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openMusic video: 1980s song, convertible in the desert, hat thrown on the ground Music
I once saw a snippet of a black and white music video (probably from the 1980s, less likely the 1990s). The song was rather in a calm tone.
In the music video, a white man was driving slowly in a car (probably a convertible) through some desert. There is also a scene where, while driving, his hat falls to the ground.
open"Ulterior motives" song Music
There's a clip of a song floating around the Internet that goes "Everyone knows that, you've got ulterior motives" Sounds like Wham! Or Culture club. Trying to find out the singer or title,maybe release year.
Edited by s2003openSamples in a song Music
There's this song called "Living" by a Greek rock band called Transistor that has spoken word samples of a man saying things like "This is the living, living off the dead." and "You can just call me gimpy.", as well as talking about some kind of expensive life-extending therapy. I've been trying to find the source of these samples but to no luck.
Here's the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwDrFuBgJxM
open[SOLVED] Cutesy French CGI music video from 2000s Music
Somewhere around 15 years ago I watched a music video on MTV (could've been a different music channel, but it was definitely on TV). The song wasn't in English, I think it might've been French? The music was very cheery and upbeat (very ear-wormy too), and the visuals were completely CGI animated. The characters weren't human-proportioned, they were more chibi-shaped, and I don't think there was any plot, they were just dancing around. The setting was outdoors, some kind of island, I think? I remember it being a total Sugar Bowl, very cutesy and pastel-colored.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Because I saw another troper asking about music videos and suddenly remembered this pastel nightmare, and now I can't get it out of my head.
Edited by AndarielopenMusic video with sewer and subway Music
This was a music video I saw on TV when I was very young. It would have likely been somewhere between 1999-2002. I think it was likely on a BBC show, but it might have been ITV, or maybe even RTE. The main things I remember were the Bookends, where it began with a group of guys jumping down a manhole, and ending with them jumping back out, my memory might be fuzzy, but I think they jumped with Limited Animation. I also remember a shot of a subway train with them seen in one of the windows, and I feel the song commonly said “Down down down the (word lost to memory)”. It’s been bugging me a ton over the past couple years, and the only Google queries I’ve tried have lead to songs that are way too recent compared to where my memories land.
Edited by TrialmanopenA song that ended with innocent laughter Music
I vaguely remember that I probably heard the song on You Tube. It was rather beautiful, if I remember correctly, and ended with a child's innocent laugh. I think I also remember a comment about said laugh.
openSong about nuclear war Music
I'm looking for the name of a song about a nuclear apocalypse. The lyrics might have something to do with dancing right before the end. The singer is male and may be singing to his wife in the context of the lyrics (they might have children too). It is most likely a popular song. Because of the theme it is most likely from the 1980s.
We believe we have ruled out Alphaville - Forever Young, Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes and anything by Kate Bush.
openSong from the late 2000s Music
I remember a song that was trending on the radio between 2007 and 2009. Looking through billboard charts and couldn't find what it was. A guy was singing about how he's playing with his band in a garage or basement but he was upbeat about life. He'd also mentioned his girlfriend was in the other room doing laundry or something. Anyone with any idea what this is?
open80s/90s-ish sounding song Music
I’m not sure when it’s from, but the song sounds sort of 80s or 90s and is one of those songs that plays a fair bit at parties. It’s a male singer, and the chorus goes something like, “True love! Through the night…” Sorry this isn’t a lot of details.
resolved "Everybody do the ??? Dance" song Music
I once heard this song in a store in 2014 or 2015. It went something like "everybody do the wants it dance everybody do the wants it dance something something clap your hands everybody do the wants it dance” but because I don’t remember some of the lyrics (and I’m not sure if they really said “wants it”), I’m unable to find it, and this point, I’m convinced that I imagined it.
openindie / alternative rock band's album is shelved due to executive meddling Music
Maybe around 15 or more years ago, I remember finding a link to a music journalism article online - the article was about a rock band whose album was held up by Executive Meddling, and the inciting incident was apparently the band refusing to record a Cover Version of "All You Need Is Love" for a commercial. I mainly remember this because 1) I think this article might have actually been my first exposure to the idea that Music Is Politics, and 2) not long after I saw a Chase Bank ad that used Nada Surf's version of "All You Need Is Love", making me wonder if that was the ad in question and if Nada Surf had accepted the offer this other band refused. Consulting the other wiki re: Nada Surf's version of "All You Need Is Love", this would have been around 2006.
Edited by MikeKopenRock Song Music
There’s a rock song that was used by the Comedy Network in Canada in a promo for one particular stand-up comedy special. I later heard the song in something else on TV, where I heard the lyric "you can go ahead and kiss my cheek". This could be stock music that’s hard to identify.
openWhat song is this? Music
What song is this girl dancing to?
openMusic Video Robot Girl with surgery Music
The video alternate between the female singer singing on stage and the singer in a surgery-like room with doctors doing stuff to her robotic body. Except in the moments where we can see the mechanical insides, the girl looks fully human.
openAlbum with a bonus disc that's designed for sharing with friends Music
I was browsing a record store in the mid-2000s when I saw a CD where the packaging advertised an unusual promotional tool the artist decided to use. The album had a "bonus disc" that was just the first few songs on the album again, and a sticker on the case explained that you were supposed to give away the extra disc to a friend, who would hopefully like what they heard enough that they would buy the whole album themselves. Thing is I'm 90% sure this was Begin to Hope by Regina Spektor, but I can't seem to find any evidence online about this version of the album having existed. I am at least pretty sure of the 2000s time frame, and I'm under the impression it was some indie artist's first major label release, which Begin To Hope was for Regina.
openSong with "shu-shook" in the chorus Music
This song from The '90s that was on the radio a lot.Male singer, genre maybe rock? The main think I remember is in the chorus someone says the "word" "shu-shook" repeatedly. The rest of the chorus (and the song in general) was real words, but I can't remember any to look up
openMusic video? Music
I remember seeing a music video at a Dave and Busters but I can't remember anything about the song that goes with it. The plot of the video is that a woman and her daughter are driving but get hit by a truck at the intersection; then time rewinds or something and a member of the band races across the city in order to save them, which he manages to do by running in front of their car before they can pass through the intersection, ensuring that they stop and the truck misses them.

Trying to ecover a music video for an EDM track. The video involves a traffic jam caused by two officers arresting a man. People start dancing, including a panhandler, a married couple with the wife pregnant and an older lady that starts humping an older man. Eventually the two police officers join in, and meanwhile two guys are freeing the arrested guy who than drives away in the patrol car.
Edited by Circeus