Otis Redding

16th Election Results! Vengeance and Vindication

It’s a thrilling episode of Hall of Songs, in which Tim and Chris discuss the results of the latest round of voting.

One song definitely gets into the Hall, and that makes one of us very happy. Any more songs? You’ll have to listen to find out.

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

My Girl / The Temptations – 66.67%
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay / Otis Redding – 66.67%
Let It Be / The Beatles – 66.67%

Continuing to the next round of voting

Hey Jude / The Beatles – 53.33% (3rd round)
Suspicious Minds / Elvis Presley – 53.33% (2nd round)
Layla / Derek and the Dominos – 53.33% (1st round)
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman / Aretha Franklin – 43.33% (4th round)
All Along the Watchtower / The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 40% (3rd round)
Here Comes the Sun / The Beatles – 40% (2nd round)
Fire and Rain / James Taylor – 40% (1st round)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Crosby, Stills & Nash – 36.67% (2nd round)
Ohio / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 36.67% (1st round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Paranoid / Black Sabbath – 33.33% (1st round)
I’ll Be There / The Jackson 5 – 30% (1st round)
Move on Up / Curtis Mayfield – 30% (1st round)
Sympathy For the Devil / The Rolling Stones – 26.67% (3rd round)
Big Yellow Taxi / Joni Mitchell – 26.67% (1st round)
Lola / The Kinks – 26.67% (1st round)
Proud Mary / Creedence Clearwater Revival – 23.33% (2nd round)
Fortunate Son / Creedence Clearwater Revival – 23.33% (2nd round)
Heartbreaker / Led Zeppelin – 23.33% (2nd round)
A Day in the Life / The Beatles – 20% (4th round)
Iron Man / Black Sabbath – 20% (1st round)
Sweet Jane / The Velvet Underground – 20% (1st round)
War / Edwin Starr – 13.33% (1st round)

15th Election Results! 2 Hall of Songs Inductees … 1 Host

It’s time to induct new songs into the Hall of Songs, bringing the total to 36.

Is it finally time for the Temptations’ “My Girl”? Did the Beatles or Elvis Presley get a third song in? What about Otis Redding or Aretha Franklin? Maybe The Jackson 5?

Join Tim (and only Tim) for this results show. That’s right, Chris isn’t around for this one. We’ll talk about it.

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

Gimme Shelter / The Rolling Stones – 75%
The Weight / The Band – 66.67%

Continuing to the next round of voting

Suspicious Minds / Elvis Presley – 58.33% (1st round)
My Girl / The Temptations – 54.16% (5th round)
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman / Aretha Franklin – 50% (3rd round)
Hey Jude / The Beatles – 50% (2nd round)
All Along the Watchtower / The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 50% (2nd round)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Crosby, Stills & Nash – 50% (1st round)
Here Comes the Sun / The Beatles – 50% (1st round)
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay / Otis Redding – 45.83% (2nd round)
Proud Mary / Creedence Clearwater Revival – 45.83% (1st round)
Sympathy For the Devil / The Rolling Stones – 41.66% (2nd round)
Fortunate Son / Creedence Clearwater Revival – 41.66% (1st round)
A Day in the Life / The Beatles – 37.5% (3rd round)
Heartbreaker / Led Zeppelin – 37.5% (1st round)

Eliminated from the ballot

When a Man Loves a Woman / Percy Sledge – 33.33% (4th round)
Mrs. Robinson / Simon and Garfunkel – 33.33% (2nd round)
Paint It Black / The Rolling Stones – 29.16% (4th round)
I Want You Back / The Jackson 5 – 25% (1st round)
Walk on By / Isaac Hayes – 20.83% (1st round)
Both Sides, Now / Joni Mitchell – 16.66% (1st round)
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Sly and the Family Stone – 16.66% (1st round)
Piece of My Heart / Big Brother and the Holding Company – 12.5% (2nd round)
I Wanna Be Your Dog / The Stooges – 12.5% (1st round)

14th Election Results! Did the Listeners Prove Tim Wrong and Put in The Doors?

Recently, and for the first time, Tim opted not to reward the Doors’ “Light My Fire” with entrance into the Hall of Songs via the Golden Vote. “Prove me wrong,” he told listeners, who were tasked with another election including songs from 1968, ’67, ’66, and ’65.

So … did the listeners prove Tim wrong?

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

Light My Fire / The Doors – 69.56%
I Heard It Through the Grapevine – 69.56%

Continuing to the next round of voting

The Weight / The Band – 65.21% (1st round)
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay / Otis Redding – 65.21% (1st round)
Hey Jude / The Beatles – 65.21% (1st round)
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman / Aretha Franklin – 56.5% (2nd round)
All Along the Watchtower / The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 56.52% (1st round)
My Girl / The Temptations – 52.17% (4th round)
When a Man Loves a Woman / Percy Sledge – 47.82% (3rd round)
Piece of My Heart / Big Brother and the Holding Company – 47.82% (1st round)
Sympathy For the Devil / The Rolling Stones – 47.82% (1st round)
A Day in the Life / The Beatles – 43.47% (2nd round)
Paint It Black / The Rolling Stones – 39.13% (3rd round)
Mrs. Robinson / Simon and Garfunkel – 39.13% (1st round)

Eliminated from the ballot

Turn, Turn, Turn / The Byrds – 34.78% (2nd round)
Everyday People / Sly and the Family Stone – 34.78% (1st round)
Strawberry Fields Forever / The Beatles – 30.43% (2nd round)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough / Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – 26.08% (2nd round)
Eleanor Rigby / The Beatles – 21.73.% (2nd round)
Street Fighting Man / The Rolling Stones – 17.39% (1st round)
Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud / James Brown – 4.34% (1st round)
Israelites / Desmond Dekker and the Aces – 0% (1st round)