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(Vanity) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS II ('50S) - ROUND 7 - THE FINAL!
author | 2/27/22 | the OlLine Rebel

Posted on 02/27/2022 9:48:32 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel

ROUND 7 OF THE '50S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS II COMMENCES!

ROUND 7 – THE FINAL

Votes due: Sunday, March 6 @ 12:00 pm Eastern.

2 songs, 1 pair, 1 winner! Vote for your favorite.

Any ties will be broken via Billboard annual ranking, then back to Round 1 ranking (seed), then Round 1 point total, then Round 1 vote count.

See the pair in my next reply post.

Format in survey: Poll seed – year - song title – act

The survey is at 1950s survey Final

My YouTube playlist is at 1950s playlist Final


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 1950s; 50s; 50smusic; americana; billboard; culture; entertainment; fifties; music; nineteenfifties; nostalgia; popculture; popmusic; popularmusic; rock; rockroll; top40; top40music; vanity
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Round 7:

There is 1 pair from the '50s to compare. 1 songs will emerge as the winner of this round – and the tournament!

The vote is simply: which of the pair is better?

Past Rounds:

Rounds 1A and 1B: 50s Round 1A Top 10s, 50s Round 1B Top 10s

Round 2: 50s Round 2 play-offs

Round 3: 50s Round 3 play-offs

Round 4: 50s Round 4 play-offs

Round 5: 50s Round 5 play-offs

Round 6: 50s Round 6 play-offs

1 posted on 02/27/2022 9:48:32 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel
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To: 1Old Pro; a fool in paradise; AbnSarge; Alberta's Child; Albion Wilde; Artemis Webb; bagster; ...
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S II PING LIST

Please PM if you would like on or off this ping list!

(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry it won’t last forever!)

Listed is the pair for The Final, AKA Round 7. Please see start of thread for Round 7 rules!

Again, the survey is here: 1950s survey The Final

My YouTube Playlist covers ALL these songs, but is in order of year, not paired up as the preview below: 1950s playlist The Final

ROUND 7 FINAL PAIR (TOCT seed/year/BB rank/title/act)

4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds

3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets

2 posted on 02/27/2022 9:51:06 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I am genuinely saddened that *Mona Lisa* got edged out by a derp-wop song, but that is what it is.

Thanks for the thread, it was fun again. My vote is already cast, and I am pretty sure you know how I voted < BG >

Take care, and I look forward to your next Music thread


3 posted on 02/27/2022 12:09:23 PM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I picked Rock Around The Clock. Little Darlin’ is a great song, but it was an easy choice. If Mona Lisa had won, the choice would have been more difficult.


4 posted on 02/27/2022 12:41:01 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Don W

Yeah, I have always liked Little Darlin’, but Mona Lisa is better in so many ways.


5 posted on 02/27/2022 12:43:06 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Family Guy
I have always liked Little Darlin’, but Mona Lisa is better in so many ways.

"Mona Lisa" would have been my pick if it had made it to the final round. During its chart run, it spent several weeks at #1 in the summer of 1950 while "Little Darling" never made it to the top spot. However, the Diamonds' opus almost certainly saw a lot more action on the Oldies playlists in subsequent years.

6 posted on 02/27/2022 1:49:21 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Don W

Can’t believe it ended this way. Little Darlin’ is a great song, but I can’t see it bubbling to the top. Oh well!

(Doo-wop? I guess sort of.)


7 posted on 02/27/2022 2:04:02 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Regardless, "Rock Around The Clock" defined the 1950s decade and it would have won no matter who the runner up was.


8 posted on 02/27/2022 2:07:15 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 32 days from outliving Robert Reed (the father of the Brady Bunch))
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To: SamAdams76

It probably would....it’s great. Not just really good, but very emblematic.

Not too surprised when we likely end up with the same overall winner as last time.

Hoping for something a little better this time for the ‘60s.


9 posted on 02/27/2022 2:09:43 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: Family Guy
I picked "Little Darling." However, I would have chosen "Rock Around the Clock" if it were the version by Hal "Cornbread" Singer from 1950.
10 posted on 02/27/2022 7:07:03 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Hoping for something a little better this time for the ‘60s.

My favorite song from the '60s is New Lovers by Pat Boone (1960), but it's likely to be a long shot for the top spot.

11 posted on 02/27/2022 7:16:17 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: SamAdams76

“’Rock Around The Clock’ defined the 1950s decade”.

Absolutely.


12 posted on 02/27/2022 7:42:53 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: Fiji Hill

I never knew that existed. I’ll listen to it tonight.


13 posted on 02/28/2022 6:02:28 AM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Fiji Hill
I'll listen to this tonight as well, but I can't imagine that it could be better than Hey Jude, Pinball Wizard, or Satisfaction.

I'm keeping an open mind. :)

14 posted on 02/28/2022 3:17:21 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Fiji Hill

The Singer version of Rock Around The Clock was great! I’m not totally sure that it’s the same song as Bill Haley though.

I could be wrong. It’s amazing how different some adaptations are.


15 posted on 02/28/2022 3:25:41 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Fiji Hill
New Lovers is a good song. It appealed to me when I listened to it. I'm not ready to put it in my top ten just yet, but I'll keep listening. Who knows.

Since you like that, you definitely need to listen to this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sIcHo77fTjs

It's Come On Take A Chance by Gene McDaniels (1961). It's definitely in my top ten. I grew up listening to this one, so of course it's going to be special to me. It's the flip side of A Hundred Pounds Of Clay.

16 posted on 02/28/2022 3:42:35 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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To: Family Guy
Hal Singer's version is totally different than Bill Haley's. However, this tune sounds an awful lot like Haley's opus.

Move it On Over--Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys (1947)

17 posted on 02/28/2022 3:43:59 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Family Guy
I've never heard that before, but I prefer it to the A side.

The lyrics of this one are full of newsmakers and celebrities. In later versions, the reference to Premier Patrice Lumumba of Congo Léopoldville was cut out following his murder in January, 1961, but this is the original.

Top 40, News, Weather & Sports--Mark Dinning (1961)

18 posted on 02/28/2022 3:53:38 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Family Guy
I can't imagine that it could be better than Hey Jude, Pinball Wizard, or Satisfaction.

For fifty plus years, I thought the opening notes of "Satisfaction" were played by a saxophone. It was only recently that I learned that they were played by a guitar hooked up to some sort of electronic gadget.

"Hey, Jude" would have been much better if they had shortened that annoyingly repetitious coda.

19 posted on 02/28/2022 4:09:52 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

That one is wild. I’m very surprised that I haven’t heard it before.

Hey FJ, I really enjoy these musical conversations.


20 posted on 02/28/2022 8:42:37 PM PST by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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