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Irish Aris's Walrus: The Reveal

Irish Aris

Hello everyone and welcome to my Walrus reveal.

We have 21 Gamers - in order of submission:
Necro
Shane U
Electric Nitwit
JP Liz V1
Also Starring LeVar Burton
s1ippy
beakerjoe
Gru
Sawduck
Homer J. Fong
Mustang Shelly
Kolido
RasTa
Green&Red
lassykk
JohnGreenFan
Osh
phatkev
Zaph
the purple tin
fixXxer

A reminder on the categories:

1. The Fantastic 80s: I was a teenager in the 80s and it was when I started listening to music, so many of my favourite artists and albums are from that era. So simple enough, I’m looking for any song released in that decade.

2. The Irish Aris Connection: I moved to Ireland on October 2011 and because of all the concerts I started listening to a lot of new music. So for that category I’m looking for songs that were released from October 2011 and later. Songs can be by any artist (not just Irish artists) and obviously album tracks are allowed.

3. It takes 2 to make it right: Here I’m looking for duets and collaborations. It could be a straight forward duet (i.e. Elton John and Kiki Dee) or a collaboration (i.e. David Guetta feat. Whatever vocalist is popular). You could also select collaborations with 3 or more people, instrumental collaborations (i.e. Eno and Fripp) or even a duet between 2 lead singers of the same band (Fleetwood Mac pun intended)

4. That’s Not My Name: Simple enough: A song with a name in the title. I will also allow songs with the word “name” in the title.

5. Body of Evidence: For this one I’m looking for songs that mention any part of the human body in their title. And similar to the previous categories with the names, I will also allow songs with the word “body” in the title.

6. The Lasting First Impression: I like listening to albums from start to finish and it is always nice when an album gets to a great start. So for this category I’m looking for songs that open their respective albums and you consider them great openers. The idea here is to make me want to listen to the whole album and expand my music library further!!

7. Preach to the unconverted. . .or the choir: This is like a wildcard category. Give me a song from one of your favourite artists, one that you think everyone should listen to. This could be your chance to prove me wrong on some of the genres that I mentioned as not being a big fan of, so anything goes!!!

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Zaph

Irish Aris wrote: »

Apologies for the delay folks, lost track of time. Let's start then.

In 11th place, submitted by
Zaph
, Lone Justice-Sweet Jane

I think Show me Heaven is the only Maria McKee song I know. I don’t think I have ever heard of Lone Justice. Also I didn’t know that Sweet Jane is a Velvet Underground song, as I never went passed their eponymous debut album. I liked this one, McKee’s voice sounds so fresh and there is great energy in the song.

I'll take that, with the added bonus of not having to sweat on the rest of the reveal.

ShaneU

Zaph wrote: »

I'll take that, with the added bonus of not having to sweat on the rest of the reveal.

LOL welcome to the club :pac:

Irish Aris

In 10th place, submitted by

JP Liz V1

, Eminem feat. Dido-Stan

One of the few Eminem songs I like. Dido’s song Thank you on its own doesn’t say much to me, but it works great in Eminem’s song. The slower tempo of the song allows the lyrics to be heard properly and the song tells a great, rather sad story. Before I heard the rest of the songs I expected this to finish higher but there were a few surprises in the list and the familiarity factor brought it down a bit.

Green&Red

Irish Aris wrote: »

In 10th place, submitted by
JP Liz V1
, Eminem feat. Dido-Stan

One of the few Eminem songs I like. Dido’s song Thank you on its own doesn’t say much to me, but it works great in Eminem’s song. The slower tempo of the song allows the lyrics to be heard properly and the song tells a great, rather sad story. Before I heard the rest of the songs I expected this to finish higher but there were a few surprises in the list and the familiarity factor brought it down a bit.

Very, very surprised this isn't

Necro

Green&Red

Irish Aris wrote: »

In 12th place, submitted by
beakerjoe
, Michael Jackson-Dirty Diana

Bad was one of the first cassettes I bought at the age of 15, so I’m very familiar with all songs, not just the singles. This song was a departure from his usual sound, and Quincy Jones’ production made it work well. Not my favourite MJ song and I used that as an excuse to send it a few places down when I had to start nitpicking.

Great song

Necro

Green&Red wrote: »

Very, very surprised this isn't
Necro

Crossed my mind but I think I submitted it before to a different Walrus

Irish Aris

In 13th place, submitted by

phatkev

, B. Dolan-Marvin

I didn’t expect to like this one, but I did. There is an almost poetic quality to the song. I’m not sure if it is the lyrics that tell a story or the way B. Dolan sings/raps, at certain points it felt like spoken word more than rapping. An interesting choice and a nice surprise.

Irish Aris

In 9th place, submitted by

Kolido

, Goo Goo Dolls-Iris

I don’t remember this song although I have seen City of Angels, probably because I didn’t particularly liked the film. Johnny Rzeznik’s voice sounds really great in this one and I like the string arrangement. One of the songs that grew on me the most after repeated listening and climbed up a bit in the end.

Necro

Great choice Kol. Love Iris.

