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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:20:44 GMT -5
Stop overreacting You even get suspicious when I paint my nails It's definitely distracting The way you dramatize every little small detail
Don't freak out until you know the facts
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Post by mamooshka on Oct 19, 2020 21:27:13 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the stories behind each song.
It goes without saying that this is a stellar CD and that nearly every track is outstanding. It's interesting to hear the opinions on the duet. Shania chose Bryan because she felt that his vocals would be a perfect fit. In fact, he put his indelible stamp on that song - you can even hear traces of his harmony vocal in her solo version.
No doubt the international mixes broadened her audience, but I've always felt that there's a missing element in that solo track. Bryan added a warmth that made it more genuine and heartfelt.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:28:23 GMT -5
Kicking off the Top 5 is "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)." This was released as the album's second single in November 1997 and peaked at #6 on the US country charts. It was later released in 2000 as the last single to European and Australian markets and peaked at #5 in the UK. This started out at #11 and shot up to the Top 5 where it would go in and out quite frequently during the submission process. It looked at one point that it was gone from the Top 5 for good when the last three lists helped float it back up to #5 where it finished.
This is such an infectious jam! I don't much like the music video's version, but I love the video itself! It's so 90s it hurts and I'm here for it lol. I love the pop album version as well; it always felt a little more kinetic than the country version, which in itself is also incredible.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:41:19 GMT -5
I'd love to wake up smiling full of the joys of spring And hear on CNN that Elvis lives again And that John's back with the Beatles and they're going out on tour I'll be the first in line for tickets, gotta see that show for sure.
When will I wake up? Why did we break up? When will we make up?
When money grows on trees People live in peace Everyone agrees When happiness is free Love can guarantee
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:46:33 GMT -5
The final song to miss out on the Top 3 is "When." This song was never released as a single to the US sadly, but the UK did see an exclusive release in June 1998, followed by a Canadian release in February 2000. In the UK the song wound up peaking at #18 and on the Canadian AC chart at #8. The Top 3 was too much of a firewall for "When" to ever be able to push itself into, but it did settle comfortably at #4 and aside from a brief hiccup, it never let go of that position.
I LOVE this song y'all! It's such an infectious jam; that chorus is pure ear candy melodically and the guitar run in the bridge is heavenly! (PS. The song has two music videos, but neither have hardly ever been screened since their release. The version of the video that features the country version is hard to find but Shania herself does have the even more rare International/Pop version on her channel as the official music video!)
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:47:38 GMT -5
There's like hardly anybody here, but I'm revealing this Top 3 all at once anyway!!!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 19, 2020 21:47:57 GMT -5
The results of this are all over place. I love "When," but it's a trip that it came in above the last 3 hit songs that were revealed before it that all did quite a bit better in the singles RD.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 21:49:19 GMT -5
The results of this are all over place. I love "When," but it's a trip that it came in above the last 3 hit songs that were revealed before it that all did quite a bit better in the singles RD. Just wait for this Top 3...
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 19, 2020 21:59:56 GMT -5
I'm so happy "When" made it to #4!!!!!!!!!! I never expected it to go that far since it was such a limited single release but I've always loved the intense emotions in the vocal and production of the pre-chorus especially, contrasted with the light-hearted impossible situations in the verses.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 22:01:23 GMT -5
Okay, so you're Brad Pitt That don't impress me much So you got the looks but have you got the touch Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night That don't impress me much.1. That Don't Impress Me MuchTrack 12 (country), Track 13 (pop) Length: 3:38Placement in the singles rankdown: #1 of 40Pop Version:Total: 103 Average: 3.81 Std. Dev.: 2.42 (Lowest) someguy - 1 Ginger Spice - 1 .indulgecountry - 1 castleoblivion26 - 1KanenrĆ”:ke - 2austin - 2schnetzka - 2ladyšfan - 2andrewantonio - 3mamooshka - 3sunburn - 3fearlessarrow - 3bat1990 - 3born - 3Troublemaker - 3God - 4@phillippe - 4SHOOTER - 4ClevelandRox - 4Juanca - 4bboat11 - 5tim - 5codyj100 - 6Cody Wants Out... - 6kamala 2024 truther - 8gardyfan - 9Positive Tension - 11 Let's go girls, come on I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright Gonna let it all hang out Want to make some noise, really raise my voice Yeah, I want to scream and shout.
