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    Default Song Battles Round 8: The King, thankyouverymuch (Battle over)

    One Elvis Aron Presley.

    1a. Heartbreak Hotel
    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes
    2b. Little Sister

    3a. Hound Dog
    3b. Always On My Mind

    4a. Suspicious Minds
    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel
    5b. Blue Christmas

    6a. Viva Las Vegas
    6b. All Shook Up

    7a. Hard Headed Woman
    7b. Love Me Tender

    8a. It's Now Or Never
    8b. Jailhouse Rock
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    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2b. Little Sister

    3a. Hound Dog

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8b. Jailhouse Rock


    Easier than I would have thought. I apperantly feel very strongly about some of these songs, it surprised even me.

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    1a.
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    2b. Very underated song good choice.

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    4b.

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    6b.

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    7b.

    [del:2hz1boqg]8a. It's Now Or Never[/del:2hz1boqg]
    8b.

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    1a. Heartbreak Hotel

    2b. Little Sister

    3a. Hound Dog

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5b. Blue Christmas

    6a. Viva Las Vegas

    7a. Hard Headed Woman

    8b. Jailhouse Rock
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    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes

    3a. Hound Dog

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8a. It's Now Or Never

    Just by the way, if you haven't listened to "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" recently, give it a whirl. Ignoring all the commercials that have been made with this song, it is one of the most moving, heartbroken songs ever recorded.

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    I suppose I should vote in my own poll:

    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2b. Little Sister

    3b. Always On My Mind

    4a. Suspicious Minds

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8b. Jailhouse Rock
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    1a. Heartbreak Hotel

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes

    3a. Hound Dog

    4a. Suspicious Minds

    5b. Blue Christmas

    6a. Viva Las Vegas

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8b. Jailhouse Rock

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    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes

    3a. Hound Dog

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8a. It's Now Or Never

    This was actually relatively easy for me this round. With the exceptions of 4 and 8, there were songs in each pair that were easy choices for me, with a few songs I absolutely love.

    Good subject choice for this one.
    Hell is other people.

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    1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes

    3b. Always On My Mind

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8a. It's Now Or Never
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    Default Re: Song Battles Round 8: The King, thankyouverymuch (links in post 3)

    1a. Heartbreak Hotel

    2a. Blue Suede Shoes

    3a. Hound Dog

    4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    5a. Don't Be Cruel

    6b. All Shook Up

    7b. Love Me Tender

    8b. Jailhouse Rock

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    1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2a. Hound Dog
    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3a. Don't Be Cruel
    3b. All Shook Up

    4a. Love Me Tender
    4b. Jailhouse Rock
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    Default Second Round

    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3a. Don't Be Cruel

    4a. Love Me Tender

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    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2a. Hound Dog

    3b. All Shook Up

    4b. Jailhouse Rock

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    I'm actually a little sad that Little Sister lost out. It was doing good at first, but I am guessing, that many posters may not have ever heard it before.

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    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2a. Hound Dog

    3a. Don't Be Cruel

    4b. Jailhouse Rock

    Viva Las Vegas will always win in my heart.
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    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3b. All Shook Up

    4b. Jailhouse Rock


    Hound Dog vs. Can't Help Falling In Love was tough. In the end I had to go with the sentimental favorite. I'm a sucker for a good love song.

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    1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3a. Don't Be Cruel

    4a. Love Me Tender
    Hell is other people.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit?
    I'm actually a little sad that Little Sister lost out. It was doing good at first, but I am guessing, that many posters may not have ever heard it before.
    I know it! But I preferred Blue Suede Shoes head-to-head with it. Sorry.
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    1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3b. All Shook Up

    4a. Love Me Tender
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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit?
    I'm actually a little sad that Little Sister lost out. It was doing good at first, but I am guessing, that many posters may not have ever heard it before.
    Me too, and my favorite Elvis song, "Suspicious Minds," is gone too. Oh well.

    1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    3a. Don't Be Cruel

    4b. Jailhouse Rock
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    2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    4b. Jailhouse Rock

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    1b. Blue Suede Shoes

    2a. Hound Dog

    3a. Don't Be Cruel

    4b. Jailhouse Rock

    Joe

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    OK, the semifinal:

    1a. Blue Suede Shoes
    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2a. Don't Be Cruel
    2b. Jailhouse Rock
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    Default Re: Song Battles Round 8: The King, thankyouverymuch (Round 2 in post 11)

    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2b. Jailhouse Rock

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    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2a. Don't Be Cruel
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    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2b. Jailhouse Rock

    Whoo, tough choices.

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    Down go the rockers, up go the ballads. Elvis' main contribution to popular music may have been as the swivel-hipped hillbilly cat who set the world on fire, but what his voice and delivery were really meant for was the mellow stuff. :smile:

    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2a. Don't Be Cruel
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    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2a. Don't Be Cruel
    Hell is other people.

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    1a. Blue Suede Shoes

    2b. Jailhouse Rock

    Joe

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    1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

    2a. Don't Be Cruel

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    One little bump - I'll count up this afternoon. Post #23 has the semi-finalists!
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    1a. Can't Help Falling In Love
    1b. Don't Be Cruel
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    Don't Be Cruel

    I like both these songs equally, so it's a tough pick. I fired up iTunes on shuffle a little bit before logging in just now and that song came up second. Seems like a sign to me.
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    Don't Be Cruel

    Tough choice, but there can be only one.

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    1b. Don't Be Cruel

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    1b. Don't Be Cruel

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    Can't Help Falling In Love
    Hell is other people.

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