From: jil@donuts0.bellcore.com (Jamie Lubin)
Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #35 (GOLQ35) Results & Answers
Reply-To: jil@donuts0.bellcore.com (Jamie Lubin)
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 17:37:26 GMT

RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #35 (GOLQ35)

Congratulations to Barry Silk & Joe Haertel on their narrow victory.  As can
be seen by the scores below, this was a comparatively easy quiz.  Excellent
scores were also turned it by the Schuberts, Team Teitelbaum, the Ron Crandalls,
Without Jamie, Team Dorin, the Norm Crandall team & the Old Folks at DG.  Good
totals were achieved by UNM, Irish & the Mike Hubbard team.  Several other
teams had respectable showings too.

Thanks to all who took time to enter.

Howard Teitelbaum has already posted GOLQ36 which is due 1/5/93.

                              Jamie jil@donuts0.bellcore.com

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There is a "+" after Score below for each tie-breaker answered correctly; a
"-" indicates partial credit.  An "x" indicates a totally incorrect guess.

Pos.                                                               # on
    Score    Name           E-mail address                         team  age(s)
1   474++ BJ Barry Silk & Joe Haertel  <no net access>               2   40,41
2   460   RS Rick & Kathy Schubert  rick.schubert@SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM 2   40,43
3   449   HB Howard & Bonnie Teitelbaum  hat@floyd.att.com           2   34,42
4   447   RC Ron & Sally Crandall  RMC@PSUVM.PSU.EDU                 2   41,41
5   405   WJ Without Jamie  mzm@pyuxf.bellcore.com                   7   33-40s
6   399 + BD Bob Dorin, Chris Reeve, Nina & Sheila  dorin@ksr.com    4   43-?
T7  386   NC Norm, Kathy & Carol  crandall@iseeu.enet.dec.com        3   36-38
T7  386 x DG The Old Folks at DG  cochran@dg-rtp.dg.com              7  various
9   320   UN UNM  dave@ariel.unm.edu                                 7   38.7+
10  318   IR Irish  irish@macbeth.ocpt.ccur.com                      1    49
11  276   MH Mike Hubbard & Team  76424.1703@CompuServe.COM          2    40s
12  275   GT The Genasys Team  jonog@g2syd.genasys.com.au            5  various
13  256 + DF Don Fausett  dfausett@zach.fit.edu                      1    52
14  227   DR Deb Smith & Rich Kulawiec  rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu     2     ?
15  224   TO Tom O'Connor  oconnor@i88.isc.com                       1    33
16  162   CC Charles Carraher  ccarrah@valhalla.wright.edu           1    28
17  119   DE David Ewing  david@avalanche.com                        1    37
18  103   SL Steven Levine  steven@aspen.cray.com                    1    36
19   97   DO Dutch Officials  Adri.Verhoef@rivm.nl                   ?  various
20   59 + DV David Mattingly  damatt01@ulkyvx.ct.louisville.edu      1    24
21   28   RW Reina Weinberg                                          ?     ?

