Lyrically Speaking 12-14-07 Scoring & Such

[traininvain]

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

Crying - Roy Orbison

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

I Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

I Like It Like That - Ihavenofrigginidea

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

Runaround Sue - Dion

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

Tossin' and Turnin' - Charles Fox Singers

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say


Geez, if we had partial credit for just knowing the titles of the songs, I'd have actually kicked a little butt (by my standards) on this one....

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"
CRYING - ROY ORBISON

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her
NAC

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
IT'S "I LIKE IT LIKE THAT", BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ARTIST. I MAY HAVE NEVER HEARD IT EXCEPT FOR THE MILLER LITE COMMERCIAL

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter
PLEASE MR POSTMAN - THE MARVELETTES

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
RUNAROUND SUE - DION AND THE BELMONTS

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
NO IDEA

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo
EVEN LESS OF AN IDEA

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home
IT'S YA YA. I'VE HEARD A BUNCH OF VERSIONS, I THINK ONE BY STEVE MILLER, AND I THINK ONE BY MICK JAGGER OR THE STONES. BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO DID IT IN 1961

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say
NAC

[minimetoo26]

Oh, you geezer you! Okay, so you're as old as my husband. Who is only three years older than me....

Spoiler

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

Cryin', Roy Orbison

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

I Can't Help Falling In Love With You, Elvis

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

Nope

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

I Like it Like That, Dave Clark 5

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

Please Mr. Postman, and I don't know which girl group did it before the boring Carpenter's version...

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

Runaround Sue, not sure if it was Gary U.S. Bonds


7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

Tossin and Turnin, don't know--on the Animal House soundtrack...

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

Familiar, can't pull it.

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

No, but fairly generic lyrics...

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Familiar, but nope...

Better than the 90's, but still too vague! I demand partial credit for either title or singer! (Okay--actually, I don't care about points as long as I get more than beast ...... )

[minimetoo26]

Geez, if we had partial credit for just knowing the titles of the songs, I'd have actually kicked a little butt (by my standards) on this one....

I'd say "Jinx", but Mini-me's friends go around saying, "The jinx machine is out of order, lick the floor and pay a quarter!" when you do....

[earendel]

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

Yay! A year that I should do well in.

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Spoiler

1. Cryin' - Roy Orbison (supposedly the only pop singer who had a three-octave range)
2. I Can't Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis
3. Hat's Off to Larry - Del Shannon
4. I Like it Like That - The Dave Clark Five
5. Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (there was a variant of this song on one of our Boreds, in reference to waiting for the postcard)
6. Runaround Sue - Dion and the Belmonts
7. Splish, Splash - Bobby Darin
8. Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson
9. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
10. Take Good Care of my Baby - Bobby Vinton (almost confused this with "There Goes my Baby" by The Drifters, but that was in 1959)

[littlebeast13]

Geez, if we had partial credit for just knowing the titles of the songs, I'd have actually kicked a little butt (by my standards) on this one....

I'd say "Jinx", but Mini-me's friends go around saying, "The jinx machine is out of order, lick the floor and pay a quarter!" when you do....

If I sniff enough Fabuloso and think long enough, that may eventually make some sense to me....

I want to know what kind of machines only take a quarter to operate nowadays, though....

lb13

[minimetoo26]

Geez, if we had partial credit for just knowing the titles of the songs, I'd have actually kicked a little butt (by my standards) on this one....

I'd say "Jinx", but Mini-me's friends go around saying, "The jinx machine is out of order, lick the floor and pay a quarter!" when you do....

If I sniff enough Fabuloso and think long enough, that may eventually make some sense to me....

I want to know what kind of machines only take a quarter to operate nowadays, though....

lb13

Go to Nevada City in Montana, and there is a museum of old nickelodeons and calliopes and other machines. Some still work and they are a hoot! One plays a violin that is in desperate need of a tuning, and one is called the Famous Obnoxious Horn Machine, that was the bane of bartenders everywhere until it was relegated to the museum. I dropped a fortune in coins in that place--it was a blast!

