Miranda Lambert Album RDs - Palomino (Due: March 15)

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 30, 2022 18:07:27 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

Patiently waiting to see what’s next. Lmaoo

May 16, 2022 18:22:35 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

zdm1998 : 2

[zdm1998]

Whew the lack of flavor in some of y’all’s tastes. Couldn’t be me. “Girls” is an anthem and should’ve been a single, along with “Bathroom Sink.”

[.indulgecountry]

Miranda Lambert crafted a bit of a clever and cynical flip on the classic American dream with "Babies Makin' Babies," a song that essentially details adolescents who only serve to up the population count of their small town by accidentally bringing life into the world. It's a fun song with some really inventive lyrical moments and a catchy melody, which made it a popular album cut for many, including 🌺CountryLineDancer who unfortunately loses his #1 here. It also racked up an additional nine top 5s, but it wasn't without its detractors as it also managed eight bottom 5s, making an almost even split in that regard (and thus it landed right smack in the middle at #8 of 16 tracks).

"Two kids from Tacoma
In a '72 Nova,
No pill and barely old enough to drink,
Learned the ropes and tested science,
Started pentecostal riots,
In just five minutes behind the rolling rink,
In the backseat brings..."

8. "Babies Makin' Babies"



Total Points: 191

🌺CountryLineDancer : 1
kw9461 : 2
austin : 3
LBTrocks : 3
bboat11 : 3
.indulgecountry : 4
fearlessarrow : 5
castleoblivion26 : 5
recordyear : 5
d3vin44 : 5
someguy : 10
Cody Wants Out... : 10
zdm1998 : 10
ClevelandRox : 11
tim : 12
Troublemaker : 13
schnetzka : 14
Wave. : 14
jenglisbe : 14
Kanenrá:ke : 15
taylor : 16
SHOOTER : 16

[LBTrocks]

Wow “Babies Makin’ Babies” deserved better but at least it’s in the top 10 I guess?

[.indulgecountry]

"Priscilla" and our upcoming song reveal at #6 both kept their distance from "Babies," and only came up shy of the top 5 by less than 10 points. This uptempo jam finds Miranda Lambert comically likening her high-profile marriage to then-husband Blake Shelton to Priscilla Presley having to deal with the press of being saddled with the sought-after King of Rock N Roll, Elvis. It's not a song that holds up super well considering the subject matter, but I've always found this to be one of the album's best "fun" songs. someguy is the next to bid farewell to their #1 rank, and six other top 5s. Meanwhile, it had only a small handful of low ranks, only one of which was a bottom 3, but a pretty heavy string of ranks in the 9-12 range, sunk its chances of finishing any higher in the end (especially since the last five submissions all slotted it within that range).

"Golden gate, we have to put up a gate
To find time to procreate
Or at least that's what we read
Bodyguard, Didn't know I was his bodyguard
And I shouldn't have to play the part
At least while we're not in bed"

7. "Priscilla"



Total Points: 179

someguy : 1
austin : 2
🌺CountryLineDancer : 3
.indulgecountry : 3
Kanenrá:ke : 3
recordyear : 4
Cody Wants Out... : 5
zdm1998 : 6
tim : 6
SHOOTER : 9
Wave. : 10
LBTrocks : 10
bboat11 : 11
schnetzka : 11
kw9461 : 11
taylor : 11
jenglisbe : 11
fearlessarrow : 11
ClevelandRox : 12
Troublemaker : 12
castleoblivion26 : 12
d3vin44 : 15

[zdm1998]

Pricilla was another one I thought could’ve worked as a single. Always thought it was catchy.

[.indulgecountry]

Any predictions on the final song to miss out on the top 5?


Platinum
Smokin' and Drinkin'
Automatic
Bathroom Sink
Somethin' Bad
Another Sunday in the South

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tim
recordyear
bboat11
Kanenrá:ke
castleoblivion26
someguy
schnetzka
zdm1998
kw9461
🌺CountryLineDancer
Troublemaker
austin
SHOOTER
LBTrocks
Cody Wants Out...
taylor
Wave.
jenglisbe
fearlessarrow
d3vin44
.indulgecountry

[LBTrocks]

idk how much longer "Somethin' Bad" can hang on even with it being a Miranda and Carrie track so Imma guess that one

[zdm1998]

Hoping Smokin or Another Sunday leaves soon.

