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November 12, 2023 10:57 am  #1


17 Secs. Of A Mysterious Lost Song Has Internet In A Frenzy

It doesn't take much to send the Internet into a frenzy, but this is certainly one way to do it - find a snippet of a mysterious song and then ask if anyone knows who's behind it. The "Name That Tune" in question only has 17 secs. available, supposedly a small sample somebody found on an old disc they'd recorded and asked for anyone to help ID it.  

The story behind this search for the lost chords is related at the link below. And while I have no idea who or what this is, I will admit it's kind of catchy.

Internet Sleuths Want to Track Down This Mystery Pop Song. They Only Have 17 Seconds of It 

 

November 12, 2023 11:11 am  #2


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Sounds to me like it's a jingle of some sort - part of a radio or TV commercial, not an actual released song.

 

November 12, 2023 11:34 am  #3


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Cheers,
Jody Thornton
 
 

November 12, 2023 3:15 pm  #4


Re: 17 Secs. Of A Mysterious Lost Song Has Internet In A Frenzy

Shazam says - SNVFFXXX- Everyone Know That

And YouTube has this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_IT4lNpCs

 

November 12, 2023 3:43 pm  #5


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Marsden wrote:

Shazam says - SNVFFXXX- Everyone Know That

And YouTube has this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_IT4lNpCs

Wait…all that and nobody tried Shazam?

 

November 12, 2023 3:55 pm  #6


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RadioAaron wrote:

Marsden wrote:

Shazam says - SNVFFXXX- Everyone Know That

And YouTube has this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_IT4lNpCs

Wait…all that and nobody tried Shazam?

That video is just the same seventeen seconds repeated to fill the video time out.  I certainly don't think that's the actual artist that shows up in Shazam either.  Somebody probably just submitted the closest thing they know.


Cheers,
Jody Thornton
 
 

November 12, 2023 3:57 pm  #7


Re: 17 Secs. Of A Mysterious Lost Song Has Internet In A Frenzy

RadioAaron wrote:

Marsden wrote:

Shazam says - SNVFFXXX- Everyone Know That

And YouTube has this -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_IT4lNpCs

Wait…all that and nobody tried Shazam?

The problem with the video at the link is that it's the same 17 secs. repeated over and over and over. It still doesn't explain who it is or where it's from. 

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November 12, 2023 5:30 pm  #8


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I was going to say that the guys from the Reply All podcast should get on it, but then I discovered that it ended last year

 

December 21, 2023 9:54 am  #9


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Another similar story, this one with a Canadian connection. And this time, after more than a decade and a half, there's an answer. 

Internet sleuths looked for the singer of a mystery song for 16 years. They found her in Vancouver

Update: I recall that poster Calhame also had a thread about this on Dec. 19th. You can see that here. 

Last edited by RadioActive (December 21, 2023 10:45 am)

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December 21, 2023 12:51 pm  #10


Re: 17 Secs. Of A Mysterious Lost Song Has Internet In A Frenzy

Sounds like something out of the 1980's.

As for Shazam, although helpful it is far from perfect.