In 11th place scoring 3 points: The Hu with Wolf Totem
Submitter’s comment: Should hype you up, especially if you want to go to conquer most of Asia.
First impression: n/a
This has caused me headaches from day 1. I have spent more time thinking where to put this than all other songs combined and here’s why: Suzzer has posted this in my previous reveal thread as an alternate submission to which I replied:
While I am typing this I still have no idea what to do. About half of the current contestants also took part in my previous Walrus. That was six months ago though and probably long forgotten and there wasn’t any intention to angleshoot. I don’t like judging this one for meta reasons anymore than I did for places 12 and 13. Walrus is serious business though and I am trying to be somewhat consistent here.
On the one hand the throat singing accompanied by electric guitars is something I never knew I needed in my life. Just like the previous two songs I believe it’s a great category fit. I have read comments calling this a Mongolian haka and I think that’s an apt comparison.
Well, on the other hand I have listened to it a lot during the last 6 months so I skipped it practically every time it came up in the current play list which let’s me more confidently put this down here despite generally liking the song. The song already has 32 million views on youtube which puts it in well-known territory. If this was last year this could have been a first place submission. Right now it’s not. The fact that I looked for the skip button when it came up sealed its fate.
Submitted by: Suzzer99?