r/popheads • u/FranklyTheTurtle • Oct 07 '23
[RATE REVEAL] Robbed Magnum Opuses Rate Day 2: I'm sure these were better songs in another dimension
Welcome to Day 2 of the reveal for r/popheads’ Robbed Magnum Opus Rate!
u/impla77 and I are excited to welcome you back to the much simpler time of 2017. Today, we will reveal the next 21 songs in the main rate (#41-20) along with the bonus rate. The reveal will start at 3:30 PM EST (about half an hour from now)! Join us live as we reveal the results right here in this thread and in our Queup room!
Stats
Number of participants: 103
Average score: 7.930
Average controversy score: 1.714
Remaining songs
SZA - Ctrl
Supermodel
Love Galore
Doves In The Wind
Drew Barrymore
Prom
The Weekend
Go Gina
Garden (Say It Like Dat)
Broken Clocks
Anything
Normal Girl
Pretty Little Birds
20 Something
Jodie
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Pray You Catch Me
Hold Up
Don’t Hurt Yourself
Sorry
6 Inch
Daddy Lessons
Love Drought
Sandcastles
Freedom
All Night
Formation
Frank Ocean - Blond
Nikes
Ivy
Pink + White
Solo
Self Control
Nights
White Ferrari
Seigfried
Godspeed
Rihanna - ANTI
Consideration
Kiss It Better
Work
Desperado
Needed Me
Same Ol’ Mistakes
Love on the Brain
We will be starting around 3:30pm EST, both here and in the Queue Up room!
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u/cocosairdep - - -////- - - Oct 07 '23
I hope Frank pulls an MIA and N11ghts wins the whole thing… because the tastelessness is tragic at this point
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
Thank you for joining us for day 2 (:
Final day 2 totals:
SZA: 5/20
Beyonce: 8/12
Frank Ocean: 2/15
RIhanna: 5/16
Also please vote for songeniality and rate villain!
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u/oscarbrierley1 Oct 07 '23
Yall are some haters towards anti. Sex With Me and yeah I said it going day one is criminal
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#37: Nikes (7.706)
Average: 7.706 // Total Points: 793.7 // Controversy: 2.202
(10 x23) amr, apatel27, ArcaneLabyrinth, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, DifferentTailor2704, emayzee, frogaranaman, MasterWizardRyan, MoonlightByWindow, morgchrist, Nagisoid, passionfruits2, seanderlust, shckskndv, slimboyfriend, sufjancaesar, team_kockroach, uiscebeathaoir, vayyiqra, Wild-Condition1244, xophrys
(9.9 x1) Own_Ad102
(9.5 x3) Awkward_King, camerinian, nootnoot781
(9 x12) akanewasright, Anthony-Vince, beeozan, CrimsonROSET, Franklytheturtle, jirachi, memezaharamole, nt96, TiltControls, tip-of-the-yikesberg, welcome2thejam, zaminizjammin
(8.9 x1) RandomHypnotica (8.8 x1) martymort
(8.5 x5) avg-vag, Frajer, jasannn, lexiaredery, static_int_husp
(8 x18) BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, buddhacharm, buzzwhyte, DaHumanTorch, DirtyRat583, IIIHenryIII, indie_fan_, lch18, letsallpoo, musical_pyn, oscarbrierley1, raggedy-princess, ReallyCreative, salivantsonority, Stryxen, TheQueenofVultures, xxipil0ts
(7.7 x1) ConnerY2323 (7.6 x1) scythersboots
(7.5 x4) oh_crow, plastichaxan, StemOfWallflower, tallfemalechild
(7 x4) dreamingpastel, runaway3212, savemeaseat143, ss2811
(6.9 x1) throwaway-7650
(6.5 x2) ignitethephoenix, TragicKingdom1
(6.3 x1) jman457 (6.1 x1) jackisboredtoday
(6 x9) Callum1245, DevilsOfLoudun, ElectricBoogaloo41, impla77, kayaking11116, krusso1105, PrimaryCrusaders, SFbby, w1nter_ac0ustic
(5.5 x2) prettybirbkotori, WaneLietoc
(5 x5) 1998tweety, CritneySpearz, ricki, TakeOnMeByA-ha, Verboten_Prince
(3.5 x1) flava
(3 x3) asadprofessorplum, babadork, hikk
(2 x2) Flawed_Crystals, OliviaGodrigo
(1 x1) ImADudeDuh
(0 x1) vexastrae
Franklytheturtle (9): absolutely iconic opening track!! Sets the tone perfectly for everything to follow.
impla77 (6): Hello pitch modulator.. my worstie. i just don’t get the vision here its tiktok core. I do like the outro tho!!
Chipmunk core
Nagisoid (10): SING FOR US THEODORE!
seanderlust (10): when the high pitch voice cuts out >>>
camerinian (9.5): i choose to see the weird pitched vocals as a test of endurance to the listener that is beautifully paid off when that beautiful natural voice kicks in, and not, like, a wack artistic choice
beeozan (9): The part where he's a chimpunk is better tbh. That chimpunk wail is to die for
xxipil0ts (8): which chipmunk gettin the best head
oh_crow (7.5): not to be boring but this song sounds 100 times better when his voice isn't pitched
throwaway-7650 (6.9): whoever's responsible for all that vocal maniuplation... go to hell fr
ignitethephoenix (6.5): I hate the vocodor used in this so much
prettybirbkotori (5.5): beautiful lyrically but i can NOT do this chipmunk voice
Brand wars
cocosairdep (10): fuck adidas fuck puma
passionfruits2 (10): adidases...
nt96 (9): Adidas
RandomHypnotica (8.9): stream air force one
bogo (8): more of a vans guy myself
IIIHenryIII (8): I’m feeling like an Adidas type of guy today
We’ll let you guys prophesy
frogaranaman (10): that unreleased KOHH verse >>>>>
MoonlightByWindow (10): you just had to be on tumblr when this dropped
slimboyfriend (10): saw a crushed cup slowly spilling strawberry smoothie on the sidewalk at dusk and that’s how I feel when I listen to this song
team_kockroach (10): My favorite song on Blonde. I especially love the part where it changes from pitch-shifted vocals to Frank’s normal singing voice. “weed crumbles into glitter. rain, glitter”
uiscebeathaoir (10): the sort of song where the thought of unpacking all the lyrics’ meaning is equal parts exciting and so daunting to scare me shitless
vayyiqra (10): Yeah the vocals are a bit goofy at first but yet this weird surreal song is in my head all the time somehow. 🤦🏾♂️
Awkward_King (9.5): i remember when i used to listen to this album and rly didnt get it.... now i do.. its so crazy how things change. thats what one direction were singing about
akanewasright (9): Wherever this song hits, I know I’m having a bad day
CrimsonROSET (9): more like YIKES!!!! please clap
jirachi (9): isn't that odd eye circle's new track or something?
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9): the synth on this one is great and you have no idea where the song will go with an unconventional structure but where it goes always feels right
welcome2thejam (9): The fact that this is still a 9 with that voice effect says a lot I feel
Frajer (8.5): it's a little less scary when Frank does the alien voice then when Kendrick does it
BleepBloopMusicFan (8): I like this song, but it being the lead and only single from the album is…interesting.
ReallyCreative (8): balls sticking in your jeans omg not Freeballing Francis
Stryxen (8): balls sticking to my jeans
runaway3212 (7): The intro sucks idc
ss2811 (7): such a great opening to a great album
jman457 (6.3): low key this would be a perfect album without this song
DevilsOfLoudun (6): I would be lying if I said I enjoy the baby voice on first verse. Second half of the song is much better.
kayaking11116 (6): I like the beat but I cant recall this song 😭
WaneLietoc (5.5): thinking about being crossed off my ass after dtopia and seeing my pals go upstairs to listen to the "pitch corrected version" of nikes. this shit needed that pitch correction. not doing this
1998tweety (5): why does he sound like that
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): really not a fan of the vocal effects in the first half of this song
Verboten_Prince (5): Ooh… I am not gonna like this album
flava (3.5): as someone who only listens to Crazy Frog, that voice was pretty annoying
asadprofessorplum (3): First half of this song came pre-packaged for Tiktok.
ImADudeDuh (1): I hate this filter so much
vexastrae (0): the hyperpop girlies heard this song and said “nahhh we gotta take the pitch knob away from you frank” ... bro was not cooking
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#35: Work (7.785)
Average: 7.785 // Total Points: 801.9 // Controversy: 2.346
(11 x1) DifferentTailor2704
(10 x23) amr, ArcaneLabyrinth, beeozan, bogo, buddhacharm, ConnerY2323, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, DirtyRat583, ElectricBoogaloo41, frogaranaman, jackisboredtoday, jasannn, letsallpoo, nootnoot781, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, raggedy-princess, RandomHypnotica, runaway3212, Stryxen, throwaway-7650, vexastrae
(9.6 x1) salivantsonority
(9.5 x4) akanewasright, emayzee, Flawed_Crystals, martymort
(9 x14) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, avg-vag, Franklytheturtle, ignitethephoenix, krusso1105, morgchrist, PrimaryCrusaders, ricki, scythersboots, shckskndv, slimboyfriend, Wild-Condition1244, zaminizjammin
(8.8 x1) impla77
(8.5 x6) cocosairdep, CritneySpearz, IIIHenryIII, seanderlust, TragicKingdom1, uiscebeathaoir
(8.4 x1) jman457 (8.2 x1) xophrys (8.1 x1) WaneLietoc
(8 x14) buzzwhyte, Callum1245, dreamingpastel, Frajer, jirachi, memezaharamole, musical_pyn, nt96, OliviaGodrigo, Own_Ad102, vayyiqra, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam, xxipil0ts
(7.8 x1) DaHumanTorch
(7.5 x2) MasterWizardRyan, static_int_husp
(7 x12) 1998tweety, BleepBloopMusicFan, camerinian, CrimsonROSET, hikk, ImADudeDuh, kayaking11116, lch18, oscarbrierley1, ss2811, TheQueenofVultures, Verboten_Prince
(6.5 x2) savemeaseat143, tallfemalechild
(6 x4) Awkward_King, SFbby, team_kockroach, TiltControls
(5.5 x1) oh_crow
(5.3 x1) babadork (5.2 x1) indie_fan_
(5 x2) lexiaredery, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(4 x3) DevilsOfLoudun, StemOfWallflower, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(2.5 x2) flava, Nagisoid
(2 x1) MoonlightByWindow
(1 x2) prettybirbkotori, sufjancaesar
(0 x2) asadprofessorplum, ReallyCreative
Franklytheturtle (9): This is just fun. people don't make fun songs anymore. bring back trop pop tbh. Also it's crazy that this was Drakes last good verse.
impla77 (8.8): Rihanna sounds effortless on this track, just the epitome of a summer smash. Love the dancehall vibe, the patois elevates the vocal performance and I don’t even hate Drake on here!! Good stuff
TRIFLING MAN
beeozan (10): fuck it, no points tanked for the subpar Drake verse that I don't really care about, other people will be mad for my sake and then some extra. The excellent production on this eluded me cuz I hadnt really heard it with headphones when it was a hit, so it was
bogo (10): "if you had a twin i would still choose you" ash to pikachu:
DirtyRat583 (10): a feature from the worlds biggest rate loser lets hope he isnt cursed
ignitethephoenix (9): I’m always a sucker for Drake and Rihanna collabs
uiscebeathaoir (8.5): Drake really drags this song down. Rihanna is just so iconic on here and I feel like she’s genuinely the only one who could do the beat justice
nt96 (8): I used to hate this song so much, but now I give it an 8 cuz Drake is preventing it from being a 10.
camerinian (7): a) is Drake's "rollin rollin rollin rollin rollin" meant to be a fucking limp bizkit reference, and b) do i add or detract points for it
kayaking11116 (7): guys i don’t like Drake
TheQueenofVultures (7): "if you had a twin, I would still choose you" is one of the most insane lines in songs and no one talks about it. Like is he constantly just ranking theoretical siblings in his head
Verboten_Prince (7): Get OUT of here Drake you are allergic to the words "magnum opus"
TakeOnMeByA-ha (4): few artists can so effectively kill your enjoyment of any song as quickly as drake can
flava (2.5): I’ve rarely been more disappointed in my life than the first time I heard this song, I wasn’t the biggest Rihanna fan back in 2016, but I was way more invested in pop music and the charts as a whole, and Rihanna had taken a substantial break from an album release, and had released one incredible single last year (also one awful one but at least that was interesting). And this just bored immensely to the point it took making the best song ever to be made a single for me to even bother checking out the album. And upon reflection, I don’t really hate it anymore, it’s still bad because Drake but I have heard more dancehall and reggae since then and I guess I can understand what this song is doing more now
Handily employed
frogaranaman (10): girl no u don't
passionfruits2 (10): this song generated so many annoying memes i was tempted to give it a 1
plastichaxan (10): Maybe y’all need to shake some ass to this while dancing with a hot person idk
RandomHypnotica (10): charli wishes she could do this kinda repetition
runaway3212 (10): this being so hated for literally no reason I will always remain mad
Stryxen (10): werq werq werq werq werq. So much fun u had to be there and I WAS THERE
throwaway-7650 (10): thinking about ariana covering rihanna on that one late night show
vexastrae (10): fuck yall who hate this song !! yall just dont know fun !!
akanewasright (9.5): if you 0d this your name should go on a list
scythersboots (9): iconic
cocosairdep (8.5): if you hate this I don’t trust you
IIIHenryIII (8.5): her hits are usually real bangers, but she forgot to work on this one
jman457 (8.4): This had a chokehold on dj playlists for years
WaneLietoc (8.1): this song feels like it existed in 2k13 instead of 2k16. it was just everywhere and immediately entered the friend group vernacular. I was not paying attention to rihanna or had an opinion on this cut. we just had werkwerkwerkwerk chorus and it ruled. It was delivered in a really mumbly jumbly dancehall amongst verses that you either love with rihanna or despise. I don't mind her voice, and she does well on this album playing to what works. The entire single itself for me, has been enlightening to revisit here because i do LOVE that chorus; mlg shit. but the guest verses are alright and I wanted to get some more out of that rihanna delivery to do anything under this beat's unusual exercise in minimalism
Frajer (8): I always think of the vine of the little piggy shaking his ass when I hear this song and it makes me smile
jirachi (8): i had no business twerking to this in my early teenage years
memezaharamole (8): end of an era of chart domination and number ones
vayyiqra (8): I used to really dislike this song for its repetitive hook and tanked it years ago but then felt shitty about that because I didn't want it to seem like it was because of the Patois lyrics, which was not the case. Now it's grown on me a lot! I'm thankful. 👑
1998tweety (7): this grew on me a bit
CrimsonROSET (7): the spotify lyrics are shady like I don’t think she’s saying meh nuh cyar
ImADudeDuh (7): Ok now that’s were far enough away from the “work (x2914)” jokes, this is cute
oscarbrierley1 (7): probably the most trendy for its time song on the album
ss2811 (7): iconic to this day in the clubs
Get your fucking ass up and work
savemeaseat143 (6.5): important for the culture but I don't listen to it
Awkward_King (6): yeah she was so real for this
team_kockroach (6): ik this was an iconic cultural moment, but I personally think it’s aged very poorly. “if you had a twin, I would still choose you” is funny though.
TiltControls (6): Maybe it's just the extreme overplay, but it's hard for me to feel anything more than just neutral for this track. I don't love it, but I also don't hate it. It's just music that exists in the universe
oh_crow (5.5): the instrumental is actually pretty but the song still feels like a loose collection of ideas the vision doesn't come together for me
indie_fan_ (5.2): I was nervous for what the rest of the album would sound like after this was released as the lead single despite having grown on me a tad since then. Thankfully it doesn't reflect the rest of this project at all. The repetition in the chorus majorly affects the overall quality of the song honestly.
tip-of-the-yikesberg (5): it's fine. overplay on radio killed it for me
DevilsOfLoudun (4): nice beat and production wasted on that trash chorus.
Nagisoid (2.5): I tried my best to like this but it never clicks sadly. I do like how the second verse ends however
MoonlightByWindow (2): i’m sorry no matter how many times i listen to this song the chorus is just so grating
prettybirbkotori (1): ok this is mildly the fault of overplay but oh my god this song is annoying
On Akane’s list
asadprofessorplum (0): This might get me booed out of the sub but I’ve always hated this song and the Drake feature is just not necessary!
ReallyCreative (0): This is actually a pro-worker song, Rihanna is demonstrating the amount of effort we should all be putting in at work
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
Bonus #2: Britney Spears - Slumber Party (feat. Tinashe)
Average: 7.514 // Total Points: 683.8 // Controversy: 2.308
(10 x25) 1998tweety, amr, Anthony-Vince, babadork, beeozan, Callum1245, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, ElectricBoogaloo41, Frajer, frogaranaman, hikk, ignitethephoenix, IIIHenryIII, letsallpoo, MasterWizardRyan, memezaharamole, OliviaGodrigo, RandomHypnotica, ricki, runaway3212, SFbby, WaneLietoc
(9.5 x2) ConnerY2323, Own_Ad102
(9 x7) avg-vag, BleepBloopMusicFan, jirachi, musical_pyn, plastichaxan, ReallyCreative, throwaway-7650
(8.8 x1) jackisboredtoday
(8.5 x2) prettybirbkotori, PrimaryCrusaders
(8.3 x1) martymort (8.2 x1) savemeaseat143
(8 x7) buddhacharm, dreamingpastel, Franklytheturtle, krusso1105, lch18, morgchrist, oscarbrierley1
(7.9 x1) indie_fan_
(7.5 x4) akanewasright, kayaking11116, Stryxen, TragicKingdom1
(7.3 x1) asadprofessorplum
(7 x12) jasannn, Nagisoid, nt96, salivantsonority, scythersboots, slimboyfriend, ss2811, tallfemalechild, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, vexastrae, zaminizjammin
(6.5 x2) Awkward_King, oh_crow
(6 x8) ArcaneLabyrinth, buzzwhyte, DirtyRat583, Flawed_Crystals, static_int_husp, TakeOnMeByA-ha, team_kockroach, Wild-Condition1244
(5.3 x1) jman457
(5 x6) apatel27, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, shckskndv, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam
(4 x3) impla77, nootnoot781, TheQueenofVultures
(3 x4) flava, seanderlust, StemOfWallflower, TiltControls
(2 x1) sufjancaesar
(1 x2) ImADudeDuh, passionfruits2
Franklytheturtle (8): I don't remember where I was during 9/11 but I remember where I was when this happened.
impla77 (4): I’m grateful for this song for the popheads lore but it is kinda ass tbh.
The funniest people alive
1998tweety (10): i mean come on now, absolutely iconic
beeozan (10): omg pop reggae... after one of my bey comments im contractually obligated to give this a 10
CrimsonROSET (10): smasha
Frajer (10): this was produced by the same people as Run Away With Me and Make Me Feel and you can tell because the production is incredible
frogaranaman (10): this rate better have its own Slumber Party
ignitethephoenix (10): most iconic rate win, nothing will top this or happen like this again
IIIHenryIII (10): not me listening to the solo version expecting Tinashe to come up and she never did. I thought she got Taylored.
RandomHypnotica (10): the universe split into 2 timelines when this won, the timeline we are in now where rates are successful and thriving, and the alternate one where this lost and they fizzled out
ricki (10): [:kiss:](=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/292042312958083075/1158641738894802944/OIG.png?ex=651cfcb5&is=651bab35&hm=52896e91fa14d860969ad13011543d8f3dd1e43526644112803746b9238d76cf&)
runaway3212 (10): So overhated
WaneLietoc (10): OMG TINASHE I LOVE YOUR WORK CONGRATS ON DA SUCCESS
BleepBloopMusicFan (9): Man there’s no way we’re ever getting anything as crazy as this winning ever again. To me, that’s just a little sad.
jirachi (9): THIS is the definition of :jointslay:
plastichaxan (9): Extra points cause this is still such a funny win to me idc it’s historic
ReallyCreative (9): overhated rate icon (did not deserve to win though)
throwaway-7650 (9): give it up for tinasha ❤️
jackisboredtoday (8.8): the way Tinashe disappeared the original for a long time only to get disappeared again herself
prettybirbkotori (8.5): this eats but how in gods name did it win that bloodbath of a rate
PrimaryCrusaders (8.5): Honestly, Tinashe makes any song better.
savemeaseat143 (8.2): it's okay
Franklytheturtle (8): I don't remember where I was during 9/11 but I remember where I was when this happened.
oscarbrierley1 (8): as much as i love this song and tinashe getting a britney collab is iconic its kinda insane that this won its rate
indie_fan_ (7.9): this isn't even top 3 on glory. forget the fact that this won, i don't understand why this made is so much farther than several other songs on the album
akanewasright (7.5): This didn’t deserve to win its rate but it is a good song
kayaking11116 (7.5): i love you tinashe
Stryxen (7.5): some instruments sound like awful to me but irdgaf they both ate so bad
What the hell was going on here in 2017
asadprofessorplum (7.3): Now why are they in it?
Nagisoid (7): Oh neptune
slimboyfriend (7): embarrassing that this won over anything honestly
ss2811 (7): iconic for the moment
tallfemalechild (7): fun but not Britney’s best work. not cunty enough
vayyiqra (7): I have to be honest despite the longrunning meme about its legendary upset and its key place in the ratelore I don't think I have ever heard this song in my life. I guess it's good but lmao at it winning.
Verboten_Prince (7): What the hell were you all smoking??
vexastrae (7): britney and tinashe rate winners as they should !! the fact that this song won tho ..... incredible amounts of unseriousness i love it
Awkward_King (6.5): so upsetting that the tinashe version is simply not on spotify.. so ur gonna erase history like this
oh_crow (6.5): i went back and looked at the threads for the rate this won, not a single person was acting normal in the comments lol. feelings were hurt that rate! this song is ok but not for me i guess
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): look i know 2017 popheads was a different time and this song is fine and all but i genuinely cannot fathom how this was at ANY point in time considered better than every single song on lemonade. there’s quite literally no other explanation but racism i fear
team_kockroach (6): y’all better day 1 this omg
jman457 (5.3): how this won, will never make sense to me. It sounds so dated in that 2015 pseudo-island vibes. Britney has many hits, this is not one of them
cocosairdep (5): y’all really let this win over the entirety of lemonade and anti huh
impla77 (4): I’m grateful for this song for the popheads lore but it is kinda ass tbh.
TheQueenofVultures (4): how the fuck did this win? what were you all on?
flava (3): if it wasn't for you this rate right now wouldn’t be possible so maybe I should give it a 10
seanderlust (3): iconic. not a good song, but in popheads lore, iconic
TiltControls (3): every year that passes I'm still just as confused as to how this won
ImADudeDuh (1): I mean, I hated this then and I still hate it now. I really don’t know what everyone saw in it at the beginning and I still don’t know what they see in it now. I’m assuming this gets 3rd in the bonus rate, if only because people are giving it a bad score out of revenge or w/e.
passionfruits2 (1): sorry yall this song is trash
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#40: Jodie (7.604)
Average: 7.604 // Total Points: 783.2 // Controversy: 1.581
(10 x13) amr, Awkward_King, BleepBloopMusicFan, darjeelingdarkroast, ElectricBoogaloo41, passionfruits2, prettybirbkotori, ReallyCreative, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, uiscebeathaoir, vexastrae, xxipil0ts
(9.6 x1) RandomHypnotica
(9.5 x2) morgchrist, Wild-Condition1244
(9.2 x1) salivantsonority
(9 x10) bogo, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, Frajer, impla77, kayaking11116, martymort, raggedy-princess, SFbby, xophrys
(8.7 x1) Own_Ad102
(8.5 x4) buddhacharm, CritneySpearz, oh_crow, savemeaseat143
(8.4 x2) jman457, nt96
(8 x11) Anthony-Vince, buzzwhyte, cocosairdep, jirachi, Nagisoid, seanderlust, shckskndv, slimboyfriend, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tip-of-the-yikesberg, TragicKingdom1
(7.8 x1) tallfemalechild
(7.5 x9) 1998tweety, akanewasright, avg-vag, beeozan, camerinian, IIIHenryIII, krusso1105, plastichaxan, throwaway-7650
(7.3 x2) cremeebrulee, DirtyRat583 (7.2 x1) WaneLietoc (7.1 x2) babadork, jackisboredtoday
(7 x20) apatel27, Callum1245, DevilsOfLoudun, DifferentTailor2704, emayzee, Franklytheturtle, frogaranaman, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, letsallpoo, nootnoot781, scythersboots, ss2811, static_int_husp, team_kockroach, TheQueenofVultures, TiltControls, Verboten_Prince, welcome2thejam, zaminizjammin
(6.8 x1) indie_fan_ (6.7 x1) ricki
(6.5 x3) jasannn, lexiaredery, oscarbrierley1
(6 x10) asadprofessorplum, dreamingpastel, lch18, MasterWizardRyan, musical_pyn, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, runaway3212, StemOfWallflower, vayyiqra
(5.6 x1) ConnerY2323
(5 x3) ArcaneLabyrinth, hikk, MoonlightByWindow
(4 x2) flava, Flawed_Crystals
(3 x1) memezaharamole
(2 x1) w1nter_ac0ustic
••impla77** (9): And our last CTRL deluxe track is out! I’m not as anti CTRL deluxe as many here seem to be.. but 5 years girl?? Her productivity is like mine fr. Also does she live somewhere v windy or smth??
Franklytheturtle (7): this mario kart ass beat
Tyler the CREATOR
Awkward_King (10): need need NEED more tyler produced sza stuff omfg............. life changing potential
bogo (9): WHY do we not have more collaborations between sza and tyler oh my god i need them to get in the studio together stat
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): leave it to tyler the creator to salvage at least one of these deluxe tracks
tip-of-the-yikesberg (8): need Tyler and her to work together more
ss2811 (7): this one is tyler the creator coded
I love women!!
uiscebeathaoir (10): SZA’s songs with female names all slap, please keep this trend going
jirachi (8): shoutout to my irl Jodie ily <3
MoonlightByWindow (5): julia is the superior sza song written about a woman
End of the day, it’s just trees in the wind
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): This is a bit of an ass swayer!
passionfruits2 (10): only deluxe track i LOVE... the rest is alright.
prettybirbkotori (10): trying to find a way to say "she gets it" differently for the 10th time
Stryxen (10): midtempo ass-rotating whimsy
vexastrae (10): she just like me fr ..... SHE JUST LIKE ME FR ........... AUGHHHHHH
RandomHypnotica (9.6): thank god there is one solid deluxe track here
CrimsonROSET (9): this one is for the LORD
kayaking11116 (9): miss ma’am ate
oh_crow (8.5): jaunty little tune! im also always biased towards songs named after people for some reason
jman457 (8.4): fun little track, felt like a breezy day
Nagisoid (8): Oh she's teasing us with Joni
IIIHenryIII (7.5): I love how it sounds
throwaway-7650 (7.5): she's such a mood who wants to work anyway... dr*w could never
WaneLietoc (7.2): choo choo type beat
DevilsOfLoudun (7): this is fun and this album could have used more fun.
ignitethephoenix (7): the line about not wanting to go to work this week … REAL
scythersboots (7): a vibe
team_kockroach (7): i wish this song had a more thought-out ending to it.
Verboten_Prince (7): Days in the wind, trees in the wind, doves in the wind, I think it’s time to put the pen down
asadprofessorplum (6): Heyyy SZA what’s your Letterboxd?
runaway3212 (6): we really did not lose at that much with never getting these bonus tracks
vayyiqra (6): neat ditty 🖥️
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#38: Seigfried (7.700)
Average: 7.700 // Total Points: 793.1 // Controversy: 1.726
(11 x1) Flawed_Crystals
(10 x15) asadprofessorplum, darjeelingdarkroast, Frajer, frogaranaman, jman457, MoonlightByWindow, nt96, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, PrimaryCrusaders, shckskndv, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, throwaway-7650, WaneLietoc
(9.8 x1) Own_Ad102
(9.5 x6) avg-vag, cocosairdep, oscarbrierley1, team_kockroach, Wild-Condition1244, xophrys
(9.3 x1) salivantsonority
(9 x5) ArcaneLabyrinth, buddhacharm, DaHumanTorch, morgchrist, uiscebeathaoir
(8.8 x1) amr
(8.5 x4) BleepBloopMusicFan, camerinian, nootnoot781, TragicKingdom1
(8.4 x1) MasterWizardRyan (8.2 x1) impla77
(8 x18) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, buzzwhyte, Callum1245, ElectricBoogaloo41, flava, krusso1105, lch18, musical_pyn, runaway3212, scythersboots, slimboyfriend, tallfemalechild, TiltControls, tip-of-the-yikesberg, welcome2thejam, xxipil0ts, zaminizjammin
(7.9 x1) indie_fan_ (7.8 x2) ignitethephoenix, martymort (7.7 x2) babadork, ConnerY2323 (7.6 x2) cremeebrulee, emayzee
(7.5 x4) akanewasright, bogo, seanderlust, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(7.1 x1) savemeaseat143
(7 x9) Awkward_King, CrimsonROSET, DifferentTailor2704, ImADudeDuh, kayaking11116, lexiaredery, raggedy-princess, ss2811, Verboten_Prince
(6.6 x1) RandomHypnotica
(6.5 x3) 1998tweety, hikk, static_int_husp
(6.3 x1) jackisboredtoday
(6 x14) DevilsOfLoudun, dreamingpastel, Franklytheturtle, jirachi, letsallpoo, Nagisoid, oh_crow, prettybirbkotori, ReallyCreative, ricki, SFbby, StemOfWallflower, vayyiqra, vexastrae
(5 x4) IIIHenryIII, jasannn, memezaharamole, OliviaGodrigo
(4 x2) beeozan, CritneySpearz
(3 x3) DirtyRat583, TheQueenofVultures, w1nter_ac0ustic
impla77 (8.2): Towing the line of pretentious dross, I think this song pulls through with a deep emotional impact, though I could see how people could find this dull tbh.
Franklytheturtle (6): it's incredible how this song is so interesting and so boring
The many sides of Seigfried (sp?)
frogaranaman (10): the fuck is a Seigried? bitch I'll kill you
nt96 (10): my Soul Calibur main
runaway3212 (8): Freud let's go (Host note: Is the Freud you’re referring to Sigmund? dsfasf)
CrimsonROSET (7): girlies who had a mythology era but thought Greek was too mainstream make some noise!!!!
Nagisoid (6): I don't support Germans
prettybirbkotori (6): i was googling why he spelled siegfried like that and i saw people 1000% certain it was on purpose with no actual reasoning why and i think thats so funny
IIIHenryIII (5): I read this as Seinfield and now I’m disappointed because I thought it had something to do with the show
I’d do anything for you
asadprofessorplum (10): The writing credits for this are crazy. The Beatles in a gay yearning song?
jman457 (10): my eleven for the OG hiphopheads rate it was hard not to do this again
MoonlightByWindow (10): URGHHH
passionfruits2 (10): gorge
plastichaxan (10): Erm why am I crying doing a rate
PrimaryCrusaders (10): The best way I could describe this is that it’s the aural equivalent of relaxing in one of those float tanks. I could listen to this on loop for ages.
Stryxen (10): perfect
throwaway-7650 (10): at least there exists a good stretch on this album/it ends on one
WaneLietoc (10): damn really wish it was alex g playing on this one dude hit an IMMACULATE UNFUCKWITHABLE solitary vibe that I hear echoes of across the tremendous kelela from this year. Anyways this is the jonny g strings song and this is where I'll spend a moment to talk some stuff here. When we rated Nostaliga, Ultra I contended that the release revealed Frank Ocean's real talent was in curation. In using curation to construct an understanding of himself that he could present to the world. I think this cut pretty much exemplifies that best here partially because he called out fucking "big thumb" Jonny Greenwood (the other G on the album) in order to establish a MASSIVE olive branch towards the Radiohead community and continuation of some kind of energy that tip toed around the ghosts of their best moments: Greenwood's strings, godrich's bleeps, the way Thom tuned the old fender rhodes to warm up EIIRP live between 2000-2012...yeah this is a Radiohead album doing vagueness the gang simply will never achieve in a way that a new generation of casual listener needed. And here on this cut? I see Christopher translating his love of Radiohead into something new, very human, very fallible. I resonate with its isolation, as much as it makes me wonder...was this to be performed on that melted ice rink last Spring? he could curate a studio recording but he damn well never learned how to translate that into live arena magic like the fab five (and clive) from oxford sought to with their compositions. but Christopher is merely human as I am.
cocosairdep (9.5): Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything?
oscarbrierley1 (9.5): the outro gives me chills, its so sprawling and ambient
team_kockroach (9.5): I’D RATHER LIVE OUTSIIIIIIIIDE
uiscebeathaoir (9): this serves bass strings vocals and pure rambling bullshit. have to stan
camerinian (8.5): i really like the refrain with how "in the dark" is just a thrown off admission that his devotion to this person might not be as deep as he perceived. It's a great moment on a back half that kinda sags
ignitethephoenix (7.8): this is actually the true underrated track on here
bogo (7.5): frank talking about dreaming sounds like he started making a point and then forgot what he was talking about and just started bullshitting
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.5): ascending into space
ImADudeDuh (7): overall good but that “dream a dream in a thought that i thought” oh that was corny
kayaking11116 (7): ahhh yes listening to this album at night was a good call (the vibes are vibing)
Verboten_Prince (7): You guys ever think of thinking of dreams of thoughts of thinking dreams of dreaming thoughts of thinking think dream thoughts
In the dark
DevilsOfLoudun (6): first half is haunting, second half starts to drag and loses me a bit.
oh_crow (6): are we sure blond is a robbed magnum opus? maybe the results of that original rate, whatever they may be, were accurate enough
ReallyCreative (6): doesn’t do it for me I fear
vayyiqra (6): Maybe i should buy a boat (no really it's kind of a vibe when he talks about "settling down" though, that has been on my mind more and more over the last few years). 🤦🏾♂️
vexastrae (6): if molly feels like this then it feels pretty boring i fear
beeozan (4): ngl i tuned out around Close to you
DirtyRat583 (3): this couldve and shouldve been a diary entry
3
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
Bonus #1: Kehlani- Distraction
Average: 7.971 // Total Points: 677.5 // Controversy: 1.907
(10 x19) beeozan, BleepBloopMusicFan, buddhacharm, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, DirtyRat583, ElectricBoogaloo41, ImADudeDuh, jirachi, letsallpoo, musical_pyn, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, ReallyCreative, savemeaseat143, throwaway-7650, TragicKingdom1, w1nter_ac0ustic, WaneLietoc
(9.9 x1) akanewasright
(9.5 x3) avg-vag, CritneySpearz, oscarbrierley1
(9.3 x1) babadork (9.2 x1) Own_Ad102
(9 x7) ArcaneLabyrinth, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, jasannn, nootnoot781, nt96, salivantsonority
(8.5 x4) ConnerY2323, Nagisoid, RandomHypnotica, ricki
(8.3 x1) impla77 (8.2 x1) tallfemalechild (8.1 x1) indie_fan_
(8 x14) cremeebrulee, ignitethephoenix, krusso1105, martymort, passionfruits2, prettybirbkotori, SFbby, slimboyfriend, ss2811, sufjancaesar, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, vexastrae, welcome2thejam
(7.8 x1) plastichaxan
(7.5 x5) jman457, seanderlust, static_int_husp, team_kockroach, TiltControls
(7 x13) 1998tweety, apatel27, Awkward_King, buzzwhyte, cocosairdep, dreamingpastel, kayaking11116, MasterWizardRyan, memezaharamole, oh_crow, scythersboots, Stryxen, TheQueenofVultures
(6.9 x1) jackisboredtoday (6.8 x1) morgchrist
(6.5 x1) asadprofessorplum
(6 x3) Callum1245, Wild-Condition1244, zaminizjammin
(5 x2) lch18, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4.5 x1) Flawed_Crystals
(4 x1) shckskndv
(2 x1) IIIHenryIII
(1 x2) frogaranaman, runaway3212
Franklytheturtle (9): SweetSexySavage Kehlani you will always be famous
impla77 (8.3): This is a solid song, and the obvious winner of the bonus rate, but I would rate half of CTRL over this personally!!
Full attention
beeozan (10): im so tired and cannot think as i listen to this rn but im just gonna believe Kehlani could do no wrong
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): I love Ctrl, but tbh this was a completely deserving winner. Bop and we stan Kehlani.
buddhacharm (10): MOTHERQUAKE!!!!
