Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted May 4, 2021 On 02/05/2021 at 20:58, Salmon Mousse said: This might be an easy one: a song that was not included on the original album and celebrates yesterday's date first of May - Bee Gees Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,614 Posted May 5, 2021 On 02/05/2021 at 16:40, Clorox Bleachman said: Just like System of a Down, this band's biggest hit featured "wake up" quite prominently, but it's not that song. The band name is related to a profession (I guess you could say), and the protagonist of our song appears to work in said profession. The plethora of guesses this hasn't attracted make me think that a further clue might be warranted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted May 7, 2021 On 04/05/2021 at 12:23, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: first of May - Bee Gees Nope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted May 15, 2021 Let's try another. This song was recorded by its writer as a solo artist for the soundtrack of a 1979 film. It was not released as a single, but was re-recorded as an album track by the band of which the writer was (and still is) a member. A different song with the same title was the debut single of a popular UK band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted January 9, 2022 Several unguessed songs here if anyone is at a loose end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 9, 2022 On 16/05/2021 at 00:46, Toast said: Let's try another. This song was recorded by its writer as a solo artist for the soundtrack of a 1979 film. It was not released as a single, but was re-recorded as an album track by the band of which the writer was (and still is) a member. A different song with the same title was the debut single of a popular UK band. Okay, my first instinct was that the 1979 movie is The Warriors. "In the city" was both a Joe Walsh song and an Eagles song. But I can't find another song of the same name, but I've got nothing better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted January 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Okay, my first instinct was that the 1979 movie is The Warriors. "In the city" was both a Joe Walsh song and an Eagles song. But I can't find another song of the same name, but I've got nothing better. Spot on, and the other song is this one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Toast said: Spot on, and the other song is this one. Video not available in the US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Video not available in the US Bugger. It's The Jam. Try this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 9, 2022 Alright, here's something that will hopefully be solved more swiftly: This song was released as a single twice, the chart-wise far more successful version is the more recent one, and almost twice as long as the original release, kind of a small movie, really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 13, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 18:10, gcreptile said: Alright, here's something that will hopefully be solved more swiftly: This song was released as a single twice, the chart-wise far more successful version is the more recent one, and almost twice as long as the original release, kind of a small movie, really. ^^ well, "far more successful" means that this recent release couldn't get any higher in the charts, "more recent" means VERY recent, it's length is record-breaking, and yes, the music video was a small movie. And also, half the artist's name is in the previous post. These hints should make it clear very well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 739 Posted January 13, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 18:10, gcreptile said: Alright, here's something that will hopefully be solved more swiftly: This song was released as a single twice, the chart-wise far more successful version is the more recent one, and almost twice as long as the original release, kind of a small movie, really. Reading the clue about the artist's name I remembered hearing about this one lately. After some quick googling for the song's title, it has to be All Too Well (2021), 10-minute version of Taylor Swift's 2012 song. Part of re-recording of her repertoire after falling out with Scooter Brown, former manager. New versions of her old songs won't list him and consequently won't earn him any income. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said: Reading the clue about the artist's name I remembered hearing about this one lately. After some quick googling for the song's title, it has to be All Too Well (2021), 10-minute version of Taylor Swift's 2012 song. Part of re-recording of her repertoire after falling out with Scooter Brown, former manager. New versions of her old songs won't list him and consequently won't earn him any income. Correct! On mobile now, so I'll edit the videos in tomorrow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 14, 2022 So here it is, the All Too Well short film: Your turn, @ThereWillBeDeaths7. The pure song, at over ten minutes, is the longest no 1 hit ever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 739 Posted January 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Your turn, @ThereWillBeDeaths7. The pure song, at over ten minutes, is the longest no 1 hit ever. Thanks @gcreptile ! Alright, gonna try and come up with a good one Usually relatively good at this in my native tongue so I should be able to post one today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 739 Posted January 14, 2022 This is a song released by a world famous artist as a single, in a leap year in which a royal birth took place. It (the song, not the baby) has been released in multiple languages in its first year after debut. While it hasn't gotten the same level of fame as its predecessor and both never reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart, it is quite well known. Whereas forementioned previous single was quite a cheerful song, the single in question could be described as being a song about a delicate subject. - no idea how hard this is gonna be, feels like I've made this inaugural riddle too easy but guess only time (or one of the many other posters) will tell! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said: the single in question could be described as being a song about a delicate subject. House of fun by Madness, about buying contraceptives? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted January 14, 2022 Beat it by Michael Jackson? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 739 Posted January 14, 2022 Some good guesses already! No correct answers yet however; you're both not that far off era-wise, only we're looking for a song released in a leap year (I express extreme confidence in my reliable source, Wikipedia ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doulton 34 Posted January 14, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 11:47, Toast said: Several unguessed songs here if anyone is at a loose end. She Bop by Cindi Lauper sang in anticipation of Prince Harry's birth? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted January 14, 2022 I don't quite have an idea, but well, now I know that Bananarama's "Robert De Niro's Waiting" is about date rape, hmm... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 279 Posted January 15, 2022 "99 Luftballons" by Nena? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted January 15, 2022 11 hours ago, gcreptile said: I don't quite have an idea, but well, now I know that Bananarama's "Robert De Niro's Waiting" is about date rape, hmm... It's not really. It seems that was part of the inspiration for one of the band members (Siobhan), but this aspect was dropped from the final version. "There may have been some lurid lyrics at some stage, but these were toned down to depict someone who avoided men because she felt no one could match her obsessive love for a film star." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/20/how-we-made-bananarama-robert-de-niros-waiting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted January 15, 2022 Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me In retrospect it's about the mental health battles he finally discussed in his autobiography 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 739 Posted January 15, 2022 23 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said: While it hasn't gotten the same level of fame as its predecessor and both never reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart, it is quite well known. Whereas forementioned previous single was quite a cheerful song, the single in question could be described as being a song about a delicate subject. An additional clue; the italics part has something to do with the song's title. Also the single it is a follow up to, could be described as being about "an extraterrestrial in a certain location somewhere around the world". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
