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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 3:02:23 GMT -5
Also, I have to admit, Leo ✔ although you were the highest ranker for this song, I was impressed by how low you ranked it! A #19 rank is way lower than I was expecting, for a song that includes your fave!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 3:03:00 GMT -5
I wouldn’t have tanked this for Michaels, but whatever the hell that guitar riff was. Also, Female just feels like a basic cash-in for the MeToo thing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 3:26:17 GMT -5
Good, good. Everything that's out is in in my bottom 15. Unfortunately this won't really keep up once we get deep into the game, I can already tell I'm going to lose something high...
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 3:36:48 GMT -5
Now that we've finished the bottom 5, here's a brief recap: 115. "Caught Up In The Country" - Rodney Atkins ft. The Fisk Jubilee Singers (3249) 114. "Up Down" - Morgan Wallen ft. Florida Georgia Line (3220) 113. "Good Girl" - Dustin Lynch (3096) 112. "Female" - Keith Urban (3083) 111. "Coming Home" - Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels (3076) My school district has announced a SNOW DAY for tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I will plan to plow through a solid 15-20 reveals tomorrow, since I have the time to put a nice dent in this thing I'd stay and do more now, but I want to do it at a time that is convenient to more people.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Feb 11, 2019 4:26:51 GMT -5
113. "Good Girl" - Dustin Lynch 111. "Coming Home" - Keith Urban ft. Julia Michaels Time to bring this back. My #115 is still here but it has its supporters so I don't expect it out soon.
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Post by recordyear on Feb 11, 2019 6:30:08 GMT -5
This was going to be my #115 but then I was like, 'nope, that other thing NEEDS to be my last place'. What a weird mash-up of EDM-lite and Country that just doesn't work. Cringe. That most annoying part of the song is the foot stomp part that comes out of nowhere The Sam Feldt remix actually sounds better because it picked a lane and removed that awful part.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Feb 11, 2019 6:50:43 GMT -5
Also, I have to admit, Leo ✔ although you were the highest ranker for this song, I was impressed by how low you ranked it! A #19 rank is way lower than I was expecting, for a song that includes your fave! I'm a stan but I'm smart and realistic. I knew Coming Home will be tanked, I kinda agree the background sound is a little gratting but I like the lyrics of the song
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 7:57:56 GMT -5
This was going to be my #115 but then I was like, 'nope, that other thing NEEDS to be my last place'. What a weird mash-up of EDM-lite and Country that just doesn't work. Cringe. That most annoying part of the song is the foot stomp part that comes out of nowhere The Sam Feldt remix actually sounds better because it picked a lane and removed that awful part. Wait, Sam Feldt made a remix of the song? That sounds like a catastrophe ngl.
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Post by raylatch98 on Feb 11, 2019 7:58:02 GMT -5
"Caught Up In The Country" is dreadful, made all the worse by it being still on the charts as of today.
"Up Down" is bro country, but it is catchy bro country. The song has a strong melody even if I do think Florida Georgia Line adds nothing to the song.
"Good Girl" is bro lite, but it isn't catchy, the lyrics are painful. The autotune makes everything worse. I was really hoping "I'd Be Jealous Too" was just the start of us leaving this dude behind but unfortunately no.
"Female". Well intention, but the chorus is literally a giant word salad, Keith Urban sounds bored. The melody is limp and the verses are dull.
"Coming Home". Between the awful production. The lyrics that are very paint by the numbers. Oh and Julia Michaels voice being awful imo. Then again why is she on this song in the first place? She literally adds nothing to the song and her part is pointless.
Besides "Up Down", none of these songs are all that great so goodbye.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 11, 2019 8:13:57 GMT -5
Good, good so far, although “Female” isn’t that bad of a song like some of you suggest imo. Still not that great though.
Regarding “Coming Home” it’s the song itself that’s bad, not the inclusion of Julia Michaels - hey, she got a #1 MB hit on one format at least (“Issues” didn’t hit #1 on any radio format I believe) so good for her!
