Welcome to the Elvisdome
You are summoned forthwith to pay homage to the one true king
I present all 256 seeds of my imminent Elvis Bracket. They are seeded by streaming numbers—that is, streaming numbers for all versions of a song combined—except for 82 seeds which were won (or defended) in prelimi12nary rounds. Said bracket will be run via daily polls on twitter, and also via a Google Form which will encompass the entire first round. The results of both will be collated at the end of the round (which will last, I think, over a month), at which point we will proceed with our 128 survivors.
If there are any typos or mistakes or inconsistencies here, well, the actual matches will be exactly as they’re supposed to be, so don’t worry ‘bout it.
1 Can't Help Falling in Love
2 Suspicious Minds
3 Jailhouse Rock
4 Blue Christmas
5 Burning Love
6 A Little Less Conversation
7 Hound Dog
8 Always on My Mind
9 In the Ghetto
10 Here Comes Santa Claus
11 If I Can Dream
12 Don't Be Cruel
13 Heartbreak Hotel
14 (You're the) Devil in Disguise
15 Blue Suede Shoes
16 All Shook Up
17 Love Me Tender
18 It's Now or Never
19 Return to Sender
20 The Wonder of You
21 Are You Lonesome Tonight
22 Unchained Melody
23 Viva Las Vegas
24 Paralyzed
25 That's All Right (Mama)
26 Stuck on You
27 Fever
28 My Way
29 Santa Claus is Back in Town
30 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
31 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
32 Trouble
33 Bridge Over Troubled Water
34 Moody Blue
35 Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
36 Patch It Up
37 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
38 One Night
39 Love Me
40 Good Luck Charm
41 I Just Can't Help Believin'
42 An American Trilogy
43 Kentucky Rain
44 Guitar Man
45 You Dont Have to Say You Love Me
46 Don't
47 Promised Land
48 Little Sister
49 Surrender
50 A Big Hunk o' Love
51 Long Black Limousine
52 Mystery Train
53 Crying in the Chapel
54 Blue Moon
55 I Need Your Love Tonight
56 Pocketful of Rainbows
57 Crawfish
58 Too Much
59 She's Not You
60 It's Only Love
61 Bossa Nova Baby
62 King Creole
63 (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
64 Rubberneckin'
65 (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
66 I Got Lucky
67 You'll Never Walk Alone
68 Trying to Get to You
69 Way Down
70 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
71 Don't Cry Daddy
72 Wearin' That Loved On Look
73 Moonlight Swim
74 Such a Night
75 My Boy
76 Tutti Frutti
77 I Got a Woman
78 Memories
79 Baby Let's Play House
80 Hurt
81 Polk Salad Annie
82 Just Pretend
83 Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do
84 The Girl of My Best Friend
85 Where Could I Go But to the Lord
86 I Gotta Know
87 Loving You
88 If Every Day Was Like Christmas
89 I Believe
90 Suspicion
91 A Mess of Blues
92 How the Web Was Woven
93 Welcome to My World
94 Where No One Stands Alone
95 Treat Me Nice
96 The Next Step is Love
97 Let It Be Me
98 Fame and Fortune
99 It's Midnight
100 Blue Moon of Kentucky
101 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
102 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
103 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
104 I Forgot to Remember to Forget
105 Love Letters
106 Almost Always True
107 I Got a Feelin in My Body
108 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold
109 I'll Remember You
110 Good Rockin' Tonight
111 Kiss Me Quick
112 The Lady Loves Me
113 There's Always Me
114 It Hurts Me
115 Blue Hawaii
116 Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
117 (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
118 One Sided Love Affair
119 Rock-a-Hula Baby
120 Follow That Dream
121 I've Lost You
122 I've Got a Thing About You Baby
123 His Hand in Mine
124 Hawaiian Sunset
125 Walk a Mile in My Shoes
126 I'm Coming Home
127 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
128 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
129 Hard Headed Woman
130 Party
131 I Love You Because
132 He Touched Me
133 Any Day Now
134 Loving Arms
135 Mean Woman Blues
136 Gentle on My Mind
137 Just Because
138 There Goes My Everything
139 Funny How Time Slips Away
140 Swing Down Sweet Chariot
141 Any Way You Want Me
142 Aloha 'Oe
143 Stranger in My Own Home Town
144 Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
145 Tomorrow Night
146 So High
147 I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
148 Tomorrow is a Long Time
149 Words
150 C'mon Everybody
151 Fool
152 T-R-O-U-B-LE
153 I'm Leavin'
154 I've Got Confidence
155 Bosom of Abraham
156 Let Me Be There
157 I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
158 It's Over
159 Tiger Man
160 Beach Boy Blues
161 For Ol' Times Sake
162 Run On
163 Old Shep
164 Dirty, Dirty Feeling
165 You Don't Know Me
166 I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
167 Joshua Fit the Battle
168 The Last Farewell
169 Mama Liked the Roses
170 Stranger in the Crowd
171 Big Boss Man
172 Harbor Lights
173 Pieces of My Life
174 Ito Eats
175 After Loving You
176 It's Easy for You
177 Thinking About You
178 True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
179 I Want to Be Free
180 Flaming Star
181 When It Rains It Really Pours
182 I Feel So Bad
183 You're a Heartbreaker
184 If You Talk in Your Sleep
185 Milkcow Blues Boogie
186 I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Cam Hold You
in My Arms)
