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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 12, 2017 20:59:38 GMT -5
Praying its Alan Jackson.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 12, 2017 21:04:01 GMT -5
"Big Blue Note" is cute but really stupid lol.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 21:11:10 GMT -5
Praying its Alan Jackson. I don't echo the sentiment that it should be him, but I must agree that "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues'" days are probably numbered... Lol it gets my vote for what's next.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 12, 2017 21:12:41 GMT -5
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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 12, 2017 21:14:42 GMT -5
Good riddance to this terrible excuse for a song.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 21:15:09 GMT -5
Such a whimsical song, that is so well-constructed! I love it! How many songs are there that talk about musical theory? It is so meta! This definitely has a novelty feel to it though, so I am not surprised to see it out now. This is honestly right about where I expected it to place.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 12, 2017 21:15:18 GMT -5
Eyyyy bigfan101 was right! Goodbye to this snoozefest.
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2017 21:19:38 GMT -5
I think this song is catchy, clever, charming and original. Don't get it.
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Post by zjames on Mar 12, 2017 21:22:13 GMT -5
Here's my quick thoughts on the eliminated songs so far. I'll be much more active for the remainder of this rankdown.
βShoesβ and βHillbilliesβ and βXXLβ are laughably bad.
"I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)" and βGood Ole Daysβ are forgettable. And Iβm a Phil Vassar fan.
βBaby Dollβ is meh, but I liked βDonβt Break My Heart Again.β
βIf She Were Any Other Womanβ is pretty good.
βLet Them Be Little is alright but I choked on its sappiness when I listened to it.
I think βMr. Momβ is a cute song. Whatever.
βClass Reunionβ is alright.
βMy Sisterβ is good.
βAll Jacked Upβ is aggressively annoying.
I like the message in βDream Big,β but the song just didnβt work for me.
I love Alan Jackson, but I find βUSA Todayβ a little lyrically awkward.
I usually love Toby too, but βHonkytonk Uβ is kinda just there.
βDonβtβ is annoying.
βBig Blue Noteβ deserved so much better. Iβm not surprised I ranked it highest though.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 12, 2017 21:25:27 GMT -5
Next we've got a song that I didn't expect to do well, but I'm surprised that so many people hated it so much. Someone does lose a top 10 though. Lyrical Hint:
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Post by zjames on Mar 12, 2017 21:25:59 GMT -5
"The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" is awesome but I expected it to be polarizing. Hopefully Alan isn't in this countdown for a looong time...
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 12, 2017 21:28:39 GMT -5
I think this song is catchy, clever, charming and original. Don't get it. I thought it was clever too. The late Dennis Linde wrote it. He also wrote "Goodbye Earl" and "Bubba Shot The Jukebox."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 21:30:55 GMT -5
I think this song is catchy, clever, charming and original. Don't get it. I thought it was clever too. The late Dennis Linde wrote it. He also wrote "Goodbye Earl" and "Bubba Shot The Jukebox." "Goodbye Earl" is the definition of a classic!
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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 12, 2017 21:39:07 GMT -5
I thought it was clever too. The late Dennis Linde wrote it. He also wrote "Goodbye Earl" and "Bubba Shot The Jukebox." "Goodbye Earl" is the definition of a classic! Goodbye Earl and The Talkin Song don't belong in the same zip code.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 21:42:45 GMT -5
Next we've got a song that I didn't expect to do well, but I'm surprised that so many people hated it so much. Someone does lose a top 10 though. Lyrical Hint: Hmm, this is tricky! I just looked through all the lyrics for songs by artists that only have one song on the rankdown, and I have no idea what this might be.
