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Post by bboat11 on Mar 11, 2017 4:45:59 GMT -5
Sorry for my absence thus far; my sister was performing in the school play tonight! Time to get caught up... "Shoes" -- OMG GTFO!!!!! I am also a little shocked this was the first out, but I am SO stoked to see that it is!!!!!!!! Also LMAO at me barely even being in the bottom 1/3 of the voters, and it is my #98 "Hillbillies" -- What can I say. I gave it a chance! It made it all the way up to #94 for me! (Good riddance tho, no complaints from me.) "I'll Take That As A Yes" -- Woah woah woah, WTF? ALREADY??!!!!!!! Definitely one of Phil's more polarizing songs, but I hadn't even considered it as a contender for the bottom 10! I think it is a fairly middle-of-the-road song, but apparently I'm in the minority "Baby Doll" -- I don't mind Pat Green in certain circumstances. Like sabre14 mentioned earlier, "Dixie Lullaby" is frickin' amazing. However, "Baby Doll" is one I would gladly never listen to again. "XXL" -- Yay, my #99!!!! Such a stupid song... What is the deal with that trill thing he does with his voice in the hook? Talk about annoying... I actually found the song somewhat enjoyable until he started doing that... "Good Ole Days" -- This one is definitely a shock. "I'll Take That As A Yes" is the definition of polarizing, but I have always found "Good Ole Days" to be a very pleasant, feel-good, middle-of-the-road song. The recurring theme of the "Oh"s is extremely catchy, and the melody of the chorus is so pleasant. This song was literally not even on my radar in the bottom 10! I would have been surprised if it made it past the 70s, but the bottom 10 was WAY too soon. I sympathize with you LBTrocks... You and I are normally pretty opposite, but when it comes to Phil Vassar we complement each other very well ;) "If She Were Any Other Woman" -- Buddy Jewell is one of the very few new artists of the mid-2000s that actually managed to win me over before falling off the map, so I feel kinda bad ranking one of his songs so low. That being said, I had never even heard of this song before the rankdown, and it is just kinda meh. It is definitely not BAD, it just has nothing memorable about it. And unfortunately, being "meh" in this rankdown is a death wish, since the competition is so strong. "Let Them Be Little" -- I kinda expected this one to be out surprisingly early, because the theme definitely lends itself to coming across as overly cheesy or sappy. That being said, the bottom 10 is a little sooner than I expected it to be out. The song has a very strong melody, and actually has a very strong message that I have never minded. I have never really liked Billy Dean, but this is by far my favorite song by him. "Mr. Mom" -- Not really surprised to see all the hate for this one. I almost have 2 different personalities when it comes to this song. On the one hand, when it first came out I thought it was SO clever and SO funny, and I absolutely loved it. Then it got super overplayed and I started to hate it. Now I can listen to it and enjoy it because I have had some time away from it to realize just how strong the melody is and remember how original I thought the lyrics were at the time. So when I was ranking it I had no idea whether to rank it as a song I loved when it came out, a song I hated for overplay after it had peaked, or a song that I kinda like again years later after being sick of it for awhile. "Don't Break My Heart Again" - No surprise here. Other than the fact that this one beat "Baby Doll", which to me is a far more memorable song. This one is just so forgettable and boring. I didn't know it existed until this rankdown, and imo "Baby Doll" is by far the superior of the two. Overall, I am very pleased with how this is going for me so far! I still have my 100 left, but my bottom 5 has been severely damaged
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Post by Andy on Mar 11, 2017 10:25:48 GMT -5
Oh crap, didn't realize this started!
Thoughts so far:
-I wasn't familiar with "Shoes". I tried listening to it on three different occasions while making my list, and was unable to finish it all three times. Sorry. It makes the other Shania Twain song on here seem like a masterpiece.
-"Hillbillies" is a fun offbeat song, but it just hasn't held up well for me over the years. It has some nostalgic value to me and I don't dislike it, but I couldn't honestly rank it highly.
-I normally like Phil Vassar, but I didn't like either song he had this year. Although after listening to it again, I think I should have ranked "Good Old Days" a little higher. More like forgettable radio filler than something truly objectionable. Still not a good song IMO though.
-Both Pat Green songs are quite good IMO, especially "Don't Break My Heart Again". Don't get the hate.
-I can take or leave Keith Anderson. "XXL" is dumb and goofy, but it has some nostalgic value to me, and at least it's memorable, I'll give it that.
-"If She Were Any Other Woman": Not unpleasant but just your average generic love song. This is one of the 3-4 songs I wasn't really familiar with and thus had no nostalgia for, so maybe it's a little better than I give it credit for.
-"Let Them Be Little" is one of those family songs with a nice message but is just completely uninteresting as a song.
-I've never been a huge fan of "Mr. Mom", but I could never bring myself to dislike it. At least it's original and different.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 11, 2017 12:34:35 GMT -5
Speaking of "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" we ARE talking about the country version, aren't we? We better be, The music video version can go to hell. I mean I kinda still like it lol but not where I currently have the song placed
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Post by dm2081 on Mar 11, 2017 13:52:27 GMT -5
Most of these songs are at least tolerable or okay, but "XXL" and "Hillbillies" are two of the worst songs I've ever heard and are utter embarrassments to the country music genre.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:10:46 GMT -5
Gonna do a couple real quick while I have a few minutes of free time!
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by KanenrΓ‘:ke on Mar 11, 2017 18:12:07 GMT -5
Finally one of my bottom 5!
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:12:22 GMT -5
Up next, we have back-to-back female-led songs being eliminated. Who will they be!?