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
BJ 20  0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 19 19 18 20 20 20 20 20
RS  0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  - 20 20 20 20 20
HB 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  9 20 20 20 20 20  - 20 20 20  - 20
RC 20  0 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0 20 20 20 19 18 20 20 20 20 20
WJ 20 19 20 18 10 20 20 20 20 18  - 20 20  9 20 18 18 19 18  - 20 20 18  - 20
BD 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20  3 20 20 20 20  9 20 18  - 19 20  - 20 20 20  0 20
NC 20  - 20 20 10 20 20 20  3  - 20 20 20 19  - 18 20 20 20  - 18 20 20 20 18
DG  - 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20  - 19 20 20  - 20 18 20 20 19  - 20 20 20  - 20
UN 20 10 20 18  8 20 10 20 20  -  0 20 20  0  - 18  - 19 19  - 20 20 20  - 18
IR 20 20 20 20 20 20  -  0 20 20  - 20 20  0 20 20 20 19 19  -  -  -  - 20  -
MH 10 19 20 18 10 20 20 20  -  - 20 20  6 18  0 18  -  9  -  - 10 10 10  - 18
GT  - 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  -  - 20 20  9 10 18 10 19 19  -  -  -  -  -  -
DF  - 19 20 10 20 20 20 20 20  -  - 20 20  9 20 18 20  -  -  -  -  0  -  -  -
DR 10  - 10 20 10 20 20 20 11  - 10 20  -  -  - 18  -  9 19  - 10 20  -  -  -
TO  -  -  - 20 10 20  - 20 20 19  - 20 10  -  - 18  - 19  -  - 10 20 18  -  -
CC  -  - 20 20  - 19 20 10  - 10  - 15 20  -  -  0  -  9 19  0  -  0  -  -  -
DE  -  -  0 20  -  - 20 10  -  -  -  -  -  0  - 10  -  0 19  - 20 20  -  -  -
SL  - 19  8 10 10  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  9 20 18  -  9  -  -  -  -  0  -  -
DO  -  -  - 20  -  - 20  -  -  -  - 20  -  -  -  8  -  - 19  -  0 10  -  -  -
DV  -  - 10  -  -  - 10  -  -  -  - 20  -  -  -  -  -  - 19  -  -  -  -  -  -
RW  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 20  -  -  -  8  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #35 ANSWERS:

Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (year[s]) [peak position on Billboard Chart]
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                    Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #35
                 (Songs were from 1955 through 1969)
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Show me I'm wrong
Hurt me sometime
But someday I'll treat you real fi-i-ine
#01) Animals: "It's My Life" (65/66) [23]

Their mother tell them "shut up your mouth"
"That is your Daddy"
"Oh no, my Daddy can't be ugly so"
#02) Harry Belafonte: "Mama Look At Bubu" (57) [11]
[Rick Schubert mentioned that it reached #10 on the R&B charts]

And then he grabbed her
And then?
He tied her up
And then?
He lit the fuse to the dynamite
And then, and then
#03) Coasters: "Along Came Jones" (59) [9]
[Howard Teitelbaum noted that it was a #14 R&B hit & that Ray Stevens covered it
(#27 in '69)]
[Rick said they were so named as they were from the west COAST (Los Angeles);
song hit #14 on R&B charts]

Now I don't claim to be an A student
But I'm tryin' to be
For maybe by being an A student, baby
I can win your love for me
#04) Sam Cooke: "Wonderful World" (60) [12]
[Howard added that it hit #2 R&B & that it was his last hit on Keen records
before signing with RCA.  Covered by Herman's Hermits #4 in '65.  Also covered
by Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon #17 in '78.  The Garfunkel
version also included a new verse: "Don't know much about the Middle Ages/
Looked at the pictures & I turned the pages"]
[Written by Herb Alpert]

She said that she was sorry
That I was a little bit late
She would wait and wait and wait and wait
For her steady date
#05) Bobby Day: "Over And Over" (58) [41]
[Howard commented that it was the B-side of "Rock-in Robin" & that it hit #1
R&B.  Covered by Thurston Harris #96 in '58, Dave Clark 5 #1 in '65, Delfonics
#9 R&B in '71, Ashford & Simpson #39 R&B in '77, Shalamar #26 R&B in '83 &
Colonel Abrams #68 R&B in '86]
[Dave CLARK Five does not fit alphabetically]

What you gonna do when the well runs dry
You're gonna run away and hide
I'm gonna run right by your side
For you pretty baby, I'd even die
#06) Fats Domino: "I'm Walkin'" (57) [4]
[Howard mentioned that it hit #1 R&B & was covered by Ricky Nelson #4 & #10
R&B in '57, which was Nelson's 1st hit]
[Rick stated that he (Fats, not Rick) had 9 #1 R&B hits, but his best on the
Pop charts was #2; Ricky Nelson's version was called "I'm Walking"]

You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
#07) Bob Dylan: "Like A Rolling Stone" (65) [2]

