Bobby Darin

9th Class Results! Bob Dylan is in the Hall of Songs. Who Else?

Two songs have been inducted into the Hall of Songs after our ninth round of voting, putting the grand total at 17.

One of those tracks is Bob Dylan’s seminal 1963 recording “Blowin’ in the Wind.” What’s the other inductee? Was it a Motown song? Did the Beatles get in? What about the Beach Boys? The Wall of Sound? Or did Bobby Darin finally break through?

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Alright. Let’s congratulate the following songs on making the Hall of Songs …

Blowin’ in the Wind / Bob Dylan – 71.42%
Be My Baby / The Ronettes – 67.85%

Continuing to the next round of voting

She Loves You / The Beatles – 60.71% (1st round)
I Want to Hold Your Hand / The Beatles – 57.14% (1st round)
Louie Louie / The Kingsmen – 50% (1st round)
Runaway / Del Shannon – 46.42% (3rd round)
Surfin’ USA / The Beach Boys – 46.42% (1st round)
Twist and Shout / The Beatles – 42.85% (1st round)
In My Room / The Beach Boys – 42.85% (1st round)
Only the Lonely / Roy Orbison – 39.28% (4th round)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) / Darlene Love – 39.28% (1st round)
Tutti Frutti / Little Richard – 35.71% (9th round)
Wonderful World / Sam Cooke – 35.71% (4th round)
Heat Wave / Martha and the Vandellas – 35.71% (1st round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers – 28.57% (7th round)
Green Onions / Booker T & The M.G.’s – 28.57% (2nd round)
Georgia on My Mind / Ray Charles – 25% (4th round)
I Fall to Pieces / Patsy Cline – 25% (3rd round)
Up on the Roof / The Drifters – 25% (1st round)
That’ll Be the Day / The Crickets – 21.42% (7th round)
The Wanderer / Dion – 21.42% (3rd round)
Love Me Do / The Beatles – 21.42% (2nd round)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me / The Miracles – 17.85% (2nd round)
Sherry / The Four Seasons – 14.28% (2nd round)
Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2 (Live) / Stevie Wonder – 14.28% (1st round)
It’s All Right / The Impressions – 14.28% (1st round)
You Don’t Know Me / Ray Charles – 10.71% (2nd round)
She Thinks I Still Care / George Jones – 10.71% (1st round)
Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin – 7.14% (5th round)
Think / James Brown and the Famous Flames – 7.14% (1st round)
Turn on Your Lovelight / Bobby Bland – 7.14% (1st round)

8th Class Results! Motown Joins the Hall of Songs!

That’s right: The Hall of Songs has a new inductee, and it’s from Hitsville U.S.A.! So what is the 15th member of our exclusive hall of fame for songs? Listen and find out!

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Alright. Let’s congratulate the following song on making the Hall of Songs …

Do You Love Me / The Contours – 70.58%

Continuing to the next round of voting

Georgia on My Mind / Ray Charles – 58.82% (3rd round)
Only the Lonely / Roy Orbison – 58.82% (3rd round)
Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers – 58.82% (6th round)
Runaway / Del Shannon – 52.94% (2nd round)
That’ll Be the Day / The Crickets – 52.94% (5th round)
Green Onions / Booker T & The M.G.’s – 52.94% (1st round)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me / The Miracles – 52.94% (1st round)
I Fall to Pieces / Patsy Cline – 47.05% (2nd round)
Tutti Frutti / Little Richard – 47.05% (8th round)
Wonderful World / Sam Cooke – 47.05% (3rd round)
Love Me Do / The Beatles – 47.05% (1st round)
The Wanderer / Dion – 41.17% (2nd round)
Sherry / The Four Seasons – 41.17% (1st round)
Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin – 35.29% (4th round)
You Don’t Know Me / Ray Charles – 35.29% (1st round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Runaround Sue La Bamba / Ritchie Valens – 29.41% (5th round)
Please Mr. Postman / The Marvelettes – 23.52% (2nd round)
I Can’t Stop Loving You / Ray Charles – 23.52% (1st round)
Miserlou / Dick Dale and the Del-Tones – 17.64% (1st round)
If I Had a Hammer / Peter, Paul and Mary – 17.64% (1st round)
The Loco-Motion / Little Eva – 11.76% (1st round)
Telstar / The Tornados – 11.76% (1st round)
He’s a Rebel / The Crystals – 11.76% (1st round)

7th Class Results! 4 New Hall of Songs Inductees!

The hits just keep on coming! We have four new inductees to the Hall of Songs after the latest round of voting. One song skates right through without a problem, another is a bit of a surprise, and two get in by the skin of their teeth.

