Luke Combs Albums: What You See Is What You Get (FINISHED)

[bboat11]

I'm here! This better be dramatic!!

[taylor is terrified]

I can still see your blue-sky blue-eyes

Hangin' on a mango kiss

Hear the waves and the breeze and the Joshua trees

Was just about as good as it gets

Taste the salt on the rim, feel the sand on your skin

And the wild in the wind like I'm right there again

Under a moon over Mexico

Holdin' onto you as the low tide rolls

Whatever that buzz was, I ain't felt it since

But I can't seem to let it go

And there was a shine in the dark, a flame from a spark

And a lime in a Pacifico

Under a moon over Mexico.

11. Moon Over Mexico

Track 5
Written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell & Jonathan Singleton
Length: 3:25


Total: 190
Average: 9.5
Std. Dev.: 4.41

taylor is terrified - 1
tim - 2
@gabingston - 4
BB🌕 - 5
HeyHeyHey - 7
.indulgecountry - 7
kw9461 - 7
SwiftlySheeran - 7
ClevelandRox - 9
born - 9
bboat11 - 10
lady𝓐fan - 10
Darkest Hour - 12
fearlessarrow - 12
gardyfan - 13
someguy - 13
George Strait Junkie - 15
castleoblivion26 - 15
Mayman - 15
@xfer - 17

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[bboat11]

Oh, I enjoyed "Moon Over Mexico", but didn't love it. I think it started out strong, but then didn't manage to hold my attention the whole way through. I gave it several listens, and it did end up sneaking into my top 10, but I feel like this is a good spot for it.

[tim]

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 3, 2020 21:37:20 GMT -5 tim said:

Apr 3, 2020 21:08:36 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Wtaf @ "New Every Day" & "Reasons" being this low?! Both of these are some of the best melodies on the whole record. What a mess. And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

There's one more song that I'm hoping makes it into the top ten, but based on how things have gone thus far I'm not holding my breath.

Sadly, I think you're very disappointed by tonight's reveal, and so am I! I don't know what some of y'all are doing, but this is EASILY the best song on the album in my opinion. Everything from the lyrics to the production to the vocals are just wonderful. Sadly I lose my #1 while tim loses his #2, followed by another top 5 rank and several Top 10s. I was very disappointed to see that many lower ranks...@xfer says goodbye to his incorrect last place!

[taylor is terrified]

How's about we continue with the painful losses! Up next, TWO more people lose their #1! 

[tim]

I completely fell in love with “Moon Over Mexico” and I had it stuck in my head for days. Somewhat disappointing this had to exit just before the top ten because I agree that it’s one of the best songs on the album. This is also one I wouldn’t be surprised to see released as a single at some point during the album era.

[Darkest Hour]

The chorus is just She Got The Best Of Me with a few notes changed.

[taylor is terrified]

Dear today, tomorrow here

Man I was just checkin' in

Hope you've been well

Me, I'm doin' alright

Could always be better

Seeing as you're the only one with a choice in the matter

If I know you, hell, you're too busy

To do damn near anything that you ought to

Guess what I'm sayin' is, is if you don't change

Boy, you'll be kickin' yourself one of these days

So maybe you should call our mama

Have a drink with our old man

Quit wastin' our sweet time

And put that diamond on her hand

Stop takin' me for granted

Like I'll always be around

'Cause even as you read this, boy, that clock is tickin' down

And remember every second I've got's borrowed

So I hope you think of me today

Sincerely, tomorrow.

10. Dear Today

Track 11
Written by Luke Combs, Erik Dylan & Rob Snyder

Length: 3:40


Total: 175
Average: 8.75
Std. Dev.: 5.09 (HIGHEST!)

Darkest Hour - 1
@gabingston - 1
lady𝓐fan - 2
born - 2
George Strait Junkie - 5
bboat11 - 5
gardyfan - 6
castleoblivion26 - 6
tim - 7
fearlessarrow - 8
taylor is terrified - 9
BB🌕 - 10
ClevelandRox - 12
HeyHeyHey - 12
@xfer - 13
SwiftlySheeran - 13
kw9461 - 14
someguy - 15
.indulgecountry - 17
Mayman - 17

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[Darkest Hour]

I still like the concept of production. It is probably the boldest thing coming from him, although it is somewhat confusing as "the past" and "the present" parts are not contrasted that well.

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 4, 2020 21:45:39 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

The chorus is just She Got The Best Of Me with a few notes changed.

...losing your #1 is the karma of this statement.  :kii:

Anyways I know .indulgecountry and Mayman will be happy to see "Dear Today" finally bow out at #10. Sorry to you people Darkest Hour and @gabingston who lose their top song while BB🌕 scores a perfect ranking! I like this song a lot lyrically and I am glad it made it to the Top 10. This feels like a good place for it. The half-demo aspect definitely threw me and prevented me from loving it any more so I can see why this would detract some people, as we can clearly see; this song has the HIGHEST SD of the whole album!

[bboat11]

"Dear Today" is such a moving introspective song. I really don't know why Luke had to go and leave half the song as a raw studio take. It does help it to feel more personal of course, but with a fully finished production I could see it being a huge hit in the same way that Brad Paisley's "Letter To Me" was.

[lady𝓐fan]

[taylor is terrified]

The next song to go received only three bottom 5 ranks (none of them last place), while we take our feet off of the necks of the #1s...

