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Post by bboat11 on May 9, 2021 19:26:52 GMT -5
This. Makes. No. Sense. The one song that is often looked at as the biggest miss of George's career doesn't even make the top ten in an album tracks rankdown. Shameful! Well, it WAS there for the entire rankdown until the last list....
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Post by bboat11 on May 9, 2021 19:30:26 GMT -5
11. "She Used To Say That To Me"
Album: Honkytonkville
Total: 204 Average: 17.00 Std Dev: 9.07castleoblivion26 - 4 Cody Wants Out... - 9 ClevelandRox - 10 George Strait Junkie - 11 gardyfan - 12 bboat11 - 15 .indulgecountry - 16 taylor - 18 gonecountry - 18 LBTrocks - 28 tim - 29 kw9461 - 34 {Songs Remaining} Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk House Of Cash I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Looking Out My Window Through The Pain Murder On Music Row Texas The Road Less Traveled
Songs Per Album:
George Strait: (2/5) Looking Out My Window Through The Pain If It's Gonna Rain
The Road Less Traveled: (1/5) The Road Less Traveled
Honkytonkville: (1/5) Honk If You Honky Tonk
Somewhere Down In Texas: (2/5) If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Texas
It Just Comes Natural: (1/5) I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
Troubadour: (1/5) House Of Cash - ft. Patty Loveless
Twang: (0/5)
Extras: 2/2 Murder On Music Row - ft. Alan Jackson Designated Drinker - Alan Jackson ft. George
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Post by tim on May 9, 2021 19:32:24 GMT -5
I've long been baffled as to why "As Far As It Goes" was never released as a single, but I do remember reading or hearing that they weren't able to work out an agreement with the songwriters possibly in regards to royalties. This was a sure-fire hit that should've never been relegated to an album track. Anyways, word must've gotten back to George's camp that this was a fan favorite as he began to include it in his setlist years after its release.
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Post by bboat11 on May 9, 2021 19:33:33 GMT -5
"She Used To Say That To Me" is one that I had no clue what to expect from. It could have been anywhere from the top 30 to the top 10 and I would have been like "Yeah that makes sense", lol. This song is really memorable because of that iconic opening lick where the guitars descend and then seem to interrupt the beat for a moment. I have always liked this one a lot, and I am really impressed with its performance here! I definitely don't expect it to come out ahead of "As Far As It Goes" when we do the Finale to this series eventually, but it was a great run for this time!
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Post by tim on May 9, 2021 19:36:21 GMT -5
"She Used To Say That To Me" was definitely one of the harder songs for me to rank as I really could've put it about anywhere on my list depending on my mood that day lol. It's quite the earworm and has an infectious appeal to it, so I can see why so many of you enjoy it.
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Post by bboat11 on May 9, 2021 19:37:50 GMT -5
Recap: 37. Give Me More Time - 308 36. The Middle Of Nowhere - 306 35. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind - 292 34. Brothers Of The Highway - 285 33. The Real Thing - 283 32. He's Got That Something Special - 282 31. That's My Kind Of Woman - 280
30. Home Improvement - 272 29. Good News, Bad News - 270 28. Beautiful Day For Goodbye - 269 27. She Took The Wind From His Sails - 265 26. Look Who's Back From Town - 259 25. Honkytonkville - 256 24. Easy As You Go - 255 23. Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song - 252 22. Arkansas Dave - 244 21. Somewhere Down In Texas - 243
20. A Better Rain - 237 19. He Must Have Really Hurt You Bad - 233 18. Stars On The Water - 232 17. Which Side Of The Glass - 228 16. Don't Tell Me You're Not In Love - 226 15. Why Can't I Leave Her Alone - 221 14. By The Light Of A Burning Bridge - 219 13. House With No Doors - 217 12. As Far As It Goes - 207 11. She Used To Say That To Me - 204
The Top 10!!! Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk House Of Cash I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Looking Out My Window Through The Pain Murder On Music Row Texas The Road Less Traveled
Now that we're down to the top 10, and we have at least one less "obvious" #1 contender in our midst, how do you think this might go??!?!
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 9, 2021 19:42:27 GMT -5
"I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore" ftw!
But based on how this has gone for me, "The Road Less Traveled" probably won.
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Post by ClevelandRox on May 9, 2021 19:43:53 GMT -5
I didn't get around to the pre-reveal questions, but still think my #34 (the only song I dislike, but didn't want to get annihilated for it being my last place 😂) will have this.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 9, 2021 19:58:21 GMT -5
to probably no ones surprise I'm rooting for "House of Cash" to be #1. I've always loved that one and am happy it is in the Top 10 at least. I hope it can at least be Top 5 because it deserves it! I also think "Murder On Music Row" belongs in the Top 5 as well! Everything remaining is in my top 20 so I'll be happy no matter how this plays out.
