Remember any old songs on the radio that you can't identify now?
I remember one in the late '70s that I always called "The Backwards Song" because it sounded like the music they used in the 'Sesame Street' segment where a man walks backwards through a city. For the life of me, I can't identify the real title or artist of this song, so it probably wasn't a very big hit. I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
There were some songs I pretty much gave up on identifying but then was able to identify them later.
There is one that sounds similar to Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 that was in the late 60's or early 70's. In fact I thought that Sunday Morning was a cover of it, but it's not. Its just similar to it, but sounds like it IMO.
I have a lot of these. My dad used to record airings of The Midnight Special public radio program onto cassette tape, and we often listened to them on road trips. There are countless songs from those tapes that pop into my head every so often that I have a dickens of a time identifying online, because so many were little-known songs before the advent of the internet as we know it.
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
Are you sure you weren't simply mistaken and that it's not actually "Edge of the Century"?
Quote from: kphoger on November 05, 2019, 02:10:23 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
Are you sure you weren't simply mistaken and that it's not actually "Edge of the Century"?
This was 1978 or 1979. I'm pretty sure Q-102 in Cincinnati regularly played it.
^I know what song you're talking about but can't think of the name or band. There's an internet station that I listen to where I hear it about once a month. I'll try to catch the name next time I hear it.
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Are we talking about the song that we Red Sox (and Bruins) fans love to hear at the end of a game: Dirty Water by The Standells?
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on November 06, 2019, 12:15:54 AM
Are we talking about the song that we Red Sox (and Bruins) fans love to hear at the end of a game: Dirty Water by The Standells?
I heard this on YouTube, and that's not the one.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on November 06, 2019, 12:15:54 AM
Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Are we talking about the song that we Red Sox (and Bruins) fans love to hear at the end of a game: Dirty Water by The Standells?
Correct regarding that song being sung by the Standells. Such dates back to 1966.
There a song that sounds like its from the 60's. Its title may or may not be "Counting Down the Days". It has a R&B/Pop sound
Quote from: Brian556 on November 15, 2019, 03:34:14 PM
There a song that sounds like its from the 60's. Its title may or may not be "Counting Down the Days". It has a R&B/Pop sound
You mean that one by the Kinks?
Quote from: Brian556 on November 15, 2019, 03:34:14 PM
There a song that sounds like its from the 60's. Its title may or may not be "Counting Down the Days". It has a R&B/Pop sound
Found it. It's called "Picikin' Up The Pieces" by Fitz And The Tantrums. Its from 2010, but sounds like its from the late 60's or early 70's. Excellent sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0abrddw_so4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0abrddw_so4)
Anyone remember this one? "Doo doo doo doo doo...Doo doo doo doo doo...BOING!" It was a dance hit in the early '90s that got a little bit of airplay.
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
Remember any old songs on the radio that you can't identify now?
I remember one in the late '70s that I always called "The Backwards Song" because it sounded like the music they used in the 'Sesame Street' segment where a man walks backwards through a city. For the life of me, I can't identify the real title or artist of this song, so it probably wasn't a very big hit. I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
There were some songs I pretty much gave up on identifying but then was able to identify them later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dECPWpAlgaU Sunny day sweeping the clouds away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrsIX-OajaY
I thought of another one I've been trying to identify for years. It was a female modern rock song around 1996. The chorus went, "Crazy..." The few times they played this on the radio, they never identified it.
Quote from: bandit957 on March 12, 2021, 06:02:32 PM
I thought of another one I've been trying to identify for years. It was a female modern rock song around 1996. The chorus went, "Crazy..." The few times they played this on the radio, they never identified it.
"Crazy Over You" by Heart perhaps.
Quote from: roadman on March 14, 2021, 12:29:52 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on March 12, 2021, 06:02:32 PM
I thought of another one I've been trying to identify for years. It was a female modern rock song around 1996. The chorus went, "Crazy..." The few times they played this on the radio, they never identified it.
"Crazy Over You" by Heart perhaps.
It's "Crazy
On You", and it's from more like 1976 ...
