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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:01:59 GMT -5
Oh, what's this! A TIE?!?!?! OMG!!!!!! Yeah, "Drink All Day" and "Ain't Here To Talk" both refused to concede to one another, leading to a tie of 115 points. The latter has the higher standard deviation, but while the highest ranking for "Drink All Day" is a #3, the highest ranking for "Ain't Here To Talk" is a #2, and I thought that to be an appropriate tie-breaker...even if it's NOT the outcome I wanted. I just can't get over how bad this song is. It's simply atrocious. Especially the lyric about this guy thinking he knows what the girl wants to do just because she's tapping her damn toe on the hardwood floor? Maybe she just likes the song and doesn't want to dance? She said no the all the other men, so what makes you think you're gonna get a chance? I wasn't a fan of the entitlement at all. Good riddance. With this loss, we see nine Top 10s, with four Top 5s within that group. Meanwhile, we see four bottom 3s.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:04:38 GMT -5
And here's your Top 5!
Made For You Down to the Honkytonk Homemade Catch a Cold One I Was Jack (You Were Diane)
Feel free to share your predictions!!!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 24, 2020 22:06:08 GMT -5
"Ain't Here to Talk" was my favorite discovery! I'm glad it at least came close to the top 5!! What a fantastic song. I wish that could've been a single.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 24, 2020 22:07:27 GMT -5
Gonna stick with my initial predictions that singles bias prevails here. "Catch a Cold One" is a good one, but I can't imagine it being favored enough to muscle past the hits.
1. Jack and Diane 2. Honkytonk 3. Homemade 4. Made for You 5. Cold One
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:30:42 GMT -5
Life ain't always easy Man, ain't that the truth You can't win 'em all But even when you lose
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:35:37 GMT -5
Kicking things off in the Top 5, to nobody's surprise, is "Catch a Cold One." This song did receive a great deal of support, with no last place rankings and an extensive list of Top 10s, but that still wasn't enough to muscle past any of the singles. The four singles received totals less than 100, and our #4 song beat out this one by nearly 30 points, so the Top 4 was pretty much set in this competition.
I do quite like this song. It's nice and breezy, and might've been a good one to try for a single this era imo. I did think, however, that my Top 5 was too stacked for this song to compete with, leading to my #6 rank.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:43:00 GMT -5
Y'all...over the course of this rankdown we've only seen ONE #1 LOSS!!!! Which means we were all pretty close with our #1 placements but our Top 4 is about to see our top ranks fall like flies!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 22:56:57 GMT -5
Do you turn it up Do you sing along Every time you hear that song? Like we did then Like we did when
Do you close your eyes Does it make you laugh Do the memories take you back? Six packs and a Chevy Cheyenne Way back
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 23:03:45 GMT -5
The first single leaving us, sadly, is "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)." This song served as the lead single to the album, and is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane" which is Mellencamp's signature song, having spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mellencamp is credited as co-writing this song since Jake. incorporated the guitar riff used in the '82 song. Fun fact: Jake Owen asked Mellencamp for permission to record this song and use the guitar riff, and only went to the studio after receiving permission. He said we wanted to record the song because of the feelings of nostalgia the lyrics evoke in him. Jake's version also wound up hitting the top, settling in at #1 on the Country Airplay chart in 2018. This is far and away my favorite song on this album. I second the nostalgia sentiment; every time this song came on the radio I was transported to summers in my childhood. I don't know why, but it felt good nonetheless. Sadly someguy and I lose our #1 here, along with NINE Top 5 placements. This song also happens to be the last to have its lowest ranking be in the double digits!!!!! The Top 3 competition was FIERCE!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 24, 2020 23:09:35 GMT -5
"I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" is such an earworm! Honestly the singles from this album are all pretty strong that I wouldn't have been surprised to see any of them get out first. "Made For You" making the top 3 is nice to see too.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 24, 2020 23:10:00 GMT -5
Well since nobody's here and I don't want the Top 2 reveal to be anticlimactic as hell I'm gonna wait until y'all show up again tomorrow to reveal the final 3!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2020 0:09:00 GMT -5
"I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" is pretty good, but I'm happy to be wrong on my prediction that this would win.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 25, 2020 0:38:10 GMT -5
I feel like the winner is obvious but also perched for an upset!! I’m a fan of the top-3 regardless.
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Post by tim on Jun 25, 2020 20:11:58 GMT -5
I’m relieved that “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” didn’t manage to make it further into the top 5 (my apologies to the host) because the song has just never clicked with me. I can appreciate what Jake was trying to do with this, but even as a fan of the original “Jake & Diane” I don’t find anything nostalgic about Jake’s song.
