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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 13:51:39 GMT -5
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Post by House Lannister on Jul 8, 2020 13:52:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the help crazi! You're welcome. Show me a low rank for "Dazzey Duks," and I'll show you somebody who hates fun! Oh, I like fun alright. Wait until you see where I place the Butabi Brother anthem! 100. Whoot, There It Is: And here we go with a perfecto right off the bat. The K-Mart blue light special version of Whoomp, the flow was alright but the background music and chorus really hurt it. Then it felt like the record was broken when the lead started stuttering. Get off da stage with dat noise. The Dollar Tree version of this song is Whoo It's, by the way. 99. Forever in Love: Kenny G's sax is nice, but he can't carry the song by himself. This is best heard in short snippets while the Weather Channel is showing local forecasts. 98. Nothin' My Love Can't Fix: Definitely doesn't deserve a whoa. He could start fixing his own song by nixing the background music and not rapping. 97. To Love Somebody: This might possibly be Michael Bolton at his most histrionic. Not quite his worst, but he's done much better. 96. Dazzey Dukks: That chorus was annoying and kept me from enjoying its low-rent charms. There are worse songs that escaped, but I suspect it'll be only a matter of time before we get to them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 13:53:42 GMT -5
Okay forget what I said about Bolton, THIS is appropriation, plus a rip off of Al B Sure no less.
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 13:59:40 GMT -5
The right kind of reveal. I only wish I wasn't one off of a perfect rank.
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 14:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by BB🌕 on Jul 8, 2020 14:03:47 GMT -5
The original is way better
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 14:03:56 GMT -5
I figured this would be Red's 100. I actually had it as my #100, at one point. I ended up moving it up a few spots, upon re-listening. I guess that may have been because the chorus was more melodic. These last two reveals should have been swapped. :'(
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 14:05:28 GMT -5
On one hand, this is a not good cover. On the other hand, this could've been much worse. BTW, where is Ugly Kid spitting on Harry Chapin?
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Post by Red on Jul 8, 2020 14:06:32 GMT -5
You can be forgiven for not seeing what the big deal about this song is if you haven't heard the original. The original Five Stairsteps song is one of the most powerful songs of its era, a optimistic and hopeful song at a time where it was needed more than just about at any point in the history of modern music. It is one of the most soothing, gorgeous songs of its kind, and I would go as far as to say that it's in the discussion as one of the most important songs of the 70's.
Dino promptly comes around and loses everything that made the original so powerful. Ignore that he's a bad singer, ignore that the song itself is bad. The reason why this is my #100 and one of the worst songs I've listened to during the course of the Unhinged series is because of how badly it misses the point of the original.
It's not a cover. It's a trainwreck.
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 14:16:08 GMT -5
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Post by House Lannister on Jul 8, 2020 14:16:27 GMT -5
On one hand, this is a not good cover. On the other hand, this could've been much worse. BTW, where is Ugly Kid spitting on Harry Chapin?I'll second that. Also, can we lose the soulless cover of the Elvis tune while we're at it?
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 14:19:36 GMT -5
The right Shai song is out first. "Comforter" was actually a good one, so I hope that one isn't about to be revealed, too.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jul 8, 2020 14:25:03 GMT -5
Ooh Child was painfully mediocre.
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 14:25:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 14:26:43 GMT -5
I don't think I'd ever expect a canned TV show to still have one song that was #1, but STILL gets airplay to this day.
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 14:29:12 GMT -5
So overhated. How did "Knockin' Da Boots" beat this? Or even UB40?
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 14:38:03 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 8, 2020 14:38:40 GMT -5
Back with 90-81 tomorrow!
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 14:39:39 GMT -5
Good. The other Jon Secada song can stay in, though.
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Post by BB🌕 on Jul 8, 2020 14:40:32 GMT -5
The right Jon Secada song is higher
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Post by aerodynamite on Jul 8, 2020 14:43:09 GMT -5
My only problem with "Dazzey Duks" is that it could use some more mentions of booty. It's not enough to say "booty" every other line. No, you gotta bring up booty in EVERY line.
Just think, for instance, how much better "Baby Got Back" would sound if it went "I like big butts and I cannot lie / You other butts can't deny / That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty butt and a butt thing in your butt, you get butt".
In fact, why stop there, booty? Don't just say "booty" in every line. Make booty every booty word "booty". Or booty better booty yet, booty every booty word. Booty booty booty booty booty booty booty BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTYBOOTYBOOTYBOOTY BBOOTYOBOOTYOBOOTYTY!!!!!!
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jul 8, 2020 14:44:04 GMT -5
I ranked the spanish version of Angel, which I really like.
