londonrain
Staff member
Burning Star did well to get this far! It’s what it deserves.
4.93 in the last rate, though? Seriously?!
4.93 in the last rate, though? Seriously?!
Not That Kind of Rate: Anastacia | Finished
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Our final track before the top 40 goes and I honestly can't believe this track made it this far. I do not hate it, let me be clear in advance. It ended on it's highest position. The absolute climb this track made on the leaderboard.
Leaderboard Trajectory: #99 - #93 - #78 - #57 - #42 - #45 - #46 - #43 - #41
Redlight
Average: 7,80
Highest: 10 @Disco Tears / @RUNAWAY
Lowest: 5,0 @Hybridcookie
Sprocky's score: 7,0
From Evolution we lose Redlight and she is that cute girl but also quintessential Anastacia as it deals with living life. Not looking back on past issues but loving the here and now. In a sound that is perfect for making it a driving song to sing along too. On the Evolution Tour it got highlighted alongside 7 other tracks from that album. In the setlist it followed the kind of divisive I Can Feel You that somehow got a place in this tour. Well it kind of makes sense sonically, but girl let that song rest and pick something else from Heavy Rotation. Following I Can Feel You Redlight kind of shines harder then it would, so at least there is that. @londonrain cracks me up "GET OUT OF THE ROAD, ANASTACIA." @Maki feels lukewarm towards it "Great chorus, I love the brass kicking in and the overall vibe of the song is pleasing, despite falling a bit more on the basic side." @berserkboi concludes "Reminds me of early Xtina and I stan Teen Pop Anastacia sounds, albeit a little later in her career." X-Tina is iconic so this comparison, I approve.
Leaderboard Trajectory: #99 - #93 - #78 - #57 - #42 - #45 - #46 - #43 - #41
Redlight
Average: 7,80
Highest: 10 @Disco Tears / @RUNAWAY
Lowest: 5,0 @Hybridcookie
Sprocky's score: 7,0
We break into the coveted top 40. And among our three cuts is the loss of our first 11. Which of our 27 voters will kick off the string of 11-losses?
We have reached the point of our final rarities and songs that are not on spotify for everyone to enjoy.
SPROCKITIES EP #8: The 10's Rarities
01 = Black Hole Sun
02 = Relight My Fire (From Here Come The Girls with Lulu & Chaka Khan)
03 = Time (Jazz version)
04 = Not That Kind (Unplugged Version)
05 = Another One Bites The Dust (We Will Rock You Musical)
03 = Time (Jazz version)
04 = Not That Kind (Unplugged Version)
05 = Another One Bites The Dust (We Will Rock You Musical)
She/Her
FINALLY!
It better not be my 11 leaving, this rate is going very well for me so far.
It better not be my 11 leaving, this rate is going very well for me so far.
londonrain
Staff member
I still don’t understand the “we found love in the middle of the highway” thing. Sometimes her metaphors just don’t work.
(Also, why is “Redlight” one word? I know the label was German but she didn’t need to borrow the German approach to stringing words together...)
(Also, why is “Redlight” one word? I know the label was German but she didn’t need to borrow the German approach to stringing words together...)
TOP 40
NOT THAT KIND ERA [4/16]
Not That Kind
I’m Outta Love
Cowboys & Kisses
Who's Gonna Stop The Rain
Love Is Alive
I Ask Of You
Wishing Well
Made For Lovin’ You
Black Roses
Yo Trippin
One More Chance
Same Old Story
Late Last Night
Nothin’ At All
Baptize My Soul
Underdog 2001
FREAK OF NATURE ERA [4/15]
Freak of Nature
Paid My Dues
Overdue Goodbye
You’ll Never Be Alone
One Day In Your Life
How Come The World Won’t Stop
Why’d You Lie To Me
Don’tcha Wanna
Secrets
Don’t Stop (Doin It)
I Dreamed You
Boom
I Thought I Told You That (Feat. Faith Evans)
Someday My Prince Will Come
ANASTACIA ERA [10/16]
Seasons Change
Left Outside Alone
Time
Sick and Tired
Heavy On My Heart
I Do (feat. Sonny of P.O.D.)
