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Post by tim on Jul 17, 2019 19:59:56 GMT -5
I kinda figured “When the Thought Of You Catches Up With Me” was on borrowed time and David Ball is yet another underrated artist that Pulse seems to not find much love for in the rankdowns. This is such a great song all around and really deserved better.
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Post by kw9461 on Jul 17, 2019 20:07:25 GMT -5
"When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me" was obscure enough that I knew it wouldn't do too well here, but man is it a great song. David Ball's whole debut album was really stellar. I actually probably underranked it a bit, it was just such a strong year.
Genuinely surprised to see "My Second Home" out so early. It's such a clever lyric, and one of Tracy's better known songs I thought. It deserved better.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 17, 2019 20:49:54 GMT -5
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Post by gardyfan on Jul 17, 2019 20:52:39 GMT -5
Cancel the rest of the rankdown...............
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Post by tim on Jul 17, 2019 21:20:17 GMT -5
I remember there being a lot of buzz surrounding “Untanglin’ My Mind” when it was released because it was co-written by Clint and Merle Haggard. This isn’t a bad song by any means but this year was just very stacked and this one just happened to get pushed down further on my list if only because it isn’t one I revisit much.
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 18, 2019 0:45:36 GMT -5
What in the hell is wrong with “When The Thought of You Catches Up with Me”? I’m gonna go ahead and chalk it up to David Ball is obscure like tim and kw9461 mentioned and it was a breeze by listen for many because the song itself is outstanding. That has zero business being in anyone’s bottom 20. Oof.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 18, 2019 20:40:57 GMT -5
Hey guys...
...because somebody is gonna lose their #1 within the next few reveals! :o
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jul 18, 2019 22:05:36 GMT -5
Hey guys... ...because somebody is gonna lose their #1 within the next few reveals!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 14:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by gardyfan on Jul 19, 2019 15:01:11 GMT -5
Hey guys... because somebody is gonna lose their #1 within the next few reveals! I have a bad feeling about this one.....
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 15:22:59 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 15:27:09 GMT -5
We lose one of the biggest hits of the year with Vince Gill's "What the Cowgirls Do". I can see this being a turnoff for some people, but personally, I'm upset that this is out already. :(
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 19:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 19:10:07 GMT -5
And the first shoe drops as John Michael Montgomery reappears with his #1 hit from the later part of the year and CoJoFan becomes the first of us to lose their #1. The next song also peaked around the same time as "If You've Got Love" did and actually has no top 20s; also, someone's greatest fear comes to life here...
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Post by tim on Jul 19, 2019 20:32:10 GMT -5
I’ve always thought that “Girls With Guitars” is a jam hence why I also included it in my 90’s Women of Country rank down, but I’ve also always known that not everyone agrees lol. I kinda figured it would be out sooner rather than later so not surprised but still disappointed. “What the Cowgirls Do” is just one of those songs that I kept help but sing along with as it always seems to pep me up a bit and put me in a good mood. This song was all over country radio that summer and it’s still one I hear occasionally. “If You’ve Got Love” is just kind of there for me and isn’t really one of those songs from John Michael’s discography that I ever revisit, so yet again this is another song that fell to the back of the pack for me. The next song also peaked around the same time as "If You've Got Love" did and actually has no top 20s; also, someone's greatest fear comes to life here... I'm going to guess we bid adieu to George Strait's "The Big One" with the fear being earthquakes.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 21:01:39 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 19, 2019 21:47:46 GMT -5
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jul 19, 2019 21:52:59 GMT -5
There Goes My Heart is one of the three songs looking back I wished I had placed higher. :/
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 19, 2019 23:44:42 GMT -5
I knew from how it performed in her singles rankdown that it would get done dirty here, but I'm still sad to see "Heart Trouble" out so low. I don't get why it's held in such an unfavorable light compared to many of her other hits. It's a total jam imo.
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Post by tim on Jul 20, 2019 19:12:07 GMT -5
"There Goes My Heart" has never been one of my favorite songs from The Mavericks and even though I'm a fan of them I couldn't rank it any higher than I did. I actually prefer "O What a Thrill" to this one but that would've likely been out by now as well.
"Heart Trouble" has just never clicked with me and other than three members that obviously love it the majority of us are in agreement with it leaving at this point.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 22, 2019 20:08:52 GMT -5
Sorry for the lack of reveals the last few days guys! I had trouble with my laptop and getting into my spreadsheet this weekend; luckily, everything is starting to slowly come back into place so I should be able to resume with more reveals tomorrow. Much love y'all!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 23, 2019 14:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 23, 2019 16:24:00 GMT -5
We see a more polarizing song next and another artist is gonna leave the rankdown. :(
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 23, 2019 20:08:03 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Jul 23, 2019 20:14:24 GMT -5
"Lovebug" was one of the hardest songs for me to rank because it's one of those tunes that I loved growing up and would go so far as to say it remained my favorite song from the album Easy Come Easy Go for years. As time has passed, though, I find that I don't revisit the song quite as much and maybe I just kind of wore it out as a kid lol. This year was just too stacked and this song creeped down lower on my list with each subsequent revision I made. I will say that this song remained a fan favorite for years after its release and because of that George rarely did a live show without performing it until he stopped including it sometime around 1999.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jul 23, 2019 21:15:48 GMT -5
NOOOO why is Wy so hated! :(
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 23, 2019 21:43:24 GMT -5
Kanenrá:ke I too was discouraged to see all three Wynonna songs in the bottom half here, after becoming a near-guarantee to have at least one song in the top 20 based on the '92 and '93 rankdowns. I love the piano work in "Is It Over Yet", making it sound vulnerable and heart-wrenching when couple with the lyrical setup. Another strange surprise will be coming up soon, but it may not be that surprising for some of you...
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 23, 2019 22:40:15 GMT -5
Finally! Aside from the main guitar riff, "Rock My World" is dreadful.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 23, 2019 23:05:06 GMT -5
NOOOO why is Wy so hated! :( I'm not even a big fan of her's and I still am totally perplexed at how poorly she keeps doing in these rankdowns. The other two songs she had in this year going out early didn't bother me too much, but "Is It Over Yet" is fantastic and should've absolutely been at least 30 or so positions higher than this. Mess.
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