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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 30, 2020 20:33:40 GMT -5
I really love Dolly, but I must say I'm really rooting for Dolly here! 😂😂
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 20:33:53 GMT -5
There's castleoblivion26's #1! "Christmas Always Finds Me" is Ingrid Andress' latest new release, and its placement here seems to suggest that she continues to strike a chord with us Pulsers! As you can see from the trajectory, this was a nearly constant top 5 contender, and settled in comfortably at #3 for most of the time. It was never really able to shake Dolly's stranglehold on the top 2, but it did come VERY close! You'll see how close in a second ;)
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 20:36:33 GMT -5
I'm not even editing my last post here. bboat11 WHAT even is that rank?!?!?! Like this is flops level of flopping! Hahaha don't worry, I do love it! I always love almost everything, remember 😂 I probably would have ranked it a bit higher if I'd edited my list, tbh, as that does look quite floppy...
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Post by tim on Dec 30, 2020 20:40:47 GMT -5
I go to take the dogs for a walk and come back to this all but being revealed! I never actually thought the top 2 songs would come down to Dolly vs. Dolly
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 30, 2020 20:42:10 GMT -5
so Ingrid's song is easily my favorite new Christmas song of the season and it isn't even close. That song is just perfect. Country radio needs to play this girl more cause she is so good!
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Post by tim on Dec 30, 2020 20:42:30 GMT -5
I already tried to make my amends in Carrie's holiday rankdown for my error in judgement! "Hallelujah" has definitely grown on me quite a bit and I'd certainly rank this one higher here.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 20:46:05 GMT -5
2. "Christmas On The Square" - Dolly Parton
1. "Circle Of Love" - Dolly Parton
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 20:47:23 GMT -5
so Ingrid's song is easily my favorite new Christmas song of the season and it isn't even close. That song is just perfect. Country radio needs to play this girl more cause she is so good! Well guess what... A tie for Dolly means that Ingrid gets the honor of participating in our next RotB rankdown!!!
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Post by tim on Dec 30, 2020 20:49:54 GMT -5
1. "Circle Of Love" - Dolly Parton Perfect ranking you say?!?
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 30, 2020 20:50:20 GMT -5
Love both songs of course, but I'm definitely glad "Circle of Love" eked out the win. I've adored it ever since I first saw her sing it in 2016 on her Christmas of Many Colors special. Beautiful beautiful song. And COTS is another one of those upbeat positive energy songs that only someone of Dolly's personality can successfully pull off! You gotta love her, lmao. Thanks for hosting bboat11WAIT THEY BOTH TECHNICALLY WON LMAO!!! only legends like Dolly!!!!
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Post by tim on Dec 30, 2020 20:55:31 GMT -5
What a fitting ending to this rankdown! It took me a while to finally get around listening to Dolly's new holiday album, but when I did I absolutely fell in love with it. We definitely needed that this year and she made my Christmas season just a little more cheery because of it. Thanks bboat11 !
