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Discussion: The ULTIMATE OG Rate: The 90s! (Torn Takes It!)
Member Since: 10/2/2011
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Originally posted by Ace Reject
Give me a moment.
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Amy Grant - Baby Baby
Average: 8.385
Lovers: ACE REJECT (11), Wicked, KLatz, Patrick, EJQL8 (10)
HEATHENS: SUPERIORE (2.5)
I. AM. SO. ANGRY.
NEVER IN A RATE HAVE I BEEN THIS ANGRY.
As I said before, this almost perfect song was headed to a (quite rightful) top ten berth before Superiore showed up. The (almost) only score below seven. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Who wants to host the rest of the rate?
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Good riddance.
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Baby Baby was alright. There were definitely worse Amy songs.
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Originally posted by MP2K
Baby was really cute.
Everything... is too damn low.
I couldn't get into much of the Natalie that much. For some reason I couldn't fully support If That's Your Boyfriend enough to give it a 10. It seems like something I would def. go up for but it just didn't PUNCH me.
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Me either - it's a perfect six for me.
Still am surprised that this was nominated for R&B Female Vocal and R&B Song! It wasn't even a hit! How "forward-thinking" for NARAS.
Let's kill off some more blackies, shall we? (Don't you dare @ me people.)
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Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill - Turn Your Lights Down Low
Average: 8.462
Lovers: enxe (10.5), Ace Reject, Superiore (aka devil) [10]
Dissenters: Canonical Ensemble (4)
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It's cute but I forgot it was still in.
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14.
Dionne Farris - I Know
Average: 8.5
Lovers: Patrick (10.5), Latinazza, Ace Reject, supaspaz (10)
Dissenters: EJQL8 (6)
More AC-pop, but let's go for it!
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Conny, you should be happy about this!
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k.d. lang - Constant Craving
Average: 8.615
Lovers: Latinazza, Patrick, supaspaz, EJQL8, Canonical Ensemble (10)
Dissenters: conatus (6)
Fully expected this to be top ten!
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Hm, it's alright. I wouldn't have been mad if it had made the top 10 but... Eh.
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Conversely, didn't expect this to make it so far!
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Faith Evans - Love Like This
Average: 8.654
Lovers: conatus (11), MP2K, Latinazza, Canonical Ensemble (10)
Likers: Ace Reject, Wicked, Superiore (7)
Yes, I was one of the "low" scores - the song drags on one minute too long! Much better used in "Be Faithful."
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Oh, OK. Now this I'm mad about. Ugh.
I KNEW Superiore would be one of the lows, as well.
Whatever. It came on at the club on my birthday and still sounded amazing but I digress.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Canonical Ensemble
Not Dionne being the Fiona/Erykah of Part 3.
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Not so fast boo!
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Dionne Farris - Hopeless
Average: 8.692
Lovers: MP2K, conatus, Ace Reject, Latinazza, Patrick, Canonical Ensemble (10)
Dissenters: Kitt (6)
With that, Ms. Farris is out!
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Well at least the better song got further...?
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Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Ex-Factor
Give Me One Reason
I Don't Want to Wait
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
Stay (I Missed You)
Sunny Came Home
Torn
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
THIS is your top ten. Shocked? Surprised? Let's talk about it!
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ace Reject
Show Me Love
Torn
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These literally being the only songs left that I gave a 10 to.
Either of those or Ex-Factor to win.
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"I Know" should have been top ten.
Lauryn's version of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" isn't that great. Sorry. But the original is worse. Switch it with "Everything is Everything", fat!
Robin S. can be the next to go.
"Torn" is going to win this thing, isn't it? It's great, but it's basic.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ace Reject
16.*
Average: 8.385
Lovers: KLatz (10.5), conatus, Latinazza, Ace Reject, supaspaz (10)
Dissenters: enxe (6), MP2K (6.5)
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I think it's the first time I am the lower scorer in a rate
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Not my 10.5 leaving
And my 11 is in the top 10!
(I don't even know which song I gave my 11 to tho )
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Flawless top ten.
But how does Give Me One Reason sound like again?
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Member Since: 10/2/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by conatus
Oh, OK. Now this I'm mad about. Ugh.
I KNEW Superiore would be one of the lows, as well.
Whatever. It came on at the club on my birthday and still sounded amazing but I digress.
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Hold up, I just gave it an innocent 7. It was nothing to write home about but it was pretty good!
Anyway, great Top 10!
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Why must I keep missing this?
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I'm pleasantly surprised at how high "Carnival" is given that Natalie Merchant did not do as well in this rate as she deserved.
Snaps to Robyn for low-key slaying the top twenty. Get yours, girl!
Dionne Farris, too, though she was ROBBED of a top-ten slot. I would switch her with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" (really?) in a second.
And I'm with Ace here: I would have expected "Constant Craving" in the top ten, while "Love Like This" seems to me a bit higher than it merits.
PRAISE BE to Superiore for sinking "Baby, Baby." It should have been gone ages ago.
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