[the OlLine Rebel]

The '50s music tournament continues! Round 4. See below!

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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ROUND 4

VOTE 1 FOR EACH PAIR (8 PAIRS) - see start of thread.

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Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

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
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
2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[a fool in paradise]

You didn’t have this version!

STAN FREBERG - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INt48fr_ZYc

Homer & Jethro - Hart Brake Motel (Heartbreak Hotel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6DULIEni80

[Fiji Hill]

“Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
“Too Young” Nat King Cole
“Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
“Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
“My Prayer” The Platters
“Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
“Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
“Dream Lover” Bobby Darin

[ConservativeStatement]

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[workerbee]

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

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

4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

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

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

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

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

[the OlLine Rebel]

FYI once again I will likely be late today with results & starting the next round.

Another dinner with my mother.

[the OlLine Rebel]

ROUND 4 RESULTS:

2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets
4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters
1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley
2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers
2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

ALL songs go respectable support. “Little Darlin’” and “Third Man Theme” got the fewest at 12, their opponents the best at 29.

On to ROUND 5, coming up shortly!