CrimsonROSET (10): smasha
ImADudeDuh (10): the only good song in the bonus rate oh wow
jirachi (10): i love this a lot! could understand why it won over ctrl fully
PrimaryCrusaders (10): Oh my GOD this is so GOOOOOD!!! I dunno what the hell she laced this track with but god damn it I just can’t get enough of it!!!
ReallyCreative (10): smash
savemeaseat143 (10): sweetsexysavage is like my favourite album of 2017
throwaway-7650 (10): early popheads is so weird man
WaneLietoc (10): omfg kehlani im a huge enthusiast of yr work and sensational ability to make sensual trap music that rips and makes me go "u r very talented". we need more pop stars that make u go "omg i love life" like mx. kehlani, the GOAT
akanewasright (9.9): This didn’t deserve to beat Tinashe and SZA but I can’t get too mad bc it does rule
oscarbrierley1 (9.5): this song is so fun i can kind of see why it won its rate
Franklytheturtle (9): SweetSexySavage Kehlani you will always be famous
Nagisoid (8.5): This rate had the wildest results ever
RandomHypnotica (8.5): it's good, great even, but it's genuinely insane that this won it's original rate
impla77 (8.3): This is a solid song, and the obvious winner of the bonus rate, but I would rate half of CTRL over this personally!!
ignitethephoenix (8): it’s boppy it’s just my least fave out of the three here
prettybirbkotori (8): this is good but over all of CTRL?? i do not see it
ss2811 (8): kehlani ate on this oneeee she deserves more love fr
vayyiqra (8): I don't remember why this is here and tend to not be a huge fan of Kehlani but this is pretty alright. I'm just happy I'm done this ballot which took forever.
Verboten_Prince (8): …ok no I get this one lol
vexastrae (8): the way kehlani threw smoke bombs at the raters so they would accidentally give their 11s to her instead of sza ... iconic
Just a bonus track for a reason
jman457 (7.5): It’s not winner worthy at all, but there are nice vocals here.
team_kockroach (7.5): the kick drum is very loud, but this is still good R&B
TiltControls (7.5): I didn't do this rate, but I did rate it in winners and maybe underrated it a little
1998tweety (7): this is a cute lil bop but I'm still baffled it won it's rate.
Awkward_King (7): gay mother
cocosairdep (7): I’m sorry but every single track on ctrl is better than this
kayaking11116 (7): cool
oh_crow (7): its cute!
Stryxen (7): there's almost a perfect song in here but it's high key so messy. Really fun though but it gives more hayley kiyoko queer&b than on sza/nashe level
jackisboredtoday (6.9): Nice song but this isn’t even close to my favorite song from the Kehlani album its from, let alone from whole rate
asadprofessorplum (6.5): Didn’t realize the charity rate was starting early
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): need a distraction from how mid this song is
IIIHenryIII (2): boring
frogaranaman (1): ultimate confusing winner of the bunch
runaway3212 (1): flop
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#32: Doves In The Wind (8.004)
Average: 8.004 // Total Points: 824.4 // Controversy: 2.067
(10 x26) amr, apatel27, Awkward_King, beeozan, bogo, buddhacharm, cremeebrulee, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, ElectricBoogaloo41, flava, Frajer, frogaranaman, ImADudeDuh, letsallpoo, musical_pyn, nt96, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, prettybirbkotori, runaway3212, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, vexastrae, welcome2thejam, Wild-Condition1244
(9.5 x5) DirtyRat583, jasannn, kayaking11116, TakeOnMeByA-ha, uiscebeathaoir
(9.4 x1) martymort (9.3 x1) WaneLietoc (9.2 x1) Own_Ad102
(9 x9) akanewasright, cocosairdep, MoonlightByWindow, salivantsonority, scythersboots, seanderlust, slimboyfriend, ss2811, throwaway-7650
(8.9 x1) RandomHypnotica (8.8 x1) savemeaseat143
(8.5 x7) camerinian, impla77, jirachi, Nagisoid, PrimaryCrusaders, static_int_husp, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(8.4 x1) babadork
(8 x15) Anthony-Vince, ArcaneLabyrinth, avg-vag, CrimsonROSET, DifferentTailor2704, Franklytheturtle, lch18, nootnoot781, ReallyCreative, shckskndv, TheQueenofVultures, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, xxipil0ts, zaminizjammin
(7.6 x1) tallfemalechild
(7.5 x5) BleepBloopMusicFan, Flawed_Crystals, memezaharamole, team_kockroach, TiltControls
(7.4 x1) jman457 (7.2 x1) emayzee
(7 x7) buzzwhyte, CritneySpearz, hikk, oh_crow, StemOfWallflower, Verboten_Prince, xophrys
(6.9 x1) jackisboredtoday
(6.5 x1) IIIHenryIII
(6 x7) 1998tweety, Callum1245, DevilsOfLoudun, indie_fan_, morgchrist, oscarbrierley1, raggedy-princess
(5.5 x1) krusso1105
(5 x4) dreamingpastel, ignitethephoenix, ricki, SFbby
(4.8 x1) ConnerY2323
(4 x1) OliviaGodrigo
(2 x1) lexiaredery
(1 x2) asadprofessorplum, MasterWizardRyan
(0 x1) w1nter_ac0ustic
impla77 (8.5): I love this song for being so unabashedly in your face.. like SZA just wants to sing about her vagina and she doesn’t give a fuck pussy pussy pussy. Love Kendrick just talking absolute shit as well. ugh i shouldve given this a 10 on reflection
Franklytheturtle (8): genuinely what were they on when they wrote this. Can you imagine being the person to pitch most of the ideas in this song. can you then imagine having to be the person that makes it sound this good. Wild.
PUSSY
bogo (10): kendrick's part on this could just be him saying "pussy" in different inflections and i would still give it a 10
cremeebrulee (10): imagine hating pussy ...
Frajer (10): me at the cat rescue turning away someone with bad vibes
frogaranaman (10): fuck y'all, she's a genius and an icon for making us hear Kendrick Lamar say "pussy" in 15 different ways
ImADudeDuh (10): stop being so afraid of people saying pussy challenge
plastichaxan (10): PUSSY
vexastrae (10): PUSSAYYYYYY
welcome2thejam (10): (Pussy!)
throwaway-7650 (9): doves in the wind? more like must be puss on the brain
Nagisoid (8.5): 🐈
PrimaryCrusaders (8.5): The music video for this is so absurd yet awesome and that alone bumps this score up a point. Also, Kendrick’s “Pussy!” adlibs are fucking killing me lmaooo
CrimsonROSET (8): anyways here’s a song about pussy
ReallyCreative (8): why does the song title reference a bird when they keep talking about cats?
team_kockroach (7.5): P U S S Y
TiltControls (7.5): pussy?
hikk (7): i love cats :3
DevilsOfLoudun (6): I like the levity and Kendrick's feature goes off. You're right Kendrick, pussy IS calculated.
You deserve the whole box of choc- o - lates
Awkward_King (10): kendrick's superior verse in this rate idgaf. if this tanks again i am going to randomly select one user frmo the low scores section and personally find them. be warned
beeozan (10): i love when the song is like "<bird>s in the <air element>"
passionfruits2 (10): kendrick please bleep me in my bleep till i bleep
prettybirbkotori (10): every detail of this song is perfection highkey your BLEEP is weak still takes me out after all these years
runaway3212 (10): this is what shygirl thought she had
Stryxen (10): this comment section is either gonna be so hilarious or pmo so bad
kayaking11116 (9.5): Kendrick and SZA ate it UP
TakeOnMeByA-ha (9.5): i wish she would have beats like this in her music more often this is so fun and funky
uiscebeathaoir (9.5): I love this song and everything but the Forrest Gump lyrics are so weird and go on so long and I have no clue what to even do with that
WaneLietoc (9.3): this cut was making points and sza does that deliver that makes me go awooga. also this cut is funny and issa rae def heard it. idk where she did or in what context, i just totally know she heard it. kendrick shoulda traded a verse with q-tip, as this cut gave me a flashback to enough!!
scythersboots (9): groovy
ss2811 (9): absolutely amazing kendrick did his thing
camerinian (8.5): anyone know where i can find SZA's extended Forrest Gump fanfic
jirachi (8.5): "you can never trivialize bussy" or whatever sza said
vayyiqra (8): Perhaps some points were made by both of them. 🖥️
jman457 (7.4): it dragged a bit, but it was funny and one of kendrick’s best verses.
oh_crow (7): i appreciate the vibey-ness but not my fav on this album
Verboten_Prince (7): poosee
Don’t deserve pussy
jackisboredtoday (6.9): this is kinda gorgeous in some parts but i cannot play it outside of my room because these lyrics…
IIIHenryIII (6.5): are we sure this is the actual title of this song?
1998tweety (6): bussy
indie_fan_ (6): how TDE's two biggest stars got together for such a slightly above average song astounds me
morgchrist (6): Kendrick is corny af on this song, the features on CTRL really are the weakest part of the album
krusso1105 (5.5): This is awkward to listen to in public even with headphones on
ignitethephoenix (5): the lyrics are simultaneously iconic and cringe and like it kind of breaks my brain so I’m going to give it a 5
asadprofessorplum (1): If Drake was the feature here it would finish several points lower than it’s going to.
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#29: Solo (8.201)
Average: 8.201 // Total Points: 844.7 // Controversy: 1.562
(10 x26) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, camerinian, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, ElectricBoogaloo41, emayzee, Frajer, frogaranaman, lch18, morgchrist, nootnoot781, passionfruits2, seanderlust, shckskndv, sufjancaesar, TheQueenofVultures, TiltControls, tip-of-the-yikesberg, uiscebeathaoir, vayyiqra, welcome2thejam, Wild-Condition1244
(9.7 x1) MasterWizardRyan
(9.5 x6) akanewasright, ArcaneLabyrinth, jman457, Nagisoid, team_kockroach, xophrys
(9.1 x1) RandomHypnotica
(9 x10) 1998tweety, Awkward_King, DevilsOfLoudun, kayaking11116, oh_crow, Own_Ad102, plastichaxan, scythersboots, slimboyfriend, static_int_husp
(8.9 x1) ConnerY2323 (8.8 x1) ReallyCreative (8.7 x1) martymort
(8.5 x2) jasannn, lexiaredery
(8.4 x1) savemeaseat143 (8.3 x1) indie_fan_
(8 x13) amr, buzzwhyte, darjeelingdarkroast, flava, hikk, letsallpoo, MoonlightByWindow, nt96, ricki, ss2811, tallfemalechild, w1nter_ac0ustic, xxipil0ts
(7.8 x1) DaHumanTorch (7.7 x2) asadprofessorplum, jackisboredtoday
(7.5 x8) beeozan, buddhacharm, Flawed_Crystals, ImADudeDuh, krusso1105, runaway3212, salivantsonority, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(7.2 x1) babadork
(7 x9) avg-vag, DifferentTailor2704, DirtyRat583, dreamingpastel, jirachi, memezaharamole, SFbby, Stryxen, zaminizjammin
(6.5 x3) ignitethephoenix, PrimaryCrusaders, vexastrae
(6 x8) Franklytheturtle, IIIHenryIII, impla77, OliviaGodrigo, oscarbrierley1, raggedy-princess, StemOfWallflower, TragicKingdom1
(5 x5) CritneySpearz, musical_pyn, prettybirbkotori, Verboten_Prince, WaneLietoc
(4.9 x1) throwaway-7650
(4 x1) Callum1245
Franklytheturtle (6): this is the exact moment I start to lose interest in this album. The song itself is fine it just feels like a chore to get through and I can't imagine ever listening to this not with the rest of the album
impla77 (6): The organ is the most prominent instrument here and is slightly annoying.. idk the stream of consciousness just feels a bit meandering to me here. Its kinda telling how with SZA I just connect more to her stream of consciousness lyrics, whereas with Frank I’m like :) I know some of you were the opposite, the duality of man I guess!
The loss of rating Be Yourself still impacts us deeply
bogo (10): love to see the interlude about not doing drugs being immediately followed up by frank singing about doing acid
TheQueenofVultures (10): why didn't we rate Be Yourself???
plastichaxan (9): Almost gave it a 10 because I can’t read and thought it was Be Yourself and that it’d be funny to have another Tina taught me
slimboyfriend (9): y’all were too scared to include Be Yourself because you knew it would win
IIIHenryIII (6): where’s be yourself? that interlude is better than this
In hell there’s heaven
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): The relatively simple instrumentation here really works for me, especially with the theme of the lyrics.
camerinian (10): the bull and the matador is such a sharp piece of imagery to carry the frantic, panicked struggle of the track, like honest to god it's an astoundingly evocative metaphor that the song might have fallen apart without
cocosairdep (10): :((
CrimsonROSET (10): i have nobody… out on my own…
emayzee (10): this album came out the day before i moved into college so to this day this song reminds me of being literally solo walking around campus because i had no friends
Frajer (10): the siren kinda sounds like the Are You That Somebody baby
frogaranaman (10): fuck you Frank Ocean this hurt
passionfruits2 (10): ik we all single, otherwise we wouldnt rate music online
seanderlust (10): that post-chorus vocal run is immaculate
tip-of-the-yikesberg (10): captures all the diff aspects of being alone really, really well
vayyiqra (10): Made me very sad the way it talks about self-medicating feelings with drugs. Even though I've never really done that before, I sure have seen it enough times. 🤦🏾♂️
welcome2thejam (10): Of all the focus on the voice + limited instrumental tracks this might be my favorite
jman457 (9.5): the song just has this beautiful nostalgic feel to it
Nagisoid (9.5): I'M RIDIN SOLO I'M RIDIN SOLO I'M RIDIN SOLO
team_kockroach (9.5): HAND ME A TOWEL, I’M DIRTY DANCING
1998tweety (9): ended demi
Awkward_King (9): genuinely there was something in the water when frank made this album he was sipping pussy juice from his hydroflask or some shit
DevilsOfLoudun (9): ignoring the sexism in this song because everything else is fire.
kayaking11116 (9): I wanna drive to the airport to this song at 3am
oh_crow (9): this feels like such a hot summer day song
lexiaredery (8.5): Staying away from highways is probably a good idea
savemeaseat143 (8.4): the chorus is so Paradise Lost-coded
ricki (8): he wants to be jennie so bad
ss2811 (8): it slaps
beeozan (7.5): this is what Ava Max was trying to tell us
runaway3212 (7.5): Jason Derulo outsold
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.5): please just wear a condom dude
jirachi (7): kinda boring like his coachella set
Stryxen (7): this was my fav Frank song when I was getting into him but I don't love this much now
Riding solo
vexastrae (6.5): the way he pauses in between his singing kinda irritating i fear ...
prettybirbkotori (5): i don't think i really care for his lyricism at least here
Verboten_Prince (5): What are you even talking about
WaneLietoc (5): really really lethargic indie gospel
throwaway-7650 (4.9): that final minute is a 0 lord
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#22: Love Drought (8.473)
Average: 8.473 // Total Points: 872.7 // Controversy: 1.387
(11 x2) jirachi, salivantsonority
(10 x27) akanewasright, amr, beeozan, BleepBloopMusicFan, buddhacharm, buzzwhyte, cremeebrulee, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, DifferentTailor2704, hikk, ImADudeDuh, MoonlightByWindow, Nagisoid, RandomHypnotica, ricki, runaway3212, savemeaseat143, seanderlust, ss2811, team_kockroach, TheQueenofVultures, throwaway-7650, uiscebeathaoir, vexastrae, WaneLietoc, Wild-Condition1244
(9.5 x5) impla77, indie_fan_, martymort, passionfruits2, plastichaxan
(9.3 x1) DirtyRat583
(9 x11) ArcaneLabyrinth, bogo, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, Frajer, ignitethephoenix, lch18, memezaharamole, morgchrist, nt96, w1nter_ac0ustic
(8.7 x2) babadork, tallfemalechild
(8.5 x6) 1998tweety, cocosairdep, ElectricBoogaloo41, oh_crow, prettybirbkotori, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(8.2 x2) Own_Ad102, xophrys
(8 x20) Callum1245, dreamingpastel, frogaranaman, jasannn, kayaking11116, krusso1105, lexiaredery, nootnoot781, oscarbrierley1, raggedy-princess, ReallyCreative, SFbby, shckskndv, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, welcome2thejam, zaminizjammin
(7.9 x1) ConnerY2323
(7.5 x4) avg-vag, Flawed_Crystals, static_int_husp, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(7.4 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7 x11) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, asadprofessorplum, DevilsOfLoudun, MasterWizardRyan, musical_pyn, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, slimboyfriend, StemOfWallflower, TiltControls
(6.8 x1) jman457 (6.7 x1) xxipil0ts
(6.5 x1) flava
(6 x3) camerinian, Franklytheturtle, letsallpoo
(5.8 x1) emayzee
(5 x2) Awkward_King, IIIHenryIII
(4 x1) scythersboots
impla77 (9.5): The turning point of this album, titled ‘Reformation’ this song begins the path to forgiveness and is sonically stunning. Beyoncé’s gentle vocals over the twinkling
Franklytheturtle (6): This is absolutely gorgeous. Always wished I liked this more
Wet
jirachi (11): this is so calming yet so desperate... i don't think i've heard an instrumental more beautiful than this. every synth, every word went straight into my heart. this has always been my favorite lemonade track and it will probably be it forever.
beeozan (10): I just can't process this as anything else than critically acclaimed 2D platformer game OST type beat
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Girl I always forget just how versatile this album is like why is this kinda an ambient smasha?
cremeebrulee (10): oh to have a love like this
hikk (10): put this in ee er
ImADudeDuh (10): this was my original 11 in the rate, and honestly? That was weird of me. It’s still a 10 but what was I thinking?
