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Results of my Oddball Songs Survey

Here they are; just in time for May Fools' Day. This time I asked for up to 5 songs which you considered "oddball" - that is, songs that don't fit in with the rest of the output of an artist.

I got 30 people to cast votes. (Once again, just to fool you into thinking it was an honest contest, I didn't vote myself.) As usual, I got plenty of songs which didn't fit the rules (either stuff from the 60s, or songs by artists that didn't have much of a total output, making it harder to determine what's "oddball" about a particular side). As usual, when it comes time to make a show out of this, I'll simply disregard anything that doesn't fit the rules. If you ignore the rules that I post, I have no problem ignoring your votes.

So here are the results. But first, the boring statistics:

Not much in the way of patterns. Only a very few songs got more than a single vote (those titles are marked with an asterisk). This is actually a good sign; it means you guys gave it a lot of thought. In this case however, I won't try to rank them, but simply list the results, in the order that I received the ballots. I'll just pick and choose from the results and construct a show.


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THE RESULTS:

STEVE SOLOMON
No Money — Johnny Ace
Hey Santa Claus - Moonglows
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
Old McDonald - Diablos
Pledge Of Love - Penguins

RICK LEVINE
* Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Coasters
Glad to Be Here - Lee Andrews and the Hearts
See Saw - Moonglows
* Bark, Battle, and Ball - Platters
Sister Sookey - Turbans

LENNY GOLDBERG
* That'll Be The Day - Ravens
* Moonlight Bay - Drifters
Dearest Darling - Huey Smith & Clowns

DAVID HINCKLEY
Bounce - Spaniels
Donkey Serenade - Orioles
There Goes My Baby - Drifters
Soda Pop - Moonglows
Star Dust - Dominoes

STEPHEN PARKER
Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets
Heebie Jeebies - Little Richard
Rang Tang Ding Dong - The Cellos
Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lily
The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton

DON MENNIE
* Jennie Lee - Dominoes
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Cadillacs
A Crazy Little Place in Outer Space - Billy Williams Quartet
Rock and Roll March - Flamingos
Itchy Twitch Feeling - Swallows

ALAN TOBLIN
I Understand - G-Clefs
What Do You Do - Channels
Bells Of Love - Pearls
I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Legends
This Is The Night For Love - Flairs

MARSHA GRANT
The Sun - Del Vikings
Broken Heart - Cadillacs
I Was Dreaming - Cleftones
Kangaroo - 5 Satins
Lucky Old Sun - Marcels

BILLY VERA
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
Out In The Cold Again - Teenagers
* Moonlight Bay - Drifters
A Fool Such As I - Robins
Why Do You Do Me Like You Do - Cleftones

DAN GUILFOYLE
Shrimp Boats - Orioles
Shrine of St. Cecelia - Royals
* Walking Along - Solitaires
Such Lovin' - Dubs
Beer Barrel Polka - Platters

JEFF RUBIN
* Moonlight Bay - Drifters
* Jennie Lee - Dominoes
We Go Together - Moonglows
I Love Paris - Robins
Miserlou - Cardinals

DIANE MULLER
Violent Love - Otis Rush
* Ghost Of A Chance - Wynonie Harris

MICHAEL MARCUS
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
* Moonlight Bay - Drifters
Wagon Wheels - Blue Notes
Near You - Cardinals
* Down In the Alley - Clovers

KATE KARP
I Love My Baby - Tokens
* Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Coasters
Annabelle Lee - Dreamlovers

PAUL AUERBACH
Lilly Marlene - Jive Five
Little Darlin' - Dells
No Ha Ha - Del Vikings
Zoom - Cufflinks
Two Little Monkeys - Revels

STEVE DIKOVICS
Good time Girls - Swallows - After Hours
Tormented - Heartbeats - Network

AL KELLY
Ling Ting Tong - Five Keys
My Secret Love - Carter Rays
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Moroccos
Bohemian Daddy - Marquis
Body and Soul - Richard Barrett

SUSAN WINSON
* Ghost of a Chance - Wynonie Harris
Tell Me How Long Has the Train Been Gone - Amos Milburn
LFMST Blues - Meadowlarks
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
* Down in the Alley - Clovers

ROY WOOD
One Moment With You - Dominoes

TONY FOURNIER
Don't Play Around With Love - Blenders
At Our Fireplace - Brown Dots
Night's Curtains - Checkers
I Wanna Sleep - Deep River Boys
Give Thanks - Platters

RICH STIVERS
* Bark, Battle, and Ball - Platters
Ice - Penguins
* Play It Cool - Spaniels

DENNY OSTROM
* That'll Be The Day - Ravens
Answer Me My Love - Harptones
I Found A Job - Heartbeats
Refrigerator - Rivieras
Believe Me - Penguins

RANDY BAPTISTA
You Know I Love You - Bo Diddley

NEIL HIRSCH
I Got A Notion - Harptones
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
Cold Feet - Moonglows
Love, Love, Love - Clovers
She Rocks - Cardinals

BIG AL KIRBY
Bicycle Tillie - Swallows
* Ghost Of A Chance - Wynonie Harris
Goodbye - Piano Red

TONY
The Bells - Dominoes

TOM MAREK
Man From The Moon - Crickets
Such A Night - Drifters

DAVID PRATER
Marie - Four Tunes
Silhouettes - Steve Gibson & The Red Caps
White Christmas - Drifters
Witchcraft - Spiders
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Hollywood Flames

STUART S. DEFOREST
Downbound Train - Chuck Berry
Tears on My Pillow - El Dorados
See Saw - Moonglows
That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) - Flamingos
* Walking Along - Solitaires

NAOYUKI HOSHI 
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - Clovers
Darling I Know - El-Rays (Dells)
I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - Moonglows
* Play It Cool - Spaniels
Shilly Dilly - Flamingos


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