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DominatedOhSix: Sep 11, 2007; by Fistgrrl

been a quick minute so I have to ask again, anyone know whats at 4:10 in this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1AzSayfwCg

# ? Feb 14, 2009 04:27

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# ? May 12, 2024 17:29

SpecialMiek: Jun 13, 2007; HEY LADIES, ASK ABOUT MY LOVE OF ANALINGUS!

Figured I'd try here - the odds of finding this song are slim to none...

Okay, there was a YTMND a while back - it was basically a lame one with Dr. L337 putting on an Indiana Jones hat - it was just a rip off of one of the scenes from Temple of Doom, blah blah blah.

The YTMND itself was stupid, but in the background was the best cover of "I Need a Hero" I've ever heard - way better than the original version. I wish I hadn't closed that YTMND because like most really lame Dr. L337 YTMNDs it was gone within thirty minutes...and of course as is typical with YTMND, the damned song wasn't identified.

So, all I have to go on:

It was a cover of "I Need a Hero." It was a much slower version (slow like Radiohead's "Creep"). It was a male vocalist (as best I can tell - it sounded male at least). It was on some YTMND that I haven't been able to find since seeing it. I've searched most sites for "I Need a Hero" covers and have come up pretty empty. I know it wasn't Emery, though that version came pretty close. I was hoping maybe someone here could at least point me in the right direction. Thanks

# ? Feb 14, 2009 08:37

PissFilledCumBubble: Jun 27, 2006

SpecialMiek posted:

Figured I'd try here - the odds of finding this song are slim to none...

Okay, there was a YTMND a while back - it was basically a lame one with Dr. L337 putting on an Indiana Jones hat - it was just a rip off of one of the scenes from Temple of Doom, blah blah blah.

The YTMND itself was stupid, but in the background was the best cover of "I Need a Hero" I've ever heard - way better than the original version. I wish I hadn't closed that YTMND because like most really lame Dr. L337 YTMNDs it was gone within thirty minutes...and of course as is typical with YTMND, the damned song wasn't identified.

So, all I have to go on:

It was a cover of "I Need a Hero." It was a much slower version (slow like Radiohead's "Creep"). It was a male vocalist (as best I can tell - it sounded male at least). It was on some YTMND that I haven't been able to find since seeing it. I've searched most sites for "I Need a Hero" covers and have come up pretty empty. I know it wasn't Emery, though that version came pretty close. I was hoping maybe someone here could at least point me in the right direction. Thanks

The actual title of the Bonnie Tyler original is "Holding Out For a Hero," a quick check of Wikipedia led me to this, it has to be it:

http://www.dovemanmusic.com/footloose.htm

Just skip to track four on the imbedded player.

# ? Feb 14, 2009 09:27

SpecialMiek: Jun 13, 2007; HEY LADIES, ASK ABOUT MY LOVE OF ANALINGUS!

PissFilledCumBubble posted:

The actual title of the Bonnie Tyler original is "Holding Out For a Hero," a quick check of Wikipedia led me to this, it has to be it:

http://www.dovemanmusic.com/footloose.htm

Just skip to track four on the imbedded player.

Wow, thanks man...I do believe this is the version. Thanks

# ? Feb 14, 2009 21:22

coolbian57: Sep 27, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

There was a YouTube video posted about a week ago somewhere on NMD that featured a very old school rap video from I believe 1974. It was a man doing a freestyle rap about how he went to his friends house and was served food but did not want to eat it. It was very funny and I would love to find the video again. I'd be very happily surprised if anyone could find this. I did a lot of searching on google and youtube but to no avail.

# ? Feb 15, 2009 04:52

Panzerschreck: Jan 8, 2009; by Tiny Fistpump

koo ka koo ka koo ka ka CHIA

It's a female singing something that sounds phonetically like that. I don't know any lyrics from the rest of the song. Google is not helpful.

# ? Feb 15, 2009 05:26

yippee cahier: Mar 28, 2005

coolbian57 posted:

There was a YouTube video posted about a week ago somewhere on NMD that featured a very old school rap video from I believe 1974. It was a man doing a freestyle rap about how he went to his friends house and was served food but did not want to eat it. It was very funny and I would love to find the video again. I'd be very happily surprised if anyone could find this. I did a lot of searching on google and youtube but to no avail.

Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MEL84yXh0

# ? Feb 15, 2009 05:55

Jive One: Sep 11, 2001

Another old school hip-hop question. I was listening to Backspin and they played an amazing song that I now can't remember. It had fairly sparse production and I know the name of the artist/group was somewhat long and ended with "corporation".

