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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 29, 2020 19:47:29 GMT -5
"Open up the window, let the light back in Tell all the birds to start chirping again 'Cause my baby's back from wherever he's been And it's the end of the end of the world
Well I take back all those things that I said About how I'd probably be better off dead My reason for living is back in my bed And it's the end of the end of the world
It's the end of the end of tomorrow The beginning of a brand new day Take all this sadness and sorrow I was fixing to live with and gave it away" #9 ~ "End of the End of the World"Points: 64 Average: 8.00 Standard Dev: 3.61Writers: Adam Wright George Strait Junkie ~ 1 Troublemaker ~ 4 tim ~ 7 someguy ~ 9 Kanenrá:ke ~ 9 bboat11 ~ 10 castleoblivion26 ~ 12 .indulgecountry ~ 12
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 29, 2020 21:30:04 GMT -5
Quickly about the last album, I was very pleased with the results. I wasn't sure how "Don't Listen To The Wind" would go so I was very happy when it lasted that long! And a very deserving winner! "Send It On Down" is just a stunning stop you in your tracks type song.
For this album it is her hardest to get into but once it sinks in I think it's such a truly stunning album. "Someone Else's Heartache" was the correct choice for last place. It's the only song on here I'd cut.
"Sunday" wasn't in my bottom 3 for the record, and I do like the song a lot, but there's just so many strong songs it kept falling in my rankings.
"Long Black Veil" is not an easy listen if you're not in the mood for it but it's a classic that I've always loved and it's a little disheartening to not see it make it out of the bottom 2.
"Shine On A Rainy Day" was a good song by Brent Cobb and Lee Ann just absolutely elevated it to be one of my favorites from the back half of her career!
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 8:01:35 GMT -5
I don’t have too much to add as the last three reveals were the correct songs to have exited just as we’re making our way into the top ten. “End of the End of the World” is a personal favorite of mine and one that I always seem to seek out whenever I revisit the album...it of course also reminds me of George’s “Ready for the End of the World” lol.
I’m not entirely confident how the top 10 is going to play out and I just hope that “Bottom of the Barrel” can find its way into the top 5. Of the songs remaining I’d have to guess that both “Talking Behind Your Back” and “He Called Me Baby” will be exiting soon. I’m not really sure how well “Hollywood” is viewed on Pulse, but I’ve personally always found it a bit underwhelming and would probably prefer that to exit first.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 30, 2020 11:15:00 GMT -5
"Devil" overstayed. I'm still shocked that wasn't dead last as it almost doesn't even really feel like a real song, lol.
So far the results of this seem to be going better for me than any of her last 3 album rankdowns at least.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 17:32:50 GMT -5
"Morning cup of coffee Not a single word And if you do say something It's only about work
Every time I ask you You just say, "we're good" Either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood
5 o'clock martinis Watch the sun go down (sun go down) Ice in crystal glasses That's the only sound
I say, "let's get away" You just smile and say, "we should" Well, either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood" #8 ~ "Hollywood"Points: 63 Average: 7.88 Standard Dev: 1.83Writers: Lee Ann Womack, Waylon Payne, Adam Wright Kanenrá:ke ~ 5 someguy ~ 6 .indulgecountry ~ 6 bboat11 ~ 8 castleoblivion26 ~ 9 George Strait Junkie ~ 9 tim ~ 10 Troublemaker ~ 10
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 17:36:17 GMT -5
Oo, a perfect ranking! I thought "Hollywood" had really nice lyrics. The hook was pretty clever. However, I have no qualms about seeing it miss out on the benefits of single bias, since "single" status literally means nothing at this point in her career.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 17:45:05 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 17:48:54 GMT -5
Wait isn't "He Called Me Baby" my #14? Lol
Long Black Veil was my #4.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 17:55:21 GMT -5
Wait isn't "He Called Me Baby" my #14? Lol Long Black Veil was my #4. so I did have "Long Black Veil" as your number 4 so I'm guessing I missed hitting the 1 when typing 14 for you so it does make a small adjustment. #9 ~ "He Called Me Baby" with 67 Points, 11.88 Average, 2.87 Standard Dev and the following two shift up one spot. #8 ~ "End of the End of the World" #7 ~ "Hollywood" The remaining results are unchained as long as that is the only mistake, please let me know if you notice any others. Sorry about that!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 18:06:20 GMT -5
