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Cable Guy: Jul 18, 2005; I don't expect any trouble, but we'll be handing these out later...; Slippery Tilde

Howdy peoples...

Looking for a song by Andy Prieboy or Wall of Voodoo.

It's about a Vietnam War hero named I think Camel Floss?

Thanks for the help... Looking up Google's giving me nothing.

Edit... In retrospect, it may have been "Camouflage" but Camel Floss sounds better...
Edit 2: Seems I'm not the only one:
http://bp0.blogger.com/__TZG_3fl65I/RoR7O923d8I/AAAAAAAAAJA/vIxrSU0sR5Y/s1600-h/camelFloss.jpg

Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Sep 3, 2007

# ¿ Sep 1, 2007 19:10

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:40

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hexwren posted:

I was at a concert the other night, and part of the between-set stuff on the PA was a folk song of some sort that my phone wouldn't recognize, probably partly because we were too close to the stacks. It involved a long opening verse talking poo poo about various presidents of the 20th century, and then a later verse describing multiple religious figures as "nothing." Does that ring any bells for anyone?

I've heard this... I'm sure... at least the eighties version... but I can't remember it. The structure of

quote:

"[person's name] - nothing
[another name] - nothing
[another name] - nothing"

sounds very familiar. Let me think about it....

Edit: GAAAHHH There's ninety thousand odd songs in this list with the search term "nothing"
https://www.lyrics.com/serp.php?st=nothing
Edit 2: I just went through 8 pages of .Nixon' and 22 pages of 'Kennedy' - nothing leaped out at me though. Sorry... I'm sure I've heard this but can't remember any details. Try and remember one coherent sentence or phrase in the lyrics and we may have a chance.

Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Feb 6, 2018

# ¿ Feb 6, 2018 07:39

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Cyril Sneer posted:

Heard this song with lyrics something like this -

I'm feeling (seeing)? more and more each day
where I'm going or where I'll stay
what I give it takes away
.
.
.
I see the mountains and the lakes
I'll drive my car without the breaks

Song is probably from the last few years, and a generic indie-rock sound (kind of Imagine Dragons-esque). Googling has been of no use, which is odd, since I've heard it enough times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EIE5f2t6M

# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 01:50

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Cyril Sneer posted:

Man, the Foals are pretty well-known and that song has 20M views....did I really hear the lyrics THAT wrong?

Honestly I just googled the last two lines of the lyrics you posted...

https://www.google.com/search?q=I+s...chrome&ie=UTF-8

...so not THAT wrong.

# ¿ Feb 8, 2020 04:36

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Nuclear War posted:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=640282039862995 anyone know the song playing as they make this weird little art piece? Its literally impossible to search by lyrics, and sound hound gave up so this is my last shot. My girlfriend and I really liked it.

Can you check your link... it won't load for me.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2020 09:37

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HenryJLittlefinger posted:

Probably 15 years ago, I was listening to Beaker Street late one night, and Clive Clifford was playing some of the really weird long folky prog stuff he loved. There was this one song with the line "and his head was found miles from his body" or something like that. I don't remember the tune or anything like that. Google gives me nothing.

Any ideas?

It wasn't "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" by Nirvana was it?

quote:

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

Her husband, was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body never was found

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
The sun, shine
I would shiver the whole night through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCzydWesVA

# ¿ Apr 19, 2020 06:32

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Classical tune in the last few seconds of this Derren Brown vid... It's often played on piano but played on harp here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRGzZAk7S4&t=2664s

# ¿ Jun 29, 2020 11:51

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Thanks !!

# ¿ Jun 30, 2020 03:00

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the tingler posted:

I'm trying to remember a band, not a song. Early 90s pop but with a kind of fusion-y character. The band was mostly a collaboration between two guys and it fizzled out after around '95 or so. It had the name "fish" or "trout" or something aquatic like that. Not a very well known band, I'd never heard of them until this year.

School of Fish..?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjaC3A2xjk

quote:

School of Fish was an alternative rock band which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1994. The core members were Josh Clayton-Felt (lead vocals and guitar) and Michael Ward (guitar). School of Fish released two albums and are remembered for the hit single "3 Strange Days" (1991).
....
Chad Fischer went on to form the band Lazlo Bane, known for original opening credits of the TV show Scrubs. He also established himself as a record producer and composer.

Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Jul 8, 2020

# ¿ Jul 8, 2020 13:05

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hexwren posted:

https://twitter.com/benyahr/status/1284650786958594048?s=20

what tune is this over this bad recipe?

I think it's a salsa

:dadjoke:

# ¿ Jul 20, 2020 10:01

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QuickbreathFinisher posted:

There is a song that is by a female vocalist with a somewhat motown or maybe at the latest, 70's adult contemporary kind of arrangement that goes, in a very lilting tone, "Huggin, and kissin, and squeezin, and lovin'" or some similar combination of words as the main hook, which repeats throughout the song (words possibly change). It is kind of innocent in tone, and not as horny than even those lyrics make it sound. I'm sorry but that's all I've got.

