Here's the 3rd part of this thread of mine, for songs I heard in Washington state in 2009 that would be nice to identify. The 2nd part of this thread was very successful, in my opinion: I found 2 new ones, thanks to IDs people came up with. Again, these are relatively low priority to me, though, so please don't knock yourself out over them.
(1) "it's only love" [IDENTIFIED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE]
high-range male singer in a band like Journey or Jefferson Starship (same kind of vocals, style, and instruments)
lyrics I wrote down: "it's only love"
This was played in an Office Depot store. That chain has their own in-store music programming.
This post is a long shot but it was a good, moving song that would be great to find.
Here's the most recent Google search string I used:
lyrics "it's only love" -beatles -adams -"simply red" -nicks -zz -elvis -vassar -perry -crow -sade -def -nova -hilton -turner -maura -cocker -dobson -cheap -buffy -taylor
UNHEARD:
It's Only Love (The Ben Taylor Band)
It's Only Love (Dark Illumination)
HEARD BUT UNLIKELY:
It's Only Love (Bryan Adams)
It's Only Love (Bryan Adams & Tina Turner)
It's Only Love (Cheap Trick)
HEARD AND NOT:
First Love (The Maccabees)
It's Only Love (The Beatles)
It's Only Love (Buffy)
It's Only Love (Joe Cocker)
It's Only Love (Sheryl Crow)
It's Only Love (Def Leppard)
It's Only Love (Amy Dobson)
It's Only Love (Tyler Hilton) - Beatles remake
It's Only Love (Mimi Maura) - Beatles remake
It's Only Love (Elvis Presley)
It's Only Love (Heather Nova)
It's Only Love (Simply Red)
It's Only Love (Stevie Nicks)
It's Only Love (Steve Perry)
It's Only Love That Gets You Through (Sade)
It's Only Love (Phil Vassar)
It's Only Love (ZZ Top)
(2) "nothin' but" [IDENTIFIED]
V I chord progression
whistled intro
male singer
lyrics I wrote down: "nothin' but", "deep in ?our ?minds", "?lassie ?oh ?mine"
Other songs played that day in the same Burgerville, to give an idea of their repertoire:
All Night Long (Lionel Richie, 1983)
Right As Rain (Adele, 2008)
Nightshift (The Commodores, 1985)
Peg (Steely Dan, 1977)
To Be Still (Alela Diane, 2009, "To Be Still" album)
It's All Over (Sugar Ray, 2001, "Sugar Ray" album)
Stop Running Away (Brenda Russell, 1990, "Kiss Me With The Wind" album)
(3) "I don't want you"
male singer
lyrics I wrote down: "I don't want you, I don't want you.", "I don't love you anymore", "and I"
This was played in a barbeque restaurant that was playing only classic oldies from the '60s, so almost certainly this song is from the '60s. Other songs played that same place that same day:
Daddy's Home (Shep & The Limelites, 1961)
Where The Boys Are (Connie Francis, 1960)
Lightning Strikes (Lou Christie, 1965)
Surfer Girl (The Beach Boys, 1963)
Windy (The Association, 1967, "Insight Out" album)
Memphis (Johnny Rivers, 1964)
(4) "take another drive for a while"
female singer
lyrics I wrote down:"take another ?drive for a while", "what do I do", "situation's callin' for more than I got", "even though I know", "leads to happy families", "I'm sure"
Those should be a sufficient number of lyrics, but I must have some of them wrong, or maybe the song is obscure, or something, since I'm having a hard time finding it.
Here are the results of my Google searches so far...
lyrics "leads to happy families"
1 match, 0 lyrics
lyrics "situation's callin' for more than I got"
0 matches
lyrics "situation's calling for more than I got"
0 matches
lyrics "situations calling for more than I got"
0 matches
lyrics "calling for more than I got"
0 matches
lyrics situations "happy families"
26,800 matches
lyrics "more than i got" "happy families"
2 matches, 0 lyrics
lyrics situation "even though i know"
4,590,000 matches
lyrics situations "even though i know"
1,290,000 matches
lyrics "more than i got" "even though i know" "i'm sure"
9 matches
"for a while" "more than i got" "happy families"
4 matches, 0 lyrics
"for a while" "more than i got" "happy" "i'm sure"
146,000 matches
situation "for a while" "more than i got" "happy" "i'm sure"
146,000 matches
situations "for a while" "more than i got" "happy" "i'm sure"
46,100 matches
lyrics situations "for a while" "more than i got" "happy" "i'm sure"
8,050 results
"situation's calling for more than i got"
0 results
"situations calling for more than i got"
0 results
"situation calling for more than i got"
0 results
"situation is calling for more than i got"
0 results
NOT:
Circus (Britney Spears)
Circus Song (Don McLean)
(5) "don't make me forget you"
This is another long shot. It was played in a camera store.
male singer, middle range vocals
lyrics I wrote down: "don't make me forget you"
This had a distinctive, live, early '70s mildly distorted guitar sound, like played through Fender amps, like you might hear in a live recording by The Rolling Stones, Traffic, Eric Clapton, Ballin' Jack, It's A Beautiful Day, etc. The speed was like pop or slow rock, the guitar distortion was like pop or blues, and the band had a relatively primitive sound without keyboards, strings, vocal harmonies, female vocalists, etc.
