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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:23:06 GMT -5
Lol I was gonna predict "A Woman's Rant" based on that hint! Too bad I was busy putzing around the PMA threads and didn't get back into this thread until after the reveal.
I think "A Woman's Rant" is pretty good, she just has such a strong catalog that it is impossible to rank that song any higher. I get serious Natalie Maines vibes from Jo Dee's vocal here, though! It's a really nice change of pace to see Jo Dee channel that type of energy. She is SO multi-talented!
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Post by d3vin44 on Oct 16, 2017 19:23:29 GMT -5
Probably because I started watching the video and she was talking about Hillary and I thought of Jo Dee being President and painting the White House pink and I PANICKED! LOL
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:24:45 GMT -5
Also, I was so excited when I saw your post .indulgecountry that said we'll be going ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP 20!!!!! Then I realized that is only 2 reveals...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 16, 2017 19:30:52 GMT -5
Also, I was so excited when I saw your post .indulgecountry that said we'll be going ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP 20!!!!! Then I realized that is only 2 reveals... Maybe I'll do a few more if enough people are around and active! Who wants to guess what song is the last one to miss the Top 20?!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:32:36 GMT -5
Also, I was so excited when I saw your post .indulgecountry that said we'll be going ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP 20!!!!! Then I realized that is only 2 reveals... Maybe I'll do a few more if enough people are around and active! Who wants to guess what song is the last one to miss the Top 20?!Do you happen to have a list of what is left? If not it's cool, I can ask somebody else.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 16, 2017 19:42:53 GMT -5
Maybe I'll do a few more if enough people are around and active! Who wants to guess what song is the last one to miss the Top 20?! Do you happen to have a list of what is left? If not it's cool, I can ask somebody else. Heads Carolina, Tails California You're Not in Kansas Anymore Do You Wanna Make Something of It? He'd Never Seen Julie CryBye, Bye I'm Alright Stand Beside Me Lesson in Leavin' Because You Love Me That's the Way Burn Downtime Bring on the Rain [feat. Tim McGraw] Dare to Dream A Joyful NoiseWas That My Life I Wish My Give a Damn's Busted Delicious Surprise (I Believe It) Not Going Down It's Too Late to Worry Biker ChickI'm Done Shine That's God Unbreakable [feat. Alyssa Bonagura]Peace Sign A Woman's Rant He's Messed Up Will You Love Me [Live] Noel Here
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:44:25 GMT -5
"I'm Done" will be the last song to miss the top 20!
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 16, 2017 19:48:55 GMT -5
I can see where "A Woman's Rant" might be grating to some but I love it.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 16, 2017 19:51:04 GMT -5
"I'm Done" will be the last song to miss the top 20! Nooooooooooooo I'm hoping for "Dare to Dream"
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 16, 2017 19:51:24 GMT -5
"I'm Done" will be the last song to miss the top 20! Nooooooooooooo I'm hoping for "Dare to Dream" Noooooooooo
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Post by d3vin44 on Oct 16, 2017 19:52:26 GMT -5
"Not Going Down"
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:55:29 GMT -5
"Dare To Dream" was not as immediate for me as her songs usually are, but it has very rapidly grown on me to the point where I would probably put it in my top 5 now if I could do it all over again... Lol that song is like a predator and I am its prey.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 16, 2017 19:57:50 GMT -5
"I'm Done" will be the last song to miss the top 20! "I'm Done" will be the last song to miss the top 20! Nooooooooooooo I'm hoping for "Dare to Dream" This light and fluffy toe-tapper from Jo Dee's self-titled debut record is the final song to just miss out on the Top 20. It made in only slightly farther than equally ill-fated chart flop "He'd Never Seen Julie Cry," leaving us with only half of that first era still remaining. This marks the first Jo Dee Messina tune that featured a music video to be eliminated; in it, she plays a skydiving daredevil. No one seemed to love this one enough to drop it into their Top 10, but a whole swath of Top 20s are lost here. This one didn't appear to get much passion in either direction, culminating in its placement just outside our Top 20.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 19:58:14 GMT -5
"Dare To Dream" was not as immediate for me as her songs usually are, but it has very rapidly grown on me to the point where I would probably put it in my top 5 now if I could do it all over again... Lol that song is like a predator and I am its prey. Lol I just realized that I ALMOST put it in my top 5 anyway! I guess that just proves how rapidly the growth happened, since it grew on me enough to make it close to my top 5 before I even sent my list... Now I guess it might approach my top 3, which is freaking astonishing considering how untouchable Jo Dee's best singles are.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 16, 2017 19:59:00 GMT -5
Oops, I forgot I had that song that low. Yes, this was the best option for elimination hehe
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 20:00:36 GMT -5
Oh darn, "You Wanna Make Something Of It" was my second guess! I just wanted to be all bad ass and nail it with one guess without offering a second option :/ This song is fine, but this is a good time for it to leave. Like it is catchy and I like it enough, but it lacks a certain "wow" factor that 90% of her other singles have for me.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 16, 2017 20:09:06 GMT -5