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2017 21:46:00 GMT -5
Is the thermometer supposed to represent a high temperature? Andy Griggs or Shooter Jennings I'm predicting, both of their songs mention summer.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 12, 2017 21:46:09 GMT -5
I thought it was clever too. The late Dennis Linde wrote it. He also wrote "Goodbye Earl" and "Bubba Shot The Jukebox." "Goodbye Earl" is the definition of a classic! Two amazing songs right there! "Bubba Shot The Jukebox" will always be one of my favorite songs ever. I listened to that SO much as a kid! So I totally meant to quote sabre14 's post lol As for "Talkin' Song Repair Blues" it's one of Alan Jackson's songs that I can kinda tolerate. It's clever and catchy enough. But still, meh.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 21:48:28 GMT -5
Is the thermometer supposed to represent a high temperature? Andy Griggs or Shooter Jennings I'm predicting, both of their songs mention summer. Between the two I could definitely see it being Shooter Jennings. I can't imagine "If Heaven" being hated enough to be eliminated in the bottom-20. But then again, I can't imagine anyone putting "4th of July" in their top 10, so Zaclord's hint about somebody losing a top 10 next might make that one impossible. I guess we'll see!
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2017 21:50:42 GMT -5
Is the thermometer supposed to represent a high temperature? Andy Griggs or Shooter Jennings I'm predicting, both of their songs mention summer. Between the two I could definitely see it being Shooter Jennings. I can't imagine "If Heaven" being hated enough to be eliminated in the bottom-20. But then again, I can't imagine anyone putting "4th of July" in their top 10, so Zaclord's hint about somebody losing a top 10 next might make that one impossible. I guess we'll see! "If Heaven" is in my top 10, so that had better not be it. I'm officially predicting Shooter Jennings.
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 12, 2017 21:51:25 GMT -5
That was a super tough clue ;) Opening lyrics to this song are "Hey baby, I guess you're wondering what I'm doing home so soon. Naw, I ain't sick." A temperature of 98.6 is the normal body temperature for a human, so the clue was alluding to the "Naw, I ain't sick" line I thought it was pretty clever, but that was probably tooooooo far of a stretch ha. Or maybe that's what made it a good clue
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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 12, 2017 21:53:11 GMT -5
Yeah, y'all are not good at this song ranking stuff. Although this is slightly on our guy manning the controls for not putting the single version in.
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2017 21:54:09 GMT -5
That was a super tough clue ;) Opening lyrics to this song are "Hey baby, I guess you're wondering what I'm doing home so soon. Naw, I ain't sick." A temperature of 98.6 is the normal body temperature for a human, so the clue was alluding to the "Naw, I ain't sick" line I thought it was pretty clever, but that was probably tooooooo far of a stretch ha. Or maybe that's what made it a good clue It was a very good clue. I knew that 98.6 is a normal human body temperature so I did consider the sickness angle, but I'm not very familiar with this song and didn't know that opening line.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 12, 2017 21:55:15 GMT -5
I don't like the talking in the verses and I don't like the vocal arrangement during the 'long, slow kisses' line. I like the traditional sound the song has, but it's not one I deliberately listened to very much even when it was current.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 21:56:01 GMT -5
DANG, when I was looking through the lyrics, I saw that "I ain't sick" line and thought 'Hmmmm, I wonder if that's it... Nah, surely I'll find something that fits the clue better.'
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2017 21:57:09 GMT -5
"Long, Slow Kisses" strikes me as just your average sexy "baby, let's make love" song. Competently performed just not very memorable.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2017 22:00:36 GMT -5
I actually really like "Long Slow Kisses". The talking honestly doesn't bother me too much, and the chorus is just so well executed. You can really feel the drama and passion of their sexual frenzy when he suddenly launches into song in the chorus ;) Oo la la!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 12, 2017 22:21:18 GMT -5
Finally! I'd almost forgotten about this one. Those talking parts...
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Post by zaclord π on Mar 12, 2017 22:27:48 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Mar 12, 2017 22:32:32 GMT -5
aw lol
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 12, 2017 22:32:37 GMT -5
Oh good I was hoping this one wouldn't last much longer!
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