Looking for a 90s song

Hi everyone,

I'm new on this forum and I really hope someone will know the song I'm looking for!

I last heard this song on the radio around 1996 or 1997 (I was 6 or 7). It definitely sounds like a 90s song, and here are the few things I remember about it:
- a female singer, with a voice kind of similar to Sinead O'Connor or the Cranberries, or Alanis Morrissette
- very sad song, with sad instrumentals, and an instrumental sequence that lasted a good fifteen seconds.
- if I had to classify it I would say pop/rock, it sounds a little bit like some of Madonna's more depressing songs, or like something the Cranberries would do. Mood-wise, it's dark and sad like Nights in White Satin for example.
- I don't remember any of the lyrics. They were in English and back then I didn't speak English (I'm European). Which really doesn't help...

This is a true challenge, because let me tell you, I'm a genuine music freak and I've spent years looking for this song TO NO AVAIL. It's haunting me to the point of thinking about it every single day, hearing it in my head all the time, and going crazy about it. Help!

Thank you so much!

Originally Posted by Song4Marya

Hi everyone,

I'm new on this forum and I really hope someone will know the song I'm looking for!

I last heard this song on the radio around 1996 or 1997 (I was 6 or 7). It definitely sounds like a 90s song, and here are the few things I remember about it:
- a female singer, with a voice kind of similar to Sinead O'Connor or the Cranberries
- very sad song, with sad instrumentals, and an instrumental sequence that lasted a good fifteen seconds.
- if I had to classify it I would say pop/rock, it sounds a little bit like some of Madonna's more depressing songs, or like something the Cranberries would do. Mood-wise, it's dark and sad like Nights in White Satin for example.
- I don't remember any of the lyrics. They were in English and back then I didn't speak English (I'm European). Which really doesn't help...

This is a true challenge, because let me tell you, I'm a genuine music freak and I've spent years looking for this song TO NO AVAIL. It's haunting me to the point of thinking about it every single day, hearing it in my head all the time, and going crazy about it. Help!

Thank you so much!

A few guesses...


Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You {1989}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NurC9GhEdzg


Cathy Dennis - Too Many Walls {1991}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmpCvF3V4s


Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite {1992}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOqVQPq8zm8


Cathy Dennis - Moments Of Love {1992}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq4L3eJDePA



Dan

Thanks a lot Dan, but it's not any of those (though I love Sleeping Satellite!). I would say that it sounds more depressing than those even. But thanks for your help!

Try this song:

"She Cries Your Name" by Beth Orton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFZc4ax4tJs

The tempo might be a bit faster than what you've described but my wild guess would be

"Twist in My Sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram. Originally 1988 but released again in 1996

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twist_in_My_Sobriety

Thank you both but it's neither of those!

But the voice is very similar to Beth Orton's and the instrumental parts too, but it's not as upbeat. And it's not Twist in my sobriety either, though it's definitely the same mood.

Thanks for your help (and for making me discover new cool songs)!

Could you possibly hum it? And record it

I have one more song for you to try:

"Dark Therapy" by Echobelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJRfuxxDxSk

Here are some guesses.

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSz16ngdsG0

Sarah McLachlan - Adia (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJC4USrkLeI

Sarah McLachlan - Angel (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs

Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9Cu6GYqxo

Had you been 9 at the time you might have heard Bree Sharp - Fallen

Some German stuff again, by chance?

Bell Book & Candle "Rescue Me" (1996) ??

You'll See by Madonna?

Give that a go...

could it be Mazzy Star Fade into you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImKY6TZEyrI

shakespears sister stay?

Another thought

Olive "You're not alone"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq2lG_42X7s

Perhaps this:

Everything But The Girl - Missing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VdJA6BCww