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:14:42 GMT -5
#89 someone loses a top 5 and #88 3 people loses a top 20
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 11, 2017 18:16:13 GMT -5
"Class Reunion" is really good. I don't love it, but it's nice enough.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:17:45 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 11, 2017 18:20:27 GMT -5
Wow I did not expect Reba out this soon. :(
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:21:01 GMT -5
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 18:22:46 GMT -5
That's it for now - gotta get ready for dinner!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 18:23:31 GMT -5
Wait, raylatch didn't participate in this?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 11, 2017 18:25:11 GMT -5
Okay wth at Gretchen being out already. This song should've been Top 50. >:(
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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 11, 2017 18:31:59 GMT -5
Okay wth at Gretchen being out already. This song should've been Top 50. >:( I still have my ENTIRE BOTTOM FIVE. π‘π‘
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 11, 2017 18:40:27 GMT -5
"My Sister" is terrible lol. Total cheese. And as an only child, I don't relate to it at all.
Not surprised "All Jacked Up" is gone but I love it. Rockin' Gretchen is where it's at!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 19:12:41 GMT -5
Wait, raylatch didn't participate in this? I have been so freaking busy with Drama and school that I didn't have time for this. I will say I am silently rooting for a lot of songs. But between the amount of tests, Drama, and working on my Senior project, I didn't have time for this. I'm not very familiar with most of these songs. Although it is kinda nice to see some female songs get out early. As both the men and women of this time were both giving some real quality music. I do know that the Shania Twain, Reba and Gretchen Wilson songs I didn't care for at all. I also will never understand the Phil Vassar hate. He's always had this charm I have kinda liked.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 11, 2017 19:36:10 GMT -5
I have no particular attachment to "Class Reunion", so I don't mind it being out already. I had never even heard it before this rankdown. Based on the one time I listened to this song, I am a little shocked to see it out so early, but then again this year is SO strong overall that very few songs are actually "bad".
"My Sister" already??!!!!!!!? Holy crapoli!!!!!!! I am definitely shocked to see Reba out so early. "My Sister" is a song I expected to be polarizing, but not THAT polarizing. IMO, it definitely belongs in the bottom 20 of Reba's singles, but I kinda expected it to make it a least into the 60s on here.
"All Jacked Up" -- YAAAASSSSSSS, bye bye honey!!!! I honestly came into this rankdown expecting this to be my #100, but amazingly 5 songs managed to dethrone it from its well-deserved status of "worst song". That being said, the verses of this song are actually quite strong melodically and lyrically. I love the humor! Unfortunately for Gretchen, the chorus is annoying, and the screaming at the beginning and end of the song is absolutely atrocious. It's no wonder Gretchen's voice now sounds weathered and tired after only like a decade (which she was really only relevant for like 3 years of).
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 11, 2017 19:37:31 GMT -5
Dear Lord, please let that be the one and only time I ever sound like Ten Pound Hammer talking about the way a female artist sings...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 11, 2017 19:41:37 GMT -5
Dear Lord, please let that be the one and only time I ever sound like Ten Pound Hammer talking about the way a female artist sings... To do it like him though you just have to say the same exact thing you just did like 8 more times over the next few weeks everytime someone mentions Gretchen Wilson or someone who reminds you of her. :sip2: And I forgive you for hating "All Jacked Up" even though I think it's a JAM. <3
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 11, 2017 19:52:51 GMT -5
Dear Lord, please let that be the one and only time I ever sound like Ten Pound Hammer talking about the way a female artist sings... To do it like him though you just have to say the same exact thing you just did like 8 more times over the next few weeks everytime someone mentions Gretchen Wilson or someone who reminds you of her. :sip2: And I forgive you for hating "All Jacked Up" even though I think it's a JAM. <3 Oh man, just wait 'til we get to Terri Clark... As soon as we get to "The World Needs A Drink", that will be a perfect time for me to unleash my mini-rant about how horrible Terri is for trying to ape Gretchen's already irrelevant image! (Rly though, has Terri Clark ever recorded a bad song? I am skeptical.) And my overall dislike for Gretchen is pretty much countered by your overall dislike for Phil Vassar. From here on out we can come together and celebrate our shared opinions about important things like Pat Green's overall mediocrity, "She Didn't Have Time" being severely underrated, and Sara Evans' absolute domination in 2005 despite only having one song on this rankdown <3
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 11, 2017 23:10:30 GMT -5
Why is "Play Something Country" still in that's what I'd like to know
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Post by someguy on Mar 11, 2017 23:18:15 GMT -5
Boo at the "My Sister" hate, lol. I've always been a big fan of that one. Of course because it's Reba, but it also reminds me of my mom and her sisters.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 23:43:57 GMT -5
Why is "Play Something Country" still in that's what I'd like to know This is a song that I thought you would enjoy I love it though
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 23:46:56 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 11, 2017 23:48:42 GMT -5
"Dream Big" is the corniest and cheesiest and stupidest-sounding song I have ever heard in my life. My GOSH it is atrocious. The only reason I ranked it as high as I did was because I love this band's harmonies.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 11, 2017 23:57:57 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 12, 2017 0:01:12 GMT -5
Wow! I thought this song would do a lot better! I'm not complaining though and I'm going to go on a major rant right now that many of you might want to sit down for.
I honestly freaking hate Alan Jackson. I think he's terrible. I don't hate every song of his; there are actually a few that I really like, but I can't stand his voice and don't think he's a good singer at all. I saw him live at CMA Fest in either 2005 or 2007 and after his set he got a standing ovation from pretty much the whole crowd and I just sat there in my seat, absolutely dumbfounded. I'll stick with George Strait, thanks.
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