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Post by tim on Aug 8, 2018 22:24:36 GMT -5
Ouch! I thought “Funny Thing About Love” was great and became an instant favorite of mine when I first heard it. Surprised to see that rankings for this were all over the place.
And is that a hint for “Growing Her Wings”...???
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 8, 2018 22:32:24 GMT -5
And is that a hint for “Growing Her Wings”...??? Sadly, yes. </3 Yet another loss to Lauren Alaina's debut album, this time coming at the expense of "Growing Her Wings." A pretty typical uptempo jam about a young woman dreaming of the life beyond the four walls of the bedroom confines of her parent's house, with great production and a strong melody. This one that I'd hoped would do better here and is the first loss from the top half of my list, but still not quite a Top 10. No such luck for three others who did place it higher, including two Top 5 ranks. It was drug down by a few low ranks in the 20s, but generally this one seemed to slot right around the middle for most people's lists. "'Ready To Run' in her headphones Pretty in pink on all ten toes Nose in a Cosmo magazine All the junk mama says, she’s too young to read Little do they know she’s growing her wings"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 8, 2018 22:44:48 GMT -5
We've only lost two tracks from Road Less Traveled, but that changes with the next reveal. What will it be?!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 8, 2018 23:03:18 GMT -5
We'll give Lauren Alaina's debut another break as we return to her sophomore set to take out its first ballad after two of the uptempo ditties have already departed. "Think Outside the Boy," which indulges in the clever wordplay on the phrase 'think outside the box,' it finds Alaina singing about female independence in the face of love. This one is another tune I had better expectations for, because I think the production on this song is gorgeous as is Alaina's vocal. Not everyone shared this sentiment clearly as it winds up here, shy of the top half in this rankdown. I wasn't alone in my Top 10 loss, which included five others, while four people lose a bottom 6 here. "Oh, when the right boy comes along He won't make you choose When the right one comes along He'll love that you think outside the boy Oh, think outside the boy"
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Post by jab820 on Aug 8, 2018 23:21:31 GMT -5
If I remember right, Funny Thing About Love is the only song on her debut that she wrote (at 16). It shows.
Think Outside the Boy is absolutely underrated. Definitely the first song to get axed that I'm upset about!
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Post by austin on Aug 9, 2018 8:26:53 GMT -5
Think Outside The Boy is such a snoozefest. But I agree, definitely dont aspire to be a wind-up toy, this isn't Toy Story.
I really liked Funny Thing About Love, it was a pleasant discovery for me.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:05:29 GMT -5
Reveals resume after a short hiatus of a few days with the loss of "The Locket," a Mallary Hope-penned ballad about a grandmother reminiscing over the locket that holds the picture of her late husband. The twist at the end where it's revealed that she's dying of dementia and is ready to be reunited with 'the boy inside her locket' wrecks me every time. I'm personally pretty surprised this didn't make the top half at least, because I think it's easily the best non-single from her debut. Cody Wants Out... suffers a Top 5 loss, and six others lose a Top 10, while austin finally loses his last place rank and a handful of others lose a bottom 6 as well. "But it’s gettin’ time for me to head on home She said, that brown-eyed boy is waiting And I don’t want to keep him long Heaven is calling And she said, my heart is longing For the boy inside your locket"
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 12, 2018 17:07:48 GMT -5
Robbed of so many PRs but glad Locket is finally out. Can’t stand them Hallmark tunes.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 12, 2018 17:09:31 GMT -5
I tend to place a heavier emphasis on the sound aspects (production, instrumentals, melody etc.) than lyrics unless it REALLY jumps out at me, but then again the songs that do tend to jump out at me lyrically are also ones that I like the production etc. to (an example would be "Better" by Maggie Rose which y'all better NOT tank in the 2013 country RD). This one just didn't do it for me in that sense, lyrically it was good though.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:20:31 GMT -5
Up next we have our first #1 loss!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 12, 2018 17:27:11 GMT -5
Oh no it's "Tupelo"...
