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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 19, 2020 8:09:37 GMT -5
"Painless" is one of those songs that the more I listen to it the more it pulls me in. Lee Ann sounds incredible on this (as she does everything on this album, lets be real). Just everything about this song works. I almost put this song in my top 5 but I struggled with fitting it in there. To me this entire album is incredible, there isn't a bad song here at all. Due to that is why I think the results are all over the place.
Also, just to prepare everyone, Call Me Crazy is just as unpredictable
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 19, 2020 11:18:35 GMT -5
“Painless” may be my #8 but don’t let the ranking fool you, I adore the song. The way she sings it you can feel the emotions so so strongly!
Also hate that I was able to relate to this one so much.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 19, 2020 13:00:52 GMT -5
"I had forgotten just what love felt like But in that motel room all my senses came to life Oh the passion in his touch I knew I could never get enough But the worse part of doing what I never should have done Is that I know There's more where that came from
In the darkness there's a distance As I lye here every night I beg the lord please won't you get this cheating off my mind Then he'll call to say that he sure had fun Just so I know There's more where that came from"#7 ~ "There’s More Where That Came From"Points: 62 Average: 6.20 Standard Dev: 2.27Writers: Chris Stapleton, Chris DuBois tim ~ 3 fearlessarrow ~ 3 bboat11 ~ 5 Troublemaker ~ 6 George Strait Junkie ~ 6 someguy ~ 6 Kanenrá:ke ~ 6 toomuchboy ~ 8 .indulgecountry ~ 8 castleoblivion26 ~ 11
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 19, 2020 19:20:25 GMT -5
"Like an old abandoned ferris wheel Time for me is standing still It's you and me in mid-July Underneath the midway lights And all our friends are standing there So I was acting like I didn't care When you put your arms around my neck And I barely even kissed you back
But if I'd known it was the last time I'd held on a little longer And let that moment linger And never let your fingers Slip away from mine If I'd known there'd never be another day I'd watched you as you walked away Kept you in my eyes till you were out of sight If I If I'd known it was the last time"#6 ~ "The Last Time"Points: 61 Average: 6.10 Standard Dev: 2.74Writers: David Lee, Tony Lane, Chris DuBois toomuchboy ~ 1 .indulgecountry ~ 4 castleoblivion26 ~ 5 someguy ~ 5 Kanenrá:ke ~ 5 tim ~ 7 George Strait Junkie ~ 7 fearlessarrow ~ 7 Troublemaker ~ 8 bboat11 ~ 12
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 19, 2020 21:20:35 GMT -5
The title track is such a strong song to start the album, I love the opening of it and the way she sings "In the darkness there's a distance" was always a highlight for me! I'm a little surprised this didn't go a little higher but top 3 for album tracks is pretty good!
"The Last Time" feels like a long lost classic to me, and again it's so relatable if you've had relationships end.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 13:15:12 GMT -5
"Thanks but no thanks I didn't come here to dance I'm with somebody I'm afraid I'll have to pass Two years ago he left me Now his memory's back around One's a couple baby, two's a crowd
We came in here to be alone No TV, no telephone Two old flames out on the town One still burns and one's burned out One's a couple baby, two's a crowd"#5 ~ "One’s A Couple"Points: 57 Average: 5.70 Standard Dev: 3.69Writers: Billy Lawson, Dale Dodson, John Northrup George Strait Junkie ~ 1 .indulgecountry ~ 2 Kanenrá:ke ~ 2 castleoblivion26 ~ 4 bboat11 ~ 4 tim ~ 4 toomuchboy ~ 9 fearlessarrow ~ 9 Troublemaker ~ 11 someguy ~ 11
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Post by tim on Aug 20, 2020 14:01:53 GMT -5
These results really have been a mixed bag thus far but seeing "One's a Couple" make the top 5 is at least one saving grace. This song is classic Lee Ann and sounds very reminiscent of something much in the same vain from the Some Things I Know era.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 14:13:21 GMT -5
"I guess he's working late again I don't need to wonder where he is But I do He oughta know that by now
I know his job takes a lot of him There's not much left for him to give But I need more He oughta know that by now
It's not like he's gotta read my mind To know what I'm feeling after all this time It's just too hard to hold onto what is never around He oughta know that by now"#4 ~ "He Oughta Know That By Now"Points: 51 Average: 5.10 Standard Dev: 3.05Writers: Clint Ingersoll, Jeremy Spillman Troublemaker ~ 2 fearlessarrow ~ 2 toomuchboy ~ 3 someguy ~ 3 George Strait Junkie ~ 4 tim ~ 5 .indulgecountry ~ 5 bboat11 ~ 6 castleoblivion26 ~ 9 Kanenrá:ke ~ 12
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Post by Troublemaker on Aug 20, 2020 14:48:56 GMT -5
He Oughta Know That By Now will forever remain a favorite of mine. I get this old school imagery from the song and I can’t help but imagine what a video would have looked like.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 16:18:27 GMT -5
This will be finished very shortly as #2 & #3 have the same amount of points so I'm posting the three together. The numbers were very close with these 3, any predictions with how this is gonna end?
