MrKingsley and Barney92's Walrus - The Reveal

Barney92

In fourth place is

Green&Red

, earning 12 points with their selection of Colours by The Frank and Walters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBAk1m-lRDo

Barney's Comments: Love the start of this, that would get me into a very good mood. Hopefully the lyrics match that feeling. It's nice and upbeat. It sort of lost in the middle but I like the last verse.

Kingsley's Comments: Ah yeah now this is exactly the type of song I had in mind when this category was chosen. Lovely song and I will definitely be putting this on in the future when a pick me up is required.

Barney92

Not avoiding the bottom three is

phatkev

, earning 3 points with their selection of Danny Nedelko by Idles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF_G-RF66M

Barney's Comments: The first part of this made me wonder if whoever sent it understood the brief but then I sort of came around to the idea. You could shout and scream along to the chorus and get yourself into a good mood. Whilst I like rhyming Malala with Mo Farah, I don't like most of this song.

Kingsley's Comments: I've a feeling that I've heard this song in loads of TV series/films. It seems really familiar but never heard of the name of it or the band before. Very difficult to not get a little pumped up listening to it. Very nice choice.

tusk

Oh no

Barney92

Starting off the top three is

sant-osh

, earning 13 points with their selection of Mean Man by Betty Harris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmBs5HX3vwA

Barney's Comments: Lively intro, this would perk me up alright. Focusing on the lyrics wouldn't really make me too happy though. Another where I like the tune but not so sure about the lyrics.

Kingsley's Comments: Oh yes Betty. Sing it mdear. Great choice. Love this song. And going off previous comments I believe I have worked out this particular sender......

Barney92

There'll be a break before the final four, probaly around ten minutes.

I won't give an exact time because Trigger will only be docked more points

MrKingsley

tusk wrote: »

Oh no

Welcome to squeaky bum time Tusk!

tusk

Can't remember what I submitted or even what round it is

MrKingsley

Also barney may well be redefining the Power Reveal here

Also Starring LeVar Burton

So glad I bounced back and avoided another last place finish. I'll happily take 6th!

Trigger

First 2 songs out got 8 points each? Is that correct? Just copped it there..

In the final pairings again feck sake me nerves!

MrKingsley

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

So glad I bounced back and avoided another last place finish. I'll happily take 6th!

That was a great choice LeVar. It’s been listened to an awful lot on my end

MrKingsley

Trigger wrote: »

First 2 songs out got 8 points each? Is that correct? Just copped it there..

In the final pairings again feck sake me nerves!

Ah for gods sake. You leave Barney in change for 1 reveal and all hell breaks loose.

Stewards inquiry please

Also Starring LeVar Burton

MrKingsley wrote: »

That was a great choice LeVar. It’s been listened to an awful lot on my end

It's been my go to good mood song for several years old and I've still never gotten sick of it. Glad you liked it.

phatkev

Barney92 wrote: »

Not avoiding the bottom three is

phatkev

, earning 3 points with their selection of Danny Nedelko by Idles


Kingsley's Comments: I've a feeling that I've heard this song in loads of TV series/films. It seems really familiar but never heard of the name of it or the band before. Very difficult to not get a little pumped up listening to it. Very nice choice.

Do yourself a favour and check out "Joy as an Act of Resistance", its an absolutely stellar album

MrKingsley

phatkev wrote: »

Do yourself a favour and check out "Joy as an Act of Resistance", its an absolutely stellar album

Will do indeed. That’s why we are here after all

Barney92

MrKingsley wrote: »

Ah for gods sake. You leave Barney in change for 1 reveal and all hells breaks lose.

Stewards inquiry please

Sorry boss, MicksJaguar only got 7 points. Which may have a knock on effect on all the points below him thus far. I'll have a table at the end of the round.

Barney92

In second last place is

Necropop

, earning 2 points with their selection of the Ding Dong Song by Gunther and the Sunshine Dolls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13qnzUQwuI

Barney's Comments: Good grief, this song. I mean it would get a smile out of me in the beginning but I don't like the song at all. Too much 'la la la la' for me.

Kingsley's Comments: This is just pure madness. I quite enjoy it actually. Proper euro pop and can definitely see how this could get you out of a slump.

Barney92

In 2nd place is

Trigger

, earning 14 points with their selection of Keep ya head up by 2Pac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW--IGAfeas

Barney's Comments: I must say not my favourite Tupac number but I do enjoy it. I think it is very catchy and the lyrics are quite powerful at times. It wouldn't be something I'd think of to get me into a good mood but I think it would do the job.

Kingsley's Comments: I was a huge Tupac fan when I was younger. I always defended him despite some crazily hypocritical messages he put out later in his career but this was before that. Lovely song, simple but effective lyrics but a great message. Top marks for theme.

PS You weren't really docked any points Trigger

Barney92

Unfortunately in each round there is a last place. This time around it is

tusky island

, earning 1 point with their selection of Boombox by Lonely Island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvEYKRF5IA

Barney's Comments: Oooph, I didn't like Lonely Island last time and I can't say I like this one much more. I mean each to their own but this one would do the opposite for me.

