I am the Necrus - Walrus Reveal Thread

Necro

In 15th place with 8 points

JP Liz V1

Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield

I’m a bit loathe to chastise this very much loved song but it’s just not my thing again. The peaks are too understated, much like Big In Japan in the previous round.

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

In 15th place with 8 points

JP Liz V1

Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield



I’m a bit loathe to chastise this very much loved song but it’s just not my thing again. The peaks are too understated, much like Big In Japan in the previous round.

You should have submitted this in my Walrus Liz, guaranteed top-5 and possible top-3. Great song!!

Necro

In 14th place with 9 points

S1ippy

Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole

Unlike in the Rock’N’Roll round, Led Zep doesn’t come up trumps here unfortunately. It’s a bit of a chore if I’m honest, I struggled with where to place it as it didn’t speak to me but I enjoyed parts of it. So here seems about right.

ShaneU

Irish Aris wrote: »

You should have submitted this in my Walrus Liz, guaranteed top-5 and possible top-3. Great song!!

Yes, great song.

No idea what I entered for this, I can tell you it definitely wasn't Scooter.

Hopefully it wasn't Bob Dylan or this will not end well.

Necro

In 13th place with 10 points

Clarabel

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie

Despite the Monster playlist seemingly struggling with this round, I didn’t mind this track. I might be the only person in the world who isn’t enamoured with Bowie’s voice I think though, particularly in this track I just find it very ordinary.

Necro

In 12th place with 11 points

Sawduck

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Now this I can groove to. A nice little punk number, of which my knowledge isn’t fantastic admittedly. I enjoyed this track.

Necro

In 11th place with 12 points

Deja Boo

Guitar Man - David Gates

Someone (Pretzill iirc) entered a Bread song in my last Walrus too and I think it fared similar to this one. It’s a nice mellow sound and I can dig that.

Necro

In 10th place with 13 points

Reberetta

Rank And File - Amanda Ruth

This is a groovy tune that I can get behind. Nice entry, sweet guitar play.

tusk

Necro wrote: »

In 16th place with 7 points

Tusk

The Eagles - Pretty Maids All In A Row

Ok, now I think I see the consistency in the entries from this player. They all have a number in them? No… that’s not quite it… Frankly though this is one of my least favourite Eagles songs. It’s all very meh.

You're a broken man

Necro

In 9th place with 14 points

ShaneU

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

Ah man, like that sax solo alone is worth about 8 points. The only thing stopping this from being higher is the quality of the tunes above it. Great choice

Necro

In 8th place with 15 points

The purple tin

David Bowie: Suffragette City

Now THIS is Bowie I can enjoy. I guess it must be the previous song because the vocals are so so much better in this one. Nice choice.

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

In 8th place with 15 points

The purple tin

David Bowie: Suffragette City


Now THIS is Bowie I can enjoy. I guess it must be the previous song because the vocals are so so much better in this one. Nice choice.

wham bam thank you ma'am!!!
Great choice purple tin!!

the purple tin

Irish Aris wrote: »

wham bam thank you ma'am!!!
Great choice purple tin!!

Thanks. The false ending does it for me every time

Necro

In 7th place with 16 points

Green&Red

Wings - Band on the Run

Slow start for this had it much lower in the rankings. Really kicks off about 2.16 into the song though and boy it was worth the wait. Another solid track selection here.

Necro

In 6th place with 17 points:

fixXxer

Queen - Bicycle Race

This is just so fun, and amazing. It’s such a simple concept for a song but pulled off excellently by the master. Inside knowledge helps sometimes when you know that Queen’s albums were basically my lullabies, my mother adored them.

Necro

In 5th Place with 18 points

Mustang shelly

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know?

ABBA tracks are risky with me, as poor ould Homer learned in the previous Walrus I ran. I have a certain type of ABBA track I enjoy, and I pretty much hate the rest.


Lucky for the entrant then that this is probably one of my faves Great selection.

Reberetta

Abba Does Your Mother Know?

I considered submitting this one as a guilty pleasure in another Walrus currently running. Cheesy but fun.

Necro

In 4th place with 19 points

Trigger

Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears

Haha, this round’s ‘cheat code’. If anyone was paying attention to Irish Aris’ Walrus, I actually won a round with this entry, so it was always doing well here. And in fairness, it’s a bloody amazing choon.

Second time it’s been entered (albeit the other time was a cover) in this contest, and it does well once again. Will we see it pop up again? Time will tell….

Certainly one track, if not more were selected in different categories.