It is not:
Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' by Journey
Kissin and a Huggin by Joan Armatrading
Lovin' and Huggin' by Hank Williams

what the gently caress song is it i want to send a "sucking and loving" joke to my friend on snapchat

Dusty Springfield ~ Wishin' and hopin' ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbAoOeXC2Sg

# ¿ Sep 18, 2020 09:00

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Edit: nope... was wrong

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 02:36

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yaffle posted:

Its a Cure song, late 80's/early 90's album track that either starts or ends with a tinkly scratchy little piano tune, any ideas?

The Love Cats...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylJq6L-Wd0

I mean it's less piano than the other suggestions, but I'd probably have described it the same way in the OP's position....

# ¿ Oct 7, 2020 03:17

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Nyyen posted:

No sure of the the song, but I'm trying to find a music video that is mostly a woman with a hula hoop. The thing is that the hula hoop is occluding her body but not the background. So that she disappears behind it but not the background. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

No joy, but how about an invisible hula....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcD_YXCxxZM

# ¿ Oct 10, 2020 08:05

Cable Guy: Jul 18, 2005; I don't expect any trouble, but we'll be handing these out later...; Slippery Tilde

So I know the song name... it's called "Color Climax" (because it features a backing track and uh... dialog from one a pornographic movie)

I can't remember the band. May have been Mr.Bungle or Primus... definitely of that ilk. (It's NOT "Girls of Porn" by Bungle). Pretty sure it was a bonus or hidden track at the end of an album.

Google search has been giving me nothing.

Don't ask me about the lyrics, because I don't think there was any... Pepsi gets a mention in the dialog though.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2021 09:02

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Uh... 90's song, film clip set on a canal boat in England, a woman singing lead.... folksy I think

Can't think of any other details... except that I quite liked it.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2021 14:04

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Kangra posted:

Heather Nova, Walk this World?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFP_Q3pEI1M

Nope - English artist... really quite upbeat music. Can't even remember the content. Video was definitely filmed on a narrow-boat or canal barge though.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2021 09:34

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A LOVELY LAD posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txapREGWHp0 ?

Ta...!!

# ¿ Aug 23, 2021 08:25

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Pollyanna posted:

I'm trying to identify a song from the early 90s (possibly late 80s?), but I have very little information on it aside from these facts:

- The song was entirely on the piano
- I'd guess the genre was something like jazz piano, as a result?
- This particular song was a very lively one, the rest of the CD was pretty chill
- My dad used to play it on our Macintosh in like 1995 (he doesn't recognize the melody)
- The CD cover was blue (or maybe grey?) and had a picture of some bearded guy on the back

And a crappy reproduction of the main melody that I made in Renoise:

https://voca.ro/1fiZHLD33yNj

I can't find poo poo on the internet about it. I don't expect anyone to recognize it, but hopefully someone does or I'm liable to just give up and assume it was never real cause seriously it's been 25+ years.

Duran y Garcia - Heavy Piano ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNzY87Rftg

:shrug:

# ¿ Sep 26, 2021 09:09

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Does anyone recognise the music in this clip from the OSHA thread?

ekuNNN posted:

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_qzz9gekJCl1r0uzl6.mp4

# ¿ Sep 27, 2021 23:44

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Dell_Zincht posted:

Way Down We Go by KALEO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96wkt38EU8

It's been used in quite a few TV shows, as well as featuring in the game FIFA '16.

Pretty well known song in the UK at least, used in a Boots TV advert (chain of pharmacies) as well as our version of Love Island.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2021 12:22

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Another cross-post-from-a-thread request...

Infinitum posted:

Sound
https://i.imgur.com/KfBOOWZ.mp4

~~Anyone know what the music in this spooky posted vid might be?~~

Nevermind... found it... Vitas - The 7th Element

Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 10:16 on Oct 4, 2021

# ¿ Oct 4, 2021 10:13

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Ok... arguing right now bout this with some friends about a song just played.

King Crimson song. Fripp era. There's a lot of background noise where I am so can't give you lyrics...

Uh... Fripp guitar best way I can describe;

"Ohhh-oooooh...oooh wood ohhhh..."

With the drummer playing nothing but tapping on a cymbal.

I know this is the worst description ever but I have faith.

# ¿ May 27, 2022 10:56

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RC and Moon Pie posted:

Yeah....

The first two songs I can think of that kinda have that guitar sound are Elephant Talk and One More Red Nightmare. Except both feature more than a triangle for percussion.

No it was his Frippertronics sound, very minimalist... I only caught the end, but similar tempo guitar to "Here comes the flood" (maybe..?), but different melody. And just a tapping of a cymbal to close...

Edit: I guess it may have been Fripp solo...

Henchman of Santa posted:

Aren�t all King Crimson songs �Fripp era�? He�s the bandleader.

oops.

Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 15:52 on May 29, 2022

# ¿ May 29, 2022 15:49

Cable Guy: Jul 18, 2005; I don't expect any trouble, but we'll be handing these out later...; Slippery Tilde

Hey, looking for a song... was very popular as a base for a meme a few years back (around 2015-2018 I think...)

Starts with a single acoustic with some simple strumming

Launches into a bass and electric riff after a couple of bars.

I think it was a "get rekt" meme or a "how did I get here" sort of thing.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2024 23:12

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:40

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A LOVELY LAD posted:

Roundabout by yes perhaps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLFtxpadE

Yes...!

Thanks.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 09:40

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