No inhibitions, make no conditions Get a little outta line I ain't gonna act politically correct I only want to have a good time. 2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman!Track 1 (country), Track 10 (pop) Length: 3:53Placement in the singles rankdown: #9 of 40Pop Version:Total: 104 Average: 3.85 Std. Dev.: 2.88 (3rd Lowest)schnetzka - 1 tim - 1 sunburn - 1 SHOOTER - 1 born - 1 ladyšfan - 1 kamala 2024 truther - 2 andrewantonio - 2 mamooshka - 2 Positive Tension - 2 fearlessarrow - 2 bat1990 - 2KanenrĆ”:ke - 3 codyj100 - 3 @phillippe - 3 Juanca - 3 Cody Wants Out... - 3 .indulgecountry - 4 castleoblivion26 - 4 ClevelandRox - 5 Troublemaker - 6 God - 7 Ginger Spice - 8 austin - 9 someguy - 9 bboat11 - 9 gardyfan - 10 They said, "I bet they'll never make it" But just look at us holding on We're still together, still going strong.
You're still the one I run to The one that I belong to You're still the one I want for life (You're still the one) You're still the one that I love The only one I dream of You're still the one I kiss goodnight.3. You're Still the OneTrack 10 (country), Track 1 (pop) Length: 3:34Placement in the singles rankdown: #2 of 40Country Version:Total: 108 Average: 4 Std. Dev.: 2.96KanenrĆ”:ke - 1 kamala 2024 truther - 1 andrewantonio - 1 gardyfan - 1 mamooshka - 1 @phillippe - 1 fearlessarrow - 1 ClevelandRox - 1 Juanca - 1 Ginger Spice - 3 God - 3 SHOOTER - 3someguy - 4 ladyšfan - 4 austin - 5 Positive Tension - 5 Troublemaker - 5 schnetzka - 6 tim - 6 sunburn - 6 castleoblivion26 - 6 bboat11 - 7 bat1990 - 7 born - 7 codyj100 - 8 .indulgecountry - 13
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 19, 2020 22:02:43 GMT -5
Well, would you look at this finish!!! A grand total of FIVE points separated this Top 3 from each other when all was said and done. To nobody's surprise, the three biggest songs from the album wound up being the Top 3. These trajectories tho... "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" never was a #1 contender, and it was barely a #2 contender! It was always either tied with or just a few points behind "That Don't Impress Me Much," which left it stuck with bronze for nearly all of the submission process. It did eventually manage at the end to scrape itself back into the Top 2 where it remained as the runner-up for the remaining two lists. "That Don't Impress Me Much" on the other hand, only spent ONE list at #1 before beginning its fight with MIFLAW, always at #2 or briefly at #3. It looked at the very end like it was going to take home the bronze when at the VERY last second, ladyšfan's list was enough to shoot it up to the top spot!!! But it's the trajectory of "You're Still the One" that I really wanna talk about. Y'all, this has got to be the single most TRAGIC trajectory I've ever seen in a rankdown!!! Here it is, one of the biggest songs of the rankdown, flying through the submission process with ease, holding on to the top spot with literally no competition whatsoever, save for a brief time at #2, when all of a sudden the rug gets pulled from right under its feet, falling nearly out of the Top 3 at THE last second!!!! And the zaniest thing about it is this: while ladyšfan's list was the last to be submitted, he didn't even tank YSTO! He gave it a #4. However, his #2 for TDIMM proved to be JUST ever so slightly enough to help the massive upset happen. That, and the #13 for YSTO from .indulgecountry. NINETEEN #1 ranks made it to the Top 3, while only four wound up being correct! Talk about a shock! When I said this album was a bloodbath, things like this are what I meant! Thanks for submitting and following along with this album y'all! I'm gonna go ahead and take a breather on the Shania Twain Album Series for now so as to focus on the end of the year and whatnot, but I'll be resuming things in 2021 with Up! so stay tuned!
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 19, 2020 22:07:19 GMT -5
Seeing some of these ranks just adds to my observations that people rank based upon their nostalgia and attachment to singles instead of to the body of work as a whole.
That said, I really want to see an album series for The Chicks, since a song no one ranked at #1 climbed to the top of their singles rankdown (Goodbye Earl).
