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.
I’ll pass. Well before my time and I’m not all that fluent in 50’s music
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.
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.
The ‘60’s was my decade but I’m in for the ‘50’s too.
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)
I’m looking forward to participating.
Sure!
**Before my time. Even some of the early 60s 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.
Me please!
In
Yep
Sounds good.
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).
I’m in ... thanks! :-)
I’m in. Please add me to your ping list.
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.
The 1st songs I remember hearing were
Lets Twist Again and Runaway,
and my 15/11/7 years older siblings had
music from records TV and radio on constantly
So...Im more than ready!
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
Because he divested before the clampdown I read
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