Lucky Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I'm running late with the voting, sorry ... I'll do it this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Rise... +5 Cry Me A River - Julie London +4 Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys +3 Telstar (I) - Tornadoes +2 Surf City - Jan & Dean +1 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison ...And Fall... -5 Chances Are - Johnny Mathis -4 Raindrops - Dee Clark -3 Get A Job - Silhouettes -2 Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton -1 You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn ...of Flingel Bunt +5 Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye +4 Love Letters – Ketty Lester +3 Crying In The Rain - Everly Brothers +2 Back In The Usa - Chuck Berry +1 Blue Angel – Roy Orbison Do you like my Shadows theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Rising… +5 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford +4 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison +3 Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis +2 Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino +1 Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly Falling… -5 Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton -4 Just One Look - Doris Troy -3 You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn -2 Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys -1 Stay - Maurice Williams & Zodiacs Entering… +5 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers +4 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee +3 Honeycomb--Jimmie Rodgers +2 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes--Bobby Vee +1 Since I Don't Have You--The Skyliners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Up +5 "Spanish Harlem" - Ben E King +4 "Green Onions" - Booker T and the MG's +3 "Long Tall Sally" - Little Richard +2 "Willie and the Hand Jive" - Johnny Otis Show +1 "At Last" - Etta James Down -5 "Runaround Sue" - Dion -4 "Telstar" - Tornadoes -3 "Tell Him" - Exciters -2 "Get A Job" - Silhouettes -1 "Raindrops" - Dee Clark New 5 "La Bamba" - Richie Valens 4 "Back in the USA" - Chuck Berry 3 "Shake, Rattle, Roll" - Big Joe Turner 2 "Love Letters" - Ketty Lester 1 "Hitch Hike" - Marvin Gaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 That's OK Lucky. Lea is still to vote, and Ian/Canam if he's around. I haven't seen him online this week, so I hope he's well ! Thanks for voting Lars, Don and Nicole. Lars, the Shadows never had a Hit in the U.S. Which is very difficult to believe, as they topped Charts in the U.K., Europe, and of course here in Australia. In fact they're coming out here for a reunion concert with Cliff Richard in February. My Wife and I just might go and see them. I'm sure they'll play 'Flingel Bunt'. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Move 'em up: +5 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison +4 Cry To Me - Solomon Burke +3 Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys +2 Spanish Harlem - Ben E King +1 At Last - Etta James Move 'em down: -5 Great Balls of Fire - Jerry lee Lewis -4 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford -3 Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison -2 Telstar - Tornadoes -1 Long Tall Sally - Little Richard Move 'em on: +5 Mr Blue - The Fleetwoods +4 Hitchhike- Marvin Gaye +3 Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner +2 That's Amore - Dean Martin +1 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers I'm late, so I'll just support others noms. Edit: All fixed Darryl! Edited August 27, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Cliff and the Shads will have that reunion concert here in November. I wish I can go! I saw them in my hometown in 1963, hmm, that's 45 years ago! My friend was a fan and he had a notebook with him to write down every song they performed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Is it too late to change the order of new noms? I understand if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Sorry Kenne. A bit late now. Thanks for voting Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Plus..Move em up! +5 Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King +4 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke +3 Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee +2 Da Do Ron Ron - Crystals +1 Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly Minus..Move em down -5 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford -4 You'll Lose a Good Thing-Barbara Lynn -3 Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles -2 Just One Look - Doris Troy -1 Chances Are - Johnny Mathis Should Be On There... +5 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers +4 Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner +3 La Bamba - Richie Valens +2 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers +1 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thanks Lea. I haven't seen our friend CanAm around, so that might be all for this week. Hope he's OK ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 O.K. VOTING IS CLOSED ! HERE'S THIS WEEK'S TOP 40. GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #29 (week commencing August 30th 2009) Please CLICK HERE to view the full Chart in PDF Format. (Click on to open, then enlarge on your browser). THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED CREATE THIS WEEK'S CHART. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 And here is: [big] The GrooveShark Audio-Only Golden Oldies Top 40 #29 Playlist[/big] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Nice chart this week. Need to move both Spanish Harlem and Moon River up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Very nice!....It's great to see "At Last" at #9!...it's a great song....And "Spanish Harlem" is one of my favorites also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I heard a song on one of the music channels we have on our cable system (Solid Gold Oldies - boy, do I love digital cable) that I am nominating for the next chart. I hadn't heard it in a long time, but I was reminded of how much I liked it when I heard it often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 We have to get Gaye and Burke higher... I will insist with "Take Five". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 But first we have to get 16 Candles to #1. Then, Cry To Me, Spanish Harlem, and Chain Gang. No Hurry. Thanks Lars for the new audio Playlist. Maybe you can do a report on The Shadows' concert in November ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 It’s time again for Golden Oldies Top 40, where we count down the top songs of the pre-British invasion era. I’m your host DJ Ceejay. Let’s get started. 4 songs drop out this week: Tell Him by the Exciters, which topped off at #16, Dream lover by Bobby Darin, a former #2 smash, Telstar by the Tornadoes, which reached #29, and Sea Cruise by Frankie Ford, which made it as high as #14. That puts 4 songs into the countdown: Leading off our new entries at #37 is Big Joe Turner’s version of Shake Rattle and Roll (a song also covered by Bill Haley & the Comets). At #36 is the 3rd chart hit for Chuck Berry, who previously charted with Johnny B. Goode and Maybelline. His newest hit is Back in the U.S.A. It’s also the 2nd song on our chart to include “U.S.A.†in the title, following the Beach Boys’ Surfin’ U.S.A. At #34 is the 1st chart entry for Motown legend Marvin Gaye, Hitch Hike. And the highest song to enter our countdown this week is a re-entry of a song that previously reached #23; resurfacing at #31 this week, it’s the return of La Bamba by Ritchie Valens. La Bamba is 1 of only 2 songs thus far on the GO-40 sung in a language other than English; the other was Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) by Domenico Modugno. 4 songs make giant leaps of at least 10 spots this week, 3 of which debuted last week: Surf City by Jan & Dean debuted last week at #39 and surfs up 11 notches to #28. Another surfing song, Surfin’ Safari by the Beach Boys, entered the chart last week 1 spot ahead of Surf City at #38, and this week stays 1 wave ahead of Surf City, climbing up 11 to #27. Cry Me a River by Julie London was last week’s highest debut at #35; this week it flows up 12 positions to #23. And in its 3rd week, Sam Cooke is knocking on the door looking for his 1st top 10 as Chain Gang becomes his highest charter, working its way from #22 to #11. Only 1 new song reaches the top 10 this week: In its 5th chart week, Etta James at last earns her 1st top 10 with … At Last, which slides up from #12 to #9. Coming up, our tribute to a one-time teacher turned legendary songwriter, who passed away just this week. Now, let's count down the top 3: Staying at #3 this week is a former #1 for Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, Stay. Moving up 2 from #4 to #2 is the group from Brooklyn, the Crests, with 16 Candles. And now we’re up to the #1 song this week. And it’s a fitting tribute to 1 of its songwriters, who tragically passed away 2 days ago. Brooklyn-born and Long Island-raised Ellie Greenwich died this past Wednesday at the age of 68. Greenwich had first pursued a career teaching on Long Island, but gave that up after a few short weeks to pursue a career in songwriting. Along with her then-husband, Jeff Barry, Greenwich teamed up to write a string of hits including 3 that have appeared on our countdown. Be My Baby by the Ronettes topped our chart in week #12 and held the #1 spot for 2 weeks. Da Doo Ron Ron by the Crystals is still in our chart at #39, after reaching #30 3 weeks ago. And Greenwich and Barry also co-wrote the song at #1 again this week. For the 2nd week in a row, the #1 song, co-written by the late legendary songwriter Ellie Greenwich: Then He Kissed Me by the Crystals. That “raps†up another Golden Oldies top 40. I’m DJ Ceejay and we’ll be back next week to count ‘em down all over again, on great web sites like www.songfacts.com . Until next week, keep your head in the stars and keep reaching for the ground. And leave your mouse right where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Thanks CeeJay. As always very interesting and entertaining. I didn't know of Ellie Greenwich's death. She was a great songwriter. It's certainly fitting that one of her songs is #1 this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #29 (week commencing August 30th 2009) 1. THEN HE KISSED ME - CRYSTALS 2. 16 CANDLES - CRESTS 3. STAY - MAURICE WILLIAMS & ZODIACS 4. LITTLE SISTER - ELVIS PRESLEY 5. CRY TO ME - SOLOMON BURKE 6. SPANISH HARLEM - BEN E.KING 7. LONG TALL SALLY - LITTLE RICHARD 8. GREEN ONIONS (I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S 9. AT LAST ETTA JAMES 10. SURFER GIRL - BEACH BOYS 11. CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE 12. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 13. KANSAS CITY - WILBERT HARRISON 14. HELLO MARY LOU - RICKY NELSON 15. RUNAROUND SUE - DION 16. RAINDROPS - DEE CLARK 17. BLUEBERRY HILL - FATS DOMINO 18. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - DRIFTERS 19. THE END OF THE WORLD - SKEETER DAVIS 20. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS 21. GET A JOB - SILHOUETTES 22. THERE GOES MY BABY - DRIFTERS 23. CRY ME A RIVER - JULIE LONDON 24. JUST ONE LOOK - DORIS TROY 25. BLUE BAYOU - ROY ORBISON 26. YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING - BARBARA LYNN 27. SURFIN' SAFARI - BEACH BOYS 28. SURF CITY - JAN & DEAN 29. UNCHAIN MY HEART - RAY CHARLES 30. PEGGY SUE - BUDDY HOLLY 31. LA BAMBA - RITCHIE VALENS (RE-ENTRY) 32. MOON RIVER - HENRY MANCINI & ORCHESTRA 33. PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES - CURTIS LEE 34. HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE (NEW) 35. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW - SHIRELLES 36. BACK IN THE U.S.A. - CHUCK BERRY (NEW) 37. SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL - BIG JOE TURNER (NEW) 38. CHANCES ARE - JOHNNY MATHIS 39. DA DOO RON RON - CRYSTALS 40. BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON Please CLICK HERE to view the full Chart in PDF Format. The GrooveShark Audio-Only Golden Oldies Top 40 #29 Playlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 With a list like that, I'll feel comfortable leaving it just like it is. Thanks, Darryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 That is a smoking list. Everyone has great taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Thanks guys. I agree - we have excellent taste. It's always easy to vote lots up, but difficult to vote any down. VOTING IN TOP 40 #30 IS NOW OPEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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