Wait isn't "He Called Me Baby" my #14? Lol Long Black Veil was my #4. so I did have "Long Black Veil" as your number 4 so I'm guessing I missed hitting the 1 when typing 14 for you so it does make a small adjustment. #9 ~ "He Called Me Baby" with 67 Points, 11.88 Average, 2.87 Standard Dev and the following two shift up one spot. #8 ~ "End of the End of the World" #7 ~ "Hollywood" The remaining results are unchained as long as that is the only mistake, please let me know if you notice any others. Sorry about that! All the other reveals so far have been correct, so I think that means the rest of my list is likely correct too :)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 18:07:17 GMT -5
"You can't blend in down in San Jacinto With long blond hair and an orange El Camino But two things I never thought I'd need to get by A .38 Special and an alibi
Ah, wicked is as wicked does And if this ain't wicked, well, it's close enough I thought I was good and maybe I was But wicked is as wicked does
There's a thunderhead forming in the rear-view mirror Every time I check it's a little bit nearer Whatever I get, I guess I've earned But I never heard of anyone that didn't deserve it" #6 ~ "Wicked"Points: 55 Average: 6.88 Standard Dev: 2.98Writers: Lee Ann Womack, Adam Wright .indulgecountry ~ 3 tim ~ 5 Kanenrá:ke ~ 6 George Strait Junkie ~ 6 castleoblivion26 ~ 7 someguy ~ 7 bboat11 ~ 7 Troublemaker ~ 14
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 18:07:36 GMT -5
I don’t have too much to add as the last three reveals were the correct songs to have exited just as we’re making our way into the top ten. “End of the End of the World” is a personal favorite of mine and one that I always seem to seek out whenever I revisit the album...it of course also reminds me of George’s “Ready for the End of the World” lol. I’m not entirely confident how the top 10 is going to play out and I just hope that “Bottom of the Barrel” can find its way into the top 5. Of the songs remaining I’d have to guess that both “Talking Behind Your Back” and “He Called Me Baby” will be exiting soon. I’m not really sure how well “Hollywood” is viewed on Pulse, but I’ve personally always found it a bit underwhelming and would probably prefer that to exit first. Well, it hasn't made the top 5 yet, but we can definitely start celebrating that it at least has made the album tracks rankdown now!!!!!! Edit: Oop, OFFICIAL TOP 5 PARTY!!!!!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 18:40:03 GMT -5
anyone else around tonight to see this through to the end? or should I wait until tomorrow night?
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 18:44:08 GMT -5
anyone else around tonight to see this through to the end? or should I wait until tomorrow night? I'm ready for the end!!!! Can't really speak for anyone else, but I'll be here!!!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 18:51:54 GMT -5
anyone else around tonight to see this through to the end? or should I wait until tomorrow night? I'm ready for the end!!!! Can't really speak for anyone else, but I'll be here!!! It will probably be easier to do it now than tomorrow night so I'm gonna go ahead and continue! Hopefully some others jump in and join the discussion! BTW I'm super happy with this top 5. A small tidbit is that 4 of the top 5 received #1's so most of these reveals are gonna be painful
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 18:59:08 GMT -5
I'm here!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 19:01:39 GMT -5
"Thanks for having lunch with me The last person that you'd want to see or talk to I think you know what this is all about One of us will walk out of here torn in two
You don't trust me as far as you can throw me Well I'm about to change all that He's been talking behind your back
We went out for drinks last night Like always, the conversation went right to you I had to get it off my chest So I called, thinking it'd be best if you knew" #5 ~ "Talking Behind Your Back"Points: 49 Average: 6.13 Standard Dev: 3.18Writers: Womack, Dale Dodson, Dean Dillon someguy ~ 1 George Strait Junkie ~ 3 castleoblivion26 ~ 4 bboat11 ~ 5 Kanenrá:ke ~ 8 Troublemaker ~ 8 .indulgecountry ~ 9 tim ~ 11
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:02:35 GMT -5
Oh thank goodness “Hollywood” left before the top 5 as I thought it technically being a single would be bias enough to allow it to slide in. I think a lot of us were surprised when this did get released because it really kind of came out of nowhere and I’m still kind of scratching my head that it ever was. I was being overly generous by even putting this into my top 10 because honestly the song doesn’t have much listening appeal as it kind of just plods along.
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:04:59 GMT -5
YAS! "Bottom of the Barrel" has already exceeded my expectations but I'm still expecting it to leave at any moment now unfortunately.
