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Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

I've got a deep trance/breaks track stuck in my head that I'm afraid I'll never be able to identify. It was played during the burn at Alchemy this weekend (I doubt that will help, but maybe there is an off chance someone was there). It's got a breakbeat, but not too breaky...not quite as much as say Hybrid or Way Out West, but definitely more so than your standard 4-to-the-floor trance track. The synth sounds a little like the beginning of the track First State by First State. Also there is a part of the Computer Hell Cobine Mix of UB Devoid by Way Out West that really reminds me of it. You can hear the part here: http://www.last.fm/music/Way+Out+West/_/UB+Devoid+%28Computer+Hell+Cobine+Mix%29 The synth is almost a dead on match.

I'm pretty sure no one will be able to ID this for me, but it's been driving me crazy since Saturday, and I thought I might as well ask.

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Sep 26, 2007

# ¿ Sep 26, 2007 17:00

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 19:26

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

dakana posted:

Ugh, this is a long shot. I heard this at a Tim Horton's and haven't been able to identify it.

It's an almost country-ish song with a refrain of something sounding like "so high" followed by something like "got me 'round and about". It's an upbeat song with a male singer, and the note on "high" is, well, ridiculously high, and sung in full voice. Possibly around C...

I've been wondering what song this was so I could listen to this guy's voice.

Could it be Tal Bachman - She's So High Above Me?

Googling for it also brings up results for Everclear and Fastball, but you can hear the one I'm talking about here : http://www.rhapsody.com/talbachman/talbachman/shessohigh/lyrics.html

# ¿ Oct 10, 2007 04:20

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

John Q Russia posted:

I'm not a jazz guy at all, so sorry I don't have any way to offer similar sounding artists or anything.

I was listening to a college station that doesn't have spinitron or anything online and I heard this jazz song, but with a sort of rythmic narrative over it. The guy was just barely using a sing-song voice and I think he was describing his life and how jazz influenced it. At one point he was talking about how his mother would tell him to turn down his records, and he yelled back at her "this is XYZ, don't you understand?". But XYZ was the name of some jazz guy who's name I knew from general pop culture knowledge but I quickly forgot.

It was a really neat song and I'd be grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction. Thanks!

Going on the assumption that you remembered it wrong, and I can take some liberties with your description...could it be Medeski Martin and Wood - Whatever Happened to Gus?

I can't find a sample, but I'm sure if you search around for a while you'll find something.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2007 17:54

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

junyatwin posted:

Can anyone help me identify this song? It's been driving my wife and I nuts. We got it on a mix CD an ex boyfriend made her, she's always loved the song, but it had no liner notes.

Not Found

The requested URL /~junya/music/unkown.mp3 was not found on this server.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2007 18:52

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Ok, so this isn't actually a song, but a whole album. And it's not really even music, I guess, but this seemed like the best place to ask.

I had an old record when I was a kid with halloween sound effects on it. Not really all that spectacular, but on side 2, it had a story of a guy who's car breaks down or something, and he has to stay in an old haunted house. It was more of a radio dramatization, and not someone just telling a story. I remember there being a woman's voice saying "where's my baby?" but I really don't remember much else. It was really creepy...at least to my 5-year-old self. I think the front, or maybe the back, of the record sleeve had a picture of 3 witches around a cauldron.

I doubt I'll ever find this, but it's stuck in my head for over 20 years now, and I would love to find it again.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2008 06:34

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Emmitt Nervend posted:

Ok, so this isn't actually a song, but a whole album. And it's not really even music, I guess, but this seemed like the best place to ask.

I had an old record when I was a kid with halloween sound effects on it. Not really all that spectacular, but on side 2, it had a story of a guy who's car breaks down or something, and he has to stay in an old haunted house. It was more of a radio dramatization, and not someone just telling a story. I remember there being a woman's voice saying "where's my baby?" but I really don't remember much else. It was really creepy...at least to my 5-year-old self. I think the front, or maybe the back, of the record sleeve had a picture of 3 witches around a cauldron.

I doubt I'll ever find this, but it's stuck in my head for over 20 years now, and I would love to find it again.

Holy crap I found it: http://headless-spectre-radio.blogspot.com/2006/06/halloween-horrors-1977-m-records-inc.html

The link to download is acting squirrley, though. Can anyone get it to work?

# ¿ Aug 27, 2008 01:52

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

I've had a song stuck in my head for a few days now, and I have no idea what it is, or even if the lyrics I am singing in my head are remotely correct. What I remember is this

"Did you give it up? (Stop!) ahh ahh ahh ahh" (maybe only 3 "ahh"s, maybe more...I really can't remember)

The "did you give it up" part is sung by a guy, and the "stop" and ahhs are female voices. The entire part is like a pre-chorus, and the actual chorus I want to say sounds somewhat similar to that Hungry Eyes song, but I could be totally wrong about that. I know it was a radio hit when it was a current song, but like adult contemporary radio (think Michael Bolton and his ilk). I imagine it being played in a dentist's waiting room for some reason.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2008 17:53

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Pweller posted:

Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More?

I am going to be punching myself in the face repeatedly for the next week because I couldn't remember that. Jesus, I can't believe it was such an obvious song. Thanks!

# ¿ Dec 6, 2008 21:20

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

This one could be a little tricky/interesting. It's the first song used in this PORN NOT SAFE FOR WORK clip http://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=01c5129a78fc66e0a9e3

I remember it being a sample song that came with some random music software that I got on a CD that came with a MacWorld magazine or something. I think the file was called Bubbles. Has anyone else heard this song? Does it just exist in this one program, or is it a real song outside of that? Does anyone know the program that the song came with? I first heard it around 96 or 97, so I doubt it's still around, but you never know.

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Dec 25, 2008

# ¿ Dec 25, 2008 22:09

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Noreaus posted:

I'm killing myself looking for a german version of a "War of the Worlds" theme, with a kind of techno vibe to it, and a German-language intro. By a group whose name begins with the letter U. Probably.

What War of the Worlds theme? This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFfZFvvuXWc

If so, check out Hybrid's remix. It's not what you are looking for, but you might like it all the same: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1MrYvgThuI

# ¿ Dec 29, 2008 20:44

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

llllIlIll posted:

What is the name of the song in the new iTunes commercial where everyone is all animated and whatnot. Sort of technoey beat...

Shut Up and Let Me Go by The Ting Tings

# ¿ Jan 9, 2009 22:02

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Aominux posted:

Does this sound like something in particular?

http://drop.io/nrco7my (6 second MIDI)

It reminds me of that Family Guy episode where Brian is talking to Lois about his woman troubles to the tune of the piano playing.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2009 17:41

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Bananaquiter posted:

Nah, the effects were cheesier than that.

Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhL-0_pC3E

# ¿ Jan 13, 2009 16:51

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Svatik posted:

Beatport.com

Column on the right called "top downloads"

#1 is Reach Out by Sweet Mercy.

The sample starts off with a synth line that we all know from the 80s.

What loving song is that from? Its driving me crazy!

Show Me Love by Robin S. And it's actually more early 90s than 80s, I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpvpgHk2uLo

# ¿ Jan 21, 2009 22:44

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Burning_Rubber posted:

looking for a song i saw and heard on radio recently, its mostly in black
and white in the video. guy is a bit old with whitish blonde curly hair,
and is standing in most of the video and you see the background move as if hes
walking. I know this sounds ridiculous but one of the lines sounds like
not sure if it is? "gonna sit gonna make you understand it wooooaaa ooooo ooo ooooo."

It's a long shot, but is it John Farnham - You're the voice?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcP3tVeXZJA

# ¿ Jan 22, 2009 15:57

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Ok, I've got one that isn't so much a "identify this" but more of a "where can I find this?"

Back when Nicktoons first started (sunday mornings when it was only Doug, Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy) there was a commercial that featured a Nicktoons rap. The only words I remember go as follows:

"...Doug, Rugrats and the Ren and Stimpy show. Yo, here we go, because we got a lot in store..." and then it went to a fast part that all rhymed, and had the line "a chilly dog" and showed either Ren or Spike (from Rugras) shivering from being cold. Does anyone else remember this? Youtube has nothing...

# ¿ Jan 22, 2009 18:04

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Dell_Zincht posted:

Toca's Miracle is actually from 2000, and has been remixed god knows how many times, so it could actually be this.

Not to mention that it's a remix itself; of Toca Me, which came out a year earlier.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2009 18:56

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Bean_ posted:

I'm looking for a 1980s song that sounds almost JUST LIKE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXL9AkXzlt8
(Swing out sister-Breakout) in the intro. The differences I can remember is rather than getting more upbeat (like in the linked song) the one I'm looking for stays at the same tempo, and has a hipster dude voice.

I don't know how better to describe it, but the linked intro sounds JUST LIKE the song I'm looking for.

Thanks!

The drums at the beginning made me think I got Rick Rolled. Is that it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

# ¿ Feb 2, 2009 18:04

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Geistling posted:

I found this track on a myspace that was linked here a little while back. It's shoegaze-ish electronica, a little like m83, and starts with some rustling and a synthesized organ sound, then halfway through it gets some percussion and changes from a quiet track into a loud one. I have the song, but I don't know the artist or the name of the song and I really want to know.

A stretch here, as there isn't much to go on, but that sounds like it could be something by The Album Leaf or maybe The American Dollar.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2009 17:41

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Valfar posted:

Does anyone here know the artist and title of the song from 1:60 and out in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aikILakD3o&NR=1

Been bugging me forever, first time I heard it was in on of the Crusty: Demons of Dirt videos...

Back in the day I discovered Crusty Demons of Dirt while searching for a band called Soak. There are a few songs in that movie by Soak, although not the same one I was searching for. I don't remember anything about their music, so I can't say for sure if it's them, but I know they had like 3 songs on there, so there's a good chance.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2009 15:31

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Spider Crusoe posted:

There used to be band around the late '90s or early 2000s, and it was group of white guys rapping to music that had more rock to it than hip-hop. They probably weren't well know, and their talent level was probably on par with Limp Bizkit. One of the members had the sole job of doing The Robot in their music videos and at concerts. Anyone remember this band?

This sounds like it could be 2 Skinnee J's (they have a dude named Sumpy who just dances around and drinks beer and wears a gold hat and huge sunglasses), but if you are suggesting that they suck anywhere NEAR as much as Limp Bizkit, you are horribly mistaken.

However, there are approximately 8.4 million rap/rock bands from around that time, so it could be anyone. Do you have anything more to go on?

edit: the song samples on that site suck, go here for a better song. Also, one of the dudes in 2SJ is black, so it seeming less likely to be them.

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Feb 7, 2009

# ¿ Feb 7, 2009 00:40

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Spider Crusoe posted:

It's not the Prodigy nor 2 Skinnee J's. The dancer dressed up in a way to hide his face. The others dressed kind of like wiggers. I only remember a little of one song, and they were talking about avoiding the cops because they had drugs. The Box (US channel) used to play their videos sometimes.

edit: one video was about a house/block party in a suburban setting.

Kottonmouth Kings? They do suck as much as Bizkit, so they have that going for them.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2009 01:12

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Spider Crusoe posted:

Yep, that's it. I used to think this was cool?

