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Post by bboat11 on Feb 11, 2021 13:19:35 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Probably "Forever And For Always". It seems to have the best following on Pulse, as well as single bias. 2. What will be last place? "Ain't No Particular Way" is the only option! 3. What will the Top 5 consist of? "FAFA", "Up!", "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"....and maybe a couple album tracks could sneak in? I wouldn't count out "In My Car", or "Wanna Get To Know You That Good"! 4. What will the bottom 5 consist of? ANPW, "What A Way To Wanna Be!", "Ka-Ching!", "Juanita", and "C'est La Vie". 5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? Most: Ka-Ching!, It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing, She's Not Just A Pretty Face. Least: Forever And For Always, Nah! 6. Which of the eight singles ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", "Ka-Ching!", "Forever and for Always," "Thank You Baby!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "When You Kiss Me," "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing") will place highest and where? Lowest and where? "Forever And For Always" will be highest, at #1. "Ka-Ching" will be lowest, at number 15-16. 7. Which album track would you like to see do best? "(Wanna Get To Know You) That Good!" for sure!!! One of my favorite songs of Shania's career I do think it will do well, but something like "In My Car" could definitely give it a run for its money. 8. Any other thoughts/predictions? My love for this album is also based entirely on the red disc, believe it or not! Most of the pop arrangements have aged incredibly well, many even to the point where they sound like a perfect fit for country radio now, similar to Faith Hill's Cry album. When I put on the green disc now, a lot of the country arrangements sound soooooo hokey and dated by comparison...
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 11, 2021 13:27:40 GMT -5
8. Any other thoughts/predictions? My love for this album is also based entirely on the red disc, believe it or not! Most of the pop arrangements have aged incredibly well, many even to the point where they sound like a perfect fit for country radio now, similar to Faith Hill's Cry album. When I put on the green disc now, a lot of the country arrangements sound soooooo hokey and dated by comparison... Yaaasss!! I've always loved the red disc!!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 11, 2021 18:07:28 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? *"Forever and for Always". 2. What will be last place?*Wild guess w/ "What a Way to Wanna Be!" 3. What will the Top 5 consist of?*"Forever and for Always", "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", and maybe "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" along with an album track I can't think of atm. 4. What will the bottom 5 consist of?*Guessing here with "What a Way to Wanna Be!", "Waiter! Bring Me Water!", "Nah!", "C'est la vie", and possibly "Ka-Ching!" 5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least?*Most will probably go to "Ka-Ching!". I can see least going to something like "I'm Jealous". 6. Which of the eight singles ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", "Ka-Ching!", "Forever and for Always," "Thank You Baby!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "When You Kiss Me," "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing") will place highest and where? Lowest and where? *"Forever and for Always" should be the clear winner here and "Ka-Ching!" may be at risk of rounding out the bottom five or narrowly missing it. 7. Which album track would you like to see do best?*Different day, different album track... Right now, I would say... "I Ain't Goin' Down"? 8. Any other thoughts/predictions? Ranking this was so difficult, I would've rather had a second shot at doing my Master's Research Project (which had potential to become a thesis!)
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Post by someguy on Feb 11, 2021 18:19:49 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? "Forever And For Always"
2. What will be last place? Sorry "Juanita"
3. What will the Top 5 consist of? "Forever And For Always", "Up", "I'm Gonna Getcha Good", "Nah", "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
4. What will the bottom 5 consist of? "Juanita", "Ka-Ching", "What A Way To Want To Be", "C'est La Vie", "Waiter Bring Me Water"
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? Most - "Ka-Ching"; Least - "Forever And For Always" (high) and "Juanita" (low)
6. Which of the eight singles ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", "Ka-Ching!", "Forever and for Always," "Thank You Baby!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "When You Kiss Me," "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing") will place highest and where? Lowest and where? Highest - "Forever And For Always" at #1; Lowest - "Ka-Ching" at #15
7. Which album track would you like to see do best? "Nah"
8. Any other thoughts/predictions? This may not be her best album, but it has held up really well for me. Her trio of TWIM, COO and U are three of the best consecutive albums in country/pop. This album will always take me back to that time in my life. I pretty much wore it out listening to it back then. I have such great memories associated with this album, and I do enjoy every track.
