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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:13:39 GMT -5
And of course here comes ClevelandRox with a #2 loss already At this point Keith Urban needs to just catch a case of irreversible laryngitis or something. Everything he is associated with these days is just more and more embarrassing. Of course, if we think ClevelandRox's #2 rank is worth a laugh, the #1 ranks are about to start dropping with our next reveal!!!!!
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 2, 2021 13:15:23 GMT -5
This one’s fun tho. It’s okay to have fun sometimes!
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:19:15 GMT -5
23. "The Worst Country Song Of All Time" - Brantley Gilbert ft. Toby Keith & HARDY
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 2, 2021 13:20:17 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Aug 2, 2021 13:28:50 GMT -5
What gives with some of these high rankings in the bottom 3?! To each their own I guess lol.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:33:44 GMT -5
"The Worst Country Song Of All Time" is supposed to be a joke, and even goes out of its way to let us know that in Toby's verse. And I do think it is inherently at least a liiiiiittle bit funny to joke about the fact that singing about not wanting land, hating hunting and fishing, thinking that pickups are a waste of gas and sweet tea is overrated, etc. would be the worst country song of all time because it goes against all the stereotypical country values. There is at least a teeny tiny bit of humor in that, although it falls short of being hilarious because all of those stereotypes are SO overdone and tired.
Where this song loses me is trying to integrate conservative talking points into its "humor". Singing about hating the flag, thinking you deserve a bunch of money and a minivan without actually wanting to work for it, cancelling everything you disagree with, sticking a fork in the Constitution, supporting Kim Jong Un and Putin, just feels really tone-deaf at best. I know there is no specific accusation of left-leaning people doing any of those things... But there is still the implication that right-leaning country people are the only ones who love the flag and value hard work and support the constitution, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Maybe they didn't mean it to be an "own-the-libs" type of song, but that is exactly what their listeners are going to hear, and that sort of shit just adds fuel to all the hate and division in this country...
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:39:57 GMT -5
22. "Beer With My Friends" - Shy Carter ft. Cole Swindell and David Lee Murphy
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 2, 2021 13:41:32 GMT -5
The Breland song is lowkey a bop tho
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:43:24 GMT -5
"Beer With My Friends" isn't the worst song in this list by any means. And we all would agree about that, as it didn't get any last place ranks! To me this song is basically just a really generic modern country drinking song. It's not unlistenable, but offers exactly nothing of value or substance other than maybe being something you don't turn off when you're drinking and partying with your friends. Probably the best thing I have ever heard from Shy Carter, so that's something.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:45:59 GMT -5
21. "Old School" - Toby Keith
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 2, 2021 13:48:18 GMT -5
Beer With My Friends was just... loud.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:52:38 GMT -5
I am so confused by modern Toby Keith. He literally cannot seem to record anything that isn't rooted in nostalgia for the good old days. Sometimes it's veiled in patriotism, other times it's feeling nostalgic in a bar, and sometimes it's even just a random narrator waxing poetic about the way way things used to be. He feels like he's been in a major rut for most of the past decade, which is low-key ridiculous considering how infrequently he has released music in the past 5 years... Anyway, while nostalgia is not a bad thing to sing about, he has also had a lot of trouble finding melodies and hooks lately that are worth listening to. The verses of "Old School" are particularly horrible. The chorus could be seen as a little bit catchy, but it is also just the epitome of generic. Meanwhile, superdave3556 loses his 1, 2, and 3 back-to-back with these last three eliminations, so my condolences to him :'(
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Aug 2, 2021 13:52:49 GMT -5
except for George Strait Junkie with a near top 10 rank (HOW?! Like, there is nothing even slightly appealing about this song!) It was easily our least polarizing song. 😂 it’s not a good song I just don’t like hardly much of this list and I like Trace a lot so it is what it is plus I knew I’d get hell and it’d still get last place so worth it
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Post by tim on Aug 2, 2021 13:57:19 GMT -5
And to think that "Old School" was co-written by Maren Morris
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 13:58:29 GMT -5
20. "Fancy Like" - Walker Hayes
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Post by tim on Aug 2, 2021 14:00:40 GMT -5
LOL! I really had no idea where to rank "Fancy Like" because while on one hand it's not my cup of tea, on the other it's memorable enough to stand out from the rest of the trash this month (for better or worse).
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 2, 2021 14:01:35 GMT -5
Haters gonna hate but Walker slaying all your favorites on the charts tastes like the best revenge to me.
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Aug 2, 2021 14:03:49 GMT -5
And I’m getting hell for my #12 rank when two people put this absolute trash at #1 😂 whatever floats your boat
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:06:56 GMT -5
Look at Walker Hayes escaping the bottom 5!!!! That's a pretty big accomplishment for him! Although not only did he escape the bottom 5, he was actually a top 2 contender at multiple occasions He was also a constant top 10 contender for most of the first half of the submission process. "Fancy Like" picked up a whole slurry of top 10 ranks, including TWO #1s from austin and ClevelandRox , and a handful of top 3s from someguy , 🌺CountryLineDancer , and zaclord 🌈 . With the way this song blew up on TikTok last month it shouldn't be much of a surprise that this song should have its fair share of supporters. And tbh I could see myself potentially getting into it if it were sang by a charismatic vocalist like Blake Shelton. But I still just cannot get over the way Walker delivers things. He literally sings like the stereotype of a Valley Girl, and I cannot stand that.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:14:28 GMT -5
19. "Kryptonite" - Bree Taylor
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 2, 2021 14:15:32 GMT -5
We did it folks, Walker escaped the bottom 5!!! This bop deserved a lot better, but Pulse's Walker haters weren't gonna let it get much higher so top 20 is a win.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:15:50 GMT -5
Oh, I forgot to mention that "Fancy Like" was our most polarizing song! Edited the post to reflect that.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 2, 2021 14:19:28 GMT -5
There must have been some random sweepstakes that Bree Taylor entered and won a record deal out of because that's the only way I can think of her even possibly getting to be a professional vocalist. She's not bad by any means, but there is literally nothing special about her voice and is just very, very mediocre. The song is fine, but her boring voice made that an instant nope for me.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:19:35 GMT -5
"Kryptonite" is our first female loss! It was 🌺CountryLineDancer's suggestion this month, so it makes sense that he would also be unlucky enough to put it at a #1... I definitely found this to be a little bit more on the generic side for the female releases, but just like with nearly all of 🌺CountryLineDancer's suggestions it has definitely grown on me a lot the more I have listened to it! And it did get its fair share of love as well, including a string of #4 ranks from ClevelandRox, LBTrocks, and castleoblivion26!
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:25:34 GMT -5
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 2, 2021 14:28:56 GMT -5
Easily the worst song on Gary's new album. It's a shame it was the one included here.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Aug 2, 2021 14:30:10 GMT -5
I’m sorry, but Gary Allan is one of the last people I want or expect a song called “SEX” from
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:32:17 GMT -5
"SEX" was d3vin44's recommendation for this month, and tbh I am a bit surprised by the hate some people have been showing for it. Like, some of y'all acted like you legitimately thought it had a chance of placing right at the bottom of the list with "Where The Country Girls At" and "The Worst Country Song Of All Time" This song has quite a few clever lyrical moments that make it worth listening to imo. I suppose there may have been better songs to use on Gary's new album, but this is the one that was suggested to me, so. I liked it well enough!
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Post by tim on Aug 2, 2021 14:35:32 GMT -5
What the hell Gary Allan?! Stop chasing whatever trend you're trying to and get back to making good music.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 2, 2021 14:35:35 GMT -5
17. "Same Boat" - Zac Brown Band
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