Edit: Found out it was Masta Ace Incorporated

Jive One fucked around with this message at 08:52 on Feb 15, 2009

# ? Feb 15, 2009 08:38

chachu: Jul 4, 2007; cuttin' cat faces in the pines.

Panzerschreck posted:

koo ka koo ka koo ka ka CHIA

It's a female singing something that sounds phonetically like that. I don't know any lyrics from the rest of the song. Google is not helpful.

Is it an indie song? Was it upbeat or slow?

# ? Feb 15, 2009 08:42

Panzerschreck: Jan 8, 2009; by Tiny Fistpump

chachu posted:

Is it an indie song? Was it upbeat or slow?

It was from the 90s, it may have been on one of those NOW compilation disks, it was upbeat.

# ? Feb 15, 2009 09:26

El Generico: Feb 3, 2009; Nobody outrules the Marquise de Cat!

Looking for a classical song, usually a villain theme, it's all strings. Tried to doo the melody: http://www.filedropper.com/dodoododoo

# ? Feb 15, 2009 20:31

Pweller: Jan 25, 2006; Whatever whateva.

El Generico posted:

Looking for a classical song, usually a villain theme, it's all strings. Tried to doo the melody: http://www.filedropper.com/dodoododoo

1:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCS7on6igXg

Romeo and Juliet (Montague and Capulets) -Sergei Prokofiev

# ? Feb 15, 2009 21:50

Hoestvind: May 17, 2008; ..Satan

Trying to identify a Pink Floyd song, but can only remember part of the intro.
The bass player builds up slowly at first, then into something that sounds like a chopper-ish sound

Almost like One of These Days

Edit: I'm an idiot. It's One of These Days.

Hoestvind fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Feb 16, 2009

# ? Feb 15, 2009 22:12

IUG: Jul 14, 2007

Hoestvind posted:

Trying to identify a Pink Floyd song, but can only remember part of the intro.
The bass player builds up slowly at first, then into something that sounds like a chopper-ish sound

Almost like One of These Days

On the Run?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBcY9HGqehE

# ? Feb 16, 2009 01:25

Mode 7 Samurai: Jan 9, 2001

This is kind of a combination identify a song & identify an album type of thing.

I remember a year or more a go I listened to an album that I enjoyed, but I don't remember much about it anymore. All I can remember is that I think there was a general haunted/ghost theme on t. I think one of the songs was definitely about a ghost, and the only thing I can remember is that I think there was an old/haunted house on the cover of the album.

Anyone got any ideas?

# ? Feb 16, 2009 06:11

chachu: Jul 4, 2007; cuttin' cat faces in the pines.

SkaWes posted:

This is kind of a combination identify a song & identify an album type of thing.

I remember a year or more a go I listened to an album that I enjoyed, but I don't remember much about it anymore. All I can remember is that I think there was a general haunted/ghost theme on t. I think one of the songs was definitely about a ghost, and the only thing I can remember is that I think there was an old/haunted house on the cover of the album.

Anyone got any ideas?

It doesn't have a haunted house on the cover and is indie pop, but the Unicorns have a few songs with ghost or haunted house imagery in the title. It's probably not it, but it is the first thing that came to mind. What genre was it?

# ? Feb 16, 2009 06:14

Kim Jong Il: Aug 16, 2003

The intro to Bj�rk - Joga sounds EXACTLY like another song (recently, I think). Everything I can find sampling the song doesn't seem to be it. Does anyone have the faintest clue here?

# ? Feb 16, 2009 07:27

GentlemanJack: Aug 10, 2008

Kim Jong Il posted:

The intro to Bj�rk - Joga sounds EXACTLY like another song (recently, I think). Everything I can find sampling the song doesn't seem to be it. Does anyone have the faintest clue here?

The first 3 notes sound the same as The Frail by Nine Inch Nails...

# ? Feb 16, 2009 10:13

The Maroon Hawk: May 10, 2008

Unique request: I need to know the classical song that another song is based off of.

Right now I'm listening to "Mozart & Madness" by Savatage.

I'd like to know what classical piece this is supposed to be a rendition of.

Help!

# ? Feb 17, 2009 00:26

Mode 7 Samurai: Jan 9, 2001

chachu posted:

It doesn't have a haunted house on the cover and is indie pop, but the Unicorns have a few songs with ghost or haunted house imagery in the title. It's probably not it, but it is the first thing that came to mind. What genre was it?

No it definitely wasn't the Unicorns. I think you would probably classify this band as indie as well, but it was kind of on the fence. The only other thing I can remember is that I think one of the song titles was about a ghost, and the ghost was refered to as Mr. something or other.