Welcome To My Truth
Pretty Little Dum Dum
Sexy Single
Rearview
Where Do I Belong
Maybe Today
Get Ready
Twisted Girl
The Saddest Part
Underground Army
PIECES OF A DREAM ERA [3/5]
Ben Moody & Anastacia – Everything Burns
Pieces of a Dream
Eros Ramazotti & Anastacia – I Belong To You (Il Ritmo Della Passione)
In Your Eyes
Megamix
HEAVY ROTATION ERA [4/13]
I Can Feel You
The Way I See It
Absolutely Positively
Defeated
In Summer
Heavy Rotation
Same Song
I Call It Love
All Fall Down
Never Gonna Love Again
You’ll Be Fine
Beautiful Messed Up World
Naughty
IT'S A MAN'S WORLD ERA [0/11]
Ramble On
Best of You
Sweet Child o’Mine
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
One
Back In Black
Dream On
Use Somebody
You Give Love A Bad Name
Wonderwall
Black Hole Sun
RESURRECTION ERA [4/15]
Staring at the Sun
Lifeline
Stupid Little Things
I Don’t Want To Be The One
Evolution
Pendulum
Stay
Dark White Girl
Apology
Broken Wings
Other Side Of Crazy
Oncoming Train
Resurrection
Left Outside Alone, Part 2
Underdog 2014
EVOLUTION ERA [4/13]
Caught In The Middle
Redlight
Stamina
Boxer
My Everything
Nobody Loves Me Better
Reckless
Not Coming Down
Before
Pain
Why
Boomerang
Higher Livin’
MISCELLANEOUS [7/17]
David Morales & Anastacia – Forever Luv
Omar Sosa & Anastacia – Mi Negra, Tu Bombón
Crushin
Love Is A Crime
Amandla
Calling All Angels
Ben’s Brother & Anastacia – Stalemate
Dima Bilan & Anastacia – Safety
Natalia & Anastacia – Burning Star
What Can We Do (Deeper Love)
Tony Moran & Anastacia – If I Was Your Boyfriend
Take This Chance
Army Of Me
Auryn & Anastacia – Who’s Lovin’ You
Umberto Tozzi & Anastacia – Ti Amo
Alex Chistensen & Anastacia – Another night
Alex Christensen, SKI & Anastacia – Mr. Vain
*I wasn't planning to do a top 40 round-up, but when I saw how balanced it was I knew I had to. Especially how numerically it all adds up.NOT THAT KIND ERA [4/16]
Not That Kind
I’m Outta Love
Cowboys & Kisses
Who's Gonna Stop The Rain
I Ask Of You
Wishing Well
Made For Lovin’ You
Black Roses
Yo Trippin
One More Chance
Same Old Story
Late Last Night
Nothin’ At All
Baptize My Soul
Underdog 2001
FREAK OF NATURE ERA [4/15]
Paid My Dues
You’ll Never Be Alone
One Day In Your Life
Why’d You Lie To Me
Someday My Prince Will Come
ANASTACIA ERA [10/16]
Seasons Change
Left Outside Alone
Time
Sick and Tired
Heavy On My Heart
I Do (feat. Sonny of P.O.D.)
Welcome To My Truth
Pretty Little Dum Dum
Rearview
Where Do I Belong
PIECES OF A DREAM ERA [3/5]
Ben Moody & Anastacia – Everything Burns
Pieces of a Dream
In Your Eyes
HEAVY ROTATION ERA [4/13]
Defeated
Heavy Rotation
I Call It Love
All Fall Down
Beautiful Messed Up World
Naughty
IT'S A MAN'S WORLD ERA [0/11]
Best of You
Sweet Child o’Mine
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
One
Back In Black
Dream On
Use Somebody
Black Hole Sun
RESURRECTION ERA [4/15]
Staring at the Sun
Lifeline
Stupid Little Things
Stay
Dark White Girl
Apology
Broken Wings
Other Side Of Crazy
Oncoming Train
Resurrection
Underdog 2014
EVOLUTION ERA [4/13]
Caught In The Middle
Boxer
Nobody Loves Me Better
Reckless
Boomerang
Higher Livin’
MISCELLANEOUS [7/17]
Omar Sosa & Anastacia – Mi Negra, Tu Bombón
Crushin
Love Is A Crime
Amandla
Calling All Angels
Ben’s Brother & Anastacia – Stalemate
What Can We Do (Deeper Love)
Tony Moran & Anastacia – If I Was Your Boyfriend
Take This Chance
Army Of Me
Umberto Tozzi & Anastacia – Ti Amo
Alex Chistensen & Anastacia – Another night
Alex Christensen, SKI & Anastacia – Mr. Vain
- In this top 40 there are 5 albums with 4 tracks left being Not That Kind, Freak Of Nature, Heavy Rotation, Resurrection and Evolution.
- Her self-titled album has 10, but 10 x 4 is 40.
- Her 4th release - Pieces of a Dream - has 3 tracks left out of 5, but it also means it has lost 40%.
- What about It's A Man's World? That album might be out of songs, but during the voting period it got a spotlight just like every other one. Guess how many days ago? Yes, that is correct: 40 days ago.
- Which actually leaves the miscellaneous. Well 7 out 17 tracks means they are still here with 41% of their tracks. Does that count? There is no amount of songs that brought it closer to 40.
- Also, there are 4 tracks left in miscellaneous which did not appear on a greatest hits from her (Stalemate - If I Was Your Boyfriend - Another Night - Mr. Vain). And those 4 are also her only features left in miscellaneous.
- There is another feature still here being Everything Burns. That however is technically the first single we got from her 4th release.
- There 8 tracks left with only one word as a title. 4 of them are from the zeroes (Time - Rearview - Defeated - Stalemate) and the other 4 from the 10's (Lifeline - Resurrection - Boxer - Reckless)
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I do not know actually. It does make sense to string words together in Dutch also. It always looks so weird if they separate it in English. Especially the rule that you can string them together in English if the words are commonly used, but when exactly is a word commonly used?
londonrain
Staff member
You can’t push them together unless the ensuing compound word is actually a word in its own right (e.g. dishwasher). It’s less about knowing when to combine existing words and more about learning the compound words as new words in their own right.
The Way I See It - 8,75
~ This ended up underrated. It's in my top 5 songs from "Heavy Rotation" and deserved to beat both "I Can Feel You" and "All Fall Down" (even though these two are also very good tracks), among other songs, and reach top 40. At least it was consistently scored and it could've been worse, I guess. A very charming and catchy song. She seems to have performed it live in Hungary once during the Heavy Rotation Tour (along with "One Day in Your Life"), though. And I love how we all caught on the old-school/Motown vibe it has.
Also:
#randomstuff
~ This ended up underrated. It's in my top 5 songs from "Heavy Rotation" and deserved to beat both "I Can Feel You" and "All Fall Down" (even though these two are also very good tracks), among other songs, and reach top 40. At least it was consistently scored and it could've been worse, I guess. A very charming and catchy song. She seems to have performed it live in Hungary once during the Heavy Rotation Tour (along with "One Day in Your Life"), though. And I love how we all caught on the old-school/Motown vibe it has.
Also:
I have a very similar chair to the one in this photo, and Anastacia during "Heavy Rotation" era reminds me of my cousin from Switzerland... and she's the one who brought me that chair.
#randomstuff
she/her
My 11 is the first out, I'm sure of it.
Today we start the day by losing our last remaining "bonustrack".
Leaderboard Trajectory: #26 - #24 - #29 - #29 - #37 - #40 - #40 - #45 - #40
Resurrection
Average: 7,82
Highest: 10 @Sprockrooster / @sprock's boy / @berserkboi / @eliminathan
Lowest: 4,0 @Hurricane Drunk
Sprocky's score: 10
Just like Freak of Nature, Resurrection is now the next album with only singles left. And just like Freak of Nature the title track was the last albumtrack to go. Resurrection is now the album with the least songs represented. OUCH! Before this song was released a demo from this leaked sang by someone else. It was then heavy rumoured to be Anastacia’s title track which turned out to be true. I never get how a title track becomes a bonus track. It weirdly makes the main album even more superfluous it already is (cause don’t you always want it all). It is a pristine ballad and I was blessed to hear it live during the Ultimate Collection Tour as it was the fan’s pick for the time I went. That isn’t the version that got on the A4APP, but that one is very good nonetheless. @londonrain is not impressed "This should be so much better than it is." @Maki is not impressed either - by the tracklist decisions "Who let this title track appear as a bonus track? Along with "Oncoming Train", it should've replaced some of the snoozy ballads from the standard edition. The chorus is one of the very best of the entire album - dramatic and with an emotional punch. Excellent production and vocal delivery, too. Would've been a 10 if I liked the verses just a little bit more." @berserkboi is simply positive "A shining beacon on her music!"
Leaderboard Trajectory: #26 - #24 - #29 - #29 - #37 - #40 - #40 - #45 - #40
Resurrection
Average: 7,82
Highest: 10 @Sprockrooster / @sprock's boy / @berserkboi / @eliminathan
Lowest: 4,0 @Hurricane Drunk
Sprocky's score: 10
Evolution - 7
~ I get that this is among fan-favourites from this album, but I never found it that special. It's a nice song and "turn these pageees... " is a cute powerful moment, although it just doesn't grab me much at all, sonically speaking. It does sound a bit different compared to a lot of that album. Hardly a standout, though. Should've left before "Oncoming Train" for sure.
Burning Star - 7
~ One of the songs I often forget exists, let alone that it was a single. It's very of its time and lacks something in the verses, but I don't have any bigger criticism. Surprised that it got so far, but also not since it's, um... a bop.
Redlight - 7,75
~ I didn't even realize that this isn't a proper word. Anyways, the song is fun and among the better ones from "Evolution". I'm perfectly fine with it missing out on the top 40, though.
Surely "Reckless" must be the next track from this album to leave. I mean, it's a pretty good song, but I think it's about time for it to vacate.
I think I saw what's the first 11 loss and it's definitely an interesting choice.
~ I get that this is among fan-favourites from this album, but I never found it that special. It's a nice song and "turn these pageees... " is a cute powerful moment, although it just doesn't grab me much at all, sonically speaking. It does sound a bit different compared to a lot of that album. Hardly a standout, though. Should've left before "Oncoming Train" for sure.
Burning Star - 7
~ One of the songs I often forget exists, let alone that it was a single. It's very of its time and lacks something in the verses, but I don't have any bigger criticism. Surprised that it got so far, but also not since it's, um... a bop.
Presuming this refers to my comment on "Burning Star", and I say that quite often, actually. Just to explain that it basically means I like the song (since it's a basic bop), but I could live without playing it again (and therefore is not notable).
Redlight - 7,75
~ I didn't even realize that this isn't a proper word. Anyways, the song is fun and among the better ones from "Evolution". I'm perfectly fine with it missing out on the top 40, though.
Surely "Reckless" must be the next track from this album to leave. I mean, it's a pretty good song, but I think it's about time for it to vacate.
I think I saw what's the first 11 loss and it's definitely an interesting choice.
A great top 40. I still have a lot of my faves in, and seeing some of the deep cuts that made it is so pleasing (hope I didn't jinx them now).
My lowest remaining scores per album/era:
Cowboys & Kisses
You’ll Never Be Alone
Pretty Little Dum Dum
In Your Eyes
All Fall Down
Staring at the Sun
Reckless
Stalemate
"Staring at the Sun" is by far my favourite out of them, so it can definitely stay until top 20.
"Cowboys & Kisses" and "Stalemate", as my only remaining sub-7 scores, on the other hand...
My lowest remaining scores per album/era:
Cowboys & Kisses
You’ll Never Be Alone
Pretty Little Dum Dum
In Your Eyes
All Fall Down
Staring at the Sun
Reckless
Stalemate
"Staring at the Sun" is by far my favourite out of them, so it can definitely stay until top 20.
"Cowboys & Kisses" and "Stalemate", as my only remaining sub-7 scores, on the other hand...
Burning Star - 8. This is the sort of pure Europop I love. There is great interplay and harmonising between the two women and their voices mix together well.
Redlight - 8.6. A slice of 60's style funk with a nice rhythm section. It's cool how the tempo is slower when the 'slow down' lyric is being sung and faster when the 'never stop' lyric is being sung.
Resurrection - 8.3. There's one or two vocal moments in this I'm not keen on, but there's also some lovely piano, acoustic guitar and drums as well. I love the tinkling chimes at 1.32 and the end.
Redlight - 8.6. A slice of 60's style funk with a nice rhythm section. It's cool how the tempo is slower when the 'slow down' lyric is being sung and faster when the 'never stop' lyric is being sung.
Resurrection - 8.3. There's one or two vocal moments in this I'm not keen on, but there's also some lovely piano, acoustic guitar and drums as well. I love the tinkling chimes at 1.32 and the end.
I am not going to post someone else's 11 on the bottom of a page. Especially because it is this anthem for a song. So a bump this is.