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 20:56:27 GMT -5
So Dolly vs. Dolly ended up being an EPIC battle for the ages! Both songs had a stranglehold on the top 2 for practically the entire submission process, and also more or less stayed neck and neck with each other. "Christmas On The Square" was a little bit stronger of a #1 contender, but in the end it was ironically its own lack of #1s that cost it the victory in this rankdown. When they came to a tie with the final list, "Circle Of Love" took the gold because of the fact that it received multiple #1s from both tim and myself. I love Dolly's new album sooooooo much There were like 5 songs I could have chosen to include. I was a bit hesitant to include "Christmas On The Square" just because of its cheesy, hillbilly nature, but chose it anyway due to its importance for Dolly's new Christmas special that came out alongside it. Then second slot was a tossup. I was THIS close to including her version of "Mary Did You Know", but similar to Carrie's situation, I literally swapped it out while making this list because I realized how happy "Circle Of Love" was making me, and I knew that tim loved it (I do take your pre-existing feelings into consideration when making the lists, as y'all know, lol ) So there you have it!! Dolly is the reigning Queen of the 2020 Christmas Season for those of us who are not too curmudgeonly to listen to festive music once a year! Thank you all for participating and following along! Hopefully this was kinda fun for y'all and not a total waste of time by not being a regular new music month
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 30, 2020 21:01:27 GMT -5
Final Recap: November 2020
20. Hard Candy Christmas - Kassi Ashton (157) 19. Please Come Home For Christmas - Teddy Swims (154) 18. Merry, Merry Christmas Baby - Ronnie Milsap (149) 17. Jingle Bell Drunk - RaeLynn (141) 16. Take Me Home For Christmas - Dan + Shay (136) 15. Feeling Like Christmas - Olivia Lane (133) 14. Only Time Of Year - Brandy Clark (126) 13. Little Saint Nick - Lady A (120) 12. O Holy Night - Danielle Bradbery (116) 11. Lit This Year - Florida Georgia Line (113)
10. Cowboy Christmas - Terri Clark ft. Ricky Skaggs (105) 09. Let There Be Peace - Carrie Underwood (94) 08. The First Noel - Gabby Barrett (90) 07. We Need Christmas - Maddie & Tae (81) 06. Under The Mistletoe - Kelly Clarkson ft. Brett Eldredge (77) 05. Hallelujah - Carrie Underwood ft. John Legend (66) 04. Christmas On The Radio - Runaway June (64) 03. Christmas Always Finds Me - Ingrid Andress (60) 02. Christmas On The Square - Dolly Parton (59) 01. Circle Of Love - Dolly Parton (59)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 31, 2020 2:08:47 GMT -5
"Square" is definitely my favorite thing from Dolly's new Xmas album so that's disappointing, but I do love the entire top 5 we wound up with. Glad to see that underwhelming Kelly/Brett duet didn't make it in over any of those songs, too.
Can't wait to do the next one of these for original music!
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Post by recordyear on Dec 31, 2020 8:57:22 GMT -5
Cowboy Christmas is traditional country music set to Christmas theme. Not my favorite from the album actually (the covers are so good though), but this is really solid otherwise. Let There Be Peace is cliche lyrically and musically (tired from those lazy gopsel influences), but Hallelujah is even worse. John Legend oversings just like Carrie Underwood and the vocals together are dumpster. Also mess that Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee was considered. That song is boring af. Favorite Time of Year though is top 5 contender and is the best from the album by far. Pulse definitely won't agree but the best version of The First Noel is Brett Eldredge's. Gabby's version is not too bad though, and as much as some Carrie's stans shit on Gabby because of sound-alikes, it's funny how this song is better than almost all of My Gift (tea) Oh M&T out at #7...I think this is contemporary and yet not overdone to be Christmas staple. The chorus sounds so good. Brett Eldredge guarantees high SD nowadays. I mainly rank Under The Mistletoe high because of Kelly Clarkson though. I think Brett Eldredge's vocals are good but I don't think upbeat jazz elements suit him. Christmas On The Radio is too long (I think it's weird to feel a Christmas song to be too long or too short lol), and it's chasing "song titles and radio" trend which is meh. Title track of EP is so much better. Christmas Always Finds Me aims to be impactful like More Hearts Than Mine but it feels underwhelming when the message hits. Dolly Parton top 2 (and tied in points) is really good ending although they are in wrong order (not that wrong though because I think their quality is similar). Jennifer Nettles did cover Circle of Love a while back. Mary Did You Know is a missed chance though because her version is so good and gives me chills while not being overwrought.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 3, 2021 15:04:00 GMT -5
