(VANITY) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('60S) ROUND 6

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[the OlLine Rebel]

ROUND 6 OF THE '60S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS COMMENCES!

Votes due: Sunday, Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm Eastern.

The FINAL 4!

Even easier! Just 2 pairs of songs! Vote for your favorite of each pair shown.

No reply, no vote. No more refusals - there're only 2 pairs, after all.

Any ties will be broken with a run-off which will end (hopefully) the following Monday.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Tournament continues! See following.

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)

Songs of the FINAL 4! Pick one per pair!

Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

AND

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[a fool in paradise]

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[Fiji Hill]

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
5 1964 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[So Cal Rocket]

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[GnuThere]

Crying
Lovin’ Feelin

[stylin19a]

can I call it? or can I call it? I figured Roy vs. Otis in the Final.
I'm adiosing Otis, though I don't think it will do any good.

1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[T. P. Pole]

“Crying” Roy Orbison
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[T. P. Pole]

I’m not understanding the Dock of the Bay phenomenon. Is there some emotional tie in to some movie or something?

[DoubleNickle]

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[SaxxonWoods]

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[Family Guy]

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[Tax-chick]

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

AND

4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[Dr. Sivana]

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison

4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[jocon307]

These are my choices:

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison
5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

Feel like I missed at least one round of voting, but that’s on me!

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m not understanding the Dock of the Bay phenomenon. Is there some emotional tie in to some movie or something?

No. It just drew weak opponents because it is late '60s. Aquarius/Sunshine feels VERY dated. Heck, it was dated in 1974! This round, I am selecting "Dock" because no one is more overrated or bears relistening less than the "Righteous Brothers". I think Roy Orbison having two of the Final FOur is more difficult to explain, especially since "Crying" knocked off "Runaway", which should have been in the "Final Four" of the sixties, but numerous Freepers obviously disagree.

Otis' vocal performance is exceptional. If you listen closely you can feel the pain in his voice. The fact that he dies a tragic death shortly after the release does add to the story of the song (similar to Jim Croce's "Time In a Bottle" or Lennon's "Starting Over"). The song also resists the Pop Music temptation to go too fast or to overwhelm the listener. This is the Anti-Phil Specter hit song.

[pookie18]

Crying

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin

[be-baw]

Crying

Dock of the Bay (one of the best songs of the decade)

[castlebrew]

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers