if we talk christmas songs I kinda fell in love with that one
I think there’s good Christmas songs, though loads of terrible ones, obviously. I considered trying an emergency Christmas themed Walrus - one round, all Christmas songs - but I knew didn’t have the time to listen over the holidays. Some good stuff already here, and this is a nice one.
This means I’m at least not last in round 7, which is something to look forward too.
Yeah, the religious songs are really good but I’m not sure they even count.
When I think ‘Christmas song’ I think of Rudolph and other silly shit.
ready?
you people aren’t ready
now I want to have an orgy with the three wise men NO SACRILEGE
PROTIP: if you call NO SACRILEGE you don’t go to hell
Nein sir.
Good morning everyone,
Presents have been opened
HoHoHo
Holiday breakfast has been had
The fire is crackling
So gather round bc there’s only one more thing left to do. And then the reveal shortly after. Be back soon.
Hail Yeah.
Lets get this Snow on the road.
Make sure to be Sleet of foot, King.
This is a super Ice present to get this morning.
Various other winter weather related puns.
So before the reveal, lemme tell you my approach to your submissions. I guess I should have told you beforehand, but it’s much more fun this way.
During every listen my guiding question was if I would want to listen to this again. If the answer is yes, your submission was higher on the list. Bonus points were (typically) awarded for stuff that I had not heard before. There are some exceptions to this, as we’ll see along the way.
I did my best to not allow my personal feels about a particular genre, or personal history with a particular song, impact the rankings. And I know nothing about music, or music composition, and can’t read a note, so any commentary about song constructions comes from a place of ignorance.
Enjoy!
So, coming in at lucky number 17 with 1 point is @cassette with
If I was one who lites joints I might be able sit back and get lost into the melody. But I’m not and coming in at 8 minutes, taking over a minute and a half for the lyric to kick in, and slowly building to a manic crescendo was just not pleasing to my ears. It’s like if Primus and Tool had a child and things were not going well despite all intentions.
Equally scary is number 16, worth 2 points, is @pyatnitski with Batman - Naked City
I swore I wasn’t going to dump on you or your submissions, but wow this is avant-garde in a way that doesn’t speak to me. The screaming terrified me. It’s not horrible upon relisten, but when the horns go all out of toony at about a minute, I’m running. It may have finished last had the previous submission not come in at 8 minutes. Brevity was a friend.
Those two entries have already lived up to the hype
Things now take a turn for the better. Coming in at 15 for 3 points is @CanadaMatt3004 with Living Colour - Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
I know it’s sacrilege to some (including my co-host - Hi Schlitzy! ) to dump on this band, so I won’t. Not that I really can, tbh. I’ve seen them live and while I can’t 100% remember the venue, or the year, or who I was with, I vaguely remember having a good time. This song does not do it for me tho. The vocals are fine (ONE TWO THREE BRIDGE), the melody is fine, and the guitar is great. But YOU AINT SAYIN NUTHIN.
Lightweight!
Indeed!