The Ashlee Simpson vs. Lindsay Lohan Rate - I Didn't Steal Your Boyfriend

That 7.804 average seems slightly unfair to this song. It might be the song that put me over the edge with my Ashlee fandom back in the day. Glad it got an 11.

Undiscovered was one of the 4 or 5 Ash songs on my '11 short-list' (I had like 2 Lindsay songs, too).
 
So here I am ..
Looking pretty...
For you...

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Dancing Alone
7.954

(4th out of 15 from I Am Me)​


DJHazey - 10
I always remember this coming on during car trips and it's the perfect anthem for the depressed. Those guitar instrumentals are dream-like. "It's just like heaven" is just that as well.

Runaway - 10
This was always my jam from this album that I would always await on the tracklist. It’s aged so well and still sounds just as good as I remember.

Untouchable Ace - 10
This is brimming with alternate song titles, it's almost cliche, 'Just Like Heaven' 'Dreaming Solo' 'Here I Am' 'Worth Waiting For’…

Sprockrooster - 10
C'mon P.R.O.D.U.C.T.I.O.N.! I wish this was a tad longer, cause I am not getting enough of it every time I heard. So simply a track that when comes up (playing the album / or during a shuffle) that demands instant replay.

Music is Life - 10
Love the production on this. And the lyrics. This should have been a huge top 10 song.

iheartpoptarts - 9
This is a particularly good run of songs.

Seventeen Days - 8.75
This is easily one of my favorite Ashlee tracks on the album, if not overall. I read somewhere that she wanted more of an 80s influence on this album, and this track just runs with it. Very fun and upbeat.

pop3blow2 - 8.5
I mean, this could’ve been a single. Solid tune & overall effort here. Sounds like a logical progression from Autobiography -era Ashlee. Like the guitar line & adlib outro quite a bit.

spillett - 7.5
Another track which sounds like something from Gwen Stefani, which isn't a bad thing but definitely gives me 'Cool' kind of vibes. It also has some similar melodies to her own 'Love Makes the World Go Round'.

unnameable - 7
Solid uptempo banger.

CasuallyCrazed - 6.5
Solid soaring chorus, but the verses fall flat and energy drags a bit.. Overall just doesn't stick with you nearly as much as what's around it.

orbison - 5
Back to filler territory.

 
And so with the slow graceful flow
Of age...

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I went forth with an age old
Desire to please...

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Edge of Seventeen
7.986

(3rd out of 12 from A Little More Personal)

Highest: 10 x 8 (@Cathal, @DJHazey, @imaduck, @nebojsa,
@Music Is Life, @Remorque, @Sprockrooster, @unnameable)
Lowest: 1 (@Seventeen Days)​

DJHazey - 10
Now this is a cover I can work with! Anything Stevie touched sounds like pure magic and Lindsay surprisingly holds her own. Wig = lost in the atmosphere somewhere.

Music is Life
- 10
I know this is a cover, so I can't credit her for the amazing-ness of this song, but it is great and her voice goes with it well, and I don't know the original.

imaduck - 10
One of the few covers that I actually really love, and also the song that eased me into fleetwood mac/stevie.

Sprockrooster
- 10
Let me clearly state that the original is also a 10. Lindsay covering this song is definitely a magnificent song as it fits her teenpop esthetic and doesn't sound out of place on this album.

unnameable - 10
Generally I disapprove of Stevie Nicks as no-one can match Stevie’s voice, but Lindsay does an amazing job here.

Runaway - 9
Say what you will, I fucking love this cover.

spillett - 8
Enjoyable cover version and I like the subtle darkness, which works well among tracks such as 'Confessions', 'Black Hole' and 'If It's Alright.'

niccolo - 8
My parents are trash and don’t listen to music, so as a young teen, this was unfortunately my introduction to this song (i’m not counting Bootylicious or School of Rock cause those shouldn’t count) .

I now know and love the original, but this holds up. Honestly, it would have probably been slaughtered and hated on, but I feel like this version could have chopped a verse and been better.

pop3blow2 - 7.5
This is a solid cover. A much better choice for this record than I Want You To Want Me. The production is overall pretty good

orbison - 7.3
I know. The idea of LiLo covering Stevie Nicks sounds sacrilegious, but this is much better than it was supposed to be. Obviously, this is far from getting close to Stevie's masterpiece, but it's really decent.

CasuallyCrazed - 6
It's a flawless classic of a song and I love that Lindsay stans for Stevie Nicks harder than Misty Day, but this particular song choice is SO ambitious for Lindsay to take on, she kind of runs out of gas by the end and it ends up being one of the weaker moments vocally on the album.

iheartpoptarts
- 4
I’m not one of those the-original-is-better people. I’m an I-never-liked-this-song-anyway person.

Seventeen Days
- 1
Oh… CHILD. Stevie is coming to choke you with one of her shawls for this clownery.


 
he/him
Okay so these last few eliminations have been a complete disaster. Though I'm actually happy to see the best Extra for Lindsay go so far as extras don't usually do that in rates. Also, the same could be said about covers but I knew "Edge of Seventeen" wouldn't get much further because I saw how people spoke about Stevie covers in the Vanessa rate. I understand when people would be protective of her originals, because they're obviously amazing. This cover just clicked immediately for me. The real crime is "Dancing Alone" which should've been Top 10 honestly. I mean how does "Coming Back For More" beat it, for one?

Also that risqué cover for "Edge of Seventeen", I can't.
 
Narrowly missing the Top 20...




Can the boys with the zoom give the girls just second
See the man that I love needs a little sweet attention

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To Know Your Name
7.991

(7th out of 12 from Speak)​

Highest: 10 x 4 (@imaduck, @jmmc13, @nebojsa, @Untouchable Ace)
Lowest: 2 (@playboy69)​

imaduck - 10
Was my favorite as a kid, it's just SO slick, some scandigirl could release this is 2018 and it'd still sound fresh.

Untouchable Ace - 10
Great discovery.

Seventeen Days - 10
Okay, Lindsay goes total 80s synth-pop on this and I LIVE for it every time I listen to this. This is one of her best tracks period, if I may be so bold.

spillett - 9
Love the groove on this track. The pop/electro route is certainly one I wish Lindsay would have explored more - her vocal delivery works so well in this style.

Sprockrooster - 9
I am definitely digging the vibe from this song. Lindsay works the beat so damn well with her vocals.

unnameable - 9
I can imagine this being a Taylor song.

DJHazey - 8
A nice Britney bop here. If I'm not mistaken it's the first use of synths on the album, which surprised me at first like I had started a new album or something. A bit low-key really, but still worthy of repeated listens.

CasuallyCrazed - 8
I love when she goes more electropop -- this feels like it could fit right in on Kylie's X. It doesn't build as much as it could have though -- would have loved a key change or some ad-libs to give it a final climax.

Music is Life - 8
Great electronic mid-tempo bop that had me moving.

pop3blow2 - 7.5
Not bad. Never really gets going the way I want it to & the production is a bit basic. Missing something here. I like the little tag at the end, though.

orbison - 7
Ok, the verses here are actually really good. LiLo's groovin' ppl. Jokes aside, the pulsating verses still sound fresh.

Runaway - 7
This is like….the one song I don’t like from this excellent album. I’ve just never really liked it….I don’t know why.

niccolo - 6.6
Wait I always used to skip this but it’s a bop. I don’t want to rate it really high because we’re just getting to know each other now, so I’m not sure if it’s infatuation or genuine feelings.

 
Ladies & Gents, your top 20:

Autobiography
Pieces of Me
La La
Love Me For Me

Boyfriend
L.O.V.E.
Coming Back For More

Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)
Boys
Hot Stuff

First
Nobody Til You
Speak
Over
Rumors
Magnet

Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)
Who Loves You

Bossy
Stuck



Surprises? Snubs?

The girls are still even, but how long will it last....
 
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The fact that it's 10 for each is amazing. My Vanessa Carlton rate, with two songs from each album in the Top 10, is reborn.

It's like beating a dead horse at this point, but please eliminate Over and Rumors, they should out with Dancing Alone and Rule Breaker in their stead.
 

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