From: Rich Ardini <golq470@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 470 (GOLQ470)
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 18:06:51 -0400 (EDT)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #470 (GOLQ470)
There was a three-way tie for first place. Congratulations to Tri-State Trivia
(first to submit), Vito & The Salutations and Village Idiots, all with perfect
scores. The E.J's and Co. and The Coasters just missed by tie-breakers. The
broad theme was travel with a geographic name in every song, artist or lyrics.
The average score was 451. Nine songs were identified by all teams. Teams that
submitted Puzzler answers are Barry Silk, 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. GOLQ #471 will be posted soon, if not already.
- 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++ TS Tri-State Trivia <lowtekman5&aol.com> 7 -
T01 500++ VS Vito & The Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 5 boomers
T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy)
<MrJaded, ARE7, Clete6 all at &aol.com> 3 -
04 500.+ EJ The EJ's & Co. (Ellis, Kevin, Vinnie,
Mitch, Everett) <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 5 60+
05 500.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 73, 77, 73,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 73
06 490++ RP Randy Price <randypny&aol.com > 1 74
07 490+. BS Barry Silk <bcs00&hotmailcom> 1 70+
08 480+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 68
09 460+. TT Team Teitellion (Howard T, Tom P, Patty T)
<hat_pat&yahoo.com> 3 60s, 70s
10 400++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 -
11 400.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rfbluestein&gmail.com> 5 70s,80s
12 380+. TH Tony and Rob Hardy <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 2 78, 74
13 260.. CM Curt Miller <saginaw1949&comcast.net> 1 77
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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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
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 ++
VS 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 ++
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 .+
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 ..
RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 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 10 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 +.
TT 20 20 29 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 ++
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 20 ..
TH 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 +.
CM . 20 . 20 20 10 . . . 20 10 . 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 #470 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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Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #470
Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969
Due 5:00 p.m. EDT (GMT-5) on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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She must be givin' 'em quite a thrill
The way they flock to her door
She throws those come-hither glances
At every Tom, Dick and Joe
#01) Ames Brothers, The: "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane"
(1954/55) [3] {-} <294><345>
Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymoonin' down by the Seine
#02) Beatles, The: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"
(1969) [8] {-} <126><258><355><412>
But what happens when the statue on the pedestal
Comes crumblin' to the ground
I don't want to be around
To see the sorrow on her face
When she thinks I let her down
#03) Brooklyn Bridge, The, Featuring Johnny Maestro: "Blessed Is The Rain"
(1969) [45] {-} <81><186>
Angels sing, leather wing
Jeans of blue, Harley Davidsons too
#04) Burdon, Eric, & The Animals: "San Franciscan Nights"
(1967) [9] {-} <75><168>
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin'
#05) Campbell, Glen: "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"
(1967/68) [26] {-} <109><278><328>
He's drivin' in tonight from California
He loves his damn ol' rodeo, as much as he loves me
#06) Collins, Judy: "Someday Soon" (1969) [55] {-} <81><217>
It might have been in County Down
Or in New York, in gay Paree, or even London Town
#07) Crosby, Bing: "Around The World" (1957) [25] {-} <126><310>
I was there to steal her money
Take her rings and run
Then I fell in love with the lady
And got away with none
The lady's name was Susan Moore
Her daddy read the law
#08) Darin, Bobby: "Lady Came From Baltimore" (1967) [62] {-}
He calls me his princess of the Nile
But I laugh at him
And I say to myself
Isn't he silly and doesn't he talk like a child
#09) Dey, Tracey: "Teenage Cleopatra" (1963) [75] {-}
I've got my suitcase in my hand
Now ain't that a shame?
