RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 292 (GOLQ292)
The GOLQ Institute
Three teams tied for first with perfect scores - congratulations to
Delphi Trivia Club, The EJ's & Co., and The GenaTeam!
Just off the pace by a single tie-breaker were Really Rockin' in Boston
and Will McCorry. The Gypsy's Caravan also did very well, missing only
one regular song.
After each song, I've given one or more YouTube links. Audio fidelity and
permanence of links are not guaranteed!
As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The June 2011 quiz (GOLQ #293)
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 "&".)
Place ID # on
Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s)
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T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club (Russ, Jags, ClueLess, Marlnoe,
HQR, Lauren,) <billp49&pd.jaring.my> 7 40-60
T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. (Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Mitch, Kyra,
Vinnie) <brombere&matc.edu> 6 24+
T01 500++ GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 6 42-63
T04 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
T04 500+. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 53
06 480++ GC THE GYPSY'S CARAVAN <IrisS&aol.com> 4 39+
07 400++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
08 380.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 58,61,59,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> --, 58
09 370.. MT Mick Tursky <eriador1972&yahoo.com> 1 --
10 340+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&comcast.net> 2 64,59
11 240+. BP Bonnie T. & Pat <no net access> 2 --
12 180.. DE DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 various
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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. For songs 01-25,
a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero
indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers
(songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit,
an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess.
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
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
DT 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 ++
GT 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 ++
RR 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 +.
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 +.
GC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 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 ++
CO . 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 ..
MT 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 10 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 ..
NA . . 20 . 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
BP . . 20 . 20 . . . . . 20 . . 20 20 . . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +.
DE . . 20 . 20 . 20 . . . . 20 . 20 . . . . . 20 20 20 0 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 #292 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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I've known your kiss
And I've been close to heaven
The thrill of this
Will last me 'til my life is through
#01) The Ames Brothers: "Forever Darling" (1956) [35] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjZBsyJvgoE
[Title song from the 1956 movie, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.]
I know you got things to do
But everybody's expecting you
#02) Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: "Let's Go Again (Where We Went
Last Night)" (1961) [39] {17}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuw6nOCapI
Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth
With those beautiful queens
#03) Freddie Cannon: "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
(1959/60) [3] {14} <54><157><181>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KFYRfq5oio (Peerless Quartet, 1922)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XXe_5k_kno (Freddie Cannon)
[Originally a hit in 1922, most prominently by The Peerless Quartet.
Cannon's version omits several of the original verses. Most of his
releases give his first name as "Freddy," but this is one of several
that spell it "Freddie."]
Ooh, you got to do anything you wanna
Yeah! Got to got to love you
Yeah! Let me let me hold you
Yeah! Let me let me squeeze you
#04) The Chambers Brothers: "I Can't Turn You Loose" (1968/69) [37] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1EVpTAhDEk (Otis Redding)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d4-_BliGko (Chambers Brothers)
[Written by Otis Redding, who often performed it live. Redding's version
was released as the B-side of "Just One More Day" in 1965.]
Now do you want my love
Or are we through?
#05) Dale & Grace: "I'm Leaving It Up To You" (1963/64) [1] {6} <34><135>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx8FS2F3eHw (Don & Dewey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQtRxO_s4pM (Dale & Grace)
[Written and first recorded by Don & Dewey (Don Harris & Dewey Terry)
in 1957.]
You know we'll never get along
It makes me feel so blue
I'd go away, but what's the use?
I'd come right back to you
#06) The DeCastro Sisters: "Boom Boom Boomerang" (1955) [17] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKkqhBQfLgI
[The bass voice is Thurl Ravenscroft. Thurl had a long and illustrious
career, but he was undoubtedly best known as the voice of "Tony the Tiger"
in decades of "Frosted Flakes" commercials - not to mention, the guy who
sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."]
