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Post by tim on Mar 7, 2020 22:25:13 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Merry Christmas from London Released: October 19, 1993
Label: BNA
Producer: Richard Landis Singles/Rankdown Placement:
My Favorite Things (31)
Sleigh Ride (46) Tracklist:
1. My Favorite Things
2. A Christmas Festival (feat. Tammy Wynette)
3. Little Snow Girl (feat. Andy Williams)
4. Up on Santa Claus Mountain
5. O Holy Night
6. Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow
7. Blue Snowfall (feat. Johnny Mathis)
8. Toyland
9. Sleigh Ride
10. Ave Maria
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Post by tim on Mar 7, 2020 22:26:43 GMT -5
Your Top 30!
’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Do You Still Want to Buy Me That Drink (Frank)
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
He Talks to Me
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I Just Might Be
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Slow
Something in Red
Standing Tall
War Paint
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
You'd Think He’d Know Me Better
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2020 22:29:20 GMT -5
I've only liked "My Favorite Things" in The Sound of Music. Even Martina couldn't make me like the song. Glad it is finally out.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 7, 2020 22:43:57 GMT -5
"My Night to Howl" was robbed! War Paint is so good. I still can't @ it being her random flop album during her prime. I hope the other 3 songs from it make it much further.
OTOH, wow @ how much "I Can Count on You" overstayed. That song was awful, lol.
Lorrie's rendition of "My Favorite Things" is great and I'm glad it didn't get tanked super early, but it also got about as far in this as it needed to.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Mar 8, 2020 8:18:49 GMT -5
I remember always seeing the "My Favorite Things" video and it seemed like a big hit because of that. Felt like a flashier version of Something in Red when I was little and for how much nostalgia it brings, I actually probably underranked it a bit.
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Post by toomuchboy on Mar 8, 2020 11:15:11 GMT -5
I was hoping "My Favorite Things" would just sneak into the top 30. Still, it made it about as far as the best Christmas songs do.
For some reason, "I Can Count on You" reminds me of Sheena Easton's "Almost Over You."
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:02:03 GMT -5
I'm going to start the afternoon off by revealing the first couple of songs in the top 30...unfortunately a second participant will say goodbye to their #1 song.
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:02:24 GMT -5
But let me tell you that the finest thing
Is the joy he brings
When we turn out the light
And in those moments after we make love
That's when he holds me close
Gives me what I need the most 30. “He Talks to Me” Total: 324
Average: 27
Std Dev: 13.07 {Songs Remaining}’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Do You Still Want to Buy Me That Drink (Frank)
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I Just Might Be
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Slow
Something in Red
Standing Tall
War Paint
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:02:45 GMT -5
“He Talks to Me” was released as the fifth and final single from Lorrie’s debut album Leave the Light On. Written by Mike Reid and Rory Bourke, the song reached #4 on the country charts in August 1990. This becomes the second song to leave from Lorrie’s debut record and along with it taylor is terrified become’s our second participant to depart with their top ranking song. With most of the rankings coming somewhere within the top 40 this ended up settling just inside top 30 thanks to the additional support it received from RobbyFlorida ’s top 10 and @xfer top 15. |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:16:06 GMT -5
We're really going to start chipping away going forward as the next song to leave takes a pair of top 10's with it along with a top 15 and two top 20's...and a lone bottom 5!
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:26:03 GMT -5
Yea it's usually, packed here on Friday nights,
Oh if you don't mind could I talk you out of a light?
Well thank you, could I drink you a buy?
