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Here are the 16 pairs of Round 3. Please see start of thread for Round 3 rules!
Again, the survey is here: 1950s survey Top 32
My YouTube Playlist covers ALL these songs, but is really in order of year, not paired up as the preview below. 1950s playlist Top 32
ROUND 3 PAIRS/BRACKETS (TOCT seed/year/BB rank/title/act)
1 1950 2 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
32 1957 8 "Young Love" Sonny James
17 1953 2 "Vaya con Dios" Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 1956 2 "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley
9 1952 4 "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
24 1953 9 "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como
25 1958 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards
8 1958 8 "Tequila" The Champs
4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds
29 1955 9 "Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone
45 1958 7 "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments" Perry Como
13 1951 1 "Too Young" Nat King Cole
12 1956 1 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
21 1957 1 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley
37 1959 9 "Kansas City" Wilbert Harrison
5 1959 6 "Dream Lover" Bobby Darin
2 1958 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" The Everly Brothers
31 1957 2 "Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone
18 1956 4 "My Prayer" The Platters
50 1955 1 "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado
10 1959 2 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
23 1954 3 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney
26 1958 1 "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" Domenico Modugno
58 1959 10 "Mr. Blue" The Fleetwoods
3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
35 1956 8 "Hound Dog" Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 "Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell
14 1952 3 "Cry" Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
11 1954 4 "Sh-Boom" The Crew-Cuts
22 1953 1 "The Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith
27 1955 7 "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces
59 1959 3 "Personality" Lloyd Price
The music is critical, but that voice (!), and not an easy one to sing.
1 1950 2 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
17 1953 2 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
24 1953 9 “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como
8 1958 8 “Tequila” The Champs
29 1955 9 “Ain’t That a Shame” Pat Boone
45 1958 7 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como
21 1957 1 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley
5 1959 6 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
31 1957 2 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
18 1956 4 “My Prayer” The Platters
10 1959 2 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin
26 1958 1 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno
35 1956 8 “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
22 1953 1 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
27 1955 7 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces
I think I missed round 2.
Here are my picks, just using only the Seed Numbers:
1
17
9
25
4
13
12
5
2
18
23
58
3
19
22
27
Thanks for your effort/time in doing this!
My picks:
Mona Lisa
Don’t Be Cruel
You Belong to Me
It’s All in the Game
Little Darlin’! (Winner! Winner!) :)
Catch a Falling Star
All Shook Up
Dream Lover
All I Have to Do is Dream
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
Hey There
Volare
Rock Around the Clock
Cry
Sh-Boom
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing