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Post by bksouthga on Sept 6, 2015 0:09:43 GMT -5
I actually like this song, and it's not because I live in south Georgia (note: I live in Luke's hometown of Leesburg and he's a big deal here). I like it more because I am approximately Luke's age and have been married for 11 years and I can identify with the feeling expressed. Rather than feeling like one of those songs that's about some kind of one night hookup, it feels more like it's talking about someone who you've been in a committed relationship with for a long time, which Luke has.
Also in general I don't mind the r&b influence on country. I'm talking about old school, not modern r&b. That influence has been there for a long time. Just listen to Ronnie Milsap's forty-some-odd hits or Alabamas early 80s material.
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Post by mdouty on Sept 6, 2015 14:17:00 GMT -5
Wow, already up to #12 on Mediabase! Jumped five spots this week. Could this make it to #1 in under two months? I haven't been following the charts for all that long, so maybe I'm off base. I'll defer to the experts.
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 6, 2015 14:28:37 GMT -5
Wow, already up to #12 on Mediabase! Jumped five spots this week. Could this make it to #1 in under two months? I haven't been following the charts for all that long, so maybe I'm off base. I'll defer to the experts. "Strip It Down" has been charting for five weeks, so no, there's no chance this gets to #1 in two months (about eight weeks). This one will likely hit #1 between 11-13 weeks, which is still amazing for any artist these days.
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Post by mdouty on Sept 6, 2015 15:39:12 GMT -5
Wow, already up to #12 on Mediabase! Jumped five spots this week. Could this make it to #1 in under two months? I haven't been following the charts for all that long, so maybe I'm off base. I'll defer to the experts. "Strip It Down" has been charting for five weeks, so no, there's no chance this gets to #1 in two months (about eight weeks). This one will likely hit #1 between 11-13 weeks, which is still amazing for any artist these days. Ah, I thought it had only been four weeks. My bad.
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Post by renee75 on Sept 7, 2015 7:59:27 GMT -5
I find the lyrics a little blah, but it's got a really good melody -- a better melody than any song Luke's ever had before, I think.
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Post by someguy on Sept 8, 2015 19:55:52 GMT -5
Wow, this is now #8 in just its fifth week. I can't recall the last time a song moved this quickly.
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Post by sixofone on Sept 8, 2015 20:03:27 GMT -5
Wow, this is now #8 in just its fifth week. I can't recall the last time a song moved this quickly. This week, the difference between "Strip It Down" at #8 and "Lose My Mind" at #7 is over 10 million in audience, so with "House Party" the only song likely to fall below those two, Luke will probably only move up to #7 next week, even with a probable gain of 3-4 million in audience.
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Post by rjz on Sept 8, 2015 20:19:05 GMT -5
I am not a Luke Bryan fan whatsoever (I don't like his voice-it seems too nasally and thin to me) but I actually enjoy this song quite a bit so I'm not surprised it is racing up the charts-it must have something that connects lyrically/musically.
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Post by someguy on Sept 8, 2015 20:23:59 GMT -5
Wow, this is now #8 in just its fifth week. I can't recall the last time a song moved this quickly. This week, the difference between "Strip It Down" at #8 and "Lose My Mind" at #7 is over 10 million in audience, so with "House Party" the only song likely to fall below those two, Luke will probably only move up to #7 next week, even with a probable gain of 3-4 million in audience. Yeah, that's probably as high as he ends up next week. I'm expecting Dustin Lynch to absolutely plummet, but I doubt he falls quite enough to land below Luke.
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 1, 2015 15:38:21 GMT -5
Very curious what the 3rd single is going to be. I just hope it's not "Alone Tonight", which I consider to be the worst song on the new album. It'd be nice to get something a little more serious and retrospective, such as "Fast" or "Scarecrows". Either could serve as this album cycle's version of "Drink A Beer", a serious single that could garner award buzz at CMA's or ACM's. Not sure if "Strip It Down" being a little slower in tempo will affect the next single (may want to release something more upbeat).
Edit: I do see that he's been playing "Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day" a lot in concerts, along with "Kick The Dust Up" and "Strip It Down". Could be a potential sign.