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Post by ClevelandRox on Oct 19, 2020 22:25:32 GMT -5
In hindsight, I definitely overranked Man I Feel Like A Woman. Happy with the results, even though I'm shocked You're Still the One didn't take it. š
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Post by codyj100 on Oct 19, 2020 22:42:58 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised to see āWhenā so high up in the rankings. Easily my favorite Shania song off Come On Over (and probably ever), although it fluctuates between that and Nah! and Getcha Good!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 19, 2020 22:58:04 GMT -5
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Post by mamooshka on Oct 20, 2020 3:48:04 GMT -5
Seeing some of these ranks just adds to my observations that people rank based upon their nostalgia and attachment to singles instead of to the body of work as a whole. Agreed. I also think this is somewhat inevitable, particularly when that body of work is 23 years old and has massively influenced culture (music, fashion, video) in the way that COO has. It's difficult to uncouple those individual and personal experiences that we associate with each song. Even for new music, most listeners (and critics) react to a song based on their biased experiences and preferences - at least to some degree. That's not necessarily a bad thing. kamala 2024 truther - kudos for hosting. It was great to see the number of participants for this one.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2020 6:10:54 GMT -5
4 songs from my top 5 are in top 5 So I am good with the results
Sorry for the upset with ranking
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Post by austin on Oct 20, 2020 7:34:44 GMT -5
That Don't Impress Me Much deserves this!!!!! Pretty good rankings overall as I knew Don't Be Stupid had no chance at a Top 3 rank, so I love how this ended! MIFLAW is a fun jam, and has grown on me over time, but it is not as good as TDIMM so I am so happy!
Can't wait for UP!
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Post by schnetzka on Oct 20, 2020 9:34:00 GMT -5
I wish there were more albums that followed the sound of this one. There is nobody that sounds like Shania even in the country pop genre.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 20, 2020 13:29:20 GMT -5
Y'all...on October 2, an audio of TDIMM was released as part of an Election 2020 album Never in my life did I think these lyrics would relate to Donald Trump :kii:
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 20, 2020 17:49:20 GMT -5
So glad that "That Don't Impress Me Much" clinched the victory because WOW that was close. "You're Still the One" remains one of her most overrated songs; it's meh to me. Crazy how the #1 and #2 in this came down to a 1-point difference just like it did when I hosted the singles RD, although it wasn't with "Man!" at the time... which makes it even crazier that it went all the way up from a polarizing #9 finish last time. Impressive.
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Post by Positive Tension on Oct 20, 2020 18:27:44 GMT -5
For some reason "That Don't Impress Me Much" never, well, impressed me much, but I love that "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" made it to the top two. I remember that song being played on a commercial years ago- iconic!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 20, 2020 18:47:08 GMT -5
For some reason "That Don't Impress Me Much" never, well, impressed me much, but I love that "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" made it to the top two. I remember that song being played on a commercial years ago- iconic!Yup! This one right here is so funny!!!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 20, 2020 19:01:31 GMT -5
"That Don't Impress Me Much" is the other song that I didn't rank from the original version of the album - I think the arrangement in the pop version works better than the country version (not that the country version is bad by any means). The top 3 is all iconic in their own ways so those are well deserved placements. Thanks for hosting kamala 2024 truther!
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Post by Juanca on Oct 20, 2020 22:03:51 GMT -5
16. I Won't Leave You Lonely (9): This was one of my favorites when I first listened to its international version in the album I bought. I still like the pop production, the sweet melody and the vocal arrangement-including the male backing vocals. This made the top 15 of my personal chart, and Iām a bit surprised itās the bottom in this RD.
15. If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask! (13): I like the lushness of the international version. The dynamic melody in the pre-chorus and chorus, and her vocal inflections work well for me, too. The verses take it a few notches down tho.
14. I'm Holdin' On To Love (To Save My Life) (11): Despite not making my top 10, this is a song Iāve always liked. The stompy energy of the claps and the guitar throughout the song are super catchy, as is the melody. Reminds me of 80s songs like Tinaās What you get is what you see or some Juice Newtonās uptempos.
13. Come On Over (15): This has always been one of my least favorite songs off COO and one of three I can skip. Itās not in my bottom -thatās only my #16. I like the key change and the melody is ok, but the production and beat arenāt my cup of tea.
12. You've Got A Way (14): I donāt see THAT much of a difference between the NH mix and the pop version, tbh. Itās better, as itās got a more ethereal, new age vibe, but Iāve always found it a bit too boring and flat tbh.
11. Honey, Iām Home (16): This has always been my least favorite song off COO, and one of a trio that I can skip. Iām now a fan of the melody and the beat isnāt my cup of tea.
10. Black Eyes, Blue Tears (7): at least it made the top 10! This is another song that entered my personal chart because I really liked it. It made my top 10 and has remained one of my favorites off this album. I LOVE the rocker instrumental and the melodyāand her stronger vocal approach. Solid.