Reberetta

Necro wrote: »

Haha, this round’s ‘cheat code’. If anyone was paying attention to Irish Aris’ Walrus, I actually won a round with this entry, so it was always doing well here. And in fairness, it’s a bloody amazing choon.

Second time it’s been entered (albeit the other time was a cover) in this contest, and it does well once again. Will we see it pop up again? Time will tell….

Cheats should not prosper.

Tauriel

Necro wrote: »

In 5th Place with 18 points

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know?

Lucky for the entrant then that this is probably one of my faves Great selection.

Phew

Necro

Remaining 6 HYPE for

Rikand
LeVar
Osh
RasTa
JohnGreenFan
Kolido

the purple tin

Reberetta wrote: »

Abba Does Your Mother Know?

I considered submitting this one as a guilty pleasure in another Walrus currently running. Cheesy but fun.

I entered it for Sweden in the Eurovision but I don't think it got through

Trigger

Reberetta wrote: »

Cheats should not prosper.

I respectfully disagree.

In fairness I didn't even know that it was entered by himself previously... i racked my brain for this round.. i had numerous other selections that I thought were prior to 86 but were 87.

Knew it would do well after last round

Necro

In 20th with 3 points

Rikand

Captain Beefheart : Ice Cream for Crow

Erm… ok. The video is ok I suppose? Actually tbf the video is very enjoyable. The song however… is not.

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

In 6th place with 17 points:

fixXxer

Queen - Bicycle Race



This is just so fun, and amazing. It’s such a simple concept for a song but pulled off excellently by the master. Inside knowledge helps sometimes when you know that Queen’s albums were basically my lullabies, my mother adored them.

Necro wrote: »

In 5th Place with 18 points

Mustang shelly

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know?

ABBA tracks are risky with me, as poor ould Homer learned in the previous Walrus I ran. I have a certain type of ABBA track I enjoy, and I pretty much hate the rest.


Lucky for the entrant then that this is probably one of my faves Great selection.

Necro wrote: »

In 4th place with 19 points

Trigger

Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears


Haha, this round’s ‘cheat code’. If anyone was paying attention to Irish Aris’ Walrus, I actually won a round with this entry, so it was always doing well here. And in fairness, it’s a bloody amazing choon.

Second time it’s been entered (albeit the other time was a cover) in this contest, and it does well once again. Will we see it pop up again? Time will tell….

Certainly one track, if not more were selected in different categories.

Three amazing songs!!!
The Queen song is really one of their great songs that don't get much airplay unfortunately.
And great to see a less obvious ABBA song
As for Tears For Fears, what Necro said. Iconic 80s!!

Necro

In 3rd place with 20 points is

Kolido

REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run

Thou must not mess with REO Speedwagon. And indeed I don’t, it’s a very good choice from the player here to earn him his first podium of this contest.

Reberetta

LOL @Captain Beefheart

Necro

In 21st place with 2 points

Osh

Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking

My mother always told me if I had nothing nice to say I should say nothing…. So….










:pac:

This just isn’t my thing unfortunately.

Necro

In 2nd place with 21 points

LeVar

The Hooters - All You Zombies

This is my find of the tournament so far. What a track. I really really wanted to give this top spot, but there was one song that beat it out.

And I don’t think the entrant will have many complaints after it’s revealed. But thanks for this entry. Love it.

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

In 2nd place with 21 points

LeVar

The Hooters - All You Zombies


This is my find of the tournament so far. What a track. I really really wanted to give this top spot, but there was one song that beat it out.

And I don’t think the entrant will have many complaints after it’s revealed. But thanks for this entry. Love it.

Fair play LeVar.
Hooters could be hit and miss but this and another 2-3 songs are really top notch!

Necro

In 22nd place with 1 point

RasTa

Lembur Kuring - Yanti Bersaudara

I can only assume the entrant was on some form of hallucinogenics at the time of submission that make this an enjoyable experience.


But unfortunately, I’m all out of mushrooms, and thus it remains at the bottom of the pile.

Reberetta

I thought I couldn't take a band called The Hooters seriously, but now that I've listened to that song, I know I can't take them seriously.

Necro

AND In 1st Place with 22 points

JohnGreenFan

Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

I can almost hear the grinding of QB’s teeth from here in Sligo. But she is not the judge, and I am forever in love with Stevie Nicks and this track.


It’s a deserving table topper here for me, and a solid solid entry . Bravo/Brava :P

Irish Aris

A worthy winner of the category!!

And I will definitely give you the bottom 3 Necro. Very likely I would have placed bottom 3 too

Reberetta

Edge Of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks. Obscure, risky entry there.:rolleyes::P

I think Yanti Bersaudara deserved top spot. Unless you have ingested mushrooms beforehand to fully experience its majesty, you haven't really given it a shot.

