Golden Oldies Top 40 #40

[_Laurie_]

WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #40.

All members of Songfacts are most welcome to vote and help create next week's Top 40. Don't be shy. It may look a little complicated, but it's not really. You don't have to be an 'oldie' - just someone who appreciates this kind of music.

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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 OLD55 if in doubt.

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IT'S EASY Allot your points in 3 sections:

PART A: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #39 (below) you'd like to advance:

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

PART B: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #39 (below) you don't really care for, or you think could make way for other New songs.:

(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. It's best to do that if you vote later.

VOTING IS NOW OPEN !

[_Laurie_]

GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #40

(Week Commencing 8th November 2009)

1. BLUE ON BLUE - BOBBY VINTON

2. THE WANDERER - DION

3. SILHOUETTES - RAYS

4. POOR LITTLE FOOL - RICKY NELSON

5. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - PETER, PAUL & MARY

6. PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON - PETER, PAUL & MARY

7. CRY BABY - GARNET MIMMS & ENCHANTERS

8. ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA

9. DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS

10.CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE

11.WITCH DOCTOR - DAVID SEVILLE

12.STAGGER LEE - LLOYD PRICE

13.BO DIDDLEY - BO DIDDLEY

14.JUDY'S TURN TO CRY - LESLEY GORE

15.SPANISH HARLEM - BEN E.KING

16.MY SPECIAL ANGEL - BOBBY HELMS

17.TOWN WITHOUT PITY - GENE PITNEY

18.HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE

19.GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S

20.TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

21.WALK LIKE A MAN - 4 SEASONS

22.TWO FACES HAVE I - LOU CHRISTIE

23.BONY MORONIE - LARRY WILLIAMS

24.ONE FINE DAY - CHIFFONS

25.WHERE THE BOYS ARE - CONNIE FRANCIS

26.GREENFIELDS - BROTHERS FOUR

27.DUKE OF EARL - GENE CHANDLER

28.KEEP SEARCHIN' - DEL SHANNON

29.RAMBLIN' ROSE - NAT 'KING' COLE

30.MONSTER MASH - BOBBY PICKETT & CRYPT-KICKERS

31.TOO YOUNG - NAT 'KING' COLE

32.SURFER GIRL - BEACH BOYS

33.HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY - TUNE WEAVERS

34.FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER (NEW)

35.COME SOFTLY TO ME - FLEETWOODS

36.I’M SORRY - BRENDA LEE (RE-ENTRY)

37.TWIST AND SHOUT - ISLEY BROTHERS

38.KANSAS CITY - WILBERT HARRISON

39.IT'S LATE - RICKY NELSON

40.YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY (NEW)

[pinkstones]

I'm doing a Sinatra theme this week because who is cooler than Frank Sinatra? No one, that's who.

High Hopes

+5 All The Way - Frank Sinatra

+4 Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

+3 Too Young - Nat King Cole

+2 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie

+1 Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis

That's Life

-5 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

-4 It's Late - Ricky Nelson

-3 Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys

-2 Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers

-1 Monster Mash - Boris Pickett

The Best Is Yet To Come

+5 The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis

+4 Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

+3 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

+2 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

+1 The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

[edna]

UP

+5 KEEP SEARCHIN' - DEL SHANNON

+4 YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY

+3 GREENFIELDS - BROTHERS FOUR

+2 FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER

+1 I’M SORRY - BRENDA LEE

DOWN

-5 KANSAS CITY - WILBERT HARRISON

-4 GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S

-3 SPANISH HARLEM - BEN E.KING

-2 WHERE THE BOYS ARE - CONNIE FRANCIS

-1 I T'S LATE - RICKY NELSON

MUST BE...

+5 Take Five - Dave Brubeck

+4 Cotton Fields, Highwaymen

+3 Cry Me A River - Julie London

+2 Anyone Who Had a Heart-Dionne Warwick

+1 Heatwave - Martha and the Vandellas

[_Laurie_]

Up

POOR LITTLE FOOL - RICKY NELSON

FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER

ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA

YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY

TWO FACES HAVE I - LOU CHRISTIE

Down

KANSAS CITY - WILBERT HARRISON

JUDY'S TURN TO CRY - LESLEY GORE

GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

STAGGER LEE - LLOYD PRICE

New

Sway ~ Dean Martin

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Anyone Who Had a Heart-Dionne Warwick

Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

Cry Me A River - Julie London

[bazooka]

A.

+5 FINGERTIPS, PART 2 - STEVIE WONDER

+4 DEEP PURPLE – NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS

+3 TOWN WITHOUT PITY - GENE PITNEY

+2 TWO FACES HAVE I – LOU CHRISTIE

+1 HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE

B.