Speak to her, Mister Rainbow
And take her under your branches, Mister Tree
#07) Tommy Edwards: "Please Mr. Sun" (1959) [11] {18} <47><151>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWqf8Chhbj4 (Johnnie Ray, 1952)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIF_x_8kR8 (Tommy Edwards, 1959)
[Three artists charted with this song in 1952: Edwards himself
(different from his 1959 release), Perry Como, and Johnnie Ray.
The Vogues had a charting version in 1966.]
I appreciate your understanding of my generation's need for individuality
And need to rebel against the long file of look-alike faces
For us, there was a simple answer: hair
Hair on the face and hair on the head - lots of it
#08) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad" (1967) [93] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBU6GkseD1w (Victor Lundberg)
http://www.6lyrics.com/a_letter_to_dad-lyrics-every_father_s_teenage_son.aspx
[Spoken-word answer to Victor Lundberg's spoken-word tirade "An Open Letter
to My Teenage Son."]
Two train tickets to L.A.
One round-trip the other way
I'll make my bed with feather balls
I start to move when forever calls
#09) Jose Feliciano: "Hitchcock Railway" (1968) [77] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BVXS_6hU8
You ask her if she loves you
She answers "I do"
Your heart starts glowing inside
And then you will know she is just for you
#10) The Five Satins: "To The Aisle" (1957) [25] {5} <6><105>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMFosgDfAQY
[Fred Parris has been the group's lead singer through most of its history,
from its founding in 1954 until the present day. However, this song was
recorded during his army service, when he was replaced by Bill Baker
on lead.]
I could love you, but why begin it?
'Cause there ain't any future in it
#11) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli: "Bye, Bye, Baby
(Baby Goodbye)" (1965) [12] {-} <11><119>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrhqR8TDZA
When we walk
You like to hold my hand
And when we talk
You tell me I'm your man
#12) Bobby Goldsboro: "Little Things" (1965) [13] {-} <48>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDerxPB7OPA
While we're dancing face to face
Oh, my darling, let's embrace
We'll be drifting into space
#13) Merv Griffin: "The Charanga" (1961) [69] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIkXFG50AkM
[Although Merv is best remembered today as a talk-show host (and as
the inventor of the "Jeopardy!" game show), he was a successful
big-band singer in the '40s and early '50s.]
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
#14) Bobby Hebb: "Sunny" (1966) [2] {3} <17><139>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbUl_E-R91Q (1966 hit version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2cyRZ3Jpfk (1976 disco version)
[Hebb passed away in August 2010, at 72. His disco-era remake,
entitled "Sunny '76," grazed the R&B chart (#94) in January '76.]
So many people need me
I've got so much, so much to do
But when my travelin' is over
#15) The Hollies: "Pay You Back With Interest" (1967) [28] {-} <32><125>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVIr92l87A
[See notes for song #19.]
I paid 300 years or more
Of slave-drivin' sweat and welts on my back
#16) The Impressions: "This Is My Country" (1968/69) [25] {8} <143>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlF2GzfU7DE
But I know that she's a girl
Just you wait and see
#17) Jan & Dean: "Baby Talk" (1959) [10] {28} <13><214>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vayp3AeezdE (Laurels)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvbhaIzZ5qQ (Jan & Dean)
[Originally recorded in 1958 by The Laurels. Rich Ardini noted that the
line "just you wait and see" also appears in Jan & Dean's follow-up
recording, "There's a Girl."]
The lawn we were proud of
Is wavin' in hay
Our beautiful garden
Has withered away
#18) Little Willie John: "A Cottage For Sale" (1960) [63] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4R36yxJRc
[Originally a hit song from 1930, most notably by Guy Lombardo & His
Royal Canadians. Mike Weaver mentioned the sad coda to Willie's
life: Convicted of manslaughter in 1966, died in prison in 1968
at age 30.]
You just took the coward's way to say goodbye
How would you feel here in my place?
#19) Keith: "Tell Me To My Face" (1967) [37] {-} <134>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apLyNyUppeM (Hollies)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr4mSuFDmlE (Keith)
[Originally done by The Hollies, on their 1966 "For Certain Because ..." LP
(album was titled "Stop! Stop! Stop!" in the U.S.), featuring lead vocals
by Graham Nash. All songs on this album, which also contained song #15
above, were co-written by the Hollies' Nash, Allan Clarke, and Tony Hicks.]
You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
#20) The Mamas & The Papas: "California Dreamin'" (1966) [4] {-} <12><143><211>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7szheL6vc (Barry McGuire)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0UcQDUR-fU (Mamas & Papas)
[Written by John & Michelle Phillips in 1963, shortly after their marriage.
When The Mamas & The Papas formed in 1965, they got their foot in the door
with producer Lou Adler at Dunhill Records via their friendship with Barry
McGuire. In gratitude, they offered "California Dreamin' to McGuire, who
recorded the song first, with the group providing backing vocals. His
version was released on his 1965 album "This Precious Time." Instrumentals
were provided by members of the famed "Wrecking Crew": Hal Blaine (drums),
Joe Osborn (bass), Larry Knechtel (piano), and P. F. Sloan (guitar).
Adler wanted the group to re-make the song for their own first single,
which they did shortly after McGuire's version was cut. The original
instrumental backing was re-used, with all vocals (and McGuire's harmonica
solo) wiped, and new vocals and a flute solo were recorded. A faint trace
of McGuire's original vocals can be heard under the song's opening "All the
leaves are brown" line, particularly in the stereo mix (linked above) - his
distinctive rasp can be made out at low volume on the left channel. Some
sources claim that traces of his harmonica can also be heard beneath the
flute solo, but I can't detect this.
The song's alto flute solo was performed by Bud Shank, a prominent jazz
sax/flute player, who happened to be recording in an adjacent studio that
day. He was asked to provide the solo on the spur of the moment, and he
improvised it over the chord chart. In an interview, Adler recalled that
Shank actually recorded two takes, one an octave higher than the other.
What appears to be an octave jump during the solo was actually created by
editing the two takes together.]
Just because you've become a young man now
There's still some things that you don't understand now
#21) The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson): "Shop Around"
(1960/61) [2] {1} <10><153>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLY74jXJ_b0 (original "Detroit" version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGXa3FiXKM (national hit version)
[The group's original version was a local hit in the Detroit area. Berry
Gordy felt that it was too gritty/bluesy to be a national hit, so he had
the group re-record it weeks later in a smoother, more up-tempo style.]
We've already said "so long"
#22) The Moody Blues: "Go Now!" (1965) [10] {-} <47><115><211>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yq7R3vHTQg (Bessie Banks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS3ixmsQgCk (Moody Blues)
[Originally recorded in 1964 by Bessie Banks, and co-written for her by
her ex-husband, Larry Banks. The Moody Blues' version features Denny Laine
on lead vocals; he left the group after their first album, and is probably
best known for his 1970's stint with Paul McCartney in Wings.]
Little girl, now you're mine
Come-a let me hug you
#23) Johnny Preston: "Feel So Fine" (1960) [14] {-} <121>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFbS_nVA-KI (Shirley & Lee)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOqSqMDuBSU (Johnny Preston)
[Johnny died on March 4, 2011, at age 71. This record was a remake of
Shirley & Lee's 1955 R&B hit "Feel So Good." The gimmick of Johnny
singing one verse in falsetto evokes Shirley's soprano.]
And there's no need to take a stand
For it was I who chose to start
#24) Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts: "Angel Of The Morning"
(1968) [7] {-} <11><144>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drm29EmXjW0 (Evie Sands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUNVm1k3nU (Merrilee Rush & Turnabouts)
[Originally recorded in 1967 by Evie Sands; with Evie's usual bad luck,
the label she recorded it for (Cameo/Parkway) was in the process of
going under, so her record was never properly distributed.]
It's a year since he was here
Kentucky bluebird, fly away
#25) Dionne Warwick: "Message To Michael" (1966) [8] {5} <69><237>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rF15ugZN5U (Lou Johnson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrc2E61DDk (Dionne Warwick)
[This Bacharach/David composition was first recorded by Jerry Butler in
1962, as "Message to Martha," and was first released on his 1963 LP
"Need to Belong." Lou Johnson's 1964 version, as "Kentucky Bluebird
(Send a Message to Martha)," bubbled under at #104.]
