From: Regina Litman <golq467@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 467 (GOLQ467)
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:17:01 -0500 (EST)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #467 (GOLQ467)
Congratulations to Will McCorry, who, with the score of 500.., came in first
place. Tied for second place with scores of 495++ were Randy Price, Really
Rockin' In Boston, and Tri State Trivia. Just behind with the score of 495+.
was Team Teitellion. Why all of these 495s instead of 500s? See my explanation
for song #21 below.
The two themes for this quiz were:
* Canadian artists and songwriters. Randy Price, Really Rockin' In Boston, Team
Teitellion, and Will McCorry identified this theme. Most of the Canadians in
this quiz are members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. I got this
information from the following web pages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Music_Hall_of_Fame
https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductees/
* Records by artists from England that entered the Billboard Hot 100 before
1964. One of these songs entered the chart in late 1963 and was still there at
the beginning of 1964, but it still qualified. I learned after the quiz went
out that one of the artists was born in the U.K. but later relocated to
Australia and is identified as an Australian artist. There is one song in this
quiz by a British singer that charted after 1963, but I put it in this quiz
because it was written by a Canadian. Nobody identified the exact theme, but
the same four entries that identified the Canadian theme also noted that this
one was either British or other foreign artists, without regard to the time
frame. Really Rockin' In Boston and Team Teitellion even noted which songs fit
which theme.
One source I used to find these artists is:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/british-hits-in-american-charts-before-the-beatles.896939/
I found several instrumental artists in both categories, so perhaps they will
turn up in the future in an audio or hybrid "Regina's Greatest Hits" quiz.
Unintended sub-theme - Artists who had exactly two Hot 100-charting songs--the
one included here and one called "Let's Get Together" (#17 and #24).
GOLQ467's mean score was 470.00, and the median was 495.
My thanks to everyone who participated.
Frank Glaz has posted GOLQ468.
-- Regina Litman <GOLQ467@golq.org>
Replace all occurrences of "&" in all e-mail addresses with "@".
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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)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
01 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 68
T02 495++ RP Randy Price <randypny&aol.com> 1 73
T02 495++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini2&iCloud.com> 6 70s
T02 495++ TS Tri State Trivia <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7
(Hattie Winterfeld, Frank Glaz,
Mike Gessner, Dino Dinardo, Mike Pell,
John Slover, John Lictro)
05 495+. TT Team Teitellion <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 3 60s,70s
(Howard T, Tom P, Patty T)
06 480++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 6 39+
(Ellis, Mitch, Kevin,
Vinnie, Denise, Kyra)
07 460-. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 4 73-76
Bigfoot Mae) <rns&san.rr.com>
08 435-+ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu>
09 375+- TH Tony Hardy <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 1 77
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+---+-------
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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
RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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
CO 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VS 20 20 10 20 20 - 20 20 10 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 20 20 20 20
TH 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 15 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 #467 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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Hold me in your arms, baby
Squeeze me oh so tight, show me
That you love me too
#01) Anka, Paul: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" (1959) [2] {12} <26><154><211>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1968 - The Lettermen, #44
Paul Anka is Canadian. Of his many GOLQ-era charting songs, I chose this one
because it is featured in a book I read recently, WE FOUND LOVE, SONG BY SONG:
THE STORIES BEHIND 100 ROMANTIC HITS by Annie Zaleski. The songs range from the
1930s through the 2020s, including many well-known ones from the GOLQ era.
Talkin' 'bout your troubles
And ya, ya never learn
Ride a painted pony
#02) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "Spinning Wheel" (1969) [2] {45} <136><390>
Other notable charting versions:
1969 - Peggy Lee, #24 Easy Listening
1971 - James Brown, #90 (instrumental)
Lead singer David Clayton-Thomas, who wrote this song, is Canadian.
By the summer it was healing
We had said goodbye
All the years we'd spent with feeling
Ended with a cry
#03) Buffalo Springfield, The: "Expecting To Fly" (1968) [98] {-} <220><378>
Group members Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, and Neil Young were Canadian. Young
is in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, no doubt as a result of both his Buffalo
Springfield and later work. I chose this song because Young wrote it and sang
lead on it. Incidentally, these are the lyrics that are in the audio snippet I
used for this song in my first-ever audio GOLQ, GOLQ378.