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Post by CF15 on Jul 8, 2020 14:46:32 GMT -5
My only problem with "Dazzey Duks" is that it could use some more mentions of booty. It's not enough to say "booty" every other line. No, you gotta bring up booty in EVERY line. Just think, for instance, how much better "Baby Got Back" would sound if it went "I like big butts and I cannot lie / You other butts can't deny / That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty butt and a butt thing in your butt, you get butt". In fact, why stop there, booty? Don't just say "booty" in every line. Make booty every booty word "booty". Or booty better booty yet, booty every booty word. Booty booty booty booty booty booty booty BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTYBOOTYBOOTYBOOTY BBOOTYOBOOTYOBOOTYTY!!!!!!
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Post by House Lannister on Jul 8, 2020 15:06:31 GMT -5
95. Right Kind of Love: The other teenybopper song leaves...and I'm fine with it. Jordan can actually sing, but the production was pretty weak.
94. Ooh Child: Not the worst cover, but will agree with Leo that it's painfully mediocre. Already got into which songs I thought was worse.
93. Baby I'm Yours: Yeah, this is the wrong order. Comforter should have left before this. I just hope you gave the a cappela song a good chance.
92. How Do You Talk to an Angel: Not quite this way, folks. The instruments outshined the vocals which is what you'd think of a song featuring several actors in a band.
91. Angel: Calling All Angels has entered the chat. Secada had some solid vocals, but I'll take Just Another Day or Whipped over either one of this year's songs.
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Post by wyckyd on Jul 8, 2020 18:28:02 GMT -5
100 (91): Out of both versions, I'd rather listen to Whoot over Whoomp!, though that's not saying much.
99 (94): Elevator music that fluked its way onto the hit parade.
98 (69): Not a very memorable song outside of the hook which isn't that great to begin with.
97 (24): I actually really like this version. Both the Bee Gees & Janis Joplin did it much better though.
96 (100): I have nothing to say other than I think this song sucks.
95 (74): I actually like the first two and a half minutes of this song before he starts to rap.
94 (96): Awful, and watching the video (because it wasn't on Spotify) just made it worse.
93 (52): It's ok. I don't think it deserved to leave before Comforter, at least.
92 (63): As far as TV themes go, this is ok though I wouldn't seek it out on my own.
91 (90): I don't remember this song at all. I'm serious, in one ear and out the other.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Jul 8, 2020 19:39:26 GMT -5
How Do You Talk to An Angel does not deserve a Bottom 10 spot people
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Jul 8, 2020 21:07:07 GMT -5
How Do You Talk to An Angel does not deserve a Bottom 10 spot people it’s not good, but it’s better than UKJ
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jul 8, 2020 23:33:57 GMT -5
Boy this first night reveals were a kick in the ass. Hopefully a kick in the balls doesn't follow? #100. Whoot, There It Is - 95 SouthRip off of a much better song, so I didn't find much use for this one, but ass rapping themes are way better than Gangsta Rapping themes. #99. Forever In Love - Kenny GThis didn't exactly get my motor running, #99 seems harsh for a boy and his brass. #98. Nothin' My Love Can't Fix - Joey LawrenceNo Blossom fans? Now this tank that makes no sense to me comes way earlier than expected. I believe I might be the only one in the PULSE universe that owns this cassette single. I don't get the hate. This is a pretty smooth white boy dance jam. #97. To Love Somebody - Michael BoltonTotally disagree, but I'm not surprised. #96. Dazzey Duks - DuiceCongradgulations you guys have now tanked 2 of the 4 rap jams I ranked higher than #86. rapping about chicks in cut off shorts is way more enticing than rapping about gangsta stuff I can't even relate with. #95. The Right Kind Of Love - Jeremy JordanAnother long lost smooth blue eyed soul I always enjoyed. You can even hear a little of Hall & Oates - One On One" in this jam. The teen babes used to love this song. I was a teen too, and this was the jam. I bet my life you all would do the same to "Wanna Girl". #94. Ooh Child - Dino...and Whiteboy pop music has left the building. I really don't get the hate. Yeah it's not the original, but who cares. Its still smooth. Plus this is Dino. you know.. "Summer Girls", "I LIke It", Romeo", Dino. I knew I should have squeezed it into my top 10. #93. Baby, I'm Yours - ShaiI just don't have the heart to tank these boy band smooth R&B jams. #92. How Do You Talk To An Angel - The HeightsWe already know the story here. I loved this pop ballad. 'nuff said. #91. Angel - Jon SecadaThis is surely my favorite Jon Secada song. It's even better in Spanish. Has that Pop ballad vibe Ricky Martin was dishing out in the early 2000's. Don't get the hate. I can't believe people actually like the travesty I stuck in my #100 song. It's one of the angriest, ugliest things I've heard in a long time.
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Post by Juanca on Jul 9, 2020 1:19:36 GMT -5
1. What songs do you expect to see in the top 5?The epic Meatloaf masterpiece, “Cryin" I think these have a better shot at being bottom 5 lol Not surprised that drindie and I shared love for some different, unique, classic, epic, dramatic stuff
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Post by Juanca on Jul 9, 2020 1:34:36 GMT -5
Correction: The Spanish version is titled (tadaaahhhh!) “Ángel”. “Otro día más sin verte” is the Spanish version of “Just another day”
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