with an ocean view"
X) JOE TEX also had a hit with "Hold What You've Got" (alternatively,
JOE TEX = JOE [Cocker] + TEX [Ritter])
Y) The Supremes released "BABY Love", Jan & Dean released "Baby Talk", and
Jackie Wilson released "Baby Workout"
Z) "Purple HAZE" was The Jimi Hendrix Experience's first charting single
When all clue answers are crossed out in the 10 x 10 square, the ten
uncrossed letters that remain spell "THE REMAINS", a group (also known as
Barry and the Remains) that one rock journalist termed "America's greatest
lost band".
When rearranged properly, these ten letters also spell out three phrases
regarding the members of the vocal group The Essex:
1) Another group to which they belonged - THE MARINES
2) What Billy Hill, Rudolph Johnson, Anita Humes, Rodney Taylor, and
Walter Vickers were - THEIR NAMES
3) What they would have done if they'd re-titled "Easier Said Than Done"
as "Harder Done Than Said" and "A Walkin' Miracle" as "An Ambulatory
Marvel" - RENAME HITS
Kudos to anyone who figured out these three phrases; when it comes to
finding anagrams, you can run THE SEMINAR!
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Howard Teitelbaum <golq461@golq.org>