Originally posted by Starkeeper:
I count 4 beats on both styles. Isn't 6/8, 6 only 1/8 note beats per measure/bar?
That triplet feel is actually a measure of 4/4. (each beat has 3 1/8th note triplets in it) 6/8 is more often a march tempo, and not what so many 50's tunes use for those I Vi IV V7 ballads. What you have is more like a 12/8 measure. Don't make yourself nuts - if it sounds weird, change it!