Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 17:12:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #162 (GOLQ162) From: Rich Ardini Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #162 (GOLQ162) Welcome to GOLQ 162. It's the end of summer and everyone should go somewhere. Someplace different this quiz. There is a loose theme that connects all the songs. This quiz ends at 5:00 PM EST (GMT-5) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 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 #162 Recordings #01-25 were from 1956 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM EST, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beyond the seas of thought Beyond the realm of what Across the streams of hopes and dreams Where things are really not #01) And so the music it goes on and on All through the night until the breaking of dawn I hear a bird, a-ya-ya, in a tree He sings a pretty little melody #02) The girl that's driving me mad is going away #03) And if something don't change I'll be an old maid all my life But I keep hoping somebody will climb this mountain And take me to the valley to be his wife #04) Just take a left at the bridge Go down to Quakenpass Ridge And in a minute you're there #05) Well, I'm gonna pack my clothes and leave tonight I gotta big sugar daddy that's a waitin' to hold me tight His kisses knock me off my feet I want to go where lovin' is sweet #06) I want you to take me where I belong Where hearts has been broken with a kiss and a song Spend the rest of my days, without any cares #07) One kiss from you and my whole body starts to actin' strange You shake up all my hormones, you put me through a change This chemical reaction isn't easy to refine You drive me to distraction, you disturb my peace of mind #08) You've been gone a week And I tried so hard Not to be the cryin' kind Not to be the girl you left behind #09) The land where every dream you dream comes true But last night when we shared a kiss I'm very sure of this That magic land came in view And I saw golden skies, and birds of paradise #10) She left her neighborhood in which, everyone was filthy rich She left her parent's home and strayed With the vagabond who made Vows of love she'd never heard and she believed his every word She left no forwarding address #11) Cross o'er the river, beyond every cloud She's passed the wind, blowing loud #12) Hearts full of motors painted green Mouths full of chocolate-covered cream #13) Said to the man at the railroad station I want a ticket just for one He said, well, if you insist But, where you want to go to, miss? #14) Funny, you're a girl who goes travelin' Rather than settlin' down Funny, 'cause I'd love to go travelin' #15) In the town of broken dreams The streets are filled with regret #16) Two wheels a-turnin', one girl a-yearnin' Big motor burnin' the road I'll ride the highway, I'm going my way I'll leave a story untold Pretty girls behind me, but pretty girls are everywhere #17) All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go #18) After school is over, we can have some fun Bring the boys, and baby, I want you to come All my girlfriends are gonna be there (We'll be there), let me tell you where #19) It's down at the end of Lonely Street #20) We gonna take a trip around the world (three more times) We gonna take a trip around the world (two more times) We gonna take a trip around the world (one more time) We gonna take a trip around the world #21) I'm not a thousand miles away #22) I thought that I could find a clear road ahead But I found stoplights instead #23) I'm goin' back down to my home town Goin' down to the greyhound station Gonna buy me a one way fare Good lord's willing and the creeks don't rise Why tomorrow, I'll be right there #24) Got to be free, baby, to roam around All my life I've been like this If you love me it's your own risk When the dust hit my shoe I got the urge to move #25) ----------------------- T I E - B R E A K E R S ----------------------- So raise your glass, we'll drink a toast To the little man who sells you thrills along the pier He'll take you up, he'll bring you down He'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground He flies so high, he swoops so low He knows exactly which way he's gonna go #T1) I got a little girl who's sweet as she can be And I know she belongs to me She don't come from no town She don't come from no city She lives way down in #T2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ------------------------------------------------------------------------