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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 6, 2021 20:50:06 GMT -5
 Just after getting a perfect ranking, LBTrocks loses his #3.  And gardyfan loses a top five, we're probably cancelled. 😩 This also came in as our second most polarizing song! I don't seek out Beer and Bones, and I can see why it was polarizing enough in the day to not make the top twenty, but there's still a little bit of nostalgia in this one for me. Cody gets a perfect ranking and so does Austin! 🤴 |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 6, 2021 20:55:01 GMT -5
Hint for #28  |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 6, 2021 21:15:10 GMT -5
Cody takes his first big loss with this one and LBTRocks takes like his seventh.  someguy gets a perfect ranking! The hint was the Ashlee Simpson music video, L.O.V.E.  |
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 6, 2021 21:23:11 GMT -5
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU
I am absolutely stunned. "Beer and Bones" is a certified country JAM and easily one of his best!!! As is "Hello L.O.V.E"
I just... can't with y'all lol.
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 6, 2021 21:23:49 GMT -5
What's next, you all are gonna get rid of "Be My Baby Tonight" and "Sold"?!?!!!?!?!
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 6, 2021 21:24:18 GMT -5
EXACTLY! Glad you understand. They JAMS!  Speaking of junk, glad that Jesus song is finally gone. That one was especially atrocious lol.Since it wasn't my #1 the rankdown isn't cancelled. But YOU ARE CANCELLED! Actually, please, cancel me from this mess of a RD omg |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 6, 2021 21:37:09 GMT -5
CDL's early top ten loss is here, most of us are gonna feel this with atleast one song. But another perfect ranking for tim ! 🔥 Something about the instrumental in this one reminds me of Tim Rushlow's She Misses Him (but... a lot of songs remind me of She Misses Him 😂 It's like my go-to song to reference). Brand New Me is down to one song, how long can The Little Girl last? |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 6, 2021 21:59:51 GMT -5
I'm not even 100% this was a single? It was on his The Very Best of JMM compilation album in 2003 as an additional track and the song's wikipedia page says it was later sent to radio as the first single for Letters From Home. However, it's not listed in his singleography so I'm not sure if it was pushed. Irregardless, it didn't chart and I'm not sure I understand how they would've seen it as a good single choice when abortion controversary surrounded Red Ragtop just a few years earlier. I still think it's a really good song though and I wanted to include it here! LBTrocks gets another perfect ranking alongside castleoblivion26 ! |
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 6, 2021 22:47:24 GMT -5
Such a bittersweet rankdown for me, lol
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Aug 6, 2021 22:54:45 GMT -5
Even Then is the first sad reveal for me. It has a solid melody and lyrics, and love the piano production!!
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Post by austin on Aug 7, 2021 5:52:19 GMT -5
Totally good with everything so far. I was a huge JMM fan growing up and I feel like my favs are all being respected.
Also “Beer and Bones” is not good lol.
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Post by tim on Aug 7, 2021 10:47:36 GMT -5
I figured that “Beer and Bones” was on borrowed time as it was and I wasn’t expecting it to make it much further than it did. I do think I overranked this though as it was never really one of my favorites back when it was released, but I’ve come to enjoy this a bit more now with the passage of time. I also have to agree with our host that there’s a certain sense of nostalgia wrapped up in this song as I remember seeing the video for this on CMT a lot back in the day. While “Hello L.O.V.E.” has its fun moments, it tends to wear a bit thin on me and therefore isn’t one I want to hear too frequently. I do still enjoy it whenever I do though. “Even Still” was such a non-event as a single that I often forget it was even released. I had mentioned this in a previous post, but I think there were some better options for singles including the title track. And if they wanted to go with a ballad, “That’s Not Her Picture” would’ve worked just as well I think. 26. Cool I'm not even 100% this was a single? It was on his The Very Best of JMM compilation album in 2003 as an additional track and the song's wikipedia page says it was later sent to radio as the first single for Letters From Home. However, it's not listed in his singleography so I'm not sure if it was pushed. The situation regarding “Cool” is all a bit confusing as it is listed as the first single from Letters From Home. My memory is a bit foggy surrounding the release of that, but I do seem to remember hearing the song at least a couple of times on the radio. It's quite possible the label pulled it early in lieu of the title track. Anyways, I appreciate this one more than most it seems and have always liked it. |
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Post by someguy on Aug 9, 2021 0:49:34 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that "Cool" was sent out as the first single, but was pulled pretty quickly for "Letters From Home". It was so long ago that I don't remember exactly the circumstances, though.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 9, 2021 10:48:24 GMT -5
"Cool" was announced as a single from The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery, but I don't recall it ever receiving much of any label support - it may not have even gone for adds. I don't think it was pulled for "Letters From Home" though, that one wasn't released until early 2004, a full 6 months after The Very Best... came out.
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Post by tim on Aug 9, 2021 11:17:33 GMT -5
"Cool" was announced as a single from The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery, but I don't recall it ever receiving much of any label support - it may not have even gone for adds. I don't think it was pulled for "Letters From Home" though, that one wasn't released until early 2004, a full 6 months after The Very Best... came out. This is more or less my take on "Cool" as well. I've always associated it more with the compilation album from 2003 as that is the album that I heard it on first and it always confuses me a bit when I see it listed online as the first single from Letters From Home. |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 13:32:20 GMT -5
Coolgate!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 19:42:26 GMT -5
🚨 ALERT 🚨 LBTrocks has lost his last place!  I probably underranked this and I'm sorry guys. 🙁 I just can't shake off how Randy Newman song from Toy Story it is. toomuchboy got a perfect ranking! 👍 |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 19:50:32 GMT -5
Look what y'all did. 🙄😂 I remember having the Cover You in Kisses cassingle and it had a one minute clip of this and I listened to it ALL THE TIME. 😂 Looking back, that was just cruel for them to put a snippet like that on there. tim gets ANOTHER perfect ranking.  |
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Post by tim on Aug 9, 2021 19:50:46 GMT -5
I remember there being a lot of buzz surrounding "Ain't Got Nothin' On Us" as John was coming off of not one but two very successful album eras. Needless to say, this all but stalled any momentum he may have had as it didn't even manage to make the top 10 on the country charts. Also, there was some head-scratching going on as he used an entirely different producer for What I Do the Best as Scott Hendricks had produced his two previous albums.
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Post by tim on Aug 9, 2021 19:55:34 GMT -5
I should clarify that "Ain't Got Nothin' On Us" didn't necessarily stall his momentum, but I think he was at the point in his career where there was maybe more riding on this particular era as it would solidify if he would advance to another tier if you will. Not sure if that makes any sense lol.
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ClevelandRox
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 20:01:39 GMT -5
Another perfect ranking for... LBTrocks?! =o |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 20:08:55 GMT -5
This was JMM's last single and after multiple singles hadn't charted, it managed to get him back into the top 30. I was rooting for this one the entire submission process so it was nice to see it get it's two top ten rankings near the very end. 😌 The chorus reminds me of another artists final(?) single around the same time, Jessica Andrews' Everything. |
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 20:19:14 GMT -5
Long As I Live tied with the #20 song, but that song received a top ten ranking. 😬 I was a little surprised this got no top ten rankings!
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Post by tim on Aug 9, 2021 20:24:34 GMT -5
I was kind of expecting "Long As I Live" to be out a bit sooner if only because it seems to be one of his more forgotten hits. Also, while I do enjoy both "You Are" and "Forever", I just happen to have more affection for and connection with his pre-2000 material hence why those two were somewhere down at the bottom tier of my list.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 9, 2021 20:31:30 GMT -5
Recap:
36. Mad Cowboy Disease - 440 points
35. Country Thang - 401 points
34. Four-Wheel Drive - 377 points
33. If You Ever Went Away - 369 points
32. Nothing Catches Jesus By Surprise - 364 points
31. That's What I Like About You - 363 points
30. Goes Good With Beer - 354 points
29. Beer and Bones - 317 points
28. Hello L.O.V.E. - 310 points
27. Even Then - 306 points
26. Cool - 297 points
25. Ain't Got Nothin' On Us - 296 points
24. Angel In My Eyes - 295 points
23. You Are - 290 points
22. Forever - 286 points
21. Long As I Live - 269 points
The Top 20!
Life's A Dance
Life's A Dance
I Love The Way You Love Me
Kickin' It Up
I Swear
Rope The Moon
Be My Baby Tonight
If You've Got Love
John Michael Montgomery
I Can Love You Like That
Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)
No Man's Land
Cowboy Love
What I Do Best
Friends
I Miss You A Little
How Was I To Know
Leave A Mark
Love Working On You
Cover You in Kisses
Hold On To Me
Home To You
Home To You
Brand New Me
The Little Girl
Pictures
Til Nothing Comes Between Us
Letters From Home
Letters From Home
With Forever's departure, Time Flies is the first album eliminated! His other last four albums are hanging on by one song, will any of them miss the top 15?
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 11, 2021 22:29:02 GMT -5
Thanks to Cody Wants Out... and his #9 rank, this won the tie with Long As I Live and got a top twenty position. gardyfan gets a perfect ranking! edit: oop, and the "Pictures" album is eliminated! |
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Post by tim on Aug 11, 2021 22:35:35 GMT -5
“'Til Nothing Comes Between Us” is certainly deserving of its top 20 finish even though I had put it just outside of there.
As for what could leave next, I think “Love Working On You”, “No Man’s Land,” and “Cowboy Love” are likely to bow out before the top 15.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 11, 2021 22:36:50 GMT -5
Cowboy Love is another that hasn't stayed as relevant as some of the other early hits, but this one still has a lot of nostalgia too!
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Post by tim on Aug 11, 2021 22:41:52 GMT -5
I didn’t care much for “Cowboy Love” back in the day and still think it’s kind of a weak song overall. That said, there’s still that sense of nostalgia though that hits me whenever I hear it, so therefore I put it just shy of my top 20.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 11, 2021 22:45:59 GMT -5
This is castleoblivion26's first hit to his top 15. :( Meanwhile, gardyfan gets another perfect ranking along with Kanenrá:ke! There's something about this one that's always made it a guilty pleasure of mine. tim has gotten two of his three predictions right, will the next song be No Man's Land? |
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And gardyfan loses a top five, we're probably cancelled. 😩