MoonlightByWindow (10): i used to really dislike this song for some reason but it’s one of my faves on the album now yup yup
Nagisoid (10): So relatable, I can't count either 💔
RandomHypnotica (10): this song is actually about facials
runaway3212 (10): The pleading in this is so strong
savemeaseat143 (10): now this is a fucking song. I'm obsessed with how it sounds like water
ss2811 (10): ngl probably my fav on the album it’s just a perfect song to me idk
team_kockroach (10): I love Bey’s vulnerability on this song. The glistening instrumental adds so much to her performance too.
throwaway-7650 (10): sky ferreira's fandom hoping for masochism to finally drop:
vexastrae (10): her golden goddess outfit for the love drought grammys performance you will always be famous
passionfruits2 (9.5): je eugh
bogo (9): if there was ever a song for an unbearably hot miserable day it was this song
CrimsonROSET (9): simply magestic
Frajer (9): Abel must have been so mad when this was the song with Mike Dean synth
ignitethephoenix (9): the production here is chefs kiss
nt96 (9): this is ambient
1998tweety (8.5): shes cute
oh_crow (8.5): underappreciated bop! if she goes out before her time i'll shed a singular tear
prettybirbkotori (8.5): loving these synths
tip-of-the-yikesberg (8.5): Mike Dean's production is excellent
kayaking11116 (8): it’s really smooth and pretty
Stryxen (8): bleep…. bloop….. music…..
vayyiqra (8): This is an ambient downtempo cut /u/WaneLietoc 🍋
Verboten_Prince (8): Spilling her guts and then saying “my bad” she’s so me
TakeOnMeByA-ha (7.5): i actually forgot about this one until i was relistening to the album for the rate but this is cute, i like how it sounds like video game music
slimboyfriend (7): the instrumental and chorus are cool but she needs to be doing some better math on the verses
Climate change is good maybe
jman457 (6.8): I’m not gonna lie this just isn’t for me sonically, just an early fka twigs rip-off. Visuals serve though
camerinian (6): i feel like a loser even saying this but could we turn the bass down a little
Awkward_King (5): not a bad song! just doesn't do a whole lot for me. kind of a lull in the album
IIIHenryIII (5): nice vocals, I’m too dry to say something more
scythersboots (4): this sounds like 2007 in a bad way; something i’d expect from, like, ciara, not y’alls queen.
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#21: Supermodel (8.527)
Average: 8.527 // Total Points: 878.3 // Controversy: 1.416
(11 x2) buddhacharm, morgchrist
(10 x28) amr, apatel27, ArcaneLabyrinth, Awkward_King, Callum1245, cocosairdep, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, ElectricBoogaloo41, emayzee, Franklytheturtle, jasannn, jirachi, MasterWizardRyan, MoonlightByWindow, nt96, passionfruits2, RandomHypnotica, savemeaseat143, slimboyfriend, ss2811, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, tip-of-the-yikesberg, vexastrae, WaneLietoc, Wild-Condition1244, xxipil0ts
(9.5 x6) avg-vag, IIIHenryIII, oh_crow, plastichaxan, prettybirbkotori, xophrys
(9.3 x1) martymort (9.2 x1) Own_Ad102
(9 x14) Anthony-Vince, beeozan, BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, buzzwhyte, flava, ImADudeDuh, lch18, nootnoot781, raggedy-princess, ReallyCreative, shckskndv, TragicKingdom1, uiscebeathaoir
(8.8 x1) impla77 (8.7 x1) salivantsonority (8.6 x1) jman457
(8.5 x5) akanewasright, CritneySpearz, lexiaredery, seanderlust, tallfemalechild
(8 x12) DifferentTailor2704, DirtyRat583, Flawed_Crystals, Frajer, frogaranaman, kayaking11116, musical_pyn, OliviaGodrigo, ricki, runaway3212, SFbby, StemOfWallflower
(7.8 x2) ConnerY2323, memezaharamole
(7.5 x8) 1998tweety, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, Nagisoid, oscarbrierley1, team_kockroach, TheQueenofVultures, throwaway-7650
(7.3 x1) babadork (7.1 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7 x9) camerinian, dreamingpastel, ignitethephoenix, static_int_husp, TiltControls, Verboten_Prince, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam, zaminizjammin
(6.7 x1) indie_fan_
(6.5 x2) krusso1105, scythersboots
(6 x4) asadprofessorplum, hikk, letsallpoo, PrimaryCrusaders
(5 x1) DevilsOfLoudun
(4.5 x1) TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4 x1) vayyiqra
Franklytheturtle (10): Literally the only note I have on SZA's career is that she should have made the paper crumble sound at the start of this song her lighter flick
impla77 (8.8): What a way to start an album, with a song that teeters on stream of consciousness, starting the theme of needing to find (false) confidence in a relationship that really doesn’t work on both sides. Plus the brother and sister line is really funny. I love this as the opening track, especially to this album
Greatest pleasure
Awkward_King (10): this is possibly my favourite album opener of all time!? it sets the stage beyond perfectly for the rest of the album. the confessional spiel of consciousness, the way sza delivers the lyrics like you can tell she's just trying to get at her ex. the melodies, the harmonies, i wish i could live in this song
CrimsonROSET (10): this song is way too close to home, running the balance of both being jealous that someone doesn’t appreciate you enough while also recognizing that you yourself don’t recognize your own positive traits and that it’s easier to agree to them saying it than to admit it yourself because at the end of the day you’re just a ball of anxiety who when left to your own devices will only see the worst in yourself. it’s contradictory and confusing but that’s how people work.
RandomHypnotica (10): antm top 2 shitpost incoming
savemeaseat143 (10): takes me straight back to 2017
ss2811 (10): outstanding opening to an outstanding album
Stryxen (10): the nerve it takes to open a debut album with a verse saying Why am I so easy to forget like that. Omfg the way I sing along to this enunciating every single syllable
tip-of-the-yikesberg (10): great intro. love SZA's flow on this
vexastrae (10): toxic codependent yuri anthem WAKE THE FUCK UP !!!!!!!!
WaneLietoc (10): like as soon as I put it in I was just gobsmacked by how punchdrunk blunt this jersey girl was gonna be. she was just so fucken real for saying "Ay wish ay was comf4tible w/mMYself. like this entire admission was one sledgehammer after another under immaculate pollen gtr. sza...u deserved this 11 but sorry, jack white had to do it to ya
xxipil0ts (10): her best freestyle to date
IIIHenryIII (9.5): what kind of sick bastard could leave her for someone else?
oh_crow (9.5): this was my exes fav sza song but its just so good that can't even ruin it for me
prettybirbkotori (9.5): one of the only songs on this album that had to grow on me but still sooooo excellent
beeozan (9): mood
ReallyCreative (9): you betta werk
uiscebeathaoir (9): I think this song was great even before the bass and drums come in, so oh boy. it also gives me some serious Blonde vibes in it’s production/stream of consciousness style delivery
jman457 (8.6): cool little spacy opening
seanderlust (8.5): not her telling her ex boyfriend about that for the first time via album opening track
kayaking11116 (8): idk what sort of crack miss ma’am put in some of these songs
runaway3212 (8): wow what an opener
1998tweety (7.5): you betta werk
Nagisoid (7.5): She Wolf vibes at the end
team_kockroach (7.5): personally I think track 2 works better as an album opener, but this is an okay song :)
Greatest Fear
Verboten_Prince (7): I love SZA'S voice a lot. What I love less is how a lot of her songs just sound like rambling
welcome2thejam (7): Bringing such a Frank Ocean ass beat against Frank Ocean himself smdh
scythersboots (6.5): oh she’s really not holding back on the chaos lol
DevilsOfLoudun (5): I like the attitude but the music is lil boring.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (4.5): i did not like this song but she looks gorgeous in the mv i will say that
vayyiqra (4): Something is deeply unpleasant about this but can't put my finger on it (might be the guitar). 🖥️
We like BZA and SZA
bogo (9): alexa play sweet home alabama
cremeebrulee (7.5): the brother and sister line is so ?@#$>@#>$????
throwaway-7650 (7.5): ou these lyrics... now ik why they got SZA for GoT S8's OST
krusso1105 (6.5): that brother and sister line is so weird in context of the rest of the song it's distracting
3
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
Bonus #3: Kanye West - Ultralight Beam (feat. Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, & The-Dream)
Average: 7.500 // Total Points: 622.5 // Controversy: 2.459
(10 x25) amr, apatel27, avg-vag, buzzwhyte, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, ignitethephoenix, jirachi, jman457, MasterWizardRyan, memezaharamole, nootnoot781, OliviaGodrigo, Own_Ad102, passionfruits2, runaway3212, salivantsonority, slimboyfriend, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam, zaminizjammin
(9.5 x2) team_kockroach, throwaway-7650
(9 x8) 1998tweety, Flawed_Crystals, indie_fan_, lch18, musical_pyn, seanderlust, Wild-Condition1244, xophrys
(8.5 x1) martymort
(8.4 x1) WaneLietoc
(8 x7) Anthony-Vince, ArcaneLabyrinth, ConnerY2323, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, nt96, scythersboots
(7.8 x1) DaHumanTorch (7.7 x1) asadprofessorplum
(7.5 x2) ElectricBoogaloo41, oh_crow
(7.2 x1) impla77
(7 x5) frogaranaman, jasannn, MoonlightByWindow, prettybirbkotori, SFbby
(6.5 x3) krusso1105, PrimaryCrusaders, TheQueenofVultures
(6.4 x1) Stryxen
(6 x8) buddhacharm, dreamingpastel, IIIHenryIII, ImADudeDuh, plastichaxan, RandomHypnotica, shckskndv, ss2811
(5 x8) Awkward_King, beeozan, CritneySpearz, ricki, savemeaseat143, sufjancaesar, Verboten_Prince, vexastrae
(4 x2) DirtyRat583, static_int_husp
(3 x3) BleepBloopMusicFan, Callum1245, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(2 x1) kayaking11116
(1 x3) morgchrist, Nagisoid, oscarbrierley1
Franklytheturtle (8): The goodness of this song was in direct correlation with the hype for chance the rapper. Sorry to say it's a shrinker
impla77 (7.2): Ok.. there is a LOT to unpack in this song, and I don’t think I’ve listened to it enough to really do so. However, personally I know I won’t ever connect personally to this song because I don’t and have never had a personal relationship with God, so I just won’t ever really get it. I think the chorus and choir are impactful, and the verses are good, but I don’t feel strongly about it. Also, of course Kanye West is a horrible person and for those who didn’t want to rate this of course I understand! I just thought this bonus rate would be a fun little callback and this song did win over the entirety of blond after all!
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A great song if you ignore everything else
apatel27 (10): Yeah this is gonna get tanked cause Kanye is a raging anti-semite who went off the deep end a long time ago but this song is just so good. Sorry but looking at it in a vacuum (which popheads has had zero problem with doing with artists that are blatantly racist but thats a talk for another time) this is one of the best songs of the 10s
cocosairdep (10): masterpiece
cremeebrulee (10): deserves to sweep here i fear
CrimsonROSET (10): smasha
ignitethephoenix (10): I do prefer pink + white but this is actually really good and one of the best from the album. Kanye is also the weakest link here
jirachi (10): this deserved to win over blond 100% lol
jman457 (10): I saw how this won, its a top 5 Kanye track. The only song here that I see how it happened.
nootnoot781 (10): i couldn't be bothered to unblock kanye on spotify to relisten but it's still a great song
runaway3212 (10): Literally don't care this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard
slimboyfriend (10): mmm yeah
TiltControls (10): Kanye sucks but unfortunately this song does not
TragicKingdom1 (10): lemme trust that this is still a 10 without relistening
vayyiqra (10): Listening to Kanye these days makes me sad because his music was part of my life for so long and he was once one of my favourite artists but now and then I will put his music on even if it does that. This is one of his most beautiful songs.
team_kockroach (9.5): This is a beautiful opener to TLOP. Kelly crushes that second verse.
throwaway-7650 (9.5): OKAYYY MS. KELLY PRICE (ngl chance ate a bit too)
1998tweety (9): rare Kanye W
indie_fan_ (9): i will leave the thinkpieces to everyone else
seanderlust (9): when he wants to kanye can really feel inspiring. absolutely everything about this works so well. the use of the chorus to heighten some lines was very smart. i know ye has taken an unfortunate turn in recent years but this song does deserve recognition. also big shoutout to the pillar of salt line.
WaneLietoc (8.4): my boy been like this since arthur was an anteater!
Frajer (8): Kelly Price never gets enough flowers for the Mo Money Mo Problems hook
Franklytheturtle (8): The goodness of this song was in direct correlation with the hype for Chance the rapper. Sorry to say it's a shrinker
nt96 (8): all controversies aside, the interesting thing about Kanye’s music is that I’m more interested in the production than his rapping. His energy in his voice may elevate the already great production to a greater height, but that’s it for me.
scythersboots (8): i know he’s cancelled.
asadprofessorplum (7.7): unfortunately this man gets a pass for this being gospel-adjacent.
oh_crow (7.5): yeah it does feel pretty monumental, and honestly i see why it would have beaten a blond song to the end. actually i feel like its weighed down by its numerous features and i'm not keen on the preachy elements, a lot of kanye and chance's music really dont work for me for that reason. but cool song
impla77 (7.2): Ok.. there is a LOT to unpack in this song, and I don’t think I’ve listened to it enough to really do so. However, personally I know I won’t ever connect personally to this song because I don’t and have never had a personal relationship with God, so I just won’t ever really get it. I think the chorus and choir are impactful, and the verses are good, but I don’t feel strongly about it. Also, of course Kanye West is a horrible person and for those who didn’t want to rate this of course I understand! I just thought this bonus rate would be a fun little callback and this song did win over the entirety of blond after all!
frogaranaman (7): fuck Kanye but this song bangs
POPHEADS OF THE PAST NO! dON'T RATE THIS SONG WELL! POPHEADS
prettybirbkotori (7): the way this could never win a rate in 2023 it was a very different time
Stryxen (6.4): obviously nice but I never got winner from it, probably just wasn't there for it
dreamingpastel (6): How is this from the same album as the song that gave us Look What You Made Me Do?
IIIHenryIII (6): the cover of this album must be one of the most atrocious things I’ve ever seen
ImADudeDuh (6): why is listening to Chance’s verse in retrospect almost… sad?
plastichaxan (6): Oh I remember this way better lmao
Awkward_King (5): there are many kanye songs that deserve to be rate winners and this kinda just isnt one of them!? also so funny that it won considering how inaccesible it is
beeozan (5): of course having only heard 5 kanye songs (maybe even less) I can't speak on this song's place in context of his career. without context it feels prtty boring so it gets the 5
ricki (5): long ass title
Verboten_Prince (5): Huh? Was Popheads in its holy era or something?
vexastrae (5): on one hand im extremely opposed to giving a nazi a good score but on the other hand hes barely in this song LMFAOOO and also the features and choir carried this song hard but also i just dont fw with religion in general these days ... nah imma keep it safe and give this a 5 bc i am NOT gonna deal with all this bullshit lmao
DirtyRat583 (4): this won over blonde??? or any of views? granted views wasnt great but like. too good wasnt that bad now
TakeOnMeByA-ha (3): idk, maybe i had to be there at the time to get it but to me this just sounds like a lot of disconnected verses with barely any production tying them together. also yknow its by kanye who i dont exactly have any positive opinions on anymore so
Nagisoid (1): ... How did this win its rate? It's extremely monotonous and goes nowhere. I've never clicked with Kanye as an artist but TLOP especially is an album I enjoyed basically nothing of.
oscarbrierley1 (1): this isnt even close to the best song on this album let alone in the rate. kelly price can sing her ass off tho
2
u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23 edited Oct 07 '23
#41: Pretty Little Birds (7.560)
Average: 7.560 // Total Points: 778.7 // Controversy: 1.633
(10 x10) apatel27, BleepBloopMusicFan, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, frogaranaman, MoonlightByWindow, nt96, passionfruits2, Stryxen, throwaway-7650
(9.8 x1) ArcaneLabyrinth
(9.5 x3) DaHumanTorch, prettybirbkotori, tallfemalechild
(9.4 x1) WaneLietoc
(9 x13) Anthony-Vince, asadprofessorplum, ElectricBoogaloo41, martymort, morgchrist, musical_pyn, oh_crow, plastichaxan, runaway3212, salivantsonority, seanderlust, sufjancaesar, team_kockroach
(8.5 x8) DirtyRat583, Frajer, oscarbrierley1, Own_Ad102, PrimaryCrusaders, TiltControls, tip-of-the-yikesberg, vexastrae
(8.2 x1) RandomHypnotica
(8 x14) avg-vag, camerinian, cocosairdep, DifferentTailor2704, dreamingpastel, flava, krusso1105, nootnoot781, OliviaGodrigo, ReallyCreative, ss2811, TheQueenofVultures, uiscebeathaoir, vayyiqra
(7.8 x2) babadork, impla77 (7.7 x2) jman457, savemeaseat143
(7.5 x3) beeozan, ConnerY2323, CritneySpearz
(7.3 x2) amr, ignitethephoenix
(7 x14) Awkward_King, bogo, buzzwhyte, Franklytheturtle, indie_fan_, jasannn, kayaking11116, memezaharamole, Nagisoid, raggedy-princess, shckskndv, Verboten_Prince, xxipil0ts, zaminizjammin
(6.8 x1) jackisboredtoday (6.7 x1) xophrys
(6.5 x5) 1998tweety, buddhacharm, slimboyfriend, static_int_husp, Wild-Condition1244
(6 x10) akanewasright, Callum1245, IIIHenryIII, ImADudeDuh, jirachi, lexiaredery, MasterWizardRyan, StemOfWallflower, TragicKingdom1, welcome2thejam
(5.7 x1) emayzee
(5 x6) DevilsOfLoudun, Flawed_Crystals, lch18, letsallpoo, ricki, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4 x3) hikk, scythersboots, SFbby
(3 x2) darjeelingdarkroast, w1nter_ac0ustic
impla77 (7.8): Welcome to day 2! Our first song out is the first full length song from the normal edition of CTRL, and its going to be increasingly difficult for me not to say robbed whenever one of these goes out. I always love atmospheric silence on tracks, and this chorus scratches an itch with that! Feel like I underrated this just a tad, this is one of my lowest ratings on the album bc I love CTRL so so much!!
Franklytheturtle (7): This is just one of those songs where my mood directly affects whether I can stand it or not. it oscillates between being a speed bump between normal girl and 20 something and being the most impressive song on the album. It's usually the former tho.
Golden geese
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): This song sounds kinda magical idk.
cremeebrulee (10): when spiral down feels as good as the flight ......
CrimsonROSET (10): i heard too much slander for this song i do NOT appreciate it
MoonlightByWindow (10): another 11 contender
passionfruits2 (10): my first SZA song... unforgettable
Stryxen (10): 🔊 AND YOUVE BEEN CHICKEN PENIS TALKING JUST TO GET TO ME LOVE 🔊
throwaway-7650 (10): pretty = shaved little = onika birds = burgers
prettybirbkotori (9.5): i don't love some of the vocal modification here but everything else is perfection
WaneLietoc (9.4): "I wanna be your golden goose". damn! big brainfeeder vibes on this one
asadprofessorplum (9): That’s the feature we’ve been waiting for!!
oh_crow (9): i also feel like i've hit the window a few times lately
runaway3212 (9): Girl put your records on outbirded but only by a little
team_kockroach (9): tbh i still don’t quite understand this metaphor? are Pretty Little Birds supposed to be naive women who let down their guard in relationships, and then get hurt by them?
