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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 7, 2021 12:43:25 GMT -5
OANLT was one I really was looking forward to, and it was just *okay* but still a bit of a letdown after the epic original.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 8, 2021 18:24:39 GMT -5
BY ONE POINT!!!!!! 2. Can't Get You Out of My HeadThis rearrangement shows just how strong the bones of CGYOOMH are, despite the simplistic appearance of the song at first glance. Kylie keeps pace with the orchestra as they rush this rendition forward with urgency. This is how you do an amazing job of reinterpreting a well known song while still making it interesting. Points: 45 Std. Dev: 4.12 Perfect Rank Count: 2 Roadies1 SHOOTER2 π―π² lucy88 π―π²2 Juanca3 bat19903 Az Paynter5 aerodynamite7 HolidayGuy8 God14 samoπ¦
| 1. Confide in MeIMHO they managed to take a near-perfect song and make it even better. This version is sexier than the album version but still captures all of the yearning and moodiness of the original. Somehow they managed to preserve what made the original great while making this version different enough to stand on its own. Points: 44 Std. Dev: 5.01 Perfect Rank Count: 3 Roadies1 God1 Juanca1 Az Paynter2 aerodynamite3 SHOOTER4 bat19908 π―π² lucy88 π―π²8 HolidayGuy16 samoπ¦GroupiesIllusions
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 8, 2021 18:45:02 GMT -5
CIM was almost my #1, too. It flourished in this setting!
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 8, 2021 18:58:43 GMT -5
There could be no other possible top 2, even if I had 'Finer Feelings' sandwiched between them in my own rankings. And it gives me life to see 'Confide In Me' PREVAIL!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 9, 2021 22:09:58 GMT -5
For me, "Confide in Me" didn't stray all that far from the original, which is why I didn't rank it higher. Same with CGYOOMH- outside of the spotlight on the orchestra, it was still the delicious uptempo classic that it was from the start.
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Post by Juanca on Jul 10, 2021 23:10:41 GMT -5
13. Flower (6): Come on, now, why such a low position for this? I really feel her when she sings this lyricsβ¦ one of her most personal songs, with a good melody. 12. In my arms (10): I love the original, and this version pales in comparison, but I do appreciate the instrumental. I kinda dug the more sad or melancholic take on the song, as I felt the melody of the original also evoked melancholy. 11. Breathe (18): Iβm not a huge fan of the original, but I appreciated its alternative vibe. With that vibe gone, whatβs left is quite unremarkable to me,m 10. Hand on your heart (7): I kinda like this as much as the original. She sounds pretty good and the instrumental works well and both make the song sound more mature. 9. Finer feelings (5): this was a great reinterpretation to me. Love the instrumental and she sounds amazing. 8. Slow (11): this was a good reimagining, with a much more mature and sexy jazz vibe, but in the end the original melody was always a bit too monotonous to me and that factor remains. 7. Love at first sight (12): I love the original. The instrumental and melody of this version work, but it just kinda took away a lot of its fun to me. 6. Better the devil you know (14): Iβve grown to love the original, so when I first heard this version I put it as a candidate for bottom last. After a few more listens I liked it more, but still felt a bit too underwhelming.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 11, 2021 15:03:55 GMT -5
Are we ready for some B-sides??Some Notes- There is a 37 point gap between last place and #17 - There is a 92 point spread between #1 and #18 - Despite the volume of songs from X, only 2 make it into the top 6 - We have three ties again, but #1 and #2 are NOT part of the ties Any predictions? (Highest and lowest standard dev, winners, losers, which album did the best?)
