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Post by g8erboi on Dec 22, 2019 11:51:46 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Dec 22, 2019 11:53:09 GMT -5
"Cry Pretty" is fine, but again it's just the strength of this list. The other two Carrie Underwood songs on this list are far better than this one, so they totally deserve to go far. There are five Carrie Underwood songs in this rankdown though. Oops I was only thinking about "Something in the Water" and "Two Black Cadillacs" and forgot that "Good Girl" and "Remind Me" are in this (well I did remember "Remind Me" but I was thinking of it as a Brad Paisley song even though I know it's billed as a duet) Edit: Do I have magical powers today? Mentioning Chris Young and then "The Man I Want to Be" goes out, forgets about Carrie Underwood songs and "Good Girl" which is one of the songs I forgot goes out, lol.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 22, 2019 12:01:16 GMT -5
I prefer "Cry Pretty" to this and the other CU songs still in (excluding one of them). Shame it went first.
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 22, 2019 12:04:24 GMT -5
I don't care for "Glass" that much as a song but Shawna Thompson totally makes it work for me. Her voice is gorgeous. "If I Didn't Have You" is way better.
"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" is really good, but he has others I like way more.
"It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" is nothing special, but damn the melody is catchy.
"You and Tequila" is pretty awful lol. It's boring too.
"Whiskey" has such a beautiful country melody. Fantastic song.
"American Honey" is pretty typical pop-lite Lady A. But the melody isn't, like, totally terrible so there's that.
Sorry, "As She's Walking Away" is dreadful to me. I can't stand anything ZBB related and I'm not a fan of Alan Jackson's voice either so this song is like a double whammy of icky for me.
"Eighteen Inches" is super good, but "Next Boyfriend" will probably always be my fav Lauren Alaina song lol
"The Truth" is awesome. Fantastic melody, instrumentation, and lyrics.
So I REALLY love "Better Than I Used To Be" and think it's easily one of Tim McGraw's best songs. It's a breathtaking country song... totally sounds like a George Strait song to me. And the verse reminds me of "Lucky Man" by MG. I adore it. That chorus is just heaven. I probably under-ranked this here.
"Even If It Breaks Your Heart" does NOTHING for me... which is typical of Eli Young band for me.
"The Man I Want To Be" is fantastic but yes, the correct Chris Young song remains in. I want "Tomorrow" to win this thing. Or LBT, I wanted both to be my #1 lol!
I really like the chorus on "Cry Pretty" but just like the album, it's nowhere near being one of Carrie's bests.
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 22, 2019 12:06:34 GMT -5
"Good Girl" is grating. Has never cared for it.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Dec 22, 2019 12:23:16 GMT -5
Hmm I was thinking "Wasting All These Tears" from the last two pictures ("I tried to find you at the bottom of a bottle, laying down on the bathroom floor") but then I don't know what the first picture is doing, so maybe it's not that...
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 22, 2019 12:32:26 GMT -5
"Better" was my first thought, but I think it's Maren's "GIRL." "If vanity's my vitamin..." "Pick yourself up off the kitchen floor."
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 22, 2019 14:22:42 GMT -5
21 consecutive female purges and the first two are instantly Carrie songs...one of which I'm not too upset to see leave now as it's not one of my more favored Carrie songs...but Cry Pretty deserved a Top 5 placement. at them bottom 10 CP ranks WHEW! but for real that CP loss HURT
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 10:13:12 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 10:22:22 GMT -5
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Post by recordyear on Dec 23, 2019 10:25:49 GMT -5
Overrated title song from an overrated album. I think her vocals sound worse here than in her first era, which has too much of "smoker vocals" to start with. Plus the song is not as meaningful and feminine as some may say.
Edit: It is for GIRL.
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Post by recordyear on Dec 23, 2019 10:28:19 GMT -5
As for Every Little Thing, it is a nice debut single that shows her potential, keyword "potential". So it leaves much to be desired.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 10:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 10:39:30 GMT -5
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Post by recordyear on Dec 23, 2019 11:02:23 GMT -5
The melody of Don't You Wanna Stay is pretty cliche, especially these pianos. It happens that I heard this song from Kelly Clarkson's album quite early on my listening journey (like in 2015 or something), so familiarity boosts it up.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 23, 2019 12:30:49 GMT -5
This song really highlighted how much Kelly's voice had matured and improved since her debut. The period from DYWS / Stronger through Wrapped in Red was her voice at its peak, imo.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 16:04:04 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 16:27:17 GMT -5
Your Top 20!
"A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega " - Ashley McBryde "Better " - Maggie Rose "Better Man " - Little Big Town "Burning House " - Cam "Butterflies " - Kacey Musgraves "Every Storm " - Gary Allan "Follow Your Arrow " - Kacey Musgraves "From A Table Away " - Sunny Sweeney "I Got the Boy " - Jana Kramer "I’m Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride "Merry Go Round " - Kacey Musgraves "My Church " -Maren Morris "My Heart Can’t Tell You No" - Sara Evans "Over You " - Miranda Lambert "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood "Tin Man " - Miranda Lambert "Tomorrow " - Chris Young "Two Black Cadillacs " - Carrie Underwood "Wasting All These Tears " - Cassadee Pope "What If I Never Get Over You " - Lady Antebellum
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Post by fearlessarrow on Dec 23, 2019 16:32:25 GMT -5
So I’m still pretty burnt out on “I Could Use a Love Song”. It’s a great song but I don’t ever feel the urge to play it as much as her other songs right now, which is the explanation for my low rank here.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 23, 2019 16:35:46 GMT -5
Listening to "Doin' Fine" for the first time for this rankdown bumped up the number of Lauren Alaina songs I like to two. "Ladies in the 90s" is the other one.
"I Could Use a Love Song" is my favorite of Maren's singles.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 16:40:06 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 23, 2019 16:42:57 GMT -5
“GIRL” and “I Could Use A Love Song” deserved better!
“Better” is great and I adore Maggie Rose but she does have... better. lol!
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 16:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 17:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 23, 2019 17:17:22 GMT -5
WIINGOY definitely deserved a Top 10 placement here but at least it cracked Top 20...other than that imo the placements are where they should be (except for Remind Me, I wish that could've have at least been in the Top 20)
EDIT: SITW DESERVED BETTER! (although tbh I'm not too surprised that it's the most polarizing)
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 23, 2019 17:19:56 GMT -5
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