Great Music - Round 1: 1955-1959 (Group 9 of 16)

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to five tracks you would like to move onto the next round. The top five tracks will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given track receives will determine its standing going forward.

IMPORTANT! Please do not simply vote on name recognition (or lack thereof) alone. Please do listen to each nomination and then make your choice. Even if you think you know a track well, it's still worth giving it a listen for a refresher.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp6j5HJ-Cok


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75RiHJGfyUE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL1ZH0Ke92A


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_cD7G8AwI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqINyTcEX6c


http://youtube.com/watch?v=-eHJ12Vhpyc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Rr75WDE5Q

[divemaster]

I'm hard pressed to leave two off this list. Heck, I can't hardly leave one off!

I must ponder.

[mae]

The poll has closed and the following tracks are moving on to the next round:


Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956) 81.25%
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (1958) 81.25%
Chuck Berry - Maybellene (1955) 56.25%
The Coasters - Yakety Yak (1958) 56.25%
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife (1959) 50.00%


And the following are eliminated:


Paul Anka - Diana (1957) 37.50%
Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater (1958) 18.75%