And you leave me
A broken heart that's full of tears
These ain't raindrops in my eyes
#04) Caravelles, The: "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" (1963) [3] {-}
<24,145,297>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1956 - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford, #78
This was a British duo. For many years, I thought the Caravelles were French,
even though they sang in English. (Perhaps an ABBA of the 1960s?) Someone
posted on the Steve Hoffman Forums page I linked to above that when this record
entered the Hot 100 on November 2, 1963, it began a string of over 30 years of
at least one British record in this chart each week.
While I was not able to come up with a record that was #1 in December of 1955,
1960, or 1965 for this quiz, the "Tennessee" Ernie Ford version of "You Don't
Have To Be A Baby To Cry" was the separately-charting B-side of his hit "Sixteen
Tons," which held down the #1 spot on Billboard's "Top 100" predecessor chart to
the Hot 100 the whole month of December 1955.
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
When every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
#05) Collins, Judy: "Both Sides Now" (1968/69) [8] {-} <71><241>
Other notable GOLQ-era versions:
1968 - Harpers Bizarre, #123 Bubbling Under
1968 - Johnstons, #128 Bubbling Under
1969 - Joni Mitchell, considered by Whitburn to be a Classic Non-Hot 100 Song
1969 - Dion, #91 as "From Both Sides Now"
This song was written by Canadian Joni Mitchell. This is one of at least three
songs written by Canadians that charted for Judy Collins in the late 1960s. The
others are "Someday Soon," written by Ian Tyson, and "Chelsea Morning," also
written by Mitchell. I have seen four variations of the title of this song. In
addition to the most common "Both Sides Now" and the title "From Both Sides Now"
used by Dion, they are "Clouds" and "Both Sides, Now" with a comma inserted. I
know that the "Clouds" title was used by Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters,
but I don't remember where I saw "Both Sides, Now."
Honey don't care 'bout the money
I spent for the presents I buy
She just wants a honey
#06) Crew-Cuts, The: "Gum Drop" (1955) [10] {-} <150>
Other notable version:
1955 - Otis Williams and His New Group, did not chart
The Crew-Cuts were Canadian. Because I knew that the themes of this quiz would
result in very few Black artists, I was reluctant to use a group who mainly
charted with covers of songs originally done by Black artists. The Crew-Cuts
were not even in the original Beta version of this quiz. This spot was occupied
by "Fortuneteller" by Bobby Curtola. Until I put this quiz together, I had
never heard the Bobby Curtola song and had always assumed it was the same song
as "Fortune Teller" that was originally recorded by Benny Spellman in 1962 and
recorded by many others, including the Hardtimes, who turned out to have had the
only Hot 100 chart entry with it. But because I didn't know "Fortuneteller" by
Bobby Curtola, I didn't realize until someone else pointed out to me that this
song was in GOLQ466. I had a few options for replacing it, but I went with this
one because it didn't involve renumbering.
Rock and roll-oll-oll-ollin'
#07) Diamonds, The: "The Stroll" (1957/58) [4] {5} <175><251>
The Diamonds, another Canadian group, also covered a lot of songs originally
done by Black artists. However, although at least one of the co-writers of "The
Stroll," Clyde Otis, was Black, the Diamonds were the first artist to record it.
I have memories of watching the teenagers doing the dance known as the Stroll to
this record on Milt Grant's RECORD HOP on Washington, DC, TV. I have heard that
it was also performed by the teenagers on the nationally-televised AMERICAN
BANDSTAND.
And if you want to ride it
Got to ride it like you find it
Get your ticket at the station
#08) Donegan, Lonnie, Skiffle Group: "Rock Island Line" (1956) [8] {-} <75>
Other notable versions:
1956 - Stan Freberg, considered by Whitburn to be a Classic Non-Hot 100 Song
1956 - Don Cornell, #59
1970 - Johnny Cash, #93
The skiffle style was quite popular in England in the 1950s. This was probably
the most popular record of this style in the United States. Aspiring musicians
put together groups to play it. One such group in Liverpool called themselves
the Quarrymen. Here is a video combining the performances of "Rock Island Line"
in the style of the Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group by former Quarrymen members
(bootlegs of Paul McCartney's rehearsal of his MTV unplugged and John Lennon
from "The Lost Lennon Tapes"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGuoPkC5SvA"
When I was young, my parents had a record of the Brothers Four performing "Rock
Island Line" in a medley with "This Train."
