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

sryanbruen · 09-10-2018 10:05pm

Wish the SEC would provide the names to the tracks they play in listening exams, I love many of the songs/music they play and download them for myself when I go home. Here's two in particular off the top of my head that I could not find the names to. I'd appreciate the help thanks.

2012 Q6 excerpt 1a and excerpt 2.

https://leavingcertmusic.weebly.com/q6-unprepared-listening-excerpts.html

Welsh Megaman · 09-10-2018 10:25pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Wish the SEC would provide the names to the tracks they play in listening exams, I love many of the songs/music they play and download them for myself when I go home. Here's two in particular off the top of my head that I could not find the names to. I'd appreciate the help thanks.

2012 Q6 excerpt 1a and excerpt 2.

https://leavingcertmusic.weebly.com/q6-unprepared-listening-excerpts.html

1a is ‘Greensleeves’, 2 is ‘The Toredors Song’ from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’.

Cartman78 · 13-10-2018 5:59pm

Help...hearing this song on a few promos and intros etc lately...like the sound of it so wouldn't mind knowing who's responsible for it

https://youtu.be/oldHxwcuiIw

Edit...sorted...it's Gosh by Jamie xx

Will I Am Not · 15-10-2018 10:34pm

Anyone know the music in this. Sounds a bit like Einaudi but can’t find it on Spotify.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXn2M2mmLQ0

New Home · 15-10-2018 11:08pm

Sounds a bit like Dirk Maassen, but I wouldn't know which piece.

paleoperson · 30-10-2018 2:12am

Anyone know what the name of this song is? It somehow sounds familiar, like it might be a classical piece of music. And don't ask how in jesus' name I ended up playing chinese chess on the NES, I'm probably a bit dysfunctional I admit. :pac:

vektarman · 30-10-2018 10:11am

paleoperson wrote: »

Anyone know what the name of this song is? It somehow sounds familiar, like it might be a classical piece of music. And don't ask how in jesus' name I ended up playing chinese chess on the NES, I'm probably a bit dysfunctional I admit. :pac:

Some of it sounds like the beginning of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE

paleoperson · 01-11-2018 1:16am

vektarman wrote: »

Some of it sounds like the beginning of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE

oh yeah! Apparently that's from a Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu", and a lot of China borders Russia or is quite close culturally. That may well be why I think it's familiar, good job.

OneOfThem Stumbled · 01-11-2018 9:34pm

Hi I hope someone can help me with this, as it's really annoying me and it's impossible to look up.

The song begins with silence and a very distinct, heavy sigh. This is then followed by a long intro (guitar) and a relatively conventional rock song (a bit downbeat and tense though).

I can't remember a single word of the lyrics. The opening chord is played on repeat in my head though. Nor can I remember the band name!

The sleeve art/ cover art (the picture that was used for the 'official' video on youtube) looked quite similar to this
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/e/e6/Fallout4_Render_SynthGen2.jpg

Charlie19 · 01-11-2018 9:54pm

That image reminds of a Pink Floyd and also a Linkin Park album cover.

OneOfThem Stumbled · 02-11-2018 12:07am

Charlie19 wrote: »

That image reminds of a Pink Floyd and also a Linkin Park album cover.

Nope definitely not Pink Floyd.

Much more recent band, and quite a fast beat, far faster than a lot of PF's songs.

Edit: Finally found it! Decyfer Down - Fading

cormie · 02-11-2018 2:39am

I was thinking "Guns N Roses - So Fine" before I read that you got it :pac:

sryanbruen · 05-11-2018 6:30pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Wish the SEC would provide the names to the tracks they play in listening exams, I love many of the songs/music they play and download them for myself when I go home. Here's two in particular off the top of my head that I could not find the names to. I'd appreciate the help thanks.

Now 2012 Q5 excerpt 2 (which can be seen in the link below)

https://leavingcertmusic.weebly.com/trad-past-paper-listening-excerpts.html

Thank you very much in advance again.

New Home · 05-11-2018 7:24pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Now 2012 Q5 excerpt 2 (which can be seen in the link below)

https://leavingcertmusic.weebly.com/trad-past-paper-listening-excerpts.html

Thank you very much in advance again.

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

JCX BXC · 11-11-2018 3:08pm

Sorry if it's a bit vague, but anyone remember the name of the song played in "Reeling in the years 1998" during the piece about the Omagh Bombings? That episode of reeling in the years is no longer available so I'm really out of options here! Can't remember it for the life of me.

*Just as I clicked post, I remembered it, it's called "Teardrop"*

New Home · 11-11-2018 3:12pm

I remember a bare-footed Juliet Turner singing "Broken Things" during the memorial service/funeral. Haunting, to say the least.

mojor · 12-11-2018 3:30pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Sorry if it's a bit vague, but anyone remember the name of the song played in "Reeling in the years 1998" during the piece about the Omagh Bombings? That episode of reeling in the years is no longer available so I'm really out of options here! Can't remember it for the life of me.

*Just as I clicked post, I remembered it, it's called "Teardrop"*

Massive Attack - Teardrop?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s

Same As · 13-11-2018 9:44am

I'm having a mare trying to find out the name of this song in this video - have a feeling it used to be on the coverage for BBC Snooker back in the day but cannot for the life of me find it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqA9-gGiU2F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

droidman123 · 13-11-2018 10:07am

Same As wrote: »

I'm having a mare trying to find out the name of this song in this video - have a feeling it used to be on the coverage for BBC Snooker back in the day but cannot for the life of me find it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqA9-gGiU2F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Sounds like take five by dave brubeck

Same As · 13-11-2018 10:53am

droidman123 wrote: »

Sounds like take five by dave brubeck

Gentleman, morning saved!

SnakePlissken · 13-12-2018 5:44pm

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 · 13-12-2018 9:50pm

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 · 14-12-2018 12:07pm

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 · 14-12-2018 12:28pm

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 · 14-12-2018 12:35pm

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

cormie · 14-12-2018 1:33pm

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 · 14-12-2018 2:17pm

Darn.

SnakePlissken · 14-12-2018 9:58pm

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 · 01-01-2019 1:01pm

Any ideas what this song is please?

Will I Am Not · 01-01-2019 4:17pm

ParkRunner wrote: »

Any ideas what this song is please?

Well this is a toughie...

aare · 03-01-2019 11:06am

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 · 04-01-2019 7:45pm

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 · 05-01-2019 4:08pm

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 · 05-01-2019 5:50pm

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 · 05-01-2019 9:41pm

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 · 05-01-2019 10:48pm

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 · 05-01-2019 10:59pm

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

NewbridgeIR · 06-01-2019 7:06pm

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 · 10-01-2019 11:16pm

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

Axwell · 14-01-2019 9:47pm

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 · 17-01-2019 7:38pm

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 · 17-01-2019 8:01pm

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 · 17-01-2019 9:56pm

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 · 17-01-2019 10:04pm

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 · 17-01-2019 10:30pm

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 · 18-01-2019 12:19am

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 · 04-02-2019 2:08pm

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

Eod100 · 04-02-2019 2:23pm

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 · 13-02-2019 12:36am

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 · 16-02-2019 1:07am

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?

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