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Post by draggintheriver on Jul 13, 2016 20:34:21 GMT -5
Opry performance. I've been a Raelynn fan since The Voice, but honestly her vocals have improved so much. This is probably the best performance I've seen of her.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 14, 2016 3:50:03 GMT -5
Wow, that Opry performance is fantastic! She has come a long, long way. Beautiful vocal of a beautiful song. The chorus of this is literal perfection. This needs to be huge.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Jul 14, 2016 8:37:21 GMT -5
Wow I love everything about this. I've never been one to be annoyed by her voice, so I think she sounds incredible on this. This is a super relatable song for many people so I could definitely see it connecting with people. Has there been another hit on country radio about divorce since "Every Other Weekend" by Reba & Kenny?
Anyway, this is easily her best offer yet and I liked the first two singles.
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 18, 2016 12:20:29 GMT -5
"Love Triangle" debuted on Mediabase at #85 this week and The Highway added it last week as well.
I still don't care for her voice but this song is light-years better than her debut single on Valory...
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Post by minha2cp on Aug 1, 2016 9:10:38 GMT -5
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Post by vann on Aug 1, 2016 9:49:51 GMT -5
When I heard this song some days ago on the radio I didnt recognize Raelynn´s voice.I just knew it was her when she said "Love Triangle" lol although I dont like her voice at least this song is better than "God Made Girls".
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 1, 2016 14:17:04 GMT -5
This one is showing 18 adds on impact day (sixth most added).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 14:54:05 GMT -5
This one is showing 18 adds on impact day (sixth most added). I was initially surprised but given the amount of new releases, I really am not shocked, they signed Raelynn quickly and it seems like their wasn't much of a gap between signing her and releasing her first single on the new label.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 1, 2016 15:46:47 GMT -5
That music video gutted me. Damn. :'(
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 1, 2016 22:31:20 GMT -5
Wow, this is really, really good. Given how much I dislike RaeLyn's voice I wasn't expecting much, but this is easily one of the better songs released this song. It's exactly the kind of song and message that made me love country music in the first place - real human emotion. I would definitely like it better from a better vocalist, but she makes the most of what she has, and it's not detrimental to the song like God Made Girls. I'm not sure what radio will do with such a heavy song from a relative newcomer, but here's to hoping it can make a run at the top 10.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 2, 2016 0:14:27 GMT -5
Perfect video, perfect song, I'm sitting here choking up. Shame on radio for only giving it 18 adds.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2016 1:43:23 GMT -5
I definitely liked this song a lot more watching that video... I had never truly paid attention to the lyrics before. I will be rooting for her with this one!
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Post by Elusive Chanteuse on Aug 3, 2016 8:56:11 GMT -5
Legit choked up and had tears in my eyes. As a child of a divorce, I completely relate to this. I hope it can start picking up steam and at least become a hit (or a moderate one if at that.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 9:32:40 GMT -5
I like this song a lot -- the lyrics, production, and vocals are all stellar. One thing that's kind of bugging me though (in a funny sort of way)...at the beginning of the 2nd verse, her accent makes it sound like she's singing "bowling alley booger" instead of "bowling alley burger". Like, I legit can't hear an "r" when she sings the word "burger" lol. That stuck out to me big time on my first listen (I was like "what did she just sing?" and then I replayed that part several times lol) and it still sounds the same to me. But that's not even really a complaint since I know what the actual lyric is. I just thought it was funny. Anyway, this song is absolutely incredible and it's so much better than anything else she's ever released. It's so well-written and powerful.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 3, 2016 10:30:12 GMT -5
I'm in love with this song. What a beautiful music video. I hope this does well for her!
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 4, 2016 17:46:09 GMT -5
Finally watched the music video...yeesh, and I mean that in a good way. That was hard to watch.
This one is turning from a good song to a great one after the past few listens. Her vocals are still a sore spot for me but in this case, the song's just too good and her vocals are not nearly as irritating as it was on "God Made Girls."
It's an interesting release. Kudos to John Esposito and company for picking this as her first single, although the 18 impact adds were definitely low. It'll be a hard road to get this to hit but I echo the rooting interest.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 5, 2016 8:33:30 GMT -5
I can't stop listening to this, it's so beautiful and everybody I've shown it to loves it so I'm holding out hope for it to climb. I'd even be happy with just a top 40 placement.
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Post by robenglund on Aug 5, 2016 9:34:12 GMT -5
I agree with everyone here. I've really been getting into this song the past couple of days. I flew back to my hometown for a wedding which means I get to drive my Dad's car which has the Highway haha. They play it quite often. The song has such a beautiful melody and the lyrics are what country music is all about, real, raw emotion and life experiences. I could not stand "God Made Girls". "Love Triangle" is a complete 180 from that.
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Post by zjames on Aug 5, 2016 20:05:21 GMT -5
I was a pretty big fan of "God Made Girls", but this is just fantastic. I love the little details and I even (unpopular opinion) love RaeLynn's voice. I've always loved distinctive voices over technically impressive voices and I think hers is a good example of that. It really stands out among the other female voices on the radio in my opinion.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Aug 5, 2016 20:56:27 GMT -5
I was a pretty big fan of "God Made Girls" Why?
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Post by zjames on Aug 5, 2016 21:04:40 GMT -5
I was a pretty big fan of "God Made Girls" Why? I know it's not a popular opinion around here, but there were a few of us that liked it. 1) I like RaeLynn's voice probably way more than I should. I just like the way she enunciates. 2) I like the lyrics. I never interpreted the lyrics as a sexist view about girls' roles in guys' lives. I interpreted it as a song about how girls complement guys well to make a perfect combination. Guys need girls and girls need guys. I think the song effectively conveys that.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Aug 5, 2016 22:15:10 GMT -5
1) I like RaeLynn's voice probably way more than I should. I just like the way she enunciates. 2) I like the lyrics. I never interpreted the lyrics as a sexist view about girls' roles in guys' lives. I interpreted it as a song about how girls complement guys well to make a perfect combination. Guys need girls and girls need guys. I think the song effectively conveys that. I like distinctive voices too. But I think that RL sounded like a chipmunk on that song. And the melody sounds like Raffi wrote it. The song doesn't say anything about the GUY at all, just that he needs a beautiful, submissive little thing to hang on his arm. It's all about how the girl should meet a specific set of horribly outdated guidelines -- that she was "made" to be nothing more than submissive, brainless, meek arm candy for the guy. And the second verse of "soft and loud and sweet and proud" is just a bunch of generic fluff that means nothing. And I think the song is far more misogynistic than any bro-country song will ever be, because IT WAS WRITTEN BY FOUR WOMEN. So to me, that song is even more harmful because it's women reinforcing others' negative stereotypes of THEMSELVES. Getting back to this song... I get why people wouldn't like her voice, but she doesn't sound even slightly chipmunk-y here. I think her voice stands out in a way that isn't distracting to me, and the lyrics provide excellent details on a very "real" subject. My parents divorced when I was 4, and I went to my dad's a lot until I was about 14, so I can really relate to this song. It wasn't nearly as emotional an experience for me, but I can see why it would be for someone else.
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Post by tryexp on Aug 6, 2016 7:38:40 GMT -5
I love that music video, I know Raelynn's voice can get really annoying but IMO this song shines when you focus on the lyrics and her voice doesn't detract it for me.
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 18, 2016 11:22:59 GMT -5
Getting off to a good start:
RAELYNN Love Triangle 16 131 KEITH URBAN Blue Ain't Your Color 7 65 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE May We All f/Tim McGraw 4 47 KENNY CHESNEY Setting The World On... f/P!nk 2 37 HIGH VALLEY Make You Mine 2 26
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 11:42:22 GMT -5
Looks like the Cumulus block added "Love Triangle" by Raelynn. She is showing 17 adds this week so far so that'll definitely help this song out.
Raelynn gained 4 spots this week on MB to land at #55 (Eric Church and Brad Paisley went recurrent, Raelynn passed Thompson Square, Toby Keith and a freefalling Last Bandoleros, while Keith Urban passed her). So things are looking encouraging for this song.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 22, 2016 12:03:10 GMT -5
I'm beyond hoping this is a hit, the gains and adds have been encouraging, I think with the small house cleaning going on up in the top 30 is helping a few songs that looked dead on arrival!
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Post by babybuffalo on Aug 24, 2016 18:21:10 GMT -5
Not the biggest fan of her voice but....
OMG I heard the song today for the first time while driving in my car and totally broke down. The songwriting on this one is incredible. Its written so perfectly. My parents never got divorced, but should have, and our family was pretty much dysfunctional since I was about 6 or 7. So many issues with that that don't go away even though both of them are gone.
This will be one of my favorite songs of 2016.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 24, 2016 19:22:25 GMT -5
Not that it's saying a whole lot, but I'm glad that this is off to a much better start than "For a Boy" was already. I don't wanna get too optimistic about this one being a big hit because there's definitely plenty of odds stacked against it, but so far I've got a pretty good feeling this one might rise to the occasion. All I know is that it better do well enough that her debut album finally comes out, because I need that asap.
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Post by dm2081 on Sept 8, 2016 23:14:18 GMT -5
Album is out December 2 and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Album is called WildHorse.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 1:28:35 GMT -5
Um, while this might be her best song yet, I am not getting the craze. I understand that it hits close to home for some of you, but other than that... I hear a simple ballad, with ok vocals. I think the emotional connection has something to do with people loving this. I'd say it's just ok. Might love it later
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