THE BEST . . . |
| Elaine Lewis |
| Get A Job - Bill Horton & Silhouettes - Junior - 57 |
| Preachin' and a-cryin', tells me that I'm lyin' bout a job... that I never could find |
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| Eunice Tulimieri and Marv Goldberg |
| I Played The Fool - Buddy Bailey & Clovers - Atlantic - 10/52 |
| I'll drink a toast to a memory / I'll chase it down with tears |
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| Eunice Tulimieri |
| Lost - Richard Howard & Spartans - Capri - 5/54 |
| I was lost in an endless twilight / In a land of ever in between |
| Big Bug Boogie - Gene Philips - Exclusive - 49 |
| Every time I take a sip / the big old bug tries to bite my lip |
| The Letter - Vernon Green & Medallions - Dootone - 7/54 |
| Let me whisper sweet words of pismotality / And discuss the pompatus of love |
| Double Crossing Blues - Little Esther & Robins - Savoy - 1/50 |
| They got lady bears out there |
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| Marv Goldberg |
| Let's Sit Down And Drink It Over - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - Capitol - 2/49 |
| The Title |
| The Wind - Nolan Strong & Diablos - Fortune - 9/54 |
| And when the summer's rich colors are shimmering across / the mountains and the valleys |
| Off Shore - Cardinals - Atlantic - 3/56 |
| Lights will turn to shadows / As the ship with my dreams fades out of sight |
| Lilacs In The Rain - Maithe Marshall & Ravens - National - 3/51 |
| When April sprinkles her dreams in my heart |
| These Are Things I Want To Share With You - James Pinkney & Syncopators - National - 10/49 |
| A fireside at eventide / A heart that's tried and true |
| Tabarin - 4 Flames - Fidelity - 11/51 |
| We were dancing to a starlight dream |
| In Each Corner Of My Heart - Nitecaps - Groove - 11/56 |
| In each corner of my heart / I have room for you |
| Clown Of The Masquerade - Carnations - Derby - 2/52 |
| You're the queen sitting high on a throne / I'm the fool to obey each command |
| Going Home - Jimmy Ricks/Joe Van Loan & Ravens - Mercury - 2/54 |
| Quiet like some still day / I'm just going home [speaking of impending death] |
| Easy Street - 4 Knights - Capitol - 8/54 |
| When opportunity comes knockin' / You just keep on with your rockin' / 'Cause you know you're fortune's made |
| Under A Blanket Of Blue - Cardinals - Atlantic - 4/54 |
| Wrapped in the arms of sweet romance |
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| Howard Fridson |
| These Foolish Things - Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes - Federal - 4/53 |
| A tinkling piano in the next apartment / Those stumbling words that told me what your heart meant. |
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| Lane Quigley |
| Flip, Flop And Fly - Joe Turner - Atlantic - 55 |
| Here comes my baby flashin' a new gold tooth / she's so small she can mambo in a pay phone booth |
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| Jon Rand |
| Shrine Of St. Cecilia - Willie Winfield & Harptones - Rama - 2/57 |
| The bells in the chapel never ring anymore / The clock in the steeple can't tell time like before. |
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| Neil Hirsch |
| I'm A Sentimental Fool - Buster Banks & Marylanders - Jubilee - 4/52 |
| But if you ever leave me to roam / And never again find home / I'll still wear a smile / I've had you a while |
| A Kiss From Your Lips - Nate Nelson & Flamingos - Checker - 4/56 |
| A kiss from your lips / Changed my whole life around |
| My Gal Is Gone - Andy Magruder & 5 Bluenotes - Sabre - 12/53 |
| She left me standing on a broken throne |
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| Squire |
| Don't Say You're Sorry - Kings Men - Club 51 - 3/57 |
| Don't say you're sorry, just say you really love me |
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| Paul Webb |
| Sick And Tired - Chris Kenner - Imperial - 57 (also Fats Domino in 58) |
| I get up in the morning, fix you something to eat / Before I go to work, I even brush your teeth |
