From: hernando@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (howard.a.teitelbaum)
Subject: RESULTS: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #30
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 14:34:02 GMT
Keywords: oldies, lyrics, answers, results


RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #30

Congratulations to the Barry/Joe/Neva team and the Jamie/Mike/Frank team, who
finished in a tie for first place.  There was also a strong bronze-model
performance by the Schuberts.  Of course, thanks to everyone who entered.

GOLQ#31 will be posted shortly by Jamie Lubin.  I've also posted an updated
sorted song list for all the GOLQs to date (1-30).

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Place   ID						      # on
   Score    Name <E-mail address>			      team   Age(s)
T01 460 BJ- Barry Silk, Joe Haertel, Neva J. <no net access>	3    30s-41
T01 460 JM- Jamie, Mike, & Frank <jil@donuts0.bellcore.com>	3    43-47
 03 370 RK- Rick & Kathy Schubert <rns@ngp-sd.sandiego.NCR.COM>	2    39,43
 04 320 RS- Ron & Sally Crandall <RMC@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>		2    41,41
 05 280 DA- Dan Murphy <danielm@tekgen.bv.tek.com>		1    38
T06 270 BC- Bob Dorin, Chris Reeve, Nina, Sheila <dorin@ksr.com>4    43,46,48,?
T06 270 DG- The Old Folks at DG <cochran@dg-rtp.dg.com>		5    various
 08 220 BT- Bonnie Teitelbaum <no net access>			1    42
 09 210 NK- Norm & Kathy Crandall <crandall@iseeu.enet.dec.com>	2    36,36
 10 171 UN- UNM <rebs@lacerta.unm.edu>				4    mid-30s
T11 140 DM- Dave Mack <mack@camary.acuson.com>			1    28
T11 140 RH- Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>			1    --

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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#
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
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BJ  20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0 20 20 20
JM  20 20 20 20 20 20 20  0 20 20 20  0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RK  20 20 20 20  - 20 20  - 20 20 20 20  0  - 20  0 20 20  0 10 20 20 20 20 20
RS   - 20 20 20 20 20 20  - 20 20  -  - 20 20  -  - 20 20 20 20 20  - 20  -  -
DA  20  - 20 20  - 20  -  - 20 20 20 20  -  - 20 20 20 20  -  - 20  - 20  -  -
BC   - 20 20 20 10 20  -  - 20 20 20  -  -  - 20  - 20 20  - 20 20  - 20  -  -
DG   - 20  - 20 10 20 20  - 20 20  -  -  -  - 20 20 20 20 20  - 20  - 20  -  -
BT  20  -  - 20  - 20  -  -  - 20  -  -  -  - 20  - 20 20  -  - 20 20 20  - 20
NK  20  - 20 20  - 20  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 20  - 10 20  -  - 20  - 20 20 20
UN   -  - 10 20  - 19  -  - 10 20  -  -  -  - 20  - 15 20  -  - 20  - 17  -  -
DM  20  -  -  -  - 20  -  -  - 20  -  -  -  - 20  - 20 20  -  - 20  -  -  -  -
RH   -  0 20  -  - 20  -  -  -  0  -  -  -  0 20  - 20 20  - 20 20  -  -  -  -
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And now the answers to Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #30, in the form:

#number) Artist: "Title" (year) [peak position on Billboard Pop Chart]
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Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And sometimes it seems that all I have to do is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side
#01) The Animals: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (1965) [15]
[1977 cover by Santa Esmeralda also hit #15.]

Is she in somebody's arms
And is he holding her the way I used to do?
#02) Barry & The Tamerlanes: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" (1963) [21]

Because a friend won't say it's over
And go out, just for spite
#03) Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" (1967/68) [8]
[Different song than #02, of course!  Spelling is as given on the original 45;
Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles 1955-1990," the official GOLQ reference,
spells the last word as "Tonite."]

Girl, I still love you
I'll always love you
Anyway
#04) The Buckinghams: "Kind of a Drag" (1966/67) [1]

Gone, my lover's dream
Lovely summer's dream
Gone and left me here
#05) Chad & Jeremy: "Willow Weep for Me" (1964/65) [15]

If I could meet 'em, I could get 'em
But as yet I haven't met 'em
That's why I'm in the state I'm in
#06) Sam Cooke: "Another Saturday Night" (1963) [10]
[Covered by Cat Stevens in '74 (reached #6).  Jamie Lubin pointed out that the
line "She had a strange resemblance to a cat named Frankenstein" really ought
to refer to Frankenstein's monster, not (Dr.) Frankenstein himself.  (Who says
you can't get a literary education by doing lyrics quizzes?)]

The sounds are spinnin'
Every Friday night
They dance the greatest
And they do it right
#07) The Dovells: Bristol Stomp (1961) [2]
[Bristol is a suburb of Philadelphia (verified by Philly native Barry Silk).
Lead singer Leonard Borisoff (Len Barry) later had a solo career ("1-2-3").]

Why must I feel like I'm trying to steal what she's giving
Now is the time that we both take a stand
And it's time that we learned about living
#08) Every Mothers' Son: "Put Your Mind at Ease" (1967) [46]

Now it begins
Day after day
This is my life
Ticking away
#09) Toni Fisher: "The Big Hurt" (1959/60) [3]
[Label bills her, rather formally, as "Miss Toni Fisher".  Del Shannon released
a version of this song in '66, which only hit #94.]

Kick your feet up
Swing your arms up too
Move your head both ways
Like you see me do
#10) Freddie & The Dreamers: "Do the Freddie" (1965) [18]
[A dance based on Freddie Garrity's spastic gyrations on stage.]

I knew from the first time I kissed you
That you were the troublin' kind
'Cause the honey that drips from your sweet lips
One taste and I'm out of my mind
#11) Charlie Gracie: "Butterfly" (1957) [1]
[This and two other versions all charted around the same time in '57:  Andy
Williams' hit #1, while Bob Carroll's only hit #61.]

Though I'm just one of your lovers
And I know there are so many others
You do something strange to me, baby
#12) The Hollies: "I Can't Let Go" (1966) [42]
[Originally recorded by Evie Sands in 1965.  A #31 hit for Linda Ronstadt in
1980.]

At the close of day
When the joys of the day fade away
And the memories sweet
Of the day repeat
#13) Little Willie John: "Sleep" (1960) [13]
[A #1 hit in 1924 for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians.]

I'll never do you wrong
I'll never make you cry
If you stop loving me
I know that I'll just die
#14) Marv Johnson: "I Love the Way You Love" (1960) [9]

I can't choose
It's too much to lose
My love's too strong
#15) Los Bravos: "Black Is Black" (1966) [4]
[Group was from Spain, except for Berlin-born lead singer Mike Kogel.  Kogel
later charted with "Louisiana" (1972, #62), under the name "Mike Kennedy."]

We stopped at the record hop
I had to be a sport
We stomped and we did the slop
Then you walked in
And I was caught
#16) The Orlons: "Don't Hang Up" (1962/63) [4]

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
#17) Elvis Presley: "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (1961) [4]
[A double-sided hit; flip side was "Little Sister." Jamie & team noted the
following Elvis facts:  "A few days ago (8/16) marked the 15th anniversary of
his death.  Over the period 1955-1990, Elvis holds the following rankings as
compared to other artists: most charted singles, #1 (149); most top 40 hits, #1
(107); most top 10 hits, #1 (38); most #1 hits, #2 (18, Beatles #1); most weeks
at #1 position, #1 (80); most consecutive #1 hits, #1 (10); most consecutive
top 10 hits, #1 (30)."]

Looks like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same
#18) Otis Redding: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (1968) [1]
[Recorded 3 days before his death in a plane crash (12/10/67).  Six covers of
this song have charted over the years.  Most successful was Michael Bolton's in
1988, which hit #11.  Also noteworthy is the 1982 version by The Reddings, who
consisted of two of Otis' sons and a nephew.]

