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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 19:13:40 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 19:17:20 GMT -5
Both of the re-recordings on this album are great for their intended purpose, but it was hard for me to compare them to the other songs that are actually led by Deana on this album. All the ladies sound great together at least, and like they were having fun!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 20:05:07 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 20:10:02 GMT -5
That one hurts. “We Share a Wall” is an amazing ballad, that I would even deem to be worthy of making the amazing and stacked official album rather than being relegated to international-version status… This one’s absence will leave a significant hole in the top 5 for me 😨
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 20:12:33 GMT -5
I agree that "We Share A Wall" is great and looking back I'm surprised I didn't end up putting it in my top 5. I certainly that it was worthy of that myself, so I actually would've expected more rankings as such than just the one it got.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 10, 2022 20:44:54 GMT -5
This is probably the only rankdown I'll ever EVER say this but...... "Strawberry Wine" is overstaying.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 20:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 21:00:13 GMT -5
if everyone is around I could finish this rankdown tonight if you want. Otherwise I'll finish it tomorrow night
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 21:01:33 GMT -5
I knew going into this that "Graffiti Bridge" was a favorite and would therefore likely do well. I gave this quite a few listens and yet it still didn't do much for me. If anything, I think I disliked it a tad bit more each time.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 10, 2022 21:03:38 GMT -5
if everyone is around I could finish this rankdown tonight if you want. Otherwise I'll finish it tomorrow night Let's get 'er done!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 21:23:10 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 21:46:50 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 21:55:42 GMT -5
This is probably the only rankdown I'll ever EVER say this but...... "Strawberry Wine" is overstaying. Lmao and it's even more true three reveals later! I am shooketh that it has such a big difference from the other re-recording!
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 21:58:01 GMT -5
I just couldn't get enough of "Turn Those Wheels Around" and had it to put it on repeat a few more times even after completing the rankdown. This would've been a great song to come back around to for her sophomore album since it was left off of her debut album in the States.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 10, 2022 21:58:41 GMT -5
This is probably the only rankdown I'll ever EVER say this but...... "Strawberry Wine" is overstaying. Lmao and it's even more true three reveals later! I am shooketh that it has such a big difference from the other re-recording! Welcome to my life having to always deal with the fact that "Strawberry Wine" is indestructible
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 22:04:05 GMT -5
I knew going into this that "Graffiti Bridge" was a favorite and would therefore likely do well. I gave this quite a few listens and yet it still didn't do much for me. If anything, I think I disliked it a tad bit more each time. 100% feel the same way, minus the knowing it was going to be a favorite thing. I couldn't help but move this a little lower on my list every time I listened to it. I just gave it another listen to make sure, and while the verse started out really strong, and the chorus seems fine at first, I was completely tuned out by the time the 3rd chorus came around. Lmao I don't know what it is, but it's like the song is fine in theory, but the final product ends up being boring. "I Can't Shake You" is yet another one that I could have imagined being on the actual album, so I am pleased to see it make the top 5 despite my #7 rank. This just has that "classic Deana" feeling that makes this first era of hers so great! My biggest complaint about "Turn Those Wheels Around" is the fact that she randomly spends so much of the song singing it to some dude named "William"... Names in songs are an example of hyper-specificity that always makes songs worse in my opinion. It is fine if it is written specifically around a name, like "Rita Valentine" or "Wild Rebel Rose", but to casually toss a William into this chorus is absolutely not necessary, and honestly made me almost recoil enough to put it in last place before I listened enough times to get hooked on the melody
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 22:05:16 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 10, 2022 22:06:06 GMT -5
I do like this more than the original, but I'm glad it didn't win.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 22:06:43 GMT -5
I'm glad Deana was able to talk Martina into entering a recording studio again!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 22:08:13 GMT -5
I cannot help but love this version of "Strawberry Wine" and it is just one of those songs that I just cannot rank low.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 22:08:44 GMT -5
Last place ranks tho It IS still "Strawberry Wine", which automatically makes it better than any iteration of "Did I Shave My Legs For This" at the very least, of which there just happen to be TWO versions of in this rankdown... Edit: LMAO I ranked the alternate version of "Legs" higher than it tho, so I'll stop judging 😂😂😂
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 22:10:05 GMT -5
I cannot help but love this version of "Strawberry Wine" and it is just one of those songs that I just cannot rank low. Same and honestly it was just great getting to hear all of them together on it.
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 22:17:11 GMT -5
"Angel Without a Prayer" FTW!
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 22:17:41 GMT -5
I see this going to "Angel" pretty easily, and I hope that that is true! Although both songs are good!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 10, 2022 22:30:06 GMT -5
Last place ranks tho It IS still "Strawberry Wine", which automatically makes it better than any iteration of "Did I Shave My Legs For This" at the very least, of which there just happen to be TWO versions of in this rankdown... Edit: LMAO I ranked the alternate version of "Legs" higher than it tho, so I'll stop judging 😂😂😂 Lol I had to because 1) I have NO use for this version when the OG is just so flawless and 2) it needed no extra help from me because I knew it would last longer than it should here, lmao.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 22:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 10, 2022 22:37:14 GMT -5
thank you everyone for participating in this one. I really enjoyed this one a lot as I've always wanted to listen to these and finally getting around to it was something I really enjoyed as I do like these songs a lot.
Everything's Gonna Be Alright will be revealed next weekend. If you haven't gotten a list in this is last call as I plan on working on graphics throughout the week so I'll be ready next weekend.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 10, 2022 22:39:52 GMT -5
"Rita Valentine" has one of those melodies that sneaks up on you, and next thing you know it's stuck in your head and won't let you go! I can definitely see why it got mostly top 4 ranks.
But "Angel Without A Prayer" is just SO good! It totally has a shine to it like it is the "hit" of the album, even though according to Wikipedia it never charted in the US and only made it to #100 on the UK charts.
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 22:44:43 GMT -5
I thought this might come down to these two songs, so I'm glad to see that it was "Angel Without A Prayer" to come out on top (and not even close!). This is such a great song and seems more sonically aligned with her second album than the first.
Speaking of, looking forward to seeing how those results go!
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Post by tim on Apr 10, 2022 22:48:26 GMT -5
But "Angel Without A Prayer" is just SO good! It totally has a shine to it like it is the "hit" of the album, even though according to Wikipedia it never charted in the US and only made it to #100 on the UK charts. I've never quite fully grasped or understood the backstory of the albums initial release and why it was first promoted in the UK. I know that Jimmy Bowen was the head of the label at the time and had a lot of say over matters regarding these to include the decision to cut certain songs from the US version.
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