-5 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON - PETER, PAUL & MARY

-4 MONSTER MASH - BOBBY PICKETT & CRYPT-KICKERS

-3 ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA

-2 JUDY'S TURN TO CRY - LESLEY GORE

-1 WHERE THE BOYS ARE - CONNIE FRANCIS

C.

+5> SEARCHIN' - THE COASTERS ('57)

+4> HE'S SO FINE - THE CHIFFONS ('63)

+3> FINGER POPPIN' TIME - HANK BALLARD & MIDNIGHTERS ('60)

+2> BOPPIN’ THE BLUES – CARL PERKINS ('56)

+1> HEATWAVE - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ('63)

[BlueAngel]

Tommy Dorsey

"Up and At 'Em"

+5 Blowin in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary

+4 All the Way - Frank Sinatra

+3 Fingertips Part II - Stevie Wonder

+2 You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry

+1 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie

"Down With Love

-5 Silhouettes - Rays

-4 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke

-3 Its Late - Ricky Nelson

-2 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

-1 Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton

"How About You?"

5 Cotton Fields - Highwaymen

4 Cry Me A River - Julie London

3 Searchin - Coasters

2 The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis

1 Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell

[cyberjudge]

A Little in Love

+5 Puff the Magic Dragon-Peter Paul & Mary

+4 Blowin’ in the Wind-Peter Paul & Mary

+3 Fingertips (Part II)-Stevie Wonder

+2 Monster Mash-Bobby “Boris†Pickett & the Cryptkickers

+1 Witch Doctor-David Seville

We Don’t Talk Anymore

-5 All the Way-Frank Sinatra

-4 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price

-3 Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley

-2 Hitch Hike-Marvin Gaye

-1 Green Onions-Booker T & the MG’s

Dreaming

+5 Anyone Who Had a Heart-Dionne Warwick

+4 Heatwave-Martha & the Vandellas

+3 He’s So Fine-Chiffons

+2 Twistin’ the Night Away-Sam Cooke

+1 Good Luck Charm-

[Lucky]

Move 'em up:

+5 DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS

+4 WITCH DOCTOR - DAVID SEVILLE

+3 JUDY'S TURN TO CRY - LESLEY GORE

+2 MY SPECIAL ANGEL - BOBBY HELMS

+1 WHERE THE BOYS ARE - CONNIE FRANCIS

Move 'em down:

-5 MONSTER MASH - BOBBY PICKETT & CRYPT-KICKERS

-4 TOO YOUNG - NAT 'KING' COLE

-3 BONY MORONIE - LARRY WILLIAMS

-2 TWO FACES HAVE I - LOU CHRISTIE

-1 GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S

Move 'em on:

+5 Pony Time - Chubby Checker

+4 Lollipop - The Chordettes

+3 Mashed Potato Time - DeeDee Sharp

+2 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

+1 BOPPIN’ THE BLUES – CARL PERKINS

[MindCrime]

I won't be participating in this special during Darryl's absence. Not that it matters..

[RonJonSurfer]

+5 Judy's Turn To Cry

+4 Puff the Magic Dragon

+3 Town Without Pity

+2 One fine Day

+1 You Can't Catch me

-5 All The Way

-4 Silhouettes

-3 Chain Gang

-2 Witch doctor

-1 Hitch Hike

New

+5 Heatwave

+4 He's So fine

+3 Lollipop

+2 Twistin the Night Away

+1 Searchin

[phil]

Up

+5 - All The Way - Frank Sinatra

+4 - You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry

+3 - Puff The Magic Dragon - PPM

+2 - Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye

+1 - Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price

Down

-5 - Deep Purple - Nino & April

-4 - Judy's Turn To Cry - Lesley Gore

-3 - Witch Doctor - David Seville

-2 - Monster Mash - Boris Picket

-1 - Greenfields - Brothers Four

Give It A Try

+5 - Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins

+4 - Take Five - Dave Brubeck

+3 - He's So Fine - Chiffons

+2 - Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick

+1 - Heatwave - Martha & The Vandellas

Edited November 12, 2009 by Guest

[OLD 55]

I won't be participating in this special during Darryl's absence. Not that it matters..

Kenne, I'm hanging around this week to give CeeJay some support.

Of course it matters if you don't vote ! You helped kick this off, and it would be great if you were part of the Team that selects the weekly Top 40.

Thanks to all our faithful regulars who have voted this week.

