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Post by tim on Jul 7, 2019 22:21:26 GMT -5
“Rock My World” comes to mind and I wouldn’t be surprised to see that out already. Yes I'm all for getting rid of that one. I actually don’t dislike that song as much as others seem to and I remember it being a rather big hit for Brooks & Dunn then. I’m still waiting around for some of my bottom 10 to leave before that one but from the looks of it they might stick around longer than I thought.
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Post by kw9461 on Jul 7, 2019 22:25:59 GMT -5
Oh good! This is one of the hands down worst country songs I've heard. That melody is mind-numbingly awful and coupled with those corny, ridiculous lyrics, this is just all kinds of atrocious to me. I had this feeling that Alabama was well-liked enough that this one might survive until like the 70s/80s or something at least, so I'm definitely very happy to be proven wrong on that one. I guess I get how some wouldn't find the lyrics appealing (although I personally love them), but I think the chorus melody is just terrific. Still probably my favorite Alabama song. There's just something about the song that speaks to me (baseball mixed with nostalgia, what's not to love). But then again it wasn't a top 10 hit, so I knew it wouldn't do all that well, but I wasn't expecting it out this early. (and quite an ironic twist of fate after a day spent at the ballpark)
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 7, 2019 22:36:50 GMT -5
Yes I'm all for getting rid of that one. I actually don’t dislike that song as much as others seem to and I remember it being a rather big hit for Brooks & Dunn then. I’m still waiting around for some of my bottom 10 to leave before that one but from the looks of it they might stick around longer than I thought. There's others I definitely want to see go before it, but I also don't want it escaping the 100s lol
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 7, 2019 22:44:18 GMT -5
and how did “Addicted to a Dollar” ever beat out this song??? That song is a jam and will hopefully not show up for quite some time yet.
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 8, 2019 9:04:08 GMT -5
“I Never Knew Love” deserved better but Doug Stone never seems to do all that well in these early rankdowns thus far (I assume he’ll do better in the 1990/1991 rankdowns though). I’ve always really liked this song a lot. I would’ve rather have seen “Rock My World” out before this... and how did “Addicted to a Dollar” ever beat out this song???Because it's the far, far, FAR superior song "I Never Knew Love" is totally unlistenable to me. I really detest Doug Stone's vocals, and I detested the song itself as well so it was a double whammy lol. Glad its out early and that "Addicted To A Dollar" beat it.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 8, 2019 10:06:42 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of Doug Stone at all but "I Never Knew Love" is one of the few from him I love and it deserved way better here.
"Third Rate Romance" also deserved better. I think some of you just have terrible taste lmao.
That bring said, "Independence Day" is the ONLY correct choice for #1 in this and I'm harshly judging anyone who tanked it. Just saying.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 13:49:16 GMT -5
I have a hypothetical question for y'all: what female artist should be the first to lose one of their songs? And when do you think such an event will happen?
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 8, 2019 16:59:11 GMT -5
I have a hypothetical question for y'all: what female artist should be the first to lose one of their songs? And when do you think such an event will happen? I predict the answers to these questions are "Tanya Tucker" and "Soon"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 8, 2019 18:13:17 GMT -5
Based on prior YE rankdowns from the 90s, I think Tanya Tucker and Wynonna are both probably in danger of losing a song early. "Soon" is my lowest-ranked female song, so I'd certainly be okay if that one goes first.