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[2/5 SOLVED] 5 pop songs with few clues, part C
Last edited by simnia; 12-01-2010 at 10:22 AM.
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#2:
"Oh No" by Andrew Bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upqcu2DWK8g -
#5:
"Don't Make Me A Target" by Spoon
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#1 try>
Its only love by junior
Its only love by Fukuyama Masaharu
Its only love by tim mgraw and faith hill
Falling in love by Lifehouse -
Awesome! That's it! You guys amaze me.
Originally Posted by bugmenot1
Many thanks for that ID!
Here are the actual lyrics at the parts where I wrote them down...
Past the silver bridge, oh the silver bridge,
Wearing nothing but a onesie and a veil.
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Ooh, deep in a mine,
Ooh, calcium mine.
Arm and arm, we are the harmless sociopaths.
http://www.songlyrics.com/andrew-bird/oh-no-lyrics/# -
That's an *extremely* good guess, but unless I wrote the lyrics down wrong, I don't think that's it. The song you suggested never says "Don't make me forget you", only "Don't make me a target" many times. Also, I *think* the song I heard was a little slower, and probably had an extended guitar lead in it. However, the sound in that Spoon song is *very* close to what I remember. Thanks for the great suggestion. You know your stuff, that's for sure. Originally Posted by bugmenot1
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Junior: Originally Posted by Th3Diplomat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSaRy099Zj0
No: way too slow and soft.
Fukuyama Masaharu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJB_U7y9gSg
No: my song was all in English and had a more rockish sound.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK7ROUUWYsY
I don't think so, but that's roughly the right kind of sound. I'm pretty sure my song didn't have a female singer in it, though.
Lifehouse (I am falling even more in love with you)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noP33JJbZoA
No: my song had much higher vocals, and was more symphonic and less grungy.
My mystery song sounded more majestic/symphonic/rockish, with high, poignant, male vocals, something more like:
Stone in Love (Journey, 1981, "Escape" album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFqXFE8OSG4
Oh Sherrie (Steve Perry, 1984, "Street Talk" album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysTjJaYX0WA
Find Your Way Back (Jefferson Starship, 1981, 'Modern Times" album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-OuZfQpNIU
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3 = The Crüxshadows - Go Away ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ_WtRoaJW0
Last edited by jp12345; 11-30-2010 at 10:46 PM.
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Excellent guess. All the lyrics match, except for one thing: I *believe* the phrase "I don't want you, I don't want you" was repeated like that twice, immediately, otherwise there would have been no point in my writing it down twice like that, one after the other. I wish there were an online version of this I could hear. Your suggestion's lyrics are so darned close that I'd like to think that's the correct song, but I just don't know yet. Thanks anyway. Let me check into finding an audio version of this somewhere before I rule out your great suggestion. Originally Posted by jp12345
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The YouTube link I posted should have an audio version. But it's likely not the song considering the album was released in 2002... Originally Posted by simnia
Ramones - I Don't Want You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0C3RCOasxg also has very similar lyrics and is closer to the time period you are looking for.Last edited by jp12345; 12-01-2010 at 02:17 AM.
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Yes, I agree. I listened to your audio link, and even if the lyrics had matched up 100%, phrase-for-phrase, I'd still be looking for an earlier '60s version of it. All the songs played there that night ranged from 1960-1967, most from the early '60s, and I recognized all except for 2 songs. (I'll post the 2nd unidentified song from that set in my upcoming part D post.) All songs I recognized were well-known '60s classics, so it's very likely the 2 missing songs are also well-known '60s classics. The Ramones don't sound '60s-ish to me, so I probably would have recognized that anomaly right away and would have made a note of it if I'd heard that Ramones song there. Thanks for your ongoing efforts, though. Originally Posted by jp12345
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#1 try>
Gary US Bonds - Its only love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69qu2OOehIg
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Dream Police - Its only love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPY5mh3TjZk
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Atlantic - Its only love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEsJeXDt5Go
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The Gurus - its only love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmRCPcMsAZM
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Blodwyn Pig - It's Only Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk39u2jRP5g
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B. J. Thomas - It's Only Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aibK_zRIEQc
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Kostas - its only love
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Gary US Bonds Originally Posted by Th3Diplomat
Dream Police
No--neither is fast enough or in the style I remember.
Atlantic
Aha. OK, I'm going to give you credit for finding my mystery song since this song is so close to what I remember that I'll never know for sure if that's the one or not, especially with so few clues. At the very least, you found a good song in the same style I remember. Thanks for your perseverance, which paid off!
The Gurus
No--looks like they're lip synching to The Beatles song.
Blodwyn Pig
No--that's a blues chord progression, which I would have recognized, and I know it wasn't a blues progression.
B.J. Thomas
No--wrong style, and I already know his voice well.
OK, so thanks to Th3Diplomat for likely identifying the song as much as possible as "It's Only Love" by Atlantic! -
what era is # 4? like what year .
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Good point. I think it was very modern, like 2000s or maybe 1990s or even late 1980s--Sheryl Crow / Britney Spears / Avril Lavigne / k.d. lang / Amie Grant / Jordin Sparks / Crowded House type stuff. Burgerville mostly played songs from the last few years, with a few oldies to appease the older folks. I forgot to mention: it was played the same day and in the same place as #2, so that song list for Burgerville in #2 is exactly the same as for #3. Originally Posted by Th3Diplomat