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Post by Juanca on Feb 12, 2021 16:19:45 GMT -5
Am I right seeing bottom 5 predictions for Ka-Ching? WHAT!!! I’ll be mad if that happens
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Post by austin on Feb 12, 2021 16:25:32 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? I don't see anything beating "Forever and For Always"
2. What will be last place? "Juanita" is THE ONLY choice!!!!
3. What will the Top 5 consist of? FAFA, I'm Gonna Getcha Good!, probably Up! (ugh), Wanna Get To Know You That Good!, and maybe Nah! or In My Car?
4. What will the bottom 5 consist of? Juanita, Juanita, Juanita, Juanita, Juanita. Seriously, the only bad song here and a career lowlight.
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? Most - Ka-Ching! or She's Not Just A Pretty Face. Least - Juanita or FAFA.
6. Which of the eight singles ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", "Ka-Ching!", "Forever and for Always," "Thank You Baby!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "When You Kiss Me," "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing") will place highest and where? Lowest and where? FAFA #1, I think Ka-Ching gets lowest, sadly.
7. Which album track would you like to see do best? In My Car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. Any other thoughts/predictions?No, thanks for doing this series!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 12, 2021 16:51:42 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? "Up!"
2. What will be last place? "Ain't No Particular Way"
3. What will the Top 5 consist of? "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Forever and For Always", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face", and "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
4. What will the bottom 5 consist of? "I'm Not In The Mood", "Thank You Baby!", "I Ain't Goin' Down", and "Waiter! Bring Me Water!"
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? MOST is EASILY "Ka-Ching!"
Least: "Up!"
6. Which of the eight singles ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", "Up!", "Ka-Ching!", "Forever and for Always," "Thank You Baby!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," "When You Kiss Me," "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing") will place highest and where? Lowest and where?
I think "Up!" will be #1. I definitely think "Forever and For Always", and "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" will be top 5 as well. personally I'd love to see "Forever and For Always" out around #10 but that is never gonna happen lol so I think it will likely be "Ka-Ching!" that clearly has some haters but also some that like it so I think it'll escape bottom 5 but not make the Top 10
7. Which album track would you like to see do best? Looking at my list again it looks like I had "Juanita" the highest of the album tracks so I guess that one though tbh I don't remember it now lol
8. Any other thoughts/predictions? I know many love this album and while I do like it I really don't love it. None of the album tracks stuck with me and I only liked a couple songs. "Forever and For Always" is super overrated
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:20:17 GMT -5
Y'all...what a race this was!!!! I'm not mincing words when I say that this has got to be the most competitive rankdown I've ever hosted!!!! By the middle of the submission process, the results had gained some consistency, but there are groups of songs that are so close in points that one more list could've shaken things up immensely...and then those same groups of songs are upwards of 50 points or more from each other!!! There even came a point where there were THREE ties, TWO of which were THREE-WAY!!!! Buckle your tractor's seatbelts, because this is gonna be a wild ride and things are going to be painful right away! Stats for #19:--The only song to have a point total exceeding 400 --The most consistent last-place contender #1s: 0 Top 5s: 3 Top 10s: 6 Bottom 5s: 17 Last Places: 7
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:29:14 GMT -5
When someone tries to take away the freedom of your choice To take away your voice, that's when you need her She's there if you dare to give your broken wings a try
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 21:29:48 GMT -5
You all continue to have no ears
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 21:31:21 GMT -5
Honestly tho, I like all but one song on this record, so I'm choosing to believe that the only reason "Juanita" is last place is because this is such a strong album :kii:
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:33:34 GMT -5
You all continue to have no ears Sadly for you, things are painful right away as "Juanita" flows from the river and into the last-place position, having the sad distinction of leaving first. As you can see, the song was doomed from the beginning. Kanenrá:ke placed it in his Top 5 but things derailed immediately. It was at #19 by about four or five lists in and was never able to recover. Your #2 made me laugh and feel bad for you simultaneously, because by then I knew there was just no way in hell it was gonna save this song's chances. This is one of the songs I certainly would've left on the cutting room floor and away from this album. After the 1-2-3 punch of the first three tracks of this album, this one drops the ball with a resounding thud. I'd go so far as to say it's a skip for me.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Feb 13, 2021 21:34:10 GMT -5
Phew, I'm glad I'm not the only one that hates Juanita! I thought I was going to be lynch mobbed for my ranking lol
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 21:35:25 GMT -5
You all continue to have no ears Sadly for you, things are painful right away as "Juanita" flows from the river and into the last-place position, having the sad distinction of leaving first. As you can see, the song was doomed from the beginning. Kanenrá:ke placed it in his Top 5 but things derailed immediately. It was at #19 by about four or five lists in and was never able to recover. This is one of the songs I certainly would've left on the cutting room floor and away from this album. After the 1-2-3 punch of the first three tracks of this album, this one drops the ball with a resounding thud. I'd go so far as to say it's a skip for me. Well my pain is just beginning, "Ka-Ching" is going to be up anytime now as well. There's only one song on this album I skip, and I hope that's out very soon.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:38:32 GMT -5
Stats for #18:
--Only eight points ahead of "Juanita," only three points behind #17
#1s: 0 Top 5s: 2 Top 10s: 10 Bottom 5s: 15 Last Places: 4
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:39:36 GMT -5
Have y'all had dinner yet?
