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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 23, 2019 15:40:37 GMT -5
so happy "Joy To The World" didn't win, it stayed in too long. I have NEVER liked that song, not really sure why but something about it has always annoyed me and there has never been a singer who was able to make me enjoy it. "There's A New Kid In Town" will always be one of my favorites, so happy to see it make the Top 3! "Christmas Cookies" and "Jingle Bell Rock" are both great so I'm happy with them being the top 2. Thanks for hosting as always bboat11!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Dec 23, 2019 16:47:21 GMT -5
It was a great top 3! Merry Christmas Strait to You was definitely my favorite of the albums and There's A New Kid in Town was such a great "discovery" for me- for some reason, I've never noticed it before- but George's really did something for me! Also Jingle Bell Rock is such a fun song you don't see covered too too often. It was almost a surprise from George. I think we all knew Christmas Cookies had this, as deserved! Another really fun tune and it being an original makes it even better. Yes kamala 2024 truther, I was running away because I knew I didn't have OTC in my top 20! 😬 Also, props to boat for doing two Christmas rankdowns (one with three albums worth!) and getting results in by Christmas! Blech Thanks for hosting bboat11 I guess
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Post by tim on Dec 23, 2019 21:32:11 GMT -5
I was out and about most of the day visiting with family but I was trying my best to keep up with the reveals and since this has already wrapped up I see I have some catching up to do! I'll probably split some of these posts up because I don't want to comment on twenty different songs all in one lol. Anyways... "White Christmas" is just not one of my favorite Christmas songs... I always feel like it plods, and I never go out of my way to hear it, similar to "The Christmas Song". Also similar to that song, George adds nothing to it and ultimately churns out a totally pointless cover devoid of any spirit or originality. Still, he managed to get THREE top 5 ranks from tim , ClevelandRox , and castleoblivion26 , who apparently prefer boring Christmas songs to good Christmas songs."White Christmas" has long been one of my favorite holiday songs and as with a lot of George's Christmas music I love his relaxed and easygoing take on this classic. Pleasantly surprised to see "When It's Christmas Time in Texas" swing into the Top 20 and it's of course a must listen for any Texan during this time of year! And how can you reveal this bboat11 without also including this throwback video... And a random tidbit but yes that is the one and only Angie Dickinson who gives George a peck on the cheek and is graced with a white hat!
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Post by tim on Dec 23, 2019 21:48:28 GMT -5
I’m sure most of us have grown up hearing a wide variety of versions to “Jingle Bells” and because of that it’s never one I put on much. George’s version is good but I’m ok with not hearing it much “Deck the Halls” is probably the song I hear most frequently from Fresh Cut Christmas (I actually just realized bboat11 has been referencing this one as Classic Christmas but it was originally released in Hallmark stores as the former title). I never seek out “Frosty the Snowman” but I absolutely adore George’s take on this classic and is yet again just another example of how George’s own personality really shines through and makes this all that much more enjoyable. “O Christmas Tree” is probably one of my least favorite holiday songs by George as it just kind of plods along…and frankly I have no desire to hear an ode being sung to a tree. I love George’s take on “Up On the Housetop” and hearing him sing Ho, Ho, Ho! always makes me chuckle a little bit lol. I was most surprised to see “We Three Kings” make it just outside of the Top 10 and thought it would’ve been out sooner. Glad to hear him cover something different but this certainly isn’t anything I put on much from the three albums. Ok time to split this up one more time…
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 23, 2019 21:55:08 GMT -5
I was out and about most of the day visiting with family but I was trying my best to keep up the reveals and since this has already wrapped up I see I have some catching up to do! I'll probably split some of these posts up because I don't want to comment on twenty different songs all in one lol. Anyways... "White Christmas" is just not one of my favorite Christmas songs... I always feel like it plods, and I never go out of my way to hear it, similar to "The Christmas Song". Also similar to that song, George adds nothing to it and ultimately churns out a totally pointless cover devoid of any spirit or originality. Still, he managed to get THREE top 5 ranks from tim , ClevelandRox , and castleoblivion26 , who apparently prefer boring Christmas songs to good Christmas songs."White Christmas" has long been one of my favorite holiday songs and as with a lot of George's Christmas music I love his relaxed and easygoing take on this classic. I forgot to comment on this earlier but I agree with your statement as "White Christmas" has long been one of my favorites and one that my younger sister and I would sing together so I have good memories associated with the song itself and while Martina's version is my go to version I actually really liked George's take on it a lot.
