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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 24, 2019 15:13:54 GMT -5
Patty is a sad loss but I honestly didn't expect it to last that much longer, it's on the lower end of her discography in terms of popularity.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 16:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 24, 2019 16:19:02 GMT -5
Runaway June did it better.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 16:20:00 GMT -5
We keep losing major hits and major artists as Dwight Yoakam's final top five hit "Fast as You" comes to a nearly screeching halt in the mid-50s. This got nearly all kinds of reception, ranging from tim's #2, two other top 20s and four other top 50s, to five bottom 40s, which sent this song all over the place, making a more-than-brief appearance in the top 40 early on.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 16:59:17 GMT -5
Next up is one of the least polarizing songs of the rankdown, consisting of only one top ten and one bottom ten. Another artist will also be leaving the rankdown...
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 24, 2019 18:51:27 GMT -5
I just heard "Fast As You" on the radio a few days ago... Awesome song!
I've never liked "Third Rock From The Sun" and revisiting it in this rankdown didn't change that...
RIP Kick A Little :'( edit: nvm! edit: nvm 🙄
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 19:17:14 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 20:00:30 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 20:08:33 GMT -5
Oh come on y'all; this is an anthem!!! ClevelandRox takes another hit to his top ten while I join a trio of top 20 losses. Of course there has to be some rotten ranks among this tornado (which is prominently featured in the music video btw). Next, I lose my first top ten! It's about time I did too! ;)
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 20:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 21:03:59 GMT -5
Okay so... I used to be a fan of Boys Like Girls (a pop/punk/rock group that had only a handful of hits in the late 2000s and early 2010s), and "The Great Escape" reached the top ten on pop radio in 2007 while almost making the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. There's a lyric in the first verse that got a last-minute change from "let's get drunk and drive around" to "let's get drunk and ride around" to avoid promoting driving under the influence. The next-to-last line in the chorus of "Watermelon Crawl" is " if you drink don't drive" made me think of that three-hit wonder! Alas, I lose my first top ten, but at least I got company this time! Three others were kind enough to put it in their top 20, despite an overwhelming amount of bottom half ranks pushed this and kept it out of the top 40! :'( One more thing: It's About Time is the name of an album by Tracy Byrd and also the name of tim's Tracy Byrd rankdown!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 24, 2019 21:04:11 GMT -5
You've got to be kidding me!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 21:16:44 GMT -5
You've got to be kidding me! That Boys Like Girls made me think of "Watermelon Crawl"? Or that "Watermelon Crawl" is out this soon?
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 24, 2019 21:24:40 GMT -5
Ofcourse that this classic is out this soon!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 21:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 24, 2019 21:42:56 GMT -5
Well...it was fun while it lasted. The Mavericks depart the rankdown less than ten points short of the top 50. Despite "What a Crying Shame" not getting any top tens, reception was warm enough for most of us to put it in our top half with only three of us having the gall to put it in their bottom 20! :(
Anyways, here's the top 50!
Neal McCoy - Wink Clay Walker - Dreaming with My Eyes Open Trisha Yearwood - XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) Alan Jackson - Summertime Blues Diamond Rio - Love a Little Stronger Brooks & Dunn - That Ain't No Way to Go Blackhawk - Every Once in a While Collin Raye - Little Rock Neal McCoy - No Doubt About It Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her Mark Chesnutt - I Just Wanted You to Know Clint Black - A Good Run of Bad Luck Kathy Mattea - Walking Away a Winner Faith Hill - Piece of My Heart Randy Travis - Whisper My Name Toby Keith - Wish I Didn't Know Now Boy Howdy - They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore John Michael Montgomery - Be My Baby Tonight Patty Loveless - I Try to Think About Elvis Tim McGraw - Don't Take the Girl Toby Keith - Who's That Man Pam Tillis - Spilled Perfume Randy Travis - Before You Kill Us All Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances Reba McEntire - Why Haven't I Heard From You Clay Walker - Live Until I Die Joe Diffie - John Deere Green Patty Loveless - How Can I Help You Say Goodbye Pam Tillis - When You Walk in the Room Garth Brooks - Callin' Baton Rouge Rick Trevino - She Can't Say I Didn't Cry Boy Howdy - She'd Give Anything Brooks & Dunn - She's Not the Cheatin' Kind Collin Raye - That's My Story Garth Brooks - Standing Outside the Fire Suzy Bogguss - Hey Cinderella Faith Hill - Wild One Alan Jackson - Livin' on Love Martina McBride - Independence Day Lari White - Now I Know Blackhawk - Goodbye Says It All Clay Walker - If I Could Make a Living Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind Shenandoah - I Want to Be Loved Like That Faith Hill - Take Me As I Am Blackhawk - I Sure Can Smell the Rain Reba McEntire - She Thinks His Name Was John Tracy Lawrence - I See It Now George Strait - The Big One Trisha Yearwood - The Song Remembers When
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 24, 2019 21:49:39 GMT -5
You've got to be kidding me! That Boys Like Girls made me think of "Watermelon Crawl"? Or that "Watermelon Crawl" is out this soon? Both, tbh!