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Alright. Let’s congratulate the following songs on making the Hall of Songs …

Crazy / Patsy Cline – 86.27%
Can’t Help Falling in Love / Elvis Presley – 82.35%
Stand By Me / Ben E. King – 66.67%
Crying / Roy Orbison – 66.67%

Continuing to the next round of voting

Georgia on My Mind / Ray Charles – 60.78% (2nd round)
I Fall to Pieces / Patsy Cline – 58.82% (1st round)
Only the Lonely / Roy Orbison – 56.86% (2nd round)
The Wanderer / Dion – 54.9% (1st round)
That’ll Be the Day / The Crickets – 52.94% (5th round)
Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers – 50.98% (5th round)
Please Mr. Postman / The Marvelettes – 43.13% (1st round)
Tutti Frutti / Little Richard – 41.17% (7th round)
La Bamba / Ritchie Valens – 41.17% (4th round)
Runaway / Del Shannon – 41.17% (1st round)
Wonderful World / Sam Cooke – 37.25% (2nd round)
Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin – 35.29% (3rd round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Runaround Sue / Dion – 33.33% (1st round)
The Twist / Chubby Checker – 31.37% (2nd round)
Running Scared / Roy Orbison – 9.80% (1st round)
Back Door Man / Howlin’ Wolf – 3.92% (1st round)
Let’s Go Trippin’ / Dick Dale and the Del-Tones – 3.92% (1st round)

6th Class Results! A Big Class + A Ray Charles Debate for the Golden Vote

It’s the opposite of our last round of voting as multiple songs get inducted into the Hall of Songs! Plus, we discuss whether a certain Ray Charles song should get the Golden Vote, giving it special entrance into the Hall.

Here is the episode:

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Alright. Let’s congratulate the following songs on making the Hall of Songs …

Shout / The Isley Brothers – 68% (2nd round)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow / The Shirelles – 68% (1st round)
At Last / Etta James – 68% (1st round) [Golden Vote]
What’d I Say / Ray Charles – 68% (2nd round) [Golden Vote]

Continuing to the next round of voting

Georgia on My Mind / Ray Charles – 56% (1st round)
Only the Lonely / Roy Orbison – 52% (1st round)
The Twist / Chubby Checker – 52% (1st round)
Tutti Frutti / Little Richard – 48% (6th round)
Wonderful World / Sam Cooke – 48% (1st round)
That’ll Be the Day / The Crickets – 44% (4th round)
Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin – 40% (2nd round)
Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers – 36% (4th round)
La Bamba / Ritchie Valens – 36% (3rd round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Jailhouse Rock / Elvis Presley – 32% (4th round)
I Only Have Eyes For You / The Flamingos – 32% (2nd round)
This Magic Moment / The Drifters – 32% (1st round)
Chain Gang / Sam Cooke – 32% (1st round)
The Great Pretender / The Platters – 28% (6th round)
Hound Dog / Elvis Presley – 28% (5th round)
Roll Over Beethoven / Chuck Berry – 24% (5th round)
Bye Bye Love / The Everly Brothers – 20% (4th round)
Save the Last Dance For Me / The Drifters – 20% (1st round)
Shop Around / The Miracles – 16% (1st round)
Cathy’s Clown / The Everly Brothers – 12% (1st round)
Lonely Teardrops / Jackie Wilson – 8% (3rd round)
There Goes My Baby / The Drifters – 8% (2nd round)
Dream Lover / Bobby Darin – 4% (2nd round)
Walk, Don’t Run / The Ventures – 4% (1st round)

5th Class Results! Oh No …

You’ll have to listen to this bonus episode of Hall of Songs to hear what happened with our latest round of voting.

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Alright. Let’s move on.

Continuing to the next round of voting

What’d I Say / Ray Charles – 60.41% (1st round)
Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin – 56.25% (1st round)
Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers – 52.08% (3rd round)
Shout / The Isley Brothers – 52.08% (1st round)
Jailhouse Rock / Elvis Presley – 47.91% (3rd round)
Tutti Frutti / Little Richard – 45.83% (5th round)
Roll Over Beethoven / Chuck Berry – 45.83% (4th round)
That’ll Be the Day / The Crickets – 45.83% (3rd round)
Dream Lover / Bobby Darin – 45.83% (1st round)
I Only Have Eyes For You / The Flamingos – 45.83% (1st round)
Hound Dog / Elvis Presley – 43.75% (4th round)
La Bamba / Ritchie Valens – 43.75% (2nd round)
Lonely Teardrops / Jackie Wilson – 43.75% (2nd round)
There Goes My Baby / The Drifters – 41.66 (1st round)
The Great Pretender / The Platters – 37.5% (5th round)
Bye Bye Love / The Everly Brothers – 37.5% (3rd round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Summertime Blues / Eddie Cochran – 33.33% (2nd round)
Money (That’s What I Want) / Barrett Strong – 33.33% (1st round)
El Paso / Marty Robbins – 25% (1st round)
Yakety Yak / The Coasters – 22.91% (1st round)
Twenty Flight Rock / Eddie Cochran – 20.83% (1st round)
Don’t Let Go / Roy Hamilton – 20.83% (1st round)
White Lightning / George Jones – 20.83% (1st round)
Stagger Lee / Lloyd Price – 18.75% (2nd round)
Peter Gunn / Ray Anthony – 18.75% (1st round)
Come Softly to Me / The Fleetwoods – 16.66% (1st round)