The story that I tell
I know it oh so well
It's not a fairy tale
And it's really really true
#19) Rochell & The Candles: "Once Upon a Time" (1961) [26]

Something's missin'
When we're twistin'
#20) Bobby Rydell: "The Cha-Cha-Cha" (1962) [10]

Hatty told Matty
Let's don't take no chance
Let's not be L-7
Come and learn to dance
#21) Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs: "Wooly Bully" (1965) [2]
[For you young'uns, "L-7" means "square" (try combining the symbols).  Group's
name is misspelled in the Whitburn book as "Pharoahs."]

You're telling everybody I'm the one
To blame for all the wrong that you have done
#22) Skip & Flip: "It Was I" (1959) [11]
[Jamie & team noted that Gary "Flip" Paxton recorded "Alley-Oop" as a solo
artist under the name of the Hollywood Argyles.]

When I said I needed you
You said you would always stay
It wasn't me who changed, but you
And now you've gone away
#23) Dusty Springfield: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966) [4]
[Covered by The Four Sonics in 1968 [89], and by Elvis in 1970 [11].]

You never walk alone
And you're forever talking on the phone
I tried to call you names
But every time it comes out the same
#24) The Tremeloes: "Here Comes My Baby" (1967) [13]
[Written by Cat Stevens.  Joe Haertel notes that Decca Records chose to sign
The Tremeloes to a contract rather than The Beatles in 1962!]

And when I tried it
I could see you fall
And I decided
It's not a trip at all
#25) The Turtles: "You Showed Me" (1969) [6]
[Written by Gene Clark and Jim (Roger) McGuinn of The Byrds.]
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And now, the ever-popular ordering of 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).

Avg.	Song
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20.0	#18) Otis Redding: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (1968) [1]
20.0	#21) Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs: "Wooly Bully" (1965) [2]
19.9	#06) Sam Cooke: "Another Saturday Night" (1963) [10]
18.8	#17) Elvis Presley: "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (1961) [4]
18.3	#15) Los Bravos: "Black Is Black" (1966) [4]
16.7	#04) The Buckinghams: "Kind of a Drag" (1966/67) [1]
16.7	#10) Freddie & The Dreamers: "Do the Freddie" (1965) [18]
16.4	#23) Dusty Springfield: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966) [4]
14.2	#03) Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
		(1967/68) [8]
12.5	#09) Toni Fisher: "The Big Hurt" (1959/60) [3]
11.7	#01) The Animals: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (1965) [15]
10.0	#02) Barry & The Tamerlanes: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
		(1963) [21]
 9.2	#20) Bobby Rydell: "The Cha-Cha-Cha" (1962) [10]
 8.3	#07) The Dovells: Bristol Stomp (1961) [2]
 8.3	#11) Charlie Gracie: "Butterfly" (1957) [1]
 8.3	#25) The Turtles: "You Showed Me" (1969) [6]
 6.7	#05) Chad & Jeremy: "Willow Weep for Me" (1964/65) [15]
 6.7	#16) The Orlons: "Don't Hang Up" (1962/63) [4]
 6.7	#19) Rochell & The Candles: "Once Upon a Time" (1961) [26]
 6.7	#24) The Tremeloes: "Here Comes My Baby" (1967) [13]
 5.0	#12) The Hollies: "I Can't Let Go" (1966) [42]
 5.0	#13) Little Willie John: "Sleep" (1960) [13]
 5.0	#14) Marv Johnson: "I Love the Way You Love" (1960) [9]
 5.0	#22) Skip & Flip: "It Was I" (1959) [11]
 0.0	#08) Every Mothers' Son: "Put Your Mind at Ease" (1967) [46]


A few observations:

* "Put Your Mind at Ease" stumped everyone.  I've heard this song exactly once
on oldies stations since its initial run, so perhaps it's not too surprising.
Every Mothers' Son are known mainly for "Come On Down to My Boat."

* I think "Bristol Stomp" and "Don't Hang Up" are better known than the results
indicate.  Both songs have hard-to-decipher lyrics (to my ears), though.

* "Do the Freddie" was better known than I thought.



			-- Howard Teitelbaum (hat@floyd.att.com)