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 20, 2020 16:21:30 GMT -5
"When You Get To Me" and "Twenty Years" tied, with TYATHA winning the tie due to more #1 ranks, and then "Hate Myself" at #1
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 17:53:16 GMT -5
"You don't need reasons, I understand You can't go dreaming and not change a few plans You gotta see the next page Before your chance flies away
If you get to Arizona and You're walking through those lonely canyons And you're standing in the middle of everything Beauty like you've never imagined As you go down the list of all the things You thought would make you feel free Call when you get to me
You'll love those warm winds Dancing through your hair But, take your jacket nights get cold out there Drink it in like wine Baby, take your time"#3 ~ "When You Get To Me"Points: 45 Average: 4.50 Standard Dev: 2.73Writers: Bill Luther, Marv Green Kanenrá:ke ~ 1 castleoblivion26 ~ 2 bboat11 ~ 2 someguy ~ 2 Troublemaker ~ 3 fearlessarrow ~ 5 .indulgecountry ~ 6 toomuchboy ~ 7 tim ~ 8 George Strait Junkie ~ 9
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 17:53:33 GMT -5
"Looking in the bathroom mirror Putting my make-up on Maybeline can't hide the lines of time that's gone Weighed 105 soaking wet I'd knock him dead in that sundress Had it all but just too young to know But that was 20 years, 2 husbands ago
I remember when he took my hand and said I do And the kitchen I was standing in when he said I'm through I swore I'd never fall back in Put my heart through that again Never let somebody get that close But that was 20 years, 2 husbands ago
Water under the bridge I guess that's all life really is"#2 ~ "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago"Points: 45 Average: 4.50 Standard Dev: 3.29Writers: ] Lee Ann Womack, Dean Dillon, Dale Dodson fearlessarrow ~ 1 someguy ~ 1 toomuchboy ~ 2 castleoblivion26 ~ 3 bboat11 ~ 3 George Strait Junkie ~ 3 Troublemaker ~ 4 tim ~ 9 .indulgecountry ~ 9 Kanenrá:ke ~ 10
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 20, 2020 17:53:49 GMT -5
"Everyone's known someone that they just can't help but want Even though we just can't make it work out Well the want to lingers on So once again we wind up in each other's arms pretending that it's right I may hate myself in the morning But I'm gonna love you tonight
I know it's wrong But it ain't easy moving on So why can't two friends Remember the good times once again
Tomorrow when I wake up I'll be feeling a little guilty, a little sad Thinking how it used to be before everything went bad I guess that's what is In lonely late night calls like this that we try to find I may hate myself in the morning but I'm gonna love you tonight"#1 ~ "I May Hate Myself In The Morning"Points: 32 Average: 3.20 Standard Dev: 2.44Writers: ] Odie Blackmon castleoblivion26 ~ 1 Troublemaker ~ 1 tim ~ 1 .indulgecountry ~ 1 George Strait Junkie ~ 2 fearlessarrow ~ 4 someguy ~ 4 Kanenrá:ke ~ 4 toomuchboy ~ 5 bboat11 ~ 9
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 20, 2020 18:01:29 GMT -5
I cannot believe that "Twenty Years" made it all the way to runner-up. Single bias isn't supposed to be a thing when the song was a flop, guys. At least I'm not alone in thinking this one isn't one of the album's standouts, because I'm genuinely confused. She's had several in her career, but this being a single is one of the worst choices she could've made from the options she had, and the song itself is... good, but not better than the 2nd single or any of the album tracks than landed in 3-6... :/ Happy to see that it was at least bested by the classic "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," the only rightful winner here. Beautiful, beautiful song.
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Post by Troublemaker on Aug 20, 2020 19:10:20 GMT -5
I May Hate Myself in the Morning is 3:31 minutes of pure heaven. bboat11 what's good though...
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Post by tim on Aug 20, 2020 19:36:22 GMT -5
I cannot believe that "Twenty Years" made it all the way to runner-up. Single bias isn't supposed to be a thing when the song was a flop, guys. At least I'm not alone in thinking this one isn't one of the album's standouts, because I'm genuinely confused. She's had several in her career, but this being a single is one of the worst choices she could've made from the options she had, and the song itself is... good, but not better than the 2nd single or any of the album tracks than landed in 3-6... :/ Happy to see that it was at least bested by the classic "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," the only rightful winner here. Beautiful, beautiful song. I second all of this! I honestly wasn't expecting "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago" to make it to the top two either and at best thought it might leave somewhere at #4 or #5...alas single bias really seemed to propel this one further than it should've gotten. The song itself is good, but c'mon when y'all are in the mood for some Lee Ann you're telling me that this would be a go-to song from her to put on?! I think not. I find the song exceptionally dreary as it just plods along. There were much better options for songs to release as singles so not quite sure why they went with this one. Nonetheless, this was always going to be "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" to lose and is the rightful winner of an exceptional album overall. Both that song and the album really helped to reinvigorate her career at a pivotal moment following on the heels Something Worth Leaving Behind of which many considered to be a rather disappointing era (although I still maintain the album remains an underrated one).
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 20, 2020 19:49:41 GMT -5
With this rankdown, castleoblivion26 is officially the SECOND person to have won 100 country rankdowns!! "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" is his lucky #100!!!! For those who missed it, tim was literally JUST the first person to accomplish this with Reba's What If It's You album rankdown yesterday. Ironically, this one is now his 101st, so he maintains his lead over castle 😂
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 20, 2020 20:43:44 GMT -5
"When You Get To Me" will forever to me be the correct second single choice from the album, flawless song I love everything about it!
"I May Hate Myself In The Morning" was such a stunning song when it debuted. I remember being blown away with just how great she sounded going really traditional!
"Twenty Years" is a really great song, that made zero sense as a single, especially after HOKTBN struggled to a mediocre peak, surprised it lasted to the top 2 honestly.
HOKTBN I do really like, especially the production, but it just never could hold a candle to the rest of the album to me. It also never would've been a single if I were in charge. There were better options imo
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Post by tim on Aug 20, 2020 22:01:14 GMT -5
With this rankdown, castleoblivion26 is officially the SECOND person to have won 100 country rankdowns!! "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" is his lucky #100!!!! For those who missed it, tim was literally JUST the first person to accomplish this with Reba's What If It's You album rankdown yesterday. Ironically, this one is now his 101st, so he maintains his lead over castle 😂 I’m in mighty good company with castleoblivion26 as both of us are ‘90s kids of country and I feel as though we both have quite similar taste in the genre. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again...the country forum feels like one big family as I’ve gained so many friends from doing these rankdowns. While I’ve had to step outside of my comfort zone a few times, it’s been worth it as I’ve discovered a lot great music that I probably never would’ve heard otherwise. Anyways, thanks for keeping up with the stats bboat11 and thanks to the country pulse fam!
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 20, 2020 22:42:47 GMT -5
bboat11 How many do I have haha? I feel like my #1 always misses by a few.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 20, 2020 22:52:06 GMT -5
bboat11 How many do I have haha? I feel like my #1 always misses by a few. You currently have 58!!! Which actually puts you in 6th place
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 21, 2020 8:45:32 GMT -5
bboat11 I've been meaning to ask you about your #9 rank for "I May Hate Myself In The Morning", that shocked me when I saw your list! "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" being my 100th rankdown win is awesome, this song is a modern classic and deserves way more recognition that I feel it gets. So happy it won and I'm super happy that "When You Get To Me" tied for 2nd, it was #1 at one point and I think the upset of that being #1 would have been awesome as well. I'm surprised by the dislike for "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago", I just love the lyrics and delivery of that one so I'm happy it did as well as it did here, maybe it shouldn't have been a single but I still like it a lot.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 21, 2020 9:28:55 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Aug 21, 2020 15:28:10 GMT -5
My guess is "Last Call" will win. My guesses for the rest of the top 5: "Either Way," "Have You Seen That Girl," "I Think I Know," and "I Found It in You (possibly the George Strait duet in place of one of those).
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 21, 2020 17:40:24 GMT -5
What will be in our bottom 3? "If These Walls Could Talk", "Everything But Quits", "The Story Of My Life"
What will be our top 5? "Last Call", "I Found It In You", "I Think I Know", "The King Of Broken Hearts", & "Either Way"
What will be #1? "Last Call"
any other thoughts/comments? Usually "single bias" helps carry the singles to the top but I know a lot don't care for "Solitary Thinking" so I can see it leaving before the top 5. I could almost see it being bottom 3 too, which I'm really hoping it isn't.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 21, 2020 17:48:59 GMT -5
Oops. Did I put the wrong song at the bottom? Castle didn't tell me!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 21, 2020 18:24:41 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 21, 2020 19:22:25 GMT -5
After the mess of results for the last album, idk if I even wanna make predictions because they'll probably be all wrong but here goes...
What will be in our bottom 3? New Again, The Bees, Everything but Quits What will be our top 5? Both singles ("Solitary Thinkin'" shouldn't be there imo but #singlebias), I Found It in You, The King of Broken Hearts, and If These Walls Could Talk What will be #1? "Last Call" or bust. any other thoughts/comments? "Everything but Quits" better be bottom 3. Possibly my least fave song she's ever recorded, on ironically my favorite album of her's.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 21, 2020 19:25:34 GMT -5
I wanna give everyone a heads-up now that the song leaving at #12 has a #1 rank...
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