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Post by tim on Jul 8, 2019 18:26:45 GMT -5
I have a hypothetical question for y'all: what female artist should be the first to lose one of their songs? And when do you think such an event will happen? I predict the answers to these questions are "Tanya Tucker" and "Soon" I see I'm not the only one who was thinking that Tanya Tucker's "Soon" is likely out in the next round. Tanya's songs are always a bit on the polarizing side in the YE rankdowns and while I like a vast majority of her songs the Soon album era contained some of my least favorite singles including the title track, "Hangin' In", and "We Don't Have to Do This" which hopefully leaves sooner rather than later as well.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 18:37:44 GMT -5
I have a hypothetical question for y'all: what female artist should be the first to lose one of their songs? And when do you think such an event will happen? I predict the answers to these questions are "Tanya Tucker" and "Soon"
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 8, 2019 18:42:06 GMT -5
Based on prior YE rankdowns from the 90s, I think Tanya Tucker and Wynonna are both probably in danger of losing a song early. "Soon" is my lowest-ranked female song, so I'd certainly be okay if that one goes first. At #70, THAT is your lowest ranked female song?!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 8, 2019 18:43:56 GMT -5
I still liked this enough to put it at #70 on my list, but this was definitely my least-favorite female song in the list and I'm glad it was the first to go if we had to lose one this early.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 8, 2019 18:45:56 GMT -5
Based on prior YE rankdowns from the 90s, I think Tanya Tucker and Wynonna are both probably in danger of losing a song early. "Soon" is my lowest-ranked female song, so I'd certainly be okay if that one goes first. At #70, THAT is your lowest ranked female song?! The whole list only even has like 35 female songs on it in total so... yeah.
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Post by tim on Jul 8, 2019 18:54:15 GMT -5
And there goes my last place ranking! Like I mentioned above I love Tanya Tucker but I've never liked the song "Soon" and found the entire album era very underwhelming.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 19:06:23 GMT -5
So, as I mentioned last night, we've just encountered the first of TEN ties (with a three-way tie coming soon!), and we've just seen the loser of this first tie, unfortunately, the rankings for this weren't too favorable for Tanya Tucker, who becomes the first female to lose a song. This could lead to some more bad news for her if we aren't careful... Each of these ties were broken by giving the advantage to the song with the highest rank; here, "Soon" garnered a top fifteen at the last minute, pushing this out of the bottom ten, where it spent a huge majority of its time. The winner of this tie, however, will mark the loss of someone's #2! :'( {If you want a clue about what won this tie...}Look at the video I posted above #113.
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 8, 2019 19:16:27 GMT -5
"Ka-Ching" is the hint... Is it "Addicted To A Dollar"?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 19:43:19 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 20:02:27 GMT -5
Next up...
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Post by tim on Jul 8, 2019 20:07:22 GMT -5
As someone who grew up with Doug Stone's music as a kid and still considers themselves a fan to this day I'm actually somewhat surprised that some of you find "Addicted to a Dollar" to be a superior song to "I Never Knew Love". I even consider my #119 ranking to be a bit too high for this song and probably easily could've slid it into last place along with castleoblivion26.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 20:48:45 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 8, 2019 20:53:00 GMT -5
These songs DESERVED BETTER!
Total jams.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 8, 2019 21:12:58 GMT -5
I knew Wynonna would lose a song early. Called it, lol.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 21:23:11 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 21:29:50 GMT -5
And just like that, we lose the first #1 hit on country radio with Garth's anthem to everyday hard-workin' blue-collar Americans. ;) This was meant to be a 'repeat' of our very first tie where a female loses a tie to a not-so-well-received male. In this case, however, the highest rank for "Rock Bottom" was #14 vs. AHTBA's #11. Next up is another top 20 loss for someone and I also lose something in my top half. :(
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Post by LBTrocks on Jul 8, 2019 21:33:12 GMT -5
Finally! It's trash.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jul 8, 2019 22:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 8, 2019 22:21:03 GMT -5
Collin Raye is a pretty mediocre artist. I like very few of his songs and his voice is pretty grating imo. The right song of his went out first. "That's My Story" is decently fun so I hope that one lasts the longest.
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 8, 2019 23:08:30 GMT -5
Collin Raye is terrific, one of the best male voices in country music during the 80s and 90s...but “Man of My Word” is one of his few singles that did nothing for me.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 8, 2019 23:49:59 GMT -5
Collin Raye is terrific, one of the best male voices in country music during the 80s and 90s...but “Man of My Word” is one of his few singles that did nothing for me. I agree with this 100%. He has easily been one of my favorite male vocalist from the '90s in Country. "Man of My Word" is definitely weak though and I'm glad it is out early.
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