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Post by g8erboi on Dec 17, 2019 10:20:34 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 17, 2019 11:04:10 GMT -5
1) Which song do you expect to win this rankdown? Top 5 predictions? Hmmmm, I could see "My Church," "Follow Your Arrow," and "Two Black Cadillacs" as contenders for the win. Also expecting to see "Burning House," "Better Man," and "Merry Go Round" to be pretty high up there.
2) Which song do you think will get booted off first? Bottom 5 predictions? "This" perhaps? It seems like the kind of song that wouldn't fare too well in this list and I could see its highest rank being fairly low. Other low contenders: "Different for Girls," "What Ifs," "God's Country," maybe one of Jana Kramer's songs.
3) Which song will be the most divisive (highest SD)? Maybe something like "Cry Pretty"
4) Which song do you think will be the least polarizing (lowest SD)? "Better Man" or "My Church" maybe
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 17, 2019 17:50:35 GMT -5
Stats for the first reveal:
668 points 14.8 std dev (8th highest)
Top 10 ranks: 1 (Top 5) Top 20 ranks: 1 Top 30 ranks: 4 Top 40 ranks: 1 Top 50 ranks: 11 (includes 3 last place ranks)
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 17, 2019 21:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 17, 2019 21:40:17 GMT -5
I love the fact that this song seems to do worse in every rankdown that it is included in
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 17, 2019 21:41:49 GMT -5
While I get that "Different For Girls" may have troublesome/controversial lyrics to many people, the melody, vocals, and production make up for it in my opinion. Elle King complements Dierks’ voice really well, and I just have always loved the overall atmosphere of this song. I don’t really agree with the lyrics myself, but this song is sonically enjoyable and memorable.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 17, 2019 21:47:46 GMT -5
This song is so overhated. The list was strong so this wasn't at all unexpected for me, but still... damn.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 17, 2019 21:49:06 GMT -5
My big issue with "Different For Girls" is that Elle King sounds like a baked potato.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Dec 17, 2019 21:53:20 GMT -5
I love Dierks (I hosted his singles RD so...) but “Different for Girls” falls under more of his weaker efforts to me. And that means getting tanked by me in a rankdown this strong.
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 17, 2019 22:23:48 GMT -5
"Different For Girls" is so awful. I stan Elle King after seeing her live, but this song still is just terrible to me.
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Post by tim on Dec 17, 2019 22:31:17 GMT -5
While I don’t outright dislike “Different for Girls” it’s never one I find myself revisiting and in fact the only time I do is for rankdowns lol. The entire Black era was a rather big letdown for me as I expected a bit more depth from Dierks especially after Riser but that album set the bar really high for whatever came next. Anyways I’m not surprised that this is the first song to exit.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 18, 2019 11:35:57 GMT -5
Wasn't expecting it *that* quickly, but still glad it's out. I don't much agree with the lyrics myself (the right men aren't afraid to admit when they're heartbroken and are comfortable enough in their masculinity to cry; and the song paints women as being too emotional imo which I don't like), but the atmosphere of the song does very much enhance it in my opinion. That and Elle King is great.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 11:43:30 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 18, 2019 11:45:12 GMT -5
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 11:53:02 GMT -5
"Why Ya Wanna" is interesting in that I actually disliked it when it first came out. It brings me back to the summer after 8th grade and it was ALWAYS on the radio, and I found the chorus to be annoying. Years later, I actually started to appreciate it. The melody and lyrics of the verses are gorgeous imo, and even though the chorus still isn't my favorite, I find the lyrics relatable and LOVE Jana's voice. This song brings back a lot of memories and I regret not liking it at first. Unfortunately, this having such a low position and the lowest standard deviation means this is pretty universally disliked on here (in relation to the other songs on this list).
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" is one of Luke's best, imo. Brings me back to my freshman year of high school. I love the gloomy vibe of this one; Luke is at his best when he is vulnerable. My only complaint about this song is how similar it sounds to "Someone Else Calling You Baby" lmao. While not as disliked on here as Jana’s song, the low position combined with the low standard deviation makes this song also pretty disliked on here.
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 18, 2019 12:41:50 GMT -5
I hated “Why Ya Wanna” when it was current. I still don’t like it at all, despite me ending up loving Jana Kramer, her voice, and her musical output. The vocal arrangement is terrible in the chorus.
I do love “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye;” the melody is great, although the song is highly overproduced.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 15:28:33 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 18, 2019 15:39:13 GMT -5
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"'s incredibly good for a Luke Bryan song.
Aww, I love "Tequila" and Dan + Shay. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since Rascal Flatts never gets much love on Pulse either.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 18, 2019 16:19:17 GMT -5
...Incorrect.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 16:19:28 GMT -5
Wow, I'm going to cry now because I can't believe I put IGLYTI that low. That just feels sooo wrong. Beautiful, beautiful song.
ETA: I actually ranked it in my top 5 lmfao. My stupid spreadsheet was wrong of course.
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Post by surfy on Dec 18, 2019 16:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 18, 2019 16:29:27 GMT -5
So the black guy couldn't even make top-40?
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Post by fearlessarrow on Dec 18, 2019 16:55:22 GMT -5
I had “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” way higher... not sure if it affects anything but g8erboi could you look into it?
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 17:05:37 GMT -5
I had “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” way higher... not sure if it affects anything but g8erboi could you look into it? Thank you for the catch! I’ll check my spreadsheet and see what’s up shortly.
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Post by tim on Dec 18, 2019 17:24:11 GMT -5
I had “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” way higher... not sure if it affects anything but g8erboi could you look into it? Thank you for the catch! I’ll check my spreadsheet and see what’s up shortly. Same...mine is almost 30 spots off.
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 17:28:04 GMT -5
What the...
Alright guys, maybe disregard all the reveals so far lmao. Things might change a lot. Stay tuned.
Update: I figured out the issue. Hang tight guys!
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Post by g8erboi on Dec 18, 2019 18:18:31 GMT -5
So sorry guys! Before the reveals started, I created an algorithm that was able to take the remaining lists I received and insert them into a master spreadsheet. Unfortunately, the song list in my spreadsheet was in a different order than the song list from the algorithm (both were in alphabetical order, but four songs did not line up correctly: If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away, If I Didn’t Have You, It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To, and I’m Gonna Love You Through It.
The algorithm apparently does alphabetical order differently than the way I have it in my spreadsheet...*facepalm*)
ANYWHO... this should be fixed now, and results did change.
The first six results are still the same, so here's that:
50. Different For Girls: 668 points 49. Why Ya Wanna: 645 points 48. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: 637 points 47. Tequila: 635 points 46. This: 632 points 45. Glass: 605 points
Results after #45 are different, and some songs that you saw leave may actually last for a while longer.
P.S. If you're a fan of "I'm Gonna Love You Through It", you will be happy (I'm definitely happy because my rank for it was wayyyyy higher than what the initial reveal showed - top 20 instead of top 50).
TL;DR: Everything is gucci now. Some results have changed.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 18, 2019 18:18:40 GMT -5
So far these reveals are a mixed bag. It seems like half the songs that we've lost so far I'm finding myself being like "oh no, this is way too low!" and the other half I'm like "well that needed to go." So far it's nothing I'm terribly surprised about tho. Like I knew Jana Kramer would lose at least 1 of her songs early cause she's a bit polarizing vocally. So the black guy couldn't even make top-40? He only barely made your own top 40 tho
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Dec 18, 2019 19:29:18 GMT -5
Sksksk I do like "This" so I'm aiming for a high, middle position.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 18, 2019 20:07:46 GMT -5
By the time I came in, the reveals were deleted so I was wondering why the hell people were talking about losing IGLYTI and now I know why lol.
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