Green & Reds Walrus Reveal

Green&Red

Pretzill wrote: »

Ah that's just the strange brew talking

I had two ciders first and I thought I wanted more of them but that Mescans was really nice

Green&Red

Next up

Green&Red

Green&Red wrote: »

Next up a big shock

21st Place - Radiohead - 2+2=5

These peaked long before this

:eek:

Ah here, while that is far from Radiohead's best song you really can't say they peaked before that when In Rainbows exists!

Green&Red

3rd Place - Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world

Pitchforks at the ready

It took me a while to catch the number in this song, completely outside the spirit of the round but f**k it, its an absolutely brilliant tune. Although the two black guys in tuxes dancing at the petrol pumps are a little weird
3 points for

$hifty

Green&Red

22nd Place - Bob Marley - Three Little Birds

I just dont like this guy

I'll get slaughtered for this but sorry

Strawbs

quickbeam

Great tune. Who submitted it?

I dunno whether to laugh or cry

quickbeam

Still don't see the number?

Tears "4" Fears? Everybody Wants "2" Rule the World?

Necro

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I dunno whether to laugh or cry

You's just a buffalo soldier

In the heart of A-mereeka

Green&Red

2nd Place - Barnes Courtney - 99

Kings of leon anyone?

Had to look these up but then realised I know Glitter and Gold. Very Kings of Leon, really liked it on account of that
2nd place goes to

MollyB

Necro

Necro wrote: »

You's just a buffalo soldier

In the heart of A-mereeka

I’m fighting for survival

quickbeam

Oh! "One headline". Ah.

Green&Red

quickbeam wrote: »

Still don't see the number?

Tears "4" Fears? Everybody Wants "2" Rule the World?

I listened to it about seven times before I caught it

Pretzill

Probably says it all that Bob Marley languishes in last place with an absolute perfect song choice for this round and Tears for Fears get into the podium with a track that doesn't count, literally.

Green&Red

Pretzill wrote: »

Probably says it all that Bob Marley languishes in last place with an absolute perfect song choice for this round and Tears for Fears get into the podium with a track that doesn't count, literally.

quickbeam

quickbeam wrote: »

Still don't see the number?

Tears "4" Fears? Everybody Wants "2" Rule the World?

e - Euler's number
v - Roman numeral 5
o - zero
d - Roman numeral 500
N = Set of Natural Numbers
R = Set of Real Numbers
l = Roman numeral 50

sKeith

quickbeam wrote: »

Still don't see the number?

Tears "4" Fears? Everybody Wants "2" Rule the World?

2nd last verse.


Say that you'll never, never, never, need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world


1 number?

Green&Red

23rd Place - White Zombie, Thunderkiss 65!

My ears

I thought this was the worst out of the 115 songs submitted

Im not even sorry

Banjo

Ooooh harsh

Green&Red

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Ooooh harsh

I should say I liked the bit with the lady's voice in the middle

Pretzill

Green&Red wrote: »

(It could be your theme song)

Green&Red

sKeith wrote: »

2nd last verse.


Say that you'll never, never, never, need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world


1 number?

simple, doesn’t even have to be in the title but preferably not just with a passing mention

Preferable but not essential, somethings transcend rules

I can’t listen to any. I’m at my folks house and no broadband. Last time I listened to a walrus out here it cost me a fortune!

Banjo

And I remember her saying.... I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead; I'm already dead;

No ragrets, I love that stupid song. Even though I'm singing the song I didn't submit by the same band. I'm complerkated.

Green&Red

Pretzill wrote: »

(It could be your theme song)

Necro

You mean no-one submitted this ditty?

Green&Red

When I first saw the winning entry I presumed it was this song

Which would have scored very highly

Green&Red

Necro wrote: »

You mean no-one submitted this ditty?

When you didn't there was a void left

Green&Red

No 1 - Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen

Never heard this before, went straight in @ No. 1

Never heard this before but from the first listen it would have taken something really special to move this, fantastic song. Presumed it was an 80s song until I pulled up the song to link a video here, I'll be looking out for more of her stuff, exactly what the walrus is about

Great choice

Homer J Fong

Well done homer.

Green&Red

She's got a real Karen Allen look to her

Green&Red

Pretzill

Great choice Homer - well done. Thanks G&R although I think I may prepare for the wooden drumstick a great collection tonight. Nicely judged, if a little partisan and peculiar in rank - (must be the impeachment)

Rikand

Yeah, when I submitted what I thought my comment was going to be, I thought we wer e playing the folk round..... queue my surprise when I saw David Bowie being submitted and scoring midtable...

Green&Red

Pretzill wrote: »

Great choice Homer - well done. Thanks G&R although I think I may prepare for the wooden drumstick a great collection tonight. Nicely judged, if a little partisan and peculiar in rank - (must be the impeachment)

I think everyone could agree on the winner and I think it'll be the same with the names round, the winner is fantastic

quickbeam

My name one could have been my folk one too. I doubt it'll be winning.

Green&Red

DISCLAIMER: I ****ed up on Reberetta's entry and their name entry was scored here and her number entry will make an appearance in the names round

Green&Red

A new leader to the overall scoreboard but things have tightened up a lot

Mollyb60 20
Spook_ie 21
Electric Nitwit 25
MicksJaguar 25
Homer J Fong 26
QuickBeam 27
Mr Kingsley 27
SKeith 31
Kitten_K 31
Sheridan81 34
$hifty 35
Ectoplasm 36
Banjo 37
Tammy! 37
Necro 37
Fixxxer 40
Strawberry Milkshake 42
Rikand 43
Barney 92 43
Osh 43
Reberetta 52
Pretzill 56
Joban 58

Pretzill

Green&Red wrote: »

I think everyone could agree on the winner and I think it'll be the same with the names round, the winner is fantastic

I'm looking forward to it, it's your Walrus Green&Red

Green&Red

No clues for the names round, it'll be tomorrow evening and I'm half cut now and I'll be hungover tomorrow so .......

fixXxer

Green&Red wrote: »

23rd Place - White Zombie, Thunderkiss 65!

My ears

I thought this was the worst out of the 115 songs submitted

Im not even sorry

Banjo

This was my pick for ages! Love me some white zombie

Yay, glad you enjoyed it G&R (and relieved that I was wrong about my guess! ) Sharon Van Etten is definitely worth checking out, her latest album Remind Me Tomorrow, which was released this year and has "Seventeen" on it, is actually a pretty good starting point; it has a bit more electronics/synth than her previous work and is perhaps a bit more commercial sounding (while still being authentic/not a sellout!) Her earlier albums are a bit more introspective, led either by guitar or piano.

Some suggestions for further tunes:
If you want something upbeat and rocky, try "Serpents" or "Comeback Kid"
For moody synthpop, go with "Jupiter 4" (another one I could have used here!)
For a more acoustic, singer-songwriter vibe, "Give Out" is one of my favourites.
For a sombre, beautiful piano piece go with "I Know" (wonderful live performance on Jools Holland here.)
And if you want a singalong chorus, there's "Every Time The Sun Comes Up" (not one of my favourites but it seems to be one of her most popular ones)

She also does some really nice covers; Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize?", Sinéad O'Connor's "Black Boys on Mopeds" and Skeeter Davis's "The End of the World" (the latter especially really suits her voice).

Green&Red

Just finishing up a bit of work and I’ll be with ye

Necro

Green&Red wrote:

Just finishing up a bit of work and I’ll be with ye

Take your time, I can't see my entry for this one doing better than I did last night so let me savour it :pac:

Pretzill

Waiting so see if I can come 19th four times in a row

Electric Nitwit

Green&Red wrote: »

Next up a big shock

21st Place - Radiohead - 2+2=5

These peaked long before this

This just sounded like one of the songs off pablo honey or OK computer that you'd have skipped past to get to the good songs. Not a patch on their earlier stuff

Electric Nitwit

falls back towards the pack

Just catching up, obviously I disagree with everything you say
I love this song

This was the opener to the first album after the Kid A/Amnesiac set and was such an exhilarating, visceral burst after their relative calm. It's also become more relevant these days if anything, it's message being that politics goes to **** when people become detached from it

It's the Devil's way now,
There is no way out,
You can scream and you can shout,
It is too late now
Because you have not been
Payin' attention...
- The title itself is a straight lift from 1984

As Homer alluded to, any argument that Radiohead peaked early just suggests you haven't given In Rainbows enough listens. And Hail to the Thief, which 2+2=5 is on, is bloated and needs cutting down to about 10 songs, but it would then rightfully be recognised as a classic too

So no regrets, it's an awesome tune.
Luckily I know you'll make it up to me now when my name choice wins

I’m so depressed after last nights lack of love for Bob that I’m gonna have to book a holiday to cheer myself up.

Pretzill

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I’m so depressed after last nights lack of love for Bob that I’m gonna have to book a holiday to cheer myself up.

Jamaica?

Pretzill

Pretzill wrote: »

Jamaica?

Yea Mon

More like following Jamaican bobsleigh team and heading to the piste to go on the piste.