[.indulgecountry]

May 16, 2022 18:57:19 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

Hoping Smokin or Another Sunday leaves soon.

In the end, "Bathroom Sink" comes up short of a top 5 finish by five points. This song got some attention when Miranda Lambert decided to bust this one out for the CMA Awards in 2015, after the fourth single from the era had sputtered out to an underwhelming peak in the 30s that summer. Thus, there was short period where it was rumored/assumed that she might release this to radio, but it never happened. "Sink" has its fan club though as it found its way onto the top of two participants' lists, so condolences go out to zdm1998 and recordyear . It had a trio of bottom 3 ranks, including a last place from Troublemaker, that sadly dried up its top 5 chances.

"I'm at it again with mama
Everybody is so tired of the drama
We're still fighting like I'm sixteen
And I guess we always will be
She taught me how to pray and drink
And how to clean the bathroom sink"

6. "Bathroom Sink"





Total Points: 176

zdm1998 : 1
recordyear : 1
Kanenrá:ke : 2
fearlessarrow : 3
bboat11 : 4
taylor : 4
jenglisbe : 6
🌺CountryLineDancer : 7
Wave. : 7
.indulgecountry : 8
ClevelandRox : 8
castleoblivion26 : 8
someguy : 8
austin : 8
schnetzka : 10
SHOOTER : 11
tim : 11
d3vin44 : 12
kw9461 : 12
Cody Wants Out... : 14
LBTrocks : 15
Troublemaker : 16

[.indulgecountry]

May 16, 2022 18:56:16 GMT -5 LBTrocks said:

idk how much longer "Somethin' Bad" can hang on even with it being a Miranda and Carrie track so Imma guess that one

May 16, 2022 18:57:19 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

Hoping Smokin or Another Sunday leaves soon.

Actually, this song works again here :kii: ....

[.indulgecountry]

Recap

Any predictions of how this will wrap up?

Top 5
Platinum
Smokin' and Drinkin'
Automatic
Somethin' Bad
Another Sunday in the South


06. Bathroom Sink (176)
07. Priscilla (179)
08. Babies Makin' Babies (191)
09. Girls (198)
10. Little Red Wagon (201)
11. Old Sh!t (212)
12. Gravity Is a Bitch (215)
13. Holding on to You (217)
14. Hard Staying Sober (220)
15. All That's Left (230)
16. Two Rings Shy (242)

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tim
recordyear
bboat11
Kanenrá:ke
castleoblivion26
someguy
schnetzka
zdm1998
kw9461
🌺CountryLineDancer
Troublemaker
austin
SHOOTER
LBTrocks
Cody Wants Out...
taylor
Wave.
jenglisbe
fearlessarrow
d3vin44
.indulgecountry

[LBTrocks]

Wow what a pleasant surprise! I have no use for "Bathroom Sink"

[zdm1998]

Imma go cry now. Have always loved Bathroom Sink and thought it was an excellent showcase of her strong songwriting skills since she’s the only writer on it.

They also toyed with making it the fifth single from the album, but ended up canceling its release for Miranda to go in hiatus until TWOTW.

[taylor]

Pretty confident guess on this one:

1. Automatic
2. Smokin’ & Drinkin’
3. Platinum
4. Somethin’ Bad
5. Another Sunday in the South

[jenglisbe]

LMAO why did I bother to check in? This is an awful top 5 lol

[recordyear]

Single bias even for the worst singles of her career lol

[schnetzka]

Lol one of the remaining songs is #15 on my list...oops.

[d3vin44]

May 16, 2022 18:40:11 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

"Two kids from Tacoma
In a '72 Nova,
No pill and barely old enough to drink,
Learned the ropes and tested science,
Started pentecostal riots,
In just five minutes behind the rolling rink,
In the backseat brings..."

8. "Babies Makin' Babies"

IT ME! I'm from Tacoma! I've always had a soft spot for this because of that, AND I totally spent a ton of my childhood AT THE ROLLER RINK IN TACOMA! 

[castleoblivion26]

if "Platinum" could be #5 as that has overstayed then this Top 4 will be amazing!

[SHOOTER]

Platinum is a fuckin bop! It deserves to go the distance.

