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Post by bboat11 on Sept 18, 2018 0:48:01 GMT -5
Recap Time!!! Since it took me so long to reveal these that you all undoubtedly completely forgot all the results  Strait Country
10. I Get Along With You (114) 09. She's Playing Hell Trying To Get Me To Heaven (101) 08. Down And Out (89) 07. Honky Tonk Down Stairs (89) 06. Friday Night Fever (85) 05. Every Time You Throw Dirt On Her (You Lose A Little Ground) (81) 04. Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart (72) 03. Blame It On Mexico (60) 02. If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home) (42) 01. Unwound (37) Cold Beer Conversation
13. It Takes All Kinds (154) 12. Cheaper Than A Shrink (135) 11. Even When I Can't Feel It (132) 10. Stop And Drink (130) 09. Something Going Down (120) 08. Wish You Well (120) 07. Rock Paper Scissors (112) 06. Let It Go (105) 05. Goin' Goin' Gone (95) 04. It Was Love (74) 03. Everything I See (71) 02. Take Me To Texas (62) 01. Cold Beer Conversation (55) Thank you to all who participated and followed along! I had a lot of fun with these, and I am SO stoked for the rest of these albums!!!  Normally I will fly through these much quicker; these first two ran into horrible timing with my personal life and took WAY longer than I intended. I hope y'all are excited for the next two albums; I will open them for submissions very soon! Long live the King |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 18, 2018 8:18:34 GMT -5
Crap! I originally had the title track as my #1 (Cold Beer Conversation), but changed it at the last minute...AGAIN!  Looking forward to the next set btw! |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 18, 2018 9:26:31 GMT -5
Damn, so close. "Take Me to Texas" is head-and-shoulders above anything else on this record for sure. Shame it came up short of the win here. "Cold Beer Conversation" was the expected/predictable winner though so I'm not even surprised.
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Post by tim on Sept 18, 2018 9:50:00 GMT -5
Four perfect rankings in a row including seeing my #1 win the rankdown! "Cold Beer Conversation" is such a smooth and easy going song to listen along with so I'm happy to see it come out ahead as the winner. "Take Me To Texas" is a surefire jam and might be my favorite song he's recorded about his home state...I also often forget that the song was co-written by Brandy Clark. Thanks again for getting this rankdown started bboat11 and looking forward to the others! |
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 18, 2018 19:40:52 GMT -5
I like the whole album, but "It Was Love" is so damn gorgeous!
"Goin' Goin Gone" is SUCH a jam!
"Take Me To Texas" is amazing! LOVE that chorus!!
"Cold Beer Conversation" is also fantastic.
GREAT top 5!!! But like I said, all the songs on this album are so damn good so I was not going to be that disappointed no matter what tbh
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 29, 2018 0:20:33 GMT -5
Sorry for the delay with this!!! With 2013, The Way That I Am, and Revenge of the Best all due at around the same time, I have been dragging my feet a little with this one... I didn't want to overload people. However, now that 2/3 of those are finished and the last one is starting, I feel like I can safely make some more progress with this one now  So without further ado, here is our next set!
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 29, 2018 17:14:45 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Nov 16, 2018 16:35:08 GMT -5
Sent for one album, will work on the other over the weekend.
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 16, 2018 23:10:34 GMT -5
Yassssss, thanks Cody! Everybody else, don't forget about these!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2018 22:31:35 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Nov 23, 2018 22:40:15 GMT -5
Thank goodness.
I need to get this done!
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 25, 2018 12:16:55 GMT -5
I'll defiently get this done, it's just impossible. I've listened to Strait From The Heart about five times in the past week and it's just making this all tougher... I am very happy to have this problem!
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Post by tim on Nov 25, 2018 18:33:48 GMT -5
I'll defiently get this done, it's just impossible. I've listened to Strait From The Heart about five times in the past week and it's just making this all tougher... I am very happy to have this problem! That’s definitely a good problem to have! His sophomore release is a very solid album and I’ve only ever really disliked one song on it. |
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 26, 2018 22:30:13 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2018 23:32:18 GMT -5
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 30, 2018 13:56:52 GMT -5
I am really getting excited to see the results of these two albums! I feel like if I ranked these albums again six months from now, my ranks could be totally different because the vast majority of these songs are just that fantastic.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 1, 2018 1:50:27 GMT -5
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Post by mamasaid on Dec 1, 2018 13:53:14 GMT -5
Not totally submerged anymore, my 'temp' job finally ended after 5 months...so home with a 'to-do' list...hosting a tamale making party tomorrow to making the fillings today along with muffins for the grandkids. So my participation is related to playing 35 years of George Strait in the background...
I'll be watching the results.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 1, 2018 15:16:03 GMT -5
Yay, Kanenrá:ke came through!!!!!!! So far these results sure are wild. I can't wait for y'all to see them! I'm still hopeful a couple more lists will come in this weekend, cause a few more have shown interest since last night :) |
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 1:15:17 GMT -5
Alright, as promised, I have left this open through the weekend for any last-minute participants! And, as promised, now that the weekend is over, it must be closed. Results will start either tomorrow or Tuesday! In the meantime, let's go ahead and make some predictions for our first album 
Strait From The Heart Rankdown: Results Time!
Final Participant List: (15)
1. bboat11 2. tim 3. George Strait Junkie 4. castleoblivion26 5. Cody Wants Out... 6. gardyfan 7. gonecountry 8. LBTrocks 9. collinkottke 10. Troublemaker 11. .indulgecountry 12. Kanenrá:ke 13. dub 14. g8erboi 15. cerulean 16. BackwoodsBarbie
Questions to get us started:
1) What will be #1?
