Ultimate Golden Oldies Top 40 Divisional Playoff #1

[cyberjudge 0]

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 0]

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

[Lucky 5]

Oh how fun cj, very nice!

[Wyld Card 5]

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 6]

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 15]

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 0]

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

[Wyld Card 5]

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 6]

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 0]

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 0]

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 7]

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 5]

Don't close this thing, I'll vote tonight, please??

[cyberjudge 0]

I'll leave it open at least until 11PM EST Sunday night.

[Lucky 5]

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 0]

Voting is still open!!! All SF'ers are invited, even if you have not previously voted in a Golden Oldies Top 40.

[cyberjudge 0]

I'll leave voting open another hour and 20 minutes (11PM EST).

[cyberjudge 0]

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 .

[Wyld Card 5]

That's a whole lotta

Yay! for Green Onions!

[Lucky 5]

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.

[edna 6]

Shirelles!!