Please help identify this song
Please help identify this song
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afrochicken

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1,166 posts

238 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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I've had a very small sample of a song stuck in my head all day. The trouble is it's just the tune- I can't be certain of any of the lyrics. I think it's from the 80s. The music sounds like quite a low guitar type sound, and the man is singing in quite a drone/monotonous style.

On this virtual guitar/keyboard the brief tune is D D# C.. C D D# C G F F

I know it's a long shot, but I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what song it could be. Thanks.

The Hypno-Toad

13,298 posts

234 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy division?

anonymous-user

83 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy division?
I just played the notes on my keyboard - definitely not that.

anonymous-user

83 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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OP - any clue as to tempo?

Disastrous

10,208 posts

246 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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Vaguely familiar melody but I can't pace it...

Something Depeche Mode-y??

afrochicken

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1,166 posts

238 months

Monday 3rd February 2014
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Thanks for the posts so far.

garyhun said:
OP - any clue as to tempo?
I'm finding it difficult to convey, humming the above notes takes 6 seconds if that helps?

After the notes above, I think it's C D D# C GG F FF (E or D# but neither sounds right on that website) C D CC

Hopefully the spacing helps with the rhythm? That little section is also about 6 seconds long

gareth_r

6,723 posts

266 months

Disastrous

10,208 posts

246 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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gareth_r said:
I don't think that's it...

afrochicken

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238 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Thanks for that link Gareth, I have spent some time trying a few of the tools on there but no success so far

You're right Disastrous, it is a Depeche Mode-y type song. I've just gone through all of their singles from the 80s and 90s just in case it was them, but sadly not. The song I'm thinking of is definitely in your mind somewhere though hehe

Disastrous

10,208 posts

246 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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afrochicken said:
Thanks for that link Gareth, I have spent some time trying a few of the tools on there but no success so far

You're right Disastrous, it is a Depeche Mode-y type song. I've just gone through all of their singles from the 80s and 90s just in case it was them, but sadly not. The song I'm thinking of is definitely in your mind somewhere though hehe
You're driving me crazy hehe

I can almost hear it but without the rhythm, I can't quite place it. Any chance you can hum it and soundclound it?? It'll be like a real life round of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

afrochicken

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238 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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hehe I've just recorded the online keyboard/guitar and uploaded it. I wouldn't want to subject anyone to my humming!

Here it is

The first had I'm fairly confident in the rhythm of, not so confident of the second half

GloverMart

13,501 posts

244 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Bloody hell that's annoying. I'm with you, the first bit is quite familiar but the rest blurs into nothingness.

droopsnoot

14,623 posts

271 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Is it "Am I Right?" by Erasure? A bit similar to that tune in the chorus section.

Disastrous

10,208 posts

246 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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afrochicken said:
hehe I've just recorded the online keyboard/guitar and uploaded it. I wouldn't want to subject anyone to my humming!

Here it is

The first had I'm fairly confident in the rhythm of, not so confident of the second half
That is driving me crazy!!!

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

219 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Metallica? Don't know the name of the tune, but I definitely recognise it.


Pferdestarke

7,192 posts

216 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Wigfield - Saturday Night?

afrochicken

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1,166 posts

238 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Thanks for the suggestions, but it's none of those. I happened to hear Foo Fighters- Everlong last night and some parts of it struck a chord so to speak. I became convinced that it could be a Foo Fighters song that I couldn't quite remember, so I listened to a few seconds of each of their songs. A few have the same style, but none of them are a match.

hehe Sorry Disastrous. I hope this song turns out to be good if we ever find out what it is!

zb

4,141 posts

193 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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New Order - Ceremony

Disastrous

10,208 posts

246 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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afrochicken said:
hehe Sorry Disastrous. I hope this song turns out to be good if we ever find out what it is!
hehe

I have that awful feeling this will bug me for days until someone gets it and then I go, "oh, never even heard of it" and realise I was thinking of a totally different song I now can't remember...

afrochicken

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1,166 posts

238 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Thanks Zb, but that's not it.

That would be pretty funny Disastrous!

This situation is costing me a fortune. I'm being reminded of all these great songs that I've always loved but don't own, "oh New Order, lets have a listen to their other singles, oh - True Faith, I like that, download, Regret, I like that too. Depeche Mode...download. Joy Division... download."

On the plus side, I onc again have some of the music that I probably once bought on vinyl, then again on cassette. At least digital copies are a little more protected from "clear outs" biggrin