2) What will be #10?
3) Which songs belong in the top 5?
4) What song will be most polarizing? Least polarizing?
5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Fool Hearted Memory, Marina Del Rey, Amarillo By Morning, A Fire I Can't Put Out)
6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place?
7) Where will the #1 singles finish? (Fool Hearted Memory, A Fire I Can't Put Out)
8) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place?
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Post by gonecountry on Dec 3, 2018 7:50:54 GMT -5
My guesses...
1) What will be #1? Amarillo by Morning
2) What will be #10? The Only Thing I Have Left
3) Which songs belong in the top 5? Most, this was a pretty solid album. Theres only 2 I am not huge fans of it
4) What song will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Most - Heartbroke (for those who like Ricky Skaggs version) Least: Amarillo
5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Fool Hearted Memory, Marina Del Rey, Amarillo By Morning, A Fire I Can't Put Out) Amarillo, #1
6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place? A Fire, #6
7) Where will the #1 singles finish? (Fool Hearted Memory, A Fire I Can't Put Out) #2 and 6
8) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place? Heartbroke #4
9) Any other thoughts/predictions?
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Post by tim on Dec 3, 2018 9:44:29 GMT -5
1) What will be #1? Going to go out on a limb and guess “Amarillo By Morning” but I’m not sure if anyone has ever heard it before
2) What will be #10? “Heartbroke” or “I Can’t See Texas From Here”
3) Which songs belong in the top 5? The singles “Fool Hearted Memory”, “Amarillo By Morning”, “Marina Del Rey” and the album track “Honky Tonk Crazy”
4) What song will be most polarizing? “I Can’t See Texas From Here” Least polarizing? “Amarillo By Morning”
5) Which of the singles will place highest and where will it place? “Amarillo By Morning” and probably #1
6) Which of the singles will place lowest and where will it place? “A Fire I Can’t Put Out” and maybe top 5 or 6
7) Where will the #1 singles finish? “Fool Hearted Memory” top 3 “A Fire I Can't Put Out” top 5
8) What will be the highest-placing album track and where will it place? All of the album tracks are great (with the exception of one lol) so not sure...going to guess “Honky Tonk Crazy”
9) Any other thoughts/predictions? This album is probably one of George’s top five of all time and it’s one that I come back around to revisit time and time again...so glad everyone got the chance to discover this gem!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Dec 3, 2018 11:15:23 GMT -5
1) What will be #1?"Amarillo By Morning" ftw!!! I can also see "Fool Hearted Memory" taking it also. 2) What will be #10?"I Can't See Texas From Here" or "The Only Thing I Have Left" maybe? 3) Which songs belong in the top 5?All of the singles plus "The Steal of the Night" hopefully! 4) What song will be most polarizing? Least polarizing?Most: "Heartbroke" and maybe "Amarillo By Morning" (given all the recent criticism for it  ). Least: "The Steal of the Night" and maybe "Marina Del Rey"? 5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Fool Hearted Memory, Marina Del Rey, Amarillo By Morning, A Fire I Can't Put Out)Hoping for "Amarillo By Morning" to win it all! Or "Fool Hearted Memory" perhaps? 6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place?"Marina Del Rey" somewhere inside the top five? 7) Where will the #1 singles finish? (Fool Hearted Memory, A Fire I Can't Put Out)"Fool Hearted Memory" should be in the top two and "A Fire I Can't Put Out" should also be in the top five (with an outside shot of the top three?) 8) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place?"The Steal of the Night" ftw! Hoping it can make the top five! 9) Any other thoughts/predictions?This album actually took a few listens for me to get used to. 
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Post by mamasaid on Dec 3, 2018 13:05:52 GMT -5
Oddest thing....Amarillo By Morning only reached #4 on the charts...and nearly 35 years later it's still my favorite...
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 22:21:56 GMT -5
Oddest thing....Amarillo By Morning only reached #4 on the charts...and nearly 35 years later it's still my favorite... I can't believe it's not one of his #1 hits!!!! It might as well be his career song, with how much love it gets. |
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 22:22:57 GMT -5
Also guess what... BackwoodsBarbie has snuck in here to be with us Yasssssssss. This now has more participants than the previous two George albums! |
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 23:16:50 GMT -5
Thank you to those of you who posted predictions! I'm going to go ahead and start this now :) This album really didn't have a last place contender. In fact, there was a tie for last place until BackwoodsBarbie's final list! The song to finish in last place is mostly there through sheer dumb luck. Only 12 points separate the entire bottom half of this album!!!  In fact, only 16 points separate the #10 from the #5!!! This album was neck-and-neck for the entire submission process! |
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 23:39:11 GMT -5
The band had just started when they walked in the door. He sat her at a table and strolled out on the floor. He grabbed the first sweet thing that gave him the eye, And left the door open for the steal of the night.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 23:40:41 GMT -5
"The Steal Of The Night" deserved no part of this last-place position... This song tells a clever story in a clever way, and the production is delightfully interesting despite how dated it is. I love the little drum fills throughout the song... Lol. However, as I mentioned before, this battle for last place was insanely close, and this one just happened to be the unlucky one to fall short. It is clear that this position is not so much a condemnation of the song as much as it is a testament to how strong the album as a whole is.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 3, 2018 23:51:49 GMT -5
When she goes out somewhere, The men may stop and stare. But they see she’s a lady, so they leave her alone. She’s more than she seems, And in their wildest dreams They could never dream of what it’s like to take her home.
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). Least: "The Steal of the Night" and maybe "Marina Del Rey"?
