Trying to identify a song

Setun

John Coltrane - Blue Train
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

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.

Given that you are so vague about it will you actually recognise the title when/if somebody mentions it here?

Oddly enough, Take That "Never Forget" came to my mind first.

I'll go sit in the corner now

faceman

Vangelis wrote:

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.

Was it electric guitar or accoustic?
Is the song ever played anymore?
Was the singer black or white?
When u say no hard drums or deep bass, was there any drums or bass?
Was there stringed music on the track?

Font22

i have a wild guess but i think its older than 1990.
"i'm not in love" by 10cc????

Crucifix

Vangelis wrote:

"Ooooo.. you are away" or "You all the way"...

"Oo, baby I love your way"?

jptk

chris isac(spell?) wicked game?

Vangelis

Jon Secada sounds familiar.

It does sound very much like Chris Isaac, but the rhythm is a bit slower.

Sorry, should have mentioned:
-accoustic guitar
-I haven't heard the song in almost 10 years
-white male singer definitely, with woman choir in the background

Thank you guys for all your suggestions.

Vangelis

I'm about to panick here.
I've checked all suggestions and it's none of them. I thought Jon Secada was close, but that song is full of Latino rhythm and maraccas.

There were no drums from what I can remember. But a bass that went something like bommm bom bommm... bommm bom bommm...



The stringed play, faceman, comes in the beginning of the song, before the verses and after the refrain("..all the way"-thing).

scuba steve

Prior Of Taize wrote:

Richie Kavanagh - my girlfriend has a mobile phone?

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Ha Ha lol!

mickey_t

Could it be Mr. Big - Be with you ??

The song would have been out around '92...

Andy-Pandy

Bruce Willis: Under the boardwalk

Crucifix

A quick google gives some suggestions:
Frank Sinatra - All the way?
Earth Wind and Fire - All the way?

Devon

Patrick Swayze - She's like the wind
Paul Young - Both sides now
Joshua Kadison - Jessie
Martin Page - House of stone and light
Randy Van Warmer - Just when I needed you

Other possibles are Del Amitri, Richard Marx, Gary Wright, Johnny Logan Dennis De Young from Journey,

Can you remember ANYTHING else?
What else was on the radio at the time it was being played?
What position it got to in the charts?
Would you recognise the artist/song name if you seen it here?
Anything about the video?

Vangelis

I can't remember anything else. It was a very popular song. My mom had it on a cassette collection called Soft Rock 1-3.

It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?
Not EW&F either.

I'm not sure if I would recognise the song title of the name of the band/singer, but I search for the lyrics of all songs that are mentioned here and the rest of those artists' songs. None have hit so far. I never saw the video. I was 4-5-6 years old and only heard it early in the morning in the car when my mom drove me to the kindergarden.

LadyJ

Vangelis wrote:

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It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?

Eh,no. He died in like 98 or something...

dub45

Vangelis wrote:

I can't remember anything else. It was a very popular song. My mom had it on a cassette collection called Soft Rock 1-3.

It's not Frank Sinatra. He was long dead before 1990, wasn't he?
Not EW&F either.

I'm not sure if I would recognise the song title of the name of the band/singer, but I search for the lyrics of all songs that are mentioned here and the rest of those artists' songs. None have hit so far. I never saw the video. I was 4-5-6 years old and only heard it early in the morning in the car when my mom drove me to the kindergarden.

Can you or anyone else in your family remember any of the other tracks that were on the collection? that might give a clue as to where we should be guessing?

Vangelis

dub45 wrote:

Can you or anyone else in your family remember any of the other tracks that were on the collection? that might give a clue as to where we should be guessing?

I remember one. "What's up" by Nonstop(something like that).
And there was "Call me" by Bonnie Tyler.

robz150

Vangelis wrote:

"What's up" by Nonstop(something like that).

What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

Devon

Call me was released in 1992 and so was What's up... this is another clue...

Devon

Another possible...
The Beloved - Sweet Harmony

Vangelis

Oh, I don't know. It seems to be getting more and more hopeless this hunt.
I've written an e-mail to the radio station we listened to back then and asked for the hit-lists of that time. I'm still waiitng.

Devon

Vangelis. I can't attach this to the PM so I'll stick it here for a bit. The song could very well be on this list...

condra

10cc - Im not in Love?

grumpytrousers

Oooh Oooh Oooh....*puts hand up*

Is it 'Just Another Day' by John Secada....Only it's more 'Aaaah' than 'Ooooh', but it's around the right vintage, choir there, certainly soft rock...

Devon

I already guessed that one and he already said no!

Vangelis

That was one big list! I've looked through the half of it now and found some interesting things. I'm still curious about Jon Secada, but don't know where I can listen to this song. I've only heard a few seconds and to me it sounded like Latino-arrrrrrriiibaaa-like music. It's not soft rock at all.

Thanks for the list, jerry! Send me more if you can via e-mail!