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 11, 2021 18:37:33 GMT -5
18. Your Bodyf/ Giorgio Moroder Points: 146 Std. Dev: 3.47 (Lowest) Perfect Rank Count: 2 This Giorgio Moroder/Fernando Garibay co-production was clearly going to be last even before I calculated the final point totals - only Az Paynter seemed to think it was strong. Thus we have our lowest standard deviation out first. I liked it better than I thought when listening through for my rankings, and IMHO Kylie has very few "bad" songs, BUT this was definitely weak among the collection of songs here. All three of them can do much better. Side B6 Az Paynter13 Juanca14 π―π² lucy88 π―π²14 HolidayGuy15 Illusions15 aerodynamite16 SHOOTER17 bat199018 God18 samoπ¦Side Aschnetzka
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 11, 2021 18:38:44 GMT -5
Yeah, this was such a nothing of a song considering all the parties involved.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 11, 2021 18:46:32 GMT -5
17. If I Can't Have Youf/ Sam Sparro Points: 109 [TIE] Std. Dev: 5.26 Perfect Rank Count: 1 God predicted this one correctly, though I am sad about this loss so early. Kylie and Garibay stuffed their second EP full of collaborators and Sam Sparro, my favorite male singer, is one of them!!! To me this stood above all the songs between the two EPs and it makes my queer soul happy that it exists. (Though I have OPINIONS about Black and White f/ Shaggy, which shall be revealed when we get to that song) I love the soaring production and the octaves and harmony between Sam and Kylie. And I love the way it builds and dies - it simulates the phases of yearning quite well. Side B3 Juanca4 bat19907 HolidayGuy8 samoπ¦11 SHOOTER12 Az Paynter14 Illusions15 π―π² lucy88 π―π²17 God18 aerodynamiteSide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 11, 2021 18:51:35 GMT -5
16. Rippin' Up The DiscoPoints: 109 [TIE] Std. Dev: 4.12 Perfect Rank Count: 1 Our final reveal this evening is the first of the many, many songs from the X sessions. God continues his streak of perfect ranks. This was a bonus track download if you inserted the X CD into a computer. Cutfather and Jeberg continue their wild inconsistency with this track which sounds nothing like the sublime "Like a Drug" or the breezy "All I See." I find this one just alright and can definitely see why it was relegated to free download status for the fans. Side B5 π―π² lucy88 π―π²7 Juanca8 Illusions8 Az Paynter9 aerodynamite11 bat199014 samoπ¦14 SHOOTER16 God17 HolidayGuySide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 8:07:46 GMT -5
15. GlowKylie + Garibay Points: 107 Std. Dev: 6.11 [2nd Highest] Perfect Rank Count: 1 SHOOTER gets a perfect rank for this one. We were all over the place on this one, hence the high standard deviation. This song is the first track on the EP and short film Sleepwalker which Kylie collaborated on with Fernando Garibay. The short film was shown during the Kiss Me Once Tour and the EP was released for free worldwide streaming on SoundCloud. Personally, I find the EP so bad except for this song that I trimmed them from this list. The rest of the songs sound like unpolished demos to me (Break This Heartbreak, Chasing Ghosts, Wait). I do find this song the strongest, something about the chorus gets stuck in my head and it's also the most "complete" sounding to me. That said, I can see why Parlophone rejected these songs if Kylie tried to submit them for a more official release. Side B2 Juanca3 aerodynamite6 bat19906 HolidayGuy10 God13 samoπ¦15 SHOOTER17 Illusions17 π―π² lucy88 π―π²18 Az PaynterSide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 8:14:45 GMT -5
14. Go Hard or Go HomePoints: 106 [TIE] Std. Dev: 5.25 Perfect Rank Count: 1 We already have our second tie! And the first loss from the Aphrodite sessions kicks it off. A few people really love this one, but everyone else didn't even rank it top 10. This was the B-side to "All The Lovers" in 2010 and appears on some random streaming compilations in the US today. I enjoy the verses and pre-chorus more than some of the tracks that made the album, but the generic late 00s/early 10s production on the chorus utterly kills it for me. The part that goes oh oh oh whoa oh (ey!) oh oh oh whoa oh (ey!) boy don't know that I'm the hottest in here just drives the song off a cliff and makes me want to turn it off. Side B3 samoπ¦3 SHOOTER5 HolidayGuy11 God11 π―π² lucy88 π―π²12 Juanca13 Illusions14 bat199017 aerodynamite17 Az PaynterSide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 8:22:59 GMT -5
