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The '50s music tournament continues! Round 5, the Great 8! See below!
1 posted on 05/24/2020 7:55:49 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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Welcome to all members who signed up already!

For those who have not, please consider tuning into the Tournament of Chart-Toppers for the 1950s and casting your votes!

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ROUND 5 - the Great 8

VOTE 1 FOR EACH PAIR (4 PAIRS) - see start of thread.

My Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Lnx_IGaigapAFntWhL06TlTqiSPuNv_

Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

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


2 posted on 05/24/2020 8:03:40 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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2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

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

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin


32 posted on 05/25/2020 10:12:35 AM PDT by CaptainPhilFan
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2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
(This was hard – I actually like the other song lyrics better, but I think the version I remember and prefer was by Frank Sinatra? Dean Martin? Anyway, it’s just hard to vote against NKC. So smooth. Also reminds me of being a kid because my parents had his records).

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

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin


36 posted on 05/25/2020 2:01:05 PM PDT by workerbee (==)
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2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

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

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin


44 posted on 05/26/2020 11:01:38 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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ANOTHER CALL FOR VOTES ON ROUND 5!

For those who have not joined us before, please consider tuning into the Tournament of Chart-Toppers for the 1950s and casting your votes!

Please PM me if you would like to be ON or OFF the ping list (any voters will automatically be ON)!

47 posted on 05/27/2020 12:04:26 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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TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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Results, Round 5

2 1950 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
2 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
1 1956 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
2 1959 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin

Round 6 coming soon!

63 posted on 05/31/2020 6:24:12 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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