cyberjudge Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Congratulations to everyone who has participated in Golden Oldies Top 40, where we vote on the greatest hits from 1950 to 1963. You've made it through the preliminary round of 50 countdowns voting songs up and down the charts. Now it's time to take another look at the songs we've voted the highest and pick our favorites of the favorites; our Ultimate Golden Oldies Top 40. For each of the next 4 weeks, I will be giving a list of 40 songs, compiled from the 120 highest ranking songs on the weekly charts. All Songfactors (whether or not you have voted in a past GO-40) will have the opportunity to vote for your 10 favorites, just as in the weekly Top 10's and Ultimate Top 10's. Rank your favorites from 1 to 10, with #1 getting 10 points and #10 getting 1 point. The top 10 songs each week will qualify for our Ultimate Top 40. Each song will be listed alphabetically in the 1st 3 Ultimate votes; then in week 4, it will be a 2nd chance for the 40 highest-charting songs that did not make it through phase 1 to qualify as "wild card entries". Ready? Here we go!
cyberjudge Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Posted February 24, 2010 These are the nominees for the 1st Ultimate Top 40. Please vote 1 through 10, as in the TT's: ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - EVERLY BROTHERS ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA AT THE HOP - DANNY & THE JUNIORS AT LAST - ETTA JAMES BABY IT'S YOU - SHIRELLES BE MY BABY – RONETTES BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - PETER, PAUL & MARY BLUE ON BLUE - BOBBY VINTON BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON BLUEBERRY HILL - FATS DOMINO BO DIDDLEY - BO DIDDLEY BONY MORONIE - LARRY WILLIAMS BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - NEIL SEDAKA CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY CATHY'S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE(I) - PEREZ PRADO CRAZY - PATSY CLINE CRY BABY - GARNET MIMMS & THE ENCHANTERS CRY TO ME - SOLOMON BURKE CRYING - ROY ORBISON DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS DON'T BE CRUEL - ELVIS PRESLEY DREAM LOVER - BOBBY DARIN EL PASO - MARTY ROBBINS END OF THE WORLD, THE - SKEETER DAVIS FEVER - PEGGY LEE FINGERTIPS (PART II) - STEVIE WONDER GET A JOB - SILHOUETTES GEORGIA ON MY MIND – RAY CHARLES GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'s HE'S SO FINE - CHIFFONS HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY HELLO MARY LOU - RICKY NELSON HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - RAY CHARLES I WALK THE LINE - JOHNNY CASH
MindCrime Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 1 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY 2 FEVER - PEGGY LEE 3 DON'T BE CRUEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 4 GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'s 5 CHAIN GANG - SAM COOKE 6 I WALK THE LINE - JOHNNY CASH 7 HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY 8 HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 9 CRAZY - PATSY CLINE 10 BO DIDDLEY - BO DIDDLEY I would've voted for Great Balls of Fire, if it had been done by an artist other than Cousin Pedo.
edna Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 1- BABY IT'S YOU - SHIRELLES 2- BE MY BABY – RONETTES 3- BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - NEIL SEDAKA 4- CRY TO ME - SOLOMON BURKE 5- HITCH HIKE - MARVIN GAYE 6- GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS 7- GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'s 8- ALL THE WAY - FRANK SINATRA 9- END OF THE WORLD, THE - SKEETER DAVIS 10-ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - EVERLY BROTHERS
RonJonSurfer Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 1. Green Onions 2. Baby It's You 3. Great Balls of Fire 4. At the Hop 5. Hound Dog 6. He's So Fine 7. Heartbreak Hotel 8. Hello Mary Lou 9. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 10. Blueberry Hill
pinkstones Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Too much Elvis.... 1. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton 2. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado 3. At Last - Etta James 4. All The Way - Frank Sinatra 5. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles 6. Green Onions - Booker T. and The M.G.'s 7. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 8. Blue On Blue - Bobby Vinton 9. El Paso - Marty Robbins 10. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
MindCrime Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Too much Elvis.... I didn't even realize nearly half my list was his songs. I'm sure he has over 10 throughout the entire thing.
CanAm Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 1. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary 2. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors 3. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 4. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 5. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers 6. El Paso - Marty Robbins 7. Crazy - Patsy Cline 8. Bonie Moronie - Larry Williams 9. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 10. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
BlueAngel Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 1. Blowin in the Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary 2. Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's 3. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 4. At Last - Etta James 5. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles 6. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 8. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 9. All I Have To Do is Dream - Everly Brothers 10. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
cyberjudge Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Posted February 25, 2010 1. Can't Help Falling in Love- 2. Hound Dog- 3. Georgia on My Mind-Ray Charles 4. Blowin' in the Wind-Peter Paul & Mary 5. Heartbreak Hotel- 6. Don't Be Cruel- 7. All I Have to Do Is Dream-Everly Brothers 8. Crying-Roy Orbison 9. Fingertips (Part II)-Stevie Wonder 10. Chain Gang-Sam Cooke
phil Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 1. Crazy - Patsy Cline 2. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis 3. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 4.El Paso - Marty Robbins 5. Fever - Peggy Lee 6. Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson 7. Baby It's You - Shirelles 8. He's So Fine - Chiffons 9. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash 10. Crying - Roy Orbison
Lucky Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Don't close this thing, I'll vote tonight, please??
cyberjudge Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Posted February 26, 2010 I'll leave it open at least until 11PM EST Sunday night.
Lucky Posted February 28, 2010 Report Posted February 28, 2010 1. CRAZY - PATSY CLINE 2. HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 3. AT LAST - ETTA JAMES 4. I WALK THE LINE - JOHNNY CASH 5. HELLO MARY LOU - RICKY NELSON 6. END OF THE WORLD, THE - SKEETER DAVIS 7. BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON 8. I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - RAY CHARLES 9. HE'S SO FINE - CHIFFONS 10. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY Geez.
cyberjudge Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Posted March 1, 2010 Voting is still open!!! All SF'ers are invited, even if you have not previously voted in a Golden Oldies Top 40.
cyberjudge Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Posted March 2, 2010 I'll leave voting open another hour and 20 minutes (11PM EST).
cyberjudge Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Posted March 2, 2010 Songfacts has voted ... and the envelope please: Ultimate Golden Oldies Top 40 Divisional Playoff #1: 1. GREEN ONIONS(I) - BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'s 2. BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - PETER, PAUL & MARY 3. HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY 4. CRAZY - PATSY CLINE 5. BABY IT'S YOU - SHIRELLES 6. AT LAST - ETTA JAMES 7. DON'T BE CRUEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 8. HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 9. I WALK THE LINE - JOHNNY CASH 10. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY These 10 songs all qualify for our G01d Metal event, the Ultimate Golden Oldies Top 40. 30 more songs will join them; the next 10 to be chosen by: Ultimate Golden Oldies Top 40 Divisional Playoff #2 .
MindCrime Posted March 2, 2010 Report Posted March 2, 2010 That's a whole lotta Yay! for Green Onions!
Lucky Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 I really, really like this list. All of the nominations were great, but the final list is near perfect. Even the number of Elvis songs is probably correct. I can see this whole thing is just going to get ridiculously difficult.
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