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+5 Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

+4 Crying - Roy Orbison

+3 Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison

+2 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford

+1 Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades

DOWN

-5 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

-4 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie

-3 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley

-2 Runaway - Del Shannon

-1 La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

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+5 That'll Be The Day - Crickets

+4 Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

+3 Love Is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia

+2 The Loco-Motion - Little Eva

+1 Donna - Ritchie Valens (The 'A' side of La Bamba)

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After pinch hitting last week, Cincuenta y Cinco asked me to step in again to recap Top 40 #7. So let's get to it.

5 songs drop out again this week: Shakin' All Over by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny, It's All in the Game by Tommy Edwards, La Bamba by Ritchie Valens, and Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. That makes room for 5 new songs:

Leading off at #40 is the first hit on this chart from Motown Records, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, with Shop Around.

At #38 is 1 of 3 songs on this week's countdown by the songwriting duo of Carole King & Gerry Goffin, The Loco-Motion, by Little Eva. (Which are the other 2? I'll let you guess for now and give you the answer later on in the countdown. ;) )

At #36, the duo of Mickey & Sylvia make their first appearance on the chart with Love Is Strange.

Debuting at #35 is Be-Bop-a-Lula by Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps.

And the highest new entry this week at #29 is the signature hit for Buddy Holly, That'll Be the Day.

The 5 songs making the biggest jumps this week are:

Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, up 16 notches from 37 to 21

Surfin U.S.A. by the Beach Boys, up 13 spots from 30 to 17

Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran, movin up 12 from 40 to 28

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens, up 8 slots from 39 to 31, and

Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison, also gaining by 8 from 33 to 25

There is only 1 new song in the top 10 this week, as Be My Baby by the Ronettes, last week's highest debut, slides up 4 notches from 13 to 9, knocking out Since I Don't Have You by the Skyliners, which slips from 10 to 11.

But before we get to the top 2, the answer to our trivia question: The other 2 Goffin-King compositions in this week's chart are Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee at #22 and Up on the Roof by the Drifters at #8. And on we go:

At #2, shooting up 5 spots in Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson. And that brings us to #1 ... for the 2md week in a row, the #1 song on the countdown is:

:drummer:

All I Have to Do Is Dream by the Everly Brothers

That's all for this week's countdown. Until next week, keep your head in the stars :stars: and keep reaching for the ground. :doh:

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GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #7

(week commencing March 29th 2009)

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1. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - EVERLY BROTHERS

2. TRAVELIN' MAN - RICKY NELSON

3. RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON

4. CRAZY - PATSY CLINE

5. CRYING - ROY ORBISON

6. STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING

7. BABY IT’S YOU - SHIRELLES

8. UP ON THE ROOF - DRIFTERS

9. BE MY BABY - RONETTES

10. (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

11. SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU - SKYLINERS

12 CATHY’S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS

13. DONâ€T BE CRUEL - ELVIS PRESLEY

14. JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY

15. I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - RAY CHARLES

16. HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY

17. SURFIN’ U.S.A. - BEACH BOYS

18. FEVER - PEGGY LEE

19. ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY

20. AT THE HOP - DANNY & THE JUNIORS

21. JOHNNY B. GOODE - CHUCK BERRY

22. SEA OF LOVE - PHIL PHILLIPS & THE TWILIGHTS

23. QUARTER TO THREE - GARY (U.S.) BONDS

24. YOU SEND ME - SAM COOKE

25. ONLY THE LONELY - ROY ORBISON

26. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

27. RHYTHM OF THE RAIN - CASCADES

28. SUMMERTIME BLUES - EDDIE COCHRAN

29. THAT'LL BE THE DAY - CRICKETS

30. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY

31. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - TOKENS

32. SINGING THE BLUES - GUY MITCHELL

33. MACK THE KNIFE - BOBBY DARIN

34. SEA CRUISE - FRANKIE FORD

35. BE-BOP-A-LULA - GENE VINCENT & HIS BLUE CAPS

36. LOVE IS STRANGE - MICKEY AND SYLVIA

37. GEORGIA ON MY MIND - RAY CHARLES

38. THE LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA

39. HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY

40. SHOP AROUND - MIRACLES

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VOTING FOR TOP 40 #8 IS NOW OPEN.

We hope you'll participate. Enjoy creating next week's Top 40. :)

Eligibility of songs:

* U.S. Charted Pop AND R&B Singles of the 1950s+ era, but not after 1963.

* No Album Only Tracks or Uncharted B Sides.

* U.S. Chart Links may be found for on Songfacts' Main Index page, where there are alphabetical links to many songs, either by Title or Artist. If your songs aren't there, you could use Google/Wikipedia - or PT me if in doubt.

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Allot your points in 3 sections:

PART A: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #7 (above) you'd like to advance:

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

PART B: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #7 (above)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.

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Hi Laurie. :) I agree ! It's hard to send any down !

Now, voting is really very easy. Here's mine. :D

UP I like these.

+5 Travelin' Man

+4 Crying - Roy Orbison

+3 Take Good Care Of My Baby

+2 Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers

+1 Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners

DOWN I don't dislike these, but we need to make room for newies.

-5 At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

-4 Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds

-3 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

-2 Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

-1 Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

NEW I'd like to see these in the Top 40.

+5 The Great Pretender - Platters (1955) Video Link

+4 Donna - Ritchie Valens (1958) Video Link

+3 Mona Lisa - Nat 'King' Cole (1950) Video Link

+2 Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee (1961) Video Link

+1 Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (1963) Video Link

:)

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5 FEVER - PEGGY LEE

4 STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING

3 TRAVELIN' MAN - RICKY NELSON

2 MACK THE KNIFE - BOBBY DARIN

1 BABY IT’S YOU - SHIRELLES

Down

5 HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY

4 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU - SKYLINERS

3 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

2 SINGING THE BLUES - GUY MITCHELL

1 ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY

Should Be On There

5 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash Link

4 Maybellene - Chuck Berry Link

3 Donna - Ritchie Valens

2 The Twist - Chubby Checker Link

1 Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy Link

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+5 STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING

+4 QUARTER TO THREE - GARY (U.S.) BONDS

+3 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - TOKENS

+2 UP ON THE ROOF - DRIFTERS

+1 FEVER - PEGGY LEE

Drop

-5 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - EVERLY BROTHERS

-4 RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON

-3 TRAVELIN' MAN - RICKY NELSON

-2 AT THE HOP - DANNY & THE JUNIORS

-1 CRYING - ROY ORBISON

Add

5 Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - Penguins

4 I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

3 Maybellene - Chuck Berry

2 The Twist - Chubby Checker

1 Donna - Ritchie Valens

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UP:

+5 Shop Around - The Miracles

+4 Love is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia

+3 Only the lonely - Orbison

+2 Baby it´s You - Shirelles

+1 Runaway - Del Shannon

DOWN:

-5 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & Comets

-4 The Lions Sleeps Tonight - The Tpkens

-3 All Shook Up - Elvis P.

-2 I Can´t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

-1 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis P.

SHOULD BE:

+5- Please, Mr Postman - The Marvelletes

+4 You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

+3 What´s the matter baby - Timy Yuro

+2 (I Was) Bon To Cry - Dion

+1 I Put A Spell On You - Screaming Jay Hawkins

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Up Up & Away

+5 - Fever - Peggy Lee

+4 - Be-Bop_A-Lula - Gene Vincent

+3 - Shop Around - Smokey & The Miracles

+2 - Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia

+1 - Baby It's You - Shirelles

Goin' Down?

-5 - Rhythm Of The Rain - Cascades

-4 - At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

-3 Quarter To Three - Gary Us Bonds

-2 - Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee

-1 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

Should Be In

+5 - Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods

+4 - Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey

+3 - Bristol Stomp - The - Dovells

+2 - Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee

+1 - Mother-In-Law - Ernie K. Doe

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+5 SUMMERTIME BLUES - EDDIE COCHRAN

+4 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU - SKYLINERS

+3 YOU SEND ME - SAM COOKE

+2 UP ON THE ROOF - DRIFTERS

+1 JOHNNY B. GOODE - CHUCK BERRY

DOWN

-5 HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY

-4 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

-3 CATHY’S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS

-2 THE LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA

-1 FEVER - PEGGY LEE

NEW Coming soon.

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For sure Phil. In Australia, we just never heard the 'black' originals of many great songs that were covered, and taken into the Pop Charts, by white artists.

I've really gotten into R & B since I retired and started seeking out these originals. I have quite a few Atlantic and Motown compilations.

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UP:

+5 Cryin - Roy Orbison

+4 Cathy's Clown - Everlys

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

+2 Baby it´s You - Shirelles

+1 Runaway - Del Shannon

DOWN:

-5 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & Comets

-4 The Lions Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens

-3 At the Hop - Danny & Juniors

-2 Take Good Care of my Baby - Bobby Vee

-1 Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

SHOULD BE:

+5 Bumble Bee - Lavern Baker (If it's eligible) Listen here!

+4 Please, Mr Postman - The Marvelletes

+3 You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

+2 Maybellene - Chuck Berry

+1 Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy

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