I realize this is not much to go on, I wish I had more info to give.

# ? Feb 17, 2009 02:01

Velocirocktor: Oct 18, 2006; And it's just a little bit of Cretaceous Castle Magic

The Maroon Hawk posted:

Unique request: I need to know the classical song that another song is based off of.

Right now I'm listening to "Mozart & Madness" by Savatage.

I'd like to know what classical piece this is supposed to be a rendition of.

Help!

The middle bit is based on the beginning of his 25th Symphony (you'll recognize it right away) but aside from that I believe it's actually an original piece.

edit: by "his" I mean Mozart, obviously

Velocirocktor fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Feb 17, 2009

# ? Feb 17, 2009 05:59

Sir Sidney Poitier: Aug 14, 2006; My favourite actor

I'm reposting this because it's been a couple of months with no luck yet and perhaps some fresh traffic might know.

It's from Chuck S02E04 "Chuck vs. The Cougars", it comes on at about 36:11 and finishes about 37:27. Here's a clip: http://www.tindeck.com/listen/oozb

Does anyone know what it is and who it's by? Or even who makes music like that?

Edit: I should also add that googling for the music used in that episode yields lots of results, all of which have several songs, none of which include this one.

Sir Sidney Poitier fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Feb 17, 2009

# ? Feb 17, 2009 19:38

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

I realize I will not likely get an answer since I have so, so little info to go on and I was never able to make out any lyrics. But here's what I can tell you

* Came out sometime between 2006 and 2008
* Female vocalist
* Chorus sections have the "ah" sound of one word extended for about four seconds, dropping down the scale and coming back up two steps; I don't know what actual word has this "ah" sound though
* The outro is sort of a ridiculous bombastic brass section thing

Any ideas? I've only heard little bits and pieces in grocery stores and restaurants and have never been able to make out enough words to google it :argh:

# ? Feb 19, 2009 02:45

Mode 7 Samurai: Jan 9, 2001

Rev. Bleech_ posted:

I realize I will not likely get an answer since I have so, so little info to go on and I was never able to make out any lyrics. But here's what I can tell you

* Came out sometime between 2006 and 2008
* Female vocalist
* Chorus sections have the "ah" sound of one word extended for about four seconds, dropping down the scale and coming back up two steps; I don't know what actual word has this "ah" sound though
* The outro is sort of a ridiculous bombastic brass section thing

Any ideas? I've only heard little bits and pieces in grocery stores and restaurants and have never been able to make out enough words to google it

Hide & Seek by Imogen Heap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc

# ? Feb 19, 2009 03:00

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

SkaWes posted:

Hide & Seek by Imogen Heap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cpSv2mNhhc

nope...way too little instrumentation, no bombastic brass, plus her voice is a little too throaty

# ? Feb 19, 2009 04:46

Freddie Gibbis: Jul 30, 2007; ~~ schween lyfe ~~

Rev. Bleech_ posted:

nope...way too little instrumentation, no bombastic brass, plus her voice is a little too throaty

Forgive me if this is way too obvious but is it "1,2,3,4" by Feist?

# ? Feb 19, 2009 04:48

Snap Your Fingers: Dec 16, 2006; I've been insightful for about 17 years.

This song is stuck in my head, and I know it's in my library somewhere but I can't remember who or what it is.

It sounds like "Knife" by Grizzly Bear in terms of music, and the only lyric I can remember is an echo-y refrain of the word "radiation."

Please help! This is killing me.

edit: it also kind of sounds like Yeasayer, but I can't find it in any of their songs.

OH CHRIST IT WAS SPRING HALL CONVERT BY DEERHUNTER.

Snap Your Fingers fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Feb 19, 2009

# ? Feb 19, 2009 05:01

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Lil Raphandz posted:

Forgive me if this is way too obvious but is it "1,2,3,4" by Feist?

much much closer, but still not it

# ? Feb 19, 2009 05:15

GentlemanJack: Aug 10, 2008

Snap Your Fingers posted:

This song is stuck in my head, and I know it's in my library somewhere but I can't remember who or what it is.

It sounds like "Knife" by Grizzly Bear in terms of music, and the only lyric I can remember is an echo-y refrain of the word "radiation."

Please help! This is killing me.

edit: it also kind of sounds like Yeasayer, but I can't find it in any of their songs.

OH CHRIST IT WAS SPRING HALL CONVERT BY DEERHUNTER.

Hey, thanks for asking this because I found some Feeder songs that I had forgot about for years.

