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1950s Retro Records of The Decade: Play-offs:

 

Adam Faith - What do you want

Alma Cogan - Dreamboat

Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator

Billie Holliday - Glad to Be Unhappy

Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Buddy Holly - Rave On

Cliff Richard - Travellin' Light

Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It

Dean Martin - That's Amore

Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime

Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

Frankie Laine - Answer Me

Frankie Laine - I Believe

Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

Goons - Ying tong song

Ike Turner - Rocket 88

Isley Brothers - Shout!

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade

Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line

Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap

Luiz Bonfá (Black Orpheus OST) - Manhã De Carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool)

Nat 'King' Cole - Smile

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano

Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk

Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater

Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City

 

Please Vote for your 20 favourites (minimum Top 10) in order (1st, 2nd, etc) from that list of nominations within the next two weeks by Saturday 9th February.

 

The top 20 songs will join the 30 songs (Semi Finals A & B 1st - 15th) in the Record of the 1950s Decade Final

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1st Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It 20 Pts

2. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

3. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

4. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

5. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

6. Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

7. Cliff Richard - Travellin' Light

8. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

9. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

10. Dean Martin - That's Amore

11. Buddy Holly - Rave On

12. Ike Turner - Rocket 88

13. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

14. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

15. Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk

16. Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

17. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

18. Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City

19. Goons - Ying tong song

20. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly 1 Pt

 

1. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

2. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

3. Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

4. Dean Martin - That's Amore

5. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

6. Frankie Laine - I Believe

7. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

8. Nat 'King' Cole - Smile

9. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

10. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime

11. Billie Holliday - Glad to Be Unhappy

12. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

13. Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator

14. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

15. Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

16. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

17. Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him

18. Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano

19. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

20. Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater

1 Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

2 Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

3 Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

4 Frankie Laine - Answer Me

5 Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

6 Adam Faith - What do you want

7 Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

8 Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

9 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

10 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

11 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

12 Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

13 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

14 Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

15 Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It

16 Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator

17 Frankie Laine - I Believe

18 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

19 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

20 Goons - Ying tong song

 

1. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

2. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

3. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

4. Buddy Holly - Rave On

5. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

6. Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It

7. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

8. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

9. Adam Faith - What Do You Want

10. Ike Turner - Rocket 88

11. Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

12. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

13. Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

14. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

15. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime

16. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

17. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

18. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

19. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

20. Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

 

1 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime

2 Luiz Bonfá (Black Orpheus OST) - Manhã De Carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool)

3 João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade

4 Billie Holliday - Glad to Be Unhappy

5 Goons - Ying tong song

6 Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line

7 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

8 Isley Brothers - Shout!

9 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

10 Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

11 Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano

12 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

13 Ike Turner - Rocket 88

14 Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator

15 Dean Martin - That's Amore

16 Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

17 Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

18 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

19 Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

20 Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

 

 

1. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

2. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

3. Billie Holliday - Glad to Be Unhappy

4. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

5. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

6. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

7. Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator

8. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

9. Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

10 Dean Martin - That's Amore

1st Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime

2 Goons - Ying Tong Song

3 Little Richard - Long tall Sally

4 Nat King Cole - Smile

5 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

6 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me

7 Everly Bros. - Bye Bye Love

8 Doris Day - Que Sera Sera

9 Dean Martin - That's Amore

10 Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

11 Alma Cogan - Dreamboat

12 Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula

13 Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

14 Bill Hailey - See You Later Alligator

15 Isley Bros. - Shout

16 Platters - Smoke gets in your eyes

17 Frankie Laine - I Believe

18 Richie Valens - La Bamba

19 Ike Turner - Rocket 88

20 Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

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1950s Record Of The Decade Playoffs : Results

 

Thanks to the 13 of you who voted:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored

 

42nd Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap 0

41st Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City 3

40th Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk 6

38th Frankie Laine - Answer Me 18

38th João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade 18

36th Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him 19

36th Luiz Bonfá (Black Orpheus OST) - Manhã De Carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool) 19

35th Cliff Richard - Travellin' Light 20

34th Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater 21

33rd Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons 24

32nd Elvis Presley - Mystery Train 28

30th Ike Turner - Rocket 88 30

30th Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley 30

29th Alma Cogan - Dreamboat 31

27th Buddy Holly - Rave On 41

27th Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line 41

26th Goons - Ying tong song 44

24th Billie Holliday - Glad to Be Unhappy 45

24th Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear 45

23rd Isley Brothers - Shout! 51

22nd Adam Faith - What do you want 52

 

The following songs go through to the 1950s Record of The Decade Final is:

 

20th Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 64

20th Nat 'King' Cole - Smile 64

17th Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me 66

17th Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 66

17th Frankie Laine - I Believe 66

16th Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano 73

15th Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 74

13th Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator 82

13th Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It 82

12th Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula 84

11th Dean Martin - That's Amore 92

10th Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime 93

9th Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly 97

8th Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 106

7th Richie Valens - La Bamba 108

5th Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 113

5th Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 113

3rd Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 133

3rd Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 133

2nd Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin 148

 

1st Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me 150

 

The 1950s Record Of the Decade Final thread will be posted very soon.

Nina Simone, the rightful winner. :wub:

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