JohnGreenFan & The Walrus - The Reveal

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:42pm

Which means that our top and bottom 3 are (in no particular order)...

Beakerjoe
Deja Boo
FixXxer
Green&Red
Necro
The Purple Tin

fixXxer · 28-03-2021 7:43pm

Uh oh.

Must resist urge to check sent PM folder

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:44pm

In 19th place with 3 points is

The Purple Tin

Sugar Baby Love – The Rubettes

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

A grand song but wouldn’t do anything for me as a first dance song... anything that starts off with talking about hurting your partner doesn’t really have the happy wedding vibe I’d be hoping for!

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:45pm

In 3rd place with 18 points is

beakerjoe

Crazy For You – Madonna

Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
Have I listened to this song before? No

God this is SO 80s coming of age film and I am here for it. (Yes I googled it and realised it was written for a coming of age film in the 80s). You can just FEEL the 80s from it. Love it. I’d love this as a first dance song! Unfortunately Mr JGF wasn’t as impressed….

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 28-03-2021 7:48pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

see on my own I could bop to anything, but trying to coordinate that bopping with someone else doesn't seem to work well for me!

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:48pm

In 20th place with 2 points is

Green&Red

I Found You – Alabama Shakes

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

This song felt like it was constantly building towards a place it never really got to. Her voice is almost too fast and desperate for the music, like there would be this big moment in the music… but there’s breaks in the build to moments of almost nothingness. It’s weird and I didn’t enjoy it really, I think it would be an odd choice for a first dance song, I felt very rushed listening to it. I did enjoy the final 15 seconds but it wasn’t the crescendo I expected.

Necro · 28-03-2021 7:50pm

Oh no - it's me, fix and Boo Boo left

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:50pm

In 2nd place with 19 points is

Necro

I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
Have I listened to this song before? Yes

This was actually one of the songs we heavily considered for our first dance song and it holds a very special place in my heart… almost feels like cheating for someone to submit it! Such a beautiful song and I adore his voice.

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:51pm

In 21st place with 1 point is

FixXxer

Black Balloon – The Kills

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

I liked this song, but definitely not as a first dance song! Sounds more like a soong about depression which doesn’t really meet my hope for happy wedding vibes. Also no idea how you’d dance to this. I kept expecting it to transform into a mosh pit style song with all the guests headbanging in a circle around the dancefloor…

Necro · 28-03-2021 7:52pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

This was actually one of the songs we heavily considered for our first dance song and it holds a very special place in my heart… almost feels like cheating for someone to submit it! Such a beautiful song and I adore his voice.

Well... it was my first dance so if I picked something else I would be cheating on it :pac::pac:

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 7:53pm

Which means that first place in this round with 21 points goes to

Deja Boo!

The Very Thought of You – Chris Botti

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

That intro was just sublime. I love the saxophone. Simply gorgeous. Saxophone just hits different. And her voice!! Wow. I loved this so much. One of my favourite finds of the walrus so far. Quite different to the other submissions too which I think helped. Partly because if it’s instrumental I won’t ruin the moment by trying to sing along during the first dance, but that’s beside the point.

fixXxer · 28-03-2021 7:59pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

In 21st place with 1 point is
FixXxer

Black Balloon – The Kills

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

I liked this song, but definitely not as a first dance song! Sounds more like a soong about depression which doesn’t really meet my hope for happy wedding vibes. Also no idea how you’d dance to this. I kept expecting it to transform into a mosh pit style song with all the guests headbanging in a circle around the dancefloor…

If you think weddings are happy affairs then there's no hope for you.

ari101 · 28-03-2021 7:59pm

Congrats DejaBoo, Necro's choice would have been my entry / pick

Really like that Marc Cohen number too.

JGF - have you picked your song (or had your wedding since) and what did you choose, if I can ask?

I had friends go with How Long Will I Love You (the more up beat Jon Boden version) for there's

Also love that you tested them out properly

Trigger · 28-03-2021 8:04pm

Thanks for the reveal JGF, pleasantly surprised to place so high.. I promise the next 3 rounds are in line with the categories too

beakerjoe · 28-03-2021 8:07pm

Necro wrote: »

Well... it was my first dance so if I picked something else I would be cheating on it :pac::pac:

