At Night
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| At Night | |
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| Artist(s) | Strike |
|---|---|
| Genre | New Wave |
| Length | 3:44 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Status | Solved |
| Original poster | Guglielm |
| Search duration | 2012 - 2024 |
| File:AtNightExtendedLQ.mp3 | |
At Night (previously known as "Waiting For The Countdown" and "Waiting For A Come Down") is an identified new-wave song by American new-wave band Strike. It was first uploaded to the New Wave Outpost forums in 2012 by user Guglielm.
Background[edit | edit source]
On August 23rd, 2012, the song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm as part of a collection of lost songs, but it did not gain much traction.[1]
On July 16th, 2013, Guglielm uploaded the song to WatZatSong,[2] but it did not receive much attention, so he reuploaded it on August 6th, 2014, stating in his post that the song was possibly called Waiting for a Come Down.[3] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1984, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.[4]
According to WatZatSong user tyx, the song features an Oberheim DMX drum machine, which was manufactured between 1980 and 1985.[5]
On June 10th, 2023, YouTube user NY80sTapes posted another recording of the song from a compilation of radio snippets, which is assumed to have been recorded from the same broadcast on WFMU in 1983.[6]
Discovery[edit | edit source]
On December 6th, 2024, Discord user aidnic found a mention of a 1981 live performance by a band called Strike on WFMU DJ Pat Duncan's Facebook, and later found the partial audio of the show from a 2006 WFMU show archive.[7]
The band had two lost cassette albums,[8] including one titled Falling Up, which was released on January 17th, 1983.[9] The song was not featured on the partial live recording, but the band's vocals and musical style were similar to the lost song.[10]
On December 8th, 2024, the song was identified as "At Night" by Strike after the band's guitarist John Costa was contacted and proved that they created the song.[11] Guglielm also claimed that the song was tagged as "Strike," but it wasn't included in the original post because he wasn't sure about the tag's accuracy.[12]
Former Leads[edit | edit source]
- Call Noise - Missing For The Countdown: Not the same song.[13]
- Lord Toph - Waiting For The Countdown: Found through BMI's database,[14] not the same song.[15]
- Jonathan Mogavero - Waiting For The Countdown: Found through BMI's database,[14] not the same song.[16]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Verse 1)
We start to shake, we feel the change from the inside We concentrate, we shoot the stars after midnight Back to the park once again (in a go-go land?) (Cheap swing?) at the talking kings once again (and the downdeep blast?) We're lookin' for a new example We know we cannot change the world The walls outside can tumble, but I I don't think we care (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown (at night) (Verse 2) Spin out, the party boys again Like a team, we play the scene again Following the active pressure Dancing in the jagged light Pretty, painted (portion?), with a A synthetic mind I get confused (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown (Bridge) Waiting, waiting... Waiting, waiting Waiting At night At night (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown (at night) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting (at night) for the countdown (at night) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd Everybody's waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd |
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Ted Clift – vocals, synthesizer?[17]
John Costa – guitar
Christian Micca – bass
Harold Visser – drums
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://nwoutpost.com/app/webroot/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32669&p=311777
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384294.html
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409550.html
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberheim_DMX
- ↑ https://youtu.be/NgbmVNyjtdw?t=1153
- ↑ https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/19008
- ↑ https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/name-directory/Mahalla,%20Theodore/associated-records
- ↑ https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/8306044?associatedRecords=Mahalla,%20Theodore
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhubJRCp_U
- ↑ https://files.catbox.moe/610qbl.jpeg
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409550.html
- ↑ https://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=53208&archive=92233&starttime=2:21:18
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dbhat1/found_2_leads_for_waiting_for_the_countdown/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvRIm4WCPmw
- ↑ https://ja.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/waiting-for-the-countdown-346905368.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhubJRCp_U&lc=UgxEtUkMob5LIe_Ofct4AaABAg.ABtMgPa_O8aAC5-gtwfUX4