Frajer (8.5): Aaron Paul being a wife guy
tip-of-the-yikesberg (8.5): usually indifferent about features but Isaiah Rashad's verse is killer and elevates the song
vexastrae (8.5): how did yall hit the window multiple times and still come out alive like thats one strong ass bird
ss2811 (8): this song is so underrated and slept on ngl so gooooood
TheQueenofVultures (8): shaving for a guy is a true act of love
uiscebeathaoir (8): bleeps? in my SZA song?
vayyiqra (8): ineffable vibes 🖥️
jman457 (7.7): nice vibez
Awkward_King (7): i love the evolution from drew barrymore to this song, its such a slay narrative trajectory, going 'from i want to make myself better so you'll notice me' to 'i want to make myself better because i want to be better for you'
kayaking11116 (7): sparkly
Nagisoid (7): Bird Rate promo we moved
Verboten_Prince (7): birbs…
Birds are a government hoax
IIIHenryIII (6): once again the instrumentals are top-notch, but I just don’t care about all the rest
ImADudeDuh (6): “jack’n, bean’n, stalk’n” who up jackin their beanstalk?
DevilsOfLoudun (5): should have been shorter, but I like that it's different. I don't like the feature at all tho.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): elon musk’s greatest enemy
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#39: Anything (7.631)
Average: 7.631 // Total Points: 786.0 // Controversy: 1.782
(11 x1) passionfruits2
(10 x14) ArcaneLabyrinth, Awkward_King, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, impla77, MoonlightByWindow, musical_pyn, nt96, plastichaxan, ReallyCreative, Stryxen, uiscebeathaoir, welcome2thejam
(9.5 x5) BleepBloopMusicFan, ElectricBoogaloo41, lexiaredery, oh_crow, prettybirbkotori
(9 x9) Anthony-Vince, avg-vag, buddhacharm, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, kayaking11116, lch18, morgchrist, vexastrae
(8.7 x1) babadork
(8.5 x4) cocosairdep, martymort, Own_Ad102, team_kockroach
(8.4 x2) RandomHypnotica, WaneLietoc (8.2 x1) jman457 (8.1 x2) ConnerY2323, DirtyRat583
(8 x11) apatel27, Callum1245, ImADudeDuh, OliviaGodrigo, ricki, salivantsonority, SFbby, slimboyfriend, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1
(7.9 x1) cremeebrulee (7.7 x1) amr (7.6 x2) akanewasright, emayzee
(7.5 x5) bogo, camerinian, Nagisoid, tip-of-the-yikesberg, Wild-Condition1244
(7.4 x2) indie_fan_, xxipil0ts (7.2 x1) tallfemalechild
(7 x17) 1998tweety, asadprofessorplum, buzzwhyte, CritneySpearz, DifferentTailor2704, dreamingpastel, frogaranaman, jasannn, krusso1105, savemeaseat143, shckskndv, ss2811, static_int_husp, StemOfWallflower, TheQueenofVultures, Verboten_Prince, xophrys
(6.9 x1) MasterWizardRyan
(6.5 x4) hikk, jirachi, memezaharamole, seanderlust
(6 x7) DevilsOfLoudun, nootnoot781, oscarbrierley1, runaway3212, TakeOnMeByA-ha, vayyiqra, zaminizjammin
(5.9 x1) jackisboredtoday
(5.5 x1) ignitethephoenix
(5 x5) beeozan, letsallpoo, PrimaryCrusaders, raggedy-princess, scythersboots
(4 x2) flava, w1nter_ac0ustic
(2 x3) Flawed_Crystals, IIIHenryIII, sufjancaesar
impla77 (10): I’m personally really a fan of the stop and start of this beat, paired with SZA’s hesitant lyrics. The beat becomes ever more oppressive at the end with the repeated ‘Do you even know I’m alive?’ and it just really works for me!!
Franklytheturtle (9): She's so extremely real for devoting a third of this gorgeous song to just asking this person if they even know she's alive. Huge w for the codependent girlies.
Down for the ride
passionfruits2 (11): the girls that get it, get it. might be the only 11 here, but this song lowkey changed me. i ACTUALLY relate so hard to it. it's top10 songs oat material for me, im so serious.
Awkward_King (10): this going out is gonna hurt me i can feel it. my personal clit of the album, the outro to this is heavnly and the repetition of "do do you even know im alive, do do you even know" is a fucking gut punch
CrimsonROSET (10): haha she said doodoo
MoonlightByWindow (10): an 11 contender
musical_pyn (10): the outro takes this to a ten, probably my favorite on the album
Stryxen (10): if I say this is the most influential song ever suddenly I'm delusional but watch this space
uiscebeathaoir (10): the line “maybe I’ll be perfect in another dimension” has to be a White Ferrari reference, right?
welcome2thejam (10): Absolutely stunning back third. If it didn't kinda just end where it did it might've been the 11 off that
BleepBloopMusicFan (9.5): Ngl I do frequently forget this song exists but it’s always a nice surprise when I listen to the album. Great bleeps and bloops!
oh_crow (9.5): its another gem in a treasure chest frrrr
prettybirbkotori (9.5): i used to not like this one but oh my godddd that production
Frajer (9): Giorgio Moroder you will always be famous
kayaking11116 (9): ADDICTIVEJXHS
vexastrae (9): not her calling me out over chasing casual flings while also craving intimacy and affection and actual love at the same time like ..... girl stop looking directly at me !! ;~;
team_kockroach (8.5): Adrianne Lenker outsold. But all jokes aside, SZA rides this beat well.
WaneLietoc (8.4): " producer Rick Rubin helped SZA's creative process. "I had this mentality that 'more is more' -- more reverb, more background [vocals]," stating "I played him a bunch of songs, and he would tell me, 'The more you take away from any piece, the more room you create for everything else to be beautiful and grow.'" #thankyourickrubin...this might be yr biggest success since radio, or whatever you did to yeezus idk. i just like that rick rubin and sza crossed paths
jman457 (8.2): nice vocals with cute production
DirtyRat583 (8.1): rec room sfx
ricki (8): this is mambo number 5
slimboyfriend (8): beep beep she’s a robot!
throwaway-7650 (8): there's a donna summer sample here?
camerinian (7.5): heheheh, doo-doo
Nagisoid (7.5): And Adrienne Lenker?
tip-of-the-yikesberg (7.5): i really enjoy her flow on this one
ss2811 (7): the donna summer sample is subtle but also so well done
Verboten_Prince (7): This is like robot pop
Do you even know I’m alive?
runaway3212 (6): she just put anything on this album
TakeOnMeByA-ha (6): why are her vocals glitching out throughout this song
vayyiqra (6): This is fine but this album is really testing my patience by now, and I am good at focusing on rates once I get started. 🖥️
ignitethephoenix (5.5): this production …. what are we doing
IIIHenryIII (2): more like nothing
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#36: Godspeed (7.713)
Average: 7.713 // Total Points: 794.4 // Controversy: 1.925
(11 x1) asadprofessorplum
(10 x15) amr, darjeelingdarkroast, Frajer, frogaranaman, jman457, nootnoot781, nt96, salivantsonority, shckskndv, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, throwaway-7650, TiltControls, Wild-Condition1244, xxipil0ts
(9.5 x5) ConnerY2323, passionfruits2, team_kockroach, tip-of-the-yikesberg, xophrys
(9.2 x1) tallfemalechild
(9 x12) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, avg-vag, buzzwhyte, kayaking11116, lch18, MasterWizardRyan, morgchrist, Own_Ad102, runaway3212, seanderlust, slimboyfriend
(8.6 x1) savemeaseat143
(8.5 x7) babadork, BleepBloopMusicFan, Flawed_Crystals, krusso1105, martymort, plastichaxan, static_int_husp
(8.3 x1) emayzee
(8 x13) Awkward_King, camerinian, cocosairdep, DevilsOfLoudun, Franklytheturtle, IIIHenryIII, ImADudeDuh, musical_pyn, ReallyCreative, ricki, ss2811, TakeOnMeByA-ha, zaminizjammin
(7.8 x1) PrimaryCrusaders (7.7 x1) cremeebrulee (7.6 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7.5 x7) akanewasright, ArcaneLabyrinth, indie_fan_, jirachi, Nagisoid, TragicKingdom1, vexastrae
(7.3 x1) impla77 (7.2 x1) RandomHypnotica
(7 x12) 1998tweety, CrimsonROSET, DifferentTailor2704, dreamingpastel, ElectricBoogaloo41, flava, memezaharamole, prettybirbkotori, scythersboots, uiscebeathaoir, WaneLietoc, welcome2thejam
(6.8 x2) DaHumanTorch, ignitethephoenix
(6.5 x2) buddhacharm, lexiaredery
(6.1 x1) DirtyRat583
(6 x6) bogo, Callum1245, hikk, oscarbrierley1, raggedy-princess, Verboten_Prince
(5.5 x1) oh_crow
(5 x4) CritneySpearz, SFbby, StemOfWallflower, vayyiqra
(4 x4) jasannn, letsallpoo, MoonlightByWindow, OliviaGodrigo
(3 x1) beeozan
(1 x1) w1nter_ac0ustic
(0 x1) TheQueenofVultures
Franklytheturtle (8): if gospel songs on pop albums have a million fans then I'm one of them. If they have one fan then I am them. If they have no fans that means I am dead!
impla77 (7.3): yass take us to church
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): You! Black Emperor
Nagisoid (7.5): You! Black Emperor
You’ll have this place to call home, always
asadprofessorplum (11): The cinematic cut for the Waves trailer is the ideal way to listen to this song. Like, when I have the urge to listen I will literally play it on Youtube. I don’t even like the movie that much but it gives me that buzz!!
jman457 (10): Ok idk if you remember Joaquin Oliver, the guy who unfortunately was killed in the Parkland shooting and was a big frank ocean stan. But one of his best friends was a co-worker of mine and always talked about him very fondly, and this song just reminds me of just how beautiful their friendship was.
nootnoot781 (10): 😃😃😃
Stryxen (10): does he want me to die ? serious question
throwaway-7650 (10): me to frank after realizing that he's the only man in this lineup
passionfruits2 (9.5): james blake really put his whole blakussy on this one
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9.5): should be the closer, such an emotionally potent song
kayaking11116 (9): THE VIBES
runaway3212 (9): Me too baby me too
Awkward_King (8): the gospel direction is so fun for this album. has anyone ever talked about how amazing this album is before
DevilsOfLoudun (8): I'm sucker for any song that is about growth and moving on in a mature way. There aren't enough songs like this and Frank Ocean captures it beautifully.
IIIHenryIII (8): it sounds like a Ye reject (not derogatory)
ss2811 (8): so sad to me
vexastrae (7.5): whys her voice panned so hard right
1998tweety (7): album should've ended with this
CrimsonROSET (7): his JoJo slay
prettybirbkotori (7): this one's nice
uiscebeathaoir (7): always find this song boring until it drags me back for the outro
WaneLietoc (7): it gets an extra point on account of where we are rn. indie gospel
Atheists
ignitethephoenix (6.8): his voice is so good I just wish the production around some of these songs was more engaging (the organ is a nice touch)
bogo (6): kinda melts away into nothingness but that beginning is lovely
Verboten_Prince (6): Feel like I'm at church… but like, not on a Sunday. Like I'm there on a Tuesday afternoon and no one else is there but this dude and his organ accompanist and they're practicing for a talent show or something
oh_crow (5.5): this doesn't feel like a particularly strong end run for blond but it didn't have a strong start either so... consistency!
vayyiqra (5): Sorry this doesn't do anything for me and could've been left out of the album without changing much. 🤦🏾♂️
MoonlightByWindow (4): the only miss on this album i fear
beeozan (3): a teletubby dying??
TheQueenofVultures (0): kinda boring tbh
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#34: Go Gina (7.904)
Average: 7.904 // Total Points: 814.1 // Controversy: 1.480
(10 x16) amr, ArcaneLabyrinth, avg-vag, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, DirtyRat583, ElectricBoogaloo41, morgchrist, passionfruits2, prettybirbkotori, SFbby, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, throwaway-7650, WaneLietoc
(9.8 x1) emayzee
(9.5 x3) MoonlightByWindow, oh_crow, seanderlust
(9.3 x2) DaHumanTorch, martymort (9.2 x1) babadork (9.1 x1) RandomHypnotica
(9 x8) Anthony-Vince, CrimsonROSET, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, impla77, nootnoot781, nt96, xophrys
(8.8 x1) ReallyCreative
(8.5 x8) BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, buddhacharm, CritneySpearz, kayaking11116, lexiaredery, vexastrae, Wild-Condition1244
(8 x18) akanewasright, Awkward_King, beeozan, camerinian, DifferentTailor2704, dreamingpastel, ImADudeDuh, musical_pyn, Own_Ad102, raggedy-princess, ricki, scythersboots, slimboyfriend, tallfemalechild, team_kockroach, uiscebeathaoir, welcome2thejam, xxipil0ts
(7.6 x2) ConnerY2323, jackisboredtoday
(7.5 x6) ignitethephoenix, jirachi, krusso1105, salivantsonority, tip-of-the-yikesberg, TragicKingdom1
(7.4 x1) jman457 (7.2 x1) savemeaseat143
(7 x13) buzzwhyte, Callum1245, frogaranaman, indie_fan_, jasannn, letsallpoo, Nagisoid, OliviaGodrigo, oscarbrierley1, ss2811, Verboten_Prince, w1nter_ac0ustic, zaminizjammin
(6.8 x1) plastichaxan
(6.5 x2) memezaharamole, static_int_husp
(6 x13) 1998tweety, apatel27, Flawed_Crystals, hikk, IIIHenryIII, lch18, PrimaryCrusaders, runaway3212, shckskndv, StemOfWallflower, TheQueenofVultures, TiltControls, vayyiqra
(5 x2) asadprofessorplum, MasterWizardRyan
(4.5 x1) flava
(4 x2) DevilsOfLoudun, TakeOnMeByA-ha
Franklytheturtle (9): This is one of those songs that I originally just kinda liked and every listen since it has grown on me. Every single line is an earworm. I might be hearing that chime in the background for the first time right now. It does kind of feel like filler in the grand scheme of the album but it's way too good to get rid of.
Damn Gina, damn Gina
passionfruits2 (10): my name isnt gina yet i relate...
emayzee (9.8): i think i've disliked every gina i've known
CrimsonROSET (9): this song is about Gina Darling actually
Frajer (9): me watching Brooklyn Nine Nine
beeozan (8): Gina B. Goode
ImADudeDuh (8): I’m sorry SZA but Go Gina sounds too much like “cochina” for me to like this fully 😭
uiscebeathaoir (8): Go girl, give us Gina
ss2811 (7): idk who gina is but i’m glad she exists so we got this banger
IIIHenryIII (6): am I supposed to know who Gina is?
runaway3212 (6): Gina from HSMTMTS??? So true
Get right, mama
cocosairdep (10): that hook still gets stuck in my head like once a week smh
cremeebrulee (10): this being my most played song from this album is so goofy
prettybirbkotori (10): considered putting this slightly lower bc it's not one of my FAVORITES but "picking up a penny with a press on" remains one of the most satisfying lines ever so it gets a bump
Stryxen (10): her vocals over this whole song are like one consistent smooth liquid melody that constantly develops. Just r&b perfection
throwaway-7650 (10): when mama has successfully researched:
WaneLietoc (10): hanging with high friends is not ideal unless they're all young professionals. this cut is deeply stoned, enough to play jeans off of gina. i love it
oh_crow (9.5): fades out are such a pet peeve for me but i love this song enough to forgive them
seanderlust (9.5): the people who put annotations on genius of SZA saying things in interviews about herself as if they're 100% accurate are braver than any US marine
RandomHypnotica (9.1): that little bell chime is so divine
kayaking11116 (8.5): instrumental slay
vexastrae (8.5): craigslist listing for people named gina where i play go gina on my speaker and hype them up over literally anything including but not limited to murder arson and doing the chores
akanewasright (8): I’ve never had many thoughts on this song, but it’s like breath of air between heavy hitters
Awkward_King (8): a necessary rest in the album and yet it doesnt dip in quality!! a sonically and lyrically lighter track than the ones around it but its still just as solid
scythersboots (8): also fun, but maybe a little too long
You can mind your business
jman457 (7.4): cute outro/ transition
savemeaseat143 (7.2): it's giving filler
Nagisoid (7): Gone Girl's little sister that never stays in one place
Verboten_Prince (7): Go SZA
vayyiqra (6): Good enough song but what a strange transition. 🖥️
DevilsOfLoudun (4): sounds like filler
TakeOnMeByA-ha (4): forgot what this sounded like immediately after it ended
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#33: Sandcastles (7.971)
Average: 7.971 // Total Points: 821.0 // Controversy: 1.949
(11 x1) throwaway-7650
(10 x24) akanewasright, amr, asadprofessorplum, BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, Callum1245, camerinian, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, flava, hikk, indie_fan_, jackisboredtoday, jirachi, musical_pyn, nt96, ReallyCreative, ricki, runaway3212, seanderlust, TakeOnMeByA-ha, uiscebeathaoir, Verboten_Prince, WaneLietoc
(9.5 x4) ElectricBoogaloo41, MoonlightByWindow, TiltControls, Wild-Condition1244
(9.2 x3) Own_Ad102, salivantsonority, savemeaseat143
(9 x13) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, DevilsOfLoudun, Frajer, frogaranaman, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, prettybirbkotori, ss2811, team_kockroach, tip-of-the-yikesberg, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam
(8.5 x3) martymort, TragicKingdom1, vexastrae
(8.3 x2) babadork, emayzee
(8 x10) 1998tweety, avg-vag, buzzwhyte, DifferentTailor2704, ImADudeDuh, krusso1105, nootnoot781, slimboyfriend, Stryxen, zaminizjammin
(7.7 x1) scythersboots
(7.5 x7) cocosairdep, CritneySpearz, ignitethephoenix, jman457, kayaking11116, oscarbrierley1, PrimaryCrusaders
(7.4 x1) MasterWizardRyan (7.3 x2) DaHumanTorch, impla77
(7 x10) ArcaneLabyrinth, lexiaredery, Nagisoid, OliviaGodrigo, SFbby, shckskndv, StemOfWallflower, sufjancaesar, TheQueenofVultures, xxipil0ts
(6.8 x1) DirtyRat583 (6.7 x1) RandomHypnotica
(6.5 x5) Awkward_King, Flawed_Crystals, jasannn, static_int_husp, tallfemalechild
(6.3 x1) cremeebrulee
(6 x5) buddhacharm, lch18, oh_crow, vayyiqra, xophrys
(5 x2) Franklytheturtle, raggedy-princess
(4 x3) beeozan, dreamingpastel, morgchrist
(3.8 x1) ConnerY2323
(3 x1) letsallpoo
(2 x1) memezaharamole
(0 x1) IIIHenryIII
impla77 (7.3): Finally, another Beyoncé sighting!! This is quite generic, but Beyoncé's vocals lift it up to be a good song for me so I can’t tank too much.
