|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 0:36:49 GMT -5
Considering what's remaining, I'd have to think that "My Old Flame Is Burnin’ Another Honky Tonk Down" is surely going to be one of the next songs out.
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:39:26 GMT -5
"I Should Have Watched That First Step" certainly has a catchy chorus, but in no way was this on my radar as a possible top 10 contender nor one that would be so well-received for that matter. Again, I assume for the majority here that the rankings were more or less a first (or second) impression, whereas I have listened to these songs ad nauseam since my youth . In which case you should have known better than to give this a BOTTOM SIX ranking This song is way better than that, and gets better with repeat listens!!!!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:42:22 GMT -5
8. "Haven't You Heard"
Album: Something Special
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 0:43:56 GMT -5
This song is way better than that, and gets better with repeat listens!!!! Haha, that bottom six ranking looks worse than it really does! That said, I probably could've bumped this one up above say something like "You’re Dancing This Dance All Wrong".
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:47:32 GMT -5
This one may be a bit of a shock to some considering that this is one of the few album tracks of this whole series to finish in the top 2 of its rankdown and go on to participate in the Revenge of the Best series!! "Haven't You Heard" is definitely a bit of a fan favorite, and for good reason! The hook is sooooooo catchy. From the opening line, "Haven't you heard, daddy's gone crazy. Haven't you heard, momma is gone." gets stuck in my head immediately and refuses to leave! George is also so good at singing from the perspective of an undesirable narrator. In this song his character is utterly despicable (he convinced his friend's wife to leave so that they could be together, and then he stops by his friend's house to check on him the next day and try to make himself feel better about what he had done), and the song is all the more memorable for it!! Somehow, gonecountry found room for this song in his LAST PLACE spot, which pretty effectively prevented this from being as solid of a top 10 contender as I would have otherwise expected The good news is, he is the last person to lose his last place, so there are no such ridiculous ranks holding back anything that is left!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 0:48:09 GMT -5
Yikes, things really took a turn for the worse as we neared the top 15. "Haven't You Heard" is not only one of the top 5 album tracks from his '80s era, but is very likely George's favorite album track from this time period as well.
On a side note, George has previously mentioned that his father wasn't too fond of him recording this given their personal family history with George's estranged mother.
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:49:23 GMT -5
tim I'm going to prioritize George since you're here I started Reba when I thought nobody was around and figured I'd just alternate until I got to the top 5 of both, but if you're here I'll move quicker and finish George!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 0:49:50 GMT -5
tim I'm going to prioritize George since you're here I started Reba when I thought nobody was around and figured I'd just alternate until I got to the top 5 of both, but if you're here I'll move quicker and finish George! You read my mind
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:53:39 GMT -5
7. "My Old Flame Is Burnin' Another Honky Tonk Down"
Album: #7
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 0:57:49 GMT -5
I was absolutely floored by this one's performance! Not only was I not expecting it to be a top 10 contender at all, but ESPECIALLY not one that stayed there for the majority of the submission process!! I will admit that my bottom 3 rank feels egregious, but this is definitely one of the songs that I revisit the least from this playlist. Something about it has always kinda rubbed me slightly the wrong way. Maybe it's the fact that the title is different from what's actually said in the song...
All that aside, the chorus is pretty catchy, and I definitely never skip this one! Out of all the songs in the top 10 though, this is the biggest one that I feel like will add absolutely nothing to the finale rankdown.
Still, the fact that half of us put this in our top 10 gave this one significant staying power!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 0:58:02 GMT -5
Snap, I forgot that I dang near put "My Old Flame Is Burnin' Another Honky Tonk Down" in my top 20! Again, I happen to be a sucker for some of George's less popular albums and #7 is no exception to that. I've no idea if this would've made for a good single or not, but considering that they only went with two from the album I can only assume this might've been a hit after all!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:00:50 GMT -5
I'm kind of surprised that "Lefty's Gone" has made it this far, so I'll guess that is the one to miss the top 5!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:00:53 GMT -5
6. "Leavin's Been Comin' (For A Long, Long Time)"
Album: Beyond The Blue Neon
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:01:35 GMT -5
Or not...
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:04:41 GMT -5
"Leavin's Been Comin' (For A Long, Long Time)" has always been a go-to track for me from George's '80s era and seems like it would've been a better choice as a fourth single over "Overnight Success". I do wish this had made the top 5!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:07:05 GMT -5
"Leavin's Been Comin'" managed to tie with "My Old Flame", winning thanks to .indulgecountry's #3 rank allowing it to have the honor of being the song to miss out on the top 5. Honestly it wasn't even close to sneaking any higher and busting into the top 5 though, as this song finished 22 points lower than our #5 song... This placement for "Leavin's Been Comin'" is probably my biggest/most pleasant surprise of the top 10!! I had no idea what to expect from this song, but I have always loved it, so seeing it here feels really good. I was hoping for top 20 minimum, and I got that and more! Some of the material from his Beyond The Blue Neon album feels like it would fit nicely alongside George's '90s material, and "Leavin's Been Comin'" is one of the most noteworthy examples of that imo. I predict that will benefit this one once we get to the finale rankdown and have the best of all the decades smooshed into a rankdown together!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:08:53 GMT -5
Here's the top 5!!
80 Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper Hollywood Squares Honky Tonk Crazy Hot Burning Flames Lefty’s Gone
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:10:54 GMT -5
At this point I give up trying to make any predictions! It's hard to argue with anything in the top 5, but still...
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:11:14 GMT -5
5. "Lefty's Gone"
Album: Something Special
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:13:48 GMT -5
Every longtime Strait fan that I've ever encountered not only loves the Something Special album, but almost always brings up "Lefty's Gone" as one of their favorite tracks. Given that, I probably shouldn't be all that surprised to see it do so well here. And yet, I still am!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:16:57 GMT -5
We kick off the top 5 with George Strait's anthem honoring the late Lefty Frizzell! This song has such a pleasant melody that I honestly never get tired of listening to. I was hoping it would do well, and thought it might be a top 5 contender, so to see it hang out there for the majority of the submission process was heartwarming to me! That being said, while this one was strong enough to hold on tightly to that #5 spot, it was never quite strong enough to do any better. In the end it only finished two points behind the #4 song, but the top 3 absolutely ran away from both of them!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:20:06 GMT -5
In the end it only finished two points behind the #4 song, but the top 3 absolutely ran away from both of them!Keeping my fingers crossed that my top two remain intact until then!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:20:26 GMT -5
4. "Hot Burning Flames"
Album: Ocean Front Property
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:20:57 GMT -5
In the end it only finished two points behind the #4 song, but the top 3 absolutely ran away from both of them!Keeping my fingers crossed that my top two remain intact until then! Well your #2 left at #26, so
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:22:25 GMT -5
Although you are correct that literally any of the songs in the top 3 would have deserved a #2 rank from you, instead of the flop-ass ranks that you actually gave them (aside from your #1)!
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:24:23 GMT -5
"Hot Burning Flames" has always been one of my jams and in hindsight should've been a single from the Ocean Front Property era. I still have fond memories as a kid of watching George perform this from his first VHS (remember those?!) live taping of his New Year's Eve show from Dallas in 1986/1987.
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:25:03 GMT -5
Well your #2 left at #26, so Oh yea lol...
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:27:27 GMT -5
"Hot Burning Flames" has long been a fan favorite from the Ocean Front Property album, and frankly it makes complete sense when you listen to it!! That chorus is ear candy, and makes for a really fun live performance! There is no doubt in my mind that this would have been yet another #1 for him if it had been released. Hell, if "Am I Blue" was able to hit, this much better song would have been absolutely massive!!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,295
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 9, 2021 1:29:52 GMT -5
3. "Honky Tonk Crazy"
Album: Strait From The Heart
|
|
|
Post by tim on Nov 9, 2021 1:31:25 GMT -5
|
|