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Post by bboat11 on Mar 22, 2021 21:42:44 GMT -5
kelsea/ballerini Rankdown: Results Time!
Final participant list (24): 12. @greento
I am super happy with this turnout! It's really nice to see Pulse embrace Kelsea like this. She has worked so hard to get to where she is at in her career, and it feels like she has a lot more momentum and potential stored up right now than she did when we did her last rankdown, at least in my opinion. Diving into this era and really just sitting with it and enjoying it for awhile has made me really excited to see what comes next for her! It feels like this album is a stepping stone towards even greater things to come.
Questions to get us started:
1. What will be #1?
2. What will be #13?
3. Which songs will be most polarizing? Least?
4. Which single will place highest? Where will it place? (homecoming queen?, the other girl, hole in the bottle, half of my hometown)
5. Which single will place lowest? Where will it place?
6. Which album tracks are you hoping to see do well?
7. Any other thoughts/opinions?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 22, 2021 22:23:23 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? There's a HOLE in the bottle, leaking all this WINE!
2. What will be #13? Maybe "Love Me Like a Girl"
3. Which songs will be most polarizing? Least? Most: "The Other Girl" | Least: "Hole in the Bottle" (because if anyone has this outside their top 5 then... girl bye
4. Which single will place highest? Where will it place? (homecoming queen?, the other girl, hole in the bottle, half of my hometown) Hole @ #1
5. Which single will place lowest? Where will it place? The Other Girl @ #7ish
6. Which album tracks are you hoping to see do well? "Bragger" SLAYS! Also "A Country Song" and "Needy"
7. Any other thoughts/opinions? This album is STACKED. I had such a hard time ranking everything. My top 6 was LOCKED, and then everything from 7-12 felt like a big tie, and then my #13 was fairly easy but I still like even it.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 22, 2021 23:46:00 GMT -5
Whoops 👀
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Post by tim on Mar 24, 2021 10:34:46 GMT -5
I'll give this a shot...
1. What will be #1? “homecoming queen?”
2. What will be #13? Maybe something like “overshare" or "needy"?
3. Which songs will be most polarizing? “the other girl” Least? “half of my hometown”
4. Which single will place highest? Where will it place? “homecoming queen” FTW followed closely by “hole in the bottle”
5. Which single will place lowest? Where will it place? I’d have to agree with the previous prediction that it’ll be “the other girl” coming in at about #7
6. Which album tracks are you hoping to see do well? “love and hate” and “love me like a girl”
7. Any other thoughts/opinions? I really have no idea how this is going to go, so take my predictions with a grain of salt. I will add that when all was said and done, I ended up submitting nine versions from ballerini and only four from the original album
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 20:53:24 GMT -5
ALRIGHT!!!!! Who's ready to get rid of our first song?!
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 24, 2021 20:55:13 GMT -5
probably not my #13. lol
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:02:41 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:05:18 GMT -5
But I wanna write a country song When nothin's gentle on my mind, And I'm needin' somethin' strong And I'm almost out of wine. When I get so lonesome My truth gets told some, Whether it's right or wrong.
13. "a country song"
Track 12
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:06:41 GMT -5
"a country song" was BAD lol.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 24, 2021 21:08:21 GMT -5
So is that makeup on that cover. Not everyone can pull off the raccoon eye!
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Mar 24, 2021 21:08:39 GMT -5
Off to a great start 🥲
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:11:23 GMT -5
So this album really did not have a consistent last place contender! "a country song" found its way into that bottom slot on four different occasions, and just happened to be the unlucky victim to get trapped there with our last couple lists.
This ended up being an easy last place for me personally. This is one where I just feel like something is a little bit off. There are much better songs out there about the power of writing a country song, and they usually don't sound like pop rejects, lmao.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:12:28 GMT -5
So is that makeup on that cover. Not everyone can pull off the raccoon eye! She looks better than any of us would, so there's that!
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:15:28 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:18:52 GMT -5
Are you the one he's talkin' to When he gets up and leaves the room And comes back with a distance in his eyes? Maybe I should be the one to leave, But damn, when he starts lovin' me, Makes me think I'm all that's on his mind.
12. "the other girl" ft. Halsey
Track 4
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:21:27 GMT -5
WHAT Are you all nuts lol!!?!?! Ok what is wrong with this song!!!! Fantastic vocals from both ladies, the melody is incredible and the beat/production is perfect. I cannot rn.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Mar 24, 2021 21:22:16 GMT -5
That's better! "the other girl" is an okay song but it definitely shrunk on me as time went by.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:22:37 GMT -5
So I think most people probably assumed that "the other girl" would be boosted a bit thanks to its status as a single. The ones who made predictions certainly seemed to think so. However, that ended up not being the case at all! It's pretty widely acknowledged that "the other girl" was an incorrect single choice from this album, but I didn't expect it to do quite this bad here personally. I hated how poppy it was at first, but it has honestly grown on me a LOT since it was a single. Lol Kelsea and Halsey have a fun friendship, and it is fun to watch them perform this. LBTrocks loses a #2 right after making fun of lady𝓐fan for losing a #3
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 24, 2021 21:22:58 GMT -5
I'm shocked. This song grew on me a lot, even with Halsey's horrible vocals. Kelsea's more stripped down version is amazing though. This deserved a lot better. Just wow
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:24:29 GMT -5
That's better! "the other girl" is an okay song but it definitely shrunk on me as time went by. Liking this post because we're now the poor things lol
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Post by tim on Mar 24, 2021 21:26:24 GMT -5
"the other girl" ballerini >>>>> "the other girl" kelsea
This would've been my last place had it been the original song as the differences are just night and day.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 24, 2021 21:27:43 GMT -5
Wow this is starting off absolutely tragic. Neither of these is even REMOTELY near the bottom of this album. What in the world... I'm at a loss for words.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 24, 2021 21:30:55 GMT -5
Why do I continue to subject myself to these dumpster fire jamborees?
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:34:47 GMT -5
Why do I continue to subject myself to these dumpster fire jamborees? Don't worry, you'll be happy with our next reveal! A couple people definitely will not be though...
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 24, 2021 21:41:20 GMT -5
He's got the look, he's got the touch. He's got the arms that make me clutch. And he's not one to make a scene, But he deserves the spotlight.
11. "bragger"
Track 7
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:41:56 GMT -5
SEE
WHAT DID I SAY
lol y'all suck.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 24, 2021 21:42:46 GMT -5
austin I seriously love you, my gosh, you come thru with the best taste 99.9% of the time I swear.
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Post by tim on Mar 24, 2021 21:43:24 GMT -5
Oh, thank goodness this is out in the bottom 3 and with that there goes my last place! This is really about the only song I just outright disliked from both versions.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 24, 2021 21:43:42 GMT -5
Chile... she coulda kept this.
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