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Post by bboat11 on Oct 16, 2019 20:58:46 GMT -5
At long last, here is our top 5!!! Be That Way Everybody Does I Don’t Want To See You Again Make Me Believe This Uncivil War
Impressively, Evolution and Emotion both have 2 songs each! Anybody surprised by anything here? Also, let's see some predictions for how this plays out!!!!!!
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 16, 2019 22:21:23 GMT -5
I so wanted Walk Away in my top-10 but this was such a stacked deck to begin with. I’m glad it made it in anyway.
Also glad my two lowest rankings left are now GONE! Bring on the winner!
1-2-3-6-9!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:25:45 GMT -5
I would LOVE to finish this up tonight if anybody is around to follow along with reveals
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 17, 2019 21:30:49 GMT -5
Y'all be the cheer captains and I'll just be sitting here on the bleachers 😅
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 17, 2019 21:38:52 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:41:24 GMT -5
Almost done typing up the first reveal!!!!!!! Hang with me!!!! Lmao
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 17, 2019 21:44:18 GMT -5
I have 1, 2, 3, 8, and 11 left and heavily toyed with the idea of putting my #3 as my #1 so let's see what happens!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:45:51 GMT -5
5. "I Don't Want To See You Again" Album: Evolution
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:47:19 GMT -5
I have 1, 2, 3, 8, and 11 left and heavily toyed with the idea of putting my #3 as my #1 so let's see what happens!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 17, 2019 21:48:49 GMT -5
And there went my alternate #1. The key change makes it that much more exciting imo.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:51:22 GMT -5
"I Don't Want To See You Again" is the first of the top 5 to leave us, which I am sure is not a surprise to that many people. I honestly think it was a huge surprise that this song was able to make the top 5 to begin with! Nobody ever talks about it as being one of her more iconic album tracks, but that may just be because "Be That Way" tends to get all the love as the missed hit from the Evolution album. However, as surprised as I was to see this in the top 5, I am THRILLED!!!! I mean, look at my #3 rank for it The vocal arrangement for this song is just plain fire! Martina carries this tune better than anybody else could, which is especially impressive when you consider that this song unrelentingly keeps her near the top of her range. Love everything about this song, and I am so happy we all agreed it belonged near the top of her album tracks!
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 17, 2019 21:54:44 GMT -5
I definitely didn't think this would be a top-5 contender but top-10 was a must! The key change gives me life!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 21:56:42 GMT -5
4. "Everybody Does" Album: Waking Up Laughing
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:02:44 GMT -5
With that, we say goodbye to the lone holdout from the 00s! "Everybody Does" was guaranteed a top 5 finish for practically this entire submission period. It briefly held the #1 spot after tim's list, but settled in comfortably at #4 for the rest of the rankdown after that. This song absolutely friggin' slays. It is one of the biggest shames of her career that this was not released as the followup to "Anyway". This has SMASH written all over it... :'( One of my favorite things about this song is that the way it is produced, it sounds just like a live performance if you listen to it on a good sound system. The booming depth of the bass drum and the crispness of the snare hits especially gives it that vibe. It's a shame she never really performs this live, because this song was made for that setting.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:04:11 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 17, 2019 22:04:34 GMT -5
I honestly started off with Everybody Does as my #1; it's such ear candy! I still can't believe it wasn't an official single!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:11:48 GMT -5
3. "Be That Way" Album: Evolution
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:19:42 GMT -5
"Be That Way" is one of her most buzzed-about album tracks, without a doubt. The Evolution album had a bajillion singles, most of which became huge hits, and yet somehow it STILL feels like this song got robbed by not being released. The melody to this one is incredibly strong, and I love that it is one of those songs that allows Martina to show off her powerful range without belting full volume, a la "Broken Wing". (I mean, I LOVE it when she belts full volume! But it is one of the things she has most been criticized for through the years, and this song could have potentially helped work against that image in a way that a song like "Whatever You Say" didn't). It also allows her to show off her voice in new ways that she had never really done before, like the upwards trill on "ye-e-ell" in the 3rd chorus And just like that, we bid farewell to the Evolution album, and say congratulations to the Emotion album for providing us with the entire top 2!!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:20:39 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:21:51 GMT -5
And then there were two!
"Make Me Believe" vs. "This Uncivil War"
Which one do you want to see win?!?!?!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:28:56 GMT -5
Before I post the final 2, I should just clarify that #2 beat "Make Me Believe" by nearly 40 points! And #1 only beat #2 by about 7 points... In other words, the battle for this top 2 was close, and it was fierce! Both songs spent the majority of the submission process contending for #1. They were both top 5 contenders for the entire rankdown. In fact, other than a couple small exceptions, they were both top 3 contenders for the entire rankdown.