13. Black and WhiteKylie + Garibay f/ Shaggy Points: 106 [TIE] Std. Dev: 4.60 Perfect Rank Count: 1 With this track, we lose the final Kylie + Garibay collaboration. Despite being on a 3-track EP, this song scraped #100 on the ARIA Charts in Kylie's native Australia. Now it's time for my OPINIONZ about this track. This song sounds like two songs poorly smashed together. The chill production under the verses carries Kylie's emoting to the forefront while the chorus picks up the energy and delivers a delicious melancholy vibe about lost love and heartbreak. Then when Shaggy comes in on the bridge, the production switches to something complete different. It is harsh, off-putting, unnecessary, and unfortunately remains through the rest of the song. Shaggy adds nothing to this song and it just falls apart the closer the song gets to its end. Kylie also disappears once we get to the bridge, never to be heard from again - one last chorus near the end could've salvaged things a little bit. They should have made this a Kylie solo track with a second verse and bridge with a more consistent production. The last minute of the song utterly fails at trying to ape Robyn for making a big, sad dancefloor number and they should have finished the track more like how it began. That said, I still ranked it in my Top 10 because of how much I enjoy the first half of the song. Side B4 Juanca6 π―π² lucy88 π―π²7 bat19907 Az Paynter9 God12 aerodynamite13 HolidayGuy15 samoπ¦16 Illusions17 SHOOTERSide Aschnetzka
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 13, 2021 13:54:05 GMT -5
Go Hard or Go Home is such ear candy. Screw y'all.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 13, 2021 17:07:56 GMT -5
^Hey now, I ranked it 5. ;)
A perfect rank at 13... ooh la la. Also, three totally at odds with the final results.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 21:10:54 GMT -5
And now for three more, since I did zero reveals yesterday! Sidenote: I'm trying to wrap this up by Friday because I'm going to be busy all weekend. 12. Magnetic ElectricPoints: 104 Std. Dev: 3.78 [2nd LOWEST] Perfect Rank Count: 1 Inching past the tie by two points is one of the Oceania bonus tracks on X. This was supposed to be the original title of its parent album before Kylie switched it to working title by fans of the roman numeral for 10. Greg Kurstin produced this one and it has his stamp along with the five other tracks found between the album and its B-sides. I enjoy this one but can also see why it was left off. We mostly had consensus on the middling opinion of this one, given the low standard dev. Side B4 π―π² lucy88 π―π²7 SHOOTER8 aerodynamite9 Illusions9 Az Paynter11 Juanca12 HolidayGuy13 bat199014 God17 samoπ¦Side Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 21:16:15 GMT -5
11. King or QueenPoints: 100 Std. Dev: 5.21 Perfect Rank Count: 1 This one is not in the top 3 standard deviations but is pretty high - we lose a #1 and a #18 with this one! My condolences to π―π² lucy88 π―π² though given that I'm the #18, I do question your ears a little with this one. "King or Queen" is one of two B-sides for the lead single "2 Hearts" as well as a Japanese bonus track. I ranked this one last at the time because it seemed the most lifeless to me even though it has a fun bouncy feel. In retrospect my ranking was possibly a little harsh, but something had to be at the bottom and this song hit me the wrong way when I was compiling my list. That said, me lifting my rank a few positions would not have changed this song's fate by much because once we get below 100 points, the gaps in points become larger. Side B1 π―π² lucy88 π―π²5 samoπ¦5 Juanca8 SHOOTER10 aerodynamite11 Az Paynter12 Illusions15 God15 HolidayGuy18 bat1990Side Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 21:22:26 GMT -5
10. SkirtPoints: 98 Std. Dev: 7.73 [ HIGHEST] Perfect Rank Count: 0 π―π² lucy88 π―π² gets revenge with help from four others... We lose one of the highest standard deviations I've ever seen!!!! No one was close to a perfect rank except me - sadly 4 people lose a top 2 with this one. I've always thought this was fun, but clearly some of you all think this is worse than when Kylie sold out and filmed softcore porn for Sexercize. It was a teaser single in 2013 before the Kiss Me Once campaign began in earnest in 2014. It actually performed better in the US than anything from the album - I was shocked it wasn't a North American bonus track at the time. Side B1 Juanca1 Az Paynter2 God2 SHOOTER8 bat199014 aerodynamite16 samoπ¦18 Illusions18 π―π² lucy88 π―π²18 HolidayGuySide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 13, 2021 21:26:08 GMT -5
Song remaining at this halfway point X 5/8 Aphrodite 3/4 Kiss Me Once 1/6
Aphrodite is doing quite well despite having the fewest songs and an early exit for "Go Hard or Go Home"
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Post by schnetzka on Jul 13, 2021 21:30:22 GMT -5
Even though I'm watching from afar, I wish she would have went in the direction of Skirt. There's just something about it that captivates me.