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:16:52 GMT -5
Very curious what the 3rd single is going to be. I just hope it's not "Alone Tonight", which I consider to be the worst song on the new album. It'd be nice to get something a little more serious and retrospective, such as "Fast" or "Scarecrows". Either could serve as this album cycle's version of "Drink A Beer", a serious single that could garner award buzz at CMA's or ACM's. Not sure if "Strip It Down" being a little slower in tempo will affect the next single (may want to release something more upbeat). Edit: I do see that he's been playing "Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day" a lot in concerts, along with "Kick The Dust Up" and "Strip It Down". Could be a potential sign. Wow I feel like " home alone tonight" is the best song on this album as far as something radio would take to, I could see it being a huge hit with multiple weeks at the top butto each their own I guess. You probably think it sounds to pop or something I guess is your reason for not liking it idk.
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Post by matty005 on Oct 1, 2015 20:20:21 GMT -5
Very curious what the 3rd single is going to be. I just hope it's not "Alone Tonight", which I consider to be the worst song on the new album. It'd be nice to get something a little more serious and retrospective, such as "Fast" or "Scarecrows". Either could serve as this album cycle's version of "Drink A Beer", a serious single that could garner award buzz at CMA's or ACM's. Not sure if "Strip It Down" being a little slower in tempo will affect the next single (may want to release something more upbeat). Edit: I do see that he's been playing "Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day" a lot in concerts, along with "Kick The Dust Up" and "Strip It Down". Could be a potential sign. Wow I feel like " home alone tonight" is the best song on this album as far as something radio would take to, I could see it being a huge hit with multiple weeks at the top butto each their own I guess. You probably think it sounds to pop or something I guess is your reason for not liking it idk. Yeah, like Luke has to worry about releasing singles that, "radio would take to."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:22:53 GMT -5
I hate Home Alone Tonight for multiple reasons
1. Karen sounds so flat and when she doesn't sound flat she sounds bored 2. Luke has no charisma in this song 3. The theme could've been something great but instead it was about taking selfies and sending them to their exes. 4. Definition of a missed opportunity and I lost a lot of Karen Fairchild for being on this song.
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 1, 2015 20:22:38 GMT -5
Very curious what the 3rd single is going to be. I just hope it's not "Alone Tonight", which I consider to be the worst song on the new album. It'd be nice to get something a little more serious and retrospective, such as "Fast" or "Scarecrows". Either could serve as this album cycle's version of "Drink A Beer", a serious single that could garner award buzz at CMA's or ACM's. Not sure if "Strip It Down" being a little slower in tempo will affect the next single (may want to release something more upbeat). Edit: I do see that he's been playing "Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day" a lot in concerts, along with "Kick The Dust Up" and "Strip It Down". Could be a potential sign. Wow I feel like " home alone tonight" is the best song on this album as far as something radio would take to, I could see it being a huge hit with multiple weeks at the top butto each their own I guess. You probably think it sounds to pop or something I guess is your reason for not liking it idk. I'm actually turned off by the whole lyrical concept of it. They're going to take a picture and send it to their ex to make them jealous/sad/angry? I find that to be quite evil behavior to be honest, and I don't find the tone to be goofy enough to not take it so serious. That whole line kind of disgusts me, and makes the song feel gross. But honestly, even without that line, I find the song just sounds lazy, especially considering the talent level of the two singing on it.
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Post by carriekins on Oct 1, 2015 20:23:28 GMT -5
Very curious what the 3rd single is going to be. I just hope it's not "Alone Tonight", which I consider to be the worst song on the new album. It'd be nice to get something a little more serious and retrospective, such as "Fast" or "Scarecrows". Either could serve as this album cycle's version of "Drink A Beer", a serious single that could garner award buzz at CMA's or ACM's. Not sure if "Strip It Down" being a little slower in tempo will affect the next single (may want to release something more upbeat). Edit: I do see that he's been playing "Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin' Every Day" a lot in concerts, along with "Kick The Dust Up" and "Strip It Down". Could be a potential sign. I'm with you, entirely. HAT is so overproduced, you can barely hear Karen over the production, and the lyrics are ridiculously juvenile. I would love to see Luke go with something a little more serious here - he has the clout, radio will play anything he releases without blinking an eye. I'd love to see him take advantage of that.
