Trying to identify a song

Vangelis

I'm desperate. This is a song that I've missed since childhood. Please help me try to identify it!

The facts:
-from early 90's or late 80's
-choir in the background
-the singer is a man
-melodious and "cosy" guitar-play, maybe a bit melancholic
-played a lot on the radio
-soft rock classic

I don't remember the lyrics, and only parts of the melody.
The choir sang "Oooooo.." and then something else in words.

Please help!! I must find out who sang this song!!

Sleepy

"I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)" by Meatloaf?

Got anything else for us to go on?

Hobbes

Toy Soliders? I'll see you when you get there? Spirit in the sky?

Hum a few bars.

Rb

And to think, there's a whole Music board full of forums this would be better off in.

NoDayBut2Day

The list of traits of the song could be any song... I wish you remembered part of the lyrics... would be quite easy to find a song that way..

Devon

I wanna know what love is - Foreigner?
Who wants to live forever - Queen?
I wish it would rain down - Phil Collins?

irlrobins

Mike and the Mechanics - Living Years?

rubadub

jerryadams wrote:

I wanna know what love is - Foreigner?

thats what I was thinking, but the name is in the song so much it is not easy to forget

living years was next on my list, name is not too obvious

cournioni

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

MrJoeSoap

PORNAPSTER wrote:

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

Rofl!

The description is far too sketchy for me to make a guess tbh.

fischerspooner

knocking on heaven's door, the guns 'n' roses version? guns 'n' roses - November rain?

Hobbes

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" (can't remember the actual name).

robz150

Rolling Stones - You Cant always get what yoy want?

Has a choir anyway?

Prior Of Taize

Richie Kavanagh - my girlfriend has a mobile phone?

:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v:

xtrac

PORNAPSTER wrote:

The song is obviously Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

I think you'll find you are quite wrong, Sir. It's clearly "Vomited Anal Tract" by Carcass from their first LP, Reek Of Putrefaction.

Question answered.

QED

-Roy

BobTheBeat

I was going to say Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years. Fits the description anyways..

Bard

R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly" ?

Oriel

Meat Loaf - "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through"?

JackieChan

Surely you must remember more of the song than simply ooooooh !
Give us more of (even what you think) the lyrics.
JC

kincsem

Chrish Kool and the gang

Vangelis

Some of you clearly have a vivid imagination! *chuckles*

All of the above mentioned I know, but Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years sounds interesting. I'll check it out!

More facts? *thinks hard*
-it's a love song / ballad
-the choir is of women's voice(possibly)

I'll think harder while I search for Living Years.

Bard

Madonna - Like A Prayer?

Hahahaha...

Vangelis

Hell no!!

jptk

Depeche mode: enjoy the silence

Static M.e.

Check out Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" some Phil Collins
also maybe ..The Commodores "Easy." ..

More clues !

Hagar

Ooohhh Ms Grace, satin and something and lace... ???

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

I'm desperate. This is a song that I've missed since childhood. Please help me try to identify it!

It might help if you told people how long ago childhood was? Are we talking about somesong you heard in the cradle or something that was a hit in or around a particular year?

cournioni

Could be Guns 'n' Roses's "November Rain". That is the only one that I can think of that fits the description you've given.

Vangelis

None of the songs that have been mentioned.
I suspect that this was a band or a singer who had one great hit and isn't famous for any other songs.

I listened to it almost everyday on the radio when I was 4-5 years old. That was back in 1990. It could also have been up to 1993.

I don't remember anything from the lyrics, not a word, not a crumb, only vowels. But it sounds like they sing "Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way".. but that's my judgement based on the vowels.

The song is very light, no hard drums or deep bass. Calm guitar play. It might resemble "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crashtest Dummies.

Devon

Enya - Book of days?
Jon Secada - Just another day?
Elton John - Sacrifice?

Mocking Burd

Was going to suggest Labi Sifri 'Something Inside (so strong)' but I there was no giutar as far as I know, only electric organ..

Wouldn't mind hearing it now actually....hmmm...