Quote from: roadman on March 14, 2021, 12:29:52 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on March 12, 2021, 06:02:32 PM
I thought of another one I've been trying to identify for years. It was a female modern rock song around 1996. The chorus went, "Crazy..." The few times they played this on the radio, they never identified it.
"Crazy Over You" by Heart perhaps.
Maybe you're thinking of Crazy by Knarls Barkley. Cee-Lo does have quite the falsetto.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on March 14, 2021, 01:41:33 PM
Maybe you're thinking of Crazy by Knarls Barkley. Cee-Lo does have quite the falsetto.
It definitely wasn't that.
This is why, hands down, Shazam is the **VERY BEST** and most useful cell/smart phone app ever devised!
:nod:
Mike
Shazam is useless.
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 14, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Probably "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by Gary Glitter. It was a big hit in the 1970s.
Quote from: bandit957 on March 14, 2021, 04:22:56 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 14, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Probably "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by Gary Glitter. It was a big hit in the 1970s.
It's not that.
Shake it up- The Cars but thats now forgotten in the past decade.
Quote from: roadman65 on November 04, 2019, 11:10:17 PM
There is one that sounds similar to Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 that was in the late 60's or early 70's. In fact I thought that Sunday Morning was a cover of it, but it's not. Its just similar to it, but sounds like it IMO.
https://www.whosampled.com/sample/753065/Desanctus-Asa-Maroon-5-Sunday-Morning/
https://www.whosampled.com/Maroon-5/Sunday-Morning/
Here is a directory on what was sampled.
As a wee lad, I heard a kind of spacey, uptempo song on an oldies station and had no idea what it was for a long time.
Much later (on the net) I heard this, which seemed close, but a much slower version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDEl7JnWvo&list=PLCFC37B95C9159ACC&index=4
I went through Jean Michel Jarre's other music, but didn't find what I was looking for.
Even later than that, I stumbled across the answer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS3_SgILyy8
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
Remember any old songs on the radio that you can't identify now?
I know of plenty from college radio stations like WUSB that I still can't find after 25-35 years.
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
I can't think of a Styx song that matches that, but there is a Styx song named Borrowed Time off the Cornerstone album from 1979 where the first line is Dennis DeYoung saying "Don't look now, but here come the 80s!"
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Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
I can't think of a Styx song that matches that, but there is a Styx song named Borrowed Time off the Cornerstone album from 1979 where the first line is Dennis DeYoung saying "Don't look now, but here come the 80s!"
I think he means "20th Century Man" by The Kinks. There's the studio version (the album it was on isn't that bad, but could've done better), which turns 50(!) this year, and the live version from a little over 40 years ago (1980's One For The Road, a great live album for the ages). I mean, doesn't "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" (off of 1979's Low Budget, a great studio album for the ages, that made The Kinks put out the aforementioned live album the following year) sound like something ZZ Top would do in the 80s ("Sharp Dressed Man" , off of 1983's Eliminator)?
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 16, 2021, 07:38:32 AM
I think he means "20th Century Man" by The Kinks. There's the studio version (the album it was on isn't that bad, but could've done better), which turns 50(!) this year, and the live version from a little over 40 years ago (1980's One For The Road, a great live album for the ages). I mean, doesn't "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" (off of 1979's Low Budget, a great studio album for the ages, that made The Kinks put out the aforementioned live album the following year) sound like something ZZ Top would do in the 80s ("Sharp Dressed Man" , off of 1983's Eliminator)?
I'm sure it wasn't the Kinks.
Quote from: bandit957 on March 16, 2021, 08:56:52 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 16, 2021, 07:38:32 AM
I think he means "20th Century Man" by The Kinks. There's the studio version (the album it was on isn't that bad, but could've done better), which turns 50(!) this year, and the live version from a little over 40 years ago (1980's One For The Road, a great live album for the ages). I mean, doesn't "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" (off of 1979's Low Budget, a great studio album for the ages, that made The Kinks put out the aforementioned live album the following year) sound like something ZZ Top would do in the 80s ("Sharp Dressed Man" , off of 1983's Eliminator)?
