(VANITY) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('50S) - ROUND 3

ME | 5/11/20 | ME

[the OlLine Rebel]

ROUND 3 OF THE '50S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS COMMENCES!

Votes due: Sunday, May 17 @ 6:00 pm Eastern.

32 songs, 16 pairs, 16 winners! Vote for your favorite in each pair listed.

No reply, no vote. (You may abstain from any pairs but please don't overdo it! No onesies, please.)

Any ties will be broken with a run-off which will end the following Monday.

Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

[Fiji Hill]

These are really weird. Lots of things that had really boring early fifties things against each other, then later one on one, and then two good late 50s going against each other. Yuck.

The only songs on these lists that I find boring are the ones I have heard too many times--the perennial denizens of "oldies" playlists that get played over and over.

[Fiji Hill]

Here’s a couple of alternate recordings of Unchained Melody

The Fleetwoods' opus came out on an LP at the end of 1959. It's certainly different from Vito and the gang's uptempo East Coast doo-wop version.

[Fiji Hill]

Agh! No more! Stop it! The only things worse would be "Shout", "State of Shock" or Yoko Ono's "Kiss Kiss Kiss".

How about these?

Mope-Itty-Mope--The Boss Tones (1959)

I Can't Go On--Dion & the Bellmonts (1958)

Hootie Sapperticker--Barbara & the Boys (1958)
Believe it or not, this was a hit in Southern California.

[a fool in paradise]

Dion is releasing a new album (duets). He’s put 3 tracks on youtube so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puxj-1sbTeU

A few years ago they put an out album from the vault he recorded in the mid-60s. Some tracks were released but it never came out then as album.

Kickin’ Child: The Lost Album 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bb0zhCpPJA&list=OLAK5uy_nbfSHZAk3pqUYys4xkpnuavX5LHQQrWuU&index=1

[Dr. Sivana]

I had not heard “Hooty Sapperticker” the short sax instrumental was good. There should have been more of that. Barbara’s voice sounds awful (and she doesn’t really sing), despite being from an era filled with sweet sounding women.

It is no wonder that “I Can’t Go On (Rosalie)” makes it on NONE of the Dion & the Belmonts collections. “Moptity Mope” actually sounds like it might have inspired the Del Shannon B-Side “The Wamboo” (”Hats Off to Larry”)

Two other novelty songs that are unlistenable are “B-B-Bird is the Word” and “Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb” (though the video is watchable because Connie Stevens is SO cute!). Both of those were big hits!

[howlinhound]

6 1950 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley

5 1956 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant

7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon

3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price

[Albion Wilde]

Third Man Theme
Mona Lisa
How High the Moon
You Belong to Me
Blue Tango
Vaya con Dios
The Song from Moulin Rouge
Rock Around the Clock
Unchained Melody
My Prayer
The Wayward Wind
Singing the Blues”
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
All I Have to Do Is Dream
Dream Lover
Personality

[CAluvdubya]

6 1950 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[the OlLine Rebel]

You know, you’re asking for it....

[the OlLine Rebel]

Novelty?

I want “Ape Call”...but I’m biased because that’s nostalgia for my youth, when we had that old record in our jukebox!

[WXRGina]

3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

3 1951 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters

5 1956 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant

2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin

3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price

[workerbee]

3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell

1 1958 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin (this was the hardest decision of the group — both such good classics!)

[Family Guy]

3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

3 1951 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

3 1953 “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter

4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin

3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price

[Family Guy]

I agree that it was the hardest decision. I ended up choosing Personality over Mack the Knife. I'm going to go back and check everyone else’s choice and see who won.

[Family Guy]

That was funny.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I missed these posts! LOL!

[CaptainPhilFan]

Well, I picked the one I disliked the least :)

Prediction?

Mack the Knife will win this one :)

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3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas

5 1951 “Be My Love” Mario Lanza

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como

1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter

2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell

1 1958 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[the OlLine Rebel]

Please don’t say that!

[KosmicKitty]

6 1950 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

3 1951 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets

5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter

2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers

6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hi there - did you deliberately leave out 4 pairs?

Wheel/Belong
Prayer/Cruel
Darlin’/Volare
Mack/Personality

???