Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:33:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200004252133.RAA17927@world.std.com> Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #157 (GOLQ157) From: Rich Ardini Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #157 (GOLQ157) Welcome to GOLQ 157, a GOLQ that is sure to grow on you. There is a loose theme that connects all the songs. This quiz ends at 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Please E-mail, DO NOT POST, answers to: golq&hotmail.com, or to rea01803&mediaone.net [replace '&' with '@', '01803' are all numbers] I will acknowledge receipt of entries via e-mail. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within a few days, or are nervous about the deadline, you may call me at +1 781.273.2035. 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Rich Ardini ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #157 Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, May 16, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would write a melody that would tell her Create a spell for her Ring a bell for her And let her know how much I fell for her #01) Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona For some California grass #02) I realize the way your eyes deceived me With tender looks that I mistook for love So take away the flowers that you gave me And send the kind that you remind me of #03) Time will bring the foreign plain Through the airs that brought the rain But in the gardens of the moon Time is held within the silver spoon #04) In the land of the dreamy scenes A-there's a Garden of Eden A-you know what I mean #05) Murmur to the night To hide the starry light So none will find me sighing And crying all alone #06) I carry your books I give you looks that say I love you I send you flowers Spend my hours thinking of you #07) He rocks in the tree-top all the day long #08) You saw us together, so you ought to know Just why I feel like I do Do me a favor I beg of you, Joe Play me a heartache or two When a romance sours, smiles are just a lie #09) There's an ample number of apple trees Seven million fish in the seven seas Lots of apple trees, more than seven seas #10) If you did then you would surely know Love is like the flowers Takes a lot of hours If you really want to know #11) I'm not kidding myself I know just where I fit in your plans So don't you start kidding yourself I'm not the fool you think I am Oh, you toy with me just like I was your rubber ball #12) Now I'm as blue as I know how to be I can't call you on the phone I can't even see you at your home So I'm sending you this present #13) And it makes trees grow tall And the most important thing of all It makes a boy and girl, oh Say they feel so fine now (feel so fine) #14) I have tried to make you love me I've done everything your way And I'm crying for the words you'll never say You think love is an illusion That must end in sad conclusion If that's what you feel, that's just how it will be #15) Time to let the rain fall without the help of man Time to let the trees grow tall, now if they only can Time to let our children live in a land that's free #16) Could it be we were hot-wired? Late one night, while very tired They stole our minds and thought we'd never know it With a bottle in each hand, too late to try to understand We don't care where it lands, we just throw it #17) Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium #18) Roses are red All the leaves have gone green And the clouds are so low You can touch them and so Come out to the meadow #19) The way she moves her hips up to her fingertips I feel I'm heaven bound And when she starts to sway, I've gotta say She really moves the grass around #20) Maybe over there I'll get a start Only hope by leavin' I don't break his heart The more important part Than any record on the chart #21) And a walk in the garden Wears me down Tangled in the fallen vines Pickin' up the punchlines #22) You can't see the forest for the trees #23) No paint was on the door (no paint was on the door) The grass grew through the floor (the grass grew through the floor) Of Tony's two by four (of Tony's two by four) #24) The sun is shining, yeah Stars are bright, yeah Everything's fine, love, yeah Baby, everything's right A-yeah-yeah-yeah, baby, everything's right A-yeah-yeah-yeah, baby, everything's right #25) ----------------------- T I E - B R E A K E R S ----------------------- And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever #T1) Prince Charming, I will be on two white steeds To bring you dappled, diamond crowns And climb your tower, Sleeping Beauty 'Fore you ever know I've left the ground You can wear a Cinderella, Snow White, Alice Wonderlanded gown Come watch the low colors fade, blazing Into petaled sprays #T2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ------------------------------------------------------------------------