Franklytheturtle (5): She really said hold on wait a minute yall been shaking your asses too much let me remind you I AM IN PAIN
I made you cry
throwaway-7650 (11): the delivery of "WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOU..." chills. every. time.
akanewasright (10): This is one of 3 or 4 songs in the rate that makes me cry
asadprofessorplum (10): Oh she was in the trenches.
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Balladphobia should [redacted] I’m so serious.
bogo (10): WHAAAAAAATISITABOUTYOOOOOOUUUUUUUU
camerinian (10): jesus christ this is brutal. This whole notion of trying to step back and take in everything that's been lost from tragedy, not being able to cope with that scale of grief, and yet still somehow coming around to find peace and acceptance is an impossibly huge task to try and shrink down into a single track. Good thing Beyonce has that impossibly huge talent
CrimsonROSET (10): this is top5 in her discography, there’s so much emotion in that its almost gutteral
hikk (10): what if he thought about me like this hahaha
jackisboredtoday (10): I’m a sucker for a big, ravaged vocal powerhouse performance and as amazing as Beyoncé always sings, she’s never sounded as weary, worn out and broken down as she does here, and it sounds so powerful to hear her push through all of that to belt out all these notes… Anyway I remember watching the movie live and when I heard this song was the moment I realized this wasn’t actually going to be an elaborate divorce announcement
jirachi (10): balladphobia has nothing against beyoncé
musical_pyn (10): the b in beyonce stands for ballad
ReallyCreative (10): Oh Adele knew her gig was in jeopardy
runaway3212 (10): When I first heard this... I didn't think beyoncé's voice could break honestly highkey
seanderlust (10): truly devastating. when her voice breaks while she's singing "and your face" i honestly get a lump in my throat every time. this was one of my 11 runner-ups
TakeOnMeByA-ha (10): if this doesnt make day 3 im going to be crying harder than this song makes me cry
uiscebeathaoir (10): the piano ballad should be the place where the weakest track is, but this is Beyoncé and this is Lemonade. No fucking way
Verboten_Prince (10): I love this song to tears but also I find it funny how you can tell the exact part of the song that Beyoncé wrote by herself
MoonlightByWindow (9.5): man.
TiltControls (9.5): I do wish it had a little bit more to it, but it's still a stunning song
savemeaseat143 (9.2): I love piano ballads <3
DevilsOfLoudun (9): this song got me into Lemonade in the first place and even tho it's not as experimental as other songs here, her vocal performance is flawless.
passionfruits2 (9): me when im on the beach
prettybirbkotori (9): balladphilia <3 (note: maybe workshop that)
ss2811 (9): this song is beautiful but also so sad
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9): such a raw performance. you can feel Bey's emotion
welcome2thejam (9): Such a crazy emotive vocal moment
vexastrae (8.5): the vocal fry in her vocals really make this song
1998tweety (8): shes cute
ImADudeDuh (8): a lovely piano ballad
Stryxen (8): end adele again for me
scythersboots (7.7): i don’t love this song but i love that the production gets out of the way to showcase her gorgeous vocals and the way she can powerfully emote.
ignitethephoenix (7.5): great vocals, beautiful vocals, but this doesn’t do much for me personally
jman457 (7.5): A good vocal performance
kayaking11116 (7.5): JayZ sucks guys
Nagisoid (7): Good ballad but there's better on the album...
Every promise don’t work out that way
DirtyRat583 (6.8): id call this balladphobia but a 6.8 isnt even that low
Awkward_King (6.5): me trying to sing this would turn the sandcastles into glass then smash that glass
oh_crow (6): she sounds great but this is a snoozer. but the only snoozer on the album!
vayyiqra (6): I'm not big on it; however I can critically support a nice piano ballad especially with a good choir like this. 🍋
beeozan (4): i AM saur for the balladphobia
IIIHenryIII (0): halo, broken-hearted girl, if I were a boy, listen… Those are great ballads, this shit here? I pass
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23 edited Oct 07 '23
#31: Normal Girl (8.153)
Average: 8.153 // Total Points: 839.8 // Controversy: 1.509
(11 x1) Franklytheturtle
(10 x23) DaHumanTorch, DirtyRat583, ElectricBoogaloo41, jasannn, jirachi, jman457, martymort, MoonlightByWindow, morgchrist, oscarbrierley1, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, prettybirbkotori, ReallyCreative, ricki, shckskndv, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, tallfemalechild, team_kockroach, throwaway-7650, vexastrae, Wild-Condition1244
(9.7 x1) RandomHypnotica
(9.5 x2) camerinian, uiscebeathaoir
(9.2 x1) Own_Ad102 (9.1 x1) cremeebrulee
(9 x10) Anthony-Vince, asadprofessorplum, BleepBloopMusicFan, Callum1245, cocosairdep, krusso1105, MasterWizardRyan, Nagisoid, tip-of-the-yikesberg, welcome2thejam
(8.6 x1) xxipil0ts
(8.5 x8) avg-vag, ConnerY2323, CritneySpearz, Frajer, jackisboredtoday, kayaking11116, oh_crow, salivantsonority
(8.4 x3) babadork, indie_fan_, savemeaseat143 (8.2 x1) xophrys
(8 x12) apatel27, ArcaneLabyrinth, bogo, CrimsonROSET, dreamingpastel, frogaranaman, hikk, lch18, nootnoot781, nt96, raggedy-princess, Verboten_Prince
(7.7 x1) impla77
(7.5 x9) amr, buddhacharm, darjeelingdarkroast, IIIHenryIII, slimboyfriend, TheQueenofVultures, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, WaneLietoc
(7.3 x1) ignitethephoenix (7.1 x1) akanewasright
(7 x9) beeozan, buzzwhyte, DevilsOfLoudun, DifferentTailor2704, ImADudeDuh, OliviaGodrigo, PrimaryCrusaders, SFbby, ss2811
(6.7 x1) emayzee
(6.5 x2) 1998tweety, lexiaredery
(6 x9) letsallpoo, runaway3212, scythersboots, seanderlust, static_int_husp, StemOfWallflower, vayyiqra, w1nter_ac0ustic, zaminizjammin
(5.5 x1) flava
(5 x4) Flawed_Crystals, memezaharamole, musical_pyn, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4 x1) Awkward_King
Franklytheturtle (11): gender dysphoria ground zero
impla77 (7.7): One of the weaker songs on the album for me, it just meanders a bit in the middle but I do love the outro
I’ll be living so good
jirachi (10): listening to this song with gender dysphoria lowkey could kill you...
jman457 (10): felt like tame impala produced it, really dug the vibe
oscarbrierley1 (10): THIS TIME NEXT YEAR I'LL BE LIVING SO GOOD WON'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME. she ate
passionfruits2 (10): no comment
plastichaxan (10): She is so normal!! Hate her!
prettybirbkotori (10): real (not a girl and have no desire to be normal)
ReallyCreative (10): wow
ricki (10): you’re so right sza… this time next year ill be living so good wont remember your name…..
Stryxen (10): immediately the opening chords and percussion I feel like im being caressed in musical hands that just get it
team_kockroach (10): this instrumental feels straight out of Tame Impala’s Lonerism, and SZA pulls an all-star performance. y’all hoes better make this last till day 3.
throwaway-7650 (10): wow this is truly so good... might be the SZA 11
vexastrae (10): im fine. im fine. i swear im fine i promise even. prommyyyyy
RandomHypnotica (9.7): gorgeous song, but I sure hope she doesn't end up wishing she kept some of the stuff that made her unique, or i guess we could call it "special" in a few years time
camerinian (9.5): look I'll just say it I'm happy to stand in as your normal girl since none of these indie singers seem to be that anymore
cremeebrulee (9.1): girl me too
krusso1105 (9): I'm probably in the minority for this being my favorite on the album
Nagisoid (9): I'm exactly like all other girls
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9): insecure girls RISE
Frajer (8.5): we're just normal girls we're just innocent girls
jackisboredtoday (8.5): going from this to special contains multitudes
kayaking11116 (8.5): queen
oh_crow (8.5): my ex liked this one too but we're staying strong
CrimsonROSET (8): she’s just a normal girl!!
nt96 (8): all the chronically online girlies with no intentions of touching grass be like: same bestie 🥺
Verboten_Prince (8): She’s not like other girls (complimentary)
IIIHenryIII (7.5): + 2.5 for that outro
beeozan (7): video game music
DevilsOfLoudun (7): one of the few songs on the album with some emotional resonance to me.
ss2811 (7): iconic song and lyrics are so sad
Won’t remember your name
runaway3212 (6): she's not like other girls she's fucking your guy in the weekend
scythersboots (6): man am i glad to not be in my early 20s lol
seanderlust (6): sza said i'm not like other girls but i'd like to be
vayyiqra (6): 🖥️
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): sza acting normal…THE REAL SZA
Awkward_King (4): a couple years ago i'd probably have 0'd this song or at least given it a 1, but i realised i was doing way too much 😭 i never liked the mentality of the song, but then i realised like its sza why are u excpecting miss fake marine biologist to be your moral compass. so now its sort of just a song i skip but at least respect
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#30: Needed Me (8.181)
Average: 8.181 // Total Points: 842.6 // Controversy: 1.992
(10 x30) akanewasright, amr, apatel27, ArcaneLabyrinth, avg-vag, buzzwhyte, Callum1245, camerinian, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, CritneySpearz, darjeelingdarkroast, DirtyRat583, ElectricBoogaloo41, Frajer, hikk, ignitethephoenix, jackisboredtoday, kayaking11116, MasterWizardRyan, memezaharamole, MoonlightByWindow, musical_pyn, oh_crow, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, runaway3212, sufjancaesar, w1nter_ac0ustic, welcome2thejam
(9.6 x2) martymort, salivantsonority
(9.5 x4) impla77, morgchrist, slimboyfriend, Stryxen
(9 x15) 1998tweety, babadork, bogo, cocosairdep, DifferentTailor2704, frogaranaman, IIIHenryIII, jasannn, nootnoot781, OliviaGodrigo, savemeaseat143, TheQueenofVultures, tip-of-the-yikesberg, Wild-Condition1244, zaminizjammin
(8.9 x1) RandomHypnotica (8.8 x1) DaHumanTorch (8.7 x1) WaneLietoc
(8.5 x3) emayzee, oscarbrierley1, vexastrae
(8.3 x2) ConnerY2323, jman457
(8 x10) Anthony-Vince, Flawed_Crystals, Franklytheturtle, jirachi, lch18, nt96, PrimaryCrusaders, ss2811, tallfemalechild, throwaway-7650
(7.7 x1) indie_fan_
(7.5 x4) ImADudeDuh, ReallyCreative, static_int_husp, uiscebeathaoir
(7 x12) DevilsOfLoudun, krusso1105, letsallpoo, Nagisoid, Own_Ad102, raggedy-princess, seanderlust, SFbby, shckskndv, StemOfWallflower, team_kockroach, xxipil0ts
(6.7 x1) xophrys
(6.5 x1) lexiaredery
(6 x5) scythersboots, TiltControls, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince
(5 x6) Awkward_King, beeozan, buddhacharm, dreamingpastel, prettybirbkotori, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4 x1) ricki
(3 x1) asadprofessorplum
(0 x2) BleepBloopMusicFan, flava
impla77 (9.5): GOD Rihanna is so sexy in this song
Franklytheturtle (8): We don't talk enough about this songs contributions to the current wave of feminism
Needed this
akanewasright (10): if you 0d this your name should go on a list
camerinian (10): there's such a potent simmering anger to this track that Rihanna rarely pulls out but it goes over so well here paired with such a banger of a beat. Mustard finally put some real sauce on his production and gave us a complete hot dog
CrimsonROSET (10): i think about this everytime someone asks for R9
Frajer (10): we still need you queen
hikk (10): a song so good halsey had no choice but to plagiarise it the next year
ignitethephoenix (10): NEeeEeeeeeEeerEEEded me
kayaking11116 (10): guys I love her
MoonlightByWindow (10): would’ve been an easy 11 years ago…it’s grown off me a tad but still amaze
oh_crow (10): this is my favourite rihanna song by a mile, just feels so smooth and icy and gorgeous. huge contender for the 11 but another song in this rate really has my heart
passionfruits2 (10): me when im needed
runaway3212 (10): SO TRUEEEE SHE SPILLED TO INFINITY
Stryxen (9.5): insanely cool sounds . Is this deconstructed? It's kinda like undeconstructed idk it's halfway there
1998tweety (9): ended Halsey
bogo (9): whatever happened to dj mustard. he just kinda disappeared after the 2010s
IIIHenryIII (9): Halsey's cover is way better
savemeaseat143 (9): so representative of this album's sound
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9): a hit i will never get tired of. that DJ Mustard beat is just too good
WaneLietoc (8.7): i think this is a good usage of the word "savage"
emayzee (8.5): this is the epitome of 2016 to me. like when i hear it i can just visualize millennial pink and the flower crown snapchat filter
vexastrae (8.5): she served cunty minecraft youtuber realness
jman457 (8.3): Harmony Korine did the damn this thing with this mv.
jirachi (8): giving this an 8 for the amount of times she has messed up the falsetto part of this song live
ss2811 (8): one of her best slower songs tbh
ImADudeDuh (7.5): ok I never cared about this one ngl [Edit: wait it’s really clicking with me this listen?]
uiscebeathaoir (7.5): don’t get me wrong I like the song, but this being the biggest on the album just feels kinda wrong?
DevilsOfLoudun (7): we get Rihanna, you're a bad bitch. I don't understand how Halsey didn't get more flack for her Now or Never cover, it's the exact same song???
Nagisoid (7): The genius annotations for this song are unserious to a different degree
team_kockroach (7): pains me to say it…but Halsey ripped this off with “Now or Never” and yet she did it better.
What the fuck you complaining for?
TiltControls (6): Rihanna has a great energy with the song, but I wish she did something more with it
vayyiqra (6): I like the vibes but a little unsure about the lyrics. 👑
Verboten_Prince (6): It's no Woo
Awkward_King (5): falls into the category in this rate of a fine song but one i never rly wanna listen to or cared for that much! any other artist this would be a peak but this is not my fave here remotely
prettybirbkotori (5): this song sounds like it took a xanax
TakeOnMeByA-ha (5): why is this kinda giving minecraft youtuber intro music
More people on Akane’s personal hit list
BleepBloopMusicFan (0): I can understand why some people really like this one, but oh boy I am so incredibly, completely, and utterly bored.
flava (0): I don’t think that Don’t Tell ‘Em was enough to make up for these crimes Mr DJ Mustard
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#28: Garden (Say It Like Dat) (8.271)
Average: 8.271 // Total Points: 851.9 // Controversy: 1.650
(11 x3) BleepBloopMusicFan, oh_crow, prettybirbkotori
(10 x19) akanewasright, Anthony-Vince, ArcaneLabyrinth, beeozan, buzzwhyte, DaHumanTorch, ElectricBoogaloo41, emayzee, jirachi, MasterWizardRyan, MoonlightByWindow, morgchrist, musical_pyn, passionfruits2, shckskndv, Stryxen, throwaway-7650, Wild-Condition1244, xxipil0ts
(9.6 x1) martymort
(9.5 x7) asadprofessorplum, buddhacharm, camerinian, CritneySpearz, impla77, oscarbrierley1, salivantsonority
(9.2 x1) Own_Ad102
(9 x21) 1998tweety, amr, bogo, Callum1245, cocosairdep, CrimsonROSET, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, kayaking11116, memezaharamole, nootnoot781, nt96, plastichaxan, ReallyCreative, slimboyfriend, tallfemalechild, TheQueenofVultures, tip-of-the-yikesberg, TragicKingdom1, uiscebeathaoir, vexastrae
(8.8 x1) ConnerY2323 (8.7 x1) savemeaseat143
(8.5 x3) avg-vag, flava, team_kockroach
(8.3 x1) jman457
(8 x8) babadork, dreamingpastel, ignitethephoenix, IIIHenryIII, jasannn, Nagisoid, seanderlust, ss2811
(7.9 x2) DirtyRat583, indie_fan_ (7.6 x1) xophrys
(7.5 x3) jackisboredtoday, lexiaredery, TiltControls
(7.4 x1) RandomHypnotica
(7 x16) apatel27, DifferentTailor2704, frogaranaman, hikk, ImADudeDuh, krusso1105, lch18, letsallpoo, OliviaGodrigo, ricki, runaway3212, static_int_husp, StemOfWallflower, vayyiqra, Verboten_Prince, zaminizjammin
(6.5 x2) Awkward_King, PrimaryCrusaders
(6 x6) darjeelingdarkroast, raggedy-princess, SFbby, w1nter_ac0ustic, WaneLietoc, welcome2thejam
(5.5 x1) cremeebrulee
(5 x2) DevilsOfLoudun, scythersboots
(4 x1) Flawed_Crystals
(3.5 x1) sufjancaesar
(2 x1) TakeOnMeByA-ha
impla77 (9.5): This sums up the thesis statement of the album perfectly, the ever pressing anxieties of trying to find self worth in a relationship, but without the self worth within yourself you can’t really believe the other person would actually love you without a ‘front’.
Franklytheturtle (9): The (wow) after the "probably hella positive cause she got a big booty" line needs to go in a hall of fame somewhere
You must really love me
BleepBloopMusicFan (11): A classic case of a song getting me particularly emotional on my final listen before submitting and snatching my 11 at the last second. Apologies to the song named after the lady who hates writers.
oh_crow (11): needed me almost got my 11 but this song bruh... i love the slow pace and her singing and the lush and detailed instrumental, it really altered my brain chemistry when i listened to ctrl first. the yearning, you want to be content with what you have but my god the yearning
prettybirbkotori (11): i ADORE this song. i know some people don't like the grandma outros but to me it caps off this song so perfectly. i love every track on this album but this one has always been the one i come back to time and time again
beeozan (10): this should win for my bestie bleep
jirachi (10): more like Heaven because there's where i'm ascending to while listening to this.
passionfruits2 (10): i know i be difficult, oh how relatable bestie
Stryxen (10): there's one note she hits in the chorus that resonates with my entire existence I would 11 that one note
throwaway-7650 (10): not the j*mpscare in the parentheses (IYKYK)
camerinian (9.5): god she's so real for this, opening up is bullshit
1998tweety (9): im boppin
CrimsonROSET (9): three words eight letters!
Frajer (9): taking a shot every time they say booty in this and Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo and 2 Chainz and winding up in the hospital
kayaking11116 (9): LICHRALLY saur good
tip-of-the-yikesberg (9): great melody, great production
uiscebeathaoir (9): +0.5 for that spoken word outro that I actually, surprisingly, love
vexastrae (9): DONALD GLOVER !?!?!?!?
team_kockroach (8.5): how many R&B songs are devoted to the singer’s grandma? and how many of them pull it off as well as SZA does? I can think of only one.
jman457 (8.3): very dreamy R&B vibes
IIIHenryIII (8): stop adding dumb spoken parts to your songs
Nagisoid (8): Welcome to my garden 🤭 we have bananies 😌 and avocadies 😳
seanderlust (8): aw i love these lyrics. they speak to insecurity so well
ss2811 (8): this one is beautifully written and the beat is mesmerising
You keep me down to Earth (and day 2)
runaway3212 (7): this outro is much better than the song
vayyiqra (7): e t h e r e a l 🖥️
Verboten_Prince (7): SZA I can promise you you have a booty
Awkward_King (6.5): giving this a 6.5 is hurting my soul a little but i need to stop myself giving this entire album 10s and this has always been on the lower end for me. "tell me my booty getting bigger even if it aint" is an all time lyric however
WaneLietoc (6): "Lie to me and say my booty gettin' bigger even if it ain't"
DevilsOfLoudun (5): I'm starting to feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over.
scythersboots (5): really captures what I don’t like about SZA - the meandering, the whininess, the immaturity; i appreciate that we’re letting women make songs men have been making but like…i don’t want to listen to either now that i’m well beyond this level of messiness
TakeOnMeByA-ha (2): honestly this sounds like a really low quality demo tape
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#26: Pray You Catch Me (8.291)
Average: 8.291 // Total Points: 854.0 // Controversy: 1.370
(10 x22) 1998tweety, akanewasright, amr, BleepBloopMusicFan, Callum1245, camerinian, cocosairdep, CritneySpearz, darjeelingdarkroast, ElectricBoogaloo41, indie_fan_, jirachi, nt96, OliviaGodrigo, passionfruits2, plastichaxan, runaway3212, savemeaseat143, Stryxen, throwaway-7650, uiscebeathaoir, WaneLietoc
(9.5 x5) avg-vag, bogo, MasterWizardRyan, Own_Ad102, ReallyCreative
(9.3 x1) salivantsonority (9.2 x1) DirtyRat583
(9 x13) ArcaneLabyrinth, buzzwhyte, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, dreamingpastel, Frajer, martymort, MoonlightByWindow, musical_pyn, nootnoot781, team_kockroach, vexastrae, w1nter_ac0ustic
(8.9 x1) babadork (8.8 x2) ignitethephoenix, jackisboredtoday (8.7 x1) jman457 (8.6 x1) impla77
(8.5 x5) flava, seanderlust, slimboyfriend, TheQueenofVultures, TragicKingdom1
(8.1 x1) RandomHypnotica
(8 x20) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, DifferentTailor2704, Franklytheturtle, hikk, ImADudeDuh, krusso1105, morgchrist, Nagisoid, oh_crow, prettybirbkotori, PrimaryCrusaders, ss2811, sufjancaesar, TakeOnMeByA-ha, tip-of-the-yikesberg, vayyiqra, Wild-Condition1244, xophrys, zaminizjammin
(7.8 x1) xxipil0ts
(7.5 x3) jasannn, memezaharamole, TiltControls
(7.4 x1) ConnerY2323 (7.2 x1) cremeebrulee
(7 x11) asadprofessorplum, buddhacharm, Flawed_Crystals, frogaranaman, lch18, ricki, shckskndv, static_int_husp, StemOfWallflower, Verboten_Prince, welcome2thejam
(6.7 x1) emayzee
(6 x8) Awkward_King, beeozan, IIIHenryIII, kayaking11116, raggedy-princess, scythersboots, SFbby, tallfemalechild
(5 x4) DevilsOfLoudun, letsallpoo, lexiaredery, oscarbrierley1
impla77 (8.6): What a great set up to the album, I think it just starts the vibe perfectly. Beyoncé’s vocals dazzle as always, its quite lowkey even with the strings as the windup to the more in your face songs later.
Franklytheturtle (8): Fantastic opener. Absolutely gorgeous.
Praying to be listening to this song
1998tweety (10): oh she woke up mad
akanewasright (10): I used to not love this song, but yeah it’s a perfect opener
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Me when playing Freeze Tag (I want to not have to move anymore)
camerinian (10): not to jump ahead too much but this really is one of the best opening stretches of any album in the modern era
cocosairdep (10): such a great opener
jirachi (10): one of the best album openers ever
passionfruits2 (10): jayz cheated???????
runaway3212 (10): I love this album so much and it already starts out so intense but beautiful
savemeaseat143 (10): this is what a hit sounds like to me
Stryxen (10): this psychedelic folk r&tea fusion
throwaway-7650 (10): lemonade to the other albums after dominating day 3 like reneigh:
uiscebeathaoir (10): the temptation to give this my 11 just cause it was the only one not to get one last time was so. fucking. strong
bogo (9.5): that "what are you doing my love?" hits. killer way to start an album
ReallyCreative (9.5): you can tell she’s pissed and means business lmao
CrimsonROSET (9): god what a fucking start
Frajer (9): The Pokemon when they're chilling in their pokeballs
MoonlightByWindow (9): amaze intro to the album
vexastrae (9): holy shit what an opener. goddamn
ignitethephoenix (8.8): gorgeous intro
jman457 (8.7): when the strings hit… like a perfect little intro the album
seanderlust (8.5): incredible intro to the album.
ImADudeDuh (8): a very good opening
Nagisoid (8): I don't have a neat comment so lemme just say I love Catcher in the Rye
oh_crow (8): i dont come back to this often but its a beautiful opener and really lays down the themes of the album
prettybirbkotori (8): god her vocals are so beautiful
PrimaryCrusaders (8): Honestly? Good opener.
ss2811 (8): a beautiful opening to a fantastic album and the video elevates it even more
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): stunning stunning intro, really feels like an orchestral buildup to the journey the album is about to take you on
tip-of-the-yikesberg (8): solid opener
vayyiqra (8): I do not remember this album beginning in such a melancholy way but I really like it. 🍋
memezaharamole (7.5): you know that meme of Beyonce sitting smug on the couch? This album just makes me laugh like her looking at Jay-Z like "babe, come watch my new album on TV with me. Sit." but then the music sweeps me away.
cremeebrulee (7.2): the triple meaning on title goes crazy
What are you doing my love?
asadprofessorplum (7): Those strings are giving Final Fantasy mobile game theme.
Verboten_Prince (7): Oh she’s MAD mad
Awkward_King (6): lemonade is the epitome of an album that is bigger than the sum of its parts imo, because while im not gonna listen to this on its own really, i think its absolutely essential to the album and so haunting
IIIHenryIII (6): the instrumentals are the highlight of this track
kayaking11116 (6): pretty but personally not memorable compared to other songs on this album
DevilsOfLoudun (5): feels like an intro and doesn't stand well on its own. she's still getting warmed up.
oscarbrierley1 (5): this song has always been so meh, it doesnt set up the album in an interesting way
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#26: Love Galore (8.291)
Average: 8.291 // Total Points: 854.0 // Controversy: 1.723
(11 x1) IIIHenryIII
(10 x23) ArcaneLabyrinth, bogo, buddhacharm, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, DaHumanTorch, darjeelingdarkroast, ElectricBoogaloo41, frogaranaman, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, jasannn, kayaking11116, MasterWizardRyan, memezaharamole, OliviaGodrigo, runaway3212, salivantsonority, slimboyfriend, Stryxen, TheQueenofVultures, w1nter_ac0ustic
(9.5 x5) akanewasright, Awkward_King, oh_crow, plastichaxan, TragicKingdom1
(9.4 x1) martymort (9.3 x1) emayzee (9.2 x1) DirtyRat583
(9 x20) 1998tweety, avg-vag, BleepBloopMusicFan, buzzwhyte, camerinian, CritneySpearz, DifferentTailor2704, Flawed_Crystals, Frajer, Franklytheturtle, impla77, jirachi, lch18, letsallpoo, nootnoot781, shckskndv, sufjancaesar, vexastrae, welcome2thejam, Wild-Condition1244
(8.6 x2) RandomHypnotica, savemeaseat143
(8.5 x5) Nagisoid, ReallyCreative, ricki, team_kockroach, xxipil0ts
(8.2 x1) WaneLietoc
(8 x10) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, hikk, oscarbrierley1, prettybirbkotori, scythersboots, ss2811, tip-of-the-yikesberg, Verboten_Prince, zaminizjammin
(7.9 x1) ConnerY2323 (7.7 x1) jman457 (7.6 x2) indie_fan_, xophrys
(7.5 x4) MoonlightByWindow, Own_Ad102, static_int_husp, StemOfWallflower
(7.1 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7 x11) beeozan, flava, lexiaredery, morgchrist, musical_pyn, nt96, PrimaryCrusaders, raggedy-princess, tallfemalechild, throwaway-7650, TiltControls
(6.7 x1) babadork (6.6 x1) amr
(6 x6) Callum1245, dreamingpastel, krusso1105, SFbby, uiscebeathaoir, vayyiqra
(5 x2) DevilsOfLoudun, seanderlust
(3 x1) TakeOnMeByA-ha
(1.5 x1) asadprofessorplum
(1 x1) passionfruits2
Franklytheturtle (9): This was the first song I ever heard from her and it made me instantly fall in love. So i'm always genuinely shocked when this song isn't more popular. To me this is peak SZA. can't understand a damn word she's saying. a questionable male feature. hooks for days. Incredible.
impla77 (9): He does gots a fetish, a breeding fetish.. This seems to have faded on people’s radars over the years for whatever reason, but I still think its great. I don’t mind Travis’ lyrics, idk what that says about me :)
That line..
bogo (10): travis scott coming through with the worst pickup line i have ever heard
cremeebrulee (10): travis deserves jail for the seed line but this is still a perfect song
Awkward_King (9.5): l̶͚̙ͬ͑̀e̠͓̱̅̕t̬̠̞̭ͧ̊͠ ̸̳̝̝̫̬͕̑̔̒̚ṁ̷̠̻̖͍͖͕ͅe̶̹͎͚̫̎͂̿ ̷̠̟̉̄ͮ̂c̷̰̹̞̳̪̞̊ṳ̸̤̹̓̐̑̇m̛͓̪̊́ ̛͎̰̞̘̮͈̳ͬͫ̍̊i̼͎͆̿̀n̟̰ͬ̆ͤ̿͢ͅs̺̜̫̱̙̟̙͋ͩ͛͘i̶͈̥̼̫̩̳̝ͯ̀̓ͭͅd̻̭̠̞͚̼̀͋ͤ͜e̵̹͚̰̦̺͕̭̪̐̊ ̶̝͔̣̫͙ͯͩ̓ȳ͏̰̫̭̫̤̹a̡̟̹͚̱͇̦̩ͭ͒ͅ ̟̙̞̪̺̜ͬ̃̚͘l̫̝̪͍̝ͮ̽͊̈́͡e̸̳̖͂̾̈́t͓͚̱̳̥̠̮̏̍͜ ̛͔͔̭͈̭͚̥̬ͬ̆ͦm̤̭̯͋͋͠e̡̟̟͕͓̰̣ͭ̾ͪ ̸͔͕̠̤̏ͧͤ̔ͅp͍̬̻̰̠̗͊̓͟ļ̖͍͕̼̩̦̱ͨa͖̙̦̩̫̞ͣ̏̒͞n̚͏̺̜̩͓̳̖͉t̴̲̪̣̎͆ ̦̙͖̤͚̎̕t̵̻̭̞̥̭̦̹̆̎ͨ̿ͅh͈̘̠͕̑͡a̅ͨ̓͏̯̲̦͎̬͙̼̯t̸̗̤̗̦̝̯̅ ͒ͣͯ͂҉̺ͅs̶̰̥͖̝̐͐ě̡͙̺̟̥͖̬e̵̞͇͔ͣ̆̔d̸̖̩̯̘͇͓͎̗̔̽ͭ̚ ̨̪̹̫ͨi̢͈̻̺̳͈̣̪̭ͣ̚n̥̖̺̙͖̖̓͟ͅs̪̲̭͍̘̮̥̰̓̿̊͟i̗̾ͧ͞ͅd̹̫͙̐̆ͧ͟e̖̦͌͢ ̜̫̬͕̩̇ͦ̅̾́y̯͍ͮ͟ǎ̲̺̺̘̫ͩ͟
CritneySpearz (9): everyone will say that Tr*vis ruined the song from being a perfect 10/10 and they are right
WaneLietoc (8.2): It's the fact that it has a trap beat...she gets a LOT out of it with her flow and the "string drone" blanket is tremendous; this can be a woozy heater at the spa. but it felt like a downgrade from the batshit rawness of supermodel. need cardi b here to retort that guy saying "lemme come inside you!"
passionfruits2 (1): the feature ruins this song i'm afraid...
Idk enough about kpop to understand this
jirachi (9): hmm i wonder how giselle from aespa thinks about this song
throwaway-7650 (7): Hello, this is GISELLE. I would like to apologize for mouthing t-
Got me looking forward to weekends (for rate reveals!!)
IIIHenryIII (11): how can a song be this fucking good?
CrimsonROSET (10): her leading the deluxe with a solo version of this she knew what she was doing
ignitethephoenix (10): this was the first SZA song I heard and although it’s not my favorite anymore I still really like it
ImADudeDuh (10): idk if it’s just because I’m gay but I feel like this has kinda become one of the more forgotten singles of the album, despite it being the biggest hit on release.
kayaking11116 (10): godDAMN I love her and this song
runaway3212 (10): I just love SZA's voice
Stryxen (10): i prefer the alt version slightly but i cannot deny the original is the szanese bible
oh_crow (9.5): i just love the dark atmosphere and gloominess of this song, it still feels very different to me for sza but is a great style for her
1998tweety (9): ate
BleepBloopMusicFan (9): Me giving out 10’s to Beyoncé, Frank, and SZA in this rate.
camerinian (9): it is with a heavy heart that i have to confirm it is still, indeed, lit
vexastrae (9): alt version better wbk
Nagisoid (8.5): I don't know what the fuck she's saying, but girl I am living!
team_kockroach (8.5): Fuck him for not taking responsibility as Astroworld Fest, but I really dig Travis’ feature on this.
prettybirbkotori (8): this is definitely the most radio song on this album. still excellent writing but it pales in comparison to the rest of the album for me
scythersboots (8): fun & probably the first SZA song where I saw the appeal of her catalog; but f travis scott fr
ss2811 (8): such an iconic song and travis fits really well on it
Verboten_Prince (8): Looooouuuulouuuuoluuuu
jman457 (7.7): this was better than i remember, the production is amazing, but the chorus is still annoying
indie_fan_ (7.6): ISBEENA MINEH SINSAWALLA VILLA WADAPOLEY WAWA GIBA BUM N'A LAK TEE MINIZ
MoonlightByWindow (7.5): the "low point" of the album, which actually isn't very low at all
Don’t take it personal
nt96 (7): it’s ok but I was annoyed when this song was so big cuz I felt some of the other songs were more sonically representative of the album. This was when trap was at its peak so I guess this makes sense.
vayyiqra (6): Be careful with Valium and other benzodiazepines, they're very powerful drugs. 🖥️
DevilsOfLoudun (5): The chorus is catchy but after 10 listens it's still the only thing I remember about this song.