Same here... well for my entry not yours ha

JohnGreenFan · 28-03-2021 8:11pm

Name|Round 1|Round 2|Round 3 | Total
Mustang Shelly | 21 | 16 | 10 | 47
Necro | 19 | 8 | 19 | 46
Kolido | 19 | 11 | 15 | 45
Sawduck | 18 | 12 | 7 | 37
Green & Red | 17 | 15 | 2 | 34
Deja Boo | 16 | 5 | 21 | 42
ShaneU | 15 | 19 | 4 | 38
Band Member | 14 | 6 | 20 | 40
Irish Aris | 13 | 14 | 9 | 36
Osh | 12 | 21 | 16 | 49
Also Starring LeVar Burton | 11 | 20 | 5 | 36
Rikand | 10 | 1 | 11 | 22
Electric Nitwit | 9 | 4 | 14 |27
Trigger | 8 | 3 | 17 | 28
Homer J. Fong | 7 |13 | 12 | 32
FixXxer | 6 | 18 | 1 | 25
Beakerjoe | 5 | 7 | 18 |30
phatkev | 4 | 10 | 13 | 27
The Purple Tin | 3 | 9 | 3 |15
Arghus | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10
JP Liz V1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26

Electric Nitwit · 28-03-2021 9:31pm

Cheers JGF, that's tomorrow's playlist sorted, though I fear there's some slush there :pac:

JP Liz V1 · 28-03-2021 9:37pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

In 18th place with 4 points is ShaneU

When The Stars Go Blue – Ryan Adams

I wasn’t really a fan of this one – it’s grand but the song seems very generic – I felt like I had heard it before but I’m pretty sure I hadn’t ever heard it. Also, I don’t know if I’m missing something, but why are the stars going blue? (This may have distracted me for longer than I am willing to admit.)

Was this in One Tree Hill?

JohnGreenFan · 29-03-2021 10:17am

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

In 17th place with 5 points is
Also Starring Levar Burton

A Trick of The Light – The Villagers

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

This is an excellent song but can’t dance to it. Awkward swaying or side to sides on the drum beats?? (Am I just outing myself as having no rhythm at all that I can’t dance to anything?) Just doesn’t have the first dance fit for me.

Levar, I fear I may have treated you poorly here. When I was listening to it I knew I had heard it before in relation to something else but couldn't put my finger on it.
Watching tv last night and I realised it's being used as the theme tune to the new RTE show Smother, about the family investigating the death of their father... subconciously I knew it didn't fit right for a wedding after that!! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 29-03-2021 10:36am

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

Levar, I fear I may have treated you poorly here. When I was listening to it I knew I had heard it before in relation to something else but couldn't put my finger on it.
Watching tv last night and I realised it's being used as the theme tune to the new RTE show Smother, about the family investigating the death of their father... subconciously I knew it didn't fit right for a wedding after that!! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Ah here, I'm not sure which is worse, that I had to pick a song for a first dance at a wedding (I hate weddings

) or to find out that there are people who still willingly watch RTÉ in 2021... :pac:

JohnGreenFan · 29-03-2021 10:43am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Ah here, I'm not sure which is worse, that I had to pick a song for a first dance at a wedding (I hate weddings ) or to find out that there are people who still willingly watch RTÉ in 2021... :pac:

I'm only watching it for Lahinch, scenery is unreal

fixXxer · 29-03-2021 4:24pm

So...

Next category?

JohnGreenFan · 29-03-2021 4:36pm

fixXxer wrote: »

So...

Next category?

I'm thinking Thursday but I just want to confirm there isn't any other reveals on that night first

fixXxer · 29-03-2021 4:39pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

I'm thinking Thursday but I just want to confirm there isn't any other reveals on that night first

You need to assert dominance by announcing yours now and letting them worry about how they'll fit around you.

JohnGreenFan · 29-03-2021 4:41pm

fixXxer wrote: »

You need to assert dominance by announcing yours now and letting them worry about how they'll fit around you.

Arriving back to my walrus after 2 months of abandonment like...

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Green&Red · 30-03-2021 10:23pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

Ray Montagne - You Are The Best Thing

Wouldn’t mind but our actual first song was Ray LaMontagne - hold you in my arms

Rikand · 01-04-2021 7:48pm

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

Which means that first place in this round with 21 points goes to
Deja Boo!

The Very Thought of You – Chris Botti

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

That intro was just sublime. I love the saxophone. Simply gorgeous. Saxophone just hits different. And her voice!! Wow. I loved this so much. One of my favourite finds of the walrus so far. Quite different to the other submissions too which I think helped. Partly because if it’s instrumental I won’t ruin the moment by trying to sing along during the first dance, but that’s beside the point.

Thats really lovely. Reminds me of a lot of Cowboy bebop anime stuff with heavy focus on the sax and a beautiful female singing voice. Very nice

Electric Nitwit · 25-07-2021 10:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116731118#Comment_116731118

So... 😋

Green&Red · 12-12-2021 11:52pm

Remember when walrus was a thing

Electric Nitwit · 13-12-2021 1:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118312537#Comment_118312537

JohnGreenFan & The Walrus - The Reveal

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