Walrus - here we go again - The scoring

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 01:51PM #1

Guys,
hoping to get through at least one and hopefully two rounds of this tonite

Line up is:
The purple tin
Osh
ShaneU
Irish Aris
Zaph
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Homer J. Fong
Reberetta
Trigger
PhatKev

And the categories again are:

Best U2 song
Country song
Song with a story in it
Summer song
Indie song

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 21-04-2020 01:54PM

Trigger · 21-04-2020 02:10PM

Nice one G&R.. making a show of me!

Electric Nitwit · 21-04-2020 02:46PM

Green&Red wrote: »

Best U2 song

I hope someone went for Wild Honey

In the days
When we were swinging from the trees
I was a monkey
Stealing honey from a swarm of bees
I could taste
I could taste you even then
And I would chase you down the wind

Rikand · 21-04-2020 02:55PM

The cats didnt suit me so I let someone else have a go

U2 - Bad is my favourite U2 song but I'm by no means a connoisseur. I'd only know a dozen or so songs

Irish Aris · 21-04-2020 03:06PM

Being a big fan of U2, that category was a difficult one for me. I wanted to select something from Achtung Baby, my favourite album of theirs, but ended up going for something else.

The rest, I don't even know if my selections actually fit the themes!!

Trigger · 21-04-2020 04:40PM

Irish Aris wrote: »

Being a big fan of U2, that category was a difficult one for me. I wanted to select something from Achtung Baby, my favourite album of theirs, but ended up going for something else.

The rest, I don't even know if my selections actually fit the themes!!

I don't even remember what I submitted and I have deleted my sent messages, will be a surprise for me also

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 07:33PM

Lets kick things off with some U2

In 6th place is Vertigo, savage song, brilliant live

5 points for Trigger

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 07:44PM

In 7th place, The Streets have no name

I'd forgotten how good this song is, the video is absolutely savage, well worth watching.

4 points seems very little for Osh

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 07:49PM

Onto 5th Place with Miss Sarajevo

Another brilliant video and cameo from Pavarotti

6 points for The Purple Tin

Irish Aris · 21-04-2020 07:50PM

I agree about Vertigo, sounds so much better live, I reckon they wrote it having in mind the live performances!!!

And Miss Sarajevo: U2, Brian Eno, Pavarotti, brilliant stuff!!

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 07:57PM

In joint 8th, Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me

I'd forgotten about Bono's character McFisto until I saw this video again, I remember recording a U2 concert off the radio and he featured

3 points apiece for Homer J Fong and Rebereta

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:00PM

I don't think I ever knew the name of this song but it is Hawkmoon 269 and it is in 4th place

Quintessential early U2

7 points for Zaph

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:05PM

In 10th place is one of the U2 songs I like the least cause people assume its a rebel song and its a peace song - Sunday, Bloody Sunday\

Still a good song, it really is just personal bias

1 point for Phatkev, sorry

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:06PM

And we are onto the top three

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:17PM

In 3rd place Electrical Storm

Released in 2002 as part of their Best of 1990-2000 compilation obviously

Love the chorus

8 points for Also Starring LeVar Burton

Irish Aris · 21-04-2020 08:19PM

And another amazing video for Electrical Storm!!!

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 21-04-2020 08:20PM

Very happy with that, was a bit of a gamble to go for Electrical Storm, as I don't think it's a fan favourite, but I've always loved it.

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:22PM

Onto 2nd and its copied straight from the OP but its a savage song
Stay Faraway, so close

Love this song, another great video, even with Bono above on that monument in Berlin
The ending to the song is brilliant

9 points for the one man here Irish Aris

Irish Aris · 21-04-2020 08:25PM

hehe, I have to say I was very intrigued to see it in your OP. But I just love it!! The Berlin connection through Wim Wenders. . . just sublime!!!

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:28PM

And in 1st place is Staring at the Sun

Reminds me of my leaving cert, used to skip the class before lunch regularly and go for a coffee in a pub in town, meet some of the girls. This song always seemed to be on, love it to this day

10 points for ShaneU

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:29PM

Round 1 scores

ShaneU 10
Irish Aris 9
Also Starring LeVar Burton 8
Zaph 7
The purple tin 6
Trigger 5
Osh 4
Homer J. Fong 3
Reberetta 3
PhatKev 1

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 08:33PM

I'll take a sos beag and come back with the country round after 9 sometime

phatkev · 21-04-2020 08:34PM

Green&Red wrote: »

Round 1 scores

ShaneU 10
Irish Aris 9
Also Starring LeVar Burton 8
Zaph 7
The purple tin 6
Trigger 5
Osh 4
Homer J. Fong 3
Reberetta 3
PhatKev 1

wasnt the greatest category for me, I wouldnt be a massive fan of U2 (I'd only heard of 4 of the songs on this list:o). I use play Sunday Bloody Sunday in a long forgotten cover band, always got a good kick out of playing it

Zaph · 21-04-2020 08:49PM

Green&Red wrote: »

I don't think I ever knew the name of this song but it is Hawkmoon 269 and it is in 4th place

Quintessential early U2

7 points for Zaph

Funny, I'd never consider this early U2 as Rattle and Hum was their 6th album. But in terms of their longevity it definitely counts as early U2 at this stage. I almost went with Out of Control, which is as early as you can get, but I suspect it wouldn't have done as well looking at the top three.

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 09:18PM

Right I'll crack on with R2 the songs with a story in them

In 7th place - Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

Probably scores lower cause its so well known, great song though

4 points for Irish Aris

ShaneU · 21-04-2020 09:27PM

Woop love that u2 song, no-one picked Pride or One surprisingly

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 09:54PM

In 6th place Janis Ian - At Seventeen

Another one thats well known, very melancholy

5 points for Reberetta

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 10:06PM

In 8th place Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge

I loved this when it came out first but over time not so much, not sure about the story element of it either

3 points for Trigger

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 10:08PM

In 5th Place Bruce Springsteen - Black Cowboy

Probably the best story of the round, hadn't heard this before

6 points for The Purple Tin

Green&Red · 21-04-2020 10:12PM

in 9th place Bob Dylan - Simple Twist of Fate

Not a big fan of Dylan but this is quite good

2 points for ShaneU

Walrus - here we go again - The scoring

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