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Post by born on May 25, 2020 6:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on May 25, 2020 11:08:38 GMT -5
I loved the demo version of “Don’t Be a Girl About It.” The finished version kind of ruined it. Somehow the vocal has less bite and less playfulness at the same time. Worse is there’s way too much going on in the background.
“Why Don’t You Try” does the soul sound better than the majority of Meaning of Life did, but it was a bonus track, so I’m not surprised. Definitely wish we could've got a country album in the vein of "Breaking Your Own Heart"; it seemed like the direction she was looking at for a while, but it never happened. Oh, well.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 25, 2020 11:35:36 GMT -5
8. Any other thoughts/predictions? I hope the beautiful "Breaking Your Own Heart" does well here! #underrated Does that count as "doing well"? ![:-/](http://images.proboards.com/undecided.gif)
Absolutely not. Devastating. :'(
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 12:21:17 GMT -5
Breaking Your Own Heart is gorgeous, but I'll never understand why it was the closing track (on the standard edition). Track sequencing in general was lowkey a mess on this album.
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Post by vann on May 25, 2020 15:23:19 GMT -5
So far I´m surprised by "Einsten" and "Why Dont You Try" be ranked so low =0.
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Post by d3vin44 on May 25, 2020 17:18:34 GMT -5
I know it’s not PC to like it, but I can’t help it, I LOVE “Don’t be a Girl About it”....😬 I love the “Oooooahooooo’s”
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Post by musicfan134 on May 25, 2020 18:07:38 GMT -5
Don't Be a Girl About It - Didn't realize how hated this song was. Sorry, it's overhated. It's not great, but there's absolutely no reason for it to finish below Einstein.
Einstein - Should've been No. 18. Honestly, at least DBAGAI is a good song. Einstein is awful. Mediocre lyrics and a nonexistent melody.
The Sun Will Rise - Meh. Never loved this, but it's aight. I'm okay with this as its placement.
Why Don't You Try - This would've done much better on MoL. It sticks out like a sore thumb on here, but it's in a good way I think. I do think I actually overranked it though.
Standing in Front of You - I like this song, but there's a lot better on the album. I'm okay with this as its placement.
Breaking Your Own Heart - Excuse me. This deserved better. I always thought this would've fit well on a country album if she ever decided to release one.
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Post by Exclusive on May 25, 2020 18:07:43 GMT -5
Surprised to see "Einstein" out so early.
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Post by bboat11 on May 25, 2020 18:16:28 GMT -5
These reveals have oscillated quite violently between perfect and tragic ![:dead:](http://ruadventures.com/forum/Smileys/animated/smiley_resurrect_grave.gif)
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Post by SoMuchToSay on May 25, 2020 20:39:26 GMT -5
I never really understood the hate for DBAGAI, I'm way more offended by Einstein's awful and immature lyrics. Honestly for me, Why Don't You Try is the worst on the list. BYOH was such a bop tho, it deserved better. Hoping for Let Me Down, ftw or realistically it will probably be Stronger. I Forgive You deserves to go high too.
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Post by fearlessarrow on May 25, 2020 20:56:52 GMT -5
Aside from the "dumb + dumb = you" lyric that's uh... stands out, I actually dig "Einstein" quite a bit musically.
Now "Don't Be A Girl About It" sounds weird on an album with songs like the title track and "Dark Side" which is meant to be empowering (empowerment seems to be one of the big themes in this album) with the whole "don't be a girl about it" phrasing - it's a good thing it was a bonus track but I honestly would've rather seen it shelved.
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Post by kmbgs on May 25, 2020 22:13:03 GMT -5
Einstein is truly everything, but it’s not my fault you were born with bad taste !
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 14:56:00 GMT -5
![](https://i.imgur.com/Awq9Qz4.jpg) Aaaand we're back! The next set is only a few minutes away! Who do you think is going out?
At #12, we say goodbye to the song with the 3rd lowest standard deviation.
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Post by d3vin44 on May 26, 2020 15:01:37 GMT -5
The War is Over 🤞
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:01:48 GMT -5
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:06:18 GMT -5
After wishing "Hello" goodbye, we're kicking another non-polarizing song. #11 has the 2nd lowest SD of the game. How does self-isolation sound to you?
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:08:42 GMT -5
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:14:02 GMT -5
The only thing I'm gonna say about #10 is that we don't deserve it. We're not worthy ![:(](http://images.proboards.com/sad.gif) EDIT: THAT and also that it has not one, but TWO #1 rankings!!!!
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:20:35 GMT -5
My condolences to Crox and Ginger Spice. Y'all can rest now though. #9 is the second (& last) song with neither a #1 nor a #18 ranking. As you can tell, it was never a contender for the... win.
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:24:08 GMT -5
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Post by Exclusive on May 26, 2020 15:29:48 GMT -5
"You Can't Win" was my favorte discovery. She absolutely kills it.
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:31:47 GMT -5
This next song has ELEVEN top 5 rankings! A lot of people didn't want it to stay though. We say goodbye to our 3rd highest SD and a #18 ranking, all at #8.
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:34:21 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on May 26, 2020 15:35:05 GMT -5
As you can tell, it was never a contender for the... win. A lot of people didn't want it to stay though. Jim coming through with them obvious hints!
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:37:13 GMT -5
^ I had no crowd so I thought I should go for it ![:dead:](http://ruadventures.com/forum/Smileys/animated/smiley_resurrect_grave.gif)
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:44:41 GMT -5
#7 is the last song of this set and also the last song with over 300 points. That's about it with the lasts though since this song doesn't have any bottom place rankers. Two participants should be on the lookout though. These #1s aren't safe. I'm sorry.
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Post by ampersand on May 26, 2020 15:50:41 GMT -5
“Why Don’t You Try” deserved better, but it doesn’t fit with the rest of the album. With more dynamic production, I think it could be easily slotted into MOL. “Breaking Your Own Heart” also went out too early. My gay heart was singing it back when I thought I was some sort of ice queen lol.
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Post by born on May 26, 2020 15:54:24 GMT -5
That's all for today! See you later {Recap} 7. I Forgive You 304 8. Don't You Wanna Stay (with Jason Aldean) 312 9. You Can't Win 330 10. The War Is Over 337 11. Alone 346 12. Hello 353 13. Breaking Your Own Heart 359 14. Standing in Front of You 371 15. Why Don't You Try 432 16. The Sun Will Rise (featuring Kara DioGuardi) 439 17. Einstein 459 18. Don't Be a Girl About It 480
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