[littlebeast13]

I'd say "Jinx", but Mini-me's friends go around saying, "The jinx machine is out of order, lick the floor and pay a quarter!" when you do....

If I sniff enough Fabuloso and think long enough, that may eventually make some sense to me....

I want to know what kind of machines only take a quarter to operate nowadays, though....

lb13

Go to Nevada City in Montana, and there is a museum of old nickelodeons and calliopes and other machines. Some still work and they are a hoot! One plays a violin that is in desperate need of a tuning, and one is called the Famous Obnoxious Horn Machine, that was the bane of bartenders everywhere until it was relegated to the museum. I dropped a fortune in coins in that place--it was a blast!

At least you're getting your money's worth....

During a rare non-baseball trip 10 years ago, I was down in Osage Beach with my family, and we found a place that had all the classic arcade games I loved in the 80's... and for still just a quarter. I was in heaven....

And I could still play a pretty mean "Out Run"....

lb13

[minimetoo26]

If I sniff enough Fabuloso and think long enough, that may eventually make some sense to me....

I want to know what kind of machines only take a quarter to operate nowadays, though....

lb13

Go to Nevada City in Montana, and there is a museum of old nickelodeons and calliopes and other machines. Some still work and they are a hoot! One plays a violin that is in desperate need of a tuning, and one is called the Famous Obnoxious Horn Machine, that was the bane of bartenders everywhere until it was relegated to the museum. I dropped a fortune in coins in that place--it was a blast!

At least you're getting your money's worth....

During a rare non-baseball trip 10 years ago, I was down in Osage Beach with my family, and we found a place that had all the classic arcade games I loved in the 80's... and for still just a quarter. I was in heaven....

And I could still play a pretty mean "Out Run"....

lb13

For me, it's Arkanoid or nothing! I was really good at that...

[littlebeast13]

Go to Nevada City in Montana, and there is a museum of old nickelodeons and calliopes and other machines. Some still work and they are a hoot! One plays a violin that is in desperate need of a tuning, and one is called the Famous Obnoxious Horn Machine, that was the bane of bartenders everywhere until it was relegated to the museum. I dropped a fortune in coins in that place--it was a blast!

At least you're getting your money's worth....

During a rare non-baseball trip 10 years ago, I was down in Osage Beach with my family, and we found a place that had all the classic arcade games I loved in the 80's... and for still just a quarter. I was in heaven....

And I could still play a pretty mean "Out Run"....

lb13

For me, it's Arkanoid or nothing! I was really good at that...

Never heard of that one, but my video game knowledge was pretty much limited to whatever our local bowling alley had.

The best value for your quarter, if you were good at it, was the original Super Mario Bros. It took an hour or so to beat the game, and the experienced player could easily do it with just one quarter....

Then there were the pinball games! My favorite was a baseball themed game that actually awarded baseball cards. For 2 bucks, you could play the whole 9 innings....

It's a good thing they don't make kids get a job. I'd have played myself into right into bankruptcy....

lb13

[NellyLunatic1980]

Spoiler

1. "Crying", Roy Orbison
2. "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You", Elvis
3. pass
4. "I Like It Like That"
5. "Please Mr. Postman"
6. "Runaround Sue", Dion and the Belmonts
7. pass
8. pass
9. pass
10. pass

[fantine33]

Spoiler

Why is it that I seem to do better on the ones that were before I was born?


LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

CRYING - ROY ORBISON

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

UNCHAINED MELODY - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

HATS OFF TO LARRY - DEL SHANNON

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT - BLACK GUY WITH A DEEP VOICE HIS NAME IT DOESN'T MATTER

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

PLEASE, MR POSTMAN - some girl group, MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS?

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

RUNAROUND SUE - DION AND THE BELMONTS

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' - JACKIE WILSON

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

TRAVELIN' MAN - RICKY NELSON

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO LAST...

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE (I think he was still Vee at this point)

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. Crying - Roy Orbison
2.
3.
4. The Name of the Place is I Like It Like That - ?
5.
6. Runaround Sue - Dion
7. I Couldn't Sleep At All Last Night - ?
8. Traveling Man - Rick Nelson
9.
10.