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| Bob McGuiness |
| Crazy For You - James Sheppard & Heartbeats - Hull - 9/55 |
| I think of you darling, and tears just flood my eyes |
| I'll Never Tell - Willie Winfield & Harptones - Bruce - 11/53 |
| Ask the sun behind the clouds or a dream that's torn apart / But don't ask me, for I'll never tell, how you broke my heart |
| Doll Face - Bobby Thomas & Vibranaires - After Hours - 7/54 |
| Just goes to show you darling what prayers can do / I prayed to God and all my dreams came true |
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| Mike Bauer |
| It Ain't The Meat, It's The Motion - Bunky Mack & Swallows - King - 12/51 |
| The Title |
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. . . AND THE WORST |
| Bob Leszczak |
| Man From The Moon - Harold Johnson & Crickets - Jay-Dee - 10/54 |
| Something shabby appeared (definition of the frightening alien) |
| Mambo, Santa, Mambo - Enchanters - Coral - 11/57 |
| He [Santa Claus] comes every time about this year |
| Thrill Of Romance - Gay Tunes - Timely - 9/53 |
| Please going my way |
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| Bill Bugge and Phil Groia |
| Mexico - Bill Witt & Rocketones - Melba - 57 |
| I need someone to cook my food, make my bed / I need someone to clean my shoes, to comb my head [Bill] |
| Mexico - Bill Witt & Rocketones - Melba - 57 |
| Well, I'm going back to Mexico / that is my home town [Phil] |
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| Kate Karp |
| The Ten Commandments Of Love - Harvey Fuqua & Moonglows - Chess - 8/58 |
| Thy shalt never love another |
| Vowels Of Love - Poets - Flash - 3/58 |
| The vowels of love, they are so good to me |
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| Art Mattei and Marv Goldberg |
| Down The Road - Earl Wade & Cadillacs - Josie - 6/55 |
| I guess I'll always love you I will / I hope the stars will cast their glow [Art] |
| Down The Road - Earl Wade & Cadillacs - Josie - 6/55 |
| Well now if, if you want you better tell me now / I'm gonna leave, oh yes, anyhow [Marv] |
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| Marv Goldberg |
| You Never Had It So Good - Bill Brown & Checkers - King - 10/53 |
| The clothes you used to wear was an awful sight / either too loose or either too tight |
| You Cheated - Frankie Ervin & Shields - Tender - 5/58 |
| Love is something you know nothing about / Love is something you can't know about / So please try to love me |
| Tell Me You're Mine - 5 Jets - Deluxe - 8/54 |
| You hated my guts / Darling tell me why [in the middle of a pretty ballad] |
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| Galen Gart |
| The Late Rising Moon - Earl Curry & Blenders - R & B - 11/54 |
| He didn't put them there for me / He also put them there for you |
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| Neil Hirsch |
| Remember Me - David Ford & Tangiers - Decca - 7/56 |
| Remember "m" / Remember "e" / Put them together and remember me |
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| Squire |
| I'm Gonna Pick Your Teeth with an Ice Pick - Lillian Leach/Gary Morrison & Mellows - unrel Celeste - 56 |
| The Title |
| Teeth and Tongue Will Get You Hung - Maryland Pierce & Five Keys - unrel Groove - 54 |
| The Title |
| Gonna Feed My Baby Poison - Rocketeers - Herald - 6/53 |
| The Title |
| Don't Mind Dyin - James Johnson & Jayhawks - Flash - 9/56 |
| If you do me wrong, I know you don't mind dyin' |
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| Paul Webb |
| Fuyiyama Mama - Annisteen Allen - Capitol - 55 |
| I've been to Nagasaki, Hiroshima too / The same I did to them, babe, I can do to you |
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| Dave Hinckley |
| Ten Commandments Of Love - 5 Diamonds - Treat - 55 |
| Only lists "commandments" 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 |
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| Fred Bailin |
| Doom Lang - Tokens - Gary - 7/58 |
| "doom lang" repeated endlessly |
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