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Post by austin on Feb 11, 2019 8:43:16 GMT -5
Julia Michaels ruins everything she touches
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Post by Az Paynter on Feb 11, 2019 8:48:43 GMT -5
Julia Michaels ruins everything she touches 'Surrender' with Cash Cash begs to differ. Although she went downhill in a big way after that song. Incidentally it was a similar deal with Bebe; she had a good song (that she sounded good on) with Cash Cash ('Take Me Home') and then she fell off hard too.
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Post by austin on Feb 11, 2019 9:01:40 GMT -5
Not sad about losing any of these but Good Girl did a little worse than I expected it to. I knew Rodney was probably getting last but I didn't think it was the worst song here.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 11, 2019 9:18:23 GMT -5
Rounding out the bottom 5, we put Keith Urban out to pasture ( where he belongs, tbh...). Honestly, I'd give him one more album era before officially saying that he jumped the shark. Then again, that's mostly the hopeless optimism in me...
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Post by raylatch98 on Feb 11, 2019 9:43:31 GMT -5
Graffiti U was just such a mess of an album. Besides "Horses" nothing on that album sounds all that good, evident that fans and radio aren't taking to Keith Urban's latest since "Female" struggled, "Comin Home" was one of the weakest songs impact wise in 2018, and his current single looks to be one of his biggest flops.
I am just so annoyed with Keith Urban's input ever since "John ×3". "Break On Me" was dull, "Wasted Time" and "Blue Ain't Your Color" are overplayed on radio so much. "The Fighter" is a waste of both talents and none of the singles from Graffiti U are any good. What happened to the Keith Urban that would make great songs like "I Told You So", "Tonight I Wanna Cry", "Stupid Boy", "Raining On Sunday", "But For The Grace of God", and so many more. Ugh, Keith Urban is so frustrating to deal with nowadays.
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Post by collinkottke on Feb 11, 2019 9:43:49 GMT -5
"Caught Up In The Country" - The only good thing I can say about this song is that it's getting another Rodney album out and hopefully that album has some actually good material on it. I can't believe this is the song that got Rodney back on the map a little bit.
"Up Down" - The only song I'm disappointed in seeing leave so early. It's not great but for some reason I am intrigued by Morgan Wallen so this one is a guilty pleasure.
"Good Girl" - I honestly think this song gets a worse shake than what it truly is. It isn't great by any means, but I've heard worse and way less catchy.
"Female" - I feel like this one isn't as bad as it's reputation is. I truly think the intentions were good and I really liked it initially, but the word salad of the chorus got old fast.
"Coming Home" - Man, to completely bastardize the "Mama Tried" riff for no reason will always grind my gears with this song. There is no reason that the iconic riff needed to be in here and altered. Had Keith just not touched it, I think I would've been able to get on board with it eventually. Lyrically it's decent enough, but the riff and the waste of Julia Michaels (features for basically no real reason make no sense to me and I say that while kinda liking Julia) just add up to a total mess for me.
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Post by maine on Feb 11, 2019 9:59:56 GMT -5
"Female" should have at least beat the terrible song that is "Coming Home".
