Another "What song is this" thread
Another "What song is this" thread
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Smart Mart

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13,502 posts

244 months

Sunday 30th December 2012
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I hate this threads because I never know the answers but others on here are far more tuneful.

Now I'm stuck on one and to avoid losing what is left of my sanity, it needs identifying and soon.

It starts off a little bit instrumental, maybe a keyboard for nine or ten notes, the first six are ascending notes, the last three go down.. It goes along the lines of "du du du du du du-du du du"... (sing this with the first six notes going up and you might get it!!)

This repeats four times and then the words start except I can't remember any of them. It sounds a little like the chorus to "Working On The Chain Gang" but only a little.

It's a catchy tune, for sure. Example's "Kickstart" reminds me a little of it and I've heard it lots of times at T20 cricket matches for when batsmen are out or boundaries are scored.

Please put me out of my misery and soon, the usual prize of a virtual pint to the winner!

Edited by Smart Mart on Sunday 30th December 21:21

Wuzzle

9,658 posts

166 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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I think it might be this song...

The Piranhas - Tom Hark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssrjLMNP_Q

Smart Mart

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Monday 31st December 2012
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Wuzzle said:
I think it might be this song...

The Piranhas - Tom Hark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssrjLMNP_Q
Nah, definitely not that one, remember "Tom Hark" well.

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

219 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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I gather from your Example reference that it's fairly recent?

The only thing I can think of is this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkQ5rEJaTmk

It kind of gives that keyboard sequence in places, don't know if you've only heard soundbites during the cricket?

Smart Mart

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Monday 31st December 2012
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Nope neither of them either. Reckon its within last 3 years or so. Thanks for all your help though.

Wuzzle

9,658 posts

166 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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Smart Mart said:
Nah, definitely not that one, remember "Tom Hark" well.
No, I missed the reference to the Example song in your OP.

matlee

777 posts

180 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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Example - changed the way you kissed me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-H8i38_yks

Starts with a keyboard and then goes duh duh duh duh duh duh duh with the note getting higher.

Smart Mart

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Monday 31st December 2012
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matlee said:
Example - changed the way you kissed me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-H8i38_yks

Starts with a keyboard and then goes duh duh duh duh duh duh duh with the note getting higher.
Nope not it either although my son thought it was this one too so thanks.

Thinking it might be a synth rather than a keyboard now. Hell, this is doing my nut in now. Have half of all the world's internet-connected people on the case and still can't fathom it out.

barmonkey

652 posts

206 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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It's not Bounce by Calvin Harris is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZwmeUfuXg

Smart Mart

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Monday 31st December 2012
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barmonkey said:
It's not Bounce by Calvin Harris is it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZwmeUfuXg
That is a really great shout but incorrect. Nearest yet... the bit at the beginning is quite similar and sounds like the same instrument.

barmonkey

652 posts

206 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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Right... How about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uztCqjxrkjQ

EDIT

Or this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIm87r9lnD0

Edited by barmonkey on Monday 31st December 17:58

Smart Mart

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Monday 31st December 2012
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Neither, sorry. Closer with "Bounce" to be honest.

Smart Mart

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Tuesday 1st January 2013
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For those who were still interested, we have a winner... but not someone on here. Went to football today and sung it to a mate who said he'd let me know and by the time I got home, he had posted it on Facebook.

It was "Kids" by MGMT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIEOZCcaXzE

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

219 months

Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Haha, great band and tune! I was going down the dance route going by the description. Love MGMT!

barmonkey

652 posts

206 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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It's funny how these always seem so obvious when you get the answer smile Glad you got it worked out OP

Smart Mart

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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barmonkey said:
It's funny how these always seem so obvious when you get the answer smile Glad you got it worked out OP
hehe

Thanks.

Daft thing was that I found it once before months back by googling the lyrics that I could hear. The sands of time went by and they faded from memory so when it came to recall, they'd gone. I could have sworn that the song was recent but it looks on Wikipedia that it came out in 2008. I went through a lot of Ministry of Sound stuff on YouTube but I'd never have gone that far back....