[mrkelley23]

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Spoiler

1.Crying, Roy Orbison
2. Can't Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley
3. Can't dredge it up.
4. Where the Action is, Freddie Cannon
5. Please Mr. Postman, the Marvelettes
6. Runaround Sue, Dion and the Belmonts
7. Tossin' and Turnin', Bobby Lewis
8. Travelin' Man, Rick Nelson
9. Ya Ya, Lee Dorsey
10. Take Good Care of my Baby, Bobby Vee

[TheConfessor]

Spoiler

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"
ROY ORBISON - CRYING

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
ELVIS PRESLEY - I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (WITH YOU)

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her
DEL SHANNON - HATS OFF TO LARRY

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
CHRIS KENNER - I LIKE IT LIKE THAT

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter
MARVELETTES - PLEASE MR. POSTMAN

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
DION - RUNAROUND SUE

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
BOBBY LEWIS - TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo
RICK NELSON - TRAVELIN' MAN

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home
LEE DORSEY - YA YA

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say
BOBBY VEE - TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY

[ghostjmf]

Spoiler

1. Cryin'/Roy Orbison

2. I Can't Help Falling In Love With You/Elvis Presley

3. Hat's Off To Larry/Ricky Nelson

4. I Like It Like That/Jimmy Rogers (the other one, not the Singing Brakeman)

5. Please Mr. Postman/The Marvelettes

6. (Stay Away From) Runaround Sue/Dion (DiMucci) & the Belmonts

7. Tossing And Turning/The Coasters but its a wrong guess

8. Traveling Man/Ricky Nelson

9. Sitting In La La (Waiting for my Ya Ya); except that the group, whomever they are, sing "I don't believe she's comin'" , not "I don't believe she's coming home", so I guess I haven't got this one

10. Hat's Off To Larry/Rickie Nelson (again? OK, they both can't be this)

edited only to spoilerize

Spoilerizing doesn't come easy to me

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1-Crying-Roy Orbison
2-Can't Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley
3-Hats Off To Larry-Del Shannon
4-I Like it Like That-Chris Kenner
5-Please Mr Postman-Marvelettes
6-Runaround Sue-Dion
7-Tossin' and Turnin'-Bobby Lewis
8-Travellin' Man-Rick Nelson
9-Ya Ya-Lee Dorsey
10-Take Good Care of My Baby-Bobby Vee

[fantine33]

Oh, man! Why do I answer so early? I'm sitting here watching Don't Forget the Lyrics (why does NOBODY ever go for Paradise by the Dashboard Light?) and one of the choices is

Spoiler

Please Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes! Martha and Marvel are the same thing, right? Ha!

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

1. Crying - Roy Orbison
2. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis
3. Hats off to Larry - Del Shannon
4. I Like It Like that - Chris Kenner
5. Dear Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
6. Runaround Sue - Dion
7. Tossin' and Turin' - Bobby Freeman
8. Traveling Man - Ricky Nelson
9. Ya-Ya - Lee Dorsey
10. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee

[DevilKitty100]

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

Spoiler

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"



Crying _ Roy Orbison

2.[/b] Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

I Like it Like That - ??

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

Run Around Sue - Dion

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

Splish Splash - Bobby Darin

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin home

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Take Good Care of My Baby - ??[/spoiler]


Edited to try to fix the spoiler. I'm no good at this.

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. Crying - Roy Orbison
2. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
3. Nope
4. Nope
5. Nope
6. Runaround Sue - Dion
7. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
8. Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson
9. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey. From the Fonzie album I had when I was ten
10. Nope

[etaoin22]

Spoiler

1 - Crying - Roy Orbison

2 - Cant Help Falling In Love - Elvis

3 - Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon

4 - I Like It Like That - Chris Penner. Sounds like it ought to be Freddy Cannon, and I like the cover by DC5 in 1965, even if it only lasts 97 seconds.

