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Kolido

Welcome to Kolrus

What is Walrus?

Walrus is a game wherein you select music, & other people judge your music. The standard Walrus usually has 1 host who selects all the categories and a bunch of people submit songs (1 per category) and the host judges all the songs in each category.

Why am I doing it?

Well I love music and I’m actually surprised I’m only getting around to running my first walrus now.

What kind of music do I like?

Probably easier for me to say what kind of music I don’t like. Country is not for me. Not a big fan of grunge. Most other genres are fair game.
What I would listen to most is 80s and 90s rock and pop. Also like some RnB, classical, 90s dance music. What I would like to get into more is jazz and

The Categories

1 - Female Vocal - I tend to listen to more male singers than female. It is not by choice it just seems to be how things fall. So please pick a song sung by a female, can be solo or group, rock or R&B, anything female.
2 - Original - We hear a lot of songs which are actually covers which we don't know about. Here I would like to hear the original from well known cover songs.
3 - Dance Floor - I was hitting the dance floors of the late 90s to early 00s. I then found out that jumping around like a maniac (2000) is not really dancing However, I still have great memories of the dance songs from that era. So please pick a dance floor hit from mid 90s to mid 00s
4 - Debut - Some artists have to work hard for success and some achieve it overnight. Here I would like to hear famous debut songs.
5 - Changed your mind - Remember those songs you used to hate but over the years they have grown on you. Please pick a song you really disliked originally but have since changed your mind and like it now.
6 - Uncharted - I have found some great songs on Youtube videos and other background music over the years. Here I would like to hear songs that were never released as singles. (In Ireland, UK, or US)
7 - Hair metal - Well, I couldn't have a walrus without my favourite genre, love it or hate it, Hair Metal or 80s Glam Rock is awesome. Hit me with your best one.

Bonus Category - This one is just for fun, I will rank it but no points awarded to the overall scores as it is quite a niche category, in other words, you don't have to play this category if you don't want to. Pick a Bon Jovi song. Be aware, I'm more partial to their earlier material.

Please PM me your picks.
No closing date as of yet, let's see how many we get and how other games go.

Irish Aris

I already know the song for the Dance Floor, I will research the rest tonight.
Great categories, lots of 80s scope for me!!! :pac::cool:

Purgative

Irish Aris wrote: »

I already know the song for the Dance Floor, I will research the rest tonight.
Great categories, lots of 80s scope for me!!! :pac::cool:

That's the only one I know too

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I've sent my choices in...

Necro

Zaph

Irish Aris wrote: »

I already know the song for the Dance Floor, I will research the rest tonight.
Great categories, lots of 80s scope for me!!! :pac::cool:

That's the category that I could offer absolutely nothing for. I'd probably even struggle to come up with anything from any other period instead tbh.

the purple tin

Here I come.

Electric Nitwit

Kolido wrote: »

4 - Debut - Some artists have to work hard for success and some achieve it overnight. Here I would like to hear famous debut songs

There are some definitive answers to this question, it's hard to resist going very obvious

Similar for the originals of famous covers actually

Purgative

Zaph wrote: »

That's the category that I could offer absolutely nothing for. I'd probably even struggle to come up with anything from any other period instead tbh.

Me neither but I'm going to put forward some songs I like, with a bit of shoehorning into the categories and Kol will come up interesting sometimes humorous reasons why he doesn't like them. Its all good.

Irish Aris

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

There are some definitive answers to this question, it's hard to resist going very obvious

Similar for the originals of famous covers actually

Totally agree.
Usually I try to go with lesser known tracks so the host can get some new music, but at least 4 categories here (original, dance floor, debut and hair metal) really look for something obvious. I actually think Necro has done a similar category to the hair metal (was it 80s power ballads or something, because I remember submitting Skid Row) and it was one of the best categories ever in a walrus.

Anyway, I'm in. After I narrowed down to 4 songs for some categories it was difficult to choose but I'm happy with my selections. Really looking forward to it!!

