Based on his comments today and one he made in the sign up thread, Sorry CanadaMatt
In 12th place with 2 points:
Tripod - Gonna Make You Happy Tonight
I do not know Tripod and they might be Australiaâs national treasure, but this missed the mark for me. They are clearly extremely proficient in what they do and this routine is very smooth and decently written (for what they were aiming for at least). Also whoever sent it wrote âI hope you enjoy itâ which I appreciated. Sadly, it didnât help much.
The first glaring problem was the medium. This is an audio recording of a live comedy act. I have not seen the actual live act but based on some of the very loud laughter from the crowd, there was physical humor involved. Which is great, if I could see it. The actual result is me listening to a lot of people laugh for reasons I cannot understand and it made me a bit agitated.
The second issue is the actual song. I didnât rule out comedic songs, but in this case the music feels like a prop for their act. I donât actually enjoy listening to cheesy harmonies.
The last problem for me is that I donât love the kinda clean, edgeless nerdy humor. There were some good liners but it was very predictable and not a show Iâd be interested in based on that one example.
Sorry Australia, but consider this payback for Matthew Dellavedova. Weâre even.
This starts the section of stuff I didnât dislike but not a big fan either. I liked the thoughts that the user shared in the comments and I think he gave this some thought which I appreciate. Unfortunately I didnât vibe with the pick as much.
I do not know Elmwood, but he appears to be a white rapper circa 00s. Itâs a cover of Gordon Lightfootâs hit and Elmwood only adds a few lines here and there, none of which are funny or memorable.
(âSheâs gotta fess up, yo is her dress up? Oh indeed, and tell em how it is B, bring 'em up to speed)
The production doesnât pop either. To me the whole thing feels slightly like a local kid trying to score a crossover hit using the known formula of cutesy cover to a kinda forgotten song. It might be unfair as I donât know any of his other work, but it felt like trying to ride on the success of Smash Mouth or maybe Everlast.
It remained âEasy Listeningâ to me. It wasnât bad, but it also fell kinda short of anything better.
I have absolutely no guess as to who sent the #1 song, so everyone still left is in the running as far as Iâm concerned and really excited to learn who it was.
Itâs a fairly generic pop song from the mid-00s with an expensive production and is easily interchangeable to me with dozens of hits from that period.
Iâm not entirely sure why anyone would pick this as a Walrus song, but it has some cheeky lyrics to it and maybe it was somewhat edgier than what was expected from girl pop stars at the time?
It does reference masturbation.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I think it could be a subversive pick, which is a good thing, but I might be overthinking it.
Okay pop song for the genre. I expected it to do worse to be honest and it have grown on me over the 4-5 mandatory listens.
Monty Python - Every sperm is sacred
This is kinda unfair. I mean, itâs Monty Python. Itâs The Meaning of Life. We all love this movie, we all loved this sketch. But as I said, itâs a song contest, not a comedy contest.
Itâs a brilliantly written criticism of the Catholic church. But itâs also a twist on Oliver Twist (see what I did there?) sang partially by a choir of children.
As part of a movie - sure, I love it. Who wouldnât. But as a musical piece to listen on its own? I do not usually enjoy musicals and this ainât no Lin-Manuel Miranda either.
Also, I kinda feel that sending Monty Python to a humor category is a bit of a lazy choice maybe?
Or to quote the great John Cleese - Oh, dear. I have trodden in monsieurâs bucket.
Is it a stupid name? Yeah.
Is it a terrible song? Absolutely.
Is it a badly written stereotypical joke with some Nu-Metal? A-ha
Did I laugh every time he shouted the punchline? You betcha.
I never heard of this band, but I did listen to a lot of silly punk bands in my youth and was kinda hoping to have a few stupid noisy crass songs. It benefited from being the only one in its category.
Do I also get a stupid kick out of ranking a band named Psychostick one place ahead of the greatest comedy group of all time? Maaaaybe.
The last of the strictly âcomedy songsâ submitted.
You all probably know this one. Itâs funny. Itâs well-written. I like the Barry White groove.
As a stand-alone song, it fares better than Tripod and Monty Python for me.
But still, the category was songs that use humor and a pick from Flight of the Conchords is, again, somewhat lazy. Thatâs as high as I could rank it. Enjoyable nonetheless.
âBusiness Timeâ is great, but âThink About Itâ is my favourite, I think. Itâs quite amazing that theyâve done many funny songs and no one else has done any.
Finally, weâve reached the part where I liked all the songs. Never heard of Cass McCombs and not usually into singer/songwriters type, but this was really good.
It has a strong Lou Reed vibe and the lyrics are pretty cool. Iâm not entirely sure what the song is about. Are we Bobby? Is Bobby a jerk? Is it a song about a gay kid in a religious Oklahoma city? Dunno. Still liked it a lot.
This is quite literally a burn I used as a teenager:
Whereâd you learn to smoke? Cause youâre doing it all wrong
Nice pick all around. setting the tone for a great top 6.
