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	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	Break Down Those Walls
Genre	New Wave, Funk
Length	4:54
Year	1984
Status	Solved
Original poster	NY80sTapes
Search duration	July 2023 - May 2024
	File:BreakDownThoseWalls.mp3

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Break Down Those Walls (formerly known as "Uptown People") is a solved lostwave by new-wave band Dolce Vita that was released in 1984 on their self titled EP, and was posted on WatZatSong by user NY80sTapes.

Background

On July 2nd, 2023, user NY80sTapes uploaded the song to WatZatSong, noting that it sounded like something ABP (a Scottish funk-rock band^[1]) would make.^[2] Between 1980 and 1986, he recorded the song at a radio station in New York or New Jersey, possibly from WFMU, WFDU, WNYU, or a college station in the area.^[2]^[3]

The search gained traction in December 2023, when it was first posted to r/lostwave by user cynicalcleaning.^[4] In early January, WatZatSong users zman90 and PTV's Tapes contacted WFMU and WFDU respectively, but representatives from the stations did not know the song.^[5]

On May 20th, 2024, the OP returned to the WatZatSong thread and stated that he believed the song was from 1984 based on the other songs recorded on the same tape.^[6]

Discovery

On May 29th, 2024, Reddit user TriPork revealed that they had discovered the song while searching "post punk albums 1984 site:youtube.com intext:1984" on Google.^[7] They found a video that was uploaded by the channel Obscure Alternatives, and the song was identified as "Break Down Those Walls" from new-wave band Dolce Vita's self-titled album.^[8]

Lyrics

Presumed Lyrics

(Intro)

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

(Verse 1)

Uptown people looking, down, downtown

What are we gonna do?

Say what, what are you doing in my town?

Hey, I'm talking to you, and I said

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

We were living in Cleveland

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

They'll never understand

(Pre-Chorus)

We won't live like this

With these walls between ourselves

(Chorus)

Break down those walls

(Verse 2)

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, one-way thinking, one-way traffic

Rhythm doesn't stop

Something's coming and something's drumming

It's time for the walls to rock and I say

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

We were fighting in the streets

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

Work inside those rules

(Pre-Chorus)

We won't livе like this

All these walls bеtween ourselves

(Chorus)

Break down those walls

(Guitar Solo)

La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala

(Verse 3)

Hammer hearts, time to start

That's where we play, New York, come on!

Ba-ba-ba-ba, (sold to quest?)

So consecrated, (just less?)

So calm down, too tumultuous

The walls between you and me

(Pre-Chorus)

No one lives like this

With these walls between ourselves

(Chorus)

Break down those walls

You can break down those walls

Break down those walls

You can break down those walls

Break down those walls

You can break down those walls

Break down those walls

You can break down those walls

Personnel

David Quinn – lead vocals, keyboards

Tommaso Commonara – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Lorenzo Gilioli – bass

Julius – drums, percussion

References

[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB_(band)

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Dolce+Vita-Break+Down+Those+Walls-776289.html?page=2

[3] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/ny80stapes

[4] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18d3l3v/1984_unknownunidentified_song_uptown_people_soul/

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20240209015356/http://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/776289.html

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d13cgy/ny80stapes_uploader_of_the_snippet_says_there_are/

[7] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d33nu8/found_i_found_it_the_song_is_dolce_vita_break/