Just Lea and Lars to go, and here's mine:

UP

+5 Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens

+4 Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

+3 Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

+2 Keep Searchin' - Del Shannon

+1 Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods

DOWN

-5 Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters

-4 Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye

-3 Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King

-2 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke

-1 Surfer Girl - Beach Boys

NEW

+5 Anyone Who Had a Heart - Dionne Warwick

+4 Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas

+3 Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet

+2 Cotton Fields - Highwaymen

+1 Searchin' - Coasters

[Dappled]

And here’s mine:

Up

+5 Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

+4 You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry

+3 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie

+2 Greenfields – Brothers 4

+1 Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis

Down

-5 Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys

-4 Green Onions - Booker T. & Mg's

-3 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke

-2 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price

-1 Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley

In

+5 Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins

+2 Cotton Fields – Highwaymen

+3 He's So Fine – Chiffons

+4 Take Five - Dave Brubeck

+1 Searchin' - Coasters

[Lea]

Up

Judy's Turn To Cry - Lesley Gore

FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER

ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA

YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY

TWO FACES HAVE I - LOU CHRISTIE

Down

KANSAS CITY - WILBERT HARRISON

Deep Purple - Nino & April

GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE

STAGGER LEE - LLOYD PRICE

New

Sway ~ Dean Martin

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Anyone Who Had a Heart-Dionne Warwick

Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

Cry Me A River - Julie London

Edited November 14, 2009 by Guest

[cyberjudge]

Voting is now closed. Results & this week's "rap" will be posted shortly.

[cyberjudge]

Another week has come and gone and that means once again it’s time to count down this week’s hottest oldies on Golden Oldies Top 40. I’m your host DJ Ceejay, and let’s get right to it. Last week’s top 3 were:

1. BLUE ON BLUE BOBBY VINTON

2. THE WANDERER DION

3. SILHOUETTES RAYS

Will this week be blue again? We’ll find out soon.

3 songs drop out of our countdown this week:

Surfer Girl by the Beach Boys washes ashore this week after hanging ten at #5.

It’s too late for It’s Late by Ricky Nelson, which clocks out after striking #23.

And Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison gets the “Royal†flush this week, after batting its way to #6.

Now for the 3 songs entering the countdown this week:

Leading off at #40 is a re-entry of a song that hit #28 the 1st time around, He’s So Fine by the Chiffons.

At #37 is the debut entry for soul singer Dionne Warwick, a song written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Anyone Who Had a Heart.

And at #32, our highest debut this week is Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

Here is the full bottom 10, from #31 to #40:

TW31 LW31 TOO YOUNG NAT 'KING' COLE

TW32 NEW TAKE FIVE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET

TW33 LW33 HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY TUNE WEAVERS

TW34 LW19 GREEN ONIONS (I) BOOKER T. & MG'S

TW35 LW35 COME SOFTLY TO ME FLEETWOODS

TW36 LW36 I’M SORRY BRENDA LEE

TW37 NEW ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART DIONNE WARWICK

TW38 LW37 TWIST AND SHOUT ISLEY BROTHERS

TW39 LW30 MONSTER MASH BOBBY PICKETT & CRYPT-KICKERS

TW40 R/E HE’S SO FINE CHIFFONS

Now to our big gainers. Chuck Berry gains 12 spots in the countdown, up from last week’s leadoff position at #40 to #28, with his appropriately titled song, You Can’t Catch Me. The rest of the songs from #21 to #30 look like this:

TW21 LW10 CHAIN GANG SAM COOKE

TW22 LW18 HITCH HIKE MARVIN GAYE

TW23 LW21 WALK LIKE A MAN 4 SEASONS

TW24 LW26 GREENFIELDS BROTHERS FOUR

TW25 LW20TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY BOBBY VEE

TW26 LW23 BONY MORONIE LARRY WILLIAMS

TW27 LW25 WHERE THE BOYS ARE CONNIE FRANCIS

TW28 LW40YOU CAN’T CATCH ME CHUCK BERRY

TW29 LW27 DUKE OF EARL GENE CHANDLER

TW30 LW29 RAMBLIN' ROSE NAT 'KING' COLE

That brings us to our biggest mover of the week, as Stevie Wonder works wonders with his Fingertips, tickling the ivories up 17 keys from #34 to #17. The songs from #11 to #20 look like this:

TW11 LW14 JUDY'S TURN TO CRY LESLEY GORE

TW12 LW11 WITCH DOCTOR DAVID SEVILLE

TW13 LW16 MY SPECIAL ANGEL BOBBY HELMS

TW14 LW22 TWO FACES HAVE I LOU CHRISTIE

TW15 LW13 BO DIDDLEY BO DIDDLEY

TW16 LW12 STAGGER LEE LLOYD PRICE

TW17 LW34 FINGERTIPS (PART II) STEVIE WONDER

TW18 LW15 SPANISH HARLEM BEN E.KING

TW19 LW24 ONE FINE DAY CHIFFONS

TW20 LW28 KEEP SEARCHIN' DEL SHANNON

Now this brings us to the top 10:

Only 1 new entry joins the Top 10 community this week, as Town Without Pity by Gene Pitney shows no pity this week, shooting up from #17 to #8.

