Theme: Reality show
Song: Daughtry - Artificial
Verdict: It's ok but not really something I'd listen to out of choice.
Score: 5/10
Guess: Spears
Theme: Movie OST
Song: Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death
Verdict: First two minutes are great but then I start to get a bit bored.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Kol
Theme: 80's Pop or Rock
Song: Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait
Verdict: Love Stevie's voice but don't know much of her solo output. Not sure if I heard this before, chorus reminds me a bit of Hall & Oates's "Out of Touch".
Score: 8/10
Guess: RSOAPS
Theme: Tom Jones
Song: Tom Jones - If He Should Ever Leave You
Verdict: Not a big fan of Tom's voice but the song is quite good, would prefer it with someone else's vocals though. Bonus point for not picking the obvious.
Score: 7/10
Guess: Homer
Theme: Taylor Swift or Pink
Song: Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Verdict: Great song but very much low-hanging fruit (minus one point!
). Would've liked to hear something a bit less well known.
Score: 8/10
Guess: ShaneU
Theme: TV Theme
Song: Theme from Cheers
Verdict: I've never watched Cheers so the show itself has no bearing on my score here. It's a nice enough tune, although "your husband wants to be a girl" was a bit of an unexpected lyrical turn!
Score: 7/10
Guess: Neo
Theme: About a country
Song: The Sounds - Living in America
Verdict:
"Mom can we get Kim Wilde?"
"No, we have Kim Wilde at home."
Kim Wilde at home:
Score: 5/10
Guess: RSOAPS
Theme: Country and Irish
Song: Honky Tonk Angels - Hush Hush
Verdict: All I'll say about this one is that "it could have been worse". Bonus point for getting in the Christmas reference.
Score: 4/10
Guess: jluv
Theme: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Song: Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
Verdict: Aside from "Love Is a Battlefield" (obviously an absolute CHOON) I don't know much by her. Sadly this one didn't do a whole lot for me, although it might grow on me more with repeated listens. Fantastic voice anyway.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Kol
Theme: Grammy Winning Song
Song: Santana - Smooth
Verdict: I wouldn't say I dislike this song but it's a bit overplayed for me, to the extent where I wouldn't be particularly pushed if I never heard it again. It's just....there.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Neo
Theme: Seattle Grunge Rock Song
Song: Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
Verdict: I do like me some grunge but I hadn't heard this before. Very Pearl Jam-esque (because it is Eddie Vedder singing, duh!) Yeah, I'd play this again.
Score: 7/10
Guess: jluv
Theme: Wedding/First Dance Song
Song: Paddy Dennehy - Heaven Not Far
Verdict: Not familiar with the artist. Certainly fits the category. Quite a nice song.
Score: 7/10
Guess: EN
Theme: American Country
Song: Chayce Beckham - 23
Verdict: The lyrics make me feel old.
Not much to say about it otherwise. Didn't hate it but wouldn't be putting it on a playlist.
Score: 5/10
Guess: Spears
Theme: Eurovision winner
Song: Secret Garden - Nocturne
Verdict: Hell yeah! Beautiful song, and a reminder that Eurovision isn't all about cheesy pop and campy staging but has some proper gems to offer.
Score: 10/10
Guess: Homer
Theme: Song by Irish artist
Song: Paddy Dennehy - Are You Still My Girl
Verdict: The Paddy Dennehy tracks have to have been the same submitter, right? Like that can't be coincidence that a not very famous artist would appear twice? Anyway I quite like this, think I prefer it to the other one.
Score: 8/10
Guess: EN
Theme: Wrestling theme
Song: Kane - Slow Chemical
Verdict: Never been into wrestling so have nothing to compare this to. It's fine, I guess. Was ready to write it off but it did grow on me a bit in the final minute or so.
Score: 6/10
Guess: ShaneU
Song: Daughtry - Artificial
Verdict: It's ok but not really something I'd listen to out of choice.
Score: 5/10
Guess: Spears
Theme: Movie OST
Song: Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death
Verdict: First two minutes are great but then I start to get a bit bored.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Kol
Theme: 80's Pop or Rock
Song: Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait
Verdict: Love Stevie's voice but don't know much of her solo output. Not sure if I heard this before, chorus reminds me a bit of Hall & Oates's "Out of Touch".
Score: 8/10
Guess: RSOAPS
Theme: Tom Jones
Song: Tom Jones - If He Should Ever Leave You
Verdict: Not a big fan of Tom's voice but the song is quite good, would prefer it with someone else's vocals though. Bonus point for not picking the obvious.
Score: 7/10
Guess: Homer
Theme: Taylor Swift or Pink
Song: Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Verdict: Great song but very much low-hanging fruit (minus one point!
). Would've liked to hear something a bit less well known. Score: 8/10
Guess: ShaneU
Theme: TV Theme
Song: Theme from Cheers
Verdict: I've never watched Cheers so the show itself has no bearing on my score here. It's a nice enough tune, although "your husband wants to be a girl" was a bit of an unexpected lyrical turn!
Score: 7/10
Guess: Neo
Theme: About a country
Song: The Sounds - Living in America
Verdict:
"Mom can we get Kim Wilde?"
"No, we have Kim Wilde at home."
Kim Wilde at home:
Score: 5/10
Guess: RSOAPS
Theme: Country and Irish
Song: Honky Tonk Angels - Hush Hush
Verdict: All I'll say about this one is that "it could have been worse". Bonus point for getting in the Christmas reference.
Score: 4/10
Guess: jluv
Theme: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Song: Pat Benatar - Promises in the Dark
Verdict: Aside from "Love Is a Battlefield" (obviously an absolute CHOON) I don't know much by her. Sadly this one didn't do a whole lot for me, although it might grow on me more with repeated listens. Fantastic voice anyway.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Kol
Theme: Grammy Winning Song
Song: Santana - Smooth
Verdict: I wouldn't say I dislike this song but it's a bit overplayed for me, to the extent where I wouldn't be particularly pushed if I never heard it again. It's just....there.
Score: 6/10
Guess: Neo
Theme: Seattle Grunge Rock Song
Song: Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
Verdict: I do like me some grunge but I hadn't heard this before. Very Pearl Jam-esque (because it is Eddie Vedder singing, duh!) Yeah, I'd play this again.
Score: 7/10
Guess: jluv
Theme: Wedding/First Dance Song
Song: Paddy Dennehy - Heaven Not Far
Verdict: Not familiar with the artist. Certainly fits the category. Quite a nice song.
Score: 7/10
Guess: EN
Theme: American Country
Song: Chayce Beckham - 23
Verdict: The lyrics make me feel old.
Not much to say about it otherwise. Didn't hate it but wouldn't be putting it on a playlist.Score: 5/10
Guess: Spears
Theme: Eurovision winner
Song: Secret Garden - Nocturne
Verdict: Hell yeah! Beautiful song, and a reminder that Eurovision isn't all about cheesy pop and campy staging but has some proper gems to offer.
Score: 10/10
Guess: Homer
Theme: Song by Irish artist
Song: Paddy Dennehy - Are You Still My Girl
Verdict: The Paddy Dennehy tracks have to have been the same submitter, right? Like that can't be coincidence that a not very famous artist would appear twice? Anyway I quite like this, think I prefer it to the other one.
Score: 8/10
Guess: EN
Theme: Wrestling theme
Song: Kane - Slow Chemical
Verdict: Never been into wrestling so have nothing to compare this to. It's fine, I guess. Was ready to write it off but it did grow on me a bit in the final minute or so.
Score: 6/10
Guess: ShaneU
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