Our second Top 10 album track cut is "Who's Crying Now," a classic Jo Dee Messina kiss-off song that could've been a hit. In it, an elated Messina croons about how well life is looking up for her after cutting the dead weight that was her now ex who put her through hell, and finding satisfaction in believing he's the one shedding the tears now that she's gone and better than ever. Three of us loved this one enough to place it in our Top 10, with austin fancying it so much to call it his #1 album cut from her catalog! 9. "Who's Crying Now" - Jo Dee Messina
"You were on to her And I was on my own Now it's you who calls And it's me that's never home"
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austin : 1 someguy : 5 .indulgecountry : 10
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Post by d3vin44 on Oct 16, 2017 20:09:45 GMT -5
I wasn't real familiar with this song until this rankdown and I absolutely love it! Sad to see it go, but not surprised.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 16, 2017 20:21:23 GMT -5
Your Top 20 y'all: Heads Carolina, Tails California You're Not in Kansas Anymore Bye, Bye I'm Alright Stand Beside Me Lesson in Leavin' Because You Love Me That's the Way Burn Downtime Bring on the Rain [feat. Tim McGraw] Dare to Dream Was That My Life I Wish My Give a Damn's Busted Delicious Surprise (I Believe It) Not Going Down It's Too Late to Worry I'm Done Peace Sign Jo Dee's I'm Alright, Burn, and Delicious Surprise eras have yet to lose a single! Meanwhile two remain from her debut effort and 1 from Me. Both Greatest Hits singles remain as well, as does "I'm Done," the one outlier from her album eras. What's out already: 21. Do You Wanna Make Something of It? 22. A Woman's Rant 23. He'd Never Seen Julie Cry 24. He's Messed Up 25. Shine 26. Here 27. Biker Chick 28. That's God 29. Will You Love Me [Live] 30. Noel 31. A Joyful Noise 32. Unbreakable [feat. Alyssa Bonagura]
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 20:41:42 GMT -5
I'm not surprised at all by what is out and what is left. I do think that "I'm Done" will be the next one out. But from there it's gonna get ugly, because everything that's left is a 10/10 for me!
I could also see "Delicious Surprise", "Peace Sign", "Dare To Dream", and "Not Going Down" rounding out the next 5 eliminations, although I definitely do not want to see any of those leave yet... Lol. "I Wish" might be gone soon as well.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2017 20:43:12 GMT -5
Also, I am SO impressed with the Delicious Surprise album overall! Hopefull we see like 3 more album tracks from that one
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 16, 2017 21:11:28 GMT -5
Please let Not Going down do better than everyone is suggesting as it is easily one of my favorites! Cannot complain with a single elimination yet
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 16, 2017 21:16:40 GMT -5
Not Going Down is my 2nd fave single from Delicious Surprise. It better not leave yet
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Oct 17, 2017 2:34:04 GMT -5
We lose another single from the Me era to bring it down to just 1 song standing from that era. This time it's "A Woman's Rant" that is cut short shy of the Top 20. I take the third loss to my Top 10 here, and BackwoodsBarbie also sees her first high rank out with this reveal. A lot of posters lose a mid-20 rank with this one, with a couple of bottom 5s in the mix.
If there were more women participating in this rankdown this song would end up much higher I really like this song. It reminds me of PMS Blues by Dolly Parton (lyrics wise) but I prefer this one Lyrics are so on point and I like how she says witch in the end of this verse : "No wonder why at times Oh I can seem like such a witch" and this part is also amazing: "When I walk through those pearly gates I am gonna have a talk with Eve" I have some words for Eve too!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 17, 2017 7:16:23 GMT -5
^ I'm glad someone else loves, "A Woman's Rant"! I'm not a woman, but I think this song is fantastic as well, lol. I loooove the production and the lyrics and way she sings it are just so fun.
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 17, 2017 13:56:11 GMT -5
^ It's also so great live. I loved the song before hearing it live. But she just brings extra energy to "A Woman's Rant" during her live shows.
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Post by BlueShades874 on Oct 17, 2017 14:40:55 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised that every single is still in from I'm Alright, Burn and Delicious Surprise, as well as both Greatest Hits singles. I love both of her GH singles, but I expected at least one of them to be out by now. I also thought Dare to Dream, another underrated favorite of mine, would be out by now. Speaking of Dare to Dream, I wonder why that one didn't even make the top 20? She was coming off of nine straight top 10s, seven of those top 2, and this one stalled in the 20's? That seems strange and I always wondered if there was some obvious reason that one stopped her streak of successful singles. I also think it's incredibly unfortunate that, aside from the lead single, the singles from Delicious Surprise did so poorly. The title track, IMO, was the weakest of the four, but I thought that Not Going Down and It's Too Late to Worry sound like sure fire top five hits.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 17, 2017 18:32:50 GMT -5
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Post by d3vin44 on Oct 17, 2017 18:53:31 GMT -5
Well... I'm stumped.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 17, 2017 19:27:21 GMT -5
She looked at my man like he didn't have on a stitch Somebody tell that girl to step up to the plate I wanna pitch, little bitchOh, you had to scratch that itch You deserve what you get, yeah, you and that...Jo Dee's final Top 40 hit to her name and last of her non-album singles narrowly snuck into the #20 position, but failed to move any farther as this typical kiss-off anthem didn't measure up to some of her more successful classics. This marks the first loss to come from anyone's Top 5s as both someguy and zaclord 🌈 take a hit, with two other Top 10s joining them.
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