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 12, 2018 17:33:09 GMT -5
Oh no, "The Locket" is such an incredible song! The lyrics slay, as you mentioned, but the thing that really wrecked me was Lauren's vocal performance. She absolutely KILLED that song It absolutely deserved the top half. I thought it would be a top 10 contender... And OMG someone seriously put "Tupelo" at #1??!!?!?!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:34:56 GMT -5
We keep rolling with the losses for Lauren Alaina's debut record as "Tupelo," a simple mid-tempo Southern country love song about youthful summer roadtrips in Mississippi, is the next to go. Perhaps the most divisive reveal yet, "Tupelo" had both a lot of love and a lot of disdain, which led to it falling right around the middle in this rankdown. Sadly, we see our first #1 loss here with Kanenrá:ke losing his favorite Alaina tune, but he's joined by eight other Top 10s. On the other side of the coin, we see the elimination of bboat11's #26 and six other bottom 6 ranks as well. "And we sang all the way down to Tupelo Love struck right on the money Heartbeats a beating to the radio Kisses sweet as the honey Down in Tupelo All the way down to Tupelo"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:37:22 GMT -5
Oh no, "The Locket" is such an incredible song! The lyrics slay, as you mentioned, but the thing that really wrecked me was Lauren's vocal performance. She absolutely KILLED that song It absolutely deserved the top half. I thought it would be a top 10 contender... I agree wholeheartedly. I was shocked so many people didn't care for it. It's so well written and sung that it makes me cry. </3
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 12, 2018 17:37:59 GMT -5
I swear, some of y'all wouldn't be able to tell what a great story song is even if it jumped in front of you and did all those cheesy dances we did in elementary school! EDIT: I almost considered putting an album track as my #1.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 12, 2018 17:39:55 GMT -5
"Tupelo" is just sooooo boring. Easy song for me to put in last place. Lauren has a lot of filler songs, and they are ALL better than this one.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:51:25 GMT -5
Our final reveal on the bottom half of this rankdown finds us turning back to Road Less Traveled for a change, to expel "Pretty," Lauren Alaina's address to young women about self-confidence and self-worth that was inspired by the singer's own struggles with body image and a six-year battle with bulimia. It's a triumphant and powerfully sung anthem, and from a vocal standpoint my favorite ballad she's ever done, but not everyone was as enamored with it as me (quite literally, since I am its highest rank, lol). Six Top 10s and four bottom 6s are expunged here, but most of y'all sat this one somewhere in the teens, which led to it falling right in the middle of the rankdown. "You've got hopes and you've got dreams But you've been hiding them behind the scenes, oh yeah But pretty cares and pretty loves And I'm pretty sure you're more than just skin deep, oh Them high heels won't get you higher Let your kindness be a fire burning bright You're the light"
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 12, 2018 17:54:35 GMT -5
Damn, another song that's seriously robbed... This is another one that is the complete package of awesome lyrics and incredible vocal performance. At this rate, "Same Day Different Bottle" probably isn't even going to make the top 10...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:56:57 GMT -5
Recap Still doin' fine: Georgia Peaches The Middle Like My Mother Does Eighteen Inches Dirt Road Prayer Doin' Fine Three Road Less Traveled Queen of Hearts Painting Pillows Next Boyfriend Same Day Different Bottle Holding the Other Took the road less traveled: 14. Pretty 15. Tupelo 16. The Locket 17. Think Outside the Boy 18. Growing Her Wings 19. Funny Thing About Love 20. My Kinda People 21. She's a Wildflower 22. Barefoot and Buckwild 23. I'm Not One of Them 24. Crashin' the Boys' Club 25. One of Those Boys 26. History
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 12, 2018 17:57:18 GMT -5
I also thought about submitting this song for March Madness several months ago. Simply a fantastic way to close an album and very glad to see others really like this one.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 12, 2018 17:58:55 GMT -5
Y'all can guess what 3 songs that are still in might miss the Top 10.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 12, 2018 18:00:08 GMT -5
The fact that "Dirt Road Prayer" has beat almost every other album track on her debut is unbelievable. That is like the only song on her debut that I cannot recall at all based on the several listens I did for this rankdown... If it beats "The Middle", I will be very upset!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 12, 2018 18:03:38 GMT -5
"Still doin' fine" and "Took the road less traveled" lmao
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 12, 2018 18:32:32 GMT -5
Queen of Hearts and The Middle can be 2 of the next 3 out pre-top 10 please
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Post by jab820 on Aug 12, 2018 18:47:00 GMT -5
I'm very very confused how "Pretty" didn't even make the top 10.. Probably Queen of Hearts and Holding the Other are next.
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Post by bigfan101 on Aug 12, 2018 21:26:57 GMT -5
Queen of Hearts is the major outlier to me
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 16, 2018 12:43:44 GMT -5
Huh I didn't think "Tupelo" would do that badly. :(
I'm thinking "Queen Of Hearts" as well for next out, though nowhere near my lowest left.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 16, 2018 13:01:23 GMT -5
Huh I didn't think "Tupelo" would do that badly. :( I was expecting and hoping for a snappy gif reaction from you towards bboat11 for tanking it. #disappointed ETA: Also reveals for this will resume soon hopefully. School just started up this week so I've been a little preoccupied. Plus, my computer is an old POS and sometimes it just decides it's not going to do what I want it to do and open the Excel file where I have the data for this. #mess
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 16, 2018 13:42:37 GMT -5
Huh I didn't think "Tupelo" would do that badly. :( I was expecting and hoping for a snappy gif reaction from you towards bboat11 for tanking it. #disappointed ETA: Also reveals for this will resume soon hopefully. School just started up this week so I've been a little preoccupied. Plus, my computer is an old POS and sometimes it just decides it's not going to do what I want it to do and open the Excel file where I have the data for this. #mess At work and didn't have much time to think of a snappy gif lol
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Post by austin on Aug 17, 2018 10:28:38 GMT -5
My guesses for what misses the Top 10: Dirt Road Prayer Like My Mother Does Holding the Other
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