Such a Pity

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Such A Pity
Artist(s) Laila Samuels
Genre Pop
Year 1999
Original poster Eva99
Search started April 9th, 2021
File:SuchAPity.wav

Such A Pity is an unidentified pop song that was originally posted to WatZatSong in 2021 by user Eva99.

Background[edit | edit source]

On April 9th, 2021, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Eva99, who claimed that they found the song on a burnt CD they created in 2007.[1]

The song first gained attention in the Lostwave community on June 8th, 2021, when it was reuploaded by YouTube user Swidr.[2]

Discovery (March 2024 - Present)[edit | edit source]

On March 22nd, 2024, Reddit user leerosevere identified the song as "Such A Pity" by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Laila Samuels,[3] after using the ASCAP music database to look up the song's title. After getting in touch with her through Facebook, she confirmed that she was the song's creator and it was released on an obscure record label, but she no longer had the complete recording.[4]

On June 20th, 2024, a YouTube user named Aidnicc claimed to have received a message from Laila, confirming that she was sent the complete recording of the song, and that she would have to check the production rights on the song to see if she could release it.[5]

On September 25th, 2024, Laila Samuels stated that she believes the song was created in 1999, after being contacted by Reddit user Fandroidfan2002.[6]

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