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Post by bboat11 on Jan 3, 2023 22:33:21 GMT -5
**Clicks on notification** **Immediately sees "Lies" in the top left corner of the graphic**
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 15, 2023 18:45:22 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Feb 4, 2023 0:44:38 GMT -5
If it's still open, I'll submit tomorrow. If not, no worries at all.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 5, 2023 15:05:53 GMT -5
If it's still open, I'll submit tomorrow. If not, no worries at all. you can still submit, I will be closing this soon. Been sick so that has kept me from being able to close it ETA: just saw you already submitted. You are good. I'll update this soon!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 12, 2023 0:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 20, 2023 10:21:19 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 20, 2023 13:13:00 GMT -5
Can't wait for the reveals. This list was STACKED.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 20, 2023 21:16:18 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 20, 2023 21:58:55 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 20, 2023 22:02:20 GMT -5
I'll be posting more tomorrow. What is everyone thinking will miss the top 5?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 21, 2023 21:30:02 GMT -5
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Feb 21, 2023 21:37:36 GMT -5
"Fire" is my fav from Autumn Hill. Shame it missed the top 5, but in this strong list, it was expected...
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 21, 2023 22:06:16 GMT -5
"Fire" is my fav from Autumn Hill. Shame it missed the top 5, but in this strong list, it was expected... I figured "Fire" would be near the bottom but I was also hoping it could make the Top 5, that said I struggled with putting it in my Top 5 cause of how much I love all of these songs. I think this one was one of the hardest Shuffle Rankdowns yet for me
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 21, 2023 22:13:31 GMT -5
"Please" is definitely not one of Pam's standouts, although I do still enjoy it quite a bit! I think it would be stronger if the chorus wasn't just background singers sustaining the word "Please" while Pam sings incomplete sentences that relate to the sentiment of starting with the word "Please", but then again that call-and-response style fails for me 99% of the time ("What If" by Reba is the only one I can think of where it doesn't bother me, and even that one felt jarring for awhile.), so others may not feel the same. Still, the verses are really strong, in both melody and imagery, so I didn't have it pegged as a last place contender!
"Some Things I Know"... yeah, you know it's a stacked list when I have to put this one in last place. It's fine, and Lee Ann's voice is always really relaxing and pure to listen to....but the overall presentation of this one just falls so flat in a list full of showstoppers! Something had to be last, and the rather static arrangement of this one made it a clear contender for me.
"Fire" - It's pretty amazing that this made my top 3 despite being my only discovery in this list!!!! This list is hella strong, but this one holds its own! I'm definitely more excited about those Autumn Hill rankdowns after this!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 21, 2023 22:19:37 GMT -5
As far as some predictions go, I see "Stand Back Up" missing the top 5, and maybe a tossup between "Still Holding Out For You" and "Starting Over Again"? Neither are among SHeDAISY or Reba's more popular tracks, although both artists themselves almost always do really well in small rankdowns like this.
As far as victory goes, I don't want to jinx it, but I really can't see it going to anyone other than Martina??! At the very least Jo Dee may be able to beat her, but "Lies" is just much more spectacular than "If Not You", which may give it an edge.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 21, 2023 23:15:55 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 22, 2023 4:32:36 GMT -5
Just an all-around beautiful song! For whatever reason, that "I still run, I still swing open the door" line is actually the thing that stands out in my mind immediately when I hear the name "SHeDAISY". Maybe it's just the song of theirs that I was aware of first, or maybe it was in a commercial or something. But it immediately fills me with nostalgia, and I definitely have a history of liking this one quite a bit while Pulse has a history of treating this like it is one of their more boring songs.
Looking at the ranks, this might be the least polarizing song? The ranks appear so collectively "fine" that this has to be a case where the only reason it is out at #7 is the lack of extremely high ranks!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 22, 2023 19:57:23 GMT -5
Just an all-around beautiful song! For whatever reason, that "I still run, I still swing open the door" line is actually the thing that stands out in my mind immediately when I hear the name "SHeDAISY". Maybe it's just the song of theirs that I was aware of first, or maybe it was in a commercial or something. But it immediately fills me with nostalgia, and I definitely have a history of liking this one quite a bit while Pulse has a history of treating this like it is one of their more boring songs. Looking at the ranks, this might be the least polarizing song? The ranks appear so collectively "fine" that this has to be a case where the only reason it is out at #7 is the lack of extremely high ranks! you are correct, SHeDAISY did have the least polarizing song.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 22, 2023 20:02:15 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 22, 2023 20:32:00 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 22, 2023 20:50:35 GMT -5
"Starting Over Again" is solid, but I've just always been partial to Dolly Parton's version of this record as I think she just absolutely nails it. Reba's is perfectly fine, but I seldom find myself drawn to revisiting it.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 22, 2023 22:03:11 GMT -5
tomorrow night I am gonna finish the reveals! Which song will come out on top? Will it be bboat11's prediction, Martina McBride's "Lies", or maybe Kellie Pickler's "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again". Could it be Little Big Town's "Your Side of the Bed" or Sugarland's "Stand Back Up"?
