I'm hoping someone can identify a mid-90s hip-hop track, which for a long time I assumed was by Thirstin Howl III, but now I'm not so sure. The only thing I recall, other than the rapper having what I would characterize as a laconic flow, is a line that rhymed
Brooklyn Dodger with
Joe Cocker. I distinctly remember the second part of this rhyme being delivered in a sing-song, "I
la da da da da like Joe Cocker". (Literally
la da da, not a placeholder for something I don't remember.) So, pretty specific right? Anyone?
posted by Lorin
on Jun 5, 2013 -
6 answers
My father and I watched a documentary on TV in the 90s (likely TVO in Canada, possibly a National Geographic production?). It was about a boy named Ali who lived in the jungle with his father. It showed their daily life, how they hunted for food, etc. One scene I clearly remember is the father teaching the son how to create poison darts using toads.
I believe the title was "Ali's Jungle", but I can't find any references to it on the internet. My dad and I really enjoyed the theme song, which was hummed by the father as he played a thumb piano. Here is a recording my father made at the time:
Theme Song
Any help identifying this show would be appreciated!
posted by wivy
on Mar 2, 2013 -
1 answer
I've been wracking my brains trying to remember the identity of this female folk singer from the 1980s-1990s. She made at least a few albums targeted at kids, incorporating many environmental themes. And I can't for the life of me remember even enough to do a proper Google search. Gah!
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posted by valkyryn
on Jan 28, 2013 -
7 answers
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Chillout song stuck in my head in a huge way. It's something I've heard dozens of times before but now, of course, I can't identify it. It's got a male vocalist, possibly British-sounding. The song is somewhat popular - it may be on a bunch of compilations and chillout/downtempo internet radio stations.
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posted by neilkod
on Oct 2, 2012 -
28 answers
What words are the chorus singing beginning
here in Knee Play 4 of Philip Glass's “Einstein on the Beach”? Alas much googling has failed me.
posted by nfg
on Sep 10, 2012 -
7 answers
Identify-that-song-filter: What is the current top-40's rap song with sample of high-pictched male(?) indian singing looping repeatedly in the beat?
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posted by wrok
on Aug 26, 2012 -
7 answers
I'm looking for help with a very vague song identification for a song I heard in the early 2000s on FUSE/Much Music USA. Barring that, I'm looking for recommendations of websites that help identify songs.
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posted by capricorn
on Jul 31, 2012 -
2 answers
What 70s game show used Henry Mancini's "March of the Cue Balls" as its theme music?
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posted by dopeydad
on Apr 28, 2012 -
4 answers
I have a song stuck in my head and can't remember what it is. It's a fairly tranquil, folky song sung by a woman. What I can remember of the lyrics has something about years: "[something something something] nineteen sixty nine [something] seventy eight." Ringing any bells?
posted by Kattullus
on Mar 12, 2012 -
6 answers
Can someone identify the words spoken at the beginning of Ground Zero's “Revolutionary Pekinese Opera” (“Opening ~ Flying Across The J.P.Yen”)? You can here the phrase spoken on youtube
here. I'm reasonably sure the voice is speaking Chinese.
posted by nfg
on Jan 25, 2012 -
2 answers
Calling all indie music geeks... I need help identifying a band. iPhone update nuked all the downloaded music in my Rhapsody app. I was listening to a band that I liked a lot. Singer had sort of baritone, with interesting lyrics. Imagine a post-punk, slightly less-lackadaisical Leonard Cohen. Pretty sure record is relatively recent and band name has the word 'Future' in it. Any ideas?
posted by Heminator
on Oct 14, 2011 -
14 answers
Longshot Music Filter: Please help me identify this (asian?) song from this short, poor quality recording.
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posted by forforf
on Sep 10, 2011 -
1 answer
Help me find a song! It was on Sirius radio on July 23, between 10am and 3pm mountain time. It was a female singer singing over what sounded like a very Pet Sounds-like arrangement. She sounded like Joni Mitchell to me. (Maybe it was Joni Mitchell!) The song also sounded very familiar. I thought it was Both Siders, Now, but I listened to that song again and that's just guitar. This song sounded just a little more upbeat, more poppy, but equally as beautiful. Any ideas?
posted by ageispolis
on Jul 26, 2011 -
6 answers
Please help identify a song, or a band that played it - lyrics are below. It was on a now long-dead mixtape made in the mid-90s by a San Francisco resident, so I've always thought it was a San Francisco or Northern CA band, but could be wrong. The singer was female, an alto, IIRC, devoid of vibrato; the band had a pair of violins and a couple of acoustic guitars and employed different tempos within this song. The lyrical focus was ecology.
