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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 10:56:57 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 11:02:32 GMT -5
Kicking off the top 100 is another soundtrack single, this time coming from Maverick starring Mel Gibson as the semi-titular character Bret Maverick. Here, George Strait Junkie is the lone top ten and the main reason why this ended up staying put instead of adjusting up or down in this three-way tie. The ultimate winner, however, will cause someone to lose their first top five that previously hasn't already. :(
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 15, 2019 17:32:58 GMT -5
Surprised to see Tracy Lawrence this low. "Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues" is nowhere near my favorites from him, but he brings the proper energy to the song to make it at least a memorable performance. Hopefully his other songs do much better!
Edit: Actually, I just looked at what his other songs are... This isn't one of his better years... Lol. I don't think "If The Good Die Young" will last much longer. "My Second Home" might make it to like the 70s or 80s. Hopefully "I See It Now" can make some noise at least. Probably somewhere in the 40s?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 19:33:56 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 19:46:18 GMT -5
Joining the ranks of David Lee Murphy, Alabama, Doug Stone, and Sawyer Brown, we lose another artist with John Berry's first (and only?) #1 hit "Your Love Amazes Me". tim's top five rank ultimately brought victory in this three-way tie, but unfortunately, it was only able to barely scrape the top 100. Very disappointed to see so many bottom half rankings for this tbh. Didn't think it was that bad.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 15, 2019 19:54:07 GMT -5
To each their own, but the high ranks for this one surprise me. This song is just so unmemorable imo, lol.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 20:04:33 GMT -5
Who's ready to see another artist leave the rankdown?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 20:20:59 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 15, 2019 20:23:51 GMT -5
Yeah, this song was just plain not great
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 15, 2019 20:51:29 GMT -5
I introduce to you...the theme song to one of my favorite sitcoms from my childhood!
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Post by tim on Jul 15, 2019 20:54:59 GMT -5
Disappointed to see John Berry’s “Your Love Amazes Me” out this early and it deserved better. I absolutely adore this song just as much now as I did back then when I first heard it, but considering how much time has passed since this was released I shouldn’t be all that surprised that it may not resonate with many of you that only discovered songs such as this one in the rankdown. This also won’t be the last rankdown that a John Berry song will appear in my top 5 as one of his hits from 1995 is another one of my favorites.
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Post by tim on Jul 15, 2019 21:59:03 GMT -5
I remember watching Family Matters all the time growing up but looking back those 90s sitcom intros are soooo cheesy! And I’m sure that is a hint for the next song to leave but I haven’t the slightest idea of what it’s a clue for...
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 9:37:42 GMT -5
I remember watching Family Matters all the time growing up but looking back those 90s sitcom intros are soooo cheesy! And I’m sure that is a hint for the next song to leave but I haven’t the slightest idea of what it’s a clue for... Would it help if I told you (and anyone else can chime in if they want) that the lyrics have nothing to do with what's leaving next? P.S. I actually yearn for sitcoms of that caliber (and other TV shows in general) these days. Besides, a little cheese never hurt anybody...at least to my knowledge!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 9:57:02 GMT -5
Oh, and one more thing...Dirty. Dancing.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 17:19:08 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 17:22:22 GMT -5
The theme song for Family Matters begins with a lively piano riff, just like "Baby Likes to Rock It" does. Also, that quote from Dirty Dancing, "nobody puts Baby in a corner." This is probably the first song where half of us put it in our top half so this'll definitely sting for a bunch of y'all, especially toomuchboy who officially loses his first top 20 after a close call in the bottom fifteen. I see the fun appeal in this song, but I think there's too much of a novelty factor here.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 18:19:49 GMT -5
Up next is another #1 hit!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 19:03:27 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 19:18:31 GMT -5
Uh-oh, LBTrocks isn't gonna be happy about this one! :kii: A dance video (like the "Electric Slide" one posted above) served as inspiration for Bubba in Shenandoah's last #1 hit of their career (but certainly not their last hit overall as they'll be featured in the 1995 rankdown...twice!) in both song and music video form! I honestly had no recollection of this song, so listening to this for nearly the first time I thought "this seriously hit #1?", but after become more familiar with it I somewhat understood the appeal, but it still isn't one of my favorites from them and I love Shenandoah btw. I hope their other song can stay in for the time being...
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Post by tim on Jul 16, 2019 19:37:37 GMT -5
If “going viral” was a term used in 1994 it would’ve applied to the song “Baby Likes to Rock It” because that’s really what happened to both this song and the release of their debut album. I had so many songs from that album on repeat back in the day and believe it or not it was one of the highest-selling country albums of the year! This song will always be a jam of mine no matter what Pulse thinks of it.
Love me some Shenandoah and I even remember liking “If Bubba Can Dance” back in the day but it hasn’t aged well and it just isn’t as fun as I remember it being. I don’t know what country music’s fascination was with Bubba back in the 90s but there were quite a few songs featuring that character in the title including this one, Mark Chesnutt’s “Bubba Shot the Jukebox”, and Diamond Rio’s 1995 hit “Bubba Hyde”.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 16, 2019 20:27:49 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Jul 16, 2019 20:46:44 GMT -5
Looking back I still can’t believe “My Love” was the only #1 hit for Little Texas especially given that it was their keyboardist Brady Seals who sang lead on this one. I remember this being a huge hit in 1994 and the video was on CMT all the time. I know Brady still played a roll in the band’s next album Kick a Little but I think he actually departed not long after its release so that he could pursue a solo career.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 8:25:09 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 8:43:21 GMT -5
This was almost too painful for me to type up. :'(
One of my favorite discoveries for this rankdown (and a potential grower imo), Tanya Tucker's near top ten with the piano-driven ballad "We Don't Have to Do This", in fact, does have to say good-bye after being sunk by half of us putting it in our bottom 40. At least there was enough top 50's (including one of my own) to counteract the tanking here.
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Post by tim on Jul 17, 2019 9:06:19 GMT -5
“We Don’t Have To Do This” isn’t a bad song but I find it rather unforgettable. Of all the songs included in the rankdown this is the one and only song I don’t have any recollection of hearing on the radio growing up and while I gave the song a few listens it never clicked with me the way it did for some of you. I also just didn’t care for Tanya’s Soon album era in general so I’m glad to see this out now to make room for more memorable songs.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 9:08:14 GMT -5
Going to the fridge to get us some more comfort food...
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 18:49:35 GMT -5
^ Because Toby Keith has it...
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 18:53:35 GMT -5
And I just realized that this was a leftover from late '93. Sorry guys! To add more salt to my wound, I also lose my highest ranking yet. Looking back, I might have overranked it just a tad, but not only do I dig the shufflin' beat, but I also find the lyrics to be pretty genius! It still would've most likely been in my top half regardless.
Coming up, one of our mods loses their first top ten!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 19:46:01 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Jul 17, 2019 19:46:10 GMT -5
Alibis was a strong album era for Tracy Lawrence and I like most if not all of his material from the 90s but “My Second Home” is not one of those songs. I was actually waiting for this one to leave at any moment so glad it’s out now.
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