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Post by tim on Aug 24, 2019 23:17:54 GMT -5
Well I had a gut feeling my #2 was on borrowed time and so goes “Fast As You”. Maybe I’ve never mentioned this before but I’m a big fan of Dwight’s music and no matter how many times I hear this song it gets me turnt up. Such a jam and a half!
Speaking of jams “Kick a Little” is another one of them so no need to give me the Oprah side eye. I don’t quite like this song as much as I did back then but I still think it’s a kicker.
I’m sure I underranked “Watermelon Crawl” here and maybe I just wasn’t feeling the song at the moment when I was completing this rankdown, but either way I like the song but it is beyond overplayed.
It would’ve been great to see one Mavericks song make it into the top 50 in a rankdown, but alas it at least exceeded my expectations. This is a great tune from a seriously underrated group on Pulse.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 25, 2019 23:04:06 GMT -5
Even though we've had some iconic songs go in the last few positions - that top 50 is STELLAR. I only have one bottom 30 remaining, and I know it's going to be around a while. Thrilled to see all 3 Blackhawk songs make the top 50, very much deserved.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 26, 2019 21:34:22 GMT -5
Well I had a gut feeling my #2 was on borrowed time and so goes “Fast As You”. Maybe I’ve never mentioned this before but I’m a big fan of Dwight’s music and no matter how many times I hear this song it gets me turnt up. Such a jam and a half! Speaking of jams “Kick a Little” is another one of them so no need to give me the Oprah side eye. I don’t quite like this song as much as I did back then but I still think it’s a kicker. I’m sure I underranked “Watermelon Crawl” here and maybe I just wasn’t feeling the song at the moment when I was completing this rankdown, but either way I like the song but it is beyond overplayed. It would’ve been great to see one Mavericks song make it into the top 50 in a rankdown, but alas it at least exceeded my expectations. This is a great tune from a seriously underrated group on Pulse. Big Dwight fan here as well! Would love to do a rankdown for him someday, though I'd expect a low turn out lol Runaway June did it better. Much as I love Runaway June and their version it doesn't compare imo. (But totally get why you'd love it more )
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 26, 2019 22:40:39 GMT -5
Runaway June did it better. Much as I love Runaway June and their version it doesn't compare imo. (But totally get why you'd love it more ) It's still my least favorite Runaway June song, too. The only track I sometimes skip from their debut record. It's just not that good of a song imo.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 15:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 15:49:06 GMT -5
Originally, I was gonna resume reveals last weekend, but after seeing gardyfan lose his #1 in '99 Country, I decided to hold off on it for a while so that he wouldn't be doubly injured within the same time period. Sorry bud! I thought this would at least stay in the top 40. :(
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Post by gardyfan on Sept 5, 2019 16:09:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if my #3 goes soon. Might be a record for the fastest top 10 eliminated.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 16:25:08 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if my #3 goes soon. Might be a record for the fastest top 10 eliminated. There's actually quite a few fans of your #3 (and I'm one of them) and not many people were harsh towards it iirc. Then again, I could be speaking too soon...
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 16:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 19:01:53 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 19:19:47 GMT -5
Shame these guys didn't last very long. I didn't even know of their existence until less than two years ago. Glad they were able to get some love after all these years.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 19:47:13 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Sept 5, 2019 20:17:28 GMT -5
Quite a few of y'all are gonna be really happy about this next one!
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