[the OlLine Rebel]

Tournament continues! See following.

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)

Songs of the Great 8! Pick one per pair!

Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

1 1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith
4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison

1 1963 “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 “Light My Fire” The Doors

4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding
2 1969 “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension

[T. P. Pole]

“Crying” Roy Orbison
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys
“Light My Fire” The Doors
“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension

[the OlLine Rebel]

Ok, interesting note:

1962 and 1966 are completely OUT now.

[ifinnegan]

*** indicates choice

*** 1 1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith
4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison

*** 1 1963 “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

*** 5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 “Light My Fire” The Doors

*** 4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding
2 1969 “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension

[Fiji Hill]

Crying
Surfing USA
Loving feeling
Dock of the bay

[ozaukeemom]

1 1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith

4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list…so don’t worry!)

ROUND 5 WINNERS (rank/year/title/act):

4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison
5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding

Interesting tidbits:
-An astounding 67 voters!
-MOST VOTES - “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding
-FEWEST VOTES - “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in” The 5th Dimension
-ALL songs got votes; no zeroes
-No pairs were even that close, which is incomprehensible to me. ;-D Only the duel of Righteous Bros and “Light My Fire” was relatively close, in single-digit difference.

I can’t believe the Beach Boys are out (and Roy Orbison rules), or that Aquarius is out! I can’t believe Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay keeps whaling over all these songs! Geesh, it’s not THAT good! ;-D

On to Round 6!

[MayflowerMadam]

1 1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith

1 1963 “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys

5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers

4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding