PJ's Odobenus rosmarus reveal

28-08-2019 01:07PM

Biology - Girls Allowed; Nice pop song. There's something about pop groups where being attractive is just as important (if not more important) than musical talent that has never sat well with me. I'll always respect less than Adonis musicians over their more beautiful compatriots. Girls Allowed have largely passed me by as a result but I did enjoy this. I really like the "the way that we walk, the way that we talk" at the climax of the song for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBPtP4t2J1k

7th place and 12 points for

osh

28-08-2019 01:17PM

All Summer Long - Kid Rock; This bastardisation. Mish mash of Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves in London with that oh so coveted Kid Rock flavouring. I think this fits the guilty pleasure moniker quite well as I absolutely hated it at first but it did grow on me too.

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

6th place and 13 points for

Electric Nitwit

28-08-2019 01:25PM

Africa - Toto; I feel like this is the third time this has appeared in this Walrus. Still a great tune.

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

5th place and 14 points for

Pretzill

28-08-2019 01:26PM

Life is a Flower - Ace of Base; Not gonna lie. I went down an Ace of Base rabbit hole after listening to this. I had completely forgotten they existed. My older sister was mad into them growing up. So many of their songs are so familiar. I had no idea they were Swedish. A really nice pop group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdc_6YvJfFo

4th place and 15 points for

Deleted User

28-08-2019 01:30PM

MrKingsley
Ectoplasm
Necro
Tusk
MicksJaguar
Barney92

are the last remaining.

Will MrKingsley come dead last? Will Ectoplasm come first to take the title?

28-08-2019 01:35PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Life is a Flower - Ace of Base; Not gonna lie. I went down an Ace of Base rabbit hole after listening to this. I had completely forgotten they existed. My older sister was mad into them growing up. So many of their songs are so familiar. I had no idea they were Swedish. A really nice pop group.

4th place and 15 points for
Deleted User

This is my highest Walrus score to date; not sure if I should be pleased or mildly offended?

Glad you enjoyed it anyway.

Fun fact: one of the male members of Ace of Base was a neo Nazi; he later renounced his beliefs and apologised, but it hasn't stopped people looking for hidden Nationalist Socialist themes in their songs!

Necro · 28-08-2019 01:36PM

Deleted User wrote: »

MrKingsley
Ectoplasm
Necro
Tusk
MicksJaguar
Barney92

are the last remaining.

Will MrKingsley come dead last? Will Ectoplasm come first to take the title?

Stay away from my wooden spoon tusk - it's mine, all MINE!

Ectoplasm · 28-08-2019 01:38PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

MrKingsley
Ectoplasm
Necro
Tusk
MicksJaguar
Barney92

are the last remaining.

Will MrKingsley come dead last? Will Ectoplasm come first to take the title?

I think we both know the answer to that one

28-08-2019 01:43PM

Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus; I've never really listened to any Miley Cyrus. This sounds familiar though. Nice pop song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA

3rd place and 16 points for

Barney92

28-08-2019 01:44PM

For The Longest Time (Billy Joel) - Barbershop Quartet; I don't really get the barbershop thing if I'm being honest. It's impressive to see live, but it's a bit of a novelty. There hasn't been one song that's made it any of my playlists. I listened to this a lot of times hoping the penny would drop but alas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNNQh9wtisc

16th place and 3 points for

Deleted User

Pretzill · 28-08-2019 01:50PM

I must apologise to Mick Jaguar for saying I'd shoot these two...:o

Like you PJ I can't get the barbershop thing and also I like Billy Joel

28-08-2019 01:53PM

Airplanes - B.o.B.; Just not into this genre at all. Rap/Rnb/Pop fusion. Whatever you want to call it. Rhianna made a whole career out of songs that sound identical to this. Not my bag, sorry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6-c223DUU

17th place and 2 points for

Necro

Apologies Necro. We clearly have different taste in music. I expect nothing less than the wooden spoon in yours :P

28-08-2019 01:54PM

Cake - Flo Rida, 99 Percent; Jaysus hated this on first listen. Didn't hugely improve. Again, not my genre at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmuudxyM0t4

18th place and 1 points for

tusk

28-08-2019 01:54PM

Which means ...

28-08-2019 01:55PM

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber; I may have name dropped Bieber when mentioning this category. I absolutely love this song and this album in fact. I found it utterly bizarre when I found myself eventually listening to the king of the teeny boppers. Goes to show you shouldn't feel guilty about liking anything. A good song is a good song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8imI

2nd place and 17 points for

MrKingsley

Quite a low result for you Kingsley, your slipping.

28-08-2019 01:56PM

We Are Never Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift; I love that "Ever ever ever" hook. I should probably give Taylor Swift a proper listen as I've liked a few of her songs. Her lyrics are hilariously specific considering she had a few high profile relationships. Great pop song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4iX5D9Z64

1st place and 18 points for

Ectoplasm

Necro · 28-08-2019 01:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Apologies Necro. We clearly have different taste in music. I expect nothing less than the wooden spoon in yours :P

Would I seek vengeance like that

You can have your Miley Cyrus crap and I'll take Airplanes any day :pac:

28-08-2019 01:58PM

Congrats MrKingsley. We obviously have very similar tastes considering many 1st's you got. Thanks for all your entries. I've certainly expanded my horizons.

Pretzill · 28-08-2019 01:59PM

Well done Ecto on the category top spot and Mr Kingsley and Ecto for rocking this entire Walrus to claim a deserved 1st & 2nd overall.

Thanks PartyJungle, great game.

Necro · 28-08-2019 02:01PM

Cheers for the game PJ.

Voting down Traffic over Adagio though is an unforgivable sin I cannot let go :P

Well done MrKingsley

Ectoplasm · 28-08-2019 02:05PM

Ha, I'm delighted. Didn't expect top spot in this one at all. Well done Mr. Kingsley.

28-08-2019 02:06PM

Ah missed this and luckily enough by heart may have been broken ha ha.

Well done Mr.K some unreal song choices.

And great warus PJ great craic.

On the Barber Shop Quartet i get people dont like it but i love it and have spent many an hour on youtube watching some past America finals on it, its so cringey it actually breaks through past cringe into something i love.

Or to put it another way im not even sorry

Necro · 28-08-2019 02:09PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah missed this and luckily enough by heart may have been brokwn ha ha.

Well done Mr.K some unreal song choices.

And great warus PJ great craic.

On the Barber Shop Quartet i get people dont like it but i love it and have spent many an hour on youtube watching some past America finals on it, its so cringey it actually breaks through past cringe into something i love.

Or to put it another way im not even sorry

I enjoyed it Mick. I think you should host a Walrus at some stage, I'd say the categories and the rankings could be very interesting

osh · 28-08-2019 02:12PM

Cheers for running PJ and well done to Kingsley and Ecto.

Think I got myself third place so I'm happy with that

Necro · 28-08-2019 02:13PM

osh wrote: »

Cheers for running PJ and well done to Kingsley and Ecto.

Think I got myself third place so I'm happy with that

It's clearly the taking part that counts...

Right?

RIGHT? :pac:

28-08-2019 02:13PM

Necro wrote: »

I enjoyed it Mick. I think you should host a Walrus at some stage, I'd say the categories and the rankings could be very interesting

I was mulling over it last night, mainly trying to come up with wacky categories, i might eventually get there with it, just not sure how i feel about ranting others music tastes

Ectoplasm · 28-08-2019 02:16PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I was mulling over it last night, mainly trying to come up with wacky categories, i might eventually get there with it, just not sure how i feel about ranting others music tastes

I think it's less about rating people's taste and more about finding songs you like. I had one category where I liked pretty much every song in it but just some more than others.

28-08-2019 02:18PM

Here's your final table folks!

(Where there are ties I just left them in the order that Excel sorted them - sorry barney92!

)

Final place Player Song improved by video Song for running/exercise Dance music without lyrics Song from the '80's Song from a video game Guilty Pleasure Total
#1 MrKingsley 11 18 18 18 13 17 95
#2 Ectoplasm 15 11 2 17 16 18 79
#3 osh 13 7 15 7 17 12 71
#4 fixxxer 18 1 16 6 18 9 68
#5 Pretzill 17 2 12.5 10 12 14 67.5
#6 MicksJaguar 14 17 11 3 15 3 63
#7 Electric Nitwit 9 10 7 9 14 13 62
#8 Homer J. Fong 8 12 10 8 3 15 56
#8 Barney92 4 9 4 13 10 16 56
#10 tritium 12 4 12.5 14 6 6.5 55
#11 Choc Chip 7 13.5 2 16 5 11 54.5
#12 Green&Red 3 16 17 2 8 8 54
#13 Strawberry Milkshake 10 8 14 12 1 5 50
#13 Baggly 6 13.5 2 15 7 6.5 50
#13 GreeBo 2 15 9 5 9 10 50
#14 Rikand 5 3 5 11 11 4 39
#15 tusk 16 5 8 1 2 1 33
#16 Necro 1 6 6 4 4 2 23

Big congrats to MrKingsley for a very impressive score of 95 out of a max 108. Congrats Ecto for a very strong showing in second place. And congrats Necro for an impressive margin of "victory" in the chase for the wooden spoon.

And of course, most importantly, big thanks to partyjungle for hosting. My first time playing Walrus and I really enjoyed it.

28-08-2019 02:22PM

Thanks for doing the table. I've tried doing one on boards once and never again :pac:

Electric Nitwit · 28-08-2019 02:23PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

All Summer Long - Kid Rock; This bastardisation. Mish mash of Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves in London with that oh so coveted Kid Rock flavouring. I think this fits the guilty pleasure moniker quite well as I absolutely hated it at first but it did grow on me too.

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

6th place and 13 points for Electric Nitwit

That is disgracefully high scoring, you should be ashamed PJ

Just typing that I realised I should have entered this...

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Thanks for hosting Duncan

PJ's Odobenus rosmarus reveal

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