Songwriter Series #2: Matraca Berg

[Kanenrá:ke]

Ass damm, I was really hoping Keith could've snuck into the top 10. Such a fantastic song!

Glad I'm caught up, we did a decent job overall guys! haha

[castleoblivion26]

We are down to our Top 10, before I begin the Top 10 reveals lets check out some other songs that Matraca Berg had a hand in writing! There are some classics included here:

















There are so many others but am gonna leave it at these. #10 coming shortly, and I will reveal that the song is from one of the artist that I just shared another song of theirs here...

[castleoblivion26]

"No turning back, I've come too far
I'm headed down 40 with my old guitar
This ain't Graceland that's a fact
And I ain't driving a pink Cadillac

I've been living on the wrong side of Memphis
Gonna bronze these blue suede shoes
These cowboy boots are gettin' kinda restless
And I ain't gotta single thing to lose

I've had this dream from a tender age
Calling my name from the Opry stage
I can hear it sing loud and clear
200 miles and I'll be there"

#10 ~ "Wrong Side of Memphis" by Trisha Yearwood
Points: 133
Average: 14.78
Standard Dev: 7.36


Writers: Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison



.indulgecountry ~ 6
Kanenrá:ke ~ 6
someguy ~ 10
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 10
austin ~ 12
taylor ~ 18
tim ~ 19
castleoblivion26 ~ 26
bboat11 ~ 26



Trisha Yearwood Live:


Matraca Berg Live:


John Berry & his son Sean:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining Songs & Recap}


Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless
The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood
Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood

#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[Kanenrá:ke]

Trisha's best and one of Matraca's best! I just love the attitude Trisha has on here!

[castleoblivion26]

"Morning number 32
waking up without you
Mama's on the telephone

She says she's got a plan
She knows a nice young man
Honey if I come back home

Everybody knows, everybody knows
Everybody knows what to do about my misery
Everybody but me

Well all the girls at work say just forget the jerk
I feel better now
Even my preacher cares, said all I need is prayer
And everything will just work out"

#9 ~ "Everybody Knows" by Trisha Yearwood
Points: 121
Average: 13.44
Standard Dev: 10.20


Writers: Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison



BackwoodsBarbie ~ 2
someguy ~ 3
Kanenrá:ke ~ 5
austin ~ 5
castleoblivion26 ~ 12
.indulgecountry ~ 15
taylor ~ 21
bboat11 ~ 27
tim ~ 31



Trisha Yearwood Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining Songs & Recap}


Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless
The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood

#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[.indulgecountry]

Well Trisha sure is getting hammered.

[bboat11]

Now wait a second... Anyone else remember just a week ago when "Everybody Knows" singlehandedly lost its album rankdown just because taylor hated it?

Sept 18, 2020 22:14:08 GMT -5 taylor said:

Good, I'm glad! 

Lol, I'm very much in the minority but the title track wasn't that good at all imo. "Believe Me Baby" hit much more of the sweet spots with me overall. The correct song won!

Yet now here it is nearly in her top 20, in a rankdown that she has called incredibly strong. And she probably did this rankdown before that album rankdown.


taylor gurl, THIS is why nobody understands your taste

[castleoblivion26]

you may have noticed throughout the reveals that taylor, BackwoodsBarbie, and austin were the last three to submit their ranks, and all three shook the list up each time! Just wait until you see what austin did to this next song

[bboat11]

Hmmm, I'm thinking "On Your Way Home" just because that feels like a song that austin would randomly hate.