And since it was rather quiet in here last night I’m glad you held off on the finale! With that said, here’s my predictions for the top 3:
3. Made for You 2. Down to the Honkytonk 1. Homemade
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 20:50:07 GMT -5
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Jun 25, 2020 20:56:31 GMT -5
Really looking forward to seeing what wins!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 20:58:44 GMT -5
Tiny shoes are made for tiny feet My two arms are made for where you sleep The sky was made for the moon and stars You were made to steal my heart
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 21:03:05 GMT -5
Taking home the bronze is the most current single from the album, "Made For You." This song is just beautiful; I love the slow, hushed production; it's perfect for those colorful sunset nights in the summer. The lyrics might have proved to be a detriment to this song getting any further than it did as while we have 8 Top 5 ranks...we also see four #8 rankings. (Remember, the lowest ranks for the final 3 were only single digits!!!) Coincidentally, I managed to pick up a perfect ranking here.
So...
Homemade vs. Down to the Honkytonk
Which one will come out on top?!?!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 25, 2020 21:03:37 GMT -5
This was a new discovery (just learned it's a single) but I was an instant fan.
I'm sure Homemade has won but I'm glad Honkytonk made the top-2!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 25, 2020 21:04:15 GMT -5
"Made For You" is so beautiful! Not as great for casual listening as the 3 other singles in this rankdown, but when the mood is right, it just hits you really hard.
I'm rooting for "Homemade" although "Down to the Honkytonk" would be a good winner as well!
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 25, 2020 21:05:28 GMT -5
"Down To The Honkytonk" for the win!!!!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2020 21:10:52 GMT -5
"Made for Now" is lovely, but the top 2 is the correct top 2 singles imo. Both of these are just JAMS. I'll be happy either way, but rooting for "Homemade" aka my favorite single he's ever released to date!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 21:19:43 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 25, 2020 21:22:17 GMT -5
Look at the tractors coming through with the taste!! Easily my fave Jake single ever so ecstatic it won! Thanks for hosting kamala 2024 truther!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 21:26:09 GMT -5
WAIT WHAT'S THIS?!?!?! A TIE?!?!?!?! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Homemade" and "Down to the Honkytonk" absolutely refused to yield to one another, leading to the second of two ties in the competition!!! These two songs have the two lowest standard deviations, and what broke the tie is the difference in #1s. While "Homemade" had 3 #1s, DTTH had seven #1s, which is a fair tiebreaker. Even the tankers of each song didn't really even tank them! Everybody had both songs in their Top 10!!!! You know what this means...since they both technically won, for the future Best of the Best/Revenge of the Best Rankdown #5, "Down to the Honkytonk" and "Homemade" will BOTH be in the BotB, while "Made for You" (which is technically the runner-up) will be in the RotB! (That's correct right? bboat11 ) Thanks for showing up tonight following along with this rankdown! Feel free to share your thoughts and comment what album you want us to do next!
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 25, 2020 21:30:05 GMT -5
WAIT WHAT'S THIS?!?!?! A TIE?!?!?!?! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Homemade" and "Down to the Honkytonk" absolutely refused to yield to one another, leading to the second of two ties in the competition!!! These two songs have the two lowest standard deviations, and what broke the tie is the difference in #1s. While "Homemade" had 3 #1s, DTTH had seven #1s, which is a fair tiebreaker. Both of these songs have gone to #1 on the Country Airplay chart...and even the tankers of each song didn't really even tank them! Everybody had both songs in their Top 10!!!! You know what this means...since they both technically won, for the future Best of the Best/Revenge of the Best Rankdown #5, "Down to the Honkytonk" and "Homemade" will BOTH be in the BotB, while "Made for You" (which is technically the runner-up) will be in the RotB! (That's correct right? bboat11 ) Thanks for showing up tonight following along with this rankdown! Feel free to share your thoughts and comment what album you want us to do next! Yep, that is the way I have always done it before!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2020 21:38:26 GMT -5
Yet another rankdown where my top 2 were the top 2... in reverse order. I feel like that's happened to me A LOT lately, lmao. I love, love, love both of these tho and they'd prob be my top 2 across his singles career. Both of these songs have gone to #1 on the Country Airplay chart... Not to nitpick, but this is false. "Honkytonk" didn't even make the top 5, lol.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jun 25, 2020 21:40:19 GMT -5
"Down to the Honkytonk" was my lowest-ranked single from this album, but this album in terms of singles was his strongest since Barefoot Blue Jean Night for me and they were all great so no complaints on the winner here! Thanks for hosting kamala 2024 truther!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2020 21:48:05 GMT -5
Not to nitpick, but this is false. "Honkytonk" didn't even make the top 5, lol. oh duh I was thinking of "I Was Jack" lmao
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 25, 2020 21:54:45 GMT -5
I LOVE "Down To The Honkytonk" so I am happy it won. I love "Homemade" as well so glad it was in the top 2!
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