When I meet a new girl
That I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two
It happens every time
#08) Everly Brothers: "When Will I Be Loved" (60) [8]
[Howard pointed out that the cover by Linda Ronstadt hit #2 in '75]

Though summer turns to winter
And the present disappears
The laughter we were glad to share
Will echo through the years
#09) Four Lads: "Moments To Remember" (55/56) [2]
[Barry Silk noted that the Vogues had a cover, #47 in '69]
[Ron Crandall & Rick indicated that the Four Lads backed Johnnie Ray on "Cry"]

Look at the way he holds her hand
Look at the way they dance
I remember when he loved me
I remember how it used to be
But look at the way he smiles at her now
#10) Lesley Gore: "Look Of Love" (64/65) [27]
[Rick noted that she was discovered by Quincy Jones while singing at a hotel
in Manhattan]

Wedding bells are gonna chime
Baby baby you're gonna be mine
#11) Herman's Hermits: "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" (65) [2]
[Rick mentioned that they were originally called the Heartbeats (no
relationship to Shep's group)]

If the sky, that we look upon, should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
#12) Ben E. King: "Stand By Me" (61,86/87) [4]
[Both releases spent a total of 35 weeks on the charts]
[Howard stated that it re-charted in '86 due to its inclusion in the film of the
same name.  The original was #1 R&B & these were the covers:  Little Junior
Parker #11 R&B in '61, Earl Grant #75 in '65, Spyder Turner #12 & #3 R&B in
'67, David & Jimmy Ruffin #61 & #24 R&B in '70, John Lennon #20 in '75, Mickey
Gilley #22 in '80 & Maurice White #50 & #6 R&B in '85]
[Rick added that his real name was Benjamin Earl Nelson; he was with the
Moonglows for 6 months while in high school & was the lead singer for the
Drifters, 1959-60]

Troubles by the score
Every day you love me less
Each day I love you more
#13) Guy Mitchell: "Heartaches By The Number" (59/60) [1]
[Howard said that a Johnny Tillotson cover was #35 in '65]
[Rick said it reached #19 on the R&B charts]

I travel around
From town to lonely town
I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone
#14) Rick Nelson: "Teen Age Idol" (62) [5]

My honey I know (I know) with the daw-w-n
That yo-o-u will be go-o-ne
#15) Patience & Prudence: "Tonight You Belong To Me" (56/57) [4]
[Howard indicated the following charted versions from 1926-27: Irving Kaufman
#11, Gene Austin #1, Franklyn Barr #5 & Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra #11.
Other charted versions: Frankie Laine #26 in '53,  Lawrence Welk with The Lennon
Sisters #15 in '56 & Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely #49 in '56]
[Don Fausett & Rick stated that the sisters were 11 & 14 when they recorded
this; Don also mentioned that their last name is McIntyre]

It's the bell of fre-e-dom
It's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
A-a-all over this la-a-and
#16) Peter, Paul & Mary: "If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) (62) [10]
[Howard indicated that it was written by Pete Seeger & Lee Hays of the Weavers &
that a cover by Trini Lopez reached #3 in '63]
[In '62, PP & M won Best Performance by a Vocal Group & Best Folk Recording
for the song]

I, I said I've found a new love, dear
And don't you know, I'll always, I'll always want him near
His lips are warm while yours are cold
#17) Esther Phillips: "Release Me" (62/63,67) [8]
[Barry added that the cover by Engelbert Humperdinck hit #4 in '67 & that it
was his 1st American hit]
[Rick pointed out that she was discovered by Johnny Otis & toured/recorded with
him, 1950-54.  She's the youngest female singer to have a #1 song on the R&B
charts: 3 #1 songs in 1950 at the age of 14, by Little Esther with the Johnny
Otis Orchestra.  This song also hit #1 on the R&B charts]

