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ShaneU's Walrus

  • 21-07-2020 12:04am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭


    It's after midnight, so you know what that means......Walrus time??

    What is Walrus?

    Walrus is a game where the host selects categories for certain types of music, people then submit one song for each category which the judge (me) listens to and ranks in order.

    Why Am I Doing This?

    This contest will introduce me to music I would most likely never have heard otherwise. But that doesn't mean I'll like it :D

    What Kind of Music Am I Into?
    Alternative, Blues, Calypso, Classical, Country, Dance, Disco, Electronic, Folk, Funk, Grunge, Hip Hop, House, Indie, Jazz, Lo-fi, New Wave, Pop, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Soul, Swing

    Growing up I went from being into dance music, then rock came along, then folk music, now I'm even starting to like Country :eek: Anyone paying attention to my entries to other Walrus's may have noticed my favourite decade is the 60's. I appreciate the classics :D

    What Kind of Music Am I Not Into?
    Majority of Metal, especially the Scandanavian type. And dubstep. Do not send dubstep. Or anything with screaming.



    The Categories

    1. Making an Entrance
    If you were a Boxer/Wrestler/MMA Fighter what would your entrance theme be? Something to pump up the crowd? Or maybe something to intimidate your opponent? Make your entrance to the Walrus Arena :D

    2. Piano Perfection
    My favourite instrument. Send me any song with piano in it. How much or how little is up to you.

    3. Driving Miss Walrus
    Send me a great song to listen to while driving* I'm probably looking for upbeat toe-tappers here (or hand on the wheel tappers in this case) I already have a couple in mind that will score high.

    *I may or may not judge these songs while driving :pac:

    4. Disco Fever
    There are very few disco songs I don't like. There's even new disco songs creeping into the charts. Send me your favourite disco song, new or old!

    5. True Colours
    Send me a song from an artist with a colour in their name. There's more than you think!

    6. Hindsight is 2020
    Very simple, send me a song released this year. I want to discover something new :)


    How do I enter?

    PM me the titles of the songs or youtube links. Don't post them on the thread. Good luck :)


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    very interesting categories Shane, wide scope for selections.
    I'll need to investigate this a bit more than usual I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,510 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Nice and Colourful:p


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    In!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,753 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Damn you, I had category 1 and 3 on upcoming Walrus.

    Great minds eh..... oh well, back to the drawing board.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Done and Done!!!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    In-arooney.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    5 entries so far, haven't listened yet but some of you have picked some of my favourite songs already :D looking forward to hearing the new songs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    ShaneU wrote: »
    5 entries so far, haven't listened yet but some of you have picked some of my favourite songs already :D looking forward to hearing the new songs.

    I very much doubt I'm in the favourites pack which is quite worrying, as I went more for the "theres a fair chance they won't know this one" approach...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Songs submitted.

    Thank you for organising this Shane!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,433 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    ShaneU wrote: »

    Growing up I went from being into dance music, then rock came along, then folk music, now I'm even starting to like Country :eek: Anyone paying attention to my entries to other Walrus's may have noticed my favourite decade is the 60's. I appreciate the classics :D

    I'm going to put this to the test, all my songs will be country songs


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Hi everyone, just to clarify Round 5. I am looking for a song from Artists with a colour in their name, not songs with a colour in the title (that was done already)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,510 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    ShaneU wrote: »
    Hi everyone, just to clarify Round 5. I am looking for a song from Artists with a colour in their name, not songs with a colour in the title (that was done already)

    ;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    With a few bottles in me reading back, I've a feeling I made a balls of this one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    ShaneU wrote: »

    What Kind of Music Am I Not Into?
    Majority of Metal, especially the Scandanavian type. And dubstep. Do not send dubstep. Or anything with screaming.

    Kinda wish I'd seen this before I made the majority of my choices, But sure lookit, it will be an eye opening world expanding education for you ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Sawduck brings us to 9 entries

    FixXxer is not one of them despite his threat to make me listen to Metal :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭JohnGreenFan


    I'll have mine in at some point tomorrow!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,551 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    PMI coming as soon as I figure out a piano piece


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    ShaneU wrote: »
    Sawduck brings us to 9 entries

    FixXxer is not one of them despite his threat to make me listen to Metal :pac:

    Oh don't you worry, it's on the way :pac:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    I mean, saying you're not into metal is asking for loads of metal in my book.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    s1ippy wrote: »
    I mean, saying you're not into metal is asking for loads of metal in my book.

