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CHART COMMENTS, GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #3.

Well, we have another NEW #1.

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Del Shannon's Runaway just managed to tip out (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock, which had a lot of carry over points from last week. In fact it was a race in two between these ahead of Don't Be Cruel, which has been Top 3 since our Charts started. Runaway debuted last week at #17 and continued on right to the Top.

Other major movers upward were -

Stand By Me - Ben E.King #25 to #13

Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners #32 to 18

Crazy - Patsy Cline #27 to #21

Sleep Walk - Santo And Johnny #36 to #22

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens #37 to #23

Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley #40 to #25

There were eight New Entries -

Crying - Roy Orbison

Up On The Roof - Drifters

Quarter To Three - Gary (U.S.) Bonds

Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys

Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers (giving them two in the Chart)

I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men

The points "bench mark" needed for new entries this week proved to be 8.

And these dropped out -

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr

The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller

The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes

The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter

It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley

Franki Valli & The Four Seasons' Big Girls Don't Cry refused to be budged, with five people voting for it and two against it. Will it still be there next week ?

Your feedback/comments before we open our next Top 40 are welcomed. :headphones:

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GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40

WEEK 3 (week commencing 1st March 2009)

1 RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON

2 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

3 DONâ€T BE CRUEL ELVIS PRESLEY

4 AT THE HOP DANNY & THE JUNIORS

5 HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY

6 HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS PRESLEY

7 SIXTEEN TONS ‘TENNESSEE' ERNIE FORD

8 JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY

9 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS

10 SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL

11 MACK THE KNIFE BOBBY DARIN

12 ALL SHOOK UP ELVIS PRESLEY

13 STAND BY ME BEN E. KING

14 THE WAYWARD WIND GOGI GRANT

15 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU RAY CHARLES

16 SINCERELY McGUIRE SISTERS

17 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME TOMMY EDWARDS

18 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU SKYLINERS

19 THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" (I) PERCY FAITH

20 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS JOHNNY HORTON

21 CRAZY PATSY CLINE

22 SLEEP WALK (I) SANTO AND JOHNNY

23 LA BAMBA RITCHIE VALENS

24 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING FOUR ACES

25 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE ELVIS PRESLEY

26 Let Me Be Your TEDDY BEAR ELVIS PRESLEY

27 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT ELVIS PRESLEY

28 MY PRAYER PLATTERS

29 TEQUILA (I) CHAMPS

30 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' BOBBY LEWIS

31 BIG BAD JOHN JIMMY DEAN

32 CRYING ROY ORBISON

33 UP ON THE ROOF DRIFTERS

34 QUARTER TO THREE GARY (U.S.) BONDS

35 SURFIN’ U.S.A. BEACH BOYS

36 BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY FOUR SEASONS

37 TRAVELIN’ MAN RICKY NELSON

38 CATHY’S CLOWN EVERLY BROTHERS

39 I’M SORRY BRENDA LEE

40 RUMBLE (I) LINK WRAY & HIS RAY MEN

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VOTING FOR TOP 40 #4 IS OPEN. We hope you'll participate. Enjoy the Game. :)

Eligibility of songs:

* Just U.S. Charted Pop Singles of the era 1950(generally) but not after 1963.

* No Album Only Tracks or Uncharted B Sides.

* U.S. Chart Links as a guideline HERE, or they may be on Songfacts' Main Index page, where there are alphabetical links to many songs, either by Title or Artist. .

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Allot your points in 3 sections:

PART A: 5 Existing songs in the Top 40 you'd like to advance:

(Plus) +5, +4, +3, +2, +1.

PART B: 5 Existing songs in the Top 40 you don't really care for:

(Minus) -5, -4, -3, -2, -1.

PART C: 5 Other Songs you'd like to see in the Top 40:

(Plus) *5, +4, +3, +2, +1.

These may be duplicated on a number of Lists - you can go along with others to support songs you like, i.e. we don't need 5 different songs from every person.

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ADVANCE. :thumbsup:

+5 Runaway - Del Shannon

+4 My Prayer - Platters

+3 Sleep Walk - Santo And Johnny

+2 Are You Lonsome Tonight - Elvis Presley

+1 Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

DROP DOWN. :thumbsdown:

-5 Stand By Me - Ben E.King

-4 Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

-3 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

-2 At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

-1 Sixteen Tons - 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford

SONGS I'D LIKE TO SEE THERE. :)

+5 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee

+4 Return To Sender - Elvis Presley

+3 Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades

+2 Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips & The Twilights

+1 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford

(One new one from me, and 4 nominated by others last week.)

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I´ll pst my votes again, as I did it before the Top was open... :grin:

...and I changed my first vote... :cool:

Up:

+5 Runaway - Del Shannon

+4 Stand By me - Ben . King

+3 At the hop - Danny & the Juniors

+2 Sixteen Tons - T. E. Ford

+1 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Bros

Down:

-5 Heartbreal Hotel - Elvis

-4 La Bamba - Richie Valens

-3 I Can´t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

-2 Theme from "Summer Place" - Percy Faith

-1 Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis P.

