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Light the lanterns, also known as Illumination night, is a currently unsolved folk rock song found on a tape in a Los Angeles office building possibly made in 1985 saying “Demo - Listen Today” It was uploaded by a YouTube channel called “Windows to sky” in 2019, the channel was later deleted due to trolling.
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== Lyrics ==
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|Alt_name = Illumination Night and Legacy
|Genre = Folk-Rock
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|Year = 1985
|Status = Unsolved
|Search_started = 2019
|OP = Windows to Sky
|Media =LightTheLanterns.mp3
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'''Light the Lanterns''' (also known as '''"Illumination Night"''' or '''"Legacy"'''), is a mysterious folk-rock song posted by Windows to Sky in 2019. It was discovered on a 1985 cassette labeled "Listen Today - Demo."
 
==Background==
In 2019, YouTube user Windows to Sky first uploaded the song to his channel, which was discovered on a tape in the Los Angeles area from the mid 1980s labelled "Demo - Listen Today".<ref>https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/light-the-lanterns-another-mystery-song-that-has-gone-unidentified-for-a-long-time.1047451/</ref> In 2020, Windows To Sky made the song private after being harassed by another user who thought he had created it. Following that, he no longer wanted to assist with the search.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3</ref>
 
It is assumed that the song is about Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts island, as this island hosts an annual event known as Illumination Night, during which lanterns are lit.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/jldvbg/did_some_small_research_about_light_the_lanterns/</ref><ref>https://gomarthasvineyard.com/events-calendar/annual-grand-illumination-night</ref>
 
== Leads ==
 
=== Possible: ===
 
* '''The Skyland Band''': A Martha's Vineyard-based band that wrote songs about the island.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/p6lke5/has_anything_new_been_found_on_the_song_light_the/</ref>
* '''Jimmy Parr''': A Martha's Vineyard-based music producer and owner of the Parr Audio recording studio, which first opened in 1985.<ref>https://www.mvtimes.com/2013/01/23/audio-production-marthas-vineyard-growth-industry-13972/</ref>
 
=== Debunked ===
 
* '''Peter, Paul, and Marie''':<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eheehp/light_the_lanterns_lead/</ref>
* '''Hazlewood – Legacy''': The album "Legacy" by Hazlewood was investigated because the vocalist's name is Grace and the song "Legacy" contains lyrics similar to LTL. Susan White, one of the lead vocalists, confirmed that "Light the Lanterns" is not part of Legacy.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/iz2r0f/hazlewood_legacy_lost_album/</ref>
* '''Anna Byrne – Celebration''': A Discogs listing for a single-sided cassette of LA folk singer Anna Byrne's 1983 recordings, limited to 50 copies.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/24466946-Anna-Byrne-Celebration</ref> Research revealed that Anna had been playing in Folk Clubs in the Los Angeles/San Francisco area since 1970.<ref>https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/LightTheLanterns/comments/1di1ya3/we_found_ltl_read_everything/</ref> Unfortunately, the owner of the tape was contacted and confirmed that it was not the same song.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/IYm6zLa.png</ref>
 
==Lyrics==
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|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
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|'''[Verse 1]'''
 
She was born on a magic island
She was born on a magic island


There’s a certain mythology
There's a certain mythology
I was already on the outside  
 
I was already on the outside


I wanted to be what I wanted to be
I wanted to be what I wanted to be
She took me to illumination night
 
She took me to Illumination Night


To pass on the legacy
To pass on the legacy
'''[Chorus]'''


Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
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The will to live collides with love
The will to live collides with love


Light the lanterns everyone
Lights the lanterns, everyone


And pray that the rain won’t come
And pray that the rain won't come
 
'''[Verse 2]'''


She left me with Grace the next year
She left me with Grace the next year


She went away I don’t know where
She went away, I don't know where


Grace got drunk in a Chinese restaurant
Grace got drunk at a Chinese restaurant


So all I saw was the lights extinguishing
So all I saw were the lights extinguishing


I’m going back on illumination night
I'm going back on Illumination Night


To see if I can light the lights
To see if I can light the lights


Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses  
'''[Chorus]'''
 
Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses


Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors
Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors
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The will to live collides with love
The will to live collides with love