Green&Red

Irish Aris wrote: »

In 9th place, submitted by
Kolido
, Goo Goo Dolls-Iris

I don’t remember this song although I have seen City of Angels, probably because I didn’t particularly liked the film. Johnny Rzeznik’s voice sounds really great in this one and I like the string arrangement. One of the songs that grew on me the most after repeated listening and climbed up a bit in the end.

God I hate that song

I think (and I seem to be alone) that its the most overplayed, over-rated song in the last 20 years

Irish Aris

In 14th place, submitted by

Green&Red

, The Decemberists-O Valencia

One of the two Decemberists song in the list, a band that I don’t know at all. This one didn’t fare very well. It is a good song nevertheless, a solid melody and tempo, it made a case that The Decemberists are an interesting band that I need to search a bit more.

Electric Nitwit

:pac:

Irish Aris

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

:pac:

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I must have been living under a rock, didn't ring any bells whatsoever!!!

OK, I'll also give a spoiler:

It is one of the 2 songs nominated twice in this Walrus, we will see it again in one of the next categories

ShaneU

God I hate that Decemberists song

I think (and I seem to be alone) that its the most overplayed, over-rated song in the last 20 years :pac:

j/k I've never heard it before

Necro

Tbf we have new people coming and going from Walrus all the time so it's likely they aren't familiar with songs already submitted

Irish Aris

ShaneU wrote: »

God I hate that Decemberists song

I think (and I seem to be alone) that its the most overplayed, over-rated song in the last 20 years :pac:

HAHAHAHA, I didn't know it either. . .

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I must have been living under a rock, didn't ring any bells whatsoever!!!

OK, I'll also give a spoiler:
It is one of the 2 songs nominated twice in this Walrus, we will see it again in one of the next categories

I think back then it came up in three in a row or something. I knew someone had commented on that, genuinely forgot it was me

Necro wrote: »

Tbf we have new people coming and going from Walrus all the time so it's likely they aren't familiar with songs already submitted

Ah yeah, just made me chuckle

Irish Aris

In 8th place, submitted by

ShaneU

, Robert Palmer-Johnny and Mary

One of my favourite Robert Palmer songs, great 80s sound to it. This was recorded at the Compass Point studio in Bahamas which was the place to be at that point in time. I like when his voice sounds softer like in this song or Mercy Mercy Me, his voice seems to adjust superbly depending on the arrangement of the song.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Irish Aris wrote: »

OK, I'll also give a spoiler:
It is one of the 2 songs nominated twice in this Walrus, we will see it again in one of the next categories

If it's in body parts, it's a clever choice - I had considered it for that category purely for that reason. Went with something else in the end.

Kolido

Only seeing this thread now, how many rounds have I missed?

Irish Aris

In 15th place, submitted by

Sawduck

, Leonard Cohen-So Long, Marianne

I am not a fan of Leonard Cohen, I generally don’t fancy this type of soft folk/rock and was never taken by his voice. I liked this one though, a lovely soft melody and his voice sounds so soft in this one. I was used to his huskier voice from later years, so this was a nice change.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kolido wrote: »

Only seeing this thread now, how many rounds have I missed?

4th Round Reveal currently happening

Necro

Kolido wrote:

Only seeing this thread now, how many rounds have I missed?

85, it's the longest Walrus in history (Triggers, Sully's and tusks don't count)

Irish Aris

Kolido wrote: »

Only seeing this thread now, how many rounds have I missed?

This is the 4th category Kolido, 3 more to go

JP Liz V1

Irish Aris wrote: »

In 9th place, submitted by
Kolido
, Goo Goo Dolls-Iris

I don’t remember this song although I have seen City of Angels, probably because I didn’t particularly liked the film. Johnny Rzeznik’s voice sounds really great in this one and I like the string arrangement. One of the songs that grew on me the most after repeated listening and climbed up a bit in the end.

A great song but crap film

Irish Aris

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

A great song but crap film

Agree for the film, especially if you compare it to the original. . .

Irish Aris

In 7th place, submitted by

RasTa

, Little Richard-Lucille

After 3 unsuccessfully attempts, RasTa and I finally find common ground with this great trip down the memory lane. This reminds me being a teenager, going to the discotheque on a Saturday night and dance all night – there was always a rock’n’roll section with the golden oldies from the 50s and 60s and this song would be part of it.

Irish Aris

In 16th place, submitted by

the purple tin

, Rod Stewart-Maggie May

Rod Stewart is another great singer that I never really explored, as his best output was in the 70s. Maggie May is one of his songs that I know and kind of like, his characteristic voice sounding very good. It just got lost in the mix of interesting songs and couldn’t make it higher.

Irish Aris

In 6th place, submitted by

s1ippy

, The Decemberists-Won’t Want For Love (Margaret in the Taiga).

The second Decemberists song in this category. I loved the guitar in this one, there is something bluesy about it, without it getting too bluesy, if that make sense. I also liked the change around 2:30 where Colin’s part comes in. Becky Stark’s voice is slightly high pitched for my liking, but overall this was a great song and puts The Decemberists firmly in my radar.

ShaneU

Look at you putting in the effort of googling band member's names. Hope people don't get too acquainted with that level of commitment :pac: