OLD 55 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I did, but I hadn't heard it before. Mustn't have been a Hit in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Maybe... I see it charted in the US in 1962 though I thought the song was fom 1959... In any case, I have always loved that song and many connoisseurs think it´s a gem. Edited March 7, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 We never heard much of Dion after 'Abraham, Martin And John' in 1968. And that was a comeback record for him after 5 years. He still gets lots of airplay on Oldies radio. I have a '20 Greatest Hits' of Dion /The Belmonts but unfortunately it's not on there. (I just checked). ................................................. We'll start the voting for Top 40 #5 in about 14 hours. Any feedback in the meantime will be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Sorry, I meant 1962 I just edited my post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 # 4 (week commencing 8th March 2009) 1. RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON 2. (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 3. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS 4. AT THE HOP DANNY & THE JUNIORS 5. HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY 6. SIXTEEN TONS ‘TENNESSEE' ERNIE FORD 7. CRAZY PATSY CLINE 8. DONâ€T BE CRUEL ELVIS PRESLEY 9. STAND BY ME BEN E. KING 10.JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY 11.HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS PRESLEY 12.SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL 13.ALL SHOOK UP ELVIS PRESLEY 14.MACK THE KNIFE BOBBY DARIN 15.SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU SKYLINERS 16.I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU RAY CHARLES 17.CRYING ROY ORBISON 18.SLEEP WALK (I) SANTO AND JOHNNY 19.CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE ELVIS PRESLEY 20.TRAVELIN’ MAN RICKY NELSON 21.UP ON THE ROOF DRIFTERS 22.IT'S ALL IN THE GAME TOMMY EDWARDS 23.SURFIN’ U.S.A. BEACH BOYS 24.LA BAMBA RITCHIE VALENS 25.FEVER PEGGY LEE 26.ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT ELVIS PRESLEY 27.MY PRAYER PLATTERS 28.THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" (I) PERCY FAITH 29.THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS JOHNNY HORTON 30.BABY IT’S YOU SHIRELLES 31.CATHY’S CLOWN EVERLY BROTHERS 32.RHYTHM OF THE RAIN CASCADES 33.YOU SEND ME SAM COOKE 34.SINCERELY McGUIRE SISTERS 35.BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY FOUR SEASONS 36.TEQUILA (I) CHAMPS 37.QUARTER TO THREE GARY (U.S.) BONDS 38.SEA OF LOVE PHIL PHILLIPS & THE TWILIGHTS 39.EL PASO MARTY ROBBINS 40.TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY BOBBY VEE FOR FULL VERSION IN PDF FORMAT VIEW HERE. Click to open, then enlarge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) VOTING FOR TOP 40 #5 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. . .................................................. Allot your points in 3 sections: PART A: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #4 you'd like to advance: (Plus) +5, +4, +3, +2, +1. PART B: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #4 you don't really care for, or you think could make way for others: (Minus) -5, -4, -3, -2, -1. PART C: 5 New Songs you'd like to see in the next Top 40: (Plus) *5, +4, +3, +2, +1. Please note that these may be duplicated on a number of Lists - you can go along with others to support songs you like. * .................................................. * There's a good example below. cyberjudge has nominated 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' with 5 points. mindcrime likes that song too, so he also gave it 5 points, which makes it a good chance of entering next week's Top 40. Edited March 9, 2009 by Guest EXAMPLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Taking the lead-off spot this week (helps with those ol' tie-breakers, ya know ) Up +5 Stand by Me-Ben E King +4 Can’t Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley +3 You Send Me-Sam Cooke +2 Rock Around the Clock-Bill Haley & his Comets +1 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley Down -5 Sincerely-McGuire Sisters -4 Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell -3 Sixteen Tons-T. Ernie Ford -2 Fever-Peggy Lee -1 Crazy-Patsy Cline Add +5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tokens +4 Blowin’ in the Wind-Peter, Paul & Mary +3 Georgia on My Mind-Ray Charles +2 Shop Around-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles +1 That’ll Be the Day-Buddy Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Up +5 Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds +4 La Bamba - Richie Valens +3 Up on the Roof - Drifters +2 Fever - Peggy Lee +1 Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley Down -5 Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons -4 At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors -3 Runaway - Del Shannon -2 Sincerely - McGuire Sisters -1 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Add +5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens +4 Shout - Isley Brothers +3 Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison +2 Love & Marriage - Frank Sinatra +1 Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 UP: +5 Stand By Me - Ben E. King +4 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers +3 Baby It´s You - The Shirelles +2 Sixteen Tons - ‘Tenessee' Ernie Ford +1 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vinton DOWN: -5 I Can´t Stop Lovinbg You - Ray Charles -4 Jailhouse Rock- Elvis -3 All Shook Up- Elvis -2 La Bamba - Ritchie Valens -1 Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis SHOULD BE THERE: 5- (I Was) Born To Cry - Dion 4- Shop Around - Smokie Robinson & the Miracles 3- Be My Baby - The Ronettes 2- Hurt - Timi Yuro 1- You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 UP: +1 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vinton It's Bobby Vee, not the Polish Prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) Up: +5 Runaway-Del Shannon +4 Stand By Me-Ben E. King (An all time fav of mine) +3 Tequila-Champs +2 El Paso-Marty Robbins +1 All I Have To Do Is Dream-Everly Brothers Down: -5 All Shook Up-Elvis Presley -4 Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford -3 At The Hop-Danny and the Juniors -2 (we're gonna)Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley and the Comets -1 Up On The Roof-The Drifters Should Be There: +5 Born To Late- The Ponytails +4 Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison +3 The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens +2 Hurt - Timi Yuro +1 Be My Baby - The Ronettes Here are my votes. Hope that I done it right. I have another fav that should be in that top 40 but I need to reserch it first. I can add a song, right? Edited March 10, 2009 by Guest Edited the should-be's per Miss Karma's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks cyber, mindcrime, edna and a Special Welcome to karma. Three great Bobbys of the 60s - Vee, Vinton and Rydell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 It's Bobby Vee, not the Polish Prince. That´s it... I meant Vee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Let me know if it is right now ok. I'll try to get it right next time. I can probably think of lots of ones from that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 To bad that he is closing this website down this coming Friday. That is what he says anyway. Real life always has to take priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Up +5 - El Paso - Marty Robbins +4 - Baby It's You - Shirelles +3 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles +2 - Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell +1 - You Send Me - Sam Cooke Down -5 - Sicerely - McGuire Sisters -4 - Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis -3 - The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton -2 - Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny -1 - Tequila - The Champs New +5 - Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson +4 - Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites +3 - Rocket 88 - Ike Turner +2 - Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent + 1 - Summeretime Blues - Eddie Cochran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 To bad that he is closing this website down this coming Friday. That is what he says anyway. Huh? A. +5 Quarter To Three – Gary 'US' Bonds +4 Cathy's Clown – Everly Brothers +3 Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips & The Twilights +2 Crying – Roy Orbison +1 At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors B. -5 Surfin' USA -Beach Boys -4 Big Girls Don't Cry- Four Seasons -3 Theme from 'A Summer Place' – Percy Faith -2Sincerely – McGuire Sisters -1 It's All In The Game – Tommy Edwards C. +5> It's Gonna Work Out Fine – Ike & Tina Turner (1961) +4> Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford [smaller]w/ Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns[/smaller] (1959) +3> Rumble- Link Wray & His Ray Men (1958) +2> Sweet Nothin's – Brenda Lee (1960) +1> Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1958) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 No, I didn't say that. Karma, it's too early for April Fool's Day. I hope the Top 40 receives lots of support and lasts for a long time. Thanks for voting phil and bazooka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Move them up: +5 Crazy - Patsy Cline +4 Stand By Me - Ben E King +3 Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson +2 I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles +1 Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners Move them down: -5 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley -4 Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith -3 Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters -2 My Prayer - The Platters -1 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Should be there: +5 Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia +4 Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins +3Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent +2 The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens +1 Shop Around - Smokey Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Thanks Lucky. I might as well have my vote too. UP +5 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee +4 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers +3 Crying - Roy Orbison +2 Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades +1 Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips DOWN Well Sincerely looks to be a goner, so I won't waste a vote on it. Trouble is, I like every song here, but some have to go to make way for new ones I suppose. -5 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin -4 Tequila - Champs -3 At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors -2 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie -1 (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley NEW +5 Born Too Late - Poni-Tails (love that song) +4 Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson +3 Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison +2 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford +1 Be My Baby - Ronettes Edited March 10, 2009 by Guest FINISHED NOW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hi, Darryl! Great thread you have going. I'm unable to cast a vote at this time because I can't decide from the candidates given which I'll turn down! Just thought I'd pop in and say, "Hi!" Take care, ~ Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thanks Marcus. Yes, it is hard to drop any - it's such a good list of songs. I hope you will participate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 HEY DEAR EDNA YOU JUST TOLD ME IN A PT THAT YOU'D BEEN IN HERE. CONGRATULATIONS - YOU WERE THE 2,000 TH VIEWER. HAVE A CIGAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hello, Darryl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hello Sweetie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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