Posted on 01/23/2022 10:46:56 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel
Done!
Just completed. I did re-listen to each song for at least 30 seconds to make it as fair as possible.
Hi - just posting for FYI?
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Mid-week summary update:
We've had up to 30 replies, so still pretty good and up to par from Round 1.
Several tight races so far.
They include a tie for Hey There, vs Hernando's Hideaway!
The other tight races are between Memories are Made of This vs Kansas City, Harbor Lights vs. Cherry Pink, and TN Waltz vs. Personality.
A bunch of races seem to be run-aways, but don't be discouraged regardless!
The biggest run-away now seems to be "Tequila" all over "Here in My Heart".
Those are both from the musical show "The Pajama Game," which is set in a pajama factory in the US. If a 2022 version were to be made, it would have to be set in Indonesia, Malaysia or Vietnam.
Hey There is from a movie? Didn’t know that.
Another hit that this show generated was Steam Heat by the Mariners and other groups in 1954.
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RESULTS of Round 2/16 play-off brackets-32 pieces
Poll seed-year-BB rank-piece-act
1 1950 2 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
32 1957 8 "Young Love" Sonny James
17 1953 2 "Vaya con Dios" Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 1956 2 "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley
9 1952 4 "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
24 1953 9 "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como
25 1958 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards
8 1958 8 "Tequila" The Champs
4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds
29 1955 9 "Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone
45 1958 7 "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments" Perry Como
13 1951 1 "Too Young" Nat King Cole
12 1956 1 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
21 1957 1 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley
37 1959 9 "Kansas City" Wilbert Harrison
5 1959 6 "Dream Lover" Bobby Darin
2 1958 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" The Everly Brothers
31 1957 2 "Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone
18 1956 4 "My Prayer" The Platters
50 1955 1 "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado
10 1959 2 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
23 1954 3 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney
26 1958 1 "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" Domenico Modugno
58 1959 10 "Mr. Blue" The Fleetwoods
3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
35 1956 8 "Hound Dog" Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 "Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell
14 1952 3 "Cry" Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
11 1954 4 "Sh-Boom" The Crew-Cuts
22 1953 1 "The Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith
27 1955 7 "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces
59 1959 3 "Personality" Lloyd Price
Notes:
-"Kansas City", "Singing the Blues" and "Hey There" won by the tiniest margins.
-"Personality" beat "Tennessee Waltz" from a tie by having a higher annual Billboard rank than TN Waltz did.
-Biggest "wipe-out" was "Tequila" beating "Here in my Heart" - latter only got 1 vote.
Hold on for Round 3!
(ping - sorry guys, forgot to put the ping list on the last post!)
Can’t get to the survey this time, so here are my picks:
1 1950 2 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
32 1957 8 “Young Love” Sonny James
48 1953 5 “You, You, You” Ames Brothers
16 1956 2 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley
9 1952 4 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
24 1953 9 “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como
25 1958 9 “It’s All in the Game” Tommy Edwards
8 1958 8 “Tequila” The Champs
4 1957 3 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
36 1955 5 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter
20 1953 10 “I Believe” Frankie Laine
13 1951 1 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
12 1956 1 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley
44 1959 8 “Come Softly to Me” The Fleetwoods
28 1956 9 “Memories Are Made of This” Dean Martin
5 1959 6 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
2 1958 2 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers
31 1957 2 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
18 1956 4 “My Prayer” The Platters
50 1955 1 “Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White” Perez Prado
10 1959 2 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin
42 1954 10 “Hernando’s Hideaway” Archie Bleyer
26 1958 1 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno
58 1959 10 “Mr. Blue” The Fleetwoods
3 1955 2 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets
35 1956 8 “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
14 1952 3 “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
11 1954 4 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
43 1951 2 “Because of You” Tony Bennett
27 1955 7 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces
59 1959 3 “Personality” Lloyd Price
Not sure what you’re up to, pookie.
Round 2 is over, and Round 3 is another thread!
I tried to ensure all the links work this time on Round 3.
Finish Round 3 about an hour ago with no problem...
Some of these choices were absolutely a tie in my mind. It was a coin flip.
If you can’t pick, you can leave it!
I hate making choices in MOST of these.
There are only some that I absolutely couldn’t care less about, but most of the 100 I like. For some the choice isn’t too hard, but I really don’t like to send one down the drain. Really saddens me to see Doris Day go, especially the magnificent dreamy Secret Love.
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