The New Year's Eve we did the town
The day we tore the goalpost down
#09) Four Lads, The: "Moments To Remember" (1955) [2] {-} <35><114><303>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1969 - The Vogues, #47
The Four Lads were a Canadian group. Really Rockin' In Boston mentioned that
lead tenor Bernie Toorish died recently. I chose these lyrics because it was a
December quiz with a due date of New Year's Eve. My favorite lines are the ones
about going to a movie and not watching the show. But in this version and the
one by the Vogues, they are spoken by a female backup singer, not one of the
featured group members.
This heart
Could not accept and pretend
#10) Guess Who, The: "These Eyes" (1969) [6] {-} <44><242><348>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1969 - Jr. Walker & the All Stars, #16, #3 r&b
The Guess Who was a Canadian group that is in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Group members lead singer Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman are also
enshrined individually for their work after leaving the group. My first choice
song to use for this group was their 1965 #22 hit, "Shakin' All Over" because
charting songs by Canadian artists were rare during that time period. However,
Burton Cummings was not yet in the group when that record was made. I wanted to
include a song on which he sang lead because of his double induction status
(similar to the Clyde McPhatter Club in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - see
GOLQ290 for more on that). According to the Wikipedia page on the Canadian
Music Hall of Fame, they are as of now the only artists to have been inducted
twice.
The group name is sometimes shown as The Guess Who?; I accepted either form.
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
#11) Harrison, Noel: "Suzanne" (1967) [56] {-} <386>
Other notable version:
1966 - Judy Collins, considered by Whitburn to be a Classic Non-Hot 100 Song
Although Noel Harrison is from England, this song is in this GOLQ because it was
written by Canadian Leonard Cohen. And, hey, here's another song written by a
Canadian that was recorded by Judy Collins! Tony Hardy pointed out that Noel
Harrison was Rex Harrison's son. In 1967, Rex Harrison sang that year's Best
Song Oscar winner "Talk To The Animals" in DOCTOR DOLITTLE. The next year, Noel
Harrison sang that year's Best Song Oscar winner "The Windmills Of Your Mind" in
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR.
You're the one who made my dreams come true
A few
Kisses ago
#12) Ifield, Frank: "I Remember You" (1962) [5] {-} <47><217><395>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1966 - Slim Whitman, #134 Bubbling Under
Frank Ifield was born in England but later lived in Australia. I remembered
that he had something to do with the Beatles. I was thinking that he was the
singer with whom they recorded "My Bonnie," but that was Tony Sheridan. The
Ifield-Beatles connection was an album issued by VeeJay records containing
previously recorded songs by both artists. It is not a collaboration album.
Tony Hardy--Back In 1962 this song by Frank, who was originally an immigrant
from Great Britain to Australia, was a hit in Great Britain, Australia and USA.
In Sydney, Aust it entered the Sydney Top 40 at #26, and 1 week later it was #1.
You should go where the lights are bright
And make all the scenes and stay out all night
And have no fear
Girl I'll be right here
#13) Kim, Andy: "Shoot 'Em Up Baby" (1968) [31] {-} <119>
This was Canadian Andy Kim's second charting single, after "How'd We Ever Get
This Way." It did not get much radio airplay because of assassinations and
other gun violence in 1968. In addition, "shooting up" is drug usage lingo. So
I was surprised to see that it still made the Top 40 portion of the Hot 100.
Andy Kim and his collaborator at the time, Jeff Barry, wrote most of the
Archies' songs, including their #1 hit "Sugar, Sugar."
The last time I used an Andy Kim song in a GOLQ, I noted that a different man
named Andy Kim was a Congressman from New Jersey. That Andy Kim is now a United
States Senator.
He's got everybody here
#14) London, Laurie: "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)" (1958) [1] {3}
<126><346>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1958 - Mahalia Jackson, #69
Laurie London is from England. I remember this song from my childhood. I
pictured what I later learned was the Greek God Atlas. It was a God all right,
but it was the God of the Judeo-Christian Bible. I didn't know who the singer
was back then and wondered if it was a man or a woman singing the song. It's
probably just as well, because if I had known the name Laurie London, I would
have assumed the singer was female since Laurie is more commonly a feminine
name, at least in the United States. Laurie London was only 14 when this song
was a hit.
If I go back where we parted
Could I ever feel like that again
Guess I'll just have to wait 'til tomorrow
But what can I do 'til then
#15) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Six O'Clock" (1967) [18] {-} <95><209><365>
Group member Zal Yanovsky was Canadian. This was one of the last songs he
recorded with the Lovin' Spoonful before he left the group. He played the
distinctive guitar sounds heard on this record. Also in 1967, he got mentioned
in a song by another group, which just happens to be the next one in this quiz.