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Post by tim on Dec 23, 2019 22:09:08 GMT -5
I probably underranked “O Come, All Ye Faithful” a bit as I do quite enjoy the trimmed down production of this which is usually quite the opposite. I just happen to prefer Alan Jackson’s version to George’s and that is usually the one I end up putting on. I’m somewhat surprised to see so many songs from Fresh Cut Christmas make it this far with “Joy to the World” being yet another example as I wouldn’t have guessed it to be a Top 10 contender. I enjoy George’s take on this but again is another song that I really only listen to when I put the album on in full. On the other hand, I’m pleasantly surprised to see “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” make it this far as it’s my favorite song from the FCC album and I honestly had expected this to be out sooner. I’m glad to see quite a few of y’all enjoy this one just as much as me! I think the Top 4 ended up being quite strong and are for sure songs that I always put on this time of year. I too was hoping that “Old Time Christmas” might make its way into the Top 2 but nonetheless it did receive a lot of support. “There’s a New Kid In Town” has gone on to become one of my favorite Christmas songs and that I think has without a doubt gone on to become a country Christmas standard…oh and btw for those that may not know this it was co-written by Keith Whitley. I would’ve predicted that the Top 2 would come down to “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Christmas Cookies” as both have become fan favorites from George…and probably to no one’s surprise “Christmas Cookies” came out on top. It’s certainly the song I hear most from George this time of year and ironically it was released as a standalone release from a separate Christmas album. Thank you so much bboat11 for hosting this and getting us through the reveals before Christmas!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 5:44:17 GMT -5
George Strait (2000)
Tracklist: (Runtime 34:22) 1. If You Can Do Anything Else 2. Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You 3. Looking Out My Window Through The Pain 4. Go On 5. If It's Gonna Rain 6. Home Improvement 7. The Night's Just Right For Love 8. You're Stronger Than Me 9. Which Side Of The Glass 10. She Took The Wind From His Sails
Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019)
Tracklist: (Runtime 46:09)
1. Every Little Honky Tonk Bar 2. Two More Wishes 3. Some Nights 4. God And Country Music 5. Blue Water 6. Sometimes Love 7. Codigo 8. Old Violin 9. Take Me Away 10. The Weight Of The Badge 11. Honky Tonk Time Machine 12. What Goes Up 13. Sing One With Willie - ft. Willie Nelson
I present to you the next set of regular albums! Anyone who knows the order of George's albums (aka tim lol) might be a little surprised to see which two albums I have chosen to do next, because we are effectively jumping out of order to throw George's most recent album in here. If we were following the pattern, we would be doing George's 1990 album Livin' It Up as the older album and his self-titled album from 2000 would be the newer album. However, doing George Strait and Honk Tonk Time Machine together just makes SO much sense, because it will allow us to put a neat little bow on top of 2 decades at the same time. After finishing this set we will be finished with the 2000s and the 2010s phases of his career, which feels extra right because we just wrapped up the '80s phase with the last set. This move will allow us to dive into the '90s headfirst with the NEXT set, and have nothing but '90s to worry about! Originally I wanted to come back and do his new album in at the very end, but my perfectionist spirit will feel better to just get this decade wrapped up neatly asap... Lmao. Besides, it has felt too soon for most of the year so far, but considering that a rankdown just happened for Reba's brand new album that came out at like the same time as George's, I'd say now feels like a perfect time :) The deadline for this one will be set quite a ways out, on Saturday, February 15th!!!! As always, please rank the albums separately and send your lists to me via PM. Previous Participants: tim Kanenrá:ke Troublemaker gardyfan castleoblivion26 fearlessarrow Cody Wants Out... .indulgecountry collinkottke LBTrocks bboat11 DistrictTwelve George Strait Junkie BackwoodsBarbie cerulean gonecountry dub g8erboi born mamasaid @xfer ClevelandRox People who participated in the George Strait singles rankdown: bboat11 Cody Wants Out... .indulgecountry codyj100 George Strait Junkie mamasaid castleoblivion26 DistrictTwelve CoJoFan gardyfan fearlessarrow LBTrocks tim BackwoodsBarbie Kanenrá:ke General tag list! bigfan101 rgreen0625 bboat11 CoJoFan LBTrocks austin .indulgecountry fearlessarrow castleoblivion26 recordyear Troublemaker Kanenrá:ke codyj100 d3vin44 sbp17 Sean The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 mamasaid Cody Wants Out... tim toomuchboy kansasmeetsmo cerulean BlueShades874 andrewantonio aerodynamite BackwoodsBarbie dub g8erboi collinkottke ClevelandRox @xfer
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Post by recordyear on Dec 24, 2019 5:56:29 GMT -5
I think I will just submit for his new album because that's what I am familiar with and I have a busy life after Christmas holiday.
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Post by born on Dec 24, 2019 6:51:43 GMT -5
The “Str8” in the title (which I assume is there because of the character limit) pretty much took away all of my interest in this Rankdown
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 17:29:13 GMT -5
The “Str8” in the title (which I assume is there because of the character limit) pretty much took away all of my interest in this Rankdown OMG dead 😂 Imagine it being the literal album title though and a sad appeal to the youths to try to keep him relevant...