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:46:52 GMT -5
There's gotta be a way to cool this clown He's starting to embarrass me I may even have to hose him down-- Bring me water
I don't know what he finds so distracting What's so hot about her I really don't like the way he's acting Bring me water!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 13, 2021 21:48:00 GMT -5
"Waiter! Bring Me Water!" is just flat out dumb. I get she was going for humor and when she nails it she nails it but this... fell flat.
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 21:50:02 GMT -5
Lol "Waiter! Bring Me Water" is catchy AF!
"I'm Jealous" can leave anytime now, I literally couldn't remember a damn thing about that song cuz I never listen to it.
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Post by schnetzka on Feb 13, 2021 21:52:47 GMT -5
Like I mentioned earlier, I will not accept slander for any of the songs on this album lol. Waiter! is such an odd song and I looove it.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:53:04 GMT -5
Sadly for you, things are painful right away Well my pain is just beginning, "Ka-Ching" is going to be up anytime now as well. There's only one song on this album I skip, and I hope that's out very soon. Well you got this much right unfortunately! Up next, and hence why I asked if you've had dinner :kii: , is "Waiter! Bring Me Water!" This fun jam about a couple's night out at dinner being derailed by some other woman that the narrator's boyfriend can't help himself but ogle at, received LOTS more upper support than "Juanita," with two Top 3 placements and a slew of other Top 10s. Sadly, not too many people were keen on this song, placing it in the lower echelons of their lists, causing it to remain in the bottom three consistently throughout the latter half of the submission process. I LOVE this song. It's just so fun and every time I play it, I close my eyes and envision a kick-ass music video where Shania gets into a catfight with this other sultry woman, causing a scene and leaving a huge mess. And then Shania ending this "video" by dumping a gallon of water all over her boyfriend and storming off. It would've been nice to have this be a single, if only just for this music video, lol!!!
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 21:55:13 GMT -5
My #1 and #4 are also in GRAVE danger. RIP my top 5
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 13, 2021 21:56:45 GMT -5
Juanita has always been the one song I skip on this album. She ain’t never clicked with me and time has not changed my mind.
Waiter! is sooo stupid yet it works to me! I always thought it could’ve made for a hilarious video.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 21:58:53 GMT -5
I know this is right in the middle of reveals lol, but instead of stats, I'm just going to offer subtle (maybe vague sometimes) hints. Here's one for #17:
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 22:01:33 GMT -5
That's funny cuz I was just listening to Abba a few hours ago, lol
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 13, 2021 22:04:34 GMT -5
I always wondered how they got away with not crediting ABBA for C'est la Vie. That melody is SO obvious!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 13, 2021 22:05:07 GMT -5
That's life and that's how it's gonna be?
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 22:06:42 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Feb 13, 2021 22:10:39 GMT -5
Oh, good, something that ISN'T in my top 5.
"C'est La Vie" is great! Very infections and beautiful. Like I said... adore this album, lol.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Feb 13, 2021 22:12:12 GMT -5
That's life and that's how it's gonna be? It certainly is!! Shania's remix of "Dancing Queen" "C'est la vie" leaves us next at #17. This is another song that was doomed from the beginning, only escaping the bottom 5 for two lists before being yanked back in during the last moments of the submission process. This is a fine song with an infectious melody that I love to jam to, but just couldn't find room in my Top 10 for. Fans and the general public have long considered "C'est la vie" to be a blatant sampling of "Dancing Queen," ABBA's signature hit, particularly during the song's chorus, in which Shania even sings to the same tune of "Dancing Queen"!! However, ABBA was never credited for this song and remains uncredited to this day. How Shania, Mutt, & Mercury Nashville got away with this is beyond me!
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