Necro

Irish Aris wrote: »

Totally agree.
Usually I try to go with lesser known tracks so the host can get some new music, but at least 4 categories here (original, dance floor, debut and hair metal) really look for something obvious. I actually think Necro has done a similar category to the hair metal (was it 80s power ballads or something, because I remember submitting Skid Row) and it was one of the best categories ever in a walrus.

Anyway, I'm in. After I narrowed down to 4 songs for some categories it was difficult to choose but I'm happy with my selections. Really looking forward to it!!

Just power ballads, but yeah it was unreal (and most submissions were 80s music anyways )

Kolido

4 submissions so far, thanks all.
Apart from the Debut and to an extent, the originals, (song might be famous but the version not) there is plenty of scope for thinking outside the box here. Though going obvious and mainstream is all good to me.

Hillybilly4

After my Easter crucifixion at the hands of Emperor/Dame Necro in my first ever Walrus I'm a little reticent to have another go.
But what the hell!
One of the categories is quite a favourite genre of mine, one is going to be a challenge, the others will be fun.
Besides, I need to wrestle the wooden spoon from Purple Tin.
Gimme a couple of days and I will have this nailed (crucifixion-stylie).

Sephiroth_dude

I'll definitely sign up for this.

ShaneU

It'll be a massive undertaking for me to find a hair metal and Bon Jovi song I like :pac: Wooden spoon incoming methinks.

Rikand

Dance floor is tricky - like do I offer some amazing trance from the period but then be disappointed that he wanted something more mainstream or do i go the mainstream route and then be disappointed that he wanted something Trancey

Electric Nitwit

Got to stick to your guns Rikky, you've got to search for the hero inside yourself

JP Liz V1

Bon Kol Jovi I am in

Me me I'll play

the purple tin

Hillybilly4 wrote: »

After my Easter crucifixion at the hands of Emperor/Dame Necro in my first ever Walrus I'm a little reticent to have another go.
But what the hell!
One of the categories is quite a favourite genre of mine, one is going to be a challenge, the others will be fun.
Besides, I need to wrestle the wooden spoon from Purple Tin.
Gimme a couple of days and I will have this nailed (crucifixion-stylie).

Hey you :mad: That's fightin talk, just let me get myself pumped up here..

Kolido

I'll try get an entry in for this. Have something in mind for most categories, however.....

Kolido wrote: »

5 - Changed your mind - Remember those songs you used to hate but over the years they have grown on you. Please pick a song you really disliked originally but have since changed your mind and like it now.

....the last time I played this category I came last (thanks tusk). Not sure what other song comes to mind, might just have to randomly pick a Bon Jovi song and pretend I hated it but love it now. MUAH-HA-HA.... wait, maybe I shouldn't have typed that.....oh well. *Submit Reply*

Tauriel

Hillybilly4

Kolido

7 submissions in now, thanks everyone.

Just want to clarify my Hair Metal category, I know I mentioned 80s glam rock but you are not restricted to just the 80s. Apologies for the confusion there if there was any. Plenty of great songs from the 90s and even to this day. So no era restrictions here.

cee_jay

You now have 8 submissions!

Number 6 has me stumped. A song that wasn't released as a single in the UK, US or here. There's loads but I haven't a clue what they are.

Necro

Deleted User wrote: »

Number 6 has me stumped. A song that wasn't released as a single in the UK, US or here. There's loads but I haven't a clue what they are.

I'm sure this guy has a few...

Necro

Necro wrote: »

I'm sure this guy has a few...

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Number 6 has me stumped. A song that wasn't released as a single in the UK, US or here. There's loads but I haven't a clue what they are.

I just submitted an album track that was never a single released anywhere.

If Kolido meant a song that was released in other countries as a single (but not US, UK or IRL) then I definitely need to resubmit.

