We The People Need Love
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| We The People Need Love | |
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| Alternative name(s) | Look at the Sun, LatS |
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| Artist(s) | Steve & Eydie |
| Genre | Big Band |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Original poster | crasekdab |
| Search duration | 2012 - 2024 |
| File:WeThePeopleNeedLove.mp3 | |
We The People Need Love (formerly known as "Look At the Sun") is a solved lostwave by pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé
Background[edit | edit source]
On January 6th, 2012, WatZatSong user crasekdab posted the song without providing any information about where they got it, and the post received no attention.[1]
The song first gained attention on November 8th, 2023, when it was reuploaded by YouTube user Mike Worst.[2]
As early as February 21st, 2024, the song was being correctly attributed by searchers to music duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé due to the close similarities in music style.[3][4]
Discovery[edit | edit source]
On May 3rd, 2024, Discord user TriCavity identified the song as We the People Need Love by Steve & Eydie, which was released in 1972 on the album This Is Steve & Eydie Vol. 2. The group that discovered it spent four months looking for the song.[5][6]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Verse 1)
Hello, new world, hello You've been a long time getting here Come in and stay a while We need your smile, hey! (Refrain) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Verse 2) Hello, new world, hello Your sky is full of promises Bring on that brighter day Come light our way, hey! (Refrain) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Chorus) We have had it with rainy weather A change is overdue People starting to get together Hey everyone, look at the sun coming through (Verse 3) Goodbye, old world, goodbye You've had your chance, and you messed it up Hello, new world, hello You're lookin' good (Yeah!) You're lookin' young (Yeah!) I'm glad your song (Yeah!) is getting sung, 'cause (Refrain) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Chorus) Rainy weather A change is overdue Let's get together Hey everyone, look at the sun coming through (Verse 3) Goodbye, old world, goodbye You've had your chance, and you messed it up Hello, new world, hello You're lookin' good (Yeah!) You're lookin' young (Yeah!) I'm glad your song (Yeah!) is getting sung, 'cause (Refrain) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Love, love, love) We the people need love (Outro) Yeah, the world needs love right now (Love, love, love) Put a little heart in your love (Love, love, love, love, love) Let's get together and love (Love, love, love, love, love) All the people, everybody needs love (Yeah, love, love, love, love, love) Have a lot of love, have a lot of love, have a lot— (Yeah, love, love, love, love, love) Get together, everybody (Love, love, love, love, love) Have a lot of love |
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Steve+Eydie-We+The+People+Need+Love-58821.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgrKxzY6VZA
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1awj0en/update_look_at_the_sun/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1b1455p/the_search_for_look_at_the_sun/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cjpfay/look_at_the_sun_lats_found/
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/7591939-Steve-Eydie-This-Is-Steve-Eydie-Vol-2