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(VANITY) How about another music tournament? This times, '50s!
me | 4/19/20 | me

Posted on 04/19/2020 2:41:27 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel

Anyone want to participate in a music play-off bracket-type poll for best songs of the '50s?

At the start of this year, as well as 2 and 5 years ago, I ran "tournaments" to pick the best songs of the '60s, '70s and '80s, based on Billboard rankings, so only the best of the best were included!

Normally it'd probably be next year before I'd even attempt. But given this stay-home COVID nonsense, I thought maybe everyone would like another something to do.

You can view how the earlier versions played out here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3818895/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3635562/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3249477/posts

I can do this for the '50s; I've wanted to do so even though there is a risk that not many would easily participate. I assume I could start it next week.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1950s; 50s; 50smusic; americana; billboard; culture; entertainment; fifties; fun; music; nineteenfifties; nostalgia; pastime; popculture; popmusic; popularmusic; rock; rockroll; songs; top40; top40music; vanity
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I’ll pass. Well before my time and I’m not all that fluent in 50’s music


21 posted on 04/19/2020 3:25:20 PM PDT by cyclotic (A vote for Democrats is a vote for lower traffic volumes)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Too bad. A lot of outstanding tunes either never made or barely cracked the charts.

Dont forget the payola scandals that happened during that time. DJs were paid to promote or play certain tunes so the charts are tainted.


22 posted on 04/19/2020 3:27:47 PM PDT by be-baw
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Yes! I’m in!!!

The 60’s tournament was a lot of fun, and you deserve a prize for doing this!

70’s and 80’s rock is my kind of music but I can appreciate everything that came before that.


23 posted on 04/19/2020 3:31:44 PM PDT by CaptainPhilFan
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To: the OlLine Rebel

The ‘60’s was my decade but I’m in for the ‘50’s too.


24 posted on 04/19/2020 3:34:10 PM PDT by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: be-baw
Too bad. A lot of outstanding tunes either never made or barely cracked the charts.

Such as this one, one of my favorite tunes of the decade, even though it sold maybe a few dozen copies.

This Lonely Boy--The Limelighters (1957)

25 posted on 04/19/2020 3:37:18 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I’m looking forward to participating.


26 posted on 04/19/2020 3:38:19 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Sure!


27 posted on 04/19/2020 3:43:36 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Cboldt

**Before my time. Even some of the early 60’s stuff was a stretch for me. Born in ‘55. Just a kid.**

Born in 54. I remember mostly themes to shows when I was 6 or older. The early 60’s theme to ‘route 66’ really stuck in my young brain.


28 posted on 04/19/2020 3:48:41 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Me please!


29 posted on 04/19/2020 3:51:34 PM PDT by Grammy (Save the earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

In


30 posted on 04/19/2020 3:52:32 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The fish wrap media promoted Obama's Benghazi lies in 2012.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Yep


31 posted on 04/19/2020 3:53:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The fish wrap media promoted Obama's Benghazi lies in 2012.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Sounds good.


32 posted on 04/19/2020 3:56:55 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Dr. Sivana; the OlLine Rebel
I would suggest dividing it between early 50s and late 50s. One issue with the 60s tournament is the chasm between pre-1965 and post-1965. Not a lot in common between Percy Faith and Sly and the Family Stone. You have a similar dynamic (but to a lesser degree) in pre-Rock ‘n’ Roll and post.

In the 1930's, there was a considerable difference between Barnacle Bill the Sailor (1930) and Moonlight Serenade (1939), and in the '40's, Who's Taking You Home Tonight? (1940) is about as different from Rock the Joint (1949) as Summer Place (1960) is from Dance to the Music (1968).

33 posted on 04/19/2020 4:00:19 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I’m in ... thanks! :-)


34 posted on 04/19/2020 4:01:22 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (The words of the prophets are written on the Facebook walls and tenement halls.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I’m in. Please add me to your ping list.


35 posted on 04/19/2020 4:03:11 PM PDT by truthluva
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Please include me. It’s before my time (as were the 60s) but I’ll look up and listen to whatever I don’t know to make comparisons.


36 posted on 04/19/2020 4:06:26 PM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

The 1st songs I remember hearing were
Let’s Twist Again and Runaway,
and my 15/11/7 years older siblings had
music from records TV and radio on constantly
So...I’m more than ready!


37 posted on 04/19/2020 4:08:41 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: be-baw

Interesting, sort of, that Alan Freed was so damaged
but Dick Clark neck deep with the Philly pop
labels got off the hook

That being said, most of the hits deserved to
be the popular items they were, payola or no


38 posted on 04/19/2020 4:19:49 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Fiji Hill
In the 1930's, there was a considerable difference between Barnacle Bill the Sailor (1930) and Moonlight Serenade (1939), and in the '40's, Who's Taking You Home Tonight? (1940) is about as different from Rock the Joint (1949) as Summer Place (1960) is from Dance to the Music (1968).

No shortage of Big Band music from the early 30's. I picked a random year from the early '30s (1932), and the most of top names would still be top names for the next 20 years (except Rudy Vallee, who didn't change for microphones) :
Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman
Bing Crosby
Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees
Louis Armstrong
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers
Ted Lewis & his Orchestra
Duke Ellington
George Olsen
Guy Lombardo


I used extreme examples for the '60s, but the Beatles and Psychedelic movement was an earthquake on the music scene. Heck, there's more difference between "Love Me Do"(1962) and "The Beatles" [aka "White Album"] (1968) then there is between Barnacle Bill vs. Moonlight Serenade (one of my all time favorites).
39 posted on 04/19/2020 4:21:40 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Phil DiBasquette

Because he divested before the clampdown I read


40 posted on 04/19/2020 4:23:29 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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