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:24:34 GMT -5
Wow I feel like " home alone tonight" is the best song on this album as far as something radio would take to, I could see it being a huge hit with multiple weeks at the top butto each their own I guess. You probably think it sounds to pop or something I guess is your reason for not liking it idk. Yeah, like Luke has to worry about releasing singles that, "radio would take to." Oh no I didn't say he had to worry about releasing things radio would take to I was merely saying " Home Alone Tonight" stikes me as this albums " Play It Again" multi week hit that's all
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:28:06 GMT -5
I hate Home Alone Tonight for multiple reasons 1. Karen sounds so flat and when she doesn't sound flat she sounds bored 2. Luke has no charisma in this song 3. The theme could've been something great but instead it was about taking selfies and sending them to their exes. 4. Definition of a missed opportunity and I lost a lot of Karen Fairchild for being on this song. Thank you for explaining your reasoning and I totally respect that but here's how I see your points in my oppinion 1. Karen sounds great in my oppinion I don't here the flat sound you do I guess it's just a sexier sound than the little big town sound which was needed for this song and her and Luke blend well. 2. Luke has tons of charisma and shines on this song 3. The theme isn't about taking selfies and sending them to their exes yes that's what their doing but the theme is their exes hurt them and they are getting over it by hurting their exes by showing that they are moving on. 4. You lost respect for Karen Fairchild for being part of a song with country's hottest superstar? Really?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:29:10 GMT -5
I really hope he goes for something like "Fast" or even "To The Moon and Back". "Home Alone Tonight" and "Move" would obviously be #1's (what doesn't these days? Oh right...sorry Keith) but they wouldn't do anything for his career other than supply him with a few more catchy songs that no one would care about 5 years from now. Of course, I was hoping that with Jason Aldean and we haven't gotten that thus far, so who knows. (Note, I'm not bashing Aldean, it's just that the two have albums that feature some shining tracks among those that....aren't. It's merely a comparison).
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:30:34 GMT -5
Wow I feel like " home alone tonight" is the best song on this album as far as something radio would take to, I could see it being a huge hit with multiple weeks at the top butto each their own I guess. You probably think it sounds to pop or something I guess is your reason for not liking it idk. I'm actually turned off by the whole lyrical concept of it. They're going to take a picture and send it to their ex to make them jealous/sad/angry? I find that to be quite evil behavior to be honest, and I don't find the tone to be goofy enough to not take it so serious. That whole line kind of disgusts me, and makes the song feel gross. But honestly, even without that line, I find the song just sounds lazy, especially considering the talent level of the two singing on it. Have you ever been cheated on by an ex? I have been and this song hrs home for me as trust me after an ex cheats on you and your ready to move on this something that would be very common for the person being cheated on wanting to show the ex they aren't alone so the ex will be pissed that they moved on as a way of getting revenge.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:34:15 GMT -5
I'm actually turned off by the whole lyrical concept of it. They're going to take a picture and send it to their ex to make them jealous/sad/angry? I find that to be quite evil behavior to be honest, and I don't find the tone to be goofy enough to not take it so serious. That whole line kind of disgusts me, and makes the song feel gross. But honestly, even without that line, I find the song just sounds lazy, especially considering the talent level of the two singing on it. Have you ever been cheated on by an ex? I have been and this song hrs home for me as trust me after an ex cheats on you and your ready to move on this something that would be very common for the person being cheated on wanting to show the ex they aren't alone so the ex will be pissed that they moved on as a way of getting revenge. The thing is, they haven't moved on. Moving on would be them meeting and acting their age. Them taking selfies together and sending them to their exes shows that they're immature and haven't moved on if they can't let go of their past loves.