Good lord they are terrible. I saw them open for 2SJ a long time ago, and I vowed never to listen to their music again. You just made me break that vow.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2009 01:29

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

The track "W.C. Fields forever" from Firesign Theater starts with a guy saying "Take off your clothes and come on in!" I'm positive I've heard this before, in that exact voice, in that same inflection. The problem is that I can't remember if it was in a song or a radio station ID or something like that. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

You can listen to the full Firesign Theater track here: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Firesign+Theatre/_/W.C.+Fields+Forever

# ¿ Feb 9, 2009 20:27

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Retroboy posted:

Its used in the Fatboy Slim remix of Royksopp - Eple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbGOogS-asM

I'm sure its used on something else as well, similarly Skint/Big Beat Boutique orientated.

That was totally the one I was thinking of. Thanks!

# ¿ Feb 10, 2009 15:30

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

What is the song used for the Harvey Birdman and Tab beach scene?

edit: nevermind, here it is: http://www.last.fm/music/Robby+Poitevin/_/Bubba+Dub+Bossa

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Feb 11, 2009

# ¿ Feb 11, 2009 15:25

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Retroboy posted:

Might have been this album you heard:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_Side_of_the_Moon

They also have a pretty cool album called Radiodread that is reggae covers of the entire OK Computer album.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2009 20:16

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

blugu64 posted:

Heard this on Late Night With Conan O Brian, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. I know I've heard it before though.

It's called Mais Que Nada, but I'm having trouble tracking that specific version down. The original by Jorge Benjor can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDlVZNfxVtE&feature=related

edit: apparently I spent too much time looking

edit two: and thanks to the above, here is the one you are looking for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9QM6Bah2fk

# ¿ Feb 20, 2009 17:29

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Superbob314 posted:

I've heard this a million times and it's the most cliche bit of movie music I can possibly think of, but I'm suddenly at a loss to place this bit I heard the other night. Can anyone help me out?

That's a pretty famous track called "audience noise." Pretty much every band that has recorded a live album has covered it.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2009 17:30

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

kryptonik posted:

I remember a band I used to listen to back in highschool (5-6 years ago), that would fall under the hardcore/emo/screamo genre I suppose. They had a few songs that would start off acoustic, and then switch into electric. I am trying for the life of me to remember who the hell they were. Sadly I don't have too much more info.
I thought it was on broken wings, but I looked them up and don't think so anymore. For some reason I think the name starts with a B, but that could be completely wrong.

Based purely on the "screamo" and "broken wings" hints, I'm going to throw Story of the Year out there as a possibility.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2009 21:24

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

bumpizza posted:

Not sure if that is the album it's from, though. There's no song called "I Love Cali" on that album, despite the album title. There's a song called "Summertime Again", which is a reprise that I've heard.

I'm thinking "I Love Cali" is either a lyric in a song by another name, or it just plain isn't on an album. Kinda like Blind Melon's soup. Nowhere to be found on the album called Soup, and was unreleased until after Shannon Hoon died.

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Feb 27, 2009

# ¿ Feb 27, 2009 15:56

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Martial Fur posted:

$20 if anybody can find this song for me.

It will be practically impossible but I figured I'd give it a shot anyway.

About 4-5 years ago I was browsing the web for Trance music. I came across some website that had this really great song playing in the background. I checked the source code, found the song file and downloaded it.

It's about 60 minutes long.

It's very dreamy trance, very soothing. More trance and less techno. There weren't rapid club drum beats all over the place. It was very serene.

There were some lyrics that were sung towards like minutes 45-50 or so. It's hard for me to recall what was being said but for some reason a voice saying something about "space" (echos/repeats) or something to that effect. Like someone singing about outer space or going to outer space (I know I suck at this description).

Details that might help. For a while I was convinced that the file was called meganite (which is Mauro Picotto I believe). He has a bunch of 1 hour+ recordings but I haven't been able to find them. His music style is a lot more club techno than the song I was listening to so I'm suspecting maybe I was wrong. It could have been a State of Trance (Armin Van Buuren) song but those tend to be more club songs again. It could still be either of the above, maybe I just look in the right place for either artist.

If anybody can help I will be eternally thankful. I burned the song to a dvd but I lost it, the PC that had the song is long gone.