The word "parted" in the first line should have been "started." I hope I didn't
mislead anyone with this mistake.
Zal and Denny
Workin' for a penny
#16) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Creeque Alley" (1967) [5] {-}
<89><165><248><309><367>
Group member Denny Doherty, mentioned along with Zal Yanovsky in this lyrics
snippet, was Canadian. This song traces the roots of The Mamas & The Papas,
including other groups the members were in and other musicians with whom they
associated.
It may be hard to work for a penny these days. Both Canada (2013) and the
United States (November 12, 2025) have stopped producing pennies.
Ooh, what he does, what he does
To my heart when he holds me
Ooh, how I love when he whispers in my ear
It is love
#17) Mills, Hayley: "Johnny Jingo" (1962) [21] {-} <124>
Hayley Mills is English. In her growing years, she starred in several movies,
including the original THE PARENT TRAP.
The last line should have read, "This is love." Again, I hope I didn't mislead
anyone with this mistake.
She's wise
Like an angel's wise
With eyes
Like an angel's eyes
#18) Monro, Matt: "My Kind of Girl" (1961) [18] {-} <153><383>
Matt Monro was English.
Now there you go
You're cryin' again
Now there you go
You're cryin' again
But then some day when your poor heart is on the mend
I just might pass this way again
#19) Peter, Paul & Mary: "For Lovin' Me" (1965) [30] {-} <76><212>
Other notable version:
1965 - Gordon Lightfoot, considered by Whitburn to be a Classic Non-Hot 100 Song
This song was written by Canadian Gordon Lightfoot. Peter, Paul, and Mary also
charted in 1965 with another Lightfoot song, "Early Morning Rain."
Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell each had many charting singles after 1969,
but before then, their only impacts on the Hot 100 were as songwriters.
Team Teitellion--[Lightfoot's] original version has the 2nd & 4th lines as
"You've cried again." He recorded it in late 1964 (pre-PP&M), but the
LIGHTFOOT! album wasn't released until 1966 (post-PP&M).
Got a rovin' eye
And that is why she satisfies my soul
Got the one and only walkin' talkin'
#20) Richard, Cliff, and the Drifters: "Living Doll" (1959) [30] {-} <34><294>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1959 - David Hill, #92
Cliff Richard was a huge star in England and elsewhere in the world but not in
the United States starting in the 1950s. A few made the Billboard Hot 100 and
Bubbling Under charts between 1959 and 1973, but he didn't hit it big in the
U.S. until "Devil Woman" in 1976. For the next seven years, he had several
notable hits in the Hot 100.
The Drifters on this record are not the well-known r&b group. To avoid
confusion with that group, they changed their name to the Shadows. They have
had a lot of success outside the United States, mainly playing guitar-based
instumentals similar to those of the Ventures but sometimes featuring vocals.
They continued to perform with Cliff Richard under the Shadows name for a while
after the name change.
Crazy Chester followed me
And he caught me in the bar
Said I will fix your rack
If you take Jack my dog
#21) Robertson, Jaime Robbie, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon
Helm: "The Weight" (1968) [63] {-} <361>
Other notable versions:
1968 - Jackie DeShannon, #55
1969 - Aretha Franklin, #19, #3 r&b
1969 - Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations, #46, #33 r&b
1978 - Staples Singers, considered by Whitburn to be a Classic Non-Hot 100 Song
The five guys listed here made up the group eventually known as The Band. All
but Helm were Canadian, but he was inducted along with the other four into the
Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
And here is where things got messed up in this GOLQ. I knew that the version by
Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations would fit here alphabetically.
I also could not find any Canadian or pre-1964 British artists to separate them.
I found myself wishing that the Rolling Stones had released a very early single
in 1963 that charted for one week at #100, but alas that hadn't happened. I
should have included The Band by using their other GOLQ-era song "Up On Cripple
Creek." But what I did instead was to use lyrics that are in their version but
not the version by the Supremes and the Temptations.
This did not work well. Only three of the nine entries I received listed the
intended version of "The Weight" while seven listed the Ross, etc., version.
One entry listed both versions. I finally decided give 5 points for The
Supremes and Temptations answer since it did fit alphabetically, even though
the lyrics shown here are not in that version.