Oh listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink? I've got two little kids that call me mama
My 14 year-old wants to pierce her lip
Between algebra and spelling bees and anything to keep the peace
Romance is the last thing on my list
So Frank, honey, tell me what you think 29. “Do You Still Want to Buy Me That Drink (Frank)” Total: 319
Average: 26.58
Std Dev: 13.57 (12th Highest) {Songs Remaining}’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I Just Might Be
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Slow
Something in Red
Standing Tall
War Paint
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:26:28 GMT -5
“Do You Still Wanna Buy Me That Drink (Frank)" was released as the lead single to Lorrie’s ninth studio album Show Me How. This clocks in as the 12th most polarizing song as it takes two top 10’s from someguy and George Strait Junkie along with @xfer ’s top 15. This bounced around quite a bit during its run and even briefly managed to sneak inside the top 15, but it began its downward trend once castleoblivion26 delivered the lone bottom 5 which it was never quite able to recover from. |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:27:37 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Show Me How Released: January 20, 2004
Label: Image Entertainment
Producer: Richard Landis Singles/Rankdown Placement:
Do You Still Wanna Buy Me That Drink (Frank) (29)
I Can Count On You (32)
Us Girls (44) Tracklist:
1. Do You Still Wanna Buy Me That Drink (Frank)
2. Used
3. Bombshell
4. I Can Count on You
5. Show Me How
6. Us Girls
7. The Wedding
8. One Less Monkey
9. Charlie and Betty
10. Another Winter Without You
11. Rocks
Highlighted Album Tracks:”’Used“”Bombshell“”Another Winter Without You“ |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 12:28:25 GMT -5
I'm going to pause there for now and pick back up again later this afternoon!
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Post by taylor is terrified on Mar 8, 2020 13:58:51 GMT -5
What in the world?! "He Talks to Me" definitely deserved to be in the Top 5 or Top 10 for sure. Robbed. :'(
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 8, 2020 16:25:11 GMT -5
Oop, I fell quite behind by not being here much yesterday!! Lmao I'll come around in a bit and do comments on the songs that have been revealed so far.
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:30:18 GMT -5
Alright, well while bboat11's catches up I'm going to continue on and reveal that next three songs which will get us into the top 25! Up next is the second most polarizing song of the rankdown and with its exit a third participant will have to say goodbye to their top ranking song. |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:36:00 GMT -5
Red is for the anger that you put me through
And for all those nights I felt alone, will see a shade of blue
I'll add a dash of yellow for the power that you've been
And the black will be your night ahead
And my shadow in your bed 28. “War Paint” Total: 316
Average: 26.33
Std Dev: 16 (2nd Highest!) {Songs Remaining}’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I Just Might Be
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Slow
Something in Red
Standing Tall
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:36:28 GMT -5
“War Paint” is the title track to Lorrie’s fourth studio album that was released in 1994. This somehow comes in as the second most polarizing song as we see a wide swath of rankings from toomuchboy ’s near last place all the way up to the top with .indulgecountry who becomes our third participant to depart with their #1 song. Two others say goodbye to a top 15 while three more including myself lose a top 20. I had personally selected this to include in the rankdown as it has long been a favorite of mine so I was hoping it would do a bit better than just barely making it into the top 30. This era was a bit of a disappointment overall and I again trace that back to “My Night to Howl” being selected as its lead single. Nonetheless, I'm glad that there seemed to be quite a few of you that enjoyed this one as much as myself! |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:47:30 GMT -5
Baby I’m a long way from crazy
But baby I’m a long way from over you
I haven't been myself lately
I’m not going to let you break me 27. “Slow” Total: 309
Average: 25.75
Std Dev: 10.89 {Songs Remaining}’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I Just Might Be
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Something in Red
Standing Tall
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:47:45 GMT -5
“Slow” is an album track from 2016’s Letting Go…Slow[ which was Lorrie’s first solo album in five years. This more or less jumped up and down just inside the top 30 for most of its run as it garnered quite a bit of support including a top 10 from @xfer , two top 15’s from ClevelandRox and Kanenrá:ke , and a top 20 placement from taylor is terrified . Quite a handful of the the rankings fell just within the top 30 and not a single participant put this in their bottom 5. |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 19:48:21 GMT -5
Album Spotlight: Letting Go…Slow Released: February 12, 2016
Label: Shanachie Records
Producer: Richard Landis Singles/Rankdown Placement:
Slow (27) Tracklist:
1. Strange
2. Ode to Billy oe
3. It Is Raining at Your House
4. Something About Trains
5. I’ve Done Enough Dying Today
6. Lay Lady Lay
7. Slow
8. Spilt Milk
9. Jesus and Hairspray
10. Lonely Whiskey
11. What I’d Say
12. How Does It Feel
Highlighted Album Tracks:”How Does It Feel“”Strange“ |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 8, 2020 20:00:07 GMT -5
Ugh, I knew "War Paint" would get unfairly shafted. It's just sooooo good. There was no competition for my #1 as "War Paint" is my favorite thing she's done period. That epic & eerie instrumental woodwind intro (and outro) with the gradual progression as the drums and strings come in is just masterful. I also love her vocal performance here so much. She absolutely killed it on the seductiveness of the verses and also the climactic way she launches into that anthemic chorus that is so melodically pleasing. Perfect song.
