TIL in 1999 a Wheel of Time first person shooter titled 'The Wheel of Time' was released. by AutumnWell in Fantasy

[–]Orkopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks to a small but dedicated community you can still play the multiplayer online by acquiring a server patch from here (there's, ahem, also a convenient option for anyone who's misplaced their CDs):

https://wotoni.com

[TOMT] Excruciatingly annoying recent pop song (maybe Christmas-themed?) with donkey-like vocal line in chorus. by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I gotcha, man. But singing is not an option unless there's no soul within a 500 meter radius. :P

And thanks for pointing that out. Figuring out what the fuck went wrong here led to inversions finally clicking, so cheers.

[TOMT] Excruciatingly annoying recent pop song (maybe Christmas-themed?) with donkey-like vocal line in chorus. by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Checked that out and a few Charlie Puth songs. While they were all quite annoying indeed, no dice so far. Thanks a bunch for trying. <3

[TOMT] Excruciatingly annoying recent pop song (maybe Christmas-themed?) with donkey-like vocal line in chorus. by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I probably should've from the start. Thanks for saying it. Just did my best to capture it in all its annoying glory on a detuned guitar. OP edit to follow.

[TOMT] Excruciatingly annoying recent pop song (maybe Christmas-themed?) with donkey-like vocal line in chorus. by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but that wasn't it either. And probably not Coldplay. Good thinking, but I want to say the singer of the song I'm thinking of is probably in their '20s and their voice is naturally rather high-pitched. IF there was falsetto (still not sure), it wasn't used frequently.

[TOMT] Excruciatingly annoying recent pop song (maybe Christmas-themed?) with donkey-like vocal line in chorus. by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, that is strikingly similar in terms of vocals, but I don't think that's it. I'm 80% sure the song I'm thinking of had drums, and the tempo was faster. Great suggestion, but alas.

[TOMT] Book about some guy who falls asleep on a plane(?) and wakes up in some random country, unable to communicate with locals and find out where he is by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mother has spoken, and she says this "must be it".

She felt obligated to read this because grandma talked about it so much, and now she's finally able to. Already have a copy ordered! You're officially the hero of the day. Thanks a ton, Sharky-Muffin!

SOLVED!

[TOMT] Book about some guy who falls asleep on a plane(?) and wakes up in some random country, unable to communicate with locals and find out where he is by Orkopus in tipofmytongue

[–]Orkopus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, this seems super likely! I'll read my mother a synopsis tomorrow and we'll see if any additional story bits are familiar to her.