EDIT: Also, you should listen to it naked, smeared in oil from an olive tree.

Necro

And so to our tables:

Before My Time Song Name Score
1st Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks 22
2nd The Hooters - All You Zombies  21
3rd REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run 20
4th Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears 19
5th ABBA - Does Your Mother Know? 18
6th Queen - Bicycle Race (1978) 17
7th Wings - Band on the Run 16
8th David Bowie: Suffragette City 15
9th Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 14
10th Rank And File Amanda Ruth 13
11th Guitar Man - David Gates 12
12th Stranglers - No More Heroes 11
13th Scary Monsters (And Super Creep) - David Bowie 10
14th Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole 9
15th Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield 8
16th The Eagles - Pretty Maids All In A Row 7
17th Adam and the ants - Stand and deliver 6
18th The B-52's-Legal Tender 5
19th Hammond Song - The Roches 4
20th Captain Beefheart : Ice Cream for Crow 3
21st Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 2
22nd Lembur Kuring - Yanti Bersaudara 1

Overall table after 4 rounds:


Player Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Total
Irish Aris 15 22 5 5 47
s1ippy 18 8 17 9 52
ShaneU 20 12 8 14 54
Deja Boo 22 3 6 12 43
the purple tin 11 5 19 15 50
RasTa 8 1 17 1 27
LeVar 21 18 7 21 67
Sawduck 17 4 4 11 36
Gru 9 13 20 6 48
Mustang Shelly 14 20 21 18 73
Clarabel 4 15 3 10 32
osh 2 19 9 2 32
Green&Red 10 6 12 16 44
JP Liz 16 7 10 8 41
Trigger 1 21 13 19 54
JohnGreenFan 12 14 13 22 61
Kolido 6 9 14 20 49
Rikand 19 16 22 3 60
Arghus 7 2 18 4 31
Reberetta 5 17 15 13 50
tusk 13 10 11 7 41
fixXxer 3 11 16 17 47

So mustang shelly leads the proceedings by 6 points, with LeVar hot on her heels.

JohnGreenFan's 1st place has nudged them ahead of Rikand but there's nothing in it.

Playlist Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zgSNnbF9dlXUtxhDLlmEn


Thanks for commenting along, still 6 rounds to go and we can resume midweek at some point folks

Reberetta

Call me biased but I really feel I should be winning this competition with JohnGreenFan and LeVar preferably near the bottom.

Kolido

Great reveal Necro and congrats to jgf. I have a pet hate for that Stevie Nicks songs due to it being over rated by the good folk here on fg. I do like Stevie tho.

Reberetta

If there's ever a Reberrus 2 I'm going to deduct marks for suck-ups who send me internationally famous songs by internationally famous artists. That'll teach them.

Danke for the quicksilver reveals Necro.

Arghus

Disappointed to finish so far down the pecking order, but de gustibus non est disputandum, as they say.

I do love Edge of Seventeen though, to be fair.

Clarabel

Necro wrote: »

In 2nd place with 21 points

LeVar

The Hooters - All You Zombies

This is my find of the tournament so far. What a track. I really really wanted to give this top spot, but there was one song that beat it out.

And I don’t think the entrant will have many complaints after it’s revealed. But thanks for this entry. Love it.

I should have picked zombies over giants

Necro

Monsters Clara.

You can't even remember your own gimmick

Clarabel

Necro wrote: »

Monsters Clara.

You can't even remember your own gimmick

Monsters..... actually I did try giants first but Monsters were better than Giants

RasTa

This is the worst walrus yet, might as well just pick all the popular songs that everyone's heard a zillion times.

Necro

RasTa wrote: »

This is the worst walrus yet, might as well just pick all the popular songs that everyone's heard a zillion times.

Oh you mean the good songs

RasTa

Necro wrote: »

Oh you mean the good songs

Beefheart is always number one.

Arghus

It was great to see Beefheart. Top marks.

Necro

Enjoying reading through this.

Necro wrote: »

In 20th with 3 points

Rikand

Captain Beefheart : Ice Cream for Crow

Erm… ok. The video is ok I suppose? Actually tbf the video is very enjoyable. The song however… is not.

This would probably have won this category if I were the judge! Love Beefheart, though you do have to be in the right mood.

Clarabel

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Enjoying reading through this.



This would probably have won this category if I were the judge! Love Beefheart, though you do have to be in the right mood.

What is beefheart?

Trigger

Clarabel wrote: »

What is beefheart?

An Asian delicacy