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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 21:13:38 GMT -5
And here's your Top 5!
Redesigning Women - The Highwomen Freedom - Reba McEntire Got My Name Changed Back - Pistol Annies Give Up the Ghost - Lauren Jenkins Bring My Flowers Now - Tanya Tucker
Any Top 5 guesses/predictions?! Feel free to share them as I take a brief recess before the finale!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 3, 2020 21:14:26 GMT -5
"One Night in Tulsa" is incredible. Kylie Frey has revealed some real stunners so far. I'd love for her to make the jump into the mainstream one of the days, but thankfully she seems to be one of the few token females having major success in the Texas country circuit right now, so that's at least good to see.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 3, 2020 21:20:49 GMT -5
Excellent top 5! I'm especially happy to see "Give Up the Ghost" make it in, that one was the only first listen out of the 5 songs that are left and it was an instant favorite for me.
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Post by lipe on Aug 3, 2020 21:22:02 GMT -5
My favorite is Give Up the Ghost but I'm honestly very surprised it's on the top5. Had no idea this song was that well-liked. For sure I put Tanya lower than anyone else, hope no one freaks out about my position for it lol
I'm thinking either The Highwomen or Pistol Annies are #1?
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Post by someguy on Aug 3, 2020 21:28:34 GMT -5
Reba or Tanya would be my choice for sure!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 3, 2020 21:42:23 GMT -5
I'm gonna guess that Pistol Annies might win here, as I think that Reba and Tanya will have a few tankers weigh them down.
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 21:54:42 GMT -5
Alrighty, here we go into the Top 5!
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:02:27 GMT -5
I know you love me, you say it every day And you let me inside, but not all the way 'Cause someone’s watching and it's something I can't shake You never said her name out loud to me But I can feel it with you when you’re asleep Is she a nightmare or the sweetest of sweet dreams? I need to know, I need to know.
'Cause I know I could make you happy Baby, if you only let me But two of us is one too many Open the door and set her free
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Aug 3, 2020 22:06:33 GMT -5
You gotta lot of dirt on me You know every sin, every secret Tell me the cold hard truth A little white lie when I need it Yeah, sometimes we fight Call each other out It don't matter 'cause we know that's what it's all about.7. Sister - Mickey GuytonWritten by Mickey Guyton, Julian Raymond & busbee Length: 3:09Total: 194 Average: 11.41 Std. Dev.: 6.01Do You Even Have a Sister?George Strait Junkie - 24 Audience: lady𝓐fan Why yes I do I have 2 but still this song didn’t do anything for me and I really like Mickey
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:07:10 GMT -5
Kicking off the Top 5 is Lauren Jenkins with her song "Give Up the Ghost." This is a great rocker of a tune, with great vocals (particularly a nice delivery on the chorus) and an interesting storyline. This song received a white-hot reception here as literally ALL of us (!!! how often does that happen) put this in our Top 20, with over half of us putting it even higher into our Top 10s. The six Top 5s included LBTrocks' #1 and lipe's #2. Place your bets on which legend (Tanya or Reba) we're saying goodbye to next...because one of them's leaving!
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Post by lipe on Aug 3, 2020 22:11:36 GMT -5
Happy about "Give Up The Ghost" making it to the top5, it's an amazing song.
Edit: Hope Tanya is next...
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Post by recordyear on Aug 3, 2020 22:15:53 GMT -5
The Highwomen is top 3? Meh...
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:16:49 GMT -5
You're the red, the white, the blue The stars that cover the scars When we broke the shackles And I've never been to war before But your boots there on the floor Are proof that I've won the battle And all you had to give to me
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:23:08 GMT -5
Much to the surprise of some, Reba McEntire is the first legend to leave us in this rankdown! "Freedom" ran circles around Tanya's songs "Hard Luck" and "The Wheels of Laredo," but just didn't have enough gas afterwards to get past "Bring My Flowers Now," which is in our Top 3. This song is beautiful. I love Reba's vocals (as always. duh. that's just a given statement with her music) as well as the pure country production. That fiddle at the very end of the song is heavenly and I always go back to play it a few times because I just can't get enough of that particular part. The lyrics are pretty great too, comparing finding the One to winning a war and understanding in a sense why people fight for our/their freedom. This song had all but one of us give it a Top 20 spot, and if George Strait Junkie had given it a #20...we'd have had another tie!!!! Twelve Top 10s here, with four Top 5s. Now how much more gas do you think Tanya has left?!?! Do you think there's a chance she wins this thing?
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:31:49 GMT -5
All the miles cast a long shadow I'd take a couple back if I could I'd've learned to play guitar Told my daddy more I loved him But I believe, for the most part, I done good.
There's always sunrise and rainbows and babies And the little things I cherish on my way Even though one day They'll bury me and Jessie Mae
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Post by recordyear on Aug 3, 2020 22:33:02 GMT -5
My 2 vs 23 LOL
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:38:14 GMT -5
lipe will be glad to hear that Tanya Tucker's "Bring My Flowers Now" is now out of the running in the rankdown, taking home the bronze. This beautiful song, co-written by Tanya and Brandi Carlile about an older person reminding their loved ones to say "I love you" and hold them tighter while they still can, won Tanya one of her FIRST Grammy Awards, for Best Country Song, and was also nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance and the all-genre Song of the Year back in January! I adore it and wouldn't have minded seeing it win. All but two of us placed it in our Top 20, while ten of us had it in the Top 10, with seven Top 5s. This song wipes away FOUR #1s, the most amount any song in this rankdown received!