Should be.

+5 Baby it´s you - The Shirelles

+4 (I Was) Born to Cry - Dion

+3 You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

+2 Hurt - Timi Yuro

+1 Anna (Go To im) - Arthur Alexander

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Up

+5 La Bamba - Richie Valens

+4 Stand By Me - Ben E. King

+3 Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds

+2 Up on the Roof - Drifters

+1 Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

Down

-5 Runaway - Del Shannon

-4 Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons

-3 At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors

-2 Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

-1 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Add

+5 Fever - Peggy Lee

+4 Shout - Isley Brothers

+3 Love & Marriage - Frank Sinatra

+2 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte

+1 Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

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Up

+5 Stand by Me-Ben E King

+4 Can’t Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley

+3 Big Girls Don’t Cry-4 Seasons

+2 Rock Around the Clock-Bill Haley & his Comets

+1 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley

Down

-5 The Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant

-4 Sincerely-McGuire Sisters

-3 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing-Four Aces

-2 Rumble-Link Wray & his Ray Men

-1 Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell

Add

+5 You Send Me-Sam Cooke (I’ve got a good feeling about this song after going #2 on last week’s weekly TT)

+4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tokens (my nom for this week’s weekly TT)

+3 Blowin’ in the Wind-Peter, Paul & Mary

+2 Georgia on My Mind-Ray Charles

+1 Shop Around-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

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Thanks Elena, Ken and Jeff. :)

I see you changed Runaway to a +5 Elena. I know we both like that song.

We voted for it in the very first Top Ten.

I wasn't just trying to get points for it - I'd like to see any song at #1 for more than just one week. We seem to send 'em up and then forget 'em.

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Up And Away

+5 - Crazy - Patsy Cline

+4 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

+3 - Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners

+2 - Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

+1 - Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Down Down Down

-5 - The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

-4 - Teddy Bear - Elvis

-3 - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Four Aces

-2 - Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny

-1 - Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis

Add

+5 - Fever - Peggy Lee

+4 - You Send Me - Sam Cooke

+3 - Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent

+2 - Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites

+1 - Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson

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Thanks Phil. :) I'll go along with Lonesome Town next week if it doesn't make this Top 40, and you decide to nominate it again. I like all the Ricky Nelson oldies.

We hope more will join us this week, especially those who've expressed interest in doing so. And those who didn't get round to voting last week. The more the merrier.

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And if anyone wants to post some memorabilia or info from the era, please feel free to do so ! Like that great YouTube Oldies Songs link that Laurie psted.

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Give these a boost:

5 CRAZY PATSY CLINE

4 TRAVELIN’ MAN RICKY NELSON

3 UP ON THE ROOF DRIFTERS

2 CRYING ROY ORBISON

1 MACK THE KNIFE BOBBY DARIN

Push em down!

5 DONâ€T BE CRUEL ELVIS PRESLEY

4 HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS PRESLEY

3 THE WAYWARD WIND GOGI GRANT

2 SINCERELY McGUIRE SISTERS

1 HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY

Bring It On!

5 Fever - Peggy Lee

4 Baby it´s you - The Shirelles

3 Georgia on My Mind-Ray Charles

2 Shout - Isley Brothers

1 This Magic Moment - Drifters

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Up, up and away!!

+5 Cathy’s Clown - Everly Brothers

+4 Crying - Roy Orbison

+3 Runaway - Del Shannon

+2 Surfin’ U.S.A. - Beach Boys

+1 Big Girls Don’t Cry - Four Seasons

Down and out!!!

-5 The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

-4 It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

-3 The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith

-2 Tequila - Champs

-1 Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

Wanted!

+5 Running Bear - Johnny Preston Listen here!

+4 16 Candles - The Crests Listen here!

+3 Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades

+2 Baby It´S You - The Shirelles

+1 Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

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+5 Big Girls don't Cry

+4 Surfin' USA

+3 Runaway

+2 We're Gonna Rock Around The Clock

+1 At the Hop

-5 Singin' the Blues

-4 The Wayward Wind

-3 Tossin' and Turnin'

-2 My Prayer

-1 Cathy's Clown

+5 Sea of Love

+4 Take Good Care of My Baby

+3 Sea Cruise

+2 Blowin' In the Wind

+1 16 Candles

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Move Up:

+5 Travelin' Man - Rick Nelson

+4 Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys

+3 All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers

+2 Crazy - Patsy Cline

+1 At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

Move Down:

-5 Stand By Me - Ben E. King

-4 Big Girs Don't Cry - The Four Seasons

-3 Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

-2 The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

-1 Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

Wannabees:

+5 Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades

+4 El Paso - Marty Robbins

+3 Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison

+2 Little Sister - Elvis

+1 Be My Baby - The Ronettes

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