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openStrange Radio Song I Heard Music
During a road trip in 2023, I tuned in to All India Radio and came across a segment on 'Western Music'. There was a song playing that had a refrain that went something like "You don't play at night". Although I don't remember all the lyrics, I recall that the second half of the song had a pseudo-rap form and incorporated some disco(?) music.
openMarijuana-themed hair metal song Music
There was a song I used to hear growing up, part of a Cheech & Chong CD my dad burned once. It was a song in the style of hair metal or arena rock, sort of like AC/DC with some Van Halen influence.
I think it might be called "Chong Mong," as that's the phrase used in the refrain, but the vocals were kind of indistinct.
Other things I remember: the song opened up with the singer saying "and we didn't have us a bong, so I made me the Chong Mong!" and the verses opened up with "It was a shivery/Saturday night, we woke up behind the Chong Mong."
I thought it'd be Cheech and Chong-related, especially as Cheech Marin totally would have had the range to mimic a screechy hair metal singer (and one of the other songs my Dad burned to the CD was a parody of "Macarena" that Cheech sang), but searching has turned up nothing so far, so I think it might be unrelated to Cheech & Chong (besides the drug themes, of course).
openWhat's the song in this video's outro Music
I know the song at the start, but what about the outro?
https://youtu.be/SuU6kjNFPhA?si=2TrjD6c_DTWzOOqE
openSecond song that plays in this video Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mfV231T5S0
Not the intro song, but the one that comes immediately after it
openPop-rock song: Whatcha gonna do about those blues? Music
Lively pop-rock song in English, up-tempo, heavily piano based, C major, probably from the 1970s or 1980s, likely moderately well-known or at least by a well-known artist. Chorus, with two syllables missing because I'm not sure what they are: "Whatcha gonna do about those _____ _____ blues?"
I tried 'Old Man Blues', 'Brand New Blues', and 'All Day Blues', but none of those seemed to match. Attempted a bunch of Google searches and found nothing. Any ideas? Thanks!
openTikTok woodwind instrumental Music
What is the name of that woodwind piece that is used a lot on Tik Tok (especially on comedic videos). It is NOT "Tomfoolery" or "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys". I’m not on Tik Tok
openAnimated music video from a few years back Music
I really distinctly remember this animated music video I used to watch (on Youtube) all the time back sometime in 2013-2015 or so, it had what looked like high detailed cutout paper(?) animation of a child running from a wolf and other creatures (or maybe the same one morphing into other things), at one point getting swallowed by a whale, and at the end ending up in a blank white space. The song itself I think had a beat very similar to Rolling in the Deep by Adele, but I can't remember anything else about it.
openMusic video. Small animated animals being attacked whilst band plays. Music
I can’t remember the name of a song, or the band, where in the video the band plays in an animated forest and small animated animals come to listen but are being attacked by something in the dark. I think it’s Australian and the drummer is wearing a military cap. Searching for related references just gets me children’s videos about Australian animals.
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?

i remember a long time ago i listened to a vocaloid song similar to self inflicted achromatic. the video that had the song had bits of footage of real life in a neighborhood, if i'm correct. i think it was also sung by miku. the video also had whiteboard drawings, much like self inflicted achromatic. does anyone know what the song might be?
Edited by icecycle