A long shot, but could it be Sunlounger - Another Day on the Terrace? There are two different versions of the mix...one is more downtempo, and the other is more clubby/housey, but I'm pretty sure both versions use different mixes of the same songs. That link leads to the more downtempo one. Unfortunatly, it's only like 8 minutes of the mix, but hopefully it'll be enough to determine if it's what you are looking for or not.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2009 18:40

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:

If someone could provide me some info on the song in this video. That would be very awesome indeed.

That sounds an awful lot like Loreena McKennitt, but I don't recognize the song.

edit: Yep, it's her. The song is called The Mystic's Dream. All I can find are fruity anime music videos and the like. Enjoy.

Emmitt Nervend fucked around with this message at 07:48 on Mar 3, 2009

# ¿ Mar 3, 2009 07:43

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Echo posted:

Last time I posted in this thread my vague description of a song was answered in a page so I'm hoping this one will be easy too.

Basically I've got this video that supposedly uses all original beats, problem is I've heard the same beat in a different song found here, try to ignore the horrorcore poo poo.

If anyone knows where I can find a copy of just the beat I'd be ecstatic.

I don't know about the actual beat (drums) but the rest of that is the Tales from the Crypt theme.

edit: and I just noticed that the song is called 'Tales from the Crypt'...so you probably already knew that.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2009 20:55

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

QuickbreathFinisher posted:

Ok, so I need a song. It's about weed, the chorus just goes "Marijuana, marijuaaaaana," It's got a kind of chanty vocal part, like a bunch of people are singing it in a bar. And at least one part of it was in Spanish. I think the whole thing probably was. Any ideas?

fake edit - it's not that stupid Macarena parody by Brujeria.

I'm betting it's not, but could it possibly be Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgjiPBCsss

It's in Spanish, and he mentions marijuana.

# ¿ May 5, 2009 20:19

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

I've got one that I'll be very surprised, and grateful, if anyone gets it. I had a tape back when I was a wee lad (mid to late 80s) that was just weird funny songs. Unfortunately, I don't remember any of the songs except the chorus of one, which went:

"ho ho ho hee hee hee
there's a gorilla sitting on my knee
ha ha ha hee hee hee
it's funnier than one up a tree"

I'm pretty sure they non-chorus parts of that song were just people talking and jungle sound effects and stuff. I think the tape came with a book or something that had all the lyrics and stuff to the songs, but I don't remember much about that. I'm dying to figure out what it was and if I can get it again to relive some old, old memories.

# ¿ Jun 22, 2009 16:39

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

I got another one that isn't so much a "identify a song" but more a "where did I hear this song?"

It was a record (or tape or something) that I had as a kid, and literally all I remember about it is that it had something to do with Batman, and it used Night on Bald Mountain as the theme (as heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Ca_edg6RE)

Does anyone remember anything that had to do with Batman that would have used that as the theme song? Ever since hearing that as a kid, I can't think of the song without thinking of Batman, and vice versa.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2009 05:19

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

blinkeve1826 posted:

Could you actually be thinking of Fantasia? The segment in their that used "Night On Bald Mountain" had all these dark things flying around a mountain and fire and it was pretty

No, I remember that. This was just an audio recording. I want to say it was some sort of Batman origin story or something.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2009 15:56

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

Is the guitar bit in Xpolding Plastix - Geigerteller sampled from something? A friend asked me about it the other day, and I wasn't sure, but now that I listen again, I can't shake the feeling that I've heard it elsewhere.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2009 19:02

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 19:26

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

peeper posted:

More a band than a song. The members were twins with long black hair and looked hawaiian. I think late 90s, and they had a video with them with them playing guitars in front of jeeps. Someone has to know this, it's for an important project!

This probably isn't the video you are talking about, but is the band Me Phi Me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLnmHa_k3Y0&feature=related

# ¿ Aug 11, 2009 14:41

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