I'm sure it wasn't the Kinks.
Then it may be T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" .
Old commercial jingles too. I remember in the late '70s there was a radio commercial for the Cincinnati Enquirer that sounded like something from 'Grease'. There was a commercial jingle for the sport of basketball that went, "Ppppphhh! Basketbaaallll!" Why would a sport need a radio commercial?
Could the aforementioned 21st Century Man be described as... schizoid? (bonus triple drumset live show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3028oDEKZo4
Quote from: kurumi on March 16, 2021, 01:13:20 PM
Could the aforementioned 21st Century Man be described as... schizoid? (bonus triple drumset live show)
Ooh, I'm gonna say that I lost this in the back of my head. It mashes up well with "In Bloom" by Nirvana. Both bands really knew (in Nirvana's case)/know (I mean, Fripp's still around) their stuff. Too bad some key members of both bands are dead. I mean we got bands like ELP and Foreigner.
Did any of you know that for roughly 20 years I struggled to find a song which I never knew was called "Soup is Good Food," by The Dead Kennedys?
For nearly 40 years, I've been trying to find a new wave song called "Look Me In the Eye." I have no idea who sang the song, but it was a failed nominee for Screamer of the Week on WLIR.
I've got a list of wanted songs in an envelope, which includes these and other songs I'm still trying to find.
Here's another old song: "Vitamin ceeeee!" (in a frustrated, drawn-out tone)
It was around 1981. It might have been somebody like Rupert Holmes.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 14, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Maybe Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation?
https://youtu.be/L8tb7ffIsyg (https://youtu.be/L8tb7ffIsyg)
Quote from: bandit957 on March 20, 2021, 12:40:41 AM
Here's another old song: "Vitamin ceeeee!" (in a frustrated, drawn-out tone)
It was around 1981. It might have been somebody like Rupert Holmes.
Now that I think about it, it may have been a song on Dr. Hook's greatest hits album.
Quote from: bandit957 on March 14, 2021, 04:22:56 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 14, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Probably "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by Gary Glitter. It was a big hit in the 1970s.
i always thought that was just a denver thing...
as an interesting aside... 'the timelords' aka 'klf' remixed it, with some doctor who music, made a cool song of it. i'd post a link but it took 10 minutes just to load THIS page... look up 'doctorin the tardis'
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Quote from: kphoger on November 05, 2019, 02:10:23 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
Are you sure you weren't simply mistaken and that it's not actually "Edge of the Century"?
This was 1978 or 1979. I'm pretty sure Q-102 in Cincinnati regularly played it.
Probably 21st Century Schizoid Man. Most likely April Wine as opposed to King Crimson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4W7TVaFc6c
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Quote from: bandit957 on November 05, 2019, 02:12:50 PM
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Quote from: bandit957 on November 04, 2019, 10:56:29 PM
I also remember a Styx-like song where the first line is something about "the 21st century", but I can't identify it either.
Are you sure you weren't simply mistaken and that it's not actually "Edge of the Century"?
This was 1978 or 1979. I'm pretty sure Q-102 in Cincinnati regularly played it.
Probably 21st Century Schizoid Man. Most likely April Wine as opposed to King Crimson.
Oooh, I forgot about those guys. I remember their classic "I Like To Rock" .
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 20, 2021, 09:44:01 PM
Oooh, I forgot about those guys. I remember their classic “I Like To Rock”.
My favorite was Sign of the Gypsy Queen..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83hcnq4PRvc
A recurring jazzy sounding tune that I heard back in the day was found in a bunch of educational shorts produced in the mid 1970's up to the early 1980's. It was a rather jazzy piece with a swing beat. Key of D major, had a flute which was the lead instrument. It had piano and drums too. I heard the musical piece numerous times and by the early 1980's it has dropped off into obscurity. Its closest counterpart would be "Welcome back" by John Sebastian. No, it wasn't Welcome Back but it sounded very similar.
Quote from: capt.ron on April 04, 2021, 01:43:13 PM
A recurring jazzy sounding tune that I heard back in the day was found in a bunch of educational shorts produced in the mid 1970's up to the early 1980's. It was a rather jazzy piece with a swing beat. Key of D major, had a flute which was the lead instrument. It had piano and drums too. I heard the musical piece numerous times and by the early 1980's it has dropped off into obscurity. Its closest counterpart would be "Welcome back" by John Sebastian. No, it wasn't Welcome Back but it sounded very similar.
I think I remember it. It sounded a little bit like the 'Sesame Street' theme.
Here's one I've been trying to find for a while. About 12 or 13 years ago, there was music video posted by some barely existing band with some anti-emo song. I don't remember the lyrics other than the fact it was the usual criticism of the emo scene, and the chorus sounded like "Crocodile Rock," by Elton John. By the third run of the chorus they started fake crying to their Elton John imitation, hoses and sprinklers were spreading water everywhere and after this the lead signer was quietly saying "I get so emotional," and took his glasses off as a thunderstorm was in the background.
Who sings the song with the Bah bah bop bah bop, bah papa bah papa.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 27, 2021, 12:28:34 AM
Who sings the song with the Bah bah bop bah bop, bah papa bah papa.
You're not talking about "Big in Japan," by Tom Waits, are you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVdfDoXHdZc
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on March 20, 2021, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: bandit957 on March 14, 2021, 04:22:56 PM
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on March 14, 2021, 04:21:10 PM
One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Probably "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by Gary Glitter. It was a big hit in the 1970s.
i always thought that was just a denver thing...
as an interesting aside... 'the timelords' aka 'klf' remixed it, with some doctor who music, made a cool song of it. i'd post a link but it took 10 minutes just to load THIS page... look up 'doctorin the tardis'
The absolute LAST place I expected a post about The Timelords / KLF / Justified Ancients of Mu Mu was on a road board.
The song you mention was the stuff in late 1988 / early 1989. You're right, they took the Gary Glitter beat and mixed in a couple of licks from The Sweet's "Blockbuster" as well as the Doctor Who theme. Those lads were right odd ducks.
There are a lot of April Wine songs I like, but this tongue-in-cheek one always got me.
There's a song that I've always tried to figure out the title and artist, but failed miserably. Back in the mid-1990s, Rush Limbaugh used it for one of his bumper tunes. It sounded a bit like Prong or Helmet, but was neither of those bands. I also don't think it was Tool. No list of bumper music from his show I've ever seen contained anything that could possibly be it, and a number of those unofficial lists that existed on fan pages in the early days of the Web are now in the digital ether.
Anyone remember this one?
Oh la oh la ay
(Oh la oh la ay)
Oh lee oh lee oh yo yo
(Oh lee oh lee oh yo yo)
I think this one is a no brainer.
There was a song that was probably from the 1960s (oldies stations used to play it) where the melody sounded just like the theme music for National Geographic specials. Anyone else remember this?
Finally found this song after 20+ years of not knowing what it was called. Just remembered the sample.
https://youtu.be/lVL-zZnD3VU
Quote from: bandit957 on July 26, 2021, 08:16:45 PM
There was a song that was probably from the 1960s (oldies stations used to play it) where the melody sounded just like the theme music for National Geographic specials. Anyone else remember this?
At least part of the NG theme melody made this 1960s song pop into my head:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jf-cCL3TOCo
Quote from: hbelkins on June 10, 2021, 07:47:01 PM
There are a lot of April Wine songs I like, but this tongue-in-cheek one always got me.
There's a song that I've always tried to figure out the title and artist, but failed miserably. Back in the mid-1990s, Rush Limbaugh used it for one of his bumper tunes. It sounded a bit like Prong or Helmet, but was neither of those bands. I also don't think it was Tool. No list of bumper music from his show I've ever seen contained anything that could possibly be it, and a number of those unofficial lists that existed on fan pages in the early days of the Web are now in the digital ether.
Maybe a song by the Pretenders named Ohio?
^"My City Was Gone"
https://youtu.be/thu8DWsirJo
^^^
That was the theme song, played at the beginning of every hour. For awhile, when they were in a licensing dispute, he tried a few other songs. My favorite was Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold."
But that's not the song I'm thinking of. This was a bumper song, bringing him back from a commercial, that started off with a heavy riff that repeated two or three times. I've never heard it except when it was used as bumper music on that show in the mid to late 1990s.
Quote from: hbelkins on August 30, 2021, 04:38:26 PMBut that's not the song I'm thinking of. This was a bumper song, bringing him back from a commercial, that started off with a heavy riff that repeated two or three times. I've never heard it except when it was used as bumper music on that show in the mid to late 1990s.
I think it was an Alan Parsons Project track that some stations played together with "Eye In The Sky."
Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Black Water by Doobie Brothers?
Holy Water by Bad Company?
Quote from: bandit957 on August 30, 2021, 05:55:41 PM
I think it was an Alan Parsons Project track that some stations played together with "Eye In The Sky."
That part of that particular song is called "Sirius."
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Quote from: bandit957 on August 30, 2021, 05:55:41 PM
I think it was an Alan Parsons Project track that some stations played together with "Eye In The Sky."
That part of that particular song is called "Sirius."
And it's not the song I'm looking for.
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Quote from: bandit957 on August 30, 2021, 05:55:41 PM
I think it was an Alan Parsons Project track that some stations played together with "Eye In The Sky."
That part of that particular song is called "Sirius."
And it's not the song I'm looking for.
Could it be "Need You Tonight" by INXS?
https://youtu.be/Swdbv5I6qzc
I went on
google.com, typed in Rush Limbaugh bumper music, and there is a Spotify list of most, if not all, his Bumper Rotation Music (from the Grooveyard of Forgotten Favorites). If my guess isn't correct, perhaps you could look on that list for that particular song you are looking for. You would need an account to play that music, though--which is why I went to
YouTube to upload the song.
No, that's not it. I had that CD long before I ever heard of Rush Limbaugh.
It's definitely a heavy metal or grunge type of song. Again, think Tool, Helmet, Prong, or similar bands.
I don't have a paid Spotify account. I did the trial version for awhile (mainly to see if I could record albums and convert them to MP3s, but there were line level issues so that didn't work too well). If my free account will let me access that playlist, I may give it a try.
This was such a long time ago, though -- back around 1995 or 96 or so -- that the list may not go back that far.
Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Dirty Water by Canadian band
Rock and Hyde (early band of superstar producer Bob Rock)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ItVZYCcNo
Quote from: bwana39 on October 05, 2021, 10:21:01 PM
Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Dirty Water by Canadian band Rock and Hyde (early band of superstar producer Bob Rock)
This is the one MTV played a lot around 1987. The other "Dirty Water" I was thinking of was probably late '70s.
I guess this is as good a thread as any to ask... nevermind what's going on in the video, does anyone know what song is playing in the background?
Never mind, found it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paDVrOLssN0)!
I saw someone post on Facebook about an "earworm" stuck in their mind, and someone responded that Google Assistant has a Shazam-like feature where you can hum a few bars and it will try to figure out the song. Anyone ever heard of, or used, that feature?
Quote from: capt.ron on April 04, 2021, 01:43:13 PM
A recurring jazzy sounding tune that I heard back in the day was found in a bunch of educational shorts produced in the mid 1970's up to the early 1980's. It was a rather jazzy piece with a swing beat. Key of D major, had a flute which was the lead instrument. It had piano and drums too. I heard the musical piece numerous times and by the early 1980's it has dropped off into obscurity. Its closest counterpart would be "Welcome back" by John Sebastian. No, it wasn't Welcome Back but it sounded very similar.
Pretty sure I found it in an old 'Sesame Street' segment about a guide dog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5apEctKwiD8
The Standells - Dirty Water (Circa 1960's)
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Quote from: bandit957 on November 06, 2019, 12:01:10 AM
Another one I remember is a song with a line about "dirty water." This was probably in the '70s, so it was not the '80s song "Dirty Water" that MTV played.
