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(Created page with "{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxGreen|ShowBox=Yes|Name=Wit & Wendy|Image=WitAndWendy.jpg|Caption=The cover of Iris' 1993 EP Appendix|Alt_name=Something That's Long Gone|Genre=Indie Rock|Length=2:15|Year=1993|OP=Sherka|Search_started=2014|Media=WitAndWendy.mp3|Artist=Iris|Search_ended=2024}}'''Wit & Wendy''' (formerly known as '''"Something That's Long Gone"''') is a solved lostwave by British indie-rock band Iris, which was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Sherka in 2014...")
 
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== Background ==
== Background ==
On January 11th, 2014, the song was first posted by WatZatSong user Sherka, claiming that he recorded the song in 1993, and the post received no attention.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Iris-Wit+Wendy-396334.html?page=2</ref>  
On January 11th, 2014, the song was first posted by WatZatSong user Sherka, who claimed that he recorded the song in 1993, and the post received no attention.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Iris-Wit+Wendy-396334.html?page=2</ref>  


The song first gained attention on August 15th, 2023, when it was reuploaded by YouTube user Mike Worst.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVjdpgZbqg</ref> The song's filename was "93 fev side 54.mp3", so it was dated to February 1993 or earlier because the OP was French and Février means February in French.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1aqej6l/something_thats_long_gone_info_i_found_myself/</ref>
The song first gained attention on August 15th, 2023, when it was reuploaded by YouTube user mckiddie.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVjdpgZbqg</ref> The song's filename was "93 fev side 54.mp3", so it was dated to February 1993 or earlier because the OP was French and Février means February in French.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1aqej6l/something_thats_long_gone_info_i_found_myself/</ref>


== Discovery ==
== Discovery ==
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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwxgbnrRdLA 2024 Live Performance]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFgXEo1tVpg Interview with the band]
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Latest revision as of 15:52, 18 August 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Wit & Wendy

The cover of Iris' 1993 EP Appendix
Alternative name(s) Something That's Long Gone
Artist(s) Iris
Genre Indie Rock
Length 2:15
Year 1993
Original poster Sherka
Search duration 2014 - 2024
File:WitAndWendy.mp3

Wit & