Trying to identify a song

Vangelis

I'm desperate. This is a song that I've missed since childhood. Please help me try to identify it!

The facts:
-from early 90's or late 80's
-choir in the background
-the singer is a man
-melodious and "cosy" guitar-play, maybe a bit melancholic
-played a lot on the radio
-soft rock classic

I don't remember the lyrics, and only parts of the melody.
The choir sang "Oooooo.." and then something else in words.

Please help!! I must find out who sang this song!!

Sleepy

"I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)" by Meatloaf?

Got anything else for us to go on?

Hobbes

Toy Soliders? I'll see you when you get there? Spirit in the sky?

Hum a few bars.

Rb

And to think, there's a whole Music board full of forums this would be better off in.

NoDayBut2Day

The list of traits of the song could be any song... I wish you remembered part of the lyrics... would be quite easy to find a song that way..

Devon

I wanna know what love is - Foreigner?
Who wants to live forever - Queen?
I wish it would rain down - Phil Collins?

irlrobins

Mike and the Mechanics - Living Years?

rubadub

jerryadams wrote:

I wanna know what love is - Foreigner?

thats what I was thinking, but the name is in the song so much it is not easy to forget

living years was next on my list, name is not too obvious

cournioni

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

MrJoeSoap

PORNAPSTER wrote:

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

Rofl!

The description is far too sketchy for me to make a guess tbh.

fischerspooner

knocking on heaven's door, the guns 'n' roses version? guns 'n' roses - November rain?

Hobbes

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" (can't remember the actual name).

robz150

Rolling Stones - You Cant always get what yoy want?

Has a choir anyway?

Prior Of Taize

Richie Kavanagh - my girlfriend has a mobile phone?

:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v:

xtrac

PORNAPSTER wrote:

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

I think you'll find you are quite wrong, Sir. It's clearly "Vomited Anal Tract" by Carcass from their first LP, Reek Of Putrefaction.

Question answered.

QED

-Roy

BobTheBeat

I was going to say Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years. Fits the description anyways..

Bard

R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly" ?

Oriel

Meat Loaf - "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through"?

JackieChan

Surely you must remember more of the song than simply ooooooh !
Give us more of (even what you think) the lyrics.
JC

kincsem

Chrish Kool and the gang

Vangelis

Some of you clearly have a vivid imagination! *chuckles*

All of the above mentioned I know, but Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years sounds interesting. I'll check it out!

More facts? *thinks hard*
-it's a love song / ballad
-the choir is of women's voice(possibly)

I'll think harder while I search for Living Years.

Bard

Madonna - Like A Prayer?

Hahahaha...

Vangelis

Hell no!!

jptk

Depeche mode: enjoy the silence

Static M.e.

Check out Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" some Phil Collins
also maybe ..The Commodores "Easy." ..

More clues !

Hagar

Ooohhh Ms Grace, satin and something and lace... ???

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

I'm desperate. This is a song that I've missed since childhood. Please help me try to identify it!

It might help if you told people how long ago childhood was? Are we talking about somesong you heard in the cradle or something that was a hit in or around a particular year?

cournioni

Could be Guns 'n' Roses's "November Rain". That is the only one that I can think of that fits the description you've given.

Vangelis

None of the songs that have been mentioned.
I suspect that this was a band or a singer who had one great hit and isn't famous for any other songs.

I listened to it almost everyday on the radio when I was 4-5 years old. That was back in 1990. It could also have been up to 1993.

I don't remember anything from the lyrics, not a word, not a crumb, only vowels. But it sounds like they sing "Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way".. but that's my judgement based on the vowels.

The song is very light, no hard drums or deep bass. Calm guitar play. It might resemble "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crashtest Dummies.

Devon

Enya - Book of days?
Jon Secada - Just another day?
Elton John - Sacrifice?

Mocking Burd

Was going to suggest Labi Sifri 'Something Inside (so strong)' but I there was no giutar as far as I know, only electric organ..

Wouldn't mind hearing it now actually....hmmm...

Setun

John Coltrane - Blue Train
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

None of the songs that have been mentioned.
I suspect that this was a band or a singer who had one great hit and isn't famous for any other songs.

I listened to it almost everyday on the radio when I was 4-5 years old. That was back in 1990. It could also have been up to 1993.

I don't remember anything from the lyrics, not a word, not a crumb, only vowels. But it sounds like they sing "Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way".. but that's my judgement based on the vowels.

The song is very light, no hard drums or deep bass. Calm guitar play. It might resemble "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crashtest Dummies.

Given that you are so vague about it will you actually recognise the title when/if somebody mentions it here?

Oddly enough, Take That "Never Forget" came to my mind first.

I'll go sit in the corner now

faceman

Vangelis wrote:

None of the songs that have been mentioned.
I suspect that this was a band or a singer who had one great hit and isn't famous for any other songs.

I listened to it almost everyday on the radio when I was 4-5 years old. That was back in 1990. It could also have been up to 1993.

I don't remember anything from the lyrics, not a word, not a crumb, only vowels. But it sounds like they sing "Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way".. but that's my judgement based on the vowels.

The song is very light, no hard drums or deep bass. Calm guitar play. It might resemble "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crashtest Dummies.

Was it electric guitar or accoustic?
Is the song ever played anymore?
Was the singer black or white?
When u say no hard drums or deep bass, was there any drums or bass?
Was there stringed music on the track?

Font22

i have a wild guess but i think its older than 1990.
"i'm not in love" by 10cc????

Crucifix

Vangelis wrote:

"Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way"...

"Oo, baby I love your way"?

jptk

chris isac(spell?) wicked game?

Vangelis

Jon Secada sounds familiar.

It does sound very much like Chris Isaac, but the rhythm is a bit slower.

Sorry, should have mentioned:
-accoustic guitar
-I haven't heard the song in almost 10 years
-white male singer definitely, with woman choir in the background

Thank you guys for all your suggestions.

Vangelis

I'm about to panick here.
I've checked all suggestions and it's none of them. I thought Jon Secada was close, but that song is full of Latino rhythm and maraccas.

There were no drums from what I can remember. But a bass that went something like bommm bom bommm... bommm bom bommm...



The stringed play, faceman, comes in the beginning of the song, before the verses and after the refrain("..all the way"-thing).

scuba steve

Prior Of Taize wrote:

Richie Kavanagh - my girlfriend has a mobile phone?

:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v:

Ha Ha lol!

mickey_t

Could it be Mr. Big - Be with you ??

The song would have been out around '92...

Andy-Pandy

Bruce Willis: Under the boardwalk

Crucifix

A quick google gives some suggestions:
Frank Sinatra - All the way?
Earth Wind and Fire - All the way?

Devon

Patrick Swayze - She's like the wind
Paul Young - Both sides now
Joshua Kadison - Jessie
Martin Page - House of stone and light
Randy Van Warmer - Just when I needed you

Other possibles are Del Amitri, Richard Marx, Gary Wright, Johnny Logan Dennis De Young from Journey,

Can you remember ANYTHING else?
What else was on the radio at the time it was being played?
What position it got to in the charts?
Would you recognise the artist/song name if you seen it here?
Anything about the video?

Vangelis

I can't remember anything else. It was a very popular song. My mom had it on a cassette collection called Soft Rock 1-3.

It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?
Not EW&F either.

I'm not sure if I would recognise the song title of the name of the band/singer, but I search for the lyrics of all songs that are mentioned here and the rest of those artists' songs. None have hit so far. I never saw the video. I was 4-5-6 years old and only heard it early in the morning in the car when my mom drove me to the kindergarden.

LadyJ

Vangelis wrote:

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It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?

Eh,no. He died in like 98 or something...

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

I can't remember anything else. It was a very popular song. My mom had it on a cassette collection called Soft Rock 1-3.

It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?
Not EW&F either.

I'm not sure if I would recognise the song title of the name of the band/singer, but I search for the lyrics of all songs that are mentioned here and the rest of those artists' songs. None have hit so far. I never saw the video. I was 4-5-6 years old and only heard it early in the morning in the car when my mom drove me to the kindergarden.

Can you or anyone else in your family remember any of the other tracks that were on the collection? that might give a clue as to where we should be guessing?

Vangelis

dub45 wrote:

Can you or anyone else in your family remember any of the other tracks that were on the collection? that might give a clue as to where we should be guessing?

I remember one. "What's up" by Nonstop(something like that).
And there was "Call me" by Bonnie Tyler.

robz150

Vangelis wrote:

"What's up" by Nonstop(something like that).

What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

Devon

Call me was released in 1992 and so was What's up... this is another clue...