The one good thing about so many entries naming the Supremes and Temptations
version is that it put a song by a Black artist into the 25 regular songs in
this quiz. In fact, if I had wanted to use "The Weight" only for songwriter
Robertson, I probably would have chosen Aretha Franklin's version.
And I dare not drown my sorrow
In the warm glow of your wine
You can't buy my love with money
For I never was that kind
#22) Springfields, The: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (1962) [22] {-}
<48><128><328>
Other notable versions:
1965 - Jody Miller, #54
1969 - The Cowsills, #74
1974 - Linda Ronstadt, #67
The three members of this British group were siblings Dusty and Tom Springfield
and Tim Feild. Of course, Dusty would go on to greater fame as a solo artist.
I like smoke and lightnin'
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
#23) Steppenwolf: "Born to Be Wild" (1968) [2] {-} <58><258>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1969 - Wilson Pickett, #64, #41 r&b
Group members John Kay, Goldy McJohn, and Jerry Edmonton were Canadian. Lead
singer Kay is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Oh my goodness! Wilson Pickett did this song! A decade and a half after white
artists like the Crew-Cuts and the Diamonds were covering Black artists, Wilson
Pickett, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Aretha Franklin, and Diana Ross and the
Supremes and the Temptations were covering recent recordings by white artists!
I got troubled, whoa-oh
I got worried, whoa-oh
I came home again
#24) We Five: "You Were on My Mind" (1965) [3] {-} <11><98><151>
Other GOLQ-era charting version:
1967 - Crispian St. Peters, #36
Written by Canadian Sylvia Fricker (also known as Sylvia Tyson). This was the
last song before "Gum Drop" that I added to this quiz. I needed something to
close the gap for what I considered to be a tough song at #25 and remembered
this song was written by one of the members of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia.
Still, I didn't insert it into this quiz until I ensured that Crispian St.
Peters came before Steppenwolf in the Whitburn alphabet. Ian & Sylvia also
recorded their own version with much different lyrics.
Who's just in love
So much in love
So crazy in love
#25) Wilde, Marty: "Bad Boy" (1960) [45] {-} <194>
The last time I did a GOLQ, I wanted to use a song by Marty Wilde because I had
read a book in which one of the chapters was named for his daughter, Kim Wilde,
who has also had some pop music success. I decided to use the song he recorded
under the name Shannon, "Abergavenny," because it was a long-time guilty
pleasure of mine. I had only recently discovered that he charted several years
earlier with "Bad Boy." I still almost chose "Bad Boy" then because I had very
few pre-1964 songs in that quiz. In fact, one of the reasons I chose the
sub-theme of pre-1964 British songs for this quiz was to ensure that I got a
good number of songs from that era this time. And now I'm glad I didn't use
"Bad Boy" the last time so I could use it now.
I read somewhere that some of Marty Wilde's U.K. hits were covers of American
hits. When I first heard that he did a song called "Bad Boy," I thought it was
a cover of the Larry Williams song with this name that the Beatles also
recorded. But it is a different song.
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Tie-Breakers
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The search goes on in dollars
And the work goes on for dimes
The young ones chase the rainbows
Old folks think of younger times
You'll never catch a rainbow
But love may come to you
Hold it close, don't let it fade
You're a loser if you do
#T1) Ian & Sylvia: "The Lovin' Sound" (1967) [101] {-}
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Fricker were a Canadian duo. During the 1960s, their style
was folk music. "The Lovin' Sound" was their only entry on either the Hot 100
or Bubbling Under chart despite their popularity among folk music fans. Before
I chose this song to be a tie-breaker for this quiz, I ensured that it had not
been used as one before. This is something I usually do even though there is no
longer a rule against reusing a tie-breaker song.
This is the second GOLQ in a row that I have done in which one of the artists in
the quiz was present at the same time I was in a Maryland shopping center. Last
time, it was Sly Stone. This time it is Ian & Sylvia. This was in the early
1960s, during the folk music craze. I was about 10 years old and out shopping
with my mother. A crowd had gathered outside a record store. We learned that a
famous folksinging couple, Ian & Sylvia, were making a personal appearance there
that day. I didn't follow folk music then and had never heard of them. I wish
I had been interested in them so that I could go into the store and meet them.
Of course, I might not have been able to get close to them.