    You realise the object of this game is to submit music I'll like? :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    ShaneU wrote: »
    You realise the object of this game is to submit music I'll like? :pac:

    I never play that way. I usually go with stuff you won't know to educate you. probably why I always finish near the bottom :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,421 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    fixXxer wrote: »
    I never play that way. I usually go with stuff you won't know to educate you. probably why I always finish near the bottom :pac:

    Yeah I think that was the original idea of walrus presented by Rikki, sharing music you like, winning was a bonus. I suppose you can play it either way though.

    I will get a entry in soon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,484 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    When's the closing date for this? I've only just spotted this thread there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    When's the closing date for this? I've only just spotted this thread there.

    There isn't one yet. Irish Aris seems like he'll get his finished at a respectable pace so it'll be after that ends. Don't get me started on the other jokers :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    ShaneU wrote: »
    There isn't one yet. Irish Aris seems like he'll get his finished at a respectable pace so it'll be after that ends. Don't get me started on the other jokers :pac:

    I'm having good progress this weekend. Still though probably looking for a category every other day so i reckon I will finish during the bank holiday weekend.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    We're up to 11 entries now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭Pretzill


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,484 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    ShaneU wrote: »
    What Kind of Music Am I Not Into?
    Majority of Metal, especially the Scandanavian type.

    Well this has thrown a spanner in the works for my 2020 song. I don't tend to listen to the latest popular music, (as it's complete and utter rubbish :p), so really struggling here to pick something which I want to nominate.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Well this has thrown a spanner in the works for my 2020 song. I don't tend to listen to the latest popular music, (as it's complete and utter rubbish :p), so really struggling here to pick something which I want to nominate.
    I'll accept 2019 if you're that stuck


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,232 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    Well this has thrown a spanner in the works for my 2020 song. I don't tend to listen to the latest popular music, (as it's complete and utter rubbish :p), so really struggling here to pick something which I want to nominate.

    ha! i'm the same. saw 2019 is allowed as well. will still to get something from 2020


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    ShaneU wrote: »
    You realise the object of this game is to submit music I'll like? :pac:
    That's no fun.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,484 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    ShaneU wrote: »
    I'll accept 2019 if you're that stuck

    Ah no, I'll get something from 2020. I've actually got 4 potential entries after googling 2020 releases.

    2 are still somewhere in the charts (and I think too safe of an option), one is a comeback single that I don't think did well in the charts and the fourth is a shock single from a legend which I am leaning towards but think it is very risky.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    I'll be closing entries for this next week the same day Irish Aris's walrus ends and doing the first reveal the night after. Still waiting on entries from fixXxer and y0ssar1an22....

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    ShaneU wrote: »
    I'll be closing entries for this next week the same day Irish Aris's walrus ends and doing the first reveal the night after. Still waiting on entries from fixXxer and y0ssar1an22

    I expect to finish on Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest Shane, hope that's OK :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    That's fine, won't be able to do it on Wednesday night anyway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,232 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    i'm stuck on a disco song,

    will have them in my Sunday evening though!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Will enter, this is going to hard to do my usual of sending a few from genres you're not into.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


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    Entrants so far:

    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Beakerjoe
    CJ Maxx
    Deja Boo
    Green&Red
    Gru
    Homer J. Fong
    Irish Aris
    JohnGreenFan
    JP Liz V1
    Kolido
    Mustang Shelly
    Necro
    Pretzil
    RasTa
    S1ippy
    Sawduck
    The Purple Tin


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,330 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Entry in!

    I may be on your Ignore list after this :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    Also in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    FixXxer, Osh and y0ssar1an22 brings us to

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Entries close this Thursday at 2pm

    Any else looking to join get your songs in before then, thanks.

    Should get the first reveal started that night at 8pm if Irish Aris has his finished on Wednesday


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU




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