Kingsley's Comments: Right the old Lonely Island again. I said before that I have a love/hate relationship with them. This one actually manages to fall bang in the middle for me. It's one of those ones that I really like parts of (ie. lyrics and parts of the beat) but just amn’t wild about the overall vibe to it.

Barney92

Which means that coming in at the top of the podium is

TED_YNWA

, earning 15 points, with their selection of Walk of Life by the Dire Straits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9TlGDZGkI

Barney's Comments: Oh yes, oh yes! Fair play whoever entered this. What a cracker. The intro alone is enough to get me into a good mood and it doesn't stop once the singing comes in.

This song makes me smile


Kingsley's Comments: Yes, yes and YES! Whenever i'm finishing a late shift of serving drunks and it is time to start cleaning this song (as well as Sultans of Swing) are my go-tos to put me in a happy place and forget about all the rotten work that I am about to do. Perfect choice. Only taking a mark off because I have heard it so many times.

MrKingsley

The Lonely Island strikes again guys

MrKingsley

A fabulous choice Ted. I will be listening to it again in approximately 3 1/2 hours time

Barney92

So here are the scores for the Good Mood round.

Congratulations to TED, great choice.

Username Song Points
TED_YNWA Dire Straits 15
Trigger 2Pac 14
osh Betty Harris 13
Green&Red The Frank and Walters 12
Prisca Beirut 11
Also Starring LeVar Burton Paul Kelly 10
Ectoplasm Billy Joel 9
Drumpot Blur 8
MicksJaguar Phil Collins 7
Spook_ie Queen 6
Necrina Justin Timberlake 5
Pretzill Adam Lambert 4
phatkev Idles 3
Necro Gunther and the Sunshine Dolls 2
tusk Lonely Island 1

tusk

I'm ok with that.

You're wrong. But sometimes bad things happen to good songs.

Ted_YNWA

Woop, i haz a mini win.

Listening to it again here.

Necro

Barney92 wrote:

Barney's Comments: Good grief, this song. I mean it would get a smile out of me in the beginning but I don't like the song at all. Too much 'la la la la' for me.

But tease me

Complete me

I want you to be my love toy

Trigger

Woop, delighted with 2nd place, knew that song choice could be hit or miss here as it's actually not for everyone.

Great choice for the winner Ted, will have a listen to the ones I dont know, which is the majority

Pretzill

Aww I missed the round - some great tracks in there - Dire Straits always strike me as a band of their time and their music has dated unfavourbly for me - It's possibly because they got so much airplay - Necro Necro - Gunther and the Sunshine Dolls :pac:

Thanks Barney and Mr K, I knew I was walking on thin ice with a 2019 release

ETA: I thought it was songs to change your mood (not neccessarily good mood?)

Necro

Pretzill wrote:

Necro - Gunther and the Sunshine Dolls

An under rated classic :P

Barney92

Pretzill wrote: »

Aww I missed the round - some great tracks in there - Dire Straits always strike me as a band of their time and their music has dated unfavourbly for me - It's possibly because they got so much airplay - Necro Necro - Gunther and the Sunshine Dolls :pac:

Thanks Barney and Mr K, I knew I was walking on thin ice with a 2019 release

ETA: I thought it was songs to change your mood (not neccessarily good mood?)

Well the good mood was more of a shorthand. The round was to change your mood from bad to good.

Pretzill

Barney92 wrote: »

Well the good mood was more of a shorthand. The round was to change your mood from bad to good.

I should have read the small print, the song I chose was more defiant mood than good mood

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Great round, some solid choices. Standouts for me were...

Drumpot - a classic. Can't beat a bit of Blur!

osh - nice. Hadn't heard this before, but I really like it.

Necro - not gonna lie, I probably would've had this in first place for this round; on the one hand it's awful, but on the other it's infectiously catchy.

Trigger - oooh child, another great choice by yourself Trigger.

Ted_WYNA - Love a bit of Dire Straits, congrats on winning this round.

quickbeam

Drumpot - my favourite Blur song, a great choice.

Ecto - you know I love me some Billy Joel, delighted to see it included.

Ted - Walk of Life, what a choon! Nearly submitted it to Kolido's 80s competition though I went with a different DS in the end, but it was a close call.

Trigger

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Great round, some solid choices. Standouts for me were...

Drumpot - a classic. Can't beat a bit of Blur!

osh - nice. Hadn't heard this before, but I really like it.

Necro - not gonna lie, I probably would've had this in first place for this round; on the one hand it's awful, but on the other it's infectiously catchy.

Trigger - oooh child, another great choice by yourself Trigger.

Ted_WYNA - Love a bit of Dire Straits, congrats on winning this round.

I'm actually surprising myself with my choices as 18 months ago I wouldn't have heard any of these songs at all

MrKingsley

Sorry guys work has gotten in the way of the net reveal. The ‘Remind You’ reveal will be happening on Monday afternoon

Trigger

This happening today still?

MrKingsley

Trigger wrote: »

This happening today still?

Plan is to do it late afternoon/early evening yeah

MrKingsley

Right so this will be going live in the next hour.

