The "What's That Song" Thread [ PLEASE READ ]

SnakePlissken

This particular song is driving me to the brink of insanity as I cannot find any clue to it online, it's a somewhat psychedelic/folky 60s or 70s sounding tune, heard for the first time a couple nights back on Radio Na Life, one of the lyrics (by a female vocalist) goes as follows,

"Accidents can happen to anyone, there's no such thing as evil, but tell that to the self centered man"

Obviously I've googled the above with no result, so it's an obscure one, could also be a new track just with a retro sound, many thanks if anyone can help identify it.

cormie

Googling the following:

lyrics "tell that to the self centered man"

Got it for me

Sometimes you have to mix up the words incase you've misheard them or incase they aren't written as you hear them on lyric sites, or leave out some words etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR48ix5bDrw

SnakePlissken

cormie wrote: »

Googling the following:

lyrics "tell that to the self centered man"

Got it for me

Sometimes you have to mix up the words incase you've misheard them or incase they aren't written as you hear them on lyric sites, or leave out some words etc

You absolute legend, thank you so much.

cormie

No prob Radio Na Life play some amazing tracks, not all of them are recognised by Shazam/Soundhound so I know the pain of potentially losing a track you love :pac:


EDIT: Actually, my friend gave me a good tip for keeping notes. Create a whatsapp group with yourself and another friend, then remove the friend and you have yourself a nice little place to take notes, record audio messages etc Gonna go set it up now so I have it for my next unrecognised track

New Home

Another idea is to take note of the time you hear a song, and then ask the radio station directly.

cormie

New Home wrote: »

Another idea is to take note of the time you hear a song, and then ask the radio station directly.

Have emailed them before on 2 separate occasions, but no luck

New Home

Darn.

SnakePlissken

Absolutely fell in love with the song on first listening, it's out of date, psychedelic, somewhat kitsch, but there's just a raw sincerity to it that I love. Thank you so much for identifying it for me, obscure is putting it mildly. Just looking up Stan Hubbs, the only known person to OD on weed, now that's rock and roll.

ParkRunner

Any ideas what this song is please?

Will I Am Not

ParkRunner wrote: »

Any ideas what this song is please?

Well this is a toughie...

aare

Driving me mad today, nearly sure it was called "Burn Still my Heart" and Irish 80s early 90s

Couple of phrases "suddenly I see the thing I lack" "for him and not for me"

Help!

Women without Makeup

What was that RTE Xmas ad sponsoring song?

You know that thing that comes on at the start and end of the TV break? and I think it says something like "Christmas movies on RTE sponsored by whatever". Well I'm wondering what the song played during this thing was?

It sounded like it might have been a version of 'Fly me to the Moon'.

Thanks

Newtourist

Hi folks! I recently visited Derry and I was at Peader O'Donnell Pub on the december 31st.

There was a musician playing a song that the chor said somethink like "from the northern ireland ..to the western ireland..."

I searched for it in google but no luck

Does anybody has an idea of wich song is? Cause all the people inside the pub was singing it!
Thanks in advance!

cormie

Newtourist wrote: »

Hi folks! I recently visited Derry and I was at Peader O'Donnell Pub on the december 31st.

There was a musician playing a song that the chor said somethink like "from the northern ireland ..to the western ireland..."

I searched for it in google but no luck

Does anybody has an idea of wich song is? Cause all the people inside the pub was singing it!
Thanks in advance!

Any chance it was a take on this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s

Newtourist

cormie wrote: »

Any chance it was a take on this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s

Oh yeah! It wast this! I missunderstood ireland with "highlands" and "islands"

Think that it was the irish version! Thank you!!
/youtu.be/1LS-dDcVo3w

JCX BXC

New Home wrote: »

Another idea is to take note of the time you hear a song, and then ask the radio station directly.

I have done that, and was ignored.

cormie

Yeah, there's a lot of different versions..

Nice live one by Bruce:

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

And this one by The Waterboys mentions The Aran Islands to the Liffey waters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hOoz2TsXoY

aare

aare wrote: »

Driving me mad today, nearly sure it was called "Burn Still my Heart" and Irish 80s early 90s

Couple of phrases "suddenly I see the thing I lack" "for him and not for me"

Help!

Something Happens! - Burn Clear
1988 single.
Also featured on their LP Been There, Seen That, Done That.
Also included on the soundtrack to The Courier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXzX1niAXOY

Sephiroth_dude

Long shot but Anyone know the name of the track being played from 3:20 to about 4:00 minutes?

Axwell

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Long shot but Anyone know the name of the track being played from 3:20 to about 4:00 minutes?

“Its a Free World Baby” by REM

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

Sephiroth_dude

Axwell wrote: »

“Its a Free World Baby” by REM

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

Thanks for replying axwell but that's not it, the song I'm talking about actually starts at about 3:10 when there in joey and chandler's apartment .

Axwell

Have you checked the Friends Soundtrack? Its on spotify, when I was searching for the name of the REM song it showed it on tbe album so theres a chance whatever the other song is will be on there too.

Sephiroth_dude

Axwell wrote: »

Have you checked the Friends Soundtrack? Its on spotify, when I was searching for the name of the REM song it showed it on tbe album so theres a chance whatever the other song is will be on there too.

Ya I actually found a list of all the songs that featured in that episode tonight but unfortunately it's not there ahh well.

Will I Am Not

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ya I actually found a list of all the songs that featured in that episode tonight but unfortunately it's not there ahh well.

Probably some generic stock track. Party music 4 maybe? :pac:

Sephiroth_dude

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Probably some generic stock track. Party music 4 maybe? :pac:

Just some random track put together?

Will I Am Not

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Just some random track put together?

More or less. People make music available specifically for media. This kind of thing...

https://www.audionetwork.com/track/searchkeyword?facets=ProductionGenres_showbiz%20%2F%20entertainment;MusicalStyles_urban;instrumental

Eod100

Does anyone know the song in this ad? Thanks! https://youtu.be/RNXIA-2q3HQ

Eod100

Eod100 wrote: »

Does anyone know the song in this ad? Thanks! https://youtu.be/RNXIA-2q3HQ

Answering my own question but it's Ports and song called The Few And Far Between, if anyone is curious!

hill16bhoy

Anybody know what the name of the song played from around 3:50 on in this link is?

Sounds a bit like The Cure or some 1980s/early 1990s indie band, but I can't place it.

nyarlothothep

Ok, this one is going to be a stretch but here goes...I remember being in the cinema in 1997 and I recall one of the ads before the film started had some cool music. It sounded like Portishead but I'm not sure if it was. The lyrics I remember as this "ooh you're such a good boy, bringing in my teeth" and then these crashing guitars. Anyone know of the song?