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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 9, 2021 17:00:19 GMT -5
Lol how is MacArthur Park still in, and how is any song from the Bad Girls album outside the top 10? some of you are serving some wacky rankings here What's wacky is someone asking why MacArthur Park is in the Top 10 of Donna's hits It has some of the dumbest lyrics I've ever heard in a pop song
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 9, 2021 18:02:08 GMT -5
What's wacky is someone asking why MacArthur Park is in the Top 10 of Donna's hits It has some of the dumbest lyrics I've ever heard in a pop song To flip what Shooter said earlier in the RD about another song, they may be dumb lyrics but the delivery and production certainly deliver
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 18:53:20 GMT -5
MacArthur Park has the most legendarily nonsensical lyrics in the history of music lol.
The songwriter's wife once described it as "an abstract painting...but in musical form" which I can only assume was her really polite way of calling it a word salad. The absurdity of comparing a dead relationship to a cake left out in the rain...but honestly the dumb lyrics are 75% of the appeal for me. Of course, Donna vocally bodies it. (No shade to the Richard Harris original, which is...well, it is its own take.)
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2021 15:50:26 GMT -5
I wanna get a couple of reveals in tonight! Let's see where we end up before I fall asleep lol
#10 had eleven top 10 rankings, including a #1 and I can anticipate that it's a BOP for the ages!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2021 16:02:21 GMT -5
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2021 16:04:30 GMT -5
No #1s for this one, but it sure got its top 10s flowing. Two of you got perfect rankings.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 10, 2021 16:09:26 GMT -5
Ok random note: For some reason i keep reading the you are fake as fuck gif in the tune of that one Vine "Whoever threw that, your moms a ho"
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2021 16:13:38 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 10, 2021 16:15:49 GMT -5
An iconic moment in music history! Whew!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 10, 2021 16:15:58 GMT -5
I wanna keep y'all on your toes for a bit so I'll stop here lol
Here's what's left
Love to Love You Baby I Feel Love Last Dance MacArthur Park Heaven Knows Hot Stuff Bad Girls On the Radio She Works Hard for the Money
This Time I Know It's for Real
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Post by gonecountry on Feb 10, 2021 16:35:16 GMT -5
When you're laying so close to me There's no place I'd rather you be Than with me here
Over 16 minutes of Disco bliss. "Love to Love You Baby" was the hit that started it all for Donna. Such an iconic track and a distinctive vocals made it an instantly acclaimed smash. It made #2 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart and it was nominated one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
9. Love to Love You Baby Points: 479 Average: 11,042 Standard deviation: 6,571
When orgasms let you down. I can't believe this didn't make the Top 5. I thought (despite my #8 ranking) this was a sure bet. Clearly this crowd doesn't appreciate a good, long musical O.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Feb 10, 2021 16:37:38 GMT -5
SHOCKED This Time... made it to the Top 10 and also agree 1000% with @antigonerising. I have such great childhood memories of my uncle earnestly singing those ridic lyrics. Y'all are clownin' with Love To Love You Baby not being higher but...Pulse is full of virgins so it makes sense. Fun fact, Donna was laying on the floor in total darkness, solo touching her...knee while recording it.
I suspect Last Dance will win. One of the few songs that I have heard EVERYWHERE that I don't think is overplayed at all.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 10, 2021 16:39:34 GMT -5
Ok I'm about to be dragged but I need to say it
There is no reason for I Feel Love being higher than Love To Love You Baby.
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Post by Ky on Feb 10, 2021 16:49:12 GMT -5
I'm glad "This Time..." made the top 10 :) My gay little 7 year old self used to watch the VH1 countdown just to see how high that and "Miss You Like Crazy" by Natalie Cole would get.
I love and appreciate the brilliance of "Love To Love You Baby", and it probably made more of an impact on music overall than anything I ranked ahead of it. I just wouldn't listen to it on repeat like I would anything I ranked higher.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 10, 2021 17:06:30 GMT -5
Ok I'm about to be dragged but I need to say it There is no reason for I Feel Love being higher than Love To Love You Baby. Essentially inventing one of the current biggest umbrella genres isn't enough of a reason?
