Posted on 02/09/2020 4:26:52 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel
ROUND 5 OF THE '60S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS COMMENCES!
Votes due: Sunday, Feb 16 @ 6:00 pm Eastern.
The Great 8!
It's getting easier! Just 4 pairs of songs! Vote for your favorite of each pair shown.
No reply, no vote. (You may abstain from any pairs, but please be clear about that.)
Any ties will be broken with a run-off which will end (hopefully) the following Monday.
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so dont worry!)
Songs of the Great 8! Pick one per pair!
Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1*1960 "Theme from A Summer Place" Percy Faith
4 1961 "Crying" Roy Orbison
4*1968 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
2 1969 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" The 5th Dimension
Crying Roy Orbison
Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
Light My Fire The Doors
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
—> 4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
—> 4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
—> 6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
—> 2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
Mr. Orbison (RIP) is a fav.
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Crying
Surfin’ USA
Lovin’ Feeling
Dock of Bay
Oh, that 3rd one’s a killer! I want both.
Ok, interesting note:
1962 and 1966 are completely OUT now.
Crying
Oh Pretty Woman
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
I can’t pick a fourth, because I don’t care much for those choices
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
-—>4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
-—>4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
-—>5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
-—>2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
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