[8] ttps://youtu.be/6ss5WvkCAsA?si=-wJiEfqW614ydOMO&t=551

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+|Genre = New Wave, Funk
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+|Length =4:54
-|Year = c. 1984
+|Year = 1984
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+|Status = Solved
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+|Search_ended = May 2024
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-'''Uptown People''' is an unsolved lostwave from the early 80s. It was posted on Watzatsong by NY80s Tapes in July 2023. The snippet is 22 seconds long but a longer version on Youtube is 26 seconds long.
+'''Break Down Those Walls''' (formerly known as '''"Uptown People"''') is a solved lostwave by new-wave band Dolce Vita that was released in 1984 on their self titled EP, and was posted on WatZatSong by user NY80sTapes.
-==Origins and Search==
+==Background==
-Uptown People was posted to Watzatsong by the user NY80s Tapes on the 2nd of July 2023. They said that it sounded like something ABP (a Scottish funk rock band) would make. A longer snippet was subsequently uploaded to Youtube.
+On July 2nd, 2023, user NY80sTapes uploaded the song to WatZatSong, noting that it sounded like something ABP (a Scottish funk-rock band<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB_(band)</ref>) would make.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Dolce+Vita-Break+Down+Those+Walls-776289.html?page=2</ref> Between 1980 and 1986, he recorded the song at a radio station in New York or New Jersey, possibly from WFMU, WFDU, WNYU, or a college station in the area.<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/ny80stapes</ref>
-In late 2023, the conversation moved to r/lostwave where more information about the song was clarified. User Cynicalcleaning said they had spoken to the OP of the first Youtube upload who placed the song around 1984 in terms of time period. In early 2024, the community received follow-up clarification from NY80s Tapes that the song may have been aired on the WFMU, WDMU or WNYU college radio stations in the New Jersey or New York area.
+The search gained traction in December 2023, when it was first posted to r/lostwave by user cynicalcleaning.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18d3l3v/1984_unknownunidentified_song_uptown_people_soul/</ref> In early January, WatZatSong users zman90 and PTV's Tapes contacted WFMU and WFDU respectively, but representatives from the stations did not know the song.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240209015356/http://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/776289.html</ref>
-==Current Leads==
+On May 20th, 2024, the OP returned to the WatZatSong thread and stated that he believed the song was from 1984 based on the other songs recorded on the same tape.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d13cgy/ny80stapes_uploader_of_the_snippet_says_there_are/</ref>
-When the station WFDU was contacted about the song, they said it was likely the song was played on their station as it sounded very familiar. They said they probably wouldn't have the cassette tape for the song anymore, so users decided to contact WFMU. They received a similar response - the song was familiar and sounded like it was from the early 80s but wasn't immediately identifiable.
-Current action to take to broaden the search for this song would be trying to find recordings of the three main stations from the time period and listening to them to see if there are similar or identical songs. Another avenue would be definitively ruling out artists mentioned as leads to narrow the search pool down
+== Discovery ==
+On May 29th, 2024, Reddit user TriPork revealed that they had discovered the song while searching "post punk albums 1984 site:youtube.com intext:1984" on Google.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d33nu8/found_i_found_it_the_song_is_dolce_vita_break/</ref> They found a video that was uploaded by the channel Obscure Alternatives, and the song was identified as "Break Down Those Walls" from new-wave band Dolce Vita's self-titled album.<ref>https://youtu.be/6ss5WvkCAsA?si=-wJiEfqW614ydOMO&t=551</ref>
+== Lyrics ==
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
+|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
+|-
+|'''(Intro)'''
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+'''(Verse 1)'''
+Uptown people looking, down, downtown
+What are we gonna do?
+Say what, what are you doing in my town?
+Hey, I'm talking to you, and I said
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+We were living in Cleveland
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+They'll never understand
+'''(Pre-Chorus)'''
+We won't live like this
+With these walls between ourselves
+'''(Chorus)'''
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+'''(Verse 2)'''
+Hey, hey, hey
+Hey, one-way thinking, one-way traffic
+Rhythm doesn't stop
+Something's coming and something's drumming
+It's time for the walls to rock and I say
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+We were fighting in the streets
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+Work inside those rules
+'''(Pre-Chorus)'''
+We won't livе like this
+All these walls bеtween ourselves
+'''(Chorus)'''
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+'''''(Guitar Solo)'''''
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala
+'''(Verse 3)'''
+Hammer hearts, time to start
+That's where we play, New York, come on!
+Ba-ba-ba-ba, (sold to quest?)
+So consecrated, (just less?)
+So calm down, too tumultuous
+The walls between you and me
+'''(Pre-Chorus)'''
+No one lives like this
+With these walls between ourselves
+'''(Chorus)'''
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+You can break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+You can break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+You can break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+Break down those walls
+You can break down those walls
+|}
+== Personnel ==
+[https://www.discogs.com/artist/9368989-David-Quinn-12 David Quinn] – lead vocals, keyboards
+[https://www.discogs.com/artist/9368986-Tommaso-Commonara Tommaso Commonara] – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
+[https://www.discogs.com/artist/9368980-Lorenzo-Gilioli Lorenzo Gilioli] – bass
+[https://www.discogs.com/artist/9368983-Julius-50 Julius] – drums, percussion
 ==References==
-*[https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/776289.html Watzatsong Post]
+<references />
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbZiwrUNaZg 26 second snippet]
+[[Category:Identified]]
-*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18d3l3v/1984_unknownunidentified_song_uptown_people_soul/ First Reddit Post]
+[[Category:New wave]]
+[[Category:Funk / Soul]]
-[[Category:Unidentified]]
+[[Category:Uploaded by NY80sTapes]]
+[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]