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Post by tim on Jun 1, 2022 21:14:49 GMT -5
We drank all the wine
And we burned all the candles to the ground
We danced to every dance they played till silence seemed to be the only sound
And I could've sworn not long ago
The sun was only startin' to go down
But when did all the stars
Fade just like the moon?
And how'd it get so late so soon? 16. “So Late So Soon” Track: #13
Songwriters: Scotty Emerick, Daniel Tashian, Sarah Buxton Total: 159
Average: 13.25
Std Dev: 5.59 {Songs Remaining}
A Man Who Never Cries
Back
I Can Be That Something
Livin' on Empty
That's the Way Love Goes
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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.indulgecountry
Diamond Member
Best Country Poster 2011, 2017, & 2018
"You left a mark on my face // And brought a dozen red flags in a vase"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 1, 2022 21:14:57 GMT -5
Sad! This was easily the best song here imo.
ETA: This was referring to my #1 loss.
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Post by tim on Jun 1, 2022 21:25:21 GMT -5
With the exit of “So Late So Soon”, we've now lost the majority of the songs that come towards the back half of the album. While this started out down inside the bottom 3 thanks to yours truly, it managed to leap into the top 10 thanks to a lone top 3 ranking from Darkest Hour followed by another top 10 from Kanenrá:ke. As the rankdown continued, though, it slowly began slipping back before finding itself outside of the top 15 altogether. There really was very little middle ground to this song it seems as the group either seemed to like this song quite a bit or not at all as only Kris Kringle fell somewhere in the the middle of that lol. While it did manage to pick up three additional top 10s from taylor is terrified, .indulgecountry, and castleoblivion26, it also picked up just as many bottom 5s. This is one of the few songs from the album that I actually began to feel a bit more ambivalent about each time that I revisited it. I initially had this a bit higher on my list and with each subsequent edit it seemed to find itself lower each time. |
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Post by tim on Jun 1, 2022 21:25:56 GMT -5
Here are the Top 15:
A Man Who Never Cries
Back
I Can Be That Something
Livin' on Empty
That's the Way Love Goes
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby
I'll return tomorrow to unveil the next set of reveals which should hopefully get us into the Top 10!
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 20:45:03 GMT -5
Good evening, y'all! I'm going to go ahead and dive into the next five songs which will in turn get us to the top 10 songs from this double album lol. Leaving first is one of the most polarizing songs as it racked up a top 2 ranking as well as a last place.
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 20:45:25 GMT -5
Back, yeah, I'm bringin' country back
Back where it belongs, back on track
Yeah, I think ol' Hank would like it like that
I got my boots, I got my hat
I'm bringin' country back 15. “Back” Track: #11
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 157
Average: 13.08
Std Dev: 6.50 (4th Highest) {Songs Remaining}
A Man Who Never Cries
I Can Be That Something
Livin' on Empty
That's the Way Love Goes
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 20:52:07 GMT -5
Written as a joke in response to Justin Timberlake's song "SexyBack", the next song to exit is in fact "Back" which also clocked in as our fourth most polarizing song. While only a few from the group fell somewhere within the middle, the overall theme from the rankings is that you either like this song or you don't. This bounced around quite a bit early on from the top 10 all the way down to the very bottom of the list as it picked up a lone last place ranking from Darkest Hour. It bounced right back into the top 15, though, thanks to a top 2 ranking from Kanenrá:ke. That was short lived, however, as it yet again was sent to the back of the pack. It would eventually settle back into the top 15 where it would mostly remain for the duration of its run. While it did manage to pick up an additional top 5 from .indulgecountry and one more top 10 from Cody Wants Out..., it also picked up just as many bottom 5s including a pair of bottom 2s from someguy and taylor is terrified. |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 20:56:33 GMT -5
Both of the next two songs are tied in points (this being our second). The tiebreaker really could've gone either way, but I ended up giving it to the song with the lowest standard deviation if only because the other song happened to pick up a lone ranking for last place.