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Feb 10, 2021 17:15:52 GMT -5
Ok I'm about to be dragged but I need to say it There is no reason for I Feel Love being higher than Love To Love You Baby. Essentially inventing one of the current biggest umbrella genres isn't enough of a reason? You see legit considering the length, the sound, and when what came out, I always imagined LTLYB was the more inventive sound. I absolutely see where you're coming from, just at least saying where I'm coming from
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Post by Mirago on Feb 10, 2021 18:19:07 GMT -5
SHOCKED This Time... made it to the Top 10 and also agree 1000% with @antigonerising . I have such great childhood memories of my uncle earnestly singing those ridic lyrics. Y'all are clownin' with Love To Love You Baby not being higher but...Pulse is full of virgins so it makes sense. Fun fact, Donna was laying on the floor in total darkness, solo touching her...knee while recording it.I think I recall hearing she was too shy to be watched while singing it? It's crazy she originally thought Love To Love You Baby was too sexy for her.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Feb 10, 2021 22:03:17 GMT -5
SHOCKED This Time... made it to the Top 10 and also agree 1000% with @antigonerising . I have such great childhood memories of my uncle earnestly singing those ridic lyrics. Y'all are clownin' with Love To Love You Baby not being higher but...Pulse is full of virgins so it makes sense. Fun fact, Donna was laying on the floor in total darkness, solo touching her...knee while recording it.I think I recall hearing she was too shy to be watched while singing it? It's crazy she originally thought Love To Love You Baby was too sexy for her. I mean, it IS an erotic song. Even the vibe makes me think of 70's porn, LOL and all that moaning and carrying on. C'mon! It's slutty and I love it!
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Feb 11, 2021 5:15:32 GMT -5
At the turn of the millenium Donna decided to record a cover of "Con te partirò" adding new lyrics to the English version of the song over a flourishing Dance beat by Hex Hector. "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" went to #1 on the US Dance chart. That last dramatic note booked Bocelli's wig! Donna got a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording with this song. Donna extensively promoted this on the daytime talk shows. It was a huge club hit. I think if it had been promoted properly, it might have been a bigger mainstream hit. Donna apparently wanted this to be a ballad and not a dance track but she did release a downtempo remix also. Here is the demo. The vocal arrangement is different and does not have a high note finish. Welcome Downtempo Remix During the initial studio session, Donna also recorded some spoken passages which were used in some of the remixes. Peter Rauhofer used them in his remix as an intro.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Feb 11, 2021 5:17:51 GMT -5
MacArthur Park has the most legendarily nonsensical lyrics in the history of music lol. The songwriter's wife once described it as "an abstract painting...but in musical form" which I can only assume was her really polite way of calling it a word salad. The absurdity of comparing a dead relationship to a cake left out in the rain...but honestly the dumb lyrics are 75% of the appeal for me. Of course, Donna vocally bodies it. (No shade to the Richard Harris original, which is...well, it is its own take.) The lyrics are a metaphor for that unique relationship that is a once in a lifetime thing (recipe) being ruined. The songwriter did have a relationship that ended and he was reminiscing about the good times they had in that actual park.
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Post by Juanca on Feb 13, 2021 2:37:29 GMT -5
Sorry for catching up this late!!! 30. I Got Your Love (30): this was a discovery and a clear bottom to me. I don’t need to hear Donna being severely auto tuned to the point of non-recognition. Also, melody was quite weak, including the chorus that is quite similar to other songs I’ve heard. 29. Fame (22): I liked the dramatic production with strings and electric guitars, and the combination of effervescent chorus with more subdued / vogue-like verses. Some vocal effects (not sure if hers or from a backing vocalist) were a big no-no but most vocals were pretty good for 2000s Donna. Nice rediscovery. 28. Unconditional Love (12): Awww. This song -and video- was popular in Peru in ‘83, and has had some good recurrent airplay. I liked it back then -personal top 3- and still like it now. It has a nice reggae, Latin, vibe that I appreciate, as Donna hasn’t ventured much into that style. Her voice shines in the pre-chorus and is well completed by Musical Youth in the verses and chorus. I know it’s less of a Donna song compared with others in this RD, but it’s still one of my 80s favorites from her. 27. When Love Cries (25): it’s an interesting departure vocalwise for her, very Mariah like. Nice discovery, as the production is cool, but the song overall is just not that memorable to me. I miss her stronger vocals, and she’s done sexy much much better... 