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LeVar's Stocking Fillers - Quickfire Walrus: The Un-Wrappening
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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »Which means in 1st place and walking away with 22 points in this round isSawduck
Kimbra - Top of the World
Well the Kiwis have come out Top of the World in this round anyway, with both New Zealand artists featured earning a spot in the Top 3. This one hooked me straight away, great combination of tribal music mixed with contemporary. I've never paid Kimbra much heed as an artist having only previously known her from Somebody That I Used To Know with Gotye, but will definitely be having a look at more of her solo stuff based on this. Excellent choice.
This song appeared in a fifa game and with the amount of stress that game has given me over the years(including someone hacking into my account and stealing my players) it is only right that they helped me out here, glad you liked it0 -
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Sephiroth_dude wrote: »Sitting pretty in the bottom 3
I was certain with those choices I'd score higher!
With a different judge you very well might, that's the beauty of music and Walrus in particular, it's so subjective.Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling, State Benefits
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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »In 2nd place with 21 points isDeleted User
Colter Wall - Kate McCannon
Absolutely cracking song altogether. Haven't heard anything from Colter Wall before, but gonna rectify that immediately because if the rest of his stuff is even close to being this good, I'm in for an experience and a half. Another absolutely cracking choice, was really close between the top three here.
Coulter Wall is excellent, saw him at EP a couple of years ago0 -
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Sephiroth_dude wrote: »Sitting pretty in the bottom 3
I was certain with those choices I'd score higher!With a different judge you very well might, that's the beauty of music and Walrus in particular, it's so subjective.
What Necro said. You can do terribly with one host and come out top with another.
It also helps once you've done a few and you then generally have an idea on what sort of music the usual suspects like, which can be helpful.
There's also more room for error in full Walruses when there's between 6 and 10 rounds, whereas even a small misstep in a 3 round Walrus can definitely be costly.0 -
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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »There's also more room for error in full Walruses when there's between 6 and 10 rounds, whereas even a small misstep in a 3 round Walrus can definitely be costly.
As can spending a maximum of three minutes (and that's being generous) on your choices. 0 -
Final Round, All I Want for Christmas is... CHOONS, in which I say CHOONS a lot...
It all comes down to this...
In 12th place with 11 points isArghus
Pulp - Common People
One of my best friends absolutely loves this song and he'll kill me for not having it right up the top, so nobody tell him. I used to be very indifferent to this song, but it's definitely grown on me quite a bit in the last few years. Was one of the last songs played at a wedding I was at last year and there was great energy on the dancefloor, so a good choice.0 -
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In 11th place with 12 points isShaneU
Afro Medusa - Pasilda (Knee Deep Mix)
This one had me on board within a few seconds, has a really fresh feeling to it, really enjoyed it. Gives up great summer vibes, and it would be a great tune to blast out if you were at a boat party or something. I've never actually been at a boat party, but I can imagine this is the type of thing that would be played. Very enjoyable.0 -
In 13th with 10 points isElectric Nitwit
Apollo 440 - Lost In Space
Was a big fan of this song back in the day. Never actually watched the film, heard it was sh*te anyway, but I listened to this song so much at the time, it feels like I saw the film. Definitely would be rocking out on the air guitar for certain parts of this song and jumping around for the other parts. Good choice, was a nice blast from the past.0 -
In 10th place with 13 points isSawduck
Haddaway - What Is Love
Absolutely impossible to listen to this and not get the neck moving to the beat, Night at the Roxbury style. Not necessarily a lets go out and dance CHOON, more a stand at the bar trying to look cool while actually looking like an absolute head twitchy weirdo looking out at all the actual dancers on the dancefloor CHOON, but a CHOON nonetheless.0 -
In 14th place with 9 points ismustang shelly
Delain - Stardust
Another one I ended up really enjoying, but was up and down the list like a yo-yo several times early on before I could decide if I really liked it or not. It certainly grew on me with repeated listens and then would tumble back down again as others overtook it, but on the final listen it won me over again and dragged itself up a couple of places again.0 -
Pretty much matching what I said!Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »In 13th with 10 points isElectric Nitwit
Apollo 440 - Lost In Space
Was a big fan of this song back in the day. Never actually watched the film, heard it was sh*te anyway, but I listened to this song so much at the time, it feels like I saw the film. Definitely would be rocking out on the air guitar for certain parts of this song and jumping around for the other parts. Good choice, was a nice blast from the past.
This popped into my head from nowhere earlier. Probably haven't listened to it for 20yrs and hot damn it's good! I saw them open Reading festival, '99 I think, and the crowd was tiny, it looked like it would be a damp squib but they were awesome, as were the crowd that was there. I never actually saw the film, think it was meant to be a bit crap but the theme tune isn't!