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 20:01:43 GMT -5
Do you miss me every morning, is the situation sad
Do you wish that it was different, do you realize just what you had
I might be a southern breeze, blowing through tasseled hair
Stirring up old memories, of the time when I was there
I just might be the best damn thing that you ever threw away 26. “I Just Might Be” Total: 305
Average: 25.42
Std Dev: 11.45 {Songs Remaining}’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Something in Red
Standing Tall
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 20:02:23 GMT -5
“I Just Might Be” was released as the third and final single from Lorrie’s fifth studio album Greater Need and is the first song to exit from it. Missing the top 25 by a mere two points, this seemed to be a well-liked song overall as everyone put this inside their top 40 including a handful of top 30 placements. After just departing with his #1 our dearest Kanenrá:ke now loses his second top ranking song. Both toomuchboy and bboat11 lose a top 20 while someguy see’s a top 15 loss. |
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 20:08:49 GMT -5
Guess what folks...we're already at the halfway mark! I want to allow some of you a chance to catch up (including on y'alls sleep!), so this feels like a good stopping point. Let's do a quick recap of what we've lost thus far:
50. Don't Go Changing
49. Good Morning Heartache
48. Two People in Love
47. 29 Again
46. Sleigh Ride
45. The Color of Roses
44. Us Girls
43. I Am a Woman
42. Don’t Worry Baby
41. I Finally Found Someone
40. Leavin’ on Your Mind
39. Come See Me and Come Lonely
38. To Get to You
37. Crying Time
36. My Night to Howl
35. I Know What You Did Last Night
34. Trainwreck of Emotion
33. He Drinks Tequila
32. I Can Count on You
31. My Favorite Things
30. He Talks to Me
29. Do You Still Want to Buy Me That Drink (Frank)
28. War Paint
27. Slow
26. I Just Might Be
And here is your Top 25!
’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
A Picture of Me (Without You)
Back in Your Arms Again
By My Side
Dear Me
Except for Monday
Five Minutes
Go Away
Good as I Was to You
Half Enough
Heart Over Mind
Here I Go Again
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Guess You Had to Be There
I’m Not That Easy to Forget
If You Came Back from Heaven
Maybe Not Tonight
One of Those Nights Tonight
Out of Your Shoes
Something in Red
Standing Tall
Watch Me
We Both Walk
What Part of No
You'd Think He’d Know Me Better
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2020 20:12:57 GMT -5
Ugh, I knew "War Paint" would get unfairly shafted. It's just sooooo good. There was no competition for my #1 as "War Paint" is my favorite thing she's done period. That epic & eerie instrumental woodwind intro (and outro) with the gradual progression as the drums and strings come in is just masterful. I also love her vocal performance here so much. She absolutely killed it on the seductiveness of the verses and also the climactic way she launches into that anthemic chorus that is so melodically pleasing. Perfect song. Yas to all of this! My mom had gotten this album back in the day and I remember listening to it quite a bit...this song was always a standout from it and one that I still wish had been released as a single. I was thrilled to see this get the #1 treatment and you kept this one alive for a top 30 showing! |
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 9, 2020 0:49:28 GMT -5
Catching up! I WANT to like "The Color Of Roses", because it is a very pretty song for the most part. However, wtf is wrong with this studio recording??!?!! That series of skips at the start of the song are absolutely unacceptable, and completely take me out of the song. I thought Apple Music's file was faulty or something, but the link to the YouTube video proves that the song is just plain messed up to begin with... If it was an intentional choice, it was an awful one, and if it was unintentional, that is ridiculous that nobody caught it before putting out the song. "Us Girls" is quite catchy on the surface, but I couldn't quite get over the really weird musical arrangement. It sounds incredibly clunky when the entire band stops between every single measure in the intro and every time it gets replicated throughout the song. Something about it just sounds incredibly cheap rather than innovative. "I Am A Woman" is a fantastic song celebrating womanhood. Literally the only thing wrong with it is that Lorrie's vocals have noticeably aged so much that it sounds like Pam is singing with an old lady  Also their voices are kinda processed in a weird way that sounds really electronic and not organic. The way the song builds, however, is really good! I bet this one will do well on the album rankdown when we get to it for the Pam album series! Oh no, "Don't Worry Baby" was robbed!!!! This