Motoring Made Metaphorical: Difference between revisions

	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	Motoring Made Metaphorical
Alternative name(s)	Again and Again, Passing Lane, Being Unique
Artist(s)	The Locomotives
Genre	Garage Rock
Year	1987
Status	Solved
Original poster	Derek Coward
Search duration	2013 - 2025
	File:MotoringMadeMetaphorical.mp3

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Motoring Made Metaphorical (formerly known as Again and Again) is a solved Lostwave by The Locomotives. It was first posted by Youtube user Derek Coward.

Background

Sometime in 2013, a YouTube user named Derek Coward uploaded a mysterious song recorded from a radio in the late 80s/early 90s. Derek set the video to private sometime before September 19, 2020.^[1]

In November 2019, reddit user OrphanTwin shared the song on r/NameThatSong^[2] and WatZatSong,^[3] which helped the search gain popularity among the lostwave community. According to a post by OrphanTwin, the original OP was in touch with the original DJ of the radio station from which he recorded the song, but the DJ didn't remember the name of the track.^[4]

Discovery

On September 1st, 2025, Discord user Sonolux identified the song as Motoring Made Metaphorical by The Locomotives. It is unclear how it was solved, though he most likely used the WerZatSong audio fingerprinting tool to identify it.

Derek Coward unprivated his upload soon after, stating he did not remember setting it to private, and only realized it was sometime earlier that week.^[5]

Former Leads

Debunked

C.O.M.A - Again & Again
Reliance - Again
Consume - Again
Rusty Cage - Passing Lane:^[6] Not the same song.^[7]
Drip - Passing Lane:^[6] Not the same song.^[8]
Presidents of the United States of America: Did not make the song.^[9]

Lyrics

Official Lyrics

(Verse 1)

So you want to star in a metaphor?

You're the china shop bull, not the matador

Riding the curves, chairman of the board, no doubt

Excuse me, grammy, it's a Golf Turbo Wipeout

Wipeout

(Chorus)

Living life in the passé lane

Being unique again and again and again and again

Again and again and again and again and again

(Verse 2)

You're the hunter, zebra crossing the beast

Driving pater's present like you're out on the piste

Shakespeare, Einstein, Aristotle may have thought at speed

But you can cruise faster than you can read

Can you read?

(Chorus)

Living life in the passé lane

Being unique again and again and again and again

Again and again and again and again and again

(Bass Solo)

(Verse 3)

Listen to me, Biggles, you've bust enough dams

Now clear your cloudy mind, forget your overhead cams

Enough of the wordplay, I'm going to get crass

You're not fit to wipe my underpass

Kiss my...

(Chorus)

Living life in the passé lane

Being unique again and again and again and again

Again and again and again and again

Again and again and again and again and again

References

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200919051038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrljMLKdI&gl=US&hl=en

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NameThatSong/comments/ds7mio/era_uknown_genre_rock_artist_uknown/

[3] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/630741.html

[4] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eix0fu/amazing_song_but_i_cant_find_it_link/

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrljMLKdI&lc=Ugzt7ADt8uFJuvj1FHZ4AaABAg.AMY_Uv9KFE9AMYe_Mi62SU

[:0-6] 6.0 ^6.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/rx2vpm/think_i_found_potential_leads_for_again_and_again/

[7] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqlF8vR0hKU

[8] ttps://music.apple.com/mx/album/no-more-talkin/214448357?l=en-GB

[9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1ao0dsm/i_think_the_presidents_of_the_united_states_of/

