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1. This song was written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty. Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded it in 1957 and it made it to Number ten on the US Billboard (BB) chart.
"All of my life, I've been waitin'
Tonight there'll be no hesitatin'"
2. This 1959 song was written by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It reached Number two on BB Hot 100 and Number one on Rhythm and Blues (R&B) chart. I think you've got it, have you?
"Over and over
I tried to prove my love to you
Over and over
What more can I do
Over and over
My friends say I'm a fool
But over and over
I'll be a fool for you"
3. This folk song was published circa 1911. Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians recorded it in 1923. Skip ahead 36 years. Lloyd Price and Harold Logan tweaked the song and came up with this version and recorded it in 1958. In 1959, it went on to Number one on the BB Hot 100. Well folks?
"I was standing on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark"
4. A 1958 song written and recorded by Bobby Freeman, under the moonlight. Can you get it from just this little lyric snippet?
"Well, do-ya do-ya do-ya do-ya"
5. In 1956 Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series and this song was written by Marvin, Junior (oddly no first name was given) and Johnny Funches. The Dells' recording made it to Number four on the R&B chart. Can you get it Irene?
"... love you dear
... hold you near
... squeeze you dear
That's why I love you so"
6. This 1959 song was written by Ben E. King and Lover Patterson. And George Treadwell and Jerry Leiber. And Mike Stoller. They would have added more authors but they were running out of room on the 45s label. The song was recorded by the Ben E. King group. Give you a hint, it starts with "The". Catch my meaning?
"There goes my baby, movin' on down the line
Wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound?
I broke her heart and made her cry
Now I'm alone, so all alone
What can I do, what can I do?"
7. In 1933 Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach wrote this song for "Roberta". The 1958 Platters' version went to Number one on BB Hot 100 and Number three on R&B in 1959. The difference in the year could have been attributed to satellite delay. The song is?
"They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied
Something here inside
Can not be denied"
8. This song was written and recorded in 1959 by Marty Robbins. It made it to Number one on both the Pop and Country charts in 1960. What is it pardnuh?
"One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the West Texas wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked Faleena, the girl that I loved"
9. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" was an anonymous spiritual from the oral tradition of African Americans. It was published in 1927. A version went to Number three on the R&B and Number one on the BB Hot 100 chart in 1957. My question is, who sang it?
"He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.
He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.
He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.
He's got the whole world in his hand."
10. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe wrote it for the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady". It was recorded by Vic Damone that year and made it to Number four on the BB Chart. Final answer?
"People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I would rather be
Let the time go by, I won't care
..."
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