Just a bit of house keeping. Myself and Barney have decided to mark each song out of 15 for this round. It would be pretty uncool to mark anyone down for theme here seeing as they are all personal choices.

And the current scoreboard is as follows.....

Trigger 4 15 14 33
Ectoplasm 15 7 9 31
TED_YNWA 12 4 15 31
phatkev 14 13 3 30
Prisca 5 14 11 30
osh 7 10 13 30
Green&Red 6 9 12 27
tusk 11 12 1 24
Drumpot 13 2 8 23
MicksJaguar 8 5 7 20
Also Starring LeVar Burton 9 1 10 20
Pretzill 3 11 4 18
Necrina 10 3 5 18
Spook_ie 1 8 6 15
Necro 2 6 2 10

MrKingsley

Barney's scores from the Good Mood Round:

Liking Theme Total
Superpower 4 2.5 6.5
Colours 7 4 11
Can't stop the feeling 5 5 10
Ding dong song 2 2 4
Gibraltar 6.5 4 10.5
You'll be in my heart 6.5 3.5 10
Danny Nedelko 2 3 5
Scenes from an Italian restaurant 5 2.5 7.5
Tender 7 3 10
Mean Man 7 4 11
Keep ya head up 8.5 4.5 13
Boombox 4 2 6
Walk of Life 9.5 5 14.5
Dumb Things 6 3.5 9.5
Don't Stop Me Now 4.5 4 8.5

And mine:

Superpower 6 4 10
Colours 8 5 13
Can't stop the feeling 3 4 7
Ding dong song 6 4 10
Gibraltar 8 4 12
You'll be in my heart 5 3 8
Danny Nedelko 7 4 11
Scenes from an Italian restaurant 9 4 13
Tender 7 3 10
Mean Man 9 4 13
Keep ya head up 8 5 13
Boombox 5 3 8
Walk of Life 9 5 14
Dumb Things 8 4 12
Don't Stop Me Now 5 4 9

MrKingsley

MrKingsley

Reveal will go from 12-4 before we do the top and bottom 3

MrKingsley

So to open proceedings we have

Drumpot

with Dr. Ford by Ramin Djawadi. 4 Points scored for this number.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2kStWiUVw

Barney's Comments: I'm not entirely sure what I expected here but it wasn't quite this. Apparently it is in Westworld though. Never really watched it so didn't know that. It is a nice piece but for some reason I don't love it.

Kingsley's Comments: Really enjoyed the first season of Westworld. I love a nice bit of piano and this certainly fits the bill. Very nice choice

MrKingsley

In 11th place collecting themselves 5 points is

TED

with the canine ditty "Buddy & Me" by John Hogan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxkjC5qBREw

Barney's Comments: This reminds me a bit of our family dog who passed away when I was younger. It's a song that is quite easy to listen to, with a great story about a dog.

Kingsley's Comments: This is a nice song but the singer's voice got on my nerves the first time I heard it and that hasn't changed.

MrKingsley

In tenth place, earning themselves 6 points, is

Necrina

with the song Lemon Tree by Fools Garden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCDIt50hRDs

Barney's Comments: I do like the intro to this and the singer's voice sits well with me. It has a nice rhythm to it, I do like this one. Although, the 'dee da da' bit has cost it a point or two.

Kingsley's Comments: I am not wild on this song and never have been. There are parts that I really like but then parts that I despise in equal measure. The chorus being the main offender.

MrKingsley

So sscoring 7 points for a 9th place finish

Pretzill

with If (When you go) by Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven & Julia Fordham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoFQ1Hop-E

Barney's Comments: Beautiful piece here, but it just isn't quite my favourite. I can't really fault it too much but I'm not a massive fan of the singers' voices.

Kingsley's Comments: I am just not crazy about this song. I love the tempo but the singers voice just grates on me a little bit.

Necro

I've no idea what I entered for this, if it's anything like the last song then you're all in for a treat :pac:

MrKingsley

So in 8th place a scoring (a much needed) 8 points in

Necro

with the Dubliner's "Weila, Weila, Waila".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnrhJO-qzdw

Barney's Comment's: Someone has picked a good one for me, the good old Dubliners. This one makes me head bob, and I like most of the lyrics, bar the weila weila waila which is unfortunate because it is the name of the song.

Kingsley's Comments: Love the choice here. Have listened to it quite a few times. A good solid score.

MrKingsley

Necro wrote: »

I've no idea what I entered for this, if it's anything like the last song then you're all in for a treat :pac:

Now there's timing Necro

MrKingsley

Be back in 10/15 with the next few.

As an aside. This was without a doubt my favorite playlist to listen to. The average score for me was pretty high with 4/5 absolute crackers.

Pretzill

MrKingsley wrote: »

So sscoring 7 points for a 9th place finish

Pretzill

with If (When you go) by Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven & Julia Fordham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoFQ1Hop-E

Barney's Comments: Beautiful piece here, but it just isn't quite my favourite. I can't really fault it too much but I'm not a massive fan of the singers' voices.

Kingsley's Comments: I am just not crazy about this song. I love the tempo but the singers voice just grates on me a little bit.

I prefer the Judie Tzuke version to this one...