Nefertiti

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
Nefertiti
Cover art for the Monkeys/Nefertiti single, by Ron Meerbeek.
Alternative name(s)	Egyptian Wife
Artist(s)	Two Big Boys
Genre	Indie Pop
Year	1987
Status	Solved
Original poster	redoalfo
Search duration	2013 - 2020
File:Nefertiti.mp3

Nefertiti (previously known as "Egyptian Wife") is a solved lostwave by British indie-pop band Two Big Boys, released as the B-Side for their 7" vinyl of the song Monkeys in 1987. It was first posted by Youtube user Redoalfo in 2013.

Background

On January 3rd, 2013, YouTube user Redoalfo, a collector of mysterious and obscure songs, first uploaded a 1:09 sped-up snippet of the song to their channel, naming the song "Egyptian Wife" and claimed that they got the song from an unidentified collector who was trying to sell the record, but did not provide the name of the song.

The song was first discovered by the New Wave Outpost forums, and admin Analoge-Mechanik investigated it for a short time, but no leads were uncovered.^{[citation needed]}

The upload received very little attention until 2019, so the unknown song remained undiscovered until it was realized that Redoalfo uploaded a snippet of "The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet" in 2011, 8 years before it became popular.

The song gained popularity around this time and was later featured in C.W. Schultz's video: Top 10 Most Mysterious Songs, released on October 20th, 2019, listing it as the Third Most Mysterious Song On The Internet.

Discovery

In May 2020, YouTube user newdarkfades uploaded the full song at the correct speed, along with its name and artist to his channel, but it went undiscovered and was later deleted.^{[citation needed]}

On August 4th, 2020, Nico Zúñiga from Dead Wax Records was contacted and recognized the song, claiming to have it in his collection. On August 27th, 2020, Zúñiga discovered the record in his collection and revealed the title of the song, leading to the discovery of the newdarkfades video and the song being identified as Nefertiti by Two Big Boys. Later that day, Zúñiga uploaded his own remastered version to the Dead Wax Records YouTube channel.

The following day, lead singer Vicki Bonet commented on the newly created Discogs page, confirming that she composed the music, played bass, and sang lead vocals on the song, while Ron Meerbeek wrote the lyrics and sang backing vocals.

On November 4th, 2020, an official new music video for the song was created, consisting of a compilation of movie clips, and an original music video shot in the 1980s was released on February 22nd, 2021.

Lyrics

Presumed Lyrics (Verse 1)

There she goes, looking back at you-you

There she goes in an Egyptian frou-frou

I don't think she's after a taxi

I don't think you're gonna see her again

There she goes, out of his life

Say goodbye to your Egyptian wife

I don't think she'll try it again

I don't think you're gonna see her again

(Hook)

Ooh, I met her as a kid

Outside her pyramid

There she goes with a smile

Floating down the Nile

(Verse 2)

Next time you see her she'll be on the TV

Say to yourself, she's my little Nefertiti

You say, I knew her long ago

Now she is on a TV show

She's an Egyptian princess

She met you and left you in a pretty white dress

She won't return your phone call

She doesn't wanna see you at all

(Hook)

Ooh, I met her as a kid

Outside her pyramid

There she goes with a smile

Floating down the Nile

Personnel

Vicki Bonet (Stella Venucci) – lead vocals, bass guitar

Ron Meerbeek – backing vocals

Jeffrey Hildreth (Harry Day) – guitar

Martin Wilson (Baxter Martin) – tenor saxophone