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Tie-Breakers
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You broke the rules
You laid it down for all to see
You laid it down for all to see
#T1) The Beatles: "Sexy Sadie" (1968) [-] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1WlhgbqG3g ("I've Been Good to You")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IcK4S5lDE0 ("Sexy Sadie")
[John Lennon cited The Miracles' "I've Been Good to You" (bubbled under
at #103 in '62; B-side of "What's So Good About Goodbye") as a favorite.
That song's first line is a clear influence: "Look what you've done,
you've made a fool out of someone" became "What have you done, you made
a fool of everyone." "Sexy Sadie" was written after the group's 1968 trip
to India, arising from Lennon's disillusionment with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
In fact, John originally entitled the song "Maharishi," but was convinced
(by George, reportedly) to change the title/lyrics so as to euphemize who
it was he was criticizing.]
Well, you know that I love you so
You're the sweetest thing in the wor-orld
#T2) The Monarchs: "Pretty Little Girl" (1956) [-] {-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yM1pby4mH0
[Mike Weaver cited later versions by The Dreamweavers and The El
Sierros, both circa 1963.]
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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 #03) Freddie Cannon: "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
(1959/60) [3] {14} <54><157><181>
20.00 #05) Dale & Grace: "I'm Leaving It Up To You"
(1963/64) [1] {6} <34><135>
20.00 #14) Bobby Hebb: "Sunny" (1966) [2] {3} <17><139>
20.00 #20) The Mamas & The Papas: "California Dreamin'"
(1966) [4] {-} <12><143><211>
20.00 #21) The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson): "Shop Around"
(1960/61) [2] {1} <10><153>
20.00 #22) The Moody Blues: "Go Now!" (1965) [10] {-} <47><115><211>
20.00 #24) Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts: "Angel Of The Morning"
(1968) [7] {-} <11><144>
18.33 #07) Tommy Edwards: "Please Mr. Sun" (1959) [11] {18} <47><151>
18.33 #11) The 4 Seasons featuring the "sound" of Frankie Valli: "Bye, Bye,
Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (1965) [12] {-} <11><119>
18.33 #12) Bobby Goldsboro: "Little Things" (1965) [13] {-} <48>
18.33 #25) Dionne Warwick: "Message To Michael" (1966) [8] {5} <69><237>
16.67 #08) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad" (1967) [93] {-}
16.67 #15) The Hollies: "Pay You Back With Interest"
(1967) [28] {-} <32><125>
16.67 #16) The Impressions: "This Is My Country" (1968/69) [25] {8} <143>
16.67 #23) Johnny Preston: "Feel So Fine" (1960) [14] {-} <121>
15.83 #17) Jan & Dean: "Baby Talk" (1959) [10] {28} <13><214>
15.00 #10) The Five Satins: "To The Aisle" (1957) [25] {5} <6><105>
15.00 #T1) The Beatles: "Sexy Sadie" (1968) [-] {-}
13.33 #02) Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: "Let's Go Again (Where We Went
Last Night)" (1961) [39] {17}
13.33 #04) The Chambers Brothers: "I Can't Turn You Loose" (1968/69) [37] {-}
13.33 #18) Little Willie John: "A Cottage For Sale" (1960) [63] {-}
13.33 #19) Keith: "Tell Me To My Face" (1967) [37] {-} <134>
11.67 #01) The Ames Brothers: "Forever Darling" (1956) [35] {-}
11.67 #09) Jose Feliciano: "Hitchcock Railway" (1968) [77] {-}
10.00 #06) The DeCastro Sisters: "Boom Boom Boomerang" (1955) [17] {-}
10.00 #13) Merv Griffin: "The Charanga" (1961) [69] {-}
8.33 #T2) The Monarchs: "Pretty Little Girl" (1956) [-] {-}
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