MariNisia 4,207 Posted September 20 21/Sep/2024 32 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 18 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,569 Posted September 21 21.09.2024 26 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 22 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,415 Posted September 21 21/9/24 26 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 20 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,414 Posted September 21 Sat 21 Sep 30 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 14 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,597 Posted September 21 Sat 21 Sep 24 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 18 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 958 Posted September 21 21/9/2024 22 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 18 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,119 Posted September 21 21/9/24 09:31 hrs 22 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 16 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,010 Posted September 21 9/21/2024 26 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 10 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,161 Posted September 21 Sat 21 Sep 30 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 04 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,766 Posted September 21 9/21/2024 24 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife -6 08 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock +4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 933 Posted September 21 21st September 28 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 02 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,641 Posted September 21 21-9-24 32 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +4 00 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock -2 I dunno, seems to me that there were far better songs than these two. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,414 Posted September 21 Oh the KoS, babe, has such teeth, dear...as the scarlet billows of 93 other songs spread, we crown Bobby Darin’s Mack The Knife our KoS Champion for the 1950s No.1s! Initially written in the 20s for a German musical drama, recorded by Louis Armstrong to some acclaim (reaching No.8 in the UK) then a few years later polished and perfected by the dulcet tones of the late, great Bobby Darin, this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 40 years after its release. Now, to mark its 65th anniversary, it has achieved the greater honour of being inducted into the Deathlist Dot Net Kill or Save HoF, and rightly bleedin’ so. See, below, the results of this Threepenny Opera: Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock Bobby Darin — Dream Lover Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon Paul Anka — Diana The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues Elvis Presley — All Shook Up Frankie Laine — I Believe Perry Como & The Ramblers — Starstruck Alma Cogan — Dreamboat Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise Doris Day — Que Sera Sera Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway I worried at first that the 50s would be nothing like as rich in stone cold classics as we often see in later rounds, but I was wrong; that was an elite tier final if you ask me. That’s not, of course, to say that everything was good; I mean, look at this shonky lot: The Stargazers — Broken Wings Eddie Fisher ft. Sally Sweetland — I’m Walking Behind You Eddie Fisher — Outside Of Heaven Lita Roza — How Much Is That Doggie In The Window The Stargazers — I See The Moon Dickie Valentine — Christmas Alphabet Don Cornell — Hold My Hand Eddie Calvert — Oh, Mein Papa Slim Whitman — Rose Marie Ruby Murray — Softly Softly Vera Lynn — My Son, My Son Harry Belafonte — Mary’s Boy Child Pat Boone — I’ll Be Home Dreamweavers — It’s Almost Tomorrow Kay Starr — Rock And Roll Waltz Tab Hunter — Young Love Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues Cliff Richard — Living Doll Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life Kalin Twins — When Russ Conway — Side Saddle Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game Adam Faith — What Do You Want? Anyway, for at least another 5-and-a-bit years, that concludes our UK No.1s decades games! Now to finish off the No.2s, and I wonder if it might be better to stick with the 1950s first? Having it run with the 90s No.3s and then the 10s finishing up while we’re doing the 60s No.3s will keep us nicely either end of the timeline. Either way, thanks again for playing, and I’ll see you in the next one! 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,414 Posted September 21 This would’ve been my order. Tbh Bobby Darin was head and shoulders above the rest imo. A legend in the truest sense of the word. Bobby Darin — Dream Lover (+4) Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife (-1) The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love (+6) Paul Anka — Diana (+4) Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock (-1) Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock (-4) Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons (-1) The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette (-5) Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano (+1) The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (+1) Elvis Presley — All Shook Up (+3) Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House (+8) Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway (+12) Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon (-7) Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire (-3) Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues (-3) The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day (+2) Frankie Laine — I Believe (-3) Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise (+4) Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge (-2) Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (-5) Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love (=) Alma Cogan — Dreanboat (-6) Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (-3) Doris Day — Que Sera Sera (-1) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,010 Posted September 21 The grand serial murder tale always felt apt to win this contest on DeathList and I think it's the first time my absolute favorite song in the game won the whole thing. Though the gap between Mack the Knife and All I Have To Do Is Dream is very close. Felt like doing a ranking of the final too; a lot of the list is fluid though I'm pretty secure in my top four Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Bobby Darin — Dream Lover The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love Paul Anka — Diana Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway Elvis Presley — All Shook Up Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues Doris Day — Que Sera Sera Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House Alma Cogan — Dreamboat Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Frankie Laine — I Believe Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,415 Posted September 21 Spotify Playlist for this game This would've been my list: 1 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 2 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 3 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 4 Paul Anka — Diana 5 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 6 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 7 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 8 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 9 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 10 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 11 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 12 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons 13 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 14 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 15 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 16 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 17 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 18 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 19 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 21 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 22 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 23 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 24 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway 25 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano This is kinda related to this game. I bought Jerry Lee Lewis's greatest hits on vinyl today along with some other records (I somehow found a Tom Lehrer vinyl, never thought I'd see one where I live!). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