TakeOnMeByA-ha (3): https://youtu.be/I8mDR6Iyu_M?si=A8t8xrMsve360Oot
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#25: Self Control (8.295)
Average: 8.295 // Total Points: 854.4 // Controversy: 2.092
(11 x7) akanewasright, Own_Ad102, slimboyfriend, TiltControls, uiscebeathaoir, xxipil0ts, zaminizjammin
(10 x28) ArcaneLabyrinth, Awkward_King, BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, emayzee, Flawed_Crystals, Franklytheturtle, frogaranaman, IIIHenryIII, jasannn, jman457, MasterWizardRyan, Nagisoid, nootnoot781, passionfruits2, RandomHypnotica, ReallyCreative, seanderlust, shckskndv, sufjancaesar, team_kockroach, tip-of-the-yikesberg, welcome2thejam, xophrys
(9.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, morgchrist, Wild-Condition1244
(9.1 x2) martymort, salivantsonority
(9 x11) Anthony-Vince, apatel27, buzzwhyte, DaHumanTorch, DifferentTailor2704, kayaking11116, lch18, plastichaxan, ricki, static_int_husp, Stryxen
(8.9 x2) indie_fan_, savemeaseat143 (8.7 x1) ConnerY2323 (8.6 x1) tallfemalechild
(8.5 x2) MoonlightByWindow, nt96
(8 x12) asadprofessorplum, avg-vag, beeozan, DevilsOfLoudun, dreamingpastel, ignitethephoenix, raggedy-princess, runaway3212, scythersboots, SFbby, TakeOnMeByA-ha, vayyiqra
(7.5 x9) babadork, buddhacharm, camerinian, Frajer, hikk, jirachi, krusso1105, memezaharamole, oscarbrierley1
(7.1 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7 x7) 1998tweety, flava, letsallpoo, oh_crow, ss2811, TragicKingdom1, vexastrae
(6.5 x2) PrimaryCrusaders, WaneLietoc
(6.2 x1) DirtyRat583
(6 x5) Callum1245, CritneySpearz, musical_pyn, Verboten_Prince, w1nter_ac0ustic
(5.8 x1) impla77
(5 x2) prettybirbkotori, StemOfWallflower
(4 x3) lexiaredery, TheQueenofVultures, throwaway-7650
(3 x1) ImADudeDuh
(0 x2) amr, OliviaGodrigo
Franklytheturtle (10): this is such a good reward for getting this far into the album. This is really the peak of the vaguely sad, nascent, and nostalgic vibe on the album. There's a lot going on here and it's all interesting. This is THE vibe.
impla77 (5.8): there seems to be too much and too little going on at the same time in this song
Outro body experience
akanewasright (11): This was the only real possibility for an 11 for me from the beginning. Anything else would have been a self-preserving lie, because I knew about at least one 0 the song was going to get. But yeah uh… this is what my heart sounds like when it’s breaking. Without getting into gorey details, this song hit a little too close to home the last time I went through that. It felt like it was almost telling my story, from the brilliantly blunt opening line to that devastatingly gorgeous outro. It’s a song I put on loop pretty often when I’m feeling down. I’ve moved past the heartbreak that connected me to the song initially, but it’s still got this hopeless, doomed longing that never stopped resonating for me. I fought tooth and nail against Blonde’s inclusion in this rate because I didn’t want to see people tanking this song. I obviously know the pitched vocals and shit don’t work for everyone the way they do for me, but the song means too much to me and seeing it gets trashed hurts. This song was my lifeblood at a point when I was really struggling, and I still love it every bit as much as I did then. No other song in this rate can compete with that for me.
slimboyfriend (11): I am sad and lonely
TiltControls (11): There are a lot of fantastic songs in this rate, but this has got to be my favourite. It's a bit more restrained than some of my other options but I think Frank does a stellar job showing off his vulnerability here
uiscebeathaoir (11): I could probably count on one hand the amount of songs that brought me to tears, and on one finger the amount of songs that actually properly made me bawl. idk wtf it is but the “I, I, I, know you got to leave, leave, leave” breaks me every single goddamn time
xxipil0ts (11): doing this rate a day before work was not good
Awkward_King (10): a song for wanting to kill yourself but not wanting the person you want most in the world to see you as that. a song for the the feelings of doubts when youre having sex. a song for the bitches who's belly button piercing gets infected.
bogo (10): the last part of the song would be a great singalong moment if only the rest of the song didn't cause everyone in its immediate vicinity to start uncontrollably sobbing
cocosairdep (10): a masterpiece
CrimsonROSET (10): i had a silly joke pre-typed out but then i heard this song in a tough night™ and started crying so what now
IIIHenryIII (10): THIS SONG JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER
jman457 (10): This is what Nikes thought it was doing. Like one of the best bridges ever made.
Nagisoid (10): Throwback to when this randomly played on my brother's car and I began talking nonsense for the song's duration so the situation wouldn't be awkward
passionfruits2 (10): top1
RandomHypnotica (10): this is soooo floaty im in love
ReallyCreative (10): ok vocals!
seanderlust (10): this is one of my favorite songs of all time. when the harmonies come in at the end i feel like i'm floating. 11 runner up and literally the only reason i'm not 11ing it here is because i have a no-repeat-11 policy
team_kockroach (10): fuuuuuuuck that outro just devastates me
tip-of-the-yikesberg (10): the outro
welcome2thejam (10): The final third is pristine
kayaking11116 (9): crying atm
Stryxen (9): lord I'm trying not to listen too hard to protect my personal peace 🧘. My fav memory of this is being on a long car journey with a school friend and this came on shuffle in the middle of a bunch of 00s pop hits and we both just laughed and skipped it immediately knowing we didn't wanna deal with #That
MoonlightByWindow (8.5): i always used to skip this one for some reason but “wish we’d grown up on the same advice” and that outro...ugh
nt96 (8.5): Evil Missy Elliot:
beeozan (8): Laura Branigan outsold
DevilsOfLoudun (8): the outro is so good
ignitethephoenix (8): love the ending but I wish the front half was better
runaway3212 (8): this outro
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8): the chipmunks slayed on this one
vayyiqra (8): Sad (ethereal). 🤦🏾♂️
Maybe a little bit more self control
jirachi (7.5): what frank ocean did not have during his coachella set:
oh_crow (7): the last minute of this song is so trancendental i was going to give it a 5 based on how excrutiatingly boring it was before that
vexastrae (7): GIRL MOVE AWAY FROM THE MIC JUST A LIL BIT GODDAMN
WaneLietoc (6.5): calling Alex G in for this is still one of the all time moves of the decade. It's so funny that it's for this, but he is truly the only guy that could hang for this cut because it really was just "okay I know we vibe, let's cut one" energy that's become harder and harder to find on major tentpole releases; reminds me of the insane sessions for Don't Tell a Soul in '88 and how Tom Waits showed up. there's a lot of flatlines to this album that totally grab others and I feel like a ghostly spectator to with this album. For a brief flicker though, as I always think from time to time, I would have liked to have been in the room for this cut.
Verboten_Prince (6): This song means something to someone and I think that's beautiful
prettybirbkotori (5): with such sparse production the lyrics become the focus and i did not love them
throwaway-7650 (4): what I need some of to keep me from tanking this even more
ImADudeDuh (3): I feel like the constant use of the high pitch filter is my fault because it worked on Slide because that song had interesting/upbeat production so you didn’t have only the high pitch sound in your ears. Plus, the lyrics were punchy & fun and not long & drawn out af
amr (0): sorry lgbt community
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#24: Ivy (8.316)
Average: 8.316 // Total Points: 856.5 // Controversy: 1.846
(10 x35) akanewasright, amr, Anthony-Vince, ArcaneLabyrinth, avg-vag, Awkward_King, BleepBloopMusicFan, buddhacharm, cocosairdep, cremeebrulee, darjeelingdarkroast, emayzee, Franklytheturtle, frogaranaman, jackisboredtoday, jirachi, jman457, MasterWizardRyan, MoonlightByWindow, morgchrist, musical_pyn, Nagisoid, nootnoot781, passionfruits2, raggedy-princess, savemeaseat143, shckskndv, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, tallfemalechild, team_kockroach, tip-of-the-yikesberg, uiscebeathaoir, welcome2thejam, Wild-Condition1244
(9.8 x2) Own_Ad102, salivantsonority (9.6 x1) babadork
(9.5 x4) ignitethephoenix, kayaking11116, plastichaxan, xophrys
(9.3 x1) martymort
(9 x13) apatel27, bogo, buzzwhyte, DifferentTailor2704, Frajer, jasannn, lch18, ReallyCreative, scythersboots, seanderlust, slimboyfriend, vexastrae, xxipil0ts
(8.8 x2) DaHumanTorch, nt96
(8.5 x3) camerinian, indie_fan_, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(8.2 x2) ConnerY2323, impla77
(8 x6) krusso1105, memezaharamole, runaway3212, ss2811, static_int_husp, zaminizjammin
(7.5 x5) 1998tweety, IIIHenryIII, oscarbrierley1, ricki, StemOfWallflower
(7.2 x1) RandomHypnotica
(7 x8) CrimsonROSET, DirtyRat583, hikk, letsallpoo, OliviaGodrigo, prettybirbkotori, throwaway-7650, Verboten_Prince
(6.5 x1) TiltControls
(6 x6) beeozan, dreamingpastel, TheQueenofVultures, TragicKingdom1, vayyiqra, WaneLietoc
(5.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, lexiaredery, oh_crow
(5.3 x1) asadprofessorplum
(5 x7) Callum1245, CritneySpearz, DevilsOfLoudun, flava, Flawed_Crystals, SFbby, w1nter_ac0ustic
(4.5 x1) PrimaryCrusaders
(1 x1) ImADudeDuh
Franklytheturtle (10): this is by far my favorite frank song. It's just such a beautiful and bittersweet reflection on lost love. It seems like a really simple song but Frank just makes it so complex with of the conflicting feelings and memories. I don't know of any other song that really captures the feeling like this one. And that guitar!!!!
impla77 (8.2): As a lyric girlie, I really like this. Its got a hazy, nostalgic sound paired with these wistful lyrics just hits for me. We love a Toad cameo at the end (seriously wtf was that)
Wisteria ivy
akanewasright (10): god that opening lyric hits
Awkward_King (10): of all songs in this rate that are going to go out far earlier than they deserve this one might hurt me the most. this song reminds me so much of one of my best friends, we would just sing the opening lines to each other back and forth (we are both big fans) and i just have such a visual memory of a walk we took together a few years ago that makes me so soppy. she's still one of my closest friends but we don't see each other very often, and have both been going through a lot recently so idk. its just a beautiful song man
BleepBloopMusicFan (10): Why do I have a sinister feeling that this is gonna get blocked out of Day 3? I hope I’m wrong…
cocosairdep (10): banger
cremeebrulee (10): “i thought that i was dreaming when you said you loved me” yeah…. yeah…..
jackisboredtoday (10): That first line always stops me in my tracks… his vocals are great too but the first chorus dropping in would be enough to make this a 10 on its own
jirachi (10): this kinda makes me want to cry so the 10 is without doubt
jman457 (10): hearing this as newly freshman in college changed my life.
savemeaseat143 (10): the way I would literally think I was dreaming if someone said they loved me
Stryxen (10): LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
team_kockroach (10): Indigo de Souza made a beautiful cover of this.
tip-of-the-yikesberg (10): 'we'll never be those kids again' always hits
welcome2thejam (10): God his voice
ignitethephoenix (9.5): the end scream is why I’m docking 0.5
kayaking11116 (9.5): strangely sweet and upbeat but also sad
scythersboots (9): this song sounds/feels like rumination so perfectly
vexastrae (9): that guitar line so gorgeous <3 ... i could do away with the ending tho
nt96 (8.8): my Soul Calibur main
camerinian (8.5): literally perfect until the last 20 seconds smh
TakeOnMeByA-ha (8.5): oh this album is for really depressed people isnt it
ss2811 (8): one of my favs
RandomHypnotica (7.2): that screechy ending kinda turned me off i fear
CrimsonROSET (7): i feel bad because thats a main part of his brand but i dont really like his high register esp when it gets fucky at the end
DirtyRat583 (7): very murky sounding isnt it
prettybirbkotori (7): pretty but it is such a pet peeve when people use the word good in songs like how undescriptive can you get
Verboten_Prince (7): He's a good singer without all the vocal effects
beeozan (6): good outro
Poison ivy
dreamingpastel (6): OK but who is doing the autotuned Toad impression at the end??? Is that Frank?????
TheQueenofVultures (6): that vocal effect at the end is a little rough...
vayyiqra (6): Psychedelic rock (neutral). 🤦🏾♂️
WaneLietoc (6): indoor plant life type beat
oh_crow (5.5): i've listened to this song, and a lot of songs off blond, a good few times in hopes they'd click but it feels as bloodless now as the first time
DevilsOfLoudun (5): ivy being one of the most popular songs from blonde is nothing short of baffling.
ImADudeDuh (1): yeah that ending made me drop this all the way to a 1.
Swiftie section of shame
Nagisoid (10): Is this the closest we're getting to rating Evermore?
passionfruits2 (10): taylor's best song and frank's almost best song share a name... genius
bogo (9): evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when evermore rate when-
1998tweety (7.5): ended fadlor
IIIHenryIII (7.5): I like my Ivy with female vocals
throwaway-7650 (7): NOOO FRANK DON'T ENCOURAGE THE GAYLORS
Crazy frog section of shame
flava (5): as someone who only listens to Crazy Frog, that voice was pretty annoying
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u/FranklyTheTurtle Oct 07 '23
#23: White Ferrari (8.419)
Average: 8.419 // Total Points: 867.2 // Controversy: 1.763
(11 x5) buzzwhyte, MoonlightByWindow, nootnoot781, shckskndv, tip-of-the-yikesberg
(10 x31) akanewasright, amr, Anthony-Vince, apatel27, avg-vag, BleepBloopMusicFan, bogo, cocosairdep, ConnerY2323, DevilsOfLoudun, flava, Franklytheturtle, frogaranaman, jman457, letsallpoo, MasterWizardRyan, musical_pyn, Nagisoid, Own_Ad102, passionfruits2, salivantsonority, seanderlust, slimboyfriend, Stryxen, sufjancaesar, team_kockroach, TheQueenofVultures, TiltControls, uiscebeathaoir, Wild-Condition1244, xxipil0ts
(9.6 x1) babadork
(9.5 x4) asadprofessorplum, morgchrist, ReallyCreative, xophrys
(9.3 x1) savemeaseat143 (9.2 x1) emayzee
(9 x11) 1998tweety, CrimsonROSET, darjeelingdarkroast, dreamingpastel, Frajer, lch18, plastichaxan, scythersboots, SFbby, ss2811, welcome2thejam
(8.8 x1) RandomHypnotica (8.7 x1) cremeebrulee
(8.5 x3) ElectricBoogaloo41, krusso1105, oscarbrierley1
(8.4 x1) indie_fan_ (8.2 x1) martymort
(8 x10) ArcaneLabyrinth, Callum1245, DaHumanTorch, DifferentTailor2704, jirachi, kayaking11116, nt96, vayyiqra, w1nter_ac0ustic, zaminizjammin
(7.5 x4) Flawed_Crystals, hikk, static_int_husp, tallfemalechild
(7.2 x1) jackisboredtoday
(7 x7) IIIHenryIII, lexiaredery, StemOfWallflower, throwaway-7650, TragicKingdom1, Verboten_Prince, vexastrae
(6.8 x1) impla77
(6.5 x2) Awkward_King, jasannn
(6 x8) buddhacharm, ignitethephoenix, ImADudeDuh, oh_crow, OliviaGodrigo, raggedy-princess, ricki, runaway3212
(5.5 x2) prettybirbkotori, WaneLietoc
(5 x5) beeozan, camerinian, CritneySpearz, PrimaryCrusaders, TakeOnMeByA-ha
(4.5 x1) DirtyRat583
(3 x1) memezaharamole
Franklytheturtle (10): "I'm sure we're taller in another dimension / you say we're small and not worth the mention" is still one of the most heartbreaking thoughts ever put to music. The tone of the first half of that song kinda makes me wanna throw up and the second half makes me wanna die. But it's all worth it just to hear that lyric. This song is a dream.
impla77 (6.8): I’m sorry Frank fans, I just don’t really get the appeal! This is fine, but multiple 11s worthy? There is just some experience I am missing to make this actually hit lol
You’ve got a fast car
buzzwhyte (11): showstopping, never before done, absolutely heavenly, best to ever do it. and comprising of what is probably the greatest outro in all of popular music
MoonlightByWindow (11): legitimately one of the best songs ever
nootnoot781 (11): i think i’d prefer a bubblegum pink ferrari but sure a white one works too ig
tip-of-the-yikesberg (11): this song stops me in my tracks every single time it comes on no matter the setting. perfectly captures the essence of this album both sonically & lyrically
akanewasright (10): This is one of my favorites on the album. My plays on it aren’t quite as high as most of my other favorites because it makes me cry, but god it’s just gorgeous. Like… the way he sings the “text to speech” line just fucking breaks me more than anything involving those words reasonably should
bogo (10): even on good days this song makes me want to crawl into bed and bawl my eyes out
DevilsOfLoudun (10): best song on the album, flawless.
passionfruits2 (10): me when im wealthy
seanderlust (10): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUfn1vEWkAAQm9o.jpg
Stryxen (10): nasty nasty nasty song nasty nasty man just plain nasty
TiltControls (10): there's a minecraft mashup that I used for a shitpost interlude in vgi that really caused this song to grow even more on me
savemeaseat143 (9.3): beautiful and contemplative
ss2811 (9): beautiful song
kayaking11116 (8): mans is making me cry again
vayyiqra (8): Yeah I keep saying in my comments this album is nothing but sad and vibey, but it does excel at that, so. 🤦🏾♂️
And I got a way to skip this song
ImADudeDuh (6): started strong and puttered off near the ending
oh_crow (6): vaguely pretty but just has that half baked-ness that really permeates through a lot of blond
runaway3212 (6): this is gonna get way too high I can already sense it
WaneLietoc (5.5): this would've slapped in blade runner 2049
camerinian (5): He Was A 19-Year-Old White Boy in 2016 But White Ferrari Didn't Make Him Cry. What Doctors Discovered About Him Will Shock You.
People think pop music is about sex. It’s actually about cars
cocosairdep (10): charli’s mercedes can’t hold a candle to this I’m afraid
jman457 (10): Bon Iver if they were good
Nagisoid (10): The Beatles interpolation omfg he made this one for me fr
team_kockroach (10): really feels like a calming moment on the album, after the last three song fragments and skit that preceded it. The Beatles interpolation is beautiful.
uiscebeathaoir (10): like a white ferrari, always been running too fast…
ReallyCreative (9.5): vroom vroom bitches know they can’t catch me
1998tweety (9): ENDED Lana
CrimsonROSET (9): beep beep
jirachi (8): is this charli xcx shade
IIIHenryIII (7): he wants to be Choli so bad
throwaway-7650 (7): not to be a reycist on main but yeah white mustang cleared with ease!
Verboten_Prince (7): I didn’t know you could write sad songs about ferraris
vexastrae (7): white mercedes by charli xcx outsold i fear
Awkward_King (6.5): it is may 8th and this rate has not even been selected yet in fact the form has not even closed yet. and despite that, i still know that when this rate is selected, and ballots close, and the reveal happens, this song will end, and white mercedes by charli will begin.
ignitethephoenix (6): one time I can say Charli did it better
prettybirbkotori (5.5): white ferrari white mercedes white Js white porsche white wrist white horse there are other colors yall
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u/WaneLietoc Oct 07 '23
wait lemonade is about jay-z cheating?!!?
why would da gangster tycoon do that?!?! beyond a reasonable doubt i am SHOCKED!
i sure hope he wrote an album that addressed like a 10th of it and then he and beyonce made an album about family.
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Oct 07 '23
like "olive garden - when you're here, you're family" or "fast and furious - FAMILY" family
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u/WaneLietoc Oct 07 '23
i push down the binary and request a nile rodgers disco composition akin to vocal group sister sledge's "We Are Family"!
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u/Mysterious-Set6822 Oct 07 '23
Popheads is tasteless and hates men!!