Kolido

Yeah basically an album track or could be foriegn music that was only released locally. I'm hoping with this I get songs I've never heard before.

ari101

Kolido wrote: »

3 - Dance Floor - I was hitting the dance floors of the late 90s to early 00s. I then found out that jumping around like a maniac (2000) is not really dancing However, I still have great memories of the dance songs from that era. So please pick a dance floor hit from mid 90s to mid 00s

Have fallen down rabbit hole :pac:

Might be shoehorning some of these classics into other categories, so much choice!

SineadSpears

is there still time to enter??

i've a list done up that I'm happy enough with but there's one or two I wanna see if I can improve on

Kolido

SineadSpears wrote: »

is there still time to enter??

i've a list done up that I'm happy enough with but there's one or two I wanna see if I can improve on

Yeah loads of time, still on 8 sign ups. No rush Sinead.

SineadSpears

Kolido wrote: »

Yeah loads of time, still on 8 sign ups. No rush Sinead.

ah cool so.

I'm just making things hard for myself here. while trying to improve on a song or two, I'm also trying to set myself two personal challenges.

one to spam you with all female songs!

and one song that came to mind straight away(in a category I would have struggled with usually) that I discvered from a band a FG player posted, I was thinking to try enter only songs from bands/singers I've discovered through the walruses.



like why, am I doing this to myself :pac:

Hillybilly4

SineadSpears wrote: »

one to spam you with all female songs!

You might struggle with the Bonus Bon Jovi category here...just sayin'

Necro

Hillybilly4 wrote: »

You might struggle with the Bonus Bon Jovi category here...just sayin'

SineadSpears

Hillybilly4 wrote: »

You might struggle with the Bonus Bon Jovi category here...just sayin'

shoot I hadn't even considered that one!

oh well, i'll use that as my excuse if I stick with the list i've already got

ShaneU

I found a Bon Jovi song I like! :eek:

SineadSpears

Necro wrote: »

brilliant! :pac:

Electric Nitwit

SineadSpears wrote: »

one to spam you with all female songs!

Think I'm trying this as well, started by mistake but now I'm trying too

SineadSpears

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Think I'm trying this as well, started by mistake but now I'm trying too

Do it!!! It'll be so interesting..


I'm swaying towards keeping my original list because there's a few songs I really like on it and I don't want to drop them


but I love the idea of an all female list, so hopefully you can be the one to come up with that!

the purple tin

SineadSpears wrote: »

Do it!!! It'll be so interesting..


I'm swaying towards keeping my original list because there's a few songs I really like on it and I don't want to drop them


but I love the idea of an all female list, so hopefully you can be the one to come up with that!

I tried that in the Hollywood actors alphabet sheep and I finished way last.
Personal challenges are fun though.

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

I tried that in the Hollywood actors alphabet sheep and I finished way last.
Personal challenges are fun though.

yeah the end result doesn't faze me, I just put songs I like so that at the reveal, I'll look forward to hearing my own submissions

I do really like the idea of challenges though. I'm gonna try them in future before I start looking up any songs

I'm in

Kolido

12 submitted so far, if I missed you please shout.

Purple
Necro
Aris
Shelly
HillBilly
Homer
CeeJay
SawDuck
Liz
Bubblypop
Sinead

...And also starring LeVar

ShaneU

I will enter soon

Can't think of a song I hated and love now

Rikand

I'll try to get one in over the weekend

SineadSpears

ShaneU wrote: »

I will enter soon

Can't think of a song I hated and love now

my own song wasn't one I hated.

It was more a song I just didn't really like the first few times I heard it. Thought it was a bit hillbillyish. But its one of my (many)favourites now.

I think if I hated any song, it probably would never grow on me :pac:

Rikand

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Got to stick to your guns Rikky, you've got to search for the hero inside yourself

I've PMed my entries, looking forward to this.

beakerjoe

When sthe closing date, I missed the last one so im determined to get in here.