[d3vin44]

Lol my entire top 5 is wiped out. Just realized that. Not even mad though, such a good album!

[bboat11]

.indulgecountry so about that top 5... Do you even still have the laptop that contained the results at this point?! 😂

[.indulgecountry]

Dec 8, 2022 4:18:15 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

.indulgecountry so about that top 5... Do you even still have the laptop that contained the results at this point?! 😂

Nope, it is deceased. 😥

So, on that note, at some point I will have to dig through my PMs and recreate the spreadsheet for it and the other rankdowns that I had open (Sara Evans, Kellie Pickler). Sorry for the delay, but I also have Xmas break coming up soon so I should have more time to dedicate to these things in the near future!

[jenglisbe]

These results were trash anyway so I say just start over or even forget about it lmao

[.indulgecountry]

We dive into the top 5 for the Platinum rankdown and lose one of the final two standing album cuts, and this one may come as a bit of a surprise to people that it was unable to best the title cut, and comes in at just 4 points ahead of "Bathroom Sink" to secure its spot within the top 5. The melody of this song is just like a warm southern breeze and I still remain shocked that this was passed on when it came to picking singles from the record as I think it had potential to be a big country radio hit! It plays into the popular trend of name-checking classic country songs, specifically from the 90s in this case, but it does it in a sneaky way that doesn't feel contrived or over-the-top like some other attempts we've seen. While it had six bottom 5 rankings that weighed it down, it struck a chord with many, including the three posters who lose their #1 here (sorry ClevelandRox , Kanenrá:ke , and kw9461 ), plus it landed an additional six top 5s.

"Just another Sunday in the South
Wanna put on some Shenandoah and crank it loud
You and me go fishin' in the dark
Killin' time with restless heart"

5. "Another Sunday in the South"







Total Points: 172

Kanenrá:ke : 1
ClevelandRox : 1
kw9461 : 1
.indulgecountry : 2
fearlessarrow : 4
tim : 4
castleoblivion26 : 4
taylor : 5
Troublemaker : 5
someguy : 6
LBTrocks : 8
zdm1998 : 9
Cody Wants Out... : 9
bboat11 : 10
d3vin44 : 10
recordyear : 11
jenglisbe : 13
Wave. : 13
🌺CountryLineDancer : 13
austin : 14
SHOOTER : 14
schnetzka : 15

[.indulgecountry]

It's been awhile since a single took a hit when "Little Red Wagon" blew a tire at the onset of the top 10, but the Carrie Underwood-assisted banger "Somethin' Bad" is the next Platinum hit to fall. While this girl power anthem has always been among Miranda Lambert's more polarizing singles, it was no slouch, landing comfortably in the top 5. Still, it wasn't without its detractors as it landed two #16 ranks and a small pocket of additional bottom 5s. On the other end, we once again see the loss of another trio of #1s (this time from LBTrocks, bboat11, and Wave.) and six top 5s.

"Pulled up to the church, but I got so nervous
Had to back it on up, couldn't make it to the service
Grabbed all the cash underneath my mattress
Got a real good feelin' somethin' bad about to happen"

4. "Somethin' Bad" w/ Carrie Underwood





Total Points: 162

LBTrocks : 1
bboat11 : 1
Wave. : 1
castleoblivion26 : 2
schnetzka : 2
tim : 3
SHOOTER : 3
taylor : 3
zdm1998 : 4
d3vin44 : 6
🌺CountryLineDancer : 6
.indulgecountry : 7
Cody Wants Out... : 8
Troublemaker : 8
jenglisbe : 10
austin : 11
Kanenrá:ke : 12
someguy : 13
fearlessarrow : 14
kw9461 : 15
ClevelandRox : 16
recordyear : 16

[bboat11]

Oh we're just nonchalantly continuing this, okay!! I'll stan for this development!

Edit: Lmao I have added this back to the Official Country Rankdown thread!

[zdm1998]

Even if many don’t like this song, having both of them together on the same song is nothing short of iconic. The way these two women completely carried the genre for women.

[Troublemaker]

The way I giggle when I see that police lineup height chart and how inaccurate it is.
Anyway, I’m impressed they were able to pull off this collaboration even though it was anticlimactic.
With regards to single selection I believe this was the album when her label recognized that even if she had a good album (sales/critics) radio was still going to be a struggle for her.