5 - Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes. Important Beatles cover version from very late 1963.

6 - Runaround Sue - Dion. Ditched his homeboys and had different backing crew.,

7 - Tossin and Turnin. Bobby Somebody. Not-so important cover by the 1965 pre Burton Cummings version of the Guess Who.

8 - Travelin Man - Rick Nelson.

9 -

10 - Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee

[/spoiler]

[SportsFan68]

Spoiler

As I worked on a game from the 90’s last night, I thought to myself “Hey it’s Friday, why depress everyone”, so let’s go back to the year of my birth, the year of 61 home runs, the year of Camelot, it’s 1961.

LS #10…………………………..1961

I missed 1957 the other day. Oh well.

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"

Crying, Roy Orbison

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

I can't help falling in love with you, Elvis Presley

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesnt matter
She went away with another guy
Now he wont even look at her

Hats off to Larry, Gene Pitney

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)

Oh, crud, I'm sure I know the name, but the artist ... oh well.

I like it like that! Dave Clark Five

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter

Please Mr. Postman, The Marvelettes.

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say

Runaround Sue, Dion and the Belmonts

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite

Tossin and Turnin. . . Bobby Darin.

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo

Travelin Man.... Can't be Dion and the Belmonts or I'm wrong about six. Oh, the heck with it. Marty Robbins.

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Take good care of my baby, Bobby Vee. Now I gotta go change my artist on 8.

[traininvain]

LS #10…………………………..1961

1. I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say "Hello"
#2 Cryin’ – Roy Orbison

Don Mclean did a version of this in the early 80’s, right around the time that I had broken up with a girlfriend, hearing his version on the radio made me constantly depress for about a month. For that reason I prefer Orbison’s version better, I also like his rendition with kd lang.

2. Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
#2 Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Elvis could sing the phonebook and make it sound good. I like how everybody just answered Elvis.

3. Once I had a pretty girl
Her name it doesn’t matter
She went away with another guy
Now he won’t even look at her
#5 Hat’s Off to Larry – Del Shannon

This is always a good ‘I told you so’ type of song, or ‘That’s what you get for breaking up with me’ song. What me, bitter, why no.

4. Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
Come on (come on)
(Let me show you where it's at)
#2 I Like it Like That- Chris Kenner

This was a tough one, most people seem to remember the Dave Clark Five version from a few years latter. Good party song.

5. So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter
#1 Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

Marvelettes, Martha & The Vandellas, it’s one of those ‘M’ groups from Motown
I remember posting a ‘parity’ of this on The Bored while waiting for a Sad PC.

6. Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
#1 Runaround Sue – Dion

One of the all-time greatest sing-a-long songs for the bar, along with his The Wanderer, which by the way were Dion solo hits, I didn’t penalize anyone who also included The Belmonts. I was lucky enough to see Dion almost 20 years ago when he was making a comeback with his Yo Frankie album.

7. Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
#1 Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis

I had been doing much of this the around the time that I was writing this LS.

8. I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you're ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo
#1 Travelin’ Man - Rick Nelson

I always thought that Rick(y) Nelson didn’t get enough credit for his music, he recorded really nice stuff and had great musicians backing him on his records, one of which was the great James Burton. He also was well ahead of his time with the ‘Country/Rock’ sound that he had in the late 60’s and early 70’s.

9. It may sound funny
But I don't think she's comin’ home
#7 Ya-Ya – Lee Dorsey

There’s a great scene in the movie The Wanderers with this song.

10. My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say
#1 Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

The poor-man’s Buddy Holly is probably a little cruel, but he was similar to Holly but just without the edge. He and his band filled in for The Crickets after the plane crash that killed Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.

Scoring:

TheConfessor............10
T_Bone0806..............10
mellytu74..................9
mrkelley23................8
earendel....................7
etaoin22....................7
starfish1113...............6
fantine33...................6
ghostjmf....................6
SportsFan68...............5
littlebeast13...............4
ToLiveIsToFly.............3
mikehardware............3
NellyLunatic1980........3
DevilKitty100.............3
minimetoo26..............2