Let's see who's gonna win!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:35:43 GMT -5
2. "This Uncivil War" Album: Emotion
1. "Make Me Believe" Album: Emotion
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 17, 2019 22:47:38 GMT -5
#shooketh
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 22:58:48 GMT -5
"This Uncivil War" is without a doubt the most impressively arranged song of Martina's entire career. First there's the funky disjointed fiddle opening with the Civil War drumline in the background, which soon gives way to a sweeping orchestra, and, most importantly, those CELLOS!!!!! You know the ones I'm talking about... Like that wall of cellos that goes through that descending riff after the first chorus, shaking both your car and your soul... Not only is the arrangement really cool, but the lyrics cut right to the bone, and the arrangement is designed perfectly to emphasize the emotions in the lyrics. Example: "Papa needs a new job, so he's swallowing his pride" and then suddenly the bass hits a super low note that then trails off... That bass riff then continues to happen periodically throughout the rest of the song. Also, the concluding "You can stay and take your chances, or you can run to save your life" that then crescendos into an intense tangle of emotions, like the battle has finally begun... Ugh, I literally cannot say enough about this song. This is basically the song that Carrie Underwood's "Little Toy Guns" tries to be. And I love that song, but it doesn't quite hold a candle to this one It is fantastic in every way, and I am THRILLED it was able to finish as well as it did!!!! I expected top 10, but I honestly wasn't even sure if I expected top 5. I figured "Make Me Believe" would easily beat it by several positions; I had no idea the two of them were going to be facing off head to head for nearly the entire submission period!!!! Which brings us to "Make Me Believe" This one has always been one of my favorite album tracks from Martina, from the moment I heard the first note of the musical intro. This one doesn't have quite the same degree of analytical potential as "This Uncivil War", but it is still a pretty cool song itself. The low female background vocals (SUCH an underrated sound in country music!) that weave in and out of the musical arrangement are a really cool choice, and show off Martina's low range in a way that has seldom been done. Plus the melody to this song gets stuck in your head SO easily. I am very happy to crown this song as the winner out of all of Martina's album tracks!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2019 23:00:29 GMT -5
Oh, I forgot to mention that "This Uncivil War" is the ONLY song of the entire rankdown to have everybody rank it in their top half However, "Make Me Believe" had everybody rank it in their top 20 except for one person, which was enough to give it the slight edge.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 17, 2019 23:29:43 GMT -5
Very pleased with this Top 5! "Everybody Does" is one of my favorite tracks from Waking Up Laughing so I'm glad to see that it's loved enough to make #4. I personally would've been even more pleased with a #3 placement, but it's only one spot off so I'll take it. Also want to note that "This Uncivil War" is my favorite out of the Top 2. Everything about it is just incredible, and as bboat11 mentioned, you can see the LTG comparisons. I LOVE LTG but I have to agree that TUW is the better of the two songs. Thanks for allowing me to follow along at the last second!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 18, 2019 0:40:20 GMT -5
What an incredible top 2 that was! Either of those songs winning would've been a fantastic outcome, but I'm definitely thrilled to see "Make Me Believe" get the edge. It was my 2 vs. 6, so it was safe to say that I love both of these songs.
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Post by tim on Oct 19, 2019 20:44:12 GMT -5
I had to go back and look at the report I typed up for homework assignment we were tasked with and I correctly guessed three of the top 5 with those being “Everybody Does”, “Make Me Believe”, and “Be That Way”! But first I have to go back a few reveals prior to the top 5 and make some comments… “That’s The Thing About Love” - Thrilled to see this make it into the top 15…such a jam! I really enjoy the melody and the chorus is soooo catchy. This sounded like a missed single opportunity to my ears. “One Night” - I actually didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as I initially did when we completed the album rankdown for Eleven. I thought this was going to be a top 20 for me but it ended falling back just inside my top 30. This song works really well live, though, and I remember her performing this back on tour in 2012 when I saw her open for George in Vegas! “Whatcha Gonna Do” - I had this pegged as a top 5 contender because I knew it was a fan favorite so I was a bit surprised it only managed to make it just inside the top 10. Great song and yet another missed single opportunity. I’m pretty sure Martina has performed this song every time that I’ve seen her since the album was released. “Lies” - Despite my top 30 ranking I do like this song and I can understand why it’s such a Pulse favorite as it’s written very well and sung spectacularly by Martina. I really could only listen to this a few times, though, and it just wasn’t one that I felt like I’d want to revisit much. Which brings me back to the top 5! “I Don’t Want to See You Again” was the biggest surprise of the rankdown and I had to go back and listen to the song again a couple of times to see if I’d missed something or would rank it any higher. I ranked this just below “Lies” and it just doesn’t seem to be as memorable for me as it is for others. I remember from the Emotion album rankdown that “This Uncivil War” was a favorite and it was on my shortlist of potential top 5 contenders so not at all surprised to see it make it into the top 2. And while “Make Me Believe” was just shy of my top 10 I’m not at all disappointed by the outcome and it really should’ve been the fourth single over “It’s My Time” which I find to be quite unmemorable after all of these years (and congrats to SHOOTER for the perfect ranking!). Thanks again bboat11 for being such a great host as always!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 20, 2019 0:50:09 GMT -5
I went back a couple pages to see the Top 20 and came away feeling shocked (and kinda disappointed) that "Strangers" didn't make Top 10 at ALL considering that's one of her best album tracks and even she knows it, and I came away just as shocked (and really happy) that "That's The Thing About Love" nearly did make it. The thing I loved most when I first heard TTTAL is how easily it really could fit into one of her older albums. I do think that if she had released this and these were the 90's, this would've been a #1 smash hit for her. Speaking of #1 smash hits, don't even get me started about the label shattering the ball into a million pieces with "Strangers"
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