The Great Songs of 1964 - Part I

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1. In January, 1964, a goofy song peaked at #4 on the charts. There wasn't much to it. Almost half the song repeated these words - "Papa-oom-mow-mow, papa-oom-mow-mow". What was the song's title? The Lion Sleeps Tonight Surfin' Bird Bucket T Walking The Dog

2. "I try to drum up a phrase that will sum up, All that I feel for you. But what good are phrases, the thought that amazes, Is that you love me, and it's heavenly." What was the title of this chart topper from 1964? Everybody Loves Somebody There! I've Said It Again Blue Velvet So Much In Love

3. "Walking through the park, it wasn't quite dark There was a man sitting on a bench Out of the crowd as his head lowly bowed He just moaned and he made no sense He'd just go" What classic line followed in this Major Lance hit? Er, Er, Er, Er, Er, Er Oobie, Doobie I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

4. The Beach Boys had a #5 hit in March, 1964 with "Fun, Fun, Fun". They tell the story of a young lady who get's grounded for having too much fun tooling around in her car when she should be in the library studying. Then her daddy took her _______ away. T-Bird Pink Cadillac Corvette G.T.O.

5. "Oh, I don't tell you what to say, I don't tell you what to do So just let me be myself, that's all I ask of you I'm young and I love to be young, I'm free and I love to be free To live my life the way I want, to say and do whatever I please" What was the title of this #2 song from February, 1964 You Don't Own Me I'm A Woman People Gotta Be Free Bad To Me

6. "Everytime you kiss me, I'm still not certain that you love me Every time you hold me, I'm still not certain that you care" Identify this big hit from 1964. Suspicion Stop And Think It Over Do You Love Me Wives and Lovers

7. "You're still glowin', you're still crowin' You're still goin' strong We feel the room swayin' While the band's playin' One of your old favourite songs from way back when" Yes or No - Was this song a #1 hit? Yes No

8. "As a matter of opinion I think he's tops My opinion is he's the cream of the crop As a matter of taste to be exact He's my ideal as a matter of fact" What was the title of this hit, the first #1 song on the Motown Label? Back In My Arms Again Baby Love My Guy Come See About Me

9. "Please lock me away and don't allow the day Here inside, where I hide with my loneliness" What was the title of this big '64 hit from another British invader. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying World Without Love Needles And Pins Yesterday's Gone

10. Name this #1 hit. "Spring is here, the sky is blue Birds all sing as if they knew Today's the day we'll say 'I do' And we'll never be lonely anymore" Game Of Love So Much In Love Everybody Loves Somebody Chapel Of Love

11. "They say roses are red and violets are purple Sugar is sweet and so is maple syrple Well I'm the seventh out of seven sons My pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun." Title? Chug-A-Lug You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd Do-Whack-Do Dang Me

12. This was another Beach Boys classic. "I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip" The song - "I Get Around". According to the lyrics, to what new place do the boys go? It never says Venice Huntington Beach Surf City

13. "Long distance information, give me ________________ Help me find a party that tried to get in touch with me She could not leave a number but I know who placed the call 'cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall" Where was Johnny Rivers trying to place his call? Kansas City Memphis, Tennessee Detroit city Nashville, Tennessee

14. "When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when she passes, each one she passes goes - ooh" Who is the singer talking about? Diane The Girl From Ipanema Barbara Anne My Girl Sloopy

15. "You make my heart go giddy-up You're as sweet as candy You're my sugar dandy" Of whom are we speaking? Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Sweet Talkin' Guy Sugar Sugar My Boy Lollipop