[castleoblivion26]

"I didn't see the fire burn to ashes
Couldn't feel the winds of change
I was lost inside the passion
Blinded by a memory of a flame

Guess I should've felt it when you touched me
Should of seen it in your eyes
I believed you really loved me
Why can't i believe you said goodbye

Why is the last one to know
The first one to cry and the last to let go
Why is the one left behind the one left alone
With no one to hold
The last one to know"

#8 ~ "The Last One to Know" by Reba McEntire
Points: 105
Average: 11.67
Standard Dev: 8.06


Writers: Matraca Berg, Jane Mariash



someguy ~ 2
tim ~ 4
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 4
bboat11 ~ 5
taylor ~ 12
castleoblivion26 ~ 15
Kanenrá:ke ~ 17
austin ~ 19
.indulgecountry ~ 27



Reba McEntire Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood

#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[bboat11]

Also, it would have been really cool to see how well Faith's "You Give Me Love" or Martina's "Anything's Better Than Feelin' The Blues" would have done in this rankdown. Both are amazing album tracks that I think would have made a run at the top 20, at minimum.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Sept 26, 2020 19:29:16 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Hmmm, I'm thinking "On Your Way Home" just because that feels like a song that austin would randomly hate.

Please be wrong omg


also hello 10,000 posts!

[bboat11]

Wait austin didn't even do Reba that dirty 😂


Edit: Wait OMG were you just harping about him because he was THE LAST ONE TO RANK the song?

[castleoblivion26]

Sept 26, 2020 19:34:39 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Wait austin didn't even do Reba that dirty 😂

technically I didn't say he did her dirty, just that his rank was a little low and knocked her down 2 spots!

[castleoblivion26]

Sept 26, 2020 19:34:39 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Wait austin didn't even do Reba that dirty 😂


Edit: Wait OMG were you just harping about him because he was THE LAST ONE TO RANK the song?

EDIT: just gonna add this here, obviously we are down to the final 7. 6 of these songs have #1 ranks!

[.indulgecountry]

Solid Reba song but this was a strong list of songs! She's been tanked way worse in other larger rankdowns with far superior songs than this one, too.

[castleoblivion26]

"I'm rolling out of Bakersfield
My own private hell on wheels
But this time I'm gone for good
I've never gone this far before
Beyond the slammin' of the back screen door
But you never loved me like you should

And there ain't no telling what I'll find
But I might as well move down the line
'Cause there's no comfort here in your zip code
I'd rather break down on the highway
With no one to share my load
And cry on the shoulder of the road

It makes me feel a little low
Steel guitar on the radio
And it's kinda scary the way these truckers fly
So this is how leavin' feels
Drinking coffee and making' deals with the One above
To get me through the night"

#7 ~ "Cry On The Shoulder of The Road" by Martina McBride
Points: 105
Average: 11.67
Standard Dev: 7.99


Writers: Matraca Berg, Tim Krekel



BackwoodsBarbie ~ 1
bboat11 ~ 4
castleoblivion26 ~ 7
taylor ~ 8
someguy ~ 9
Kanenrá:ke ~ 9
.indulgecountry ~ 21
austin ~ 21
tim ~ 25



Martina McBride Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood

#7 ~ Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[Kanenrá:ke]

Cry on The Shoulder still remains one of Martina's best songs and one I wish could've been huge. Feels like a classic to me!

[castleoblivion26]

"Phone rings baby cries TV diet guru lies
Good morning honey
Go to work make up try to keep the balance up
Between love and money

She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with XXX's and OOO's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's gonna make it in her daddy's world
She's an American girl
An American girl"

#6 ~ "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" by Trisha Yearwood
Points: 102
Average: 11.33
Standard Dev: 11.97


Writers: Matraca Berg, Alice Randall



someguy ~ 1
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 3
castleoblivion26 ~ 5
tim ~ 6
taylor ~ 7
bboat11 ~ 10
austin ~ 11
.indulgecountry ~ 16
Kanenrá:ke ~ 43



Trisha Yearwood Live:


Matraca Berg & Trisha Yearwood Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless

#6 ~ XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood
#7 ~ Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[Kanenrá:ke]

I've always really liked this one, never loved. I'm very very glad this was the one to miss the top 5

[castleoblivion26]

I find it interesting that Trisha had 3 songs in the Top 10 and all 3 are out before the Top 5, though personally I'm okay with that as the Top 5 are all superb songs!

[.indulgecountry]

Incredible top 5.

I have left: 1 2 3 5 9

Predictions:
1. Strawberry Wine
2. Wild Angels
3. We Dance Anyway
4. On Your Way Home
5. You Can Feel Bad

[castleoblivion26]

"The summer air was heavy and sweet
You and I on a crowded street
There was music everywhere, I can see us there
In a happy little foreign town

Where the stars hung upside down
A half a world away, far far away
I remember you were laughing
We were so in love, we were so in love

And the band played songs we'd never heard
But we danced anyway
We never understood the words
We just sang oh la la la la la la la oh
And we danced anyway"

#5 ~ "We Danced Anyway" by Deana Carter
Points: 91
Average: 10.11
Standard Dev: 9.18


Writers: Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs



austin ~ 1
.indulgecountry ~ 2
Kanenrá:ke ~ 2
castleoblivion26 ~ 4
someguy ~ 8
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 11
tim ~ 12
bboat11 ~ 22
taylor ~ 29



Deana Carter Live:


Matraca Berg Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Remaining Songs & Recap}


Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless

#5 ~ We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter

#6 ~ XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood
#7 ~ Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[.indulgecountry]

"We Danced Anyway" has such an insatiable melody. Definitely one of the best earworms of all time. I literally had to just put this one on because after seeing the posted lyrics for it, it became stuck in my head, lol. The way she rolls through the verses with such a carefree and conversational tone is just undeniably catchy, and the chorus is all kinds of perfection.

[castleoblivion26]

"Well it must've been hard, it must've been tough
Keeping up with crazy fools like us
'Cause it's so easy to fall apart
And we still break each other's heart sometimes
Spend some nights on the jagged side
Somehow we wake up in each other's arms
Must've been

Wild Angels, Wild Angels
Watching over you and me
Wild Angels, Wild Angels
Baby what else could it be

There are some nights
I watch you while you dream
I swear I hear the sound of beating wings"

#4 ~ "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride
Points: 91
Average: 10.11
Standard Dev: 8.86


Writers: Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison, Harry Stinson



bboat11 ~ 1
someguy ~ 4
tim ~ 5
.indulgecountry ~ 5
austin ~ 6
castleoblivion26 ~ 8
taylor ~ 10
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 24
Kanenrá:ke ~ 28



Martina McBride Live:


Matraca Berg Live:

SPOILER: Click to show

Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless

#4 ~ Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
#5 ~ We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter

#6 ~ XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood
#7 ~ Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[Kanenrá:ke]

Basically anytime I go on vacation I have to listen to this song! Love it.


(in regards to "We Danced Anyway")

[taylor]

Sept 26, 2020 19:21:31 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Now wait a second... Anyone else remember just a week ago when "Everybody Knows" singlehandedly lost its album rankdown just because taylor hated it?

Sept 18, 2020 22:14:08 GMT -5 taylor said:

Good, I'm glad! 

Lol, I'm very much in the minority but the title track wasn't that good at all imo. "Believe Me Baby" hit much more of the sweet spots with me overall. The correct song won!

Yet now here it is nearly in her top 20, in a rankdown that she has called incredibly strong. And she probably did this rankdown before that album rankdown.


taylor gurl, THIS is why nobody understands your taste

Truth be told, I didn't even submit to this rankdown. Flops did. I'm his dupe  :kii:

[castleoblivion26]

"I still remember when thirty was old
And my biggest fear was September when he had to go
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
But year after year I come back to this place
Just to remember the taste

Of strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine

The fields have grown over now
Years since they've seen the plow
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence
I've been missing so much"

#3 ~ "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter
Points: 77
Average: 8.56
Standard Dev: 8.63


