On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 14:44:32 UTC, Roger Ford wrote:
REVIEW - The Five Keys - "I Cried For You" - ALADDIN 3158;OCTOBER 1952
https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/the-five-keys-i-cried-for-you-aladdin-3158/#more-94274
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNDHhsfjKE
A song I never cared for much in any version---even The Keys can't really open this one up
Here's how it did in the 1952 Singles Battle
PRELIM
6 The Five Keys - I Cried For You - Aladdin 3158
11 Todd Rhodes - Rocket Sixty-Nine - King 4528
And in the later Vocal Groups Encore Battle
R1
5 The Five Keys -- I Cried For You -- Aladdin 3158 -- 1952
5 The Contours -- Shake Sherry -- Gordy 7012 -- 1962
Draw #9.........
Five Keys were #307 in 1952
Contours were #194 in 1962
WINNER : CONTOURS
SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 3/10
A 5 for me
Stick around for the real gem on the flipside tomorrow (my time) I guess
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