Welcome back to this series!!! This month we resume our regular original music! It is labeled December, but I have included songs that were released in both November and December. Like I explained last month, I decided it would make sense to honor the year's Christmas releases in November and then honor the non-christmas releases from November and December together in December since there are typically not a lot of songs released during those months. Now that January is here the release schedule is going to pick up again, so we will be back to programming as usual with next month December 2020:
The Playlist: (Runtime 1 hr. 8 min.) 1. Champion - Miranda Lambert 2. Dicked Down In Dallas - Trey Lewis 3. Don't Matter Now - Abby Anderson 4. Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. - Chase Rice ft. Florida Georgia Line 5. Famous Friends - Chris Young ft. Kane Brown 6. Don't Go Changing - Kip Moore 7. God, Sex, & Shame - Lacy Cavalier 8. He Loved Her - Devin Dawson 9. Heroes - Lady A ft. Thomas Rhett 10. Horses In Heaven - Kylie Frey 11. In The Ghetto - Reba McEntire & Darius Rucker 12. Loved Me That Way - Lauren Duski 13. Muddy Water - Harper Grae 14. no body, no crime - Taylor Swift ft. HAIM 15. Shallow - Garth Brooks ft. Trisha Yearwood 16. Show Me Around - Carly Pearce 17. Sober As A Drunk - Kameron Marlowe 18. Tears Of Gold - David Bisbal ft. Carrie Underwood 19. What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett 20. You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jan 3, 2021 15:13:24 GMT -5
Wait, what is this new Miranda Lambert single and why did it fly completely under my radar?!?! Also, yes Tears of Gold and Taylor!!! And NOT that Trey Lewis song
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 3, 2021 15:17:46 GMT -5
Wait, what is this new Miranda Lambert single and why did it fly completely under my radar?!?! Also, yes Tears of Gold and Taylor!!! And NOT that Trey Lewis song I don't fully understand the situation, but it looks like it's on some album called Soundtrack to the Podcast Musical. I hadn't heard about it either, but stumbled across it at the last minute yesterday and was like WAIT! And yes, "Tears Of Gold" is at your request! Despite not being a country song, Carrie is still an important country artist, so (And there weren't a whole lot of big-name releases the last couple months anyway, so there was room) And of COURSE Taylor! And believe it or not, .indulgecountry is in love with "Dicked Down In Dallas"
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 3, 2021 15:19:19 GMT -5
OH, I forgot to mention y'all, I purchased "Shallow" and sent it to castleoblivion26 to see if he can upload it to his covert website. That way y'all will be able to actually listen to it So stay tuned for him to get back to me!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 3, 2021 16:01:58 GMT -5
20. Shallow
Got it!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 3, 2021 16:55:57 GMT -5
OH, I forgot to mention y'all, I purchased "Shallow" and sent it to castleoblivion26 to see if he can upload it to his covert website. That way y'all will be able to actually listen to it So stay tuned for him to get back to me! I have added "Shallow" to the website, available below. I also made a spotify playlist with the other 19 songs! castleoblivion20.wixsite.com/music
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 3, 2021 16:56:48 GMT -5
19. Shallow 20. Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. Got it! corrected it for you...
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Post by gardyfan on Jan 3, 2021 17:59:04 GMT -5
Still ranked it too high.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 3, 2021 18:51:02 GMT -5
18. Don’t Go Changing 19. Shallow 20. Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. Got it! corrected it for you... Perfect! Thanks!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 3, 2021 21:07:09 GMT -5
17. Don't Go Changing 18. Shallow 19. He Loved Her 20. Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. Got it! corrected it for you... Perfect! Thanks!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 3, 2021 23:18:38 GMT -5
Kip Moore is a little high... :kii:
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 3, 2021 23:30:30 GMT -5
Kip Moore is a little high... :kii:
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Jan 3, 2021 23:50:44 GMT -5
bboat11 would it be too much trouble at this point to add "Heroes" from Lady A & Thomas Rhett? :)
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 4, 2021 10:49:10 GMT -5
bboat11 would it be too much trouble at this point to add "Heroes" from Lady A & Thomas Rhett? Sure, why not! If it'll get you to participate again! ;)
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 4, 2021 10:53:39 GMT -5
Alright, I have added Lady A's "Heroes" to the list, and taken off Jackson/Collin's "One Day" to keep us at 20 (I hadn't realized that it was just a re-released version of a song that's been out for like a year... Lol!) castleoblivion26 if you could update your Spotify playlist when you get a chance :)
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