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Feb 22, 2023 22:49:18 GMT -5
My prediction would be 1. Lies 2. Makin' Me Fall In Love Again 3. Stand Back Up 4. Your Side of the Bed
Hoping that Pickler can at least make it to the final.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 23, 2023 4:26:39 GMT -5
Oh damn, I was NOT expecting Jo Dee to be the next one to miss the top 5! Holy cow! She is so beloved on Pulse (rightfully, of course), and "If Not You" is catchy af. Sure it's not a career-highlight showstopper like some of her Delicious Surprise or Unmistakable album tracks (You Were Just Here, It Gets Better, Think About Us, Just Drive, etc.) but it's still very solid.
I figured "Starting Over Again" wouldn't make it any higher than about #5. Reba is great, as is this song, but the fact remains that this is easily her most dated hit of the '90s, which really shows more and more with each passing year. Still, this has got some truly iconic lyrical moments, and Reba's immaculate vocals, and I am very happy to see it in the top 5 at the very least!
Predictions for what's left: 4. Stand Back Up 3. Makin' Me Fall In Love Again 2. Your Side Of The Bed 1. Lies
Although I would be more than happy to welcome Kellie into the final showdown like CLD said! (But only if it's at the expense of LBT or Sugarland. NOT Martina!!)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 23, 2023 18:46:42 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 23, 2023 19:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 23, 2023 19:53:36 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 23, 2023 19:57:26 GMT -5
"Your Side of the Bed" could've just as easily been my #1 over Kellie in this. What a STUNNING song. I wish it had been a big hit. Such a shame that even with their momentum at an all-time high when this dropped, it still only just barely limped into the top 30.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 23, 2023 20:45:14 GMT -5
"Your Side of the Bed" could've just as easily been my #1 over Kellie in this. What a STUNNING song. I wish it had been a big hit. Such a shame that even with their momentum at an all-time high when this dropped, it still only just barely limped into the top 30. I definitely agree, "Your Side of The Bed" remains one of my favorites from them so while I would have preferred to see "Lies" be #1 (and it was up until I entered my sisters smissy13's list), this being #1 works for me because of how great it is! Thank you all for participating, I'll be opening the next one soon!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 24, 2023 19:38:20 GMT -5
Damn, my closeness for this wasn't very good at all, lmao. I had barely noticed when we were down to the top 5 because every song is so solid! "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again" is a good song, but I honestly always forget it exists. It feels like Kellie's biggest filler single to me. Still good, and would have been a fun song to see in the top 2 just for the randomness of it! But #4 definitely makes sense. "Stand Back Up" FAR exceeded my expectations here. Let's be real, this is very much the worst song on their incredible debut album. I expected it to be a bottom 3 contender, not top 3! That being said, I did like it a LOT more upon revisiting it for this Rankdown than I ever did when it came out, so I'm not disappointed to see it do unexpectedly well. Man, we need to rank this album sometime though, because it's definitely one of the best debut albums of the last 20 years If THIS song could do this well, I feel like just about anything else from this album would have been a surefire unstoppable #1 here! Ugh, I had a hunch that "Your Side of the Bed" might have slightly more support than I was predicting, but it sure is disappointing to see Martina get edged out of that #1 spot again... In the grand scheme of things she has regularly performed better than any other female artist in this series, and #2 is still better than "Lies" has ever done...but she has still come up just barely short of victory more often than anybody else in this series as well, lmao. "Your Side of the Bed" is a great song, but I'm just kinda tired of it now after all these years. It'll still be incredible when I randomly revisit it in 5 years and I fall in love with it again! But for now I've definitely overplayed it. "Lies", on the other hand, is one of Martina's most beloved late-career album tracks, and has definitely gotten its share of flowers on Pulse through the years as well! Even if it hasn't ever won yet, this top 2 is yet another nice feather in its cap after years of being praised as a missed single opportunity, finishing as the highest album track in the Shine rankdown (even surprisingly beating "Walk Away"!), being a top 10 finisher in her overall full-career album-tracks rankdown, etc. Those vocals stay absolutely outstanding, and it's honestly impressive how easy she makes this song sound despite an admittedly quirky melody making it a song that might be a pretty tough sell from many other artists!
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