MrKingsley and Barney92's Walrus - The Reveal

MrKingsley · 17-12-2019 9:29pm

quickbeam wrote: »

Discuss away LeVar.

Exactly. The more traffic the better.

Word has come down from on high that the reveal will be completed around 9 o’clock

I’ll be looking after the next one. Im planning it for early Friday afternoon if that suits people?

Ted_YNWA · 17-12-2019 9:38pm

I'll take that position starting off.

Pretzill · 17-12-2019 9:38pm

MrKingsley wrote: »

Word has come down from on high...

Was it ding, dong merrily?

...coat got.

Ted_YNWA · 17-12-2019 9:49pm

Pretzill wrote: »

Was it ding, dong merrily?

...coat got.

just get out & collect your coat outside...

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:06pm

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

just get out & collect your coat outside...

I'd love to be able to give that gif a few bonus points.

We'll be back into it in the next few minutes. I am very sorry to say that my mistake earlier on is going to give Spook a clue as to which end of the table they are in. It it unfortunately a bottom four and a top three.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:16pm

And we are back

In 12th place, scoring 4 points is

Trigger

with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxx5CfeNg8

MrK
Really like the song and each of their voices. Too much going on to study to this personally.

Barney
Did not like the first singer's voice and didn't like the "Oh oh oh" parts. It sounds a bit durge like for me. I couldn't get behind this one at all, sorry.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:20pm

We now move into the medal positions and give

Drumpot

bronze and a score of 13 points with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EIE5f2t6M

MrK
Love it. Could I study to it. Absolutely. This is the exception here for me I think. This song just really reminds me of a song I used to study to in college.

Barney
Really really like the beat to this one, I could definitely work or study to this. It has just enough energy in it without being too much. Good entry here.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:22pm

That means that unfortunately we are in the bottom three now.

In 13th place, scoring 3 points is

Pretzill

with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX0MYWpltGg

MrK
It feels like I should like this song but your man voice during the chorus really gets on my nerves unfortunately and I just cant get past it.

Barney
Really like the beginning. Not so sure of the sax I think it is (especially the second time it comes in). Like the backing singers but not a fan of the main signer. I'd find it hard to study to.

Pretzill · 17-12-2019 10:24pm

Thanks guys - it's not a sax - Iknew as soon as I saw the 3rd position I'd be holding up the rear -

P.s: What are you two studying?? It's not something I've done for a long time

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:25pm

In 2nd place, scoring a lovely 14 points is

Phatkev

with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eWewdTkghM

MrK
Absolutely love it. Was also waiting/wanting for it to kick in a bit more but that’s me being selfish. It is spot on for the theme.

Barney
Love the gentle parts of this. It is so soothing and calming, however I'm not as big a fan when it gets more intense but that is just me getting picky I suppose.

Spook_ie · 17-12-2019 10:29pm

ooh back just in time

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:29pm

Pretzill wrote: »

Thanks guys - it's not a sax - Iknew as soon as I saw the 3rd position I'd be holding up the rear -

P.s: What are you two studying?? It's not something I've done for a long time

Do you know what I'm talking about, with the sax? What is that?

Neither of us are currently studying actually. We both finished studying in the last few years, studying and now working are the times I listen to music most I'd imagine. I did economics though.

Pretzill · 17-12-2019 10:32pm

Barney92 wrote: »

Do you know what I'm talking about, with the sax? What is that?

Neither of us are currently studying actually. We both finished studying in the last few years, studying and now working are the times I listen to music most I'd imagine. I did economics though.

It's the artist's mouth - (not a real saxophone - I love it - but it's not everyone's cup of tea)

I had a difficult time trying to find anything to fit the category as I was studying about 34 years ago

Spook_ie · 17-12-2019 10:32pm

Gimme the 29 already, because it wasn't a Slade song anyway...

Necro · 17-12-2019 10:33pm

Thought I had my PM saved for this so I'd remember what I entered.

Turns out I didn't.

Not sure if good or bad yet

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:33pm

Pretzill wrote: »

It's the artist's mouth - (not a real saxophone - I love it - but it's not everyone's cup of tea)

I had a difficult time trying to find anything to fit the category as I was studying about 34 years ago

Ooph, then my apologies because if I'd known that it might have gottena few more points from me. I mean I'm not a big fan of the sound but I am more impressed to know that.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:37pm

Spook_ie wrote: »

Pooh back just in time

Sorry spook but it may be time to look away. In somewhat of a break from tradition I'm going to give the bottom two together so that our winner is the last post.

In 2nd place place is

Necro

with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ

MrK
Not wild about the song anyway and think this might be the absolute anti-study song that I could’ve chosen. If I had been able to think of a bogey song for this category it would have been this!

Barney
Like the song and have worked to it in the past, but I didn't think it was a great one to work to. I sort of have to be in the mood for it

_____________________

I'm sorry to say that in 15th place, scoring 1 point is

Spook_ie

with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2u5uUu3DE

MrK
Unfortunately for the sender this would be my anti-study song. I don't really like it at all.

Barney
The song is okay for me, but not fantastic. I couldn't study to it but I might be able to work to it. I know some people love it but it's not really for me.

