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Post by sabre14 on Mar 18, 2017 0:18:50 GMT -5
Love classic Big & Rich! This song is really catchy and has an infectious melody. This was my mom's favorite song by them. I remember always turning it way up and singing it whenever it was on. :) I don't care for most of what they did afterwards, but I'll always enjoy Big & Rich's first album and defend it to the death. Probably nostalgia but w/e. Love Big Time hdohdudhdjxndjdhdidyene
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 18, 2017 1:04:02 GMT -5
I've always enjoyed Big Time but haven't listened to it in forever. Ranked it low because I didn't like it as much as other songs.
huge fan of Jamie O'Neal! Her first album was so good and I really loved many songs that were never released from it. I'm Still Waiting gives me chills. Also love God Don't Make Mistakes.
aww at Delicious Surprise being out so early. Jo Dee is one of my all time favorites and I loved this song then and still do. While I agree she has a lot of other greater songs I still really like this one.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Mar 18, 2017 20:37:37 GMT -5
Y'all are insane this song is terrible
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 18, 2017 20:40:25 GMT -5
Y'all are insane this song is terrible This. I'd forgotten that this one was even still in because it should've been gone long ago, lol.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Mar 18, 2017 21:10:10 GMT -5
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 18, 2017 21:28:28 GMT -5
Anybody who ranked this below the top 50 is dead to me for the next little while, This deserved better. 😑
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 18, 2017 21:31:35 GMT -5
aww I'm really sad about both of those songs going this early. Not surprised about Do You Want Fries With That but The World Needs A Drink is a really good song, so sad.
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Post by dm2081 on Mar 18, 2017 21:39:31 GMT -5
Do You Want Fries With That is awesome. I feel today's country music is missing the quirky oddball types of songs like these. It's always good for a laugh.
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Post by bigfan101 on Mar 18, 2017 21:50:03 GMT -5
Do You Want Fries With That is awesome. I feel today's country music is missing the quirky oddball types of songs like these. It's always good for a laugh. Please let me know where you get your good crack. Obviously your smoking something pretty good. This song is horrendous.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 18, 2017 22:11:45 GMT -5
Do You Want Fries With That is awesome. I feel today's country music is missing the quirky oddball types of songs like these. It's always good for a laugh. I agree that I miss the quirky oddball songs but I never liked this one lol
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 18, 2017 22:19:22 GMT -5
Y'all are insane this song is terrible This. I'd forgotten that this one was even still in because it should've been gone long ago, lol. No you and zaclord 🌈 and everyone else who doesn't like this are the insane ones, clearly. I mean, you all know I'm not a Tim McGraw fan but this song gets an A+ from me. I actually love the lyrics too, but what really makes this song is the melody and instrumentation. It's really good. I love the guitar, the beat, and the vocal arrangement. My favorite part (both musically and lyrically) is "I don't know what you're waiting on, you're holding up the line. Aw man, you ain't got no change coming back. Are you out of your mind?" .. I actually REALLY love how Tim sings this, and I'm usually not a big fan of his voice but he totally nailed this vocal! In that part specifically but the song as a whole as well. Great song and I proudly stand by my top 5 ranking! "The World Needs A Drink" is good but far from one of Terri's best. Fair placement for the song imo. This was always a favorite of my mom's though!