# ? Feb 19, 2009 05:16

clredwolf: Aug 12, 2006

Ok, I have (part of) this song stuck in my head for 3 days now and I need to exercise it. The only lyrics I can identify are 'a-la-la a-la-la'. The music video for the song is a giant dimly-lit wedding fight...played in reverse (with close ups of the band members and various people getting injured in reverse. Band is female fronted, if that helps...

EDIT: Wow, I feel dumb. The song is 'Alala' by CSS. Durr....

clredwolf fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Feb 20, 2009

# ? Feb 19, 2009 21:19

blugu64: Jul 17, 2006; Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?

Heard this on Late Night With Conan O Brian, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. I know I've heard it before though.

# ? Feb 20, 2009 04:29

Fat Princess: Mar 4, 2007; bite the hand that
feeds cause it tastes
better than the food

Muse - Map of the Problematique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLx0qc_gKc

I swear the beginning (especially the piano) sounds so loving familiar and I can't place what it sounds like.

I've seen/heard/read things saying it's like Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" and Omarion's "Icebox" but that's not it.

# ? Feb 20, 2009 06:25

VolumeOverTalent: Jan 27, 2006

Fat Princess posted:

Muse - Map of the Problematique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLx0qc_gKc

I swear the beginning (especially the piano) sounds so loving familiar and I can't place what it sounds like.

I've seen/heard/read things saying it's like Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" and Omarion's "Icebox" but that's not it.

The piano reminds me of 'Children' by Robert Miles a bit...

# ? Feb 20, 2009 08:55

SebAndSeb: Apr 23, 2007; hello

blugu64 posted:

Heard this on Late Night With Conan O Brian, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. I know I've heard it before though.

Sounded very familiar, I asked a friend and they said the casino scene in Austin Powers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=994GzhBLsas (in German... it was the first one I found)

The bit you linked starts a little in, after they walk down the stairs.

# ? Feb 20, 2009 13:44

lewi: Sep 3, 2006; King

blugu64 posted:

Heard this on Late Night With Conan O Brian, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. I know I've heard it before though.

It's called 'Mas Que Nada', by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

# ? Feb 20, 2009 17:06

Emmitt Nervend: Mar 16, 2001

blugu64 posted:

Heard this on Late Night With Conan O Brian, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it is. I know I've heard it before though.

It's called Mais Que Nada, but I'm having trouble tracking that specific version down. The original by Jorge Benjor can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDlVZNfxVtE&feature=related

edit: apparently I spent too much time looking

edit two: and thanks to the above, here is the one you are looking for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9QM6Bah2fk

# ? Feb 20, 2009 17:29

VideoTapir: Oct 18, 2005; He'll tire eventually.

A year and some change ago I heard a song on the radio somewhere near the New Mexico-Arizona state lineup near Gallup. It seemed to go on for ages. It was an electronic/dance version of "Ay Papito" by Manu Chao.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbTA5vfpOU

It had a woman singing it a little bit more emphatically, and repeating "Alright!" every so often in a voice that sounded almost exactly like Milla Vodello in Psychonauts.
(for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISw46MG_s3E )

Anyone know who I was hearing?

# ? Feb 21, 2009 10:32

Private Snowball: Jul 22, 2007; Ride the Snide

I'm looking for a song that I believe features Wyclef Jean. He only song the hook and there was at least two rappers on it. All I remember is one time Wyclef says "That feelings calling and I'm going to be there." Google isn't helping so I turn to you goons. This song is from before 2005 or even 2004.

# ? Feb 22, 2009 01:53

pech: Jul 19, 2004

I'm having trouble finding a version of a song i swear I've heard. It's a funky old track with the lyrics

"Remember me, i'm the one who had your babies eyes."
and

"geng g-g-geng geng geng geng"

It's not Woman of the Ghetto by Marlena Shaw, or Blueboy - Remember me. I swear i heard someone like Aretha Franklin, Lynn Collins singing it. Maybe i'm imagining it. It's driving me nuts though. Help please?

# ? Feb 23, 2009 01:49

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# ? May 12, 2024 17:29

Ras Het: May 23, 2007; when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child - but now I am a man.

eletist posted:

I'm having trouble finding a version of a song i swear I've heard. It's a funky old track with the lyrics

"Remember me, i'm the one who had your babies eyes."
and

"geng g-g-geng geng geng geng"

It's not Woman of the Ghetto by Marlena Shaw, or Blueboy - Remember me. I swear i heard someone like Aretha Franklin, Lynn Collins singing it. Maybe i'm imagining it. It's driving me nuts though. Help please?

Uhh, it's not Aretha's "Chain of Fools" is it?

# ? Feb 23, 2009 02:02

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