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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 20:36:03 GMT -5
That chorus melody for "Highway Don't Care" is pure ear candy! I love this song from top to bottom, from Tim's vocals to the EPIC guitar work from Keith Urban that does more to give the song an identity than what anyone gives him credit for. Taylor's feature does not seem all that necessary on paper, but for some reason it really works and she does enhance the song quite a bit!
While this is far and away the best song in this rankdown, it is not nearly enough of a Taylor song to really justify winning this rankdown... I'm more than satisfied seeing it make the top 4 :)
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 20:38:13 GMT -5
Remember folks,Ronan is THE only right winner here If you disagree Congratulations ur WRONG Oh yeah! "Ronan"! Such a winner that it couldn't even make it onto an album π @mirza I just want to point out that I did in fact rank "Ronan" at #3, and I was just being shady as hell with this comment Amazing song!
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Post by tim on Jul 11, 2020 20:42:17 GMT -5
Oh yeah! "Ronan"! Such a winner that it couldn't even make it onto an album π @mirza I just want to point out that I did in fact rank "Ronan" at #3, and I was just being shady as hell with this comment Amazing song! Oh, you being shady? Never!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jul 11, 2020 20:48:31 GMT -5
Wow I was not expecting to see "Babe" make it into the final two. Don't get me wrong it's a boppin' catchy tune, I just think "Ronan" and "Highway Don't Care" are much better songs as far as quality is concerned."Safe & Sound" FTW! I mean "Babe" didn't make the cut for Red so... (although Red has some of her best album tracks imo like "All Too Well" and "State of Grace" so there was some tough competition) Although I can't imagine how it would've worked solo, I think Jennifer Nettles did it more justice than Taylor ever would have.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jul 11, 2020 20:48:46 GMT -5
#2: "Babe" Points: 363 (15 points above "Ronan", 5 points below the winner) Average Rank: 4.875 Standard Deviation: 3.301 (2nd lowest) From: Bigger (Sugarland album)
Which means the winner of the Taylor Swift extras rankdown is... (congrats DistrictTwelve lol)#1: "Safe & Sound" Points: 368 (5 points above "Babe") Average Rank: 4.667 Standard Deviation: 3.422 (3rd lowest) From: The Hunger Games: Songs from DistrictTwelve and Beyond
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Post by tim on Jul 11, 2020 20:53:15 GMT -5
Great winner and one that I dang near put in my own top two. I hadn't listened to "Safe & Sound" in a while so it was great getting to revisit this song as well as many others. Thanks, fearlessarrow, for hosting this!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jul 11, 2020 20:58:37 GMT -5
bboat11 does this mean we get some Taylor songs in the next Best rankdowns? π Really happy with how this whole thing played out, thanks for hosting fearlessarrow! :)
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 20:59:43 GMT -5
bboat11 does this mean we get some Taylor songs in the next Best rankdowns? π Really happy with how this whole thing played out, thanks for hosting fearlessarrow ! At least "Safe & Sound"! I can't promise that the winner of her Singles Rankdown 2.0 will make it in ;) And of course "Highway Don't Care" is in there too due to winning your album rankdown!!
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 21:00:39 GMT -5
Oh, and of course "Babe" in the next Revenge rankdown!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jul 11, 2020 21:00:48 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 21:02:11 GMT -5
"Safe And Sound" is a very mellow, relaxing song. Definitely a fitting winner here! It is not one that I revisit a lot, because it is one of those songs that kind of calls for a specific mood. But I can see why everyone loves it so much!
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Post by Mylo13 π on Jul 11, 2020 21:02:27 GMT -5
Great top two, excellent winner!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jul 11, 2020 21:06:46 GMT -5
Oh, and of course "Babe" in the next Revenge rankdown! It definitely would've won the Bigger album rankdown had there been one, but looks like it's going to be a while before that happens so... lol - has there even been a Sugarland artist rankdown?
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 11, 2020 21:09:24 GMT -5
Oh, and of course "Babe" in the next Revenge rankdown! It definitely would've won the Bigger album rankdown had there been one, but looks like it's going to be a while before that happens so... lol - has there even been a Sugarland artist rankdown? Nope...... It would be fun though, wouldn't it?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2020 21:12:12 GMT -5
Ronan Was ROBBED
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Post by austin on Jul 11, 2020 21:15:41 GMT -5
Perfect top 2!
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jul 11, 2020 21:28:45 GMT -5
Great winner. "Safe and Sound" might be my favorite Swift song period
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Post by taylor on Jul 11, 2020 21:31:13 GMT -5
"Only the Young" is the election ANTHEM that deserves more attention and praise. I'm motivated to fight for change in this country every time I hear this song and I stand by my #1.
"Beautiful Ghosts" leaving at #13 is a TRAVESTY! That song has some amazing lyrics and I daresay it is vocally Taylor's best studio performance. This one absolutely deserved Top 5 placement here.
I would've preferred "Babe" over "Safe & Sound" as they are my 4 vs 6 respectively, but I'm glad to see "Babe" even make it this far to begin with, so I'm not too upset at the final outcome.
Now bring on the Taylor Swift Rankdown 2.0!
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Post by nickd on Jul 11, 2020 21:41:53 GMT -5
I feel like Taylor could have a fan favorite album tracks rankdown too after the singles one. Something like
Forever & Always Enchanted Dear John Last Kiss Haunted Long Live All Too Well Treacherous Holy Ground State of Grace Come Back... Be Here Clean All You Had To Do Was Stay You Are In Love I Know Places I Did Something Bad Getaway Car Don't Blame Me Cruel Summer Cornelia Street Death By A Thousand Cuts
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Post by kimberly on Jul 11, 2020 21:58:23 GMT -5
I feel like Taylor could have a fan favorite album tracks rankdown too after the singles one. Something like All Too Well Death By A Thousand Cuts π₯Ί my top two from her β€οΈ
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Post by tim on Jul 12, 2020 2:23:03 GMT -5
I just now noticed this lol...sorry not this time fearlessarrow !
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 12, 2020 18:14:20 GMT -5
Bit disappointed "Babe" came SO close to winning and came up short, but honestly I never expected it to even make the top 5 because I know Jennifer Nettles has a polarizing voice and I figured all the country songs would get shafted, so I'm pretty pleased it did as well as it did!
"Safe & Sound" is honestly what I expected to win. It's a pretty good song, though never quite been a favorite of mine.
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