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Post by Andy on Mar 18, 2017 22:25:55 GMT -5
I like both of these. "Do You Want Fries With That" is quirky and unique, but it's also the kind of song I have to be in the right mood for.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 18, 2017 22:26:11 GMT -5
This. I'd forgotten that this one was even still in because it should've been gone long ago, lol. No you and zaclord 🌈 and everyone else who doesn't like this are the insane ones, clearly. I mean, you all know I'm not a Tim McGraw fan but this song gets an A+ from me. I actually love the lyrics too, but what really makes this song is the melody and instrumentation. It's really good. I love the guitar, the beat, and the vocal arrangement. My favorite part (both musically and lyrically) is "I don't know what you're waiting on, you're holding up the line. Aw man, you ain't got no change coming back. Are you out of your mind?" .. I actually REALLY love how Tim sings this, and I'm usually not a big fan of his voice but he totally nailed this vocal! In that part specifically but the song as a whole as well. Great song and I proudly stand by my top 5 ranking! "The World Needs A Drink" is good but far from one of Terri's best. Fair placement for the song imo. This was always a favorite of my mom's though! Your mom has good taste! Too bad you didn't inherit that trait.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 18, 2017 22:43:57 GMT -5
No you and zaclord 🌈 and everyone else who doesn't like this are the insane ones, clearly. I mean, you all know I'm not a Tim McGraw fan but this song gets an A+ from me. I actually love the lyrics too, but what really makes this song is the melody and instrumentation. It's really good. I love the guitar, the beat, and the vocal arrangement. My favorite part (both musically and lyrically) is "I don't know what you're waiting on, you're holding up the line. Aw man, you ain't got no change coming back. Are you out of your mind?" .. I actually REALLY love how Tim sings this, and I'm usually not a big fan of his voice but he totally nailed this vocal! In that part specifically but the song as a whole as well. Great song and I proudly stand by my top 5 ranking! "The World Needs A Drink" is good but far from one of Terri's best. Fair placement for the song imo. This was always a favorite of my mom's though! Your mom has good taste! Too bad you didn't inherit that trait.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 18, 2017 22:52:02 GMT -5
Your mom has good taste! Too bad you didn't inherit that trait. Jk Love U! :)
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 18, 2017 23:03:19 GMT -5
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 18, 2017 23:05:34 GMT -5
What happened to blocking me? 😋
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 18, 2017 23:07:26 GMT -5
For those of you who are wondering I no longer talk to him I just respond with sassy gifs
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Mar 18, 2017 23:20:31 GMT -5
I don't mind "Do You Want Fries With That" but it's definitely not one of Tim's best, I'm actually surprised it lasted this long. Same thing with "The World Needs A Drink", definitely not one of Terri Clarks best.
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Post by LBTrocks on Mar 18, 2017 23:26:40 GMT -5
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 19, 2017 0:48:35 GMT -5
Do You Want Fries With That is awesome. I feel today's country music is missing the quirky oddball types of songs like these. It's always good for a laugh. Please let me know where you get your good crack. Obviously your smoking something pretty good. This song is horrendous. Wrong.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 19, 2017 0:49:20 GMT -5
This. I'd forgotten that this one was even still in because it should've been gone long ago, lol. No you and zaclord 🌈 and everyone else who doesn't like this are the insane ones, clearly. I mean, you all know I'm not a Tim McGraw fan but this song gets an A+ from me. I actually love the lyrics too, but what really makes this song is the melody and instrumentation. It's really good. I love the guitar, the beat, and the vocal arrangement. My favorite part (both musically and lyrically) is "I don't know what you're waiting on, you're holding up the line. Aw man, you ain't got no change coming back. Are you out of your mind?" .. I actually REALLY love how Tim sings this, and I'm usually not a big fan of his voice but he totally nailed this vocal! In that part specifically but the song as a whole as well. Great song and I proudly stand by my top 5 ranking! "The World Needs A Drink" is good but far from one of Terri's best. Fair placement for the song imo. This was always a favorite of my mom's though! I love you.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2017 2:09:39 GMT -5
Aww man, I love both of these songs :( "Do You Want Fries With That" is freaking hilarious! The concept is incredibly unique, and I love everything about the way it is executed. I can understand if someone finds the melody of the chorus annoying, but everything else about the song is pretty much brilliant. I 100% agree that quirky songs like that are sorely missing from country music these days. However, I will never in a million years understand how this song lasted so much longer than "Drugs Or Jesus"... I have literally never seen anybody say anything bad about that song before this rankdown, whereas "Fries" is by nature a predictably polarizing song. And then we get to Terri Clark... If it weren't for Kanenrá:ke, I would be the biggest Terri Clark fan on this forum. I am so sad to see her gone :( As is the case with Tim, we have a song that is lightweight and somewhat humorous, and pulls off its intended purpose masterfully. Terri sounds so natural singing songs like this, and despite its lightweight nature the song is actually super well-crafted. The song doesn't try to be anything more than it is, and therein lies the understated brilliance of it. I will agree that it is nowhere near Terri's best, but I still love it and think it should have at least made the top 60.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Mar 19, 2017 7:47:17 GMT -5
I knew several of you would be upset about Terri Clark, but no one even ranked it that high, which is why it ended up lower than I anticipated.
