Great Music - Round 2: 1960-1964 (Group 12 of 16)

[mae]

During the second round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to three tracks you would like to move onto the next round. The top three 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):

The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1961)

The Surfaris - Wipe Out (1963)

Brian Hyland - Sealed With a Kiss (1962)

Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces (1961)

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of my Baby (1961)

[mae]

This is another toughie. "Sealed With a Kiss" and "Take Good Care of my Baby" are some of my favorite sad songs ever, so these are no-brainers. And then gotta top it off with "Wipe Out".

[divemaster]

I love all 5 of these songs. Extremely tough to leave one out, let alone two.

[mae]

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

• The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1961) 76.47%
• The Surfaris - Wipe Out (1963) 70.59%
• Brian Hyland - Sealed with a Kiss (1962) 41.18%

And the following are eliminated:

• Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces (1961) 35.29%
• Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby (1961) 29.41%