song might be a little bit odd compared to Lorrie's usual material, but I think that gives it character that helps it to stand out. She absolutely nails this one vocally! I love the fact that her voice sounds a little higher than normal for basically this entire song. She basically sings this in a mezzo range, whereas her normal output is much more alto. I guess maybe that's why some people found it to sound off? She totally nails it though. If anything is weird, it is The Beach Boys' vocals bouncing around in the background... For the most part, the duets with Sammy were incredibly boring and unnecessary. "Maybe Not Tonight" is the only good one. I am glad to see that one still in. "I Finally Found Someone", however, was really boring and it is leaving in a good place. A lot of the magic is diminished greatly by the fact that they split, of course, so now it literally IS a pointless song. |
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 9, 2020 0:59:42 GMT -5
"Leavin' On Your Mind" is a good song, but ultimately is always hard to rank because it is such a common cover. Lorrie does a great job with it, but her original material is better. "Come See Me And Come Lonely" has a really catchy arrangement. However, the vocals don't quite carry the song the way that they would have when Lorrie and Pam were younger. This is probably a good spot for it, because it is not as bad as the worst stuff in this list, but also is nowhere near Lorrie's best work. Oooop, "To Get To You" is another painful loss for me. Looks like I underranked it, but I guess that's just how strong this list is! Lorrie had a very small window of material that still sounds modern but was vocally still in her prime, and this is one of the few songs to fit the bill. She sounds absolutely AMAZING with this more modern arrangement!!! (Of course by modern I mean '00s. Lol) That verse melody is incredibly strong, and her voice perfectly carries the chorus. Idk, I can see why this isn't among her classics, but it definitely should have made a run at the top half! To echo what indulge said about "Leaving' On Your Mind", "Crying Time" is a dreary song no matter who sings it... Not even Martina made this song good. The melody is just so drab. It had no business escaping the bottom 10 in this rankdown. "My Night To Howl" is a VERY odd song to see get any top 10s, let alone a #1 rank Personally I think the song is pretty good, but judging by my rank I think this one is leaving in a good place. It feels like a bit of a cult classic, but I can absolutely see why it kinda caused her career to stall, and is not remembered among the other songs in her prime. But also, the animal metaphors in this song also make no sense. She's singing about herself like she's a wildcat on the prowl, but also cats don't howl, so.... |
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 9, 2020 1:20:54 GMT -5
"I Know What You Did Last Night" should not be the highest Lorrie/Pam duet. The melody to this one is annoying. And it doesn't have any great vocals which is where "I Am A Woman" gets some of its redeeming qualities. "Trainwreck Of Emotion" is a great song, and a fantastic major-label debut with radio, but ultimately the rest of her career ended up being so amazing that this one has pretty much started to sound like safe '90s fodder by comparison. It's leaving in a good place. Lmao "He Drinks Tequila" is trash. Forgive me, but I have a lot of trouble taking two aging white people singing about drinking tequila, talking dirty in Spanish, dancing with mariachis, etc. even slightly seriously... "I Can Count On You" was surprisingly good to me! The loooooow notes she hits in the verses (C3) are impressive enough on their own. Pair it with the insanely catchy and well-sung "You'll break my heart in two just like you always do" line in the chorus that jumps up to a C5, and suddenly we have a song where Lorrie, who usually seems to have a pretty limited vocal range, is easily singing 2 entire octaves!! 2-octave songs are rare enough for people like Martina and Faith and Carrie, who are known for their high belting. Of course those ladies hit C5s all the time, but they are different vocal types from Lorrie. And Lorrie has the advantage of being able to start at a C3, whereas the other ladies usually can't go lower than E3 or so, which means they have to go all the way up to E5 if they want to hit 2 octaves. It doesn't rival her all-time greats or anything, so I probably overranked it, but I am still happy to see it not get tanked too severely! Hers is easily the best version of "My Favorite Things"!!! SO impressive that this managed to do so well, and almost escape the bottom 20! Now, why isn't this song available on streaming anywhere, considering that it is one of the most classic versions of the song?? |
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