Now, what in the heck is "Wicked" doing out of the top 5?! Both this and "Sunday" are easily two of the standouts from the album and neither ranking for either one made any sense at all.
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:07:27 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:09:16 GMT -5
Sorry for the multiple posts I was trying to catch up before we got any further into the top 5 lol. Speaking of which, eww at my own ranking for "Talking Behind Your Back"! I likely should've put this a couple spots ahead of "Hollywood" honestly.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 19:09:24 GMT -5
I had forgotten "He's Talking Behind Your Back", but relistening now, the lyrics are really strong! It tells such a fascinating story! Honestly, it's basically "The Fool", only it gives you the feeling that Lee Ann probably stole the man away, and is getting what she deserves by potentially having to give him back... Such an interesting dynamic!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 19:09:58 GMT -5
Oh thank goodness “Hollywood” left before the top 5 as I thought it technically being a single would be bias enough to allow it to slide in. I think a lot of us were surprised when this did get released because it really kind of came out of nowhere and I’m still kind of scratching my head that it ever was. I was being overly generous by even putting this into my top 10 because honestly the song doesn’t have much listening appeal as it kind of just plods along. I definitely agree with this. Feel even stronger that "Hollywood" getting a random video (a weird one at that) makes little sense and is disappointing for sure. Any of the Top 6 songs would have been better and I believe any of them could have made for some excellent videos.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 19:25:21 GMT -5
"I ain't got much to go on, just a box of photographs And every picture tells a story, but every story has two halves I keep 'em separated in before-and-after piles And somewhere in the middle is where mama lost her smile Somewhere in the summer back in 1982 Daddy took a job in town and we all had to move I feel like there's one missing, I've felt it for a while One that's gonna tell me how mama lost her smile
But you don't take pictures of the bad times We only wanna remember all the sunshine We don't live in pictures, this is real life And they're about as different as black and white
I don't know why it matters, I just know it does It's not like it'll change things to find out what it was She would never tell us, that just ain't her style But I wish I knew the reason why mama lost her smile" #4 ~ "Mama Lost Her Smile"Points: 48 Average: 6.00 Standard Dev: 4.27Writers: Lee Ann Womack, Waylon Payne, Adam Wright castleoblivion26 ~ 1 Kanenrá:ke ~ 2 someguy ~ 3 tim ~ 4 .indulgecountry ~ 4 George Strait Junkie ~ 10 bboat11 ~ 12 Troublemaker ~ 12
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:29:02 GMT -5
I remember "Mama Lost Her Smile" being one of the early standouts from the album and it has certainly lived up to that initial reaction. I expected this to be one of the first one or two songs out in the top 5, though, as I figured there'd be at least a few here who don't appreciate this song as the rest of us do.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 19:29:41 GMT -5
Okay, wtf was I doing putting this at #12... I just double-checked, and it is indeed correct. The chorus melody of this song is heavenly! The "you don't take pictures" lick really stays with you for some reason. This will definitely do much better for me in the album tracks rd than it did here!
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:31:08 GMT -5
Okay, wtf was I doing putting this at #12... I was about to ask you the same question so I'm glad you called out your own floppiness
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 19:31:45 GMT -5
Okay, wtf was I doing putting this at #12... I was about to ask you the same question so I'm glad you called out your own floppiness Watch me be the one reason that "Bottom Of The Barrel" beat it into the top 3
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:35:01 GMT -5
Watch me be the one reason that "Bottom Of The Barrel" beat it into the top 3 I'm probably going to jinx myself by saying this...but now I'm shooting for a top 2 finish!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 19:47:46 GMT -5
"Nobody writes goodbye notes And takes off to God-only-knows On trains anymore And to tell you the truth I don't really see much use In walking the floor
Old songs make it sound so cool To be a half-drunk, heartbroke fool When that fool is you, it's not And the only way this heartache Is like an old Hank Williams song Is the lonely, the lonesome and the gone
There's a place down by the mall But it ain't what you'd call a honky-tonk They got a new jukebox Filled up with country rock 'Cause that's what folks want" #3 ~ "The Lonely, The Lonesome, and the Gone"Points: 38 Average: 4.75 Standard Dev: 3.49Writers: Adam Wright, Jay Knowles bboat11 ~ 1 .indulgecountry ~ 1 castleoblivion26 ~ 3 tim ~ 3 someguy ~ 5 Troublemaker ~ 5 George Strait Junkie ~ 8 Kanenrá:ke ~ 12
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