26. I’m a Fire (28): I didn’t find the melody that appealing, and the production hasn’t aged that well. A clear bottom 5 to me. 25. There Goes My Baby (23): I don’t recall hearing this song in the 80s. Maybe a bit in an AC station. Nice vocals and ok 80s production, but a bit generic for her. 25. The Wanderer (26): I’ve never been a big fan of this song. I do like the jazzy music, but I dislike the verses, and the chorus melody although catchy is a bit too short. 23. Stamp Your Feet (16): I didn’t love it when I first heard it back in the day, but I’ve grown to like it much more with time. It is very catchy, has good lyrics and vocals, and production that hasn’t aged badly. I think it deserved a spot in the top 20. 22. Carry On (29): Another discovery for me. I found the production hasn’t aged that well, and the melody isn’t that great. I had lots of expectations for a Giorgio Moroder and Donna reunion, and this disappointed 22. Dinner with Gershwin (27): another song I don’t recall hearing in the 80s. To me, this was in a different level than my bottom 3. I’ve grown to like it a bit more since I submitted my list, especially the production and parts of the melody. I’d probably rank it about 5 spots higher now. Good to see my bottom 6 leave in the bottom 10 :) 20.The Woman in Me (24): i really like her vocals here. The sophistipop-like production is nice, too, although the melody isn’t that strong. 19. Winter Melody (19): the songs in my entire my top 20 are outstanding, so i just had to make tough decisions to leave a handful outside my top 15, like this one. The chorus melody and vocals are gorgeous. The only setback is its classic but now slightly dated sounding production. 18. Melody of Love (15): I remember being super frustrated at this not becoming a hit. I heard it first in a Uk top 40 countdown show, but then I’ve barely heard it afterwards. At that moment I was flabbergasted at how the hot 100 was missing out on strong songs by Donna, Diana and Bee Gees. I love rediscovering it for this RD. Very No More Tears in its ballad - dance combo, and it really worked as a C+C dance tune. Severely under appreciated gem. 17. Could It Be Magic (20): the definitive version of Barry’s hit IMO. Great cover that incorporate strong vocal performance to a disco track. My pet peeve is the verses pale a bit vs the choruses. 16. I Love You (18): that buildup from verse to chorus is great. I don’t remember hearing much in radios, but it was a great discovery for me when I bought my first Summer compilation CD in the early 90s
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 13, 2021 15:47:58 GMT -5
I'm back and ready to reveal up to the top 5 tonight! (Perhaps even a bit more)
Let's resume with #8... two perfect rankings and none of the #1s will get lost.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 13, 2021 15:55:53 GMT -5
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 13, 2021 15:57:11 GMT -5
An iconic HIT is out next. Brace yourselves.
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Post by samo🦕 on Feb 13, 2021 16:00:25 GMT -5
nonononononononono
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 13, 2021 16:08:22 GMT -5
please one of "MacArthur Park" or "She Works Hard For The Money"
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 13, 2021 16:08:29 GMT -5
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again, againOne of the weirdest metaphors in Pop music was used for this iconic song, well Donna's version of it, that is. Originally recorded in 1968 by Richard Harris, Donna turned it into a Disco classic 10 years later in a 10 minutes bliss of powerful vocals, strings and horns. The song became an instant smash, selling millions of copies and reaching #1 on the Hot 100 for three weeks. Donna was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammys. 7. MacArthur Park Points: 509 Average: 9,792 Standard deviation: 8,392 newpower : 1 kamala 2024 truther : 2 samo🦕 : 2 #LisaRinna : 2 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 : 3 bat1990 : 3 Ky : 4 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 5 Ivy Leegue™ : 5 mamooshka : 5 Juanca : 5 gonecountry : 5 Soulsista : 6 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker : 6 SHOOTER : 8 wrip : 12 God : 14 @antigonerising : 14 Troublemaker : 14 ccarter1023 : 19 Rancid, dripping wet cake: Glove Slap : 22 Mirago : 24 .indulgecountry : 26 singingrulebritannia : 28
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Feb 13, 2021 16:08:56 GMT -5
thank youuuuuuu <3
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 13, 2021 16:12:33 GMT -5
Lyrically absurd but a true Disco classic nonetheless.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 13, 2021 16:13:52 GMT -5
An anthem is following suit. The lowest rank for this one was #20.
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