Welcome to Call Girls...
a new Shady's Place series inspired by
a new Shady's Place series inspired by
... a feature that I ran on my old blog years ago.
It's another Brain Buster Quiz that tests your music I.Q.
Can your noggin make the grade?
Put on your thinking cap.
Think hard!
A headache is better than the shame and
embarrassment of the dreaded dunce cap!
Put that away! You won't find the answers in there, toots!
The game is simple. There are 3 hidden songs.
To introduce the songs, I am calling upon the Call Girls -
vintage women shown talking on the telephone,
a common theme in photos of the period.
The Call Girls are staffing a phone bank located
in the penthouse suite of Shady Towers.
The phones are ringing off the hook as the ladies take
song requests called in by SPMM radio listeners.
Based on those phone requests, each Call Girl will play a song for you.
She'll tell you the name of the artist and provide other clues.
The pictures and illustrations that go along with each
song intro also hint at the title. All you need to do is
When you think of the answer, simply click on the designated image.
You will find out if you are correct and be able to listen to the song.
Check the scoring chart at the end to learn how you rate as a music trivia buff.
Okay, it's time to play the game.
SONG #1
Call Girl Betty
Hi! I'm Call Betty, one of Abigail Ambrosia's assistants on the Shady's Place
series Ask Abigail and moonlighting as a Call Girl. I have a listener on the line
who wants me to play a popular song of the mid 60s. Co-written by Marvin Gaye,
it has stood the test of time as one of Motown's signature songs. It was originally
recorded by Martha And The Vandellas, resulting in a #2-charting crossover hit
for the girl group in 1964. My caller wants to hear the groovy cover waxed
by The Mamas And The Papas and released in November, 1966, on the
B side of their single "Words Of Love." By early 1967, this killer bee
had caught on with listeners to become a minor hit in its own right.
As you gaze at these three vintage magazine covers...
you will notice that they are various issues of Calling All Girls.
That is another clue to help you guess the title of the
requested song which begins with the powerful words:
CALLING OUT AROUND THE WORLD
ARE YOU READY FOR A BRAND NEW BEAT?
Think you know the answer? Can't wait to shout it out loud?
Click on the third issue of Calling All Girls below
to make sure you're right and listen to the song.
NAME THAT TUNE!
MYSTERY SONG #1
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE!
SONG #2
Call Girl Anita
Hello, I'm Call Girl Anita. If you're just tuning in, I'm seated with other
Call Girl women in the phone bank at Shady Towers, taking requests and
playing songs. At this very moment, I'm fielding a call from a listener
who wants to hear a song written by British composer Tony Hatch
for Petula Clark and first recorded by Pet in 1965. Covered that
same year by LA-based middle of the road singer and guitarist
Chris Montez, the song became an Easy Listening standard.
Before I play the song, see if you can guess the title.
The images I'm showing you depicting vintage women
using the telephone should give you the clues you need.
I can also tell you that this song is not to be confused with
the Blondie hit of the same, the theme from American Gigolo.
This song contains the lyrics:
IF YOU'RE FEELING SAD AND LONELY
THERE'S A SERVICE I CAN RENDER
Now gaze at the last image below and...
NAME THAT TUNE!
MYSTERY SONG #2
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE!
SONG #3
Call Girl Loretta
I'm Call Girl Loretta, and I'm checking this next artist's name
because I never heard it before. I've got an old-timer on the phone
with me. He says he loves rockabilly and would like me to play
a song by, just a moment while I check again, Carl Dobkins Jr.
Apparently, the song was a top 3 hit in the summer of 1959.
As you examine this last set of images...
of vintage women and schoolgirls...
engaging in one of their favorite activities...
note the way the text appears, the one the girl is focusing on.
It is an important clue to the title of the song.
Here are the opening lyrics:
DON'T BELIEVE ALL THOSE LIES
DARLIN', JUST BELIEVE YOUR EYES
AND LOOK... LOOK...
NAME THAT TUNE!
When you've come up with the answer, click on the pic
of the girls below to make sure and to hear the song.
MYSTERY SONG #3
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE!
How many Call Girl classics did you guess correctly?
Check the scoring chart below to learn your status.
ALL 3 SONGS CORRECT?
Congratulations!
You are a song scholar
and Call Girl Champion!
2 SONGS CORRECT?
Well done! You are a
promising Call Girl pupil!
1 SONG CORRECT?
Nope! Nope! Nope!
But there's still hope.
See Shady after class
for remedial tutoring.
0 SONGS CORRECT?
YOU'RE KIDDING,
RIGHT?
(SCROLL DOWN)
Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree a string around your finger
to remind yourself to be here for the next edition of
Call Girls
... another Shady's Place exclusive!