Played our favorite tune
Danced with Betty Lou
Tried Peggy Sue
But I knew they wouldn't do
#18) Regents: "Barbara-Ann" (61) [13]
[Howard noted that a somewhat jocular cover by the Beach Boys reached #2 in '66
& featured Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean]
[Rick mentioned that the Beach Boys replaced the "-" in the title with a space.
The Regents recorded it as a demo in '58 & had disbanded by the time it was
released.  The song, which hit #7 on the R&Bs, was written for the sister of one
of the group members.  Ernie Maresca was originally a member of the group, but
left prior to this recording]


I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
#19) Rolling Stones: "Paint It, Black" (66) [1]
[3rd song in the quiz with "rolling stone" in the artist, title or lyrics]
[4th song in the regular quiz NOT commented upon by Howard, Rick or Barry :-)]

Loving you keeps me satisfied
I can't explain, oh no, the way I'm feeling inside
You look at me, we kiss and then
I close my eyes and here it comes again
#20) Ronettes Featuring Veronica: "I Can Hear Music" (66) [100]
[Barry mentioned that the cover by the Beach Boys hit #24 in '69]

I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you
How long I have waited
#21) Dusty Springfield: "The Look Of Love" (67) [22]
[Howard added that a cover by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 reached #4 in '68 &
Isaac Hayes hit #79 in '71; it was from the film "Casino Royale"]
[Rick said her real name was Mary O'Brien]
[2nd song in the quiz with "look of love" in the title]

So tweedlee dee, tweedlee dum
Look out baby cause here I come
And I'm bringin' you a love that's true
#22) Temptations: "Get Ready" (66) [29]
[Howard mentioned a cover by Rare Earth hit #4 in '70]
[Rick noted that it was written & produced by Smokey Robinson.  It hit #1 on
R&Bs.  Group member David Ruffin was Billy Stewart's cousin]
[9th song in the quiz by the original artist where a cover charted higher]

I've tried, I've tried, I've tried, I've tried in every way I could
To make you see how much I love you (see how much I love you)
Ooh, I thought you understood (thought you understood)
Oh, you gotta make her see (make her see)
#23) Jr. Walker & The All Stars: "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (69) [4]
[Rick pointed out that it reached #1 on the R&B charts]

Just a kiss
Just a smile
Hold my hand baby
Just once in awhile
#24) Jackie Wilson: "I'll Be Satisfied" (59) [20]
[Rick indicated it hit #6 on R&Bs & was co-written by Berry Gordy, Jr.]
[Earlier in his career, replaced Clyde McPhatter as lead singer of Billy Ward
& His Dominos]

Everybody have a good time
So if you want me to
If you want me to
I'm gonna swing the song, yeah, just a-one more time
#25) Little Stevie Wonder: "Fingertips Pt 2" (63) [1]
[Howard commented that he recorded it at the age of 13]
[Barry added that this was the 1st song recorded from a live performance to
reach #1 on the pop charts--took place at Chicago's Regal Theater]
[Rick noted his real name was Steveland Morris & that he was named "Little
Stevie Wonder" by Berry Gordy, Jr.]
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tie breakers:

La palata lips
La palata lips
No, no, no, no, I'll never touch your fingertips
Cha patata tips
Cha patata tips
#TB1) Earls: "Never" (63)
[Co-written by lead singer Larry Chance]
[Identified by only Team Barry/Joe]

Stop the things you do
Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh, watch out, I ain't lyin'
Ow-ow, I love you, I love you, I love you and how
I don't care if you don't want me, I'm yours right now
#TB2) Screamin' Jay Hawkins: "I Put A Spell On You" (56)
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This chart ranks the songs/artists from most recognized to least recognized.
The second number on the line denotes the avg. no. of points scored on
that song (total points divided by number of entrants, to 1 decimal place).