Spook_ie · 17-12-2019 10:39pm

Barney92 wrote: »

Sorry spook but it may be time to look away. In somewhat of a break from tradition I'm going to give the bottom two together so that our winner is the last post.

In 2nd place place is
Necro
with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ

MrK
Not wild about the song anyway and think this might be the absolute anti-study song that I could’ve chosen. If I had been able to think of a bogey song for this category it would have been this!

Barney
Like the song and have worked to it in the past, but I didn't think it was a great one to work to. I sort of have to be in the mood for it

_____________________

I'm sorry to say that in 15th place, scoring 1 point is
Spook_ie
with the following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2u5uUu3DE

MrK
Unfortunately for the sender this would be my anti-study song. I don't really like it at all.

Barney
The song is okay for me, but not fantastic. I couldn't study to it but I might be able to work to it. I know some people love it but it's not really for me.

What a travesty

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:41pm

Which means that we have reached the end of the night's reveal and our first round is over, or at least it will be by the end of this post.

Our glorious leader after round one is

Ectoplasm

who provided this frankly delightful entry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsQBKr_x-P4

MrK
Absolutely beautiful piece. Definitely never listened to it in its entirety before. Exactly the type of music that I could leave on it the background.

Barney
Oh what a tune, contest closed. That piano is magical. It is energetic but not too distracting. This is exactly the sort of thing I could study and work to and be happy.

Pretzill · 17-12-2019 10:47pm

Well done Ecto, nice choice. Thanks Barney & Mr K for a fine reveal. Can I ask that you title the tracks for when we're on mobile and can't click the YouTube links to listen in?

Some great artists included tonight.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 10:50pm

Pretzill wrote: »

Well done Ecto, nice choice. Thanks Barney & Mr K for a fine reveal. Can I ask that you title the tracks for when we're on mobile and can't click the YouTube links to listen in?

Some great artists included tonight.

Of course, we'll do that for the rest. MrK might use a different style to me when he takes over for the reveal of round 2, but I'll get him to put them in.

MrKingsley · 17-12-2019 10:50pm

Well done Barney and a very well done to Ecto. That was quiet an easy winner for me.

Food related song will be next up on Friday. I’ll post up the Spotify playlist for this tomorrow

tusk · 17-12-2019 10:52pm

GG all.

Good show barno. It can only go downhill from here for me

Ectoplasm · 17-12-2019 11:16pm

Woo to the hoo! Really glad you both enjoyed this one. I may have peaked already but I'll take my top spot and bask in its cuddly glory til Friday at least

Trigger · 17-12-2019 11:16pm

Congrats Ecto! Good show guys!

Spook_ie · 17-12-2019 11:19pm

Great round, at least I can't go down.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 17-12-2019 11:22pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

After my own choice (which was genuinely one of the songs I listened to on repeat while studying for the auld leaving cert back in the day), the highlights of this round so far for me are...

MicksJaguar - I actually don't think I've seen the film in full from start to finish as I was working in a cinema when it came out and just caught bits and pieces here and there so this song must've slipped by me, but it is a beautiful piece of music; it feels like if Sigur Rós and Clannad had a baby, which is probably one of the highest compliments I can pay a piece of music. Nice choice.

and...

Green&Red - hadn't heard this before and love it already; would've ranked very highly for me personally (based on the songs that have been revealed so far anyway), definitely up my street.

also shoutout to...

necrina - definitely something I'd listen to to get pumped for an exam, maybe a bit overplayed when it was first released, but good track none the less.

And some more highlights following the rest of this round's reveal...

Trigger - Based on Barney's gif I'm guessing this is from Greatest Showman? Still haven't gotten about to seeing it, but this song is class. Great choice.

Drumpot - love Foals, had actually considered My Number for another category, but this is another great one.

Phatkev - I mentioned Sigur Rós earlier, and definitely get some of those vibes here too; a beautiful piece of music and a great discovery.

Spook_ie - think you got given a raw deal here. I've 100% studied to this song and listened to it prior to an exam to get me in the right headspace.

Ectoplasm - a deserving winner of this round for sure. It's a haunting piece of music. Well done! Credit where it's due.

osh · 17-12-2019 11:24pm

Well done ecto, nice piece.

What round you planning to do next?

I really like my song this round. Think it’s one that does grow on you. And disagree about the lyrics barney

they mightn’t be much but love how fragile and vulnerable it sounds

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 11:37pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Trigger - Based on Barney's gif I'm guessing this is from Greatest Showman? Still haven't gotten about to seeing it, but this song is class. Great choice.

That was more of a we're back gif, it's not from the film. Any song from that film would have gone down a treat with me by the way.

Barney92 · 17-12-2019 11:50pm

Final table standings

User|Points|Score out of 30
Ectoplasm|15| 29
phatkev| 14| 25.5
Drumpot| 13| 25
TED YNWA| 12| 22
tusk| 11| 21
Necrina| 10| 20
Also Starring LeVar Burton| 9| 19
MicksJaguar| 8| 18
osh| 7| 17
Green&Red| 6| 16.5
Prisca| 5| 14
Trigger| 4| 14
Pretzill| 3| 14
Necro| 2| 13.5
Spook_ie| 1| 12

MrKingsley and Barney92's Walrus - The Reveal

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