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posted by goofyfoot
on Jun 24, 2011 -
1 answer
Music filter - heard a song I liked and only caught snippets of the lyrics, "winter wonderland", "wanted to hold your hand", and "beers". Help?!
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posted by Acer_saccharum
on May 12, 2011 -
6 answers
NameThatSongFilter: He was telling me to throw my hands in the air, but it wasn't Taio Cruz.
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posted by LarrenD
on Jan 30, 2011 -
6 answers
There is a certain organ sound used in a lot of old prog music. A grindy organ sound. A perfect example is
here, starting at 2:48. What is the instrument, and, if applicable, what is the setting / tone / whathaveyou (for example, if the instrument were a Hammond organ, what button would be pushed / levers flipped / etc. to get that sound? If a Moog, what dials would be turned, more or less?)?
posted by Bugbread
on Jan 24, 2011 -
6 answers
The first 10 secs of Rufus Wainwright's "
Poses" reminds me of another song, possibly a movie soundtrack. Help me identify it, please!
posted by prenominal
on Jan 15, 2011 -
12 answers
Please help me identify this crime jazz song (with great trombones!) from a sample of me whistling it.
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posted by circular
on Dec 21, 2010 -
11 answers
Help my father identify two songs he recorded off the radio in the late 80's / early 90's. One is bluegrass and the other is alternative rock.
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posted by wivy
on Dec 4, 2010 -
11 answers
What is
this theme that's stuck in my head? I haven't found it on musipedia, shazam and google. Part of me wants to say Wagner, but what piece?
posted by stereo
on Dec 1, 2010 -
6 answers
Help me identify this 8-bit recording! Likely from a classic video or arcade game, but I can't track it down.
Here's the link.
posted by jpcody
on Oct 16, 2010 -
3 answers
Can anyone help me identify this song, given a description of the first 45ish seconds (no lyrics)?
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posted by mekily
on Sep 27, 2010 -
4 answers
Help me figure out the song that has been stuck in my head! I can't remember the title/composer at all, bugging me all day, etc. I managed to
record a few notes.
posted by Xere
on Sep 12, 2010 -
6 answers
SongIDfilter: "This American Life" tv show, season 2 episode 2, "Two Wars": what is the song playing over the last 2.5 minutes or so, as the "Grassnost" story's family eats dinner?
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posted by so_gracefully
on Jun 26, 2010 -
5 answers
[Geezer Filter:] Help me dredge up the name of a rock ballad from around 1969-1970?
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posted by crayon
on Jun 4, 2010 -
16 answers
What is
this song and where has it been used in popular visual media, especially the movies? I know it's not Raymond Scott's
Powerhouse but I feel it's been used in similar factory / assembly line situations.
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posted by komara
on May 25, 2010 -
7 answers
Need help with identifying a half-sample of some eighties female vocalist, as echoed in a BEP single.
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posted by flatluigi
on Apr 25, 2010 -
4 answers
songfilter: I heard the fragment of a song years ago and it is a long shot. Hope me!
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posted by jadepearl
on Jul 17, 2009 -
7 answers
What is the music in
this video?I've had no success with Shazam, Melodyhound or Google.
posted by stereo
on Jul 11, 2009 -
3 answers
Please help me identify this old song. There are no vocals, but lots of trumpets. It's a smoky standard that they often play in the movies when there is stripping, like on a stage.
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posted by Sully
on Dec 7, 2008 -
11 answers
Does anyone know the theme music for the Canadian Fashion TV show ? (you know , with Jeannie Becker). It was used thru the 90's, I'm sure it was taken from an exisitng tune. They didnt reply to my email about it.
posted by canoehead
on Oct 20, 2008 -
4 answers
What is the song in this
video? Sounds like some sort of string-based (violin?) instrumental hip-hop.
posted by archagon
on Sep 13, 2008 -
5 answers
