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

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.

1a. Heartbreak Hotel
[del:2hz1boqg]1b. Are You Lonesome Tonight?[/del:2hz1boqg]

[del:2hz1boqg]2a. Blue Suede Shoes[/del:2hz1boqg]
2b. Little Sister Very underated song good choice.

3a. Hound Dog
[del:2hz1boqg]3b. Always On My Mind[/del:2hz1boqg]

[del:2hz1boqg]4a. Suspicious Minds[/del:2hz1boqg]
4b. Can't Help Falling In Love

5a. Don't Be Cruel
[del:2hz1boqg]5b. Blue Christmas[/del:2hz1boqg]

[del:2hz1boqg]6a. Viva Las Vegas[/del:2hz1boqg]
6b. All Shook Up

[del:2hz1boqg]7a. Hard Headed Woman[/del:2hz1boqg]
7b. Love Me Tender

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

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

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.

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

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

Joe

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. :)

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

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

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

1b. Blue Suede Shoes

2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

3a. Don't Be Cruel

4a. Love Me Tender

1b. Blue Suede Shoes

2a. Hound Dog

3b. All Shook Up

4b. Jailhouse Rock

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.

1b. Blue Suede Shoes

2a. Hound Dog

3a. Don't Be Cruel

4b. Jailhouse Rock

Viva Las Vegas will always win in my heart.

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.

1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

3a. Don't Be Cruel

4a. Love Me Tender

Quote:

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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.

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I know it! But I preferred Blue Suede Shoes head-to-head with it. Sorry.

1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

3b. All Shook Up

4a. Love Me Tender

Quote:

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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.

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Me too, and my favorite Elvis song, "Suspicious Minds," is gone too. Oh well. :tongue:

1a. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

3a. Don't Be Cruel

4b. Jailhouse Rock

2b. Can't Help Falling In Love

4b. Jailhouse Rock

1b. Blue Suede Shoes

2a. Hound Dog

3a. Don't Be Cruel

4b. Jailhouse Rock

Joe

OK, the semifinal:

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

2a. Don't Be Cruel
2b. Jailhouse Rock

1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

2b. Jailhouse Rock

1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

2a. Don't Be Cruel

1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

2b. Jailhouse Rock

Whoo, tough choices.

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

1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

2a. Don't Be Cruel

1a. Blue Suede Shoes

2b. Jailhouse Rock

Joe

1b. Can't Help Falling In Love

2a. Don't Be Cruel

One little bump - I'll count up this afternoon. Post #23 has the semi-finalists!

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

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. :lol:

Don't Be Cruel

Tough choice, but there can be only one.

1b. Don't Be Cruel

Joe

1b. Don't Be Cruel

Can't Help Falling In Love