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Post by π―π² lucy88 π―π² on Jul 14, 2021 1:41:13 GMT -5
11. King or QueenPoints: 100 Std. Dev: 5.21 Perfect Rank Count: 1 This one is not in the top 3 standard deviations but is pretty high - we lose a #1 and a #18 with this one! My condolences to π―π² lucy88 π―π² though given that I'm the #18, I do question your ears a little with this one."King or Queen" is one of two B-sides for the lead single "2 Hearts" as well as a Japanese bonus track. I ranked this one last at the time because it seemed the most lifeless to me even though it has a fun bouncy feel. In retrospect my ranking was possibly a little harsh, but something had to be at the bottom and this song hit me the wrong way when I was compiling my list. That said, me lifting my rank a few positions would not have changed this song's fate by much because once we get below 100 points, the gaps in points become larger. Side B1 No worries. I naturally felt quite the same when you rank the bland one "If Can't Have You" so high in the rankdown.ππ€Έπ½ββοΈππ½ββοΈ
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 14, 2021 13:14:26 GMT -5
Skirt is STILL a fucking jam! I agree that she should've explored that direction further.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 14, 2021 16:35:49 GMT -5
Tanking 'Skirt' was a CHOICE.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 14, 2021 18:14:03 GMT -5
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 14, 2021 18:17:31 GMT -5
8. Do It AgainPoints: 91 Std. Dev: 4.77 Perfect Rank Count: 0 X takes another hit with this high energy number, but only one person put it in their bottom third. This track was the B-side to the UK CD2 of "Wow" and the EU CD2 release for "In My Arms." I actually do like this one a lot, but my top 12 was STACKED so this was the threshold of quality in my mind like "I Believe in You" was for Abbey Road. Everything below this is just okay to me (and again, to me, Kylie only has like 5 bad songs). Side B2 aerodynamite3 HolidayGuy5 SHOOTER7 π―π² lucy88 π―π²10 Illusions10 Az Paynter12 bat199012 samoπ¦13 God17 JuancaSide Aschnetzka
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 14, 2021 18:23:26 GMT -5
7. White DiamondPoints: 90 Std. Dev: 5.50 Perfect Rank Count: 0 Whew! SHOOTER must face the wrath of God for this one! This song was a collaboration between Kylie and the Scissor Sisters as she plotted her comeback after battling cancer. She performed an uptempo version on the Showgirl Homecoming Tour in 2007 but the studio version of this one never saw the light of day. Instead a ballad version was available as as bonus track in the Australia and New Zealand iTunes stores. Side B1 God3 Illusions5 Az Paynter6 samoπ¦9 bat19909 HolidayGuy10 π―π² lucy88 π―π²13 aerodynamite16 Juanca18 SHOOTERSide Aschnetzka
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Post by God on Jul 15, 2021 5:45:41 GMT -5
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 15, 2021 11:22:08 GMT -5
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