#10) Domino, Fats: "Walking To New Orleans" (1960) [6] {2} <52><310><383>
Now if you're ever in Houston, boy
Well, you better do it right
Hey, you better not gamble, boy
And you better not fight
#11) Evans, Paul: "Midnite Special" (1960) [16] {-} <216><328>
Some people go to school
To try to learn how to teach
Some people go to school
To try to learn how to preach
But if you preach after goin' to school
Be sure you preach and teach the golden rule
#12) Ford, "Tennessee" Ernie: "That's All" (1956) [17] {-} <273>
We don't care what your name is, boy
#13) Gerry and The Pacemakers: "Ferry Cross The Mersey"
(1965) [6] {-} <46><200><340>
EJ: Ellis and his wife rode the actual ferry during a visit to Liverpool
2 years ago. Not surprisingly, the ferry played this record during the trip
down the river.
Tweedly deedly dee goes the bird
But the sound of your little voice, darling
Is the sweetest sound I've ever heard
#14) Hollywood Flames, The: "Buzz-Buzz-Buzz"
(1957/58) [11] {5} <26><137><280><332>
I was Queen of France
And at a royal palace dance
I waltzed all night with the Prince of Timbuktu
#15) Johnson, Betty: "I Dreamed" (1956/57) [9] {-} <69><254>
Oklahoma City, yes I know that she won't treat me cruel
Denver Colorado never made me feel like such a fool
These are only cities, but they're cities without you
#16) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Never Going Back" (1968) [73] {-} <126><284>
QM: After John Sebastian left for a solo career, Kama Sutra let drummer Joe
Butler record essentially a solo album "Revelation : Revolution '69" credited
to the Lovin' Spoonful featuring Joe Butler. The remaining band members were
not involved. This song was one of two single releases from the album.
It was written by John Stewart (ex-Kingston Trio). It is likely a song that
received more airplay on Boston radio than other cities. I liked Joe's voice
on the few songs that he sang lead in the original group.
On this album, besides this song, I liked his version of "Me About You".
https://youtu.be/o0iCAgTMqo0?si=Kg_7alocp1jrjYmf
TT: The label has an inside joke: "Produced By Chip Douglas For The Douglas F.
Hatlelid Foundation". Douglas Farthing Hatlelid was Chip's actual name.
Destination: Bangor, Maine
#17) Miller, Roger: "King Of The Road" (1965) [4] {-} <68><136><256><420>
Grew up in a rusty shack
All I had was hangin' on my back
Only you know how I loathe
This place called
#18) Nashville Teens, The: "Tobacco Road"
(1964) [14] {n/c} <25><108><191><281><345><378>
And though they say that East is East and West is West
And never the twain shall meet
Each morning I face her window
And pray that our love can be
#19) Pitney, Gene: "Mecca" (1963) [12] {-} <6><115>
We gonna take a little trip up to Norfolk
Just to see them build a great big ship
We gonna take a trip over to New Orleans
Just to see the girls shake their hips
#20) Ray and Bob: "Air Travel" (1962) [99] {-} <81><162>
QM: Another song that likely received more airplay on Boston radio than in
other markets.
Layin' in a Bombay alley, next day
#21) Rivers, Johnny: "Secret Agent Man" (1966) [3] {-} <7><105><168><294>
Honey in the beehive
Honeybunch
Every time you kiss me
Hits me like a punch
#22) Ryder, Mitch, and The Detroit Wheels: "Sock It To Me-Baby!"
(1967) [6] {-} <49><119><235>
QM: Two entries confused these lyrics with another Mitch Ryder song.
Teeny bopper, my teenage lover
I caught your wave last night
It sent my mind a-wonderin'
You're such a groove, please don't move
Please stay in my love house by the river
#23) Sir Douglas Quintet, The: "Mendocino" (1969) [27] {-} <65><332>
QM: Sadly, Augie Meyers, the last original member of this group, passed away
during this quiz.