Rank   Avg.  Song

 1     17.9  #12)  Stand By Me
 2     16.9  #04)  Wonderful World
 3     15.3  #16)  If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
T4     15.2  #07)  Like A Rolling Stone
T4     15.2  #06)  I'm Walkin'
 6     14.7  #03)  Along Came Jones
 7     14.6  #19)  Paint It, Black
 8     14.3  #08)  When Will I Be Loved
 9     13.1  #13)  Heartaches By The Number
 10    12.8  #18)  Barbara-Ann
 11    12.4  #22)  Get Ready
 12    11.3  #09)  Moments To Remember
 13    10.9  #21)  The Look Of Love
 14    10.4  #05)  Over And Over
 15     9.8  #23)  What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
 16     9.3  #02)  Mama Look At Bubu
 17     9.2  #25)  Fingertips Pt 2
T18     9.0  #15)  Tonight You Belong To Me
T18     9.0  #17)  Release Me
 20     8.6  #01)  It's My Life
T21     8.0  #11)  Can't You Hear My Heartbeat
T21     8.0  #10)  Look Of Love
 23     7.2  #14)  Teen Age Idol
 24     4.8  #24)  I'll Be Satisfied
 25     3.8  #TB2) I Put A Spell On You
 26     1.7  #20)  I Can Hear Music
 27     1.0  #TB1) Never

I changed the wording in the above paragraph from "song" to "song/artist"
because the stats we're presenting relate to both.  2 song/artists from this
quiz bring home that point.  Many entrants recognized the song "Over And Over,"
but it didn't rank higher because (in the context of THIS quiz) the artist
was incorrect.  On the other hand, many entrants recognized Rick Nelson as the
artist, but didn't recognize "Teen Age Idol"--if we we're just looking at SONG,
it would've scored lower.  Of course, we could do a calculation based on just
song identification, but I'd rather leave it this way (based on total points)
& identify it as "song/artist."

With that in mind here's what surprised me re the recognition:

I expected more people to get Teen Age Idol, Can't You Hear My Heartbeat &
I'll Be Satisfied.  I expected more folks to get I Can Hear Music by knowing
the Beach Boys version.  I also expected Barbara-Ann to do a bit better & even
though it hit #1, I expected Heartaches By The Number not to have done as well.
Actually, I take it back re Barbara-Ann--it, like "Over And Over," didn't rank
higher due to an incorrect artist.

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From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted surveys of the top 500 songs of all time:

Song                                           1991    1982    1979    1972
-------------------------------                ----    ----    ----    ----
Along Came Jones                                                       #492
Wonderful World                                #282
I'm Walkin'                                             #91            #489
Like A Rolling Stone                           #166    #178
Stand By Me                                     #59
Release Me                                             #338*
Barbara-Ann                                    #396    #180**          #119
Paint It, Black                                        #480
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)           #475
Never                                           #61

*  Engelbert Humperdinck's version
** Beach Boys' version
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From WCBS-FM NY/NJ/CT listener-voted 1992 survey of the top 101 artists of
all time:

#18 Jackie Wilson         #26 Fats Domino           #47 Sam Cooke
#19 Temptations           #28 Rolling Stones        #49 Ronettes
#20 Earls                 #38 Everly Bros.          #68 Ben E. King
#22 Rick Nelson           #41 Lesley Gore           #92 Coasters
                                                    #99 Herman's Hermits

Rankings among all artists for the period 1955-1990:

Most charted singles:
#7 Fats Domino (66)      T#16 Rick Nelson/Jackie Wilson (54)
#8 Stevie Wonder (61)    T#19 Temptations/Rolling Stones (52)

Most Top 40 hits:
 #4 Stevie Wonder (46)   T#10 Temptations/Fats Domino (37)
T#6 Rolling Stones (41)  T#14 Rick Nelson (35)

Most Top 10 hits:
 #3 Stevie Wonder (28)    #11 Rick Nelson (19)
T#4 Rolling Stones (23)  T#18 Everly Bros./Temptations (15)

Most #1 hits:
 #5 Stevie Wonder (10)
T#9 Rolling Stones (8)

Most Weeks at #1 position:
  #6 Stevie Wonder (25)
T#16 Rolling Stones (17)
 #18 Everly Bros. (15)
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