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{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxRed|ShowBox=yes|Image=StrangerInTheCorner.jpg|Caption=|Alt_name=|Genre=Synthpop|Length=0:10 (Original Snippet)  
{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxRed|ShowBox=yes|Image=StrangerInTheCorner.jpg|Caption=|Alt_name=|Genre=Synthpop|Length=0:10 (Original Snippet)  
0:24 (Possible Snippet)|Year=1980-1985|Status=Unsolved|Search_started=2023|OP=NY80sTapes|Media=StrangerInTheCorner.mp3}}'''Stranger in the Corner''' is an unidentified synthpop song sourced from user NY80sTapes' collection of short radio snippets recorded in the early 1980s.
0:24 (Possible Snippet)|Year=1983|Status=Unsolved|Search_started=2023|OP=NY80sTapes|Media=StrangerInTheCorner.mp3}}'''Stranger in the Corner''' is an unidentified synthpop song sourced from WatZatSong user NY80sTapes' collection of short radio snippets recorded in the early 1980s.


== Background ==
== Background ==
On July 12th, 2023, WatZatSong user NY80sTapes posted the song as a 10-second snippet with no additional information.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/777048.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded from a New York or New Jersey radio station between 1980 and 1986,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/ny80stapes</ref> and it may have originally released between 1977 and 1985.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JpLQGpi4zts5y1yBp5N4tdVkML1OIVHwn13YVqwj5Bg/edit?gid=1371961864#gid=1371961864</ref>
On July 12th, 2023, WatZatSong user NY80sTapes posted the song as a 10-second snippet with no additional information.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/777048.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded from a New York or New Jersey radio station between 1980 and 1986,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/ny80stapes</ref> and it may have originally released between 1977 and 1985.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JpLQGpi4zts5y1yBp5N4tdVkML1OIVHwn13YVqwj5Bg/edit?gid=1371961864#gid=1371961864</ref>


On August 16th, 2023, WatZatSong user MistaEgg pointed out that another snippet posted by NY80sTapes sounds very similar to the song, and it is widely assumed that this snippet is part of the song or by the same band.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/775100.html</ref>  
On August 16th, 2023, WatZatSong user MistaEgg pointed out that another snippet posted by NY80sTapes, labelled "Bass & Synth, 1983", sounds very similar to the song, and it is widely assumed that this snippet is part of the song or by the same band.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/775100.html</ref>  


== Leads ==
== Leads ==
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 27 July 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.

Stranger In The Corner
Genre Synthpop
Length 0:10 (Original Snippet)

0:24 (Possible Snippet)

Year 1983
Status Unsolved
Original poster NY80sTapes
Search started 2023
File:StrangerInTheCorner.mp3

Stranger in the Corner is an unidentified synthpop song sourced from WatZatSong user NY80sTapes' collection of short radio snippets recorded in the early 1980s.

Background[edit | edit source]

On July 12th, 2023, WatZatSong user NY80sTapes posted the song as a 10-second snippet with no additional information.[1] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded from a New York or New Jersey radio station between 1980 and 1986,[2] and it may have originally released between 1977 and 1985.[3]

On August 16th, 2023, WatZatSong user MistaEgg pointed out that another snippet posted by NY80sTapes, labelled "Bass & Synth, 1983", sounds very similar to the song, and it is widely assumed that this snippet is part of the song or by the same band.[4]

Leads[edit | edit source]

Possible[edit | edit source]

Debunked[edit | edit source]

  • OUK - Stranger in the Rain: AI generated hoax.[5]
  • Shöx Lumania - Stranger:[6] Electronic new-wave band who released a similar sounding song in 1978, composer Man Parrish confirmed that he didn't create the song.[7]

Resources[edit | edit source]