Writers: Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison



castleoblivion26 ~ 1
.indulgecountry ~ 1
austin ~ 2
tim ~ 3
BackwoodsBarbie ~ 7
Kanenrá:ke ~ 10
bboat11 ~ 11
someguy ~ 12
taylor ~ 30



Deana Carter Live:


Matraca Berg Live:
(Ft. Trisha Yearwood)


The Wreckers Live:


Lindsay Ell Live:


Carly Pearce Live:



You Can Feel Bad ~ Patty Loveless
On Your Way Home ~ Patty Loveless

SPOILER: Click to show

#3 ~ Strawberry Wine ~ Deana Carter
#4 ~ Wild Angels ~ Martina McBride
#5 ~ We Danced Anyway ~ Deana Carter

#6 ~ XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) ~ Trisha Yearwood
#7 ~ Cry On The Shoulder of The Road ~ Martina McBride
#8 ~ The Last One To Know ~ Reba McEntire
#9 ~ Everybody Knows ~ Trisha Yearwood
#10 ~ Wrong Side of Memphis ~ Trisha Yearwood

#11 ~ Nobody Drinks Alone ~ Keith Urban
#12 ~ Fool, I'm A Woman ~ Sara Evans
#13 ~ Hey Cinderella ~ Suzy Bogguss
#14 ~ You're Still Here ~ Faith Hill
#15 ~ If I Fall You're Going Down With Me ~ The Chicks

#16 ~ Working Girl ~ Terri Clark
#17 ~ You and Tequila ~ Kenny Chesney ft. Grace Potter
#18 ~ I'm That Kind of Girl ~ Patty Loveless
#19 ~ Give Me Some Wheels ~ Suzy Bogguss
#20 ~ Still Holding On ~ Clint Black & Martina McBride

#21 ~ I Buried Your Love Alive ~ Ashley Monroe
#22 ~ You Should've Lied ~ Lee Ann Womack
#23 ~ Back When We Were Beautiful ~ Matraca Berg
#24 ~ All You Need To Know ~ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
#25 ~ Calico Plains ~ Pam Tillis

#26 ~ Somebody to Love ~ Suzy Bogguss
#27 ~ Finder's Keepers ~ Pat Green Ft. Sara Evans
#28 ~ Walk On ~ Linda Ronstadt
#29 ~ South In Heaven ~ Matraca Berg
#30 ~ Back In The Saddle ~ Matraca Berg & Friends

#31 ~ Some People Fall, Some People Fly ~ Alecia Elliott
#32 ~ If Love Had A Heart ~ Highway 101
#33 ~ That Train Don't Run ~ Pinmonkey
#34 ~ Long Come to Jesus ~ Hailey Whitters
#35 ~ I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today ~ Gretchen Wilson

#36 ~ Black Ribbons ~ Gretchen Peters
#37 ~ Lying To The Moon ~ Matraca Berg
#38 ~ The Things You Left Undone ~ Matraca Berg
#39 ~ Sunday Morning to Saturday Night ~ Matraca Berg
#40 ~ When Love Dies ~ John Berry

#41 ~ Working Girl ~ Loretta Lynn
#42 ~ It's Easy to Tell ~ Matraca Berg
#43 ~ Demolition Angel ~ Pam Tillis
#44 ~ Mining for Coal ~ Randy Travis
#45 ~ As Far As Lonely Goes ~ Michelle Wright

#46 ~ Love's Truck Stop ~ Matraca Berg
#47 ~ Tall Drink of Water ~ Matraca Berg
#48 ~ Oh Cumberland ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ft. Matraca Berg & Emmylou Harris
#49 ~ Sad Song ~ Laura Benati (Nashville)
#50 ~ All We Ever Wanted ~ Lennon & Maisy

[.indulgecountry]

Lol HOW? This should've totally ran away with this one.

[castleoblivion26]

taylor I just can't at your ranking of this song. Just wow

on the plus side, Patty vs Patty is something I never thought we'd see in one of these so there is that. Which song do you all think will be #1?