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(VANITY) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('50S) - ROUND 2
me | 5/3/20 | me

Posted on 05/03/2020 8:01:23 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel

ROUND 2 of the greatest hits of the '50s begins!

Due date: Sunday, May 10 @6:00 pm (Eastern)

This Round takes the top 6 songs of each year of the '50s per BILLBOARD, along with the best 4 #7s as voted in Round 1, and pairs them in play-off brackets.

Round 1: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3838848/posts


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

Auf Wiedersehen—Vera Lynn
Little Things Mean A Lot—Kitty Kallen


61 posted on 05/10/2020 6:47:35 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

1 1954 “Little Things Mean A Lot” Kitty Kallen


62 posted on 05/10/2020 6:54:41 PM PDT by NTHockey (My rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: untenured

1 1950 “Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
2 1951 “Because of You” Tony Bennett
1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
4 1951 “Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney
2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
3 1952 “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
6 1952 “Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney
3 1953 “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page
2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como
1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces
5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter
4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters
2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley
7 1956 “Que Sera Sera” Doris Day
5 1956 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant
2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
1 1957 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley
3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
7 1958 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como
2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers
4 1958 “Witch Doctor” David Seville
6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon
2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin
3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price


63 posted on 05/10/2020 6:59:42 PM PDT by mschalock
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Post #63’s entry broke the tie for:

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

AND

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen

Which will be my votes as well if you’re still doing the tiebreaker.


64 posted on 05/10/2020 7:09:40 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


65 posted on 05/10/2020 7:12:27 PM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
AND
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


66 posted on 05/10/2020 7:14:25 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


67 posted on 05/10/2020 7:16:39 PM PDT by rocksblues
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To: mschalock

Hi - are you re-posting your full picks just to show what your picks are for the run-off? (I did indeed include your full picks in the round the other day.)


68 posted on 05/10/2020 7:17:55 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Nope, they were already posted and it’d be past the deadline, anyway.

Thanks!


69 posted on 05/10/2020 7:18:30 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Oh, oh, well.


70 posted on 05/10/2020 7:26:07 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen


71 posted on 05/10/2020 7:26:35 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

AND

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


72 posted on 05/10/2020 7:29:48 PM PDT by truthluva
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To: the OlLine Rebel

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


73 posted on 05/10/2020 7:31:38 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


74 posted on 05/10/2020 7:38:58 PM PDT by buckalfa (Post no bills.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Wheel of Fortune
Oh My PAPa


75 posted on 05/10/2020 7:53:31 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen


76 posted on 05/10/2020 7:56:46 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Vera Lynn is one of my all-time favorite singers--I've never heard a song by her that I didn't like. However, as to the opus in question, I like the versions by the two Rudis better. The first Rudi is from Germany and the other is from Austria.

Auf Wiedersehen--Rudi Schuricke (1950)

Auf Wiedersehen--Rudi Hofstetter (1950)

77 posted on 05/10/2020 8:07:50 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


78 posted on 05/10/2020 8:20:57 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

My picks are 5 and 6.


79 posted on 05/10/2020 8:51:48 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (God Bless America. Thank you, Kate Smith!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
—>5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

AND

—>1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher


80 posted on 05/10/2020 9:24:01 PM PDT by upchuck (Tired of all the tyranny brought on by leftist politicians.)
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