Last one to kill a bad guy buys the beer!0 -
In 9th place with 14 points isRikand
X Press 2 feat. Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) - Give It
If I drove, I feel like this would be an excellent driving song. I don't drive, couldn't be arsed with it, but it definitely feels like a class driving song. It is really good in general though, and could definitely see myself singing along and dancing to it, so good choice for the category. Kurt Wagner's vocals are class.0 -
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In 15th place with 8 points isNecro
Electric Six - Gay Bar
Definitely threw a few shapes on the dancefloor to this back in the day. Great choice, and it’s a song that really used to annoy homophobes, so that's always a bonus. On paper, I thought it'd be up a good bit higher, but as I was listening through all the songs it just kept getting knocked further down the rankings, which once again is a testament to how strong the round is.0 -
In 8th place with 15 points isJP Liz V1
Venagaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!
Quintessential dancefloor hit. I remember when I was in UCD, Vengaboys played the student bar about four times a year, I have no idea who kept booking them, as if no other acts existed (they must've been really cheap to fly over to bang out a few songs), but those nights were pure class, and this is definitely their best track. Absolute banger of a song.0 -
In 16th place with 7 points isphatkev
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
I only have a vague recollection of this one, had definitely heard it before as I have listened to The Chemical Brothers Singles album at least a couple of times, but certainly never appreciated it in the past. Really really liked it anyway and a solid pick, but just got overshadowed by some of the other songs.0 -
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Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »In 10th place with 13 points is Sawduck
Haddaway - What Is Love
Absolutely impossible to listen to this and not get the neck moving to the beat, Night at the Roxbury style. Not necessarily a lets go out and dance CHOON, more a stand at the bar trying to look cool while actually looking like an absolute head twitchy weirdo looking out at all the actual dancers on the dancefloor CHOON, but a CHOON nonetheless.
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I hate myself for doing this...
In 7th place with 16 points isKolido
Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
I really wanted to put this last, because I kind of hate it, but I also love it, and I hate the fact that I love it, and there's a whole love/hate conflict going on in my head and while I'm trying to figure out how I really feel about this song, damnit I'm already out on the dance floor shouting along and true to the title dancing like a maniac. If you had gone for the original Michael Sembello version you probably would've secured first place, because I absolutely love that one. I'm just gonna go hate myself in the corner after succumbing to the beat and dancing to this one, and somehow it's now right up in the top half of the rankings. F**k my life.0 -
Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »I hate myself for doing this...
In 7th place with 16 points isKolido
Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
I really wanted to put this last, because I kind of hate it, but I also love it, and I hate the fact that I love it, and there's a whole love/hate conflict going on in my head and while I'm trying to figure out how I really feel about this song, damnit I'm already out on the dance floor shouting along and true to the title dancing like a maniac. If you had gone for the original Michael Sembello version you probably would've secured first place, because I absolutely love that one. I'm just gonna go hate myself in the corner after succumbing to the beat and dancing to this one, and somehow it's now right up in the top half of the rankings. F**k my life.
Check out the Ruaille Buaille version
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In 17th place with 6 points isZaph
Talking Heads - I Zimbra
Ah yes, that old tactic of submitting multiple songs from the same artist in the same Walrus. Didn't quite like it as much as I enjoyed Drugs, and I really enjoy Drugs (heh-heh-heh), ends up in a similar enough place in the rankings all the same. Has a great beat to it, would definitely get up to dance for it. Not as strong as the songs ahead of it, but still very good.0 -
In 6th place with 17 points isTrigger
Kings of Leon - Knocked Up
I used to be partial to a bit of Kings of Leon, but haven't really listened to them in years. I remember many a night in Doyle's bouncing around the dancefloor to The Bucket of Fans though, and even Sex On Fire was a certified get to the dancefloor as fast as humanly possible number. Didn't remember Knocked Up having quite the same CHOON-age factor as some of their other songs, and I intially thought it wouldn't fare so well in this round, but with each listen it moved up a few spots.0 -
Yikes! this one was a healthy contender in the Worst song Ever contest :eek:Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »I hate myself for doing this...
In 7th place with 16 points isKolido
Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000
I really wanted to put this last, because I kind of hate it, but I also love it, and I hate the fact that I love it, and there's a whole love/hate conflict going on in my head and while I'm trying to figure out how I really feel about this song, damnit I'm already out on the dance floor shouting along and true to the title dancing like a maniac. If you had gone for the original Michael Sembello version you probably would've secured first place, because I absolutely love that one. I'm just gonna go hate myself in the corner after succumbing to the beat and dancing to this one, and somehow it's now right up in the top half of the rankings. F**k my life.0 -
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In 18th place with 5 points isosh
Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
No denying it's a great song, simply a case of not managing to evoke the same energy or the unbridled joy in me as the songs ahead of it does. Again nothing really bad to say about it, this Walrus has been pretty much all killer no filler, so decent songs just end up occupying the lower half of the rankings for no real good reason.0 -
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