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 20:56:48 GMT -5
Love can build you up and shut you down
Fill your heart with joy or make it drown
I don't know if I can help you see
It makes you blind sometimes to what yo 14. “I Can Be That Something” Track: #3
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 148 (Tied)
Average: 12.33
Std Dev: 5.42 {Songs Remaining}
A Man Who Never Cries
Livin' on Empty
That's the Way Love Goes
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:02:41 GMT -5
“I Can Be That Something” exits next and maybe much to the surprise of some was also an early contender for the bottom 3. It wasn't until the middle part of the rankdown where it picked up its first of five top 10 rankings and from there on out it remained solidly within the top 15. It did look as though this could possibly get as high as the top 12, but a lone last place ranking from bboat11 sent this back a couple of spots of which it wasn't able to recover from. That's despite a final top 5 ranking coming in from Kris Kringle who joined castleoblivion26 there as well. While this did manage to pick up one additional top 5 ranking from the next song of which its tied in points with, I ended up selecting the song with the lowest standard deviation of the two if only because this song picked up a last place ranking. |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:05:55 GMT -5
That's the way love goes, babe
That's the music God made
For all the world to sing
It's never old, it grows 13. “That's the Way Love Goes” Track: #21
Songwriters: Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer Total: 148 (Tied)
Average: 12.33
Std Dev: 4.56 (5th Lowest) {Songs Remaining}
A Man Who Never Cries
Livin' on Empty
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:11:27 GMT -5
First recorded by Johnny Rodriguez in 1973, “That's the Way Love Goes” was most notably covered by the late Merle Haggard whose version y'all are likely familiar with as it become his 30th number one single in 1983 and won him a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Alan had wanted to record a song of Merle's in tribute to him, so this album gave him the perfect opportunity to do just that. This is the first song to exit thus far that also maintained its top 15 status for the duration of its run as the majority of the participants ranked it as such. Only three participants overall placed this in their bottom 5 with three others ranking this inside their top 15 which included a top 5 from gardyfan. |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:16:04 GMT -5
It's hard to let my feelings show
The ones I love don't always know
Like I'm leading my horse blind
To a place that I can't find 12. “A Man Who Never Cries” Track: #15
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 146
Average: 12.17
Std Dev: 5.98 {Songs Remaining}
Livin' on Empty
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Where the Cottonwood Grows
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:23:59 GMT -5
“A Man Who Never Cries” was actually inspired by fellow country artist Caylee Hammack as both her and Alan recorded "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" in tribute to the late Don Williams. Caylee had sent a rough track of the song to her dad back in Georgia and she was caught off guard that the man she had never seen cry before began to tear up. She shared this story with Alan who in turn wrote this song about that experience. Despite starting off as our initial song in last place thanks to yours truly, it vaulted up into the top 12 where it would remain for the duration of its run. In fact, for the better half of its time it remained just within the top 10 as it picked up four if its ranking from there. That included a top 5 from Cody Wants Out... as well as a top 2 from Darkest Hour. Unfortunately, an additional last minute ranking in last place from Kris Kringle came along which pushed this back outside of the top 10. While I went back and forth as to which song to designate as my last place, this one was always well within the bottom 2 or 3 on my list and is just one that I don't feel compelled to revisit. It's rare that I find myself outside of the consensus from the majority, but this just isn't a song that connects with me. |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:27:54 GMT -5
And we'd dance, and we'd sing
And we'd love each other as the pale moon glows
At the bend in the river where the cottonwood grows 11. “Where the Cottonwood Grows” Track: #4
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 140
Average: 11.67
Std Dev: 6.17 {Songs Remaining}
Livin' on Empty
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:30:15 GMT -5
Missing the top 10 my only a mere two points, “Where the Cottonwood Grows” exits nexts and along with it takes a second #1 ranking this time from someguy. It picked up just enough top 10 support overall to keep this hovering at or near the top 15 for much of its run. That also included one additional top 5 from bboat11 which in fact came in the form of a top 2. Only three participants placed this down inside their bottom 5. |
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Post by tim on Jun 2, 2022 21:30:40 GMT -5
Here are the Top 10:
Livin' on Empty
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby
I should be back tomorrow for a few additional reveals, but I'll for sure have this wrapped up before the weekend ends. As for the remaining songs, are there any surprises in the mix? Which songs do you expect to bow out before the top 5?
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 21:40:52 GMT -5
Good Friday evening, y'all! I'm going to jump into the next set of reveals and in doing so we'll see not one, but two participants lose their #1 song right out of the gate. What could it be?! Let's find out.
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 21:41:23 GMT -5
The morning light was soft and low
The clouds had left an early snow
A peaceful sound was calling low
It's time to go
Then God reached out his tender hand
And gently pulled her home with him
And brushed away the sorrow from
Her soul within 10. “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” Track: #9
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 137
Average: 11.50
Std Dev: 6.80 (HIGHEST!) {Songs Remaining}
Livin' on Empty
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 21:55:21 GMT -5
“Where Her Heart Has Always Been” is the first song to bow out in the top 10 and along with it takes not one, but two #1 rankings from bboat11 and Kris Kringle. The song was of course written for Alan's late mother, known affectionally as Mama Ruth to all of her friends and family, who passed away in early 2017. This had a bit of a rough start, however, as it picked up its one and only bottom 5 ranking from George Strait Junkie early one which happened to also come in the form of a last place. Despite it picking up a couple of near top 10 rankings after that, it would remain regulated to the bottom 5 up until the middle part of the rankdown as it picked up it's first top 5 and a runners-up ranking from castleoblivion26. It again settled back some, though, when it got hit with back-to-back bottom 5s from someguy and .indulgecountry. While the rankdown was winding down, however, both bboat11 and Kris Kringle came along with a pair of #1 rankings which vaulted this back into the top 10 and at the same position it started off at. All in all, this managed to come in as the most polarizing song from the album! |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:01:44 GMT -5
So you keep on poundin', like a hammer to the stone
Yeah, you keep on swingin' till the rock is all gone
You just do the best you can do
And maybe that sky will turn a little blue
Livin' on empty, lovin' on fumes 9. “Livin' on Empty” Track: #7
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 126
Average: 10.50
Std Dev: 5.21 {Songs Remaining}
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Way Down in My Whiskey
Where Have You Gone
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:05:23 GMT -5
Despite briefly sneaking back into the bottom 5 early on in its run, this more or less was a consistent top 15 contender otherwise. That early dip came thanks to a head-scratching last place ranking from Kanenrá:ke. In fact, both him and Kris Kringle were the only two participants not to rank this somewhere within their top 15 altogether. While a few of us placed this just shy of the top 10, it did pick up a handful of support from there which included a top 3 from taylor is terrified as well as a top 2 from .indulgecountry. |
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.indulgecountry
Diamond Member
Best Country Poster 2011, 2017, & 2018
"You left a mark on my face // And brought a dozen red flags in a vase"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 3, 2022 22:06:45 GMT -5
This rankdown is completely all over the place, and not in a good way. 🥴
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:09:37 GMT -5
Most of the day I keep her far away
Then some little something will start that ole replay
And I don't pull out her best pictures, I don't ever say her name
But I can't stop it when the bottle's low, late at night, all alone 8. “Way Down in My Whiskey” Track: #5
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 121
Average: 10.08
Std Dev: 4.66 {Songs Remaining}
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Where Have You Gone
Wishful Drinkin'
Write It in Red
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:13:19 GMT -5
“Way Down in My Whiskey” is the first song from the album to exit that not only didn't have any bottom 5 rankings, but also maintained its status as a top 10 contender for its entire run. Only two participants in fact ranked this just shy of their top 15 while half of the group ranked this within their top 10. That included a pair of top 5s from both George Strait Junkie and Kris Kringle. This remains one of my favorites and go-to songs from the album. I went back and forth on including this in my top 5 and in the end it was left just outside of that. |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:16:03 GMT -5
'Cause if you're gonna leave me
Just pack up and go
There are just some things
A man don't need to know
And I don't wanna hear
What's going through your head
Just take out your lipstick and write it in red 7. “Write It in Red” Track: #12
Songwriters: Alan Jackson Total: 116
Average: 9.67
Std Dev: 4.92 {Songs Remaining}
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Where Have You Gone
Wishful Drinkin'
You'll Always Be My Baby |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:20:03 GMT -5
“Write It in Red” is now the second song to exit which maintained its top 10 status throughout its entire run. It did, on the other hand, manage to pick up a long top 5 ranking from gardyfan while the rest of the group ranked this somewhere within their top 15. Actually, the majority of all the rankings were well within the top 10 with someguy placing this in his top 3 and taylor is terrified putting in their runners-up position. Of all the songs from the album, I admittedly was quite intrigued as to how this one would do as I became to view it as one of the standout tracks. It seemed like the more I listened to this one the more it ended up getting stuck in my head and I'd have to go back to give it another spin lol. Very glad to see that this song seemed quite well-liked across the board. |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:21:34 GMT -5
This rankdown is completely all over the place, and not in a good way. 🥴 Yeah, overall there really didn't seem to be much consensus as the rankings were a bit across the board for most of the songs. That certainly makes "Write It in Red" an outlier for sure. |
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Post by tim on Jun 3, 2022 22:24:28 GMT -5
Here are the Top 6:
The Boot
The Older I Get
Things That Matter
Where Have You Gone
Wishful Drinkin'
You'll Always Be My Baby
Any guesses as to which song will miss the top 5? Any predictions for how the rest of this might play out and which songs will be vying for the top position? I'll be back over the weekend to have this all wrapped up!
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Darkest Hour
Diamond Member
album listener
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Post by Darkest Hour on Jun 3, 2022 22:36:00 GMT -5
1, 4, 5, 6, 15, 17.
Title track is overstaying.
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