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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 1:51:20 GMT -5
Well Pulse was down for quite a bit, so no reveals tonight!
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Post by CF15 on Apr 3, 2018 1:56:27 GMT -5
Ooh, Red will be a fun one to do - that one had some great non-singles on there. 1989 might be even more fun. I can't wait for those! reputation may be the only one that I do not participate in, lol. If the singles are any indicator, I probably won't like the album that much, but I guess we will see.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 12:43:20 GMT -5
I can make up for last night's reveals now if there's demand starting now... (I'll probably be posting 2-3 songs now if that's the case)
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Post by born on Apr 3, 2018 12:44:02 GMT -5
'reputation' first please.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Apr 3, 2018 12:45:28 GMT -5
'reputation' first please... ...said no one.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 3, 2018 12:46:21 GMT -5
I can make up for last night's reveals now if there's demand starting now... (I'll probably be posting 2-3 songs now if that's the case) Let's get this party started tbh
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 12:49:34 GMT -5
'reputation' first please... ...said no one.
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Post by Zeebz on Apr 3, 2018 12:52:18 GMT -5
yes leggo!!
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Post by samo🦕 on Apr 3, 2018 13:03:57 GMT -5
Ooh, Red will be a fun one to do - that one had some great non-singles on there. 1989 might be even more fun. I can't wait for those! reputation may be the only one that I do not participate in, lol. If the singles are any indicator, I probably won't like the album that much, but I guess we will see. reputation was actually pretty good, the 3 big singles (LWYMMD, RFI, End Game) definitely don’t do it justice.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 13:10:00 GMT -5
#17: "Superman"
Points: 212 Average: 13.1818 Standard Deviation: 3.1347 (2nd lowest SD) Hidden Message: N/A
Kicking off the rankdown reveals is one of the tracks from the Target Deluxe Edition. Some people predicted this would be last place, so congratulations to those that guessed right! "Superman" debuted and peaked on the Hot 100 at #26 when the bonus tracks were released for digital downloads. The bonus tracks don't have hidden messages/liner notes, so that is denoted with an "N/A". I personally find this song really cute and catchy, so I love it a lot. But I love like 15-16 songs on this album so.... Anyways, our professional rankdown flopper @walker9 loses a top 5 right off the bat whereas seven people get a perfect ranking and lose their #17. 11 people ranked this at #15 lol!
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Post by born on Apr 3, 2018 13:13:09 GMT -5
That was as predictable as "Run Away With Me" winning the EMOTION Rankdown lol.
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Post by samo🦕 on Apr 3, 2018 13:21:47 GMT -5
"Our professional rankdown flopper"
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 13:24:31 GMT -5
#16: "Never Grow Up"
Points: 236 Average: 12.6364 Standard Deviation: 4.1433 Hidden Message: I moved out in July
The first song to leave us from the standard version of the album is "Never Grow Up", a song about navigating the process of growing up. "Never Grow Up" peaked at #84 on the Hot 100 on the strengths of downloads when the album was first released. This song used to be my least favorite song from Speak Now until I left for college. I remember listening to this in my dorm room (I moved in before my roommate so I was alone for a few days) and the lyrics just hit me hard. Since then, it has been one of my favorite album tracks from this album. Musically speaking, it's not the most appealing song, so I can see why there were a lot of people who ranked it near the bottom. Four people including me lose a top 5 whereas six #17s are eliminated, and 11 people get a perfect ranking.
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Post by born on Apr 3, 2018 13:28:08 GMT -5
This is the only song on this album I don't know the lyrics of (well, most of them).
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 3, 2018 13:31:11 GMT -5
"Never Grow Up" is a snooze. There's some really great lyrics in there, but the finished product is just boring and the way she sings it like a lullaby doesn't appeal to me. Glad to get a perfect ranking here!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 13:33:10 GMT -5
One more song for now, and the next one is tied with #14 in points, but I broke the tie by highest ranking. #15 has multiple #3 rankings where as #14 has a #2 rank.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 3, 2018 13:42:33 GMT -5
Wish y'all had told me to tank Superman! :sip2: jk it's not as bad as what's below it to me. Never Grow Up, on the other hand, is exactly the kind of sappy, sentimental mess that I hate so glad it died quickly.
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Post by nickd on Apr 3, 2018 13:48:40 GMT -5
So Superman didn't get the lowest standard deviation... does that mean everyone ranked Enchanted #1?
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 13:55:41 GMT -5
#15: "If This Was A Movie"
Points: 277 (tied with #14) Average: 11.7045 Standard Deviation: 3.6061 (4th lowest SD) Hidden Message: N/A
Another song from the deluxe edition leaves us, which means "Ours" is the highest bonus track, but that one eventually became a single so this was an expected result. "If This Was A Movie" was very popular when it was released for digital downloads, debuting at #10 on the Hot 100. Two Swifties lose a #3, and four #17s are lost. There are five perfect rankings as well.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 3, 2018 13:56:29 GMT -5
I didn't hate this.
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Post by Normi on Apr 3, 2018 13:56:39 GMT -5
I lost my bottom 3 Good good
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Post by deepston on Apr 3, 2018 13:57:53 GMT -5
born we're the only swifties with good taste...
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 14:00:48 GMT -5
born we're the only swifties with good taste... It's been proven from the last two Taylor Swift album rankdowns that I'm the Swiftie with good taste so...
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Post by deepston on Apr 3, 2018 14:02:57 GMT -5
born we're the only swifties with good taste... It's been proven from the last two Taylor Swift album rankdowns that I'm the Swiftie with good taste so... The popular taste isn't always the good one!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 14:05:10 GMT -5
It's been proven from the last two Taylor Swift album rankdowns that I'm the Swiftie with good taste so... The popular taste isn't always the good one! *checks you and Jim's list for this rankdown* Actually you two do have good taste lol
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Post by Au$tin on Apr 3, 2018 14:37:52 GMT -5
17. Superman (#17) Perfect ranking! This song is just so dull. It's really not even worthy of being a bonus track. It's pretty much the epitome of everything people criticized Taylor for in the early stages of her career. Great background noise, though!
16. Never Grow Up (#11) What? Why is this so low? I get that it's not flashy as the other tracks, but the stripped production is what aids this is being a wonderful song about aging. I have shed a tear or two to this one. Y'all are heartless.
15. If This Was a Movie (#10) Whaaaaat? Are y'all just tanking the bonus tracks because you're not as familiar with them? Shame! This is such a cute little track that carries the innocence of the Taylor Swift and Fearless eras in its soul. The hook is infectious as well. This is out way too soon.
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Post by austin on Apr 3, 2018 14:55:19 GMT -5
This is my favorite album of all time, so it’s hard for me to slam anything on here, but as much as I like it, I have always had a little bit of a bias towards “If This Was A Movie” in a negative way because it was the only one co-written and not written solely by Swift. I could never fully embrace it when this was HER album. Had it been on RED, which is a far lesser album, and one she co-wrote most of, I would have ranked it higher.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Apr 3, 2018 14:57:37 GMT -5
Look, it's austin commenting right after Au$tin lol! #doubleaustins
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2018 15:08:53 GMT -5
"If This Were A Movie" is so good ya'll crazy
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Apr 3, 2018 15:24:36 GMT -5
This is my favorite album of all time, so it’s hard for me to slam anything on here, but as much as I like it, I have always had a little bit of a bias towards “If This Was A Movie” in a negative way because it was the only one co-written and not written solely by Swift. I could never fully embrace it when this was HER album. Had it been on RED, which is a far lesser album, and one she co-wrote most of, I would have ranked it higher. This is some uh...funky reasoning to factor into your judgment of a song's quality
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