Great Music - Round 1: 1955-1959 (Group 16 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=nmjPAb-v4Nw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23zLefwiii4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFyr49TwuiI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXai-sgM-s


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrMg3pY7hw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzNeh4Mq1o

[Girlystevedave]

So many good songs!

[mae]

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


Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (1957) 73.33%
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (1957) 73.33%
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You (1959) 66.67%
Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956) 60.00%
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You (1956) 60.00%


And the following are eliminated:


The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You (1959) 53.33%
The Coasters - Along Came Jones (1959) 6.67%

[Girlystevedave]

Aw bummer that Since I Don't Have You didn't make it.

[Sai Sheb]

I dont have you is a great song! Jose Luis was the lead singer I think!!
It belongs on the soundtrack to "Bronx tail" great movie and great tunes..

[mae]

Aw bummer that Since I Don't Have You didn't make it.

Great song, just 1 vote shy of forcing a tiebreaker.

[Sai Sheb]

I gonna cry in a dark corner now!!!

[Girlystevedave]

Aw bummer that Since I Don't Have You didn't make it.

Great song, just 1 vote shy of forcing a tiebreaker.

Well, it fought bravely.


I gonna cry in a dark corner now!!!

:lol:
While you listen to that song on repeat.

[Sai Sheb]

And think about pets I've lost ...

[Girlystevedave]

And think about pets I've lost ...


You disappear from the site for a while, then pop back up all: "Sorry for my absence. I went into an unexpected state of depression after the music tournament." haha

You bringing up the lost pet thing combined with us talking about Simon and Garfunkel yesterday:
I lost my 14 year old dog a few years back and had the hardest time coping in the beginning. Around the same time I was listening to a lot of Simon and Garfunkel. One day, it hit me: "No wonder I'm a weepy mess. It's all this Simon and Garfunkel making me even sadder!" :lol:

[divemaster]

Since I Don't Have You was one of my nominations and I figured for sure it would advance; it's such a great song. Oh well.

[Sai Sheb]

Let's all listen to Leonard Cohen and get really depressed

[mae]

Most of my Cohen picks did not get through :(

[Sai Sheb]

That's because, even though brilliant, he makes you wanna jump! I mother met him when she was young and was never the same again...

[Tommy]

:rofl: