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Post by austin on Nov 27, 2017 8:27:23 GMT -5
Sad "Our Song" fell one place short of the Top 3. Good Top 3, but one of them is lightyears better than the other two, so I hope it wins.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:00:55 GMT -5
Reveals today will be coming extra early since I won't be able to go on Pulse pretty much from 7pm-11pm! Who's ready to finish this up? Spotlight: Beautiful Eyes (EP) Released: July 15, 2008
Billboard 200: #9 Billboard Top Country Albums: #1
Track list:1. Beautiful Eyes 2. Should've Said No (Alternate Version) 3. Teardrops on My Guitar (Acoustic Version) 4. Picture to Burn (Radio Edit) 5. I'm Only Me When I'm With You 6. I Heart ? Beautiful Eyes was a Walmart exclusive release (you can get it at the Taylor Swift store too) that came out in July of 2008 , just when her first album cycle was coming to a close. At this point, the fifth and final single from her debut album "Should've Said No" was top 10 and climbing on the country chart. Two new tracks were included, "Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart ?". In terms of chart performance, it debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. In the latter, this EP replaced her own self-titled debut album, allowing her to occupy the top 2 slots of that chart. I guess this kept her fans happy until the release of "Love Story" and her sophomore album Fearless. crazyb Mylo13 π austin #brayden bboat11 .indulgecountry toomuchboy someguy Choco DistrictTwelve KanenrΓ‘:ke β ealsΓΌnset Leo β Cody Wants Out... zaclord π born Normi Au$tin awesomecharts Doc Indie Party Rock Sambalada castleoblivion26 @mirza @jamesflame dub cerulean Glove Slap LBTrocks surfy @cagedjuggalo soulfulwings CF15 Taiga tim
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:09:48 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:29:20 GMT -5
Tim McGraw is a boring and overrated single - how dare yβall put it in top 3. Tim Mc Graw overstayed tbh Tim McGraw sucks and should have been out ages ago. Well... I WAS excited to check Pulse again after being absent for the last 5 days because of Thanksgiving. But this rankdown is making me want to take another hiatus... You all get your wishes! bboat11 I hope this convinces you to stick around! Lol "Tim McGraw" is the single best song she's ever made in her career. Haters can kindly climb into bed and dry their tears with Swift's sparkly guitar. Stay salty. God bless .indulgecountry because he has great taste! Both of us lose our #1 here, along with 3 others. #3. "Tim McGraw"
Points: 321 Average: 5.82857 Standard Deviation: 4.16438 (HIGHEST SD!!!) Liner Notes: Can't tell me nothin'
The first song to go in the top 3 is the song that started it all, her debut song "Tim McGraw". Apparently Scott Borchetta (he's the head of Big Machine, in case you didn't know) heard this and immediately decided that this was going to be Taylor's first single. Fortunately, this worked out well for her, since it went all the way to #6 on country radio and gave her her first top 40 single on the Hot 100 (#40). The hidden message in the liner notes is "Can't tell me nothin'" which refers to the Tim McGraw song "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" from his album Live Like You Were Dying, which she claimed to be her favorite Tim McGraw song. There is a version of the album that has her 1st phone call with Tim McGraw in it, and it's so sweet! So I don't even know what it must've been like for Taylor to collaborate with Tim on his 2013 song "Highway Don't Care"!!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:32:01 GMT -5
Since I mentioned it...
Taylor Swift's 1st Phone Call with Tim McGraw
Taylor Swift sings "Tim McGraw" to Tim McGraw at the 2007 ACM Awards (Bad image quality sorry)
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Post by zaclord π on Nov 27, 2017 12:32:03 GMT -5
Wait I ranked Tim McGraw above Teardrops? Oops, didnβt mean for that to happen. I like all of my top 4 a lot though so itβs fine. Rooting for a Teardrops win though!
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Post by LBTrocks on Nov 27, 2017 12:32:49 GMT -5
Bahahaha yas bye trash!
I am at work so I will probably miss the big reveal but I hope "Should've Said No" can somehow pull off a win! Even though "Teardrops On My Guitar" is great too and seems like the more likely option for #1.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 27, 2017 12:36:17 GMT -5
since I hate "Should've Said No" I am rooting for "Teardrops On My Guitar" which is easily among my favorite songs from her.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Nov 27, 2017 12:39:26 GMT -5
"I Lost It" part II will happen if "Teardrops" doesn't win. Kenny participants will know what I'm talking about...
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Post by born on Nov 27, 2017 12:39:45 GMT -5
I only see 4 posters with a great taste here (5 including me). This song is everything.
My #2 vs #3!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:40:51 GMT -5
since I hate "Should've Said No" I am rooting for "Teardrops On My Guitar" which is easily among my favorite songs from her. I will say that #1 and #2 aren't close, but which one will it be? :kii:
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 12:44:13 GMT -5
"Teardrops on My Guitar" or "Should've Said No", which one will take it?
Come back next week to find out! Bye!!!
Jk, I'll do it now!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Nov 27, 2017 12:59:14 GMT -5
I used to like "Should've Said No", but that music vid ruined it for me. I will riot if that wins!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 13:01:32 GMT -5
I only see 4 posters with a great taste here (5 including me). This song is everything. My #2 vs #3! :'(
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Post by Leo β on Nov 27, 2017 13:05:17 GMT -5
I tried to be nice with Tim but the song is awful :-Γ
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Post by Choco on Nov 27, 2017 13:09:04 GMT -5
Should've Said No for the win!
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 27, 2017 13:16:55 GMT -5
OMFG at my #1 making the top two, this was unexpected!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 13:26:59 GMT -5
#2. "Should've Said No"
Points: 333 Average: 5.48571 Standard Deviation: 3.75212Liner Notes: Sam Sam Sam Sam Sam SamTaylor's second #1 on country radio finishes this rankdown at #2. This became her fifth straight top 40 single (#29) on the Billboard Hot 100, which shows how popular she was outside of country radio! The song was written after her high school boyfriend (Sam, if you didn't get it from the hidden message in the liner notes that I put up there with the song statistics) cheating on her, and was the last song to be added on the album. I just find it hilarious that this was Sambalada 's #14. Did Taylor expose you too in this song?
#1. "Teardrops On My Guitar"
Points: 366 Average: 4.54286 Standard Deviation: 3.12906 (3rd lowest) Liner Notes: He will never know
Aaaaaand that means our #1 is "Teardrops on My Guitar". This became her first top 3 hit on country radio (#2) as well as her first crossover hit, peaking at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top 10 in 4 radio formats (country, pop, HAC, and AC). Like I mentioned before, this is one of the songs where Taylor mentions a person's name in the song. The hidden message in the liner notes also speak to the song, where Drew will never know how she feels about him. Well, in real life, Drew did find out because of this song, and went to Taylor's house. But of course, she rejected him. I mean, what would've most likely happened is they would break up and then we'd see more songs about Drew instead of Joe Jonas! Also when I googled "Drew Teardrops on My Guitar" most of the articles that come up are the ones that reports his arrest... Well anyways, congratulations to eight of you who ranked this at #1!!
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 27, 2017 13:28:15 GMT -5
Great top two, though I wish it was in reverse order.
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Post by born on Nov 27, 2017 13:33:43 GMT -5
Perfect ranking for my #2! I'm really pleased with the results. "Picture To Burn" fails to make the top 5 and then "Our Song" doesn't make the top 3? That's what I signed up for! Anyways, great Rankdown fearlessarrow ! I love these cause Taylor's literally 85% of my everyday life lol. I don't want the next Rankdowns to come though. How will I ever be able to rank the 'Red' songs for example
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 13:47:53 GMT -5
Thanks for following along everyone! Hosting this was fun, as Taylor is my favorite artist and it was very interesting to see what everyone thought of an album full of songs I love. I'm now even more pumped to host more rankdowns of Taylor Swift albums! Speaking of rankdowns of other Taylor Swift albums.... There's one open for submissions right now! *gasps* Here it is, the Fearless rankdown!! I won't have time to do between-member closeness, but closeness statistics to the rankdown is coming up shortly! I look forward to seeing you in the Fearless rankdown!
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Post by Leo β on Nov 27, 2017 14:00:00 GMT -5
Great winner! Thanks for hosting fearless
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Post by Choco on Nov 27, 2017 14:55:56 GMT -5
Great rankdown. Thanks for hosting.
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Post by LBTrocks on Nov 27, 2017 15:38:59 GMT -5
Great top two, though I wish it was in reverse order. Same! And I do mean same lol. You ranked Should've at 1, as did I. And you ranked Teardops at 4, as did I! I am happy something in my top 5 won! ^_^ "Should've Said No" has a killer melody and amazing lyrics! It would have greatly benefited from a stronger vocalist as evidenced by her live performances, but the song itself is stellar. Still Taylor's best song to date. "Teardops" is also fantastic melodically and yes, even lyrically. The line "So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light, I'll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight" just HITS me right in the feels! It's just such a powerful and relatable sentiment, especially for those of us who have fallen for people we can't have in the past. Thanks for hosting this Rankdown fearlessarrow ! This album is very nostalgic for me. I listened to it all the time. "Our Song" was an obsession of mine. I played that song and video over and over again lol. I didn't remain a fan of her's cuz vocally she just doesn't do it for me but still love the music on this album overall.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 27, 2017 15:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 27, 2017 15:48:09 GMT -5
Yeah, this rankdown turned out almost exactly opposite from my ranks, so I am not surprised to see myself in last place Lol I am actually quite humored by this!
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Post by CF15 on Nov 27, 2017 15:51:31 GMT -5
I am surprised to see myself NOT in last place, lol. I guess it is partially because my #1 won. Good game, fearlessarrow. :)
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Post by Mylo13 π on Nov 27, 2017 15:52:12 GMT -5
I feel honoured to have such a bad closeness ranking lol.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 15:57:40 GMT -5
For my first Countdown...that really sucked on the closeness for me... I'm gonna be an underdog in my pulse career xD
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 16:18:16 GMT -5
Wait, I was #1 on closeness? Oh wow. Wasn't expecting that. Great rankdown fearlessarrow ! I'll be sure to do the Fearless one too.
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