The vote is simply: which of each pair is better? No answer, no vote.
Please vote on as MANY pairs as possible! However, it is not required in order to “complete” the survey. You can do as many pairs as you like.
See pairs in my next reply post.
The survey is at 1950s survey - top 64
My YouTube playlist is 1950s play list top 64
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Here are the pairs. Please see start of thread for Round 2 rules!
Again, the survey is here: 1950s survey – top 64
****PLEASE NOTE: Once you start the survey, you must finish it or it will not let you complete (earlier, I mistakenly thought the free version lets you continue later). Not all pairs must be picked, however. If you have a problem with this, and did not finish, PM me and I can search for your IP address and delete your attempt so you can start again.
My YouTube Playlist covers ALL these songs but is really in order of year/rank, not paired up as these below.
1950s play list top 64
ROUND 2 PAIRS/BRACKETS (ToCTrank/year/BB rank/title/act)
1 1950 2 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
64 1954 1 "Little Things Mean a Lot" Kitty Kallen
32 1957 8 "Young Love" Sonny James
33 1950 8 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley
17 1953 2 "Vaya con Dios" Les Paul & Mary Ford
48 1953 5 "You, You, You" Ames Brothers
16 1956 2 "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley
49 1951 4 "Come on-a My House" Rosemary Clooney
9 1952 4 "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
56 1952 5 "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" Vera Lynn
24 1953 9 "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como
41 1952 6 "Half as Much" Rosemary Clooney
25 1958 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards
40 1952 1 "Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson
8 1958 8 "Tequila" The Champs
57 1952 9 "Here in My Heart" Al Martino
4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds
61 1953 3 "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" Patti Page
29 1955 9 "Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone
36 1955 5 "Unchained Melody" Les Baxter
20 1953 10 "I Believe" Frankie Laine
45 1958 7 "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments" Perry Como
13 1951 1 "Too Young" Nat King Cole
52 1955 4 "Autumn Leaves" Roger Williams
12 1956 1 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
53 1957 10 "Round and Round" Perry Como
21 1957 1 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley
44 1959 8 "Come Softly to Me" The Fleetwoods
28 1956 9 "Memories Are Made of This" Dean Martin
37 1959 9 "Kansas City" Wilbert Harrison
5 1959 6 "Dream Lover" Bobby Darin
60 1952 7 "Wish You Were Here" Eddie Fisher
2 1958 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" The Everly Brothers
63 1959 4 "Venus" Frankie Avalon
31 1957 2 "Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone
34 1950 1 "Goodnight Irene" Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
18 1956 4 "My Prayer" The Platters
47 1956 5 "The Wayward Wind" Gogi Grant
15 1950 9 "Harbor Lights" Sammy Kaye
50 1955 1 "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado
10 1959 2 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
55 1951 7 "Cold, Cold Heart" Tony Bennett
23 1954 3 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney
42 1954 10 "Hernando's Hideaway" Archie Bleyer
26 1958 1 "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" Domenico Modugno
39 1950 6 "Music, Music, Music" Teresa Brewer
7 1954 8 "Three Coins in the Fountain" The Four Aces
58 1959 10 "Mr. Blue" The Fleetwoods
3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
62 1956 7 "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day
30 1954 9 "Secret Love" Doris Day
35 1956 8 "Hound Dog" Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 "Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell
46 1955 8 "Sincerely" The McGuire Sisters
14 1952 3 "Cry" Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
51 1953 8 "No Other Love" Perry Como
11 1954 4 "Sh-Boom" The Crew-Cuts
54 1950 7 "Third Man Theme" Guy Lombardo
22 1953 1 "The Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith
43 1951 2 "Because of You" Tony Bennett
27 1955 7 "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces
38 1951 3 "How High the Moon" Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 1951 10 "Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page
59 1959 3 "Personality" Lloyd Price
Most were an easy choice, but a few were tougher.
“Unchained Melody” by ...... Les Baxter .... not who comes to mind first, even if it was first.
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***************NOTE***************
LINKS IN THE #2 REPLY (LISTS ALL THE SONG PAIRS) DO NOT WORK! SEE THREAD O.P. AND #1 FOR WORKING LINKS!
********ALSO: PLEASE note the acts performing here. I have them all properly in the YouTube list. e.g., UNCHAINED MELODY is the original by LES BAXTER, not Righteous Bros of the '60s!
More: HARBOR LIGHTS by SAMMY KAYE; not Platters!
YOU BELONG TO ME by JO STAFFORD; not Duprees!
SH-BOOM by the CREW-CUTS (white guys); not Chords!
VOLARE by DOMENICO MODUGNO, not Dino or Bobby Darrin.
AIN'T THAT A SHAME by PAT BOONE (white guy), not Fats Domino
YOUNG LOVE by SONNY JAMES, not Tab Hunter (also on this tournament but dropped out)
Done!
Done. This was easy.
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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".
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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!
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