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 {{Infobox Lostwave
-|Box = BoxRed
+|Box = BoxGreen
 |ShowBox = Yes
-|Name = Again and Again
+|Image = BourgeoisVoodoo.jpg
-|Image = Again And Again.png
 |Caption =
-|Alt_name =
+|Alt_name = Again and Again, Passing Lane, Being Unique
-|Genre = Rock
+|Genre = Garage Rock
-|Status = Unsolved
+|Status = Solved
-|Year = before 2013
+|Year = 1987
 |OP = Derek Coward
-|Search_started = 2020
+|Search_started = 2013
-|Media =
+|Media = MotoringMadeMetaphorical.mp3
-}}
+|Artist = The Locomotives
-'''Again and Again''' is a currently unsolved lostwave, posted by Youtube user '''Derek Coward''', on 17 October, 2020.
+|Search_ended = 2025}}
+'''Motoring Made Metaphorical''' (formerly known as '''Again and Again''') is a solved Lostwave by The Locomotives. It was first posted by Youtube user Derek Coward'''.'''
 ==Background==
-In 2020, the Youtube user Derek Coward uploaded a mysterious song, recorded from a radio in 2013. Sometime after, Derek set the video to private.
+Sometime in 2013, a YouTube user named Derek Coward uploaded a mysterious song recorded from a radio in the late 80s/early 90s. Derek set the video to private sometime before September 19, 2020.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200919051038/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrljMLKdI&gl=US&hl=en</ref>
-On October 17, 2020, it was reuploaded by the user '''userdeletedfromplanet''', who said: <blockquote>The Original uploader set the Video with this song to private but luckily PrudentButterscotch had an mp3 of this track.</blockquote>
+In November 2019, reddit user OrphanTwin shared the song on r/NameThatSong<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NameThatSong/comments/ds7mio/era_uknown_genre_rock_artist_uknown/</ref> and WatZatSong,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/630741.html</ref> which helped the search gain popularity among the lostwave community. According to a post by OrphanTwin, the original OP was in touch with the original DJ of the radio station from which he recorded the song, but the DJ didn't remember the name of the track.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eix0fu/amazing_song_but_i_cant_find_it_link/</ref>
-==Search and Leads==
+== Discovery ==
-On the 22nd of December, '''C.W. Schultz''' uploaded a short video about Again and Again where a key lead was raised: the censoring of the track. The fact that "ass" is muted instead of bleeped suggests that this song had a radio edit meaning it was attached to a label who wanted to promote it on the radio.
+On September 1st, 2025, Discord user Sonolux identified the song as Motoring Made Metaphorical by The Locomotives. It is unclear how it was solved, though he most likely used the [https://github.com/Nel80s/WerZatSong WerZatSong] audio fingerprinting tool to identify it.
-Several potential bands have been debunked including the group '''Presidents of the United States of America''', '''Rusty Cage''' and '''No More Talkin''''.
+Derek Coward unprivated his upload soon after, stating he did not remember setting it to private, and only realized it was sometime earlier that week.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrljMLKdI&lc=Ugzt7ADt8uFJuvj1FHZ4AaABAg.AMY_Uv9KFE9AMYe_Mi62SU</ref>
-==Lyrics==
+== Former Leads ==
-The lyrics most commonly agreed upon are:
-<blockquote>
-So, you want to star in a metaphor?
-You're the china shop bull, not the matador
+=== Debunked ===
+* '''C.O.M.A - Again & Again'''
+* '''Reliance - Again'''
+* '''Consume - Again'''
+* '''Rusty Cage - Passing Lane:'''<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/rx2vpm/think_i_found_potential_leads_for_again_and_again/</ref> Not the same song.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqlF8vR0hKU</ref>
+* '''Drip - Passing Lane:<ref name=":0" />''' Not the same song.<ref>https://music.apple.com/mx/album/no-more-talkin/214448357?l=en-GB</ref>
+* '''Presidents of the United States of America''': Did not make the song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1ao0dsm/i_think_the_presidents_of_the_united_states_of/</ref>
+== Lyrics ==
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
+|'''Official Lyrics'''
+|-
+|'''(Verse 1)'''
-Ridin' the curbs, trimmin'/trippin' off the ball/bong
+So you want to star in a metaphor?
-No doubt, excuse me, grumpy/grammy
+You're the china shop bull, not the matador
-It's a go!
+Riding the curves, chairman of the board, no doubt
-Turbo wipeout,
+Excuse me, grammy, it's a Golf Turbo Wipeout
-WIPEOUT!!!
+Wipeout
-Livin' life in the passing lane,
+'''(Chorus)'''
-Being unique
+Living life in the passé lane
-Again and again and again and again,
+Being unique again and again and again and again
 Again and again and again and again and again
+'''(Verse 2)'''
 You're the hunter, zebra crossing the beast
-Driving pay/paid to present/Payton Crescent, like you're out on the piste,
+Driving pater's present like you're out on the piste
-Shakespeare, Einstein, Aristotle may have thought at speed,
+Shakespeare, Einstein, Aristotle may have thought at speed
 But you can cruise faster than you can read
@@ Line 60: / Line 72: @@
 Can you read?
-Livin' life in the passing lane,
+'''(Chorus)'''
-Being unique
+Living life in the passé lane
-Again and again and again and again
+Being unique again and again and again and again
 Again and again and again and again and again
-Listen to me, Biggles, you bust enough dams!
+'''''(Bass Solo)'''''
+'''(Verse 3)'''
+Listen to me, Biggles, you've bust enough dams
 Now clear your cloudy mind, forget your overhead cams
@@ Line 74: / Line 90: @@
 Enough of the wordplay, I'm going to get crass
-You're not fit to wipe my underpass!
+You're not fit to wipe my underpass
-Kiss my --- (censored)
+Kiss my...
-Livin' life in the passing lane,
+'''(Chorus)'''
-Being unique
+Living life in the passé lane
-Again and again and again and again,
+Being unique again and again and again and again
-Again and again and again and again,
+Again and again and again and again
-Again and again and again and again,
+Again and again and again and again
-Again and again and again and again and again!
+Again and again and again and again and again
-</blockquote>
+|}
 ==References==
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0WHVCbDe5E Userdeletedfromplanet reupload.]
+<references />
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXRYhvGBqGA&ab_channel=Antonio%27sRemasteredWorks Remastered Version.]
-[[Category:Unidentified]]
+[[Category:Identified]]
 [[Category:Rock]]
+[[Category:Full song available]]