The songs from #6 to #10 are:

TW 6 LW 6 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON PETER, PAUL&MARY

TW 7 LW 8 ALL THE WAY FRANK SINATRA

TW 8 LW17 TOWN WITHOUT PITY GENE PITNEY

TW 9 LW 9 DEEP PURPLE NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS

TW 10 LW 7 CRY BABY GARNET MIMMS & ENCHANTERS

Now for the top 5.

Starting its descent toward the dark side this week, dropping from #3 to #5 is:

TW 5 LW 3 SILHOUETTES RAYS

Blowing upward to #4 is the highest charting song to date for Peter Paul & Mary:

TW 4 LW 5 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND PETER, PAUL & MARY

Earning the riches of his 2nd top 3 hit is Ricky Nelson with:

TW 3 LW 4 POOR LITTLE FOOL RICKY NELSON

Wandering no more, Dion holds steady in the runner-up position for the 2nd week after 2 weeks at #1 with:

TW 2 LW 2 THE WANDERER DION

And the bluebird of happiness must be smiling again, as for the 2nd straight week the #1 song is:

TW 1 LW 1 BLUE ON BLUE BOBBY VINTON

That “raps†it up for another week of Golden Oldies top 40. Until next week, when we count ‘em down all over again, keep your head in the stars and keep reaching for the ground.

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TOP 40 #40 (week commencing 15th November, 2009)

Please CLICK HERE for the FULL PDF Version of the Chart.

1. BLUE ON BLUE - BOBBY VINTON (LW 1)

2. THE WANDERER - DION (LW 2)

3. POOR LITTLE FOOL - RICKY NELSON (LW 4 )

4. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - PETER, PAUL & MARY (LW 5)

5. SILHOUETTES - RAYS (LW 3)

6. PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON - PETER, PAUL & MARY (LW 6)

7. ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA (LW 8)

8. TOWN WITHOUT PITY - GENE PITNEY (LW 17)*

9 . DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS (LW 9)

10. CRY BABY - GARNET MIMMS & ENCHANTERS (LW 7)

11. JUDY'S TURN TO CRY - LESLEY GORE (LW14)

12. WITCH DOCTOR - DAVID SEVILLE (LW11)

13. MY SPECIAL ANGEL - BOBBY HELMS (LW16)

14. TWO FACES HAVE I - LOU CHRISTIE (LW22)*

15. BO DIDDLEY BO DIDDLEY - (LW13)

16. STAGGER LEE - LLOYD PRICE (LW12)

17. FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER (LW34)*

18. SPANISH HARLEM - BEN E.KING (LW15)

19. ONE FINE DAY - CHIFFONS (LW24)*

20. KEEP SEARCHIN' - DEL SHANNON (LW28)*

21. CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE (LW 10)

22. HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE (LW18)

23. WALK LIKE A MAN - 4 SEASONS (LW21)

24. GREENFIELDS - BROTHERS FOUR (LW26)

25. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE (LW20)

26. BONY MORONIE - LARRY WILLIAMS (LW23)

27. WHERE THE BOYS ARE - CONNIE FRANCIS (LW25)

28. YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY (LW40)*

29. DUKE OF EARL - GENE CHANDLER (LW27)

30. RAMBLIN' ROSE - NAT 'KING' COLE (LW29)

31. TOO YOUNG - NAT 'KING' COLE (LW31)

32. TAKE FIVE - DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET (NEW)*

33. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY - TUNE WEAVERS (LW33)

34. GREEN ONIONS (I) - BOOKER T. & MG'S (LW19)

35. COME SOFTLY TO ME - FLEETWOODS (LW35)

36. I’M SORRY - BRENDA LEE (LW36)

37. ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART - DIONNE WARWICK (NEW)

38. TWIST AND SHOUT - ISLEY BROTHERS (LW37)

39. MONSTER MASH - BOBBY PICKETT & CRYPT-KICKERS (LW30)

40. HE’S SO FINE - CHIFFONS (RE-ENTRY)

TOP 40 #41 IS NOW OPEN