Dirty Water by Canadian band Rock and Hyde (early band of superstar producer Bob Rock)
This is the one MTV played a lot around 1987. The other "Dirty Water" I was thinking of was probably late '70s.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 14, 2021, 04:56:26 PM
I saw someone post on Facebook about an "earworm" stuck in their mind, and someone responded that Google Assistant has a Shazam-like feature where you can hum a few bars and it will try to figure out the song. Anyone ever heard of, or used, that feature?
Just checked, and it does exist. Did a quick test, and while Assistant did return "In the Navy" as the top result, it only had a 6% match, though that's probably more due to my humming than the tech.
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One that keeps bugging me is this song with a very loud computerized wah-wah-esque intro. I hear it fairly frequently at sporting events.
Probably "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by Gary Glitter. It was a big hit in the 1970s.
i always thought that was just a denver thing...
as an interesting aside... 'the timelords' aka 'klf' remixed it, with some doctor who music, made a cool song of it. i'd post a link but it took 10 minutes just to load THIS page... look up 'doctorin the tardis'
The absolute LAST place I expected a post about The Timelords / KLF / Justified Ancients of Mu Mu was on a road board.
The song you mention was the stuff in late 1988 / early 1989. You're right, they took the Gary Glitter beat and mixed in a couple of licks from The Sweet's "Blockbuster" as well as the Doctor Who theme. Those lads were right odd ducks.
What time is love? It's 3 AM eternal....LOL!
I love KLF. "Last Train To Trancentral" is such a rocker. Great video too!
Rick
I just thought of one.
"She's everywhere..."
This was a female rock vocal along the lines of Pat Benatar or Quarterflash. The only part I can remember is the opening line: "She's everywhere..." I think it was around late 1983 or early 1984.
Anyone remember an Elton John song that they played some on the radio but apparently wasn't released a single? I think it was from the mid-'70s. I have no idea what it was called.
Quote from: bandit957 on August 10, 2022, 11:41:58 PM
Anyone remember an Elton John song that they played some on the radio but apparently wasn't released a single? I think it was from the mid-'70s. I have no idea what it was called.
As I recall there were a bunch of them. Can think of about a half dozen right off the bat. Recall any clues, like a lyric snippet, whether fast or slow, etc?
Quote from: dlsterner on August 11, 2022, 02:15:23 AM
Quote from: bandit957 on August 10, 2022, 11:41:58 PM
Anyone remember an Elton John song that they played some on the radio but apparently wasn't released a single? I think it was from the mid-'70s. I have no idea what it was called.
As I recall there were a bunch of them. Can think of about a half dozen right off the bat. Recall any clues, like a lyric snippet, whether fast or slow, etc?
It was a faster song, and I remember it started out with a piano being played really fast.
I know I heard this song growing up, and later it would appear on old airchecks of pop radio stations from circa 1975-76. But I think it was an album cut, not actually a hit single.
Quote from: bandit957 on August 11, 2022, 10:29:31 AMIt was a faster song, and I remember it started out with a piano being played really fast.
I know I heard this song growing up, and later it would appear on old airchecks of pop radio stations from circa 1975-76. But I think it was an album cut, not actually a hit single.
Also, it definitely wasn't "Solar Prestige A Gammon." I remember hearing "Solar Prestige A Gammon" on the radio once, on a family vacation to Myrtle Beach in 1982. I remember it because the DJ talked about how the lyrics were all words in the English language, but they were just strung together so they didn't make any sense.
Was there a shorter radio edit of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_xAToFzck
Quote from: kurumi on August 11, 2022, 11:55:09 AM
Was there a shorter radio edit of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_xAToFzck
It sounded sort of like the second half of it, but that wasn't it.
The two best-Elton songs that start with an upbeat piano were Honky Cat and Crocodile Rock, but both were huge hit singles. This song,
Where To Now St Peter, was pretty popular on FM radio in the early 70's.
I've never heard
I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself on the radio, but it has an ironically upbeat piano.
I once had all the early Elton albums, but those went when I sold all my vinyl.