Okay, seeing as how we got some of the best music minds on this board, maybe someone can solve this musical riddle that's been kind of driving me nuts for the past few years? What song is trailing out at the 2:14 mark, just before "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was)?

It sounds vaguely familiar, but I just can't place it. This aircheck would appear to be from 1988, so maybe somebody who was working at CFTR or some other CHR station at the time might recognize it. This one is a bit more of a challenge, as there's only a 3-second sample to work with. Not long enough to Shazam it!





PJ
 

Wild Wild West by the Escape Club?
 

Saul wrote:

Wild Wild West by the Escape Club?
 

No, actually the song right after that and just before "Walk the Dinosaur." The very short snippet before the "Boom boom, acka lacka lacka boom."  



PJ

mace wrote:

Could it be Eternal Flame-The Bangles?

That's the song at the beginning of the video. I was trying to identify the tail end of the song played between 2:14 - 2:17.



PJ
 

Bob Callahan and CFTR were on fire on that aircheck.  The Callahan Man worked at a lot of stations in his career.  I was surprised the number of stations he toiled at over his radio career.  Here is a brief bio on Bob from Dale Patterson's Rock Radio Scrapbook, and a somewhat toned down Callahan Man from 1993 on WKSE in Buffalo.  According to the bio Bob is a sergeant with Toronto Police.. ..https://rockradioscrapbook.ca/cka-nov22.html

Could be 'If a tree falls'. Clip is so brief and there's talk so truly a challenge.
Reminds me of what I sometimes do when I'm reviewing DX audio of meteor scatter. Basically it's bursts of audio that can go beyond a half minute but as brief as a millisecond. I'm after IDable content that slips through, but most often it's bits and pieces of songs. Sometimes I'll try and ID a song from maybe 1 to 2 seconds of sound, sometimes even less. I've seen something along these lines as radio 'name that tune' contests...