9. Whatever You Do, Donāt! (10): Another catchy tune, with a nice production that adds more country flavor in the middle of a middle of the road pop-rocker instrumental. Strong combination that complements the melody very well.
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Post by Juanca on Oct 23, 2020 22:57:34 GMT -5
8. Rock This Country! (8): This one is as fun as it gets!! I love the fun electric guitar/banjo chorus followed by the lovely aooohhhh- nah-nah-nahs, and solid backing vocals. Again, I prefer the more lushed production of the International version 7. Love Gets Me Every Time (12): I listened to this first in AT40, but then the surprise was that after a few months, one of our pop stations started to play it. Huh? The last Country song played was probably Chattahoochee just for the novelty factor. It wasn't a big hit, but it's got some moderate airplay. In my case, this was a good background music but nothing that captured my attention strongly enough to make my personal chart back then. I've warmed up to it more with time, but not enough to make the top 10 in this ranking. 6. From This Moment On (2): I LOVED this song from the moment I first listened to it --the shortened, intro-less international version of it. Then I loved it even more when I discovered the intro. Her voice is angelic, and the backing vocals complement her very well, too. The production is epic, including that Bryan Adams-esque bridge with electric guitars and strings. I adore the melody and her interpretation. It was her 2nd single to top my personal chart and one of my favorites from 1998. By the way, I'd heard snippets of the duet version, so I heard it in full for the first time for this RD --and I admit I don't like Bryan's vocals in the co-lead. He emotes well, but I'm not a fan of his tone. He does a great job in backing vocals, though, so I'm glad those vocals were kept in the international version. 5. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (6): I LOVED the video!!! And I've always been a fan of the song. Great energy, nice combination of pop, country, dance, with great melody throughout the song, but especially the 2-part chorus. Something I've always found interesting is that the country version sounds less country than the international version to me I prefer the international, then the video version, and then the country one. It was yet another top 3 in my personal chart. 4. When (5): And this was another personal chart-topper! Interestingly, this was play-listed by one of our pop stations, after the success of One, Man! and That. I loved this from first listen. Classic pop-rock tune sorta reminder of 80s music, with that strong drum and guitar sound. I think that pre-chorus is one of the best of that year. And then the chorus works very well, including the different backing vocals. Superb melody. I could've ranked this even higher. 3. Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (3): This is a classic!!! And it was a HUGE hit back home. That intro would take people to the dance floor. I've been in many work, friends and relatives parties where everyone has a blast, and it's always pretty funny seeing cis straight males singing the chorus This (international version) was another multi-week personal chart-topper and a big hit in my yearend chart. Still listen to it and have a blast, especially in long drives :) And by the way, that video is FIRE, too, with a great nod to Robert Palmer :) 2. You're Still the One (1): I remember when I first caught this song without introduction, I thought it was a 70s hit or a cover of a classic. The instrumental and melody is timeless. I love the solo acoustic guitar parts, the more lush bridge, and the overall classic, subdued but interesting production, including the backing vocals. And of course she does a great job vocally, too. This was her first song to reach the top of my personal chart, and it stayed there for a couple of weeks and became one of my top 10 songs of the year. It was also a big hit back home that still receives good airplay. I also still like listening to it once in a while, too. 1. That Don't Impress Me Much (4): Another big hit back home, although in this case it was the 'country' version that was played. The international version was played once in a while, but the country was the preferred version --and it was THE version included in the CD sold at home. It was another song to reach the top of my personal chart. And to be honest, I do like the country version a bit more than the international one. Still sounds much more like pop-rock than country to me, which I like more. I love this song, too, but just not as much as MIFLAW, FTMO and YSTO. Thanks, kamala 2024 truther for another great Rankdown!! Lots of great background information, graphs, and fun!! Look forward to participating in the Up! Rankdown next year
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Post by KanenrĆ”:ke on Oct 29, 2020 22:44:16 GMT -5
Seeing some of these ranks just adds to my observations that people rank based upon their nostalgia and attachment to singles instead of to the body of work as a whole. That said, I really want to see an album series for The Chicks, since a song no one ranked at #1 climbed to the top of their singles rankdown (Goodbye Earl). Yes that was such a shocking finish when I hosted it! If I remember correctly (and I'm lazy to double check) #2 & #3 was a tie too.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jan 13, 2021 19:46:20 GMT -5
There's no way but Up! from here... ;)
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