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 17:35:18 GMT -5
I’m sure most of us have grown up hearing a wide variety of versions to “Jingle Bells” and because of that it’s never one I put on much. George’s version is good but I’m ok with not hearing it much “Deck the Halls” is probably the song I hear most frequently from Fresh Cut Christmas (I actually just realized bboat11 has been referencing this one as Classic Christmas but it was originally released in Hallmark stores as the former title). I meant to respond to this. I used Classic Christmas because that was the title of the album when it was widely available to the public, and how they can still find it now. I bet you and I are the only ones who own Fresh Cut Christmas 😂 Since the albums are carbon copies of each other, I figured the less-confusing route would be easier for everyone.
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Post by tim on Dec 24, 2019 18:22:53 GMT -5
I meant to respond to this. I used Classic Christmas because that was the title of the album when it was widely available to the public, and how they can still find it now. I bet you and I are the only ones who own Fresh Cut Christmas 😂 Since the albums are carbon copies of each other, I figured the less-confusing route would be easier for everyone. That album cover though But yea I figured that's why you went with Classic Christmas as that is the album widely available and I think it was released about two years after Fresh Cut Christmas...I still can remember going to the local Hallmark store and anxiously picking up my copy!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 18:25:08 GMT -5
I meant to respond to this. I used Classic Christmas because that was the title of the album when it was widely available to the public, and how they can still find it now. I bet you and I are the only ones who own Fresh Cut Christmas 😂 Since the albums are carbon copies of each other, I figured the less-confusing route would be easier for everyone. That album cover though But yea I figured that's why you went with Classic Christmas as that is the album widely available and I think it was released about two years after Fresh Cut Christmas...I still can remember going to the local Hallmark store and anxiously picking up my copy! I mean, you were already like 30 years old when this album came out, so you’d better remember!
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Post by tim on Dec 24, 2019 18:29:19 GMT -5
]I mean, you were already like 30 years old when this album came out, so you’d better remember! WRONG...I was still very much in my (late) 20s thank you very much
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 13, 2020 3:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by recordyear on Jan 13, 2020 8:30:34 GMT -5
Just sent in case I forgot later.
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Post by mamasaid on Jan 16, 2020 22:24:07 GMT -5
Count Mama in for both...seeing The World's Most Perfect Man...Jan 31 in Vegas...with Van Morrison as the chaser Feb 1...
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 28, 2020 0:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 1, 2020 10:48:52 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 5, 2020 12:03:01 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 8, 2020 20:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 8, 2020 21:05:20 GMT -5
I already have a preliminary list done, will finalize it on Monday and send it to you!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 9, 2020 23:13:41 GMT -5
Got my list in for Honky Tonk Time Machine!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 12, 2020 21:53:23 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 12, 2020 21:58:37 GMT -5
I'm working on his self-titled as we speak! Also I thankfully didn't miss '90s George during my Pulse hiatus
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 12, 2020 22:06:10 GMT -5
Oh snap! I have one of these ready! :o
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Post by gonecountry on Feb 12, 2020 22:38:45 GMT -5
I've been in a funk ever since Run only made it to #3 in the prior rankdown. I'll get my list in on time. Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 12, 2020 23:02:10 GMT -5
I've been in a funk ever since Run only made it to #3 in the prior rankdown. I'll get my list in on time. Thanks for the reminder. Just remember, the more people that participate, the more likely we are to have consistency in our reveals. If there are too few, random outliers can mess everything up. So your participation is essential to helping make sure the results are "correct", even if you are jaded :) Lol!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2020 20:28:56 GMT -5
I can hardly believe it, but we are already down to our three day warning!!!!! Submissions have kinda been picking up for his newer album, but I'm still hoping for more And things could be WAY better for his self-titled album... I have been hoping not to give any extensions, because this has already been open for like twice as long as normal, but I will do whatever I need to do to maximize participation!! No but seriously. I won't get any chance to do this until at least Sunday night, if not Monday evening. Pretty please? (Also what kind of country tag list are you using? I haven't gotten any of these reminders! I wouldn't have remembered had it not been on my mind to come ask for an extension)
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 13, 2020 20:52:08 GMT -5
I can hardly believe it, but we are already down to our three day warning!!!!! Submissions have kinda been picking up for his newer album, but I'm still hoping for more And things could be WAY better for his self-titled album... I have been hoping not to give any extensions, because this has already been open for like twice as long as normal, but I will do whatever I need to do to maximize participation!! No but seriously. I won't get any chance to do this until at least Sunday night, if not Monday evening. Pretty please? (Also what kind of country tag list are you using? I haven't gotten any of these reminders! I wouldn't have remembered had it not been on my mind to come ask for an extension) Lol it's just the tag list I've always used specifically in this thread. Started out by tagging everybody who participated in the George singles rankdown, then I added those who have previously participated in his album rankdowns. I had removed a bunch of people from the tag list for the Christmas rankdown, so when I started these I just went back to the tag list from our last set of albums before the Christmas rankdown. Which I guess you would not have been a part of! I'll add you to the tag list now And yeah, I can extend a couple days. I'll post an announcement later.
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