Light the lanterns everyone  
Lights the lanterns, everyone


And pray that the rain won’t come
And pray that the rain won't come


Crazy ladies in ginger bread houses
Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses


Light the lanterns for shipwrecked sailors
Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors


Celebrate the homecoming
Celebrate the homecoming


Celebrate the moment when  
Celebrate the moment when


The will to live collides with love  
The will to live collides with love
 
Light the lanterns everyone


And pray that the rain won’t come
Lights the lanterns, everyone


== Leads ==
And pray that the rain won't come
* Martha’s vineyard (disproven)
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If you google the lyrics, there is a book called “Illumination Night” made by Alice Hoffman in 1987, the book is about a place called Martha’s Vineyard. Martha’s Vineyard, Is an island in massachusetts, that
hosts a festival called “The Grand Illumination” where they light lanterns. This lead has been disproven, after contacting the volunteers, they denied any relation to the song, aswell Alice Hoffman also denied any relation to the song


* South East Farallon Island
==References==
W.I.P
*[https://youtu.be/C3Sm64ySv0A?si=4N2cid1lENkdiPG6 The full song.]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3 The Reddit post (now deleted) that caused Windows to Sky to delete the original upload.]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/LightTheLanterns/comments/1d109tg/my_2_years_of_serious_research_into_this_song/ In-Depth analysis into the lyrics]


== External Links ==
[[Category:Unidentified]]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I6rsyIKCUI The song]

Revision as of 18:08, 15 August 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.

Light The Lanterns
Alternative name(s) Illumination Night and Legacy
Genre Folk-Rock
Year 1985
Status Unsolved
Original poster Windows to Sky
Search started 2019
File:LightTheLanterns.mp3

Light the Lanterns (also known as "Illumination Night" or "Legacy"), is a mysterious folk-rock song posted by Windows to Sky in 2019. It was discovered on a 1985 cassette labeled "Listen Today - Demo."

Background

In 2019, YouTube user Windows to Sky first uploaded the song to his channel, which was discovered on a tape in the Los Angeles area from the mid 1980s labelled "Demo - Listen Today".[1] In 2020, Windows To Sky made the song private after being harassed by another user who thought he had created it. Following that, he no longer wanted to assist with the search.[2]

It is assumed that the song is about Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts island, as this island hosts an annual event known as Illumination Night, during which lanterns are lit.[3][4]

Leads

Possible:

  • The Skyland Band: A Martha's Vineyard-based band that wrote songs about the island.[5]
  • Jimmy Parr: A Martha's Vineyard-based music producer and owner of the Parr Audio recording studio, which first opened in 1985.[6]

Debunked

  • Peter, Paul, and Marie:[7]
  • Hazlewood – Legacy: The album "Legacy" by Hazlewood was investigated because the vocalist's name is Grace and the song "Legacy" contains lyrics similar to LTL. Susan White, one of the lead vocalists, confirmed that "Light the Lanterns" is not part of Legacy.[8]
  • Anna Byrne – Celebration: A Discogs listing for a single-sided cassette of LA folk singer Anna Byrne's 1983 recordings, limited to 50 copies.[9] Research revealed that Anna had been playing in Folk Clubs in the Los Angeles/San Francisco area since 1970.[10] Unfortunately, the owner of the tape was contacted and confirmed that it was not the same song.[11]

Lyrics

References

  1. ↑ https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/light-the-lanterns-another-mystery-song-that-has-gone-unidentified-for-a-long-time.1047451/
  2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3
  3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/jldvbg/did_some_small_research_about_light_the_lanterns/
  4. ↑ https://gomarthasvineyard.com/events-calendar/annual-grand-illumination-night
  5. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/p6lke5/has_anything_new_been_found_on_the_song_light_the/
  6. ↑ https://www.mvtimes.com/2013/01/23/audio-production-marthas-vineyard-growth-industry-13972/
  7. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eheehp/light_the_lanterns_lead/
  8. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/iz2r0f/hazlewood_legacy_lost_album/
  9. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/24466946-Anna-Byrne-Celebration
  10. ↑ https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/LightTheLanterns/comments/1di1ya3/we_found_ltl_read_everything/
  11. ↑ https://i.imgur.com/IYm6zLa.png
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