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Post by taylor on May 9, 2021 20:20:43 GMT -5
This. Makes. No. Sense. The one song that is often looked at as the biggest miss of George's career doesn't even make the top ten in an album tracks rankdown. Shameful! Well, it WAS there for the entire rankdown until the last list.... Like I should be taking the heat for tanking it out of the Top 10 when I had it in my Top 30. It should also be pointed out that I said earlier that this list was a torture to rank. I liked or loved EVERY song. All 37 of them. Sorry to your faves!
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Post by gonecountry on May 9, 2021 20:24:06 GMT -5
"I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore" ftw! That would be heavenly. That said, the remaining top 10 are all great songs. I still can't believe my #2 (That's My Kind of Woman) got knocked out in the first round. I'll go on the record also to say It Just Comes Natural is just an incredible album.
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Post by tim on May 11, 2021 12:26:57 GMT -5
I really have no idea what to expect especially seeing "As Far As It Goes" leave before the top 10. Of the songs remaining, I think "Texas" and "Honk If You Honky Tonk" might be the first two songs out, but after that things get a bit murkier. I'm not sure either "Designated Drinker" or "Murder On Music Row" can muster up enough support to make it into the top 5, so I'll guess that both of those exit as well. As for the top 5, I'm going to make a bold prediction and say the top two remaining songs will be from George's self-titled album! 10. Texas 9. Honk If You Honky Tonk 8. I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore 7. Designated Drinker 6. Murder On Music Row 5. House Of Cash 4. The Road Less Traveled 3. If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk 2. Looking Out My Window Through The Pain 1. If It’s Gonna Rain Not let's see how wrong I am!
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:13:13 GMT -5
Who's ready to see how this thing finishes up?!?!!?!
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Post by gardyfan on May 11, 2021 18:19:10 GMT -5
Let's GOOOOOOO!
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 11, 2021 18:23:09 GMT -5
Yas! Finish her up!
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:26:03 GMT -5
10. "House Of Cash" - ft. Patty Loveless
Album: Troubadour
Total: 185 Average: 15.42 Std Dev: 11.98castleoblivion26 - 1 taylor - 1 gardyfan - 4 LBTrocks - 7 George Strait Junkie - 9 .indulgecountry - 9 ClevelandRox - 14 bboat11 - 25 gonecountry - 25 tim - 26 Cody Wants Out... - 28 kw9461 - 36 {Songs Remaining} Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Looking Out My Window Through The Pain Murder On Music Row Texas The Road Less Traveled
Songs Per Album:
George Strait: (2/5) Looking Out My Window Through The Pain If It's Gonna Rain
The Road Less Traveled: (1/5) The Road Less Traveled
Honkytonkville: (1/5) Honk If You Honky Tonk
Somewhere Down In Texas: (2/5) If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Texas
It Just Comes Natural: (1/5) I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
Troubadour: (0/5)
Twang: (0/5)
Extras: 2/2 Murder On Music Row - ft. Alan Jackson Designated Drinker - Alan Jackson ft. George
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Post by gardyfan on May 11, 2021 18:28:42 GMT -5
Deserved to be much higher.
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:32:36 GMT -5
Kicking off the top 10, we lose our first multi- #1 loss!! castleoblivion26 and taylor both put "House Of Cash" at the top of their lists. You can see that it was not a top 10 contender at all in this rankdown, until Tay laid the hammer down on multiple fan favorites like "As Far As It Goes" and "Why Can't I Leave Her Alone", allowing a couple songs to sneak in that had not been top 10 contenders until the very end... This song is simply about the famous fire that took out Johnny Cash's house a couple months after he and his wife had both died. What an awesome concept for a song! Making it even better, George invited Patty Loveless to collaborate with him! There is no doubt this is a standout on the Troubadour album. With this reveal, Troubadour is now also the second album to be eliminated. It outlasted Twang by a lot, as that album completely missed the top 20, but unfortunately was not able to outlast any of the other albums.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 11, 2021 18:34:57 GMT -5
For all the complaining about what taylor did to push songs lower, we definitely need to celebrate him boosting this into the top 10 where it belonged.
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:36:04 GMT -5
9. "Looking Out My Window Through The Pain"
Album: George Strait
Total: 181 Average: 15.08 Std Dev: 8.35LBTrocks - 3 taylor - 4 .indulgecountry - 5 castleoblivion26 - 10 gardyfan - 14 Cody Wants Out... - 16 ClevelandRox - 17 tim - 17 George Strait Junkie - 18 bboat11 - 24 gonecountry - 24 kw9461 - 29 {Songs Remaining} Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Murder On Music Row Texas The Road Less Traveled
Songs Per Album:
George Strait: (1/5) If It's Gonna Rain
The Road Less Traveled: (1/5) The Road Less Traveled
Honkytonkville: (1/5) Honk If You Honky Tonk
Somewhere Down In Texas: (2/5) If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Texas
It Just Comes Natural: (1/5) I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
Troubadour: (0/5)
Twang: (0/5)
Extras: 2/2 Murder On Music Row - ft. Alan Jackson Designated Drinker - Alan Jackson ft. George
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:39:55 GMT -5
"Looking Out My Window Through The Pain" is another one that was not really a top 10 contender at all, although it was a solid top 20/top 15 contender. It snuck into the top 10 at the end thanks to LBTrocks and taylor working together with the two highest ranks! This has always been the obvious missed single opportunity from the self titled album. It's got everything, from a clever pun in the title, to a slight uptick in tempo that makes the chorus extra memorable. With this loss, the self titled album only has one more song left! How much longer can "If It's Gonna Rain" last?!?!?! Somewhere Down In Texas is also the final album to have multiple songs left, although there are still two songs from the Extras rd as well.
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:42:49 GMT -5
Up next at #8, the MOST POLARIZING SONG OF THE RANKDOWN!!!! It has both a #1 and a #37, and was our first multi-list #1 contender before some of the hate caught up to it...
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:45:26 GMT -5
8. "The Road Less Traveled"
Album: The Road Less Traveled
Total: 175 Average: 14.58 Std Dev: 13.25 (Largest!!!) tim - 1 Cody Wants Out... - 2 ClevelandRox - 2 bboat11 - 4 LBTrocks - 9 taylor - 10 gonecountry - 11 kw9461 - 13 castleoblivion26 - 19 gardyfan - 31 .indulgecountry - 36 George Strait Junkie - 37 {Songs Remaining} Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Murder On Music Row Texas
Songs Per Album:
George Strait: (1/5) If It's Gonna Rain
The Road Less Traveled: (0/5)
Honkytonkville: (1/5) Honk If You Honky Tonk
Somewhere Down In Texas: (2/5) If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Texas
It Just Comes Natural: (1/5) I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
Troubadour: (0/5)
Twang: (0/5)
Extras: 2/2 Murder On Music Row - ft. Alan Jackson Designated Drinker - Alan Jackson ft. George
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 11, 2021 18:48:51 GMT -5
Lol I can't.....
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:53:31 GMT -5
"The Road Less Traveled" is such a killer track to me, and I've gotta say I was NOT expecting it to be as extremely polarizing as it proved to be!!! The song is, as I have said with several other songs in this rankdown, not quite like anything else he has ever released in his career. The way the melody jumps around in the verses is so catchy in its weirdness, and then the belted chorus sounds even more epic in light of the weird verses. Then there's the loud electric guitar solo, which is one of my favorite uses of electric guitar in any country song ever. Then there's the fact that "It all might come together, or it all might come unraveled, on the road less traveled" is a super memorable hook. Also, the song has a nice tempo to it! And to top it all off, all those factors come together to just create such an unexpectedly dark sounding song. This song is absolutely perfect for driving on a desolate backroad with the windows down on a hot summer night The Road Less Traveled is now the third album to be eliminated!
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:55:19 GMT -5
Lol I can't..... Yes, evidently you can't!!!
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 18:57:36 GMT -5
7. "Texas"
Album: Somewhere Down In Texas
Total: 173 Average: 14.42 Std Dev: 11.41ClevelandRox - 1 gardyfan - 2 tim - 3 gonecountry - 6 Cody Wants Out... - 7 .indulgecountry - 8 George Strait Junkie - 17 kw9461 - 20 castleoblivion26 - 20 LBTrocks - 25 bboat11 - 31 taylor - 33 {Songs Remaining} Designated Drinker Honk If You Honky Tonk I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore If It’s Gonna Rain If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk Murder On Music Row
Songs Per Album:
George Strait: (1/5) If It's Gonna Rain
The Road Less Traveled: (0/5)
Honkytonkville: (1/5) Honk If You Honky Tonk
Somewhere Down In Texas: (1/5) If The Whole World Was A Honky Tonk
It Just Comes Natural: (1/5) I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
Troubadour: (0/5)
Twang: (0/5)
Extras: 2/2 Murder On Music Row - ft. Alan Jackson Designated Drinker - Alan Jackson ft. George
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Post by tim on May 11, 2021 18:58:08 GMT -5
Someone is in a hurry I see.
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Post by tim on May 11, 2021 18:58:51 GMT -5
Welp, so much for my predictions!
I've long known that "House of Cash" is a favorite amongst those on Pulse and so I knew going into the rankdown that it was likely going to be a top 10 contender. I enjoy it as well, but obviously not up to the level that some of you do. The only reason it fell back some on my list is because I simply don't have the desire to revisit the song much aside from whenever I might play the album in full.
I really was just kinda joking with my predictions in that "Looking Out My Window Through the Pain" would be a top 2 contender. I've always really enjoyed George's self-titled album, so I'm pleasantly surprised to see this one perform so well.
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 19:00:13 GMT -5
Someone is in a hurry I see. Lmao I'm doing a reveal every 10-15 minutes! It feels glacial to me 😂
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