[taylor is terrified]

Don't get me wrong, I like a bobber on the water

Hookin' 'em and reelin' 'em in

I like a Friday night slow ride, Brooks & Dunn, B-side

Hit rewind, spin it again

I like a strong shot of whiskey, the way a Marlboro hits me

Some broken-in cowboy boots

But I'm in love and lovin' on you

I feel that rush soon as you walk in a room

I can't get enough of you, honey, you're right on the money

I'm a junkie for your midnight moves

I'm in love and lovin' on you.

9. Lovin' On You

Track 4
Written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Ray Fulcher & James McNair
Length: 3:15



Total: 168
Average: 8.4
Std. Dev.: 3.98

Mayman - 3
SwiftlySheeran - 3
ClevelandRox - 4
George Strait Junkie - 4
gardyfan - 5
someguy - 5
@xfer - 5
fearlessarrow - 5
taylor is terrified - 7
@gabingston - 9
castleoblivion26 - 9
bboat11 - 9
Darkest Hour - 10
tim - 10
kw9461 - 11
.indulgecountry - 12
lady𝓐fan - 12
HeyHeyHey - 14
born - 15
BB🌕 - 16

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[taylor is terrified]

I'm gonna go ahead and take a brief pause before revealing some more! Stay tuned!

[taylor is terrified]

Are y'all still here? If so, we'll do the next three!

SPOILER: Click to show

{Every Little Rank Helps}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran Audience: Cody Wants Out...

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 4, 2020 22:55:37 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

Are y'all still here? If so, we'll do the next three!

SPOILER: Click to show

{Every Little Rank Helps}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran Audience: Cody Wants Out...

Well, I sent this out half an hour ago and nothing happened so we'll keep going tomorrow! <3

[.indulgecountry]

Oh thank God "Dear Today" is finally out. His worst song on record for me. I always skip it now. I tried to get past that awful demo rough cut of the first half but even when the full production kicks in halfway through the song, it still doesn't grab me enough. The melody and delivery are just plain uninteresting to me. It's just a total bore of a song, plus the grating production choices. I'm legit stunned it lasted this long tbh.

[born]

Apr 1, 2020 16:15:19 GMT -5 born said:

I spent an entire day with a gorgeous melody stuck in my head and I couldn't find what song it was. Then I tried a couple of songs from my Country Icons playlist (like Reba or Martina) and I didn't find it there either. Then I remembered I did this rankdown and I immediately clicked on a certain song because I had a feeling it'd be the one I was looking for. And it was.

I have this at #2 but honestly it's one of my favorite country songs I've heard. Already. 

I absolutely loved "Dear Today". And I played the song multiple times since I first heard the album. I'm totally cool with the production but even if I didn't like it, the melodies & lyrics would still be enough to make me a fan. Which proves my theory that a good song (as a song, not a recording) comes down to good lyrics and a soulful melody.

[Deleted]

Lovin' On You out already? Such a catchy song, deserved a bit better.

[taylor is terrified]

I know nearly all of y'all aren't here but I'm just gonna go ahead and start revealing!

SPOILER: Click to show

{Even Though Im Ranking}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran Audience: Cody Wants Out...

[lady𝓐fan]

Apr 5, 2020 19:11:35 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

I know nearly all of y'all aren't here but I'm just gonna go ahead and start revealing!

SPOILER: Click to show

{Even Though Im Ranking}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran Audience: Cody Wants Out...

I always seem to open Pulse right when you start revealing, lol!

[taylor is terrified]

Some things just go better together

And probably always will

Like a cup of coffee and a sunrise

Sunday drives and time to kill

What's the point of this old guitar

If it ain't got no strings

Or pouring your heart into a song

That you ain't gonna sing?

It's a match made up in heaven

Like good ole boys and beer

And me, as long as you're right here.

8. Better Together

Track 17
Written by Luke Combs, Dan Isbell & Randy Montana
Length: 3:40



Total: 165
Average: 8.25
Std. Dev.: 4.38

@gabingston - 2
@xfer - 2
fearlessarrow - 2
taylor is terrified - 3
born - 4
SwiftlySheeran - 5
ClevelandRox - 6
Mayman - 7
gardyfan - 8
someguy - 8
Darkest Hour - 8
lady𝓐fan - 9
kw9461 - 9
George Strait Junkie - 11
HeyHeyHey - 11
castleoblivion26 - 12
bboat11 - 12
tim - 13
.indulgecountry - 16
BB🌕 - 17

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[fearlessarrow]

Oh wow I'm surprised this is out here - I thought it was a lock for the top 5!

[lady𝓐fan]

The lyric "It's a match made up in heaven...Like good ole boys and beer" is just so unromantic, lmao.

[taylor is terrified]

Bowing out first tonight is "Better Together," the final track from the album. I think it's a beautiful song in every way and I hope it becomes a single at some point. It's also a great close to the album imo and I'm glad it managed to get as far as it did. I can't say I'm surprised to see it leave here either as "Beautiful Crazy" had its detractors. I lose my #3 and three other people lose their #2 while three people score perfect rankings and BB🌕 finally gets rid of his last place.

[BB🌕]

Better Together is so boring

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 5, 2020 19:23:25 GMT -5 lady𝓐fan said:

The lyric "It's a match made up in heaven...Like good ole boys and beer" is just so unromantic, lmao.

The men who co-wrote the song must love their beer! 

[taylor is terrified]

Somebody is about to lose their #1 next!!!!