Sweet perfume
Those little old roses bloom
And I want to walk with you
My whole life through
#24) Wallace, Jerry, with The Jewels: "Primrose Lane"
(1959/60) [8] {12} <20><273><348>
L.A. is a great big freeway
#25) Warwick, Dionne: "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
(1968) [10] {23} <56><126><215><332>
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Tie-Breakers
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Condemned in Cleveland and banished from Baltimore
She is now taboo in Philly and St. Lou
And Chicage doesn't dig her anymore
#T1) Griffin, Merv: "Banned In Boston" (1961) [101] {-}
We're goin' to the A-pol-lo
And we'll dig the crazy show
I got my crazy little babe
And boys, we're gonna have some fun
Well, we'll stop in the baby grand
Dig those cats on Bandstand
From there to some cafe'
Where the food is okay
#T2) Harrison, Wilbert: "Goodbye Kansas City" (1960) [102] {-}
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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 #02) Beatles, The: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"
20.0 #05) Campbell, Glen: "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"
20.0 #10) Domino, Fats: "Walking To New Orleans"
20.0 #13) Gerry and The Pacemakers: "Ferry Cross The Mersey"
20.0 #17) Miller, Roger: "King Of The Road"
20.0 #18) Nashville Teens, The: "Tobacco Road"
20.0 #21) Rivers, Johnny: "Secret Agent Man"
20.0 #24) Wallace, Jerry, with The Jewels: "Primrose Lane"
20.0 #25) Warwick, Dionne: "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
19.2 #11) Evans, Paul: "Midnite Special"
18.5 #01) Ames Brothers, The: "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane"
18.5 #04) Burdon, Eric, & The Animals: "San Franciscan Nights"
18.5 #07) Crosby, Bing: "Around The World"
18.5 #08) Darin, Bobby: "Lady Came From Baltimore"
18.5 #14) Hollywood Flames, The: "Buzz-Buzz-Buzz"
18.5 #19) Pitney, Gene: "Mecca"
17.7 #06) Collins, Judy: "Someday Soon"
16.9 #03) Brooklyn Bridge, The, Featuring Johnny Maestro: "Blessed Is The Rain"
16.9 #22) Ryder, Mitch, and The Detroit Wheels: "Sock It To Me-Baby!"
16.9 #23) Sir Douglas Quintet, The: "Mendocino"
15.4 #09) Dey, Tracey: "Teenage Cleopatra"
15.4 #12) Ford, "Tennessee" Ernie: "That's All"
15.4 #15) Johnson, Betty: "I Dreamed"
13.8 #16) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Never Going Back"
13.8 #T1) Griffin, Merv: "Banned In Boston"
12.3 #20) Ray and Bob: "Air Travel"
9.2 #T2) Harrison, Wilbert: "Goodbye Kansas City"
PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Puzzler!
The answers:
01) Think Twice (Brook Benton)
02) Turn Around, Look At Me (The Vogues)
03) Letter Full Of Tears (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
04) The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (The Marvelettes)
05) I Will Follow Him (Little Peggy March)
06) Endless Sleep (Jody Reynolds)
07) I'm Into Something Good (Herman's Hermits)
08) Hello Stranger (Barbara Lewis)
09) Over And Over (Dave Clark Five)
10) I'm On The Outside (Looking In) (Little Anthony and the Imperials)
11) Some Enchanted Evening (Jay & the Americans)
12) Call Me Mr. In-Between (Burl Ives)
13) See You In September (The Happenings)
14) I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Tony Bennett)
15) New Orleans (U.S. Bonds)
16) Spanish Eyes (Al Martino)
17) Four Walls (Jim Reeves)
18) Sunny Afternoon (The Kinks)
19) Love Is Strange (Mickey and Sylvia)
20) All Shook Up (Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires)
21) Baby Scratch My Back (Slim Harpo)
22) Runaround Sue (Dion)
23) She's About A Mover (Sir Douglas Quintet)
24) Piece Of My Heart (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
25) Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (Jerry Lee Lewis)
26) Harlem Shuffle (Bob & Earl)
27) Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
28) Deep In The Heart Of Texas (Duane Eddy)
29) Theme From The Apartment (Ferrante & Teicher)
30) A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (The Monkees)
Hope you had fun!