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And two more should finish the first hundred songs:

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#686: FranC a.k.a. Top Dolla - Thank You // 89 Days (2:20):
https://youtu.be/icf_S5WJhQ4

Nominator: Mega_Mana [32/38 Remaining[

Initial Score: 54.196
Revised Score: 58.03
Final Score: 54.086

(First Reaction: It's a thing. I wouldn't ever call this a good song, but I did have a smile on my face throughout the whole thing.)

I do like wrestlers singing. I imagine I've mentioned my fondness for Piledriver: The Wrestling Album and Wrestlemania: The Album before, yes? I know I've posted songs from both of them at topics in the past at least... either way, this is fine. He stays classy throughout the rap and doesn't attack his former employer, which I can respect. He's having fun joking about taking their money during his 90 day "no compete" clause, but keeping things tame enough that it's unlikely to cause any bad blood between him & the WWE. It's certainly better than Max Caster's "edgy for the sake of being edgy" nonsense.

(I'm not offended by Caster and acknowledge the gimmick works well for him, but I also can't think of a single time where I enjoyed his raps & I fear he's going to get himself in real trouble one day because even after being pulled from TV for weeks due to backlash against him, he's still cutting promos that have to be edited out on Rampage. Though that's not really my business and I've gotten wildly off topic again.)

This nominated song... it's alright. It's kinda funny, it showcases him more than WWE ever did, and doesn't drag on or overstay its welcome. That being said, there's not a lot here to talk about... keeping things classy was probably the right idea, but it also means there's no real "bite" to the song or any hard-hitting lyrics to react to. You just smile, chuckle lightly, and move along.

[Final Thoughts: Well, Top Dolla is back with WWE & The Acclaimed are arguably the most over tag team in America right now, so a lot has changed since the Revised Score was typed up. Song is a cute novelty, but hearing him rap about all the different promotions he could sign with is kinda flat now that he's right back where he started. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he got his job back and he's doing fine, but this song has not aged terribly well over the past year and it wasn't really one of my favorites back then either. It's neat and worth a light chuckle, but I think I'm moving it back down the list a bit.]

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#685: Every Time I Die - Sly (2:31):
https://open.spotify.com/track/3wrzwtxePQBL7MZUAd8I1x?si=3a6eaf3ee41b458d

Nominator: Bane [32/38 Remaining]

Initial Score: 51.00
Revised Score: 51.00
Final Score: 51.00 [Upgraded to 51.50] [Upgraded to 51.91] [Upgraded to 53.90] [Upgraded to 54.09]

(First Reaction: The lyrics absolutely nail the depressive vibe I'm typically into with lines like "can't kill a man whose never felt alive" which wouldn't be out of place in a Linkin Park song, but the song is so high-speed and intense that I don't really get a chance to enjoy the feelings.)

I don't want to say I dislike Buckley's rage in general, because there are definitely tracks on this album in which it works to his advantage. I just don't care for it on this track because I find (most of) the lyrics put me in the mood for 'quiet sadness' rather than 'loud anger'.

I get what I don't want until I want it
Then it falls away
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Can't kill a man whose never felt alive
,,,
I'd give it what I got but I have lost it

Feels like mopey lyrics. Just try to picture Eeyore delivering that line.

Rabbit: Come on and give it what you've got!

Eeyore: I'd give it what I got, but I lost that too...

...Seriously, you can just hear the tragically comedic levels of depression. But the delivery of the lyrics is all "RARR, I'M GONNA RAM MY WORTHLESS HEAD THROUGH THIS WALL AND DEVOUR THE BRAINS THAT ARE LEAKING FROM MY BROKEN SKULL!!!!" which definitely has its place, but not on this song. Not for me anyway.

[Final Thoughts: Fantastic lyrics, but I'd prefering dialing the intensity down to... like... 15% of what it's at. ]

[Later: Minor boost to scoring.]

[Later: Another minor boost, but as great as the lyrics are, I think this is the song's limit.]

[...Later: Song is stuck in my head, so I guess I've changed my mind and am moving it up a few extra points.]

[Plip: A lot of minor shuffling going on around this point of the list.]

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