This One's for the Country Girls of the 2000s (Complete!)

[taylor is terrified]

That awkward feeling when you're both a Sara stan AND a Martina stan 

Personally rooting for Backseat of a Greyhound Bus but I'll be very happy to see Martina win as well!

[kansasmeetsmo]

I'm so disappointed that I never found the time to finish this, but I am so glad these are the top 2 songs. Honestly, both are so nostalgic for me. "When God Fearin' Women get the Blues" is the song that made me a Martina fan, while "Backseat of the Greyhound Bus" is my favorite Sara Evans song and always has been. It could not be a more perfect top 2 for me and I don't even know who I want to win. If I was betting I would bet on Sara's song though.

[.indulgecountry]

I'm legit stunned that "God Fearin'" is not only still in this but that it's a possible threat to win this thing. I really expected that one to be one of our first casualties inside the top 10. I am very much rooting for "Backseat" here for obvious reasons, and while I like the Martina song, I really don't think it's one of her best. I vastly prefer her other song in this RD that was eliminated much earlier. :/

[tim]

Let's finish this up shall we! Both of the final two songs were #1 contenders with one coming in as the second least polarizing song of the rankdown and neither getting any bottom 5's...

[ClevelandRox]

Backseat of a Greyhound Bus I envisioned a video back in the day of her falling in love with the paramedic that helped deliver her baby and her staying in that town. <3

But I'm torn because I would love Martina to win for bboat11 after the Independence Day robbery. 😒

I'll be happy either way :) Thanks for a great rankdown tim!

[tim]

2. "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" ~ Martina McBride

There ain't no slap dab atellin' what they're gonna do
Run around yellin' "I gotta Mustang
It'll do eighty
You don't have to be my baby
I've stirred my last batch of gravy"

Total: 289
Average: 14.45
Std Dev: 10.21 (2nd Lowest!)

bboat11 - 1

Darkest Hour - 3
SHOOTER - 3
LBTrocks - 5

Cody Wants Out... - 7
nickd - 8
tim - 9
someguy - 10
castleoblivion26 - 10
George Strait Junkie - 10

taylor is terrified - 11
austin - 14
Kanenrá:ke - 15

gardyfan - 20
Troublemaker - 20

ClevelandRox - 22
d3vin44 - 24
BackwoodsBarbie - 25

.indulgecountry - 35
toomuchboy - 37

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1. "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" ~ Sara Evans

Staring at the rest of her life
She never thought this would be the place
Where she would find her saving grace
But she fell in love
On the backseat of a greyhound bus

Total: 276
Average: 13.8
Std Dev: 13.54

tim - 1
Darkest Hour - 1
d3vin44 - 1

ClevelandRox - 2
gardyfan - 2
.indulgecountry - 2
Kanenrá:ke - 4

bboat11 - 6
austin - 7
toomuchboy - 9
Troublemaker - 10

BackwoodsBarbie - 12

SHOOTER - 16
George Strait Junkie - 18
taylor is terrified - 20

LBTrocks - 21
someguy - 25

Cody Wants Out... - 34
nickd - 38

castleoblivion26 - 47

[tim]

In what was truly a closer race than I thought it would end up being and with both of the final two songs being #1 contenders “Backseat of a Greyhound Bus” comes out on top while “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” comes in a close second as well as having the designation of the second least polarizing song of the rankdown!

This is the first win for “Backseat of a Greyhound Bus” which previously came in at #7 in the 2003 YE Rankdown and was a Top 5 finisher in her artist rankdown hosted by .indulgecountry. “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” most recently finished runner-up as well in bboat11’s Martina McBride’s Extras Rankdown and finished just inside the Top 10 in her artist rankdown. This won’t be the last time you’ll see them, however, as one is still in contention in a future 2001 YE Rankdown with the other to be featured in Sara’s Restless album rankdown.

[tim]

¡ENCORE!

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Lee Ann Womack

”Have You Seen That Girl”

But a few wrong moves led to a few wrong turns
And once your burned your not the same
You tend to shy from the flame
I hate to think shes giving up her dream

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Patty Loveless

"She Never Stopped Loving Him"

She stops and says "Since you've been gone
I have thought how life must go on"
Then she topped and placed a rose on his stone
Then left him alone
But she never stopped lovin' him

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Miranda Lambert

"Desperation"

Tell it like a lie, live it like a movie
Give a heart away like it don't mean nothin' to me
What's the use of making all the plans that we made if you weren't gonna go?
What's the use of slapping on a smile for a face if your eyes don't wanna show?

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Martina McBride

"House of a Thousand Dreams"

The crickets always sing outside the windows
And I love to feel the wind blow through the screen
And I sure hope that we can live forever
In this house of a thousand dreams"

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Sara Evans

"Missing Missouri"

I wanna be with my family
Instead of stuck out on this road I'm on
Every time my bus wheels hit the boot hill
There's no limelight, and I'm alright
'Cause I'm almost home

SPOILER: Click to show

{The Country Girls}castleoblivion26
Cody Wants Out...
tim
LBTrocks
ClevelandRox
d3vin44
Troublemaker
gardyfan
.indulgecountry
Kanenrá:ke
nickd
SHOOTER
Darkest Hour
someguy
toomuchboy
BackwoodsBarbie

[taylor is terrified]

YAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!! While I absolutely love both artists and both songs, I do NOT love WGFWGTB as much as I love BOAGB. So happy Sara won this!!

(Let the record show that my rankings contradict this statement because I failed to swap the two out in my list before sending it in--but honestly in a list of nearly 60 songs, #11 and #20 are equally like a tie for like #3 or something so I don't think it would have mattered in the end. Also because the ending of Sara's song did get a bit repetitive to me before fading out. Regardless of the ranks, it's still one of my favorite songs from Sara!)

[tim]

Ladies and Gents I proudly present to you your newest Queen of Country Sara Evans!  She joins the previous two winners Reba McEntire (80s Ladies of Country) and Deana Carter (90s Women of Country) both of whom won for their songs "Whoever's in New England" and "Strawberry Wine"!!

[tim]

Recap time!

55. Fight Like a Girl
54. Honeysuckle Sweet
53. That Song In My Head
52. Keep the Change
51. I'm Just a Girl

50. Different Breed
49. I Cry
48. Stronger Woman
47. Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman
46. Unglamorous

45. The Clown
44. Miss Being Mrs.
43. Outside My Window
42. Me and Emily
41. You Don’t Lie Here Anymore

40. Simple Love
39. Findin’ a Good Man
38. The One in the Middle
37. Satisfied
36. Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love

35. Fearless
34. My, Oh My
33. When You Lie Next to Me
32. Flies On the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)
31. Somebody’s Hero

30. Simple Life
29. Beautiful Goodbye
28. Don't Forget to Remember Me
27. Streets of Heaven
26. I'm a Survivor

25. Here for the Party
24. The First Cut Is the Deepest
23. Break Down Here
22. Red High Heels
21. Johnny & June

20. Forgive
19. What I Really Meant to Say
18. Jezebel
17. That's the Way
16. This One's for the Girls

15. Something’s Gotta Give
14. She Didn’t Have Time
13. Because of You
12. Better Get to Livin’
11. Don’t Worry ‘bout a Thing

10. Mississippi Girl
9. Forever and for Always
8. Baby Girl
7. The Long Way Around
6. Who I Am

5. I Hope You Dance
4. On Your Way Home
3. Kerosene
2. When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues
1. Backseat of a Greyhound Bus

[Darkest Hour]

Dec 1, 2019 21:04:31 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

(Let the record show that my rankings contradict this statement because I failed to swap the two out in my list before sending it in--but honestly in a list of nearly 60 songs, #11 and #20 are equally like a tie for like #3 or something so I don't think it would have mattered in the end. Also because the ending of Sara's song did get a bit repetitive to me before fading out. Regardless of the ranks, it's still one of my favorite songs from Sara!)

I was just going to quote you on that...

[tim]

I want to thank everyone who participated and followed along going back to when I first kicked this off way back in June! I had so much fun doing this and it really has become a labor of love

I also want to send out a special thanks to both Kanenrá:ke and bboat11 who provided me additional insight into the song selections and helped to ensure that I didn't leave out anyone! I'm already in the beginning stages of the next series so you can expect to see a rankdown sometime next year for the 2010s Women of Country!

Thanks again everyone

[bboat11]

Wooohoo, what a fantastic finish!!!! I never in a million years expected a Martina/Sara top 2, because neither WGFWGTB or BOAGB are among their most well-remembered songs; both have kinda been lost in the shuffle among much bigger hits that they had around the same time period. I vastly prefer Martina's song, but I had no doubt at all that Sara would win between the two because she is way more of a Pulse favorite. And I am not at all disappointed! Anytime one of my favorites wins a rankdown my heart gets warm and full, and in this case my two favorite vocalists of all time managed to share the top 2 Perfect finish to a fun rankdown!

[bboat11]

Dec 1, 2019 21:02:56 GMT -5 tim said:

In what was truly a closer race than I thought it would end up being and with both of the final two songs being #1 contenders “Backseat of a Greyhound Bus” comes out on top while “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” comes in a close second as well as having the designation of the second least polarizing song of the rankdown!

This is the first win for “Backseat of a Greyhound Bus” which previously came in at #7 in the 2003 YE Rankdown and was a Top 5 finisher in her artist rankdown hosted by .indulgecountry . “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” most recently finished runner-up as well in bboat11 ’s Martina McBride’s Extras Rankdown and finished just inside the Top 10 in her artist rankdown. This won’t be the last time you’ll see them, however, as one is still in contention in a future 2001 YE Rankdown with the other to be featured in Sara’s Restless album rankdown.

Don't forget that "Backseat" will be in the next round of Best of the Best, and "God-Fearin' Women" will be in the next round of Revenge of the Best!!!!

[SHOOTER]

Cute top-2.

Thanks for hosting tim

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Great top 10. I would have gone for "Kerosene" for the win because of the fire. No travesties in this RD. maybe I'll try the next one?

[taylor is terrified]

Thanks for hosting tim and I can't wait for the 2010s queen to be crowned! (Will it be Carrie? Kacey? Miranda? Ashley McBryde? Can't wait to find out!)

[Darkest Hour]

Good call-and-response from fiddles on the lyrics "Where do you go?/On your way home"
The rankdown top 2 are my favorite discovery from the rankdown. When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues is my favorite Martina McBride song from the rankdowns (aside from Independence Day) by far! It is perfectly chaotic yet hilarious (especially that music video). The way she growls in the first verse...!
Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus is an epic song! Featuring just right amount of orchestra.

Also might as well do a simple list on these encores lol

[Kanenrá:ke]

Amazing top 2!

Thanks for hosting tim!!

And I can't wait to see who makes the cut for the 2010's!