Oh, you'll be a big tycoon
Make a lot of money
Real soon
Make a lot of money
Just you wait
You'll turn out great
New York town
Upside down
#T2) Matthews, Shirley, and the Big Town Girls: "Big-Town Boy" (1964) [104]
{n/c} <122>
Shirley Matthews was a Black Canadian singer. At some point while searching for
Canadian artists, I came across the following Wikipedia entires:
20th Century Black Canadian women singers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_Black_Canadian_women_singers
20th Century Black Canadian male singers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_Black_Canadian_male_singers
I recognized Shirley Matthews' name on the list of women because I have this
song on a 4-CD set of girl group sound songs put out by Rhino. I looked to see
if it had charted so I could have a Black artist in this quiz, but it had only
Bubbled Under. Still, I decided I had to use it as a tie-breaker and didn't
even check to see if it had been used as such before. And it had, in GOLQ122,
with the same lyrics, although formatted differently. Would I have used it if I
had known it had been used before? Maybe, since there is no rule against this
now. In addition, this is the only song in this quiz from 1964. I didn't find
any names I could use on the list of male singers. I did find Dan Hill, who
began charting in the 1970s and sang a song I couldn't get enough of in 1977,
"Sometimes When We Touch."
Really Rockin' In Boston--In 1965, Shirley provided the alias Rickie James
Matthews to a talented singer named James Ambrose Johnson Jr. At that time,
Johnson arrived in the Toronto music scene as a draft-dodger and needed the new
name to help avoid detection. He would later sign with Motown, become very
successful, and shorten his stage name to Rick James ("Super Freak"). Also,
this song debuted on Toronto station CHUM chart as #50 on December 2, 1963, same
debut day as Beatles' "She Loves You" (#42). The Caravelles' song was #20 that
week. "She Loves You" debuted on the U.S. Top 100 weeks later on 1/25/1964. A
young Alex Trebek introduces her singing this song on the CBC-TV show MUSIC HOP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptfbfnkt8A
Some 45s show the artist as Shirley Matthews and The Big Town Girls, and some
just show it as Shirley Matthews; I accepted either form.
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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.
"Living Doll" was the only song with a score of 20.00 that did better than I
expected it to do. Although they didn't get perfect scores, "Expecting To Fly,"
"Johnny Jingo," "Bad Boy," and the tie-breaker "The Lovin' Sound" did better
than I expected them to do. "The Stroll" did worse than I expected it to do.
I have abbreviated some artist names to fit the song/artist on one line.
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.00 #01) Anka, Paul: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder"
T01 20.00 #02) Blood, Sweat & Tears: "Spinning Wheel"
T01 20.00 #05) Collins, Judy: "Both Sides Now"
T01 20.00 #08) Donegan, Lonnie, Skiffle Group: "Rock Island Line"
T01 20.00 #10) Guess Who, The: "These Eyes"
T01 20.00 #11) Harrison, Noel: "Suzanne"
T01 20.00 #12) Ifield, Frank: "I Remember You"
T01 20.00 #14) London, Laurie: "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)"
T01 20.00 #16) Mamas & The Papas, The: "Creeque Alley"
T01 20.00 #18) Monro, Matt: "My Kind of Girl"
T01 20.00 #19) Peter, Paul & Mary: "For Lovin' Me""
T01 20.00 #20) Richard, Cliff, and the Drifters: "Living Doll"
T01 20.00 #22) Springfields, The: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
T01 20.00 #23) Steppenwolf: "Born to Be Wild"
T01 20.00 #24) We Five: "You Were on My Mind"
T16 18.89 #03) Buffalo Springfield, The: "Expecting To Fly"
T16 18.89 #09) Four Lads, The: "Moments To Remember"
T18 17.78 #04) Caravelles, The: "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry"
T18 17.78 #15) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Six O'Clock"
T18 17.78 #17) Mills, Hayley: "Johnny Jingo"
T18 17.78 #25) Wilde, Marty: "Bad Boy"
22 16.67 #21) Robertson, Danko, Manuel, Hudson, Helm: "The Weight"
T23 15.56 #07) Diamonds, The: "The Stroll"
T23 15.56 #13) Kim, Andy: "Shoot 'Em Up Baby"
25 15.33 #T1) Ian & Sylvia: "The Lovin' Sound"
26 13.33 #06) Crew-Cuts, The: "Gum Drop"
27 8.89 #T2) Matthews, Shirley, and the Big Town Girls: "Big-Town Boy"
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Regina Litman <GOLQ467@golq.org>