187 Let Yourself Go
188 Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
189 It's a Matter of Time
190 I Really Don't Want to Know
191 I'm Movin' On192 It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'
193 So Glad You're Mine
194 Working on the Building
195 Saved
196 Talk About the Good Times
197 Anyplace is Paradise
198 Like a Baby
199 Mansion Over the Hilltop
200 How's the World Treating You
201 It Feels So Right
202 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
203 By and By
204 First in Line
205 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
206 Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
207 Life
208 Tomorrow Never Comes
209 One Broken Heart for Sale
210 Three Corn Patches
211 Love Song of the Year
212 The Girl Next Door Went a-Walkin'
213 If You Don't Come Back
214 Girls! Girls! Girls!
215 Where Did They Go Lord
216 That's Someone You Never Forget
217 Indescribably Blue
218 Fools Fall in Love
219 Kissin' Cousins
220 I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
221 Edge of Reality
222 Power of My Love
223 Until It's Time for You to Go
224 Hi-Heel Sneakers
225 I Didn't Make It on Playing Guitar
226 Down in the Alley
227 Heart of Rome
228 Make the World Go Away
229 Inherit the Wind
230 Queenie Wahine's Papaya
231 Hey Little Girl
232 Easy Come, Easy Go
233 All That I Am
234 Stay Away, Joe
235 I Need Somebody to Lean On
236 Susan When She Tried
237 Old MacDonald
238 We're Gonna Move
239 Do the Clam
240 Beach Shack
241 You're the Boss
242 It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)
243 Song of the Shrimp
244 Poison Ivy League
245 Put the Blame on Me
246 If You Think I Don't Need You
247 Slowly But Surely
248 Got My Mojo Working/Keep Your Hands Off of It
249 (It's A) Long Lonely Highway
250 Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
251 You'll Be Gone
252 Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)
253 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
254 Fool, Fool, Fool
255 A Dog's Life
I present all 256 seeds of my imminent Elvis Bracket. They are seeded by streaming numbers—that is, streaming numbers for all versions of a song combined—except for 82 seeds which were won (or defended) in preliminary rounds. Said bracket will be run via daily polls on twitter, and also via a Google Form which will encompass the entire first round. The results of both will be collated at the end of the round (which will last, I think, over a month), at which point we will proceed with our 128 survivors.
If there are any typos or mistakes or inconsistencies here, well, the actual matches will be exactly as they’re supposed to be, so don’t worry ‘bout it.
1 Can't Help Falling in Love
2 Suspicious Minds
3 Jailhouse Rock
4 Blue Christmas
5 Burning Love
6 A Little Less Conversation
7 Hound Dog
8 Always on My Mind
9 In the Ghetto
10 Here Comes Santa Claus
11 If I Can Dream
12 Don't Be Cruel
13 Heartbreak Hotel
14 (You're the) Devil in Disguise
15 Blue Suede Shoes
16 All Shook Up
17 Love Me Tender
18 It's Now or Never
19 Return to Sender
20 The Wonder of You
21 Are You Lonesome Tonight
22 Unchained Melody
23 Viva Las Vegas
24 Paralyzed
25 That's All Right (Mama)
26 Stuck on You
27 Fever
28 My Way
29 Santa Claus is Back in Town
30 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
31 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
32 Trouble
33 Bridge Over Troubled Water
34 Moody Blue
35 Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
36 Patch It Up
37 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
38 One Night
39 Love Me
40 Good Luck Charm
41 I Just Can't Help Believin'
42 An American Trilogy
43 Kentucky Rain
44 Guitar Man
45 You Dont Have to Say You Love Me
46 Don't
47 Promised Land
48 Little Sister
49 Surrender
50 A Big Hunk o' Love
51 Long Black Limousine
52 Mystery Train
53 Crying in the Chapel
54 Blue Moon
55 I Need Your Love Tonight
56 Pocketful of Rainbows
57 Crawfish
58 Too Much
59 She's Not You
60 It's Only Love
61 Bossa Nova Baby
62 King Creole
63 (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
64 Rubberneckin'
65 (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
66 I Got Lucky
67 You'll Never Walk Alone
68 Trying to Get to You
69 Way Down
70 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
71 Don't Cry Daddy
72 Wearin' That Loved On Look
73 Moonlight Swim
74 Such a Night
75 My Boy
76 Tutti Frutti
77 I Got a Woman
78 Memories
79 Baby Let's Play House
80 Hurt
81 Polk Salad Annie
82 Just Pretend
83 Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do
84 The Girl of My Best Friend
85 Where Could I Go But to the Lord
86 I Gotta Know
87 Loving You
88 If Every Day Was Like Christmas
89 I Believe
90 Suspicion
91 A Mess of Blues
92 How the Web Was Woven
93 Welcome to My World
94 Where No One Stands Alone
95 Treat Me Nice
96 The Next Step is Love
97 Let It Be Me
98 Fame and Fortune
99 It's Midnight
100 Blue Moon of Kentucky
101 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
102 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
103 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry
104 I Forgot to Remember to Forget
105 Love Letters
106 Almost Always True
107 I Got a Feelin in My Body
108 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold
109 I'll Remember You
110 Good Rockin' Tonight
111 Kiss Me Quick
112 The Lady Loves Me
113 There's Always Me
114 It Hurts Me
115 Blue Hawaii
116 Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
117 (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
118 One Sided Love Affair
119 Rock-a-Hula Baby
120 Follow That Dream
121 I've Lost You
122 I've Got a Thing About You Baby
123 His Hand in Mine
124 Hawaiian Sunset
125 Walk a Mile in My Shoes
126 I'm Coming Home
127 I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
128 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
129 Hard Headed Woman
130 Party
131 I Love You Because
132 He Touched Me
133 Any Day Now
134 Loving Arms
135 Mean Woman Blues
136 Gentle on My Mind
137 Just Because
138 There Goes My Everything
139 Funny How Time Slips Away
140 Swing Down Sweet Chariot
141 Any Way You Want Me
142 Aloha 'Oe
143 Stranger in My Own Home Town
144 Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
145 Tomorrow Night
146 So High
147 I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
148 Tomorrow is a Long Time
149 Words
150 C'mon Everybody
151 Fool
152 T-R-O-U-B-LE
153 I'm Leavin'
154 I've Got Confidence
155 Bosom of Abraham
156 Let Me Be There
157 I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
158 It's Over
159 Tiger Man
160 Beach Boy Blues
161 For Ol' Times Sake
162 Run On
163 Old Shep
164 Dirty, Dirty Feeling
165 You Don't Know Me
166 I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
167 Joshua Fit the Battle
168 The Last Farewell
169 Mama Liked the Roses
170 Stranger in the Crowd
171 Big Boss Man
172 Harbor Lights
173 Pieces of My Life
174 Ito Eats
175 After Loving You
176 It's Easy for You
177 Thinking About You
178 True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
179 I Want to Be Free
180 Flaming Star
181 When It Rains It Really Pours
182 I Feel So Bad
183 You're a Heartbreaker
184 If You Talk in Your Sleep
185 Milkcow Blues Boogie
186 I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Cam Hold You
in My Arms)
187 Let Yourself Go
188 Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
189 It's a Matter of Time
190 I Really Don't Want to Know
191 I'm Movin' On
192 It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'
193 So Glad You're Mine
194 Working on the Building
195 Saved
196 Talk About the Good Times
197 Anyplace is Paradise
198 Like a Baby
199 Mansion Over the Hilltop
200 How's the World Treating You
201 It Feels So Right
202 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
203 By and By
204 First in Line
205 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
206 Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
207 Life
208 Tomorrow Never Comes
209 One Broken Heart for Sale
210 Three Corn Patches
211 Love Song of the Year
212 The Girl Next Door Went a-Walkin'
213 If You Don't Come Back
214 Girls! Girls! Girls!
215 Where Did They Go Lord
216 That's Someone You Never Forget
217 Indescribably Blue
218 Fools Fall in Love
219 Kissin' Cousins
220 I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
221 Edge of Reality
222 Power of My Love
223 Until It's Time for You to Go
224 Hi-Heel Sneakers
225 I Didn't Make It on Playing Guitar
226 Down in the Alley
227 Heart of Rome
228 Make the World Go Away
229 Inherit the Wind
230 Queenie Wahine's Papaya
231 Hey Little Girl
232 Easy Come, Easy Go
233 All That I Am
234 Stay Away, Joe
235 I Need Somebody to Lean On
236 Susan When She Tried
237 Old MacDonald
238 We're Gonna Move
239 Do the Clam
240 Beach Shack
241 You're the Boss
242 It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)
243 Song of the Shrimp
244 Poison Ivy League
245 Put the Blame on Me
246 If You Think I Don't Need You
247 Slowly But Surely
248 Got My Mojo Working/Keep Your Hands Off of It
249 (It's A) Long Lonely Highway
250 Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
251 You'll Be Gone
252 Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)
253 Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
254 Fool, Fool, Fool
255 A Dog's Life
256 Charro!
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