NAS Walrus Reveal Thread

2nd I'll take that, I honestly thought that was going to be a flop, the elusive 1st place in a category still awaits.

There were so many options for this category, but here are just a few more that I could have gone with:

Salvador Sobral - Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017) - this stood out by being so different to everything else. A really simple old-fashioned jazz ballad that sounds like it could have been composed by the Gershwin brothers. Proof that Eurovision can really be a song contest and not just about flashy gimmicks.

Blanche - City Lights (Belgium 2017) - it didn't work so well live and ultimately finished 4th, but this is a really strong example of a contemporary pop song with a solid beat and understated vocal. No cheese or belting required.

The Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm (The Netherlands 2014) - another "less is more" song, a really strong country-tinged folk ballad (and I'm not a big country music fan in general). No gimmicks, no big pyro or flashy costumes, just a simple melody with two strong singers.

Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden 2012) - I thought at least one person may have picked this, not only is it a belter of a tune but Loreen's ability to sing so strongly live while performing that complex, Kate Bush-esque choreography makes it stand out even more.

Eimear Quinn - The Voice (Ireland 1996) - this is Ireland's best ever song at the Eurovision. I will not be accepting any opinions to the contrary.

Secret Garden - Nocturne (Norway 1995) - if I was pushed to pick the greatest Eurovision winner ever, this is probably the one I'd pick. Submitting an almost entirely instrumental number was a pretty bold move, but it really paid off. Especially since it's such a beautiful, haunting piece of music. Plus the violinist is Irish so it *almost* counts as another Irish win! :pac:

Friderika Bayer - Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet (Hungary 1994) - this was an entry the same year that "Rock n Roll Kids" won. Ireland actually gave 12 points to this song, and it's easy to see why. A really simple but beautiful ballad. I don't understand a word of Hungarian but in this song it certainly sounds very melodic and easy on the ears.

Perhaps all of these would have scored as badly or worse tonight, but sure what can you do?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

One final note: 2019 was a really good year for Eurovision (imo). At least four or five songs from this year's contest were also on my list....but I've thrown in more than enough links for now!

Necro wrote: »

14th Place: Morena - Vodka (Malta 2008)

Necro: Europop EXPLOSION! Not for me, gonna say it right now. I just don’t like these songs that try and stick in your head without actually being slightly subtle about it. Vodka over and over again, is this a song or a horrific advertisement campaign? Also this sort of song imo has led to a loss of popularity in the contest in the last decade as there’s multiples of this type of song.. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. Singer is smoking hot though, so there’s that :P

Stu Redman: Necro, why do you hate me?

Necro: 13th
Stu: 14th

4 points for

Tammy! ermagered

That's me on the couch, lads...though it should be her for that song choice

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

It is entertaining watching the emotional breakdown. Sorry Stu

That's what it was getting to at 5am this morning!

I started well by giving the playlist a couple of listens last Wednesday night in the aftermath of the Irish round. However, the days just blitzed by since then with work. I got in at 4am this morning and realised I still had to listen to and place this round :eek:

By the time 5am landed and I was getting to those last few songs on the playlist like 'Vodka' and other offensive material, things were getting existential - "What am I doing with my life here? I mean, I like Necro, but I wouldn't this for my mother." :pac:

Necro wrote: »

Thanks for enduring that folks.

Next rounds are much more fun, for Stu anyways.

It's back over to him for the hosting duties next as we move into the 'Forever Young' category (in a slight change of schedule).

I'll let him give the date and time for that reveal though.


Congrats to our table toppers. Now I'm off to the gym to listen to some Bonnie Tyler.

Yep, that round was the stinger for me in our Walrus game. However, my absence this evening was nothing to do with that, I was just out and about and had things to tend to IRL. Reading back, it was a fun reveal, good man Necro, and I would have liked to be present and posting. Well done Kolido, cute-hoorism at its finest with that song selection

Now that round is out of the way and we can burn it with fire and dump the ashes in a volcano, next up is...

'Forever Young': So many artists have been taken from us in their prime or before their time, but not without leaving some treasure for us to sift through for the rest of our own days. Give us a song from one of those artists who means a lot to you.

Note: It can be a member of a band either, and it doesn't have to be the singer/main songwriter. For instance, Led Zeppelin effectively called it a day and were never the same again after the premature death of their drummer John Bonham.

I'm really looking forward to this round, even if it will make for bittersweet listening.

I'm planning on doing the reveal from 8pm on either Wednesday or Thursday. If any of you have a preference for either, just say.

Deleted User wrote: »

Funny cause it's true!

Well done in this round MJ, great choice. Speaking of my mother, that was a song she used to sing and have playing around the house when I was young, but I had since forgotten its existence until this round. I didn't even know that it was a Eurovision song.

O ya way more funnier cause its true.

I came across it in my extensive eurovison research where I picked a year 1956 google winner didn't like it. moved up a decade didn't like it landed on this in 1976 and said ya that'll do.

I think I had it in my head it had to be an old song for no reason only my brain thinks its own thing, as I would have picked the rock n roll kids

I knew this song but never really listened to it, I know its not a Damien Dempsey song as well

Something I will learn to sing, forget who went with it but cheers. Fantastic meaning to the lyrics a brilliant song

The only two eurovison songs I could remember was Dustin the Turkey and song ridiculously over the top heavy metal song. I remember finding it hilarious. I had no idea what it was called so just googled "heavy metal eurovision", sure enough he first thing to come up was "Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah".

Zaph wrote: »

Am I the only person in the country who doesn't like that song? By doesn't like I mean I absolutely despise it, and have from the first time I heard it. To me it's offensively bland, but I've yet to come across anyone else who doesn't think it's great.

Zaph wrote: »

Funny, I always thought it would be telling people that I can't stand the sound of MeMuircheartaigh's voice that would turn me into a stateless person.

Check out this edgelord.