Beakerjoe vs The Walrus - THE REVEAL!

beakerjoe

4th spot and 16 Points goes to.....

No Mercy - Missing, submitted by

Reberetta.

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

Well, I know of the group from their hit “Where do you go”, which I was a huge fan of the time (96 I recall). So what happens when you combine that hit with Everything but the Girls missing…..

Its very samey to “Where do you go”, but its not a bad cover either and I quite enjoy their twist on this track. The more I listened the more I enjoyed it. Very more-ish.

Question : Do the deserts miss the rain? Who wants wet sand?

beakerjoe

Electric Nitwit
Mustand Shelly
JP Liz
Osh
S!ippy
Irish Aris

The FINAL SIX

Electric Nitwit

beakerjoe wrote: »

Electric Nitwit
Mustand Shelly
JP Liz
Osh
S!ippy
Irish Aris

The FINAL SIX

I know I picked the best boy band song ever, and I trust you Beaker

beakerjoe

In at 17th place collecting 3 points is...

Take That - The Garden submitted by

JP Liz V1

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

I like Mark Owens voice but I dont think this track was suited to him. When Gary steps in it improves. Its nice, nothing spectacular so far but the build to the chorus and the chorus are fine but it pales in comparison to other TT tracks post comeback. Not a huge fan sadly Liz.

Electric Nitwit

I was just thinking we'd had no Take That!

No Boyzone, Westlife, N*Sync or One Direction yet?

beakerjoe

3rd spot and 17 points, goes to....

All 4 One - I Swear by

Electric Nitwit

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

Now this is a classic boy band track. It gives me the feels and brings me right back to my youth. A tremendous chorus, enchanting harmonies and lovey dovey lyrics. Gold star.

Sadly 2 songs ranked higher though.

Irish Aris

beakerjoe wrote: »

Electric Nitwit
Mustand Shelly
JP Liz
Osh
S!ippy
Irish Aris

The FINAL SIX

ah oh. . . bottom 3 again. . .

Electric Nitwit

beakerjoe wrote: »

Gold star.

Sadly 2 songs ranked higher though.

Well, you're wrong but I'll let you off

beakerjoe

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I was just thinking we'd had no Take That!

No Boyzone, Westlife, N*Sync or One Direction yet?

Nor will we have any. Sigh.....Big N-Sync fan.

No Blue, Another Level, OTT, JLS, O-Town, 911, a1......

the purple tin

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I was just thinking we'd had no Take That!

No Boyzone, Westlife, N*Sync or One Direction yet?

Thank heaven for small mercies

beakerjoe

2 points goes to 18th place, which is...

5ive - Dont wanna let you go - submitted by

Mustang Shelly

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

Not one of my fav 5ive tracks sadly, always felt it was a pound shop attempt at a BSB track. Its not bad to be fair, but it isn't great either and didn't do anything for me compared to other tracks submitted. Found it more annoying and forgettable.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

No Boyzone, Westlife, N*Sync or One Direction yet?

beakerjoe wrote: »

Nor will we have any.

My second choice was a One Direction song, I thought BTS were less likely to duplicate... :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4cdfRohhcg

s1ippy

beakerjoe wrote: »

Well in at 1th place with more 5ive......its 9 points to.....

5ive - Keep on Movin submitted by

Necro

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

I wanted 1th place

beakerjoe

2nd place and a nice 18 points goes to.....

East 17 - Deep submitted by

Osh.

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

A controversial choice. But I really like this track.

The intro sets the tone and the 90’s boy band rap commences. Tony Mortimer is an underrated songwriter and the lyrical rhymes are smooth and clever. The chorus is beautiful and the whole song just works. Nice selection.

But man, the fcuking state of the lads in the video. Ah 90's.

Irish Aris

very interesting to see 3 different 5ive songs. I really liked them at the time and still listen to them regularly.

s1ippy

Uh oh

I might be very disappointed

Irish Aris

beakerjoe wrote: »

2nd place and a nice 18 points goes to.....

East 17 - Deep submitted by

Osh.

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

A controversial choice. But I really like this track.

The intro sets the tone and the 90’s boy band rap commences. Tony Mortimer is an underrated songwriter and the lyrical rhymes are smooth and clever. The chorus is beautiful and the whole song just works. Nice selection.

But man, the fcuking state of the lads in the video. Ah 90's.

My favourite East 17 song, very mellow and one that showcases what a great songwriter Tony Mortimer is.

beakerjoe

last place is reserved for the 1 pointer....

NKOTB - Step by Step, submitted by

Irish Aris

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

Initially I thought "80’s cheese and I love it". Its got those nostalgic feels and its extremely stereotypical boy band.

But as I assessed other tracks and re listened, it went down and down. The vocals aren't great to be kind and the beat gets old fast. Better boy band tracks and better NKOTB songs. Unlucky IA.

beakerjoe

First place goes to......along with a 19 point haul.....

Take That - Back for Good, submitted by

S!ippy

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

A beautiful track and one of the best of the early TT years. The lyrics are fabulous and the song works at sucking me in every time. Love the harmonies and the chorus is a joy. Good stuff. Its pure 90's boy band and it has great replay value. A worthy winner.

s1ippy

I enjoyed listening to all those much more than the drivel that would be played if a radio station had a boy band hour going on. Great tastes for this walrus, clearly!

beakerjoe

1. Phatkev 64 points
2. ShaneU 59 Points
3. ASLVB - 46 points
4. Mustang shelly - 45 Points
5. s1ippy - - 45 Points
6. Electric Nitwit - 43 Points
7. the purple tin - 42 Points
8. Argus - 40 points
9. Osh - 38 Points
10. Kolido - 38 Points
11. Reberetta - 38 Points
12. Gru - 37 Points
13. Fixxxer - 35 Points
14. Rikand - 35 Points
15. JP Liz V1 - 30 Points
16. JohnGreenFan - 26 Points
17. Necro - 25 Points
18. Sawduck - 25 Points
19. Iris Aris - 24 Points

40 points separates top from bottom, but with 4 rounds to come ......it really all can change in the up coming rounds.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I'm not confident for the next round (assuming its the covers/upgrade one), since the original version appeared in a previous round and didn't perform too well.

Electric Nitwit

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I'm not confident for the next round (assuming its the covers/upgrade one), since the original version appeared in a previous round and didn't perform too well.

I've reentered one I previously entered for a covers round as it was unjustly panned. I'm worried it'll happen twice!

ShaneU

Phatkev should be only two points ahead of me, we were both on 46 after the last round. Shenanigans!

beakerjoe

ShaneU wrote: »

Phatkev should be only two points ahead of me, we were both on 46 after the last round. Shenanigans!

Allow me to recalulate when Im home. School run ahoy

beakerjoe

Hopefully have amended scores done and round 5 kick off at around 9.

Covers.

Some ones Im very familiar with and some covers that I hadnt heard of before. New bands and some new music for me.

Also 2 double picks in this round.

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Whoa, wait a minute... Necro didn't pick Westlife?!

They are an... let's just call them... an acquired taste. Played it safe(ish) instead.

osh

Had a cover I was going to go for but wasn’t sure if you’d think it was better than original.

Irish Aris

ah, I think I will get another bottom 3, I relied too much on 80s classic.

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

ah, I think I will get another bottom 3, I relied too much on 80s classic.

I hope that's The Pet Shop Boys version of Always On My Mind
(genuinely think it's one of the best covers of all time)