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Feb 11, 2019 10:04:58 GMT -5
Best Shot, Drunk Me, Break Up In The End, Blue Tacoma, and Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset would have been in my top 5 in terms of the songs that I have heard or known. Thank you for not participating.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Feb 11, 2019 10:05:21 GMT -5
Coming up next...we lose a female!!!!!!! UGH I KNEW THIS CLUE WAS GOING TO BE KEITH!!! Wish I was around to have staked my claim to be proven right lol
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Feb 11, 2019 10:09:26 GMT -5
Caught Up in the Country is SO BAD. Why in the world is radio giving this a chance right now...? Good choice for last place even if it isn't my least favorite
Up Down isn't great, but I LOVE Morgan Wallen, so I like it a bit more than I should. I knew it would be close to the bottom though. Still, there are songs I'd much rather see out already
Good Girl is such a cringe-worthy song. Although, I can see why some people would like it because it is pretty catchy. But I can't get over those cringey lyrics and Dustin is just trash in general so
Female. Ugh, Keith. I appreciate the intentions here, but yikes is this a dull song that is so poorly executed. This is still a good bit lower than it should be though. Much, much worse still left here
Coming Home is so awful. What are you doing to your career Keith!?!? Make good music again please
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Post by bigfan101 on Feb 11, 2019 10:30:37 GMT -5
Julia Michaels ruins everything she touches 'Surrender' with Cash Cash begs to differ. Although she went downhill in a big way after that song. Incidentally it was a similar deal with Bebe; she had a good song (that she sounded good on) with Cash Cash ('Take Me Home') and then she fell off hard too. I really really like the song she did with Clean Bandit.
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Post by samo🦕 on Feb 11, 2019 10:38:33 GMT -5
'Surrender' with Cash Cash begs to differ. Although she went downhill in a big way after that song. Incidentally it was a similar deal with Bebe; she had a good song (that she sounded good on) with Cash Cash ('Take Me Home') and then she fell off hard too. I really really like the song she did with Clean Bandit. ^ Same goes for the ones she did with Kygo and Zedd. Maybe she’s just good on EDM features?
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Post by Sambalada on Feb 11, 2019 11:40:44 GMT -5
Oh I'm just soooo happy those two Keith Urban tracks are out in the bottom 5. Always hated his vocals.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 11, 2019 12:22:01 GMT -5
Good Girl is a jam to me! I'm not a full-blown tractor and I don't follow country radio so it's always fun to see how I align with the majority because I wouldn't know Dustin Lynch from a hobo at the bus station IRL. :kii:
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 12:35:48 GMT -5
Good Girl is a jam to me! I'm not a full-blown tractor and I don't follow country radio so it's always fun to see how I align with the majority because I wouldn't know Dustin Lynch from a hobo at the bus station IRL. Now hang on, let's not act like he's Chris Stapleton. That would be giving Dustin waaaay too much credit!
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 11, 2019 12:40:23 GMT -5
Good Girl is a jam to me! I'm not a full-blown tractor and I don't follow country radio so it's always fun to see how I align with the majority because I wouldn't know Dustin Lynch from a hobo at the bus station IRL. Now hang on, let's not act like he's Chris Stapleton. That would be giving Dustin waaaay too much credit!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 12:54:21 GMT -5
Rounding out the bottom 5, we put Keith Urban out to pasture ( where he belongs, tbh...). Honestly, I'd give him one more album era before officially saying that he jumped the shark. Then again, that's mostly the hopeless optimism in me... For me, the "let's give him one more album era and see what happens" moment came way back during the Fuse era. Man, how I loathed "Little Bit Of Everything" the moment I heard it! That was his opportunity to turn around that cheap-sounding electronic style that is totally out of sync with his image and legacy. Instead he ventured deeper into it. The moment I heard "John x3", I knew I was officially done with him... The fact that this current era has been nothing but a string of abortions is nothing but the final proof that it is time to put a fork in him once and for all.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 12:58:15 GMT -5
Coming up next...we lose a female!!!!!!! UGH I KNEW THIS CLUE WAS GOING TO BE KEITH!!! Wish I was around to have staked my claim to be proven right lol Hey boo! Do you want to be the first one to guess the next song? :)
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Post by bigfan101 on Feb 11, 2019 13:04:57 GMT -5
UGH I KNEW THIS CLUE WAS GOING TO BE KEITH!!! Wish I was around to have staked my claim to be proven right lol Hey boo! Do you want to be the first one to guess the next song? :) Maybe “Wake Me Up”?
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2019 13:09:07 GMT -5
Hey boo! Do you want to be the first one to guess the next song? Maybe “Wake Me Up”? Is your name zaclord 🌈?
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