Weekly Walrus

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 1:26pm

the purple tin wrote: »

And let the Boss live?

CCR and Bruce Springsteen are playing a concert LB.
You MUST go to one of them. Who do you go to see?

I think Springsteen is hugely overrated, but I don't hate him. He doesn't deserve to die. If I must go to one, it'd be his, but I won't enjoy it and I'll complain the whole time.

I truly detest Fogerty and his cackle of cohorts, and their mere existence chills me to the core, I'd kill them all* if I could, but would settle for the head of the snake...

*I wouldn't actually kill any of them and don't truly wish them any harm, I just wish their so-called "music" would cease to exist.

the purple tin · 06-05-2021 1:29pm

The Fogmeister is still touring. We'll go and see him play after the lockdown LB.
My treat

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 1:32pm

the purple tin wrote: »

The Fogmeister is still touring. We'll go and see him play after the lockdown LB.
My treat

the purple tin · 06-05-2021 1:38pm

^^^^
OK Springsteen it is. The Boss puts on one of the best live shows ever. :cool:
I guarantee you will be air guitaring like a tipsy Enda Kenny before it is over.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 1:42pm

the purple tin wrote: »

^^^^
OK Springsteen it is. The Boss puts on one of the best live shows ever. :cool:
I guarantee you will be air guitaring like a tipsy Enda Kenny before it is over.

No can do...

I'm sick that week...

or I'll be washing my hair...

or I'll be abducted by aliens...

Clarabel · 06-05-2021 1:45pm

GUYS

I have great news!!!

GREAT.

My walrus is not lost. I'm feeling the guilt. It will happen.

Irish Aris · 06-05-2021 1:48pm

Late to this week's party, work has been crazy

Dandy Warhols-Cool As Kim Deal

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 1:50pm

Clarabel wrote: »

GUYS

I have great news!!!

GREAT.

My walrus is not lost. I'm feeling the guilt. It will happen.

Clarabel · 06-05-2021 1:52pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

That's good.

So if I don't deliver I won't disappoint. If I do, I blow your expectations!

I can give you a sneak. One of your songs blew my mind! But I've only listened to that song in that category.....so there could well be more mind blowing coming.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 1:58pm

Clarabel wrote: »

That's good.

So if I don't deliver I won't disappoint. If I do, I blow your expectations!

I really do hope you prove me wrong... I've been let down by Walrus promises before though and have just come to expect that there are some that will never happen, to protect myself from disappointment...

Clarabel · 06-05-2021 2:05pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I really do hope you prove me wrong... I've been let down by Walrus promises before though and have just come to expect that there are some that will never happen, to protect myself from disappointment...

I can't not. There are some cracker songs!

There are so goddammit awful country songs that made my heart, brain and ears bleed too. But you know.

Arghus · 06-05-2021 2:06pm

What's the root cause for this extreme hatred for CCR? I like some of their stuff and dislike some of their stuff, but they don't get my passion flowing one way or another. So when I read of white hot hatred towards them I'm curious, but also a bit mystified. To me, they seem too inherently MOR to engender hate or hero worship

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-05-2021 2:35pm

Arghus wrote: »

What's the root cause for this extreme hatred for CCR? I like some of their stuff and dislike some of their stuff, but they don't get my passion flowing one way or another. So when I read of white hot hatred towards them I'm curious, but also a bit mystified. To me, they seem too inherently MOR to engender hate or hero worship

Well... don't tell anyone, but its mostly just for show, and what you've just said is a more accurate representation of how I actually feel... but... Sssshhhhhh!

Its really just an indifference I played up during one of my Walrus round reveals because Have You Ever Seen The Rain and a cover of it had both been submitted and I had both of them in last positions, so added a bit of flavour to the write-ups about how John Fogerty is the worst thing to have ever happened in the history of humankind, and the whole hatred storyline just snowballed from there and became a running gag in Walruses and a couple other Forum Games.

My dislike of Bruce Springsteen and Mariah Carey are equally heightened and played up for my own amusement.

Arghus · 06-05-2021 3:15pm

We'll just pretend I never asked.

Electric Nitwit · 06-05-2021 7:40pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Well... don't tell anyone, but its mostly just for show...

(Any excuse for a Shirley Manson gif!)

JP Liz V1 · 06-05-2021 11:15pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I think Springsteen is hugely overrated, but I don't hate him. He doesn't deserve to die. If I must go to one, it'd be his, but I won't enjoy it and I'll complain the whole time.

I truly detest Fogerty and his cackle of cohorts, and their mere existence chills me to the core, I'd kill them all* if I could, but would settle for the head of the snake...

*I wouldn't actually kill any of them and don't truly wish them any harm, I just wish their so-called "music" would cease to exist.

Bruce might cover Rick Astley for you, I think he is probably a big fan :P

bcklschaps · 07-05-2021 10:11pm

John Fogerty & Bruce Springsteen are two of my favourite music artists.

bcklschaps · 08-05-2021 12:09am

Minority inclusive video. (Not the usual Vietnam bumpf)

John Fogerty is just great.

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

the purple tin · 08-05-2021 12:14am

bcklschaps wrote: »

Minority inclusive video. (Not the usual Vietnam bumpf)

John Fogerty is just great.

Clutch do a great cover of it too :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1DJFNSideQ

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 10-05-2021 12:24am

Seems Dolly Parton's Jolene is the clear winner this week, so looks like it's my turn to step up to the plate...

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Dolly Parton - Jolene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixrje2rXLMA

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 10-05-2021 12:25am

This Week's Category...

Dawn of a New Decade: Songs from 2020 or 2021

Old Favourites and the Classics of Yesteryear tend to dominate Weekly Walrus, so thought it would be interesting to have a week where more recent tunes are the name of the game.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 10-05-2021 12:26am

Arkells feat. K.Flay - You Can Get It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt3v7x5p4Fc

ShaneU · 10-05-2021 12:34am

Vulfpeck - LAX

10-05-2021 12:39am

Arlo Parks - Black Dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOu0Ht0-D4M

Kolido · 10-05-2021 7:30am

Dua Lipa - Physical

bcklschaps · 10-05-2021 7:34am

Bob Dylan - I contain multitudes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgEP8teNXwY

Trigger · 10-05-2021 8:05am

Only going to be one for me here

This album basically got me through the first lock down last year

Pearl Jam - Dance of the Clairvoyants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymf7DZUeVow

Electric Nitwit · 10-05-2021 8:49am

The new Arab Strap is my album of the year by miles, I'm obsessed with it. I could have picked anything from it, but this morning this is my favourite. Honestly, if you like this try the full album, it's pretty extraordinary

Tears On Tour by Arab Strap