This next one that I'll post this afternoon is another one that will anger a few people. We've got FOUR people losing a top 20 and not one person loses a bottom 10 (3 in the bottom 20 though). So I think it's safe to say we're moving into the more competitive realm of the rankdown; however, only 106 points differ from #60 and #50 on this rankdown!
Good news for me is that I only lose 1 more top 50 song prior to the top 50. Some of you are not so lucky though... A couple of you will get through with only losing 2 or 3, but most of you lose 6 or 7 top 50's in the next 10 reveals, with someone having 9 out of the next 10 songs being in their top 50...
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Mar 19, 2017 13:15:44 GMT -5
#60. Gretchen Wilson - "Homewrecker" Points: 1028 Standard Deviation: 26.34 Average: 54.11 Billboard Country Airplay Peak: 2
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{Songs Remaining}A Real Fine Place to Start Alcohol Anything But Mine Arlington As Good As I Once Was Awful, Beautiful Life Baby Girl Back When Best I Ever Had Better Life Bless the Broken Road Boondocks Come a Little Closer Don't Ask Me How I Know Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing Fast Cars and Freedom Georgia Rain God's Will Gone Goodbye Time He Oughta Know That By Now Hicktown Holy Water How Am I Doin' How Do You Get That Lonely I May Hate Myself in the Morning If Heaven If Something Should Happen It's Getting Better All the Time Just Might (Make Me Believe) Like We Never Loved At All (with Tim McGraw) Lot of Leavin' Left To Do Making Memories of Us Miss Me Baby Mississippi Girl Monday Morning Church Mud on the Tires Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right My Give a Damn's Busted My Old Friend Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense Nothin' to Lose Nothing on But the Radio Probably Wouldn't Be This Way She Didn't Have Time She Let Herself Go Skin (Sarabeth) Somebody's Hero Something More Something To Be Proud Of Songs About Me Stay With Me (Brass Bed) Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off That's What I Love About Sunday What's a Guy Gotta Do When I Think About Cheatin' Who You'd Be Today You'll Be There You're My Better Half
I liked this a lot more when it was current, but this song, and all of Gretchen's songs from her first album have not held up with age as much for me. Still like this one, but there are a lot more songs I like more on here.
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Post by zjames on Mar 19, 2017 13:43:39 GMT -5
I love "Do You Want Fries With That." That is all.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 19, 2017 14:23:12 GMT -5
I've never been a fan of Gretchen Wilson. This song was okay but forgettable to me
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Post by Andy on Mar 19, 2017 16:27:34 GMT -5
There's nothing objectionable about this song, but nothing really interesting or memorable either. It's just there for me.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 19, 2017 16:34:57 GMT -5
I liked a lot of songs better than "Homewrecker" this year but it's a good song and totally fits Gretchen as an artist. Every time I hear it, I get major 2005 flashbacks.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2017 17:29:14 GMT -5
"Homewrecker" is alright, but now feels about right for it to go. Hopefully my loss of a bottom-20 right now does not mean that I am the person who is now going to lose 9 songs in my top 50 in the next few rounds I am humbly trying to avoid a false sense of security!
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