Discussion: RuPaul's Drag Race: Music Rate - Finale now! - Page 14

Subomie

Another example of what I mentioned earlier, would not have known this without the show but god do I love it.

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58. Martha Wash - Carry On

Average: 5.875
Miss Congeniality (11): Reverie
Fan favorites (10): That Bad Eartha
Shady queens (2): maurixrosup, DevonDreams

RIP Sahara Davenport. Talk about an amazing lip sync. From her precision in those ballet shoes to that first ever jump split off the stage she decimated it. And Morgan was doing a pretty good job too so it really shows just how great she was.

This song just hits me so hard and is the first song of the rate I think was truly done wrong. Martha's voice and the sheer power of some of the lyrics all mixed with a very danceable beat. Diana Ross also recorded a cover of this song for her last solo album of the 90s. Diana's voice isn't as powerful as Martha's but pumps up the dance factor a notch.

Subomie

Aw, such a lost treasure. It was cute to see Ru stan for it too.

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57. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You?

Average: 5.90625
Fan favorites (10): Wonderlust
Shady queens (1): GoldFangs

The first lip sync where the queens got kind of physical with each other and still a bit of a cringe. Also the moment that kind of screwed up season 1. Jade could have been an easy out at the makeover and left room for the proper top 4 of Bebe, Nina, Shannel, and Ongina. But oh well. Rebecca provided some kiis for the next few episodes and everyone vs Rebecca was hilarious during the reunion.

This song has actually grown on me a lot since the rate started (so like within the last 3 months

). It keeps coming up on shuffle and I never skip it. Those horns are incredible and Annie Lennox's voice is so great.

conatus

I was re-watching season one not long ago and Rebecca is kind of underrated.

A mess, but underrated.

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Next is some more of Mama Ru!

Subomie

bop!

why yall so ageist? gross.

I like jade more than most and she was a cute boy too, definitely the first unjust elimination.

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56. RuPaul - Champion

Average: 5.96875
Fan favorites (10): mxtthewdelrey, Losing my ground
Shady queens (1): Reverie

The song represents the beginning of the final lip sync being a boring mess. Raja and Manila were both part of iconic lip syncs their season, but damn this was dull. Especially compared to season 1 and 2's finale lip syncs.

The song is fine. Just a catchy tune that fits the crowning theme I suppose. Nothing too amazing.

conatus

Yeah, Jade definitely deserved better.

Her > Ongina.

Subomie

the bells on the remix >

great for runway but yeah was that lipsync lame

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55. Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You)

Average: 5.9875
Fan favorites (10): Wonderlust
Shady queens (1): Clueless

A better lip sync showing from Rebecca than her first time around and Shannel still did okay despite clearly giving up.

The first gospel song used on the show and an example of the really wide variety of music used in season 1, it is a very pleasant tune. With gospel and drag, I think the more upbeat and soulful numbers are better because they can let the girls really have fun with it and take you to church.

conatus

Champion is... OK.

Ru definitely has worse songs.

conatus

Shackles is good. Love me a gospel bop.

Subomie

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Two currentish pop divas followed by two genuine disco classics to end this round.

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54. P!nk - Trouble

Average: 6
Fan favorites (9): conatus
Shady queens (3): mxtthewdelrey

A lip sync that is memorable for Milan "swiffering the stage with his taint" moreso than the actual performance, but still a good showing and Milan really did hit the beats of the song well.

As far as the song goes it is pretty standard P!nk. Not a career highlight (even though it did win her a Grammy), but still a good song overall. The general consensus here was “meh” with no tens but no twos or ones either.

Subomie

bye leave disco alone!

conatus

I mean, Trouble is good but yeah, P!nk has better.

Subomie

trouble is my favorite pink song, and try this my favorite pink album

not a 10 though, at least not here

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53. Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel

Average: 6.03125
Miss Congeniality (11): Wonderlust
Fan favorites (10): jpow, -Lewymocha-, Goldfangs
Shady queens (1): That Bad Eartha
Michelle Visage (0):

Reverie

The first bearded lip sync that restricted two talented lip syncers with tight gowns and a really terrible song. Jasmine and Kennedy did the best they could do in the moment, but nothing spectacular here.

God don't get me started on Stream Me Once and why on earth of all the Kylie songs that they could have used for the show this had to be the first one. Still bitter.