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:37:18 GMT -5
Have you ever been cheated on by an ex? I have been and this song hrs home for me as trust me after an ex cheats on you and your ready to move on this something that would be very common for the person being cheated on wanting to show the ex they aren't alone so the ex will be pissed that they moved on as a way of getting revenge. The thing is, they haven't moved on. Moving on would be them meeting and acting their age. Them taking selfies together and sending them to their exes shows that they're immature and haven't moved on if they can't let go of their past loves. Or maybe they are mature got cheated on have moved on and want their exes to feel like asses when they see they don't need them anymore? Is that possible?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:37:32 GMT -5
I hate Home Alone Tonight for multiple reasons 1. Karen sounds so flat and when she doesn't sound flat she sounds bored 2. Luke has no charisma in this song 3. The theme could've been something great but instead it was about taking selfies and sending them to their exes. 4. Definition of a missed opportunity and I lost a lot of Karen Fairchild for being on this song. Thank you for explaining your reasoning and I totally respect that but here's how I see your points in my oppinion 1. Karen sounds great in my oppinion I don't here the flat sound you do I guess it's just a sexier sound than the little big town sound which was needed for this song and her and Luke blend well. 2. Luke has tons of charisma and shines on this song 3. The theme isn't about taking selfies and sending them to their exes yes that's what their doing but the theme is their exes hurt them and they are getting over it by hurting their exes by showing that they are moving on. 4. You lost respect for Karen Fairchild for being part of a song with country's hottest superstar? Really? Ok different strokes for different folks Karen sounds flat to me but whatever if you like the song good for you. Luke's charisma to me isn't there if you want charismatic male country singers try David Nail, Dierks Bentley and Blake Shelton even. Maybe I'll re-listen to the songs lyrics a little closer but I checked a lot of sites I followed and that's what the general consensus was. No actually I decided to quote one of the commentators on Country Perspective it's fun to have some of the crazies comments good or bad and see what people think.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:39:27 GMT -5
Thank you for explaining your reasoning and I totally respect that but here's how I see your points in my oppinion 1. Karen sounds great in my oppinion I don't here the flat sound you do I guess it's just a sexier sound than the little big town sound which was needed for this song and her and Luke blend well. 2. Luke has tons of charisma and shines on this song 3. The theme isn't about taking selfies and sending them to their exes yes that's what their doing but the theme is their exes hurt them and they are getting over it by hurting their exes by showing that they are moving on. 4. You lost respect for Karen Fairchild for being part of a song with country's hottest superstar? Really? Ok different strokes for different folks Karen sounds flat to me but whatever if you like the song good for you. Luke's charisma to me isn't there if you want charismatic male country singers try David Nail, Dierks Bentley and Blake Shelton even. Maybe I'll re-listen to the songs lyrics a little closer but I checked a lot of sites I followed and that's what the general consensus was. No actually I decided to quote one of the commentators on Country Perspective it's fun to have some of the crazies comments good or bad and see what people think. No, because by sending the drunk selfies, they are immature, regardless of what happened before. Two wrongs don't make a right. Edit: this quote is meant for sam, but for some reason it's quoting raylatch
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Post by carriekins on Oct 1, 2015 20:39:37 GMT -5
The thing is, they haven't moved on. Moving on would be them meeting and acting their age. Them taking selfies together and sending them to their exes shows that they're immature and haven't moved on if they can't let go of their past loves. Or maybe they are mature got cheated on have moved on and want their exes to feel like asses when they see they don't need them anymore? Is that possible? There is literally nothing mature about getting drunk (I'll meet you shot for shot for shot) and taking selfies to send to your ex.
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 20:45:49 GMT -5
Or maybe they are mature got cheated on have moved on and want their exes to feel like asses when they see they don't need them anymore? Is that possible? There is literally nothing mature about getting drunk (I'll meet you shot for shot for shot) and taking selfies to send to your ex. They are getting drunk to drown their sorrows and so many country songs have gone that route that this shouldn't even be a thing. That said I don't see it as immature the fact that they are getting me drunk together is because they were their alone and they don't have to go home alone and depressed they say put your drink down and camera up so obviously the need to move on is more important than drinking. And yes their idea of moving is to prove it to an ex that obviously hurt them as they feel it will hurt them back no two wrong don't make a right but honestly this can't be a gage of weather they are mature or not because plenty of mature people still crave revenge.