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:39:22 GMT -5
And then there were two!
The Highwomen vs. The Pistol Annies
Who will come out on top?!?!!?
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Post by lipe on Aug 3, 2020 22:41:05 GMT -5
hahaha yeah I would be lying if I said I wasn't glad...
I placed The Highwomen higher but I think Pistol Annies are winning!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 3, 2020 22:47:40 GMT -5
Let's go Pistol Annies!
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:53:27 GMT -5
Pulling up the floors and changing out the curtains Some of us are saints and some of us are surgeons Made in God's image, just a better version And breaking every jello mold
And when we love someone we take 'em to Heaven And if the shoe fits, we're gonna buy 11 How'd we get it done? We like to keep 'em guessing
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 3, 2020 22:55:45 GMT -5
Woohoo! Miranda & company did it! ![:love:](http://i.imgur.com/2smy76v.gif) ![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/1luYHrOh4Bk7Rem55L/giphy.gif) ![](https://bestofcomicbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Miranda-Lambert-gif-26.gif) Gonna celebrate by throwing on the Interstate Gospel record.
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 3, 2020 22:58:00 GMT -5
Thank goodness "Got My Name Changed Back" won over "The Highwomen" lol. That Pistol Annie's tune is a jam and grew on me even more over time!
Also thrilled that "Give Up The Ghost" made the top 5 cuz that has been a HUGE favorite of mine, ever since I heard the demo version before the official one was released!!! What a fantastic melody! Reminds me so much of mid 2000s female country!
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Post by taylor on Aug 3, 2020 22:59:49 GMT -5
And there you have it! Both groups took hold of the Top 2, with the Pistol Annies ultimately taking the crown with the obviously-Blake Shelton-referencing kiss-off song "Got My Name Changed Back"! "Redesigning Women" held its ground throughout the rankdown but in the end just didn't have the gas to compete with the Pistol Annies, who received a #1 from tim as compared to just a couple of #2s at the top for The Highwomen. I like both songs, but tbh GMNCB is going to have to grow on me a bit. I found it a LOT repetitive which led to me feeling just a wee bit bored. In any case, Miranda (and her name-power, as she's part of the group) proved once again that she's a rankdown force to be reckoned with, and you'll see the Pistol Annies in Best of the Best V eventually! Thanks to everyone for following along and being patient as hosting duties were swapped and I got things settled behind the scenes. A thank you to g8erboi for allowing me to host as I had a lot of fun with this rankdown, and tbh would love to see a 2020 edition of this!
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Post by recordyear on Aug 3, 2020 23:01:41 GMT -5
And there you have it! Both trios took hold of the Top 2 The Highwomen is a quartet
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Post by lipe on Aug 3, 2020 23:02:49 GMT -5
Thank you so much taylor for hosting this, amazing job! I loved being a part of it and seeing the results :)
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Post by recordyear on Aug 3, 2020 23:13:52 GMT -5
Thanks g8erboi for the idea of the rankdown and taylor for hosting it.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 3, 2020 23:28:43 GMT -5
And there you have it! Both groups took hold of the Top 2, with the Pistol Annies ultimately taking the crown with the obviously-Blake Shelton-referencing kiss-off song "Got My Name Changed Back"! "Redesigning Women" held its ground throughout the rankdown but in the end just didn't have the gas to compete with the Pistol Annies, who received a #1 from tim as compared to just a couple of #2s at the top for The Highwomen. I like both songs, but tbh GMNCB is going to have to grow on me a bit. I found it a LOT repetitive which led to me feeling just a wee bit bored. In any case, Miranda (and her name-power, as she's part of the group) proved once again that she's a rankdown force to be reckoned with, and you'll see the Pistol Annies in Best of the Best V eventually! Thanks to everyone for following along and being patient as hosting duties were swapped and I got things settled behind the scenes. A thank you to g8erboi for allowing me to host as I had a lot of fun with this rankdown, and tbh would love to see a 2020 edition of this!Only if Martina’s in it!!!!! 😇
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 4, 2020 3:21:32 GMT -5
So happy Lauren made top-5. GUTG has been a favorite every since I discovered it last year; her album was pretty good, too. Sucks Big Machine dropped her after not supporting her for 7 years but she’s probably better off. I almost ranked Pistol Annies #1 so totally pleased with the winner. Thanks for hosting! taylor
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 4, 2020 9:03:30 GMT -5
![:dead:](http://ruadventures.com/forum/Smileys/animated/smiley_resurrect_grave.gif) at the fact that I absolutely slaughtered "Got My Name Changed Back" in my rankings yet it still came out on top. I was never able to get on board with that song. While I don’t mind the lyrics, I find the melody and ad libs to be absolutely horrendous. Would have been much happier with the top 2 switched but I’ll get over it. Thank you so much to everyone who participated! And a huge thank you to taylor for taking over this rankdown for me and doing such a beautiful job with it... I owe you one for sure! If you ever need someone to pick up any of your rankdown hosting duties in the future, I got you (although my hosting skills are literally garbage compared to yours haha). This was a lot of fun and I would love to do more with this rankdown category! :)
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