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 1, 2015 22:00:55 GMT -5
I'm actually turned off by the whole lyrical concept of it. They're going to take a picture and send it to their ex to make them jealous/sad/angry? I find that to be quite evil behavior to be honest, and I don't find the tone to be goofy enough to not take it so serious. That whole line kind of disgusts me, and makes the song feel gross. But honestly, even without that line, I find the song just sounds lazy, especially considering the talent level of the two singing on it. Have you ever been cheated on by an ex? I have been and this song hrs home for me as trust me after an ex cheats on you and your ready to move on this something that would be very common for the person being cheated on wanting to show the ex they aren't alone so the ex will be pissed that they moved on as a way of getting revenge. I fortunately haven't been cheated on, but I was looking at it more of how shitty the person receiving a text message of their ex with someone else would feel, and I can't help but feel sad for them. Either way, I just find the whole topic to be really off putting, especially if its something that's going to be spun 8,000+ times a week.
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Post by samsager3 on Oct 1, 2015 23:13:00 GMT -5
Have you ever been cheated on by an ex? I have been and this song hrs home for me as trust me after an ex cheats on you and your ready to move on this something that would be very common for the person being cheated on wanting to show the ex they aren't alone so the ex will be pissed that they moved on as a way of getting revenge. I fortunately haven't been cheated on, but I was looking at it more of how s**tty the person receiving a text message of their ex with someone else would feel, and I can't help but feel sad for them. Either way, I just find the whole topic to be really off putting, especially if its something that's going to be spun 8,000+ times a week. I'm glad you have never been cheated on so that mean you really don't have the foresight to understand the meaning behind said song but it doesn't matter I was expressing my oppinion on it as well as others have. Great constructive conversation.
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Post by robenglund on Oct 1, 2015 23:14:30 GMT -5
I honestly think Hunting' Fishin' Lovin' Everyday would be the very last single if it gets released so we're looking at later in 2016. That would be an awesome way to end the KTL era. I think they'll go with Love It Gone next since that one has more tempo and it super catchy. Then Fast. Move would be great for summer 2016 then close out the era with Hunting' Fishin' Lovin' Everyday. If I had control over Capitol Nashville and had my way that's how I'd do it. I can tell Luke really wants HFLE to be a single though which is promising.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 5:14:39 GMT -5
There is literally nothing mature about getting drunk (I'll meet you shot for shot for shot) and taking selfies to send to your ex. They are getting drunk to drown their sorrows and so many country songs have gone that route that this shouldn't even be a thing. That said I don't see it as immature the fact that they are getting me drunk together is because they were their alone and they don't have to go home alone and depressed they say put your drink down and camera up so obviously the need to move on is more important than drinking. And yes their idea of moving is to prove it to an ex that obviously hurt them as they feel it will hurt them back no two wrong don't make a right but honestly this can't be a gage of weather they are mature or not because plenty of mature people still crave revenge. You're assuming that their exes hurt them. How do we know Luke and Karen didn't screw the relationship up themselves? Maybe they are just so immature that their behavior is what ended the relationship? You might think my position is crazy, but it's no less crazy than yours. Side note: I can't believe we're having a philosophical debate on Luke Bryan.
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Post by bksouthga on Oct 2, 2015 5:50:44 GMT -5
They are getting drunk to drown their sorrows and so many country songs have gone that route that this shouldn't even be a thing. That said I don't see it as immature the fact that they are getting me drunk together is because they were their alone and they don't have to go home alone and depressed they say put your drink down and camera up so obviously the need to move on is more important than drinking. And yes their idea of moving is to prove it to an ex that obviously hurt them as they feel it will hurt them back no two wrong don't make a right but honestly this can't be a gage of weather they are mature or not because plenty of mature people still crave revenge. You're assuming that their exes hurt them. How do we know Luke and Karen didn't screw the relationship up themselves? Maybe they are just so immature that their behavior is what ended the relationship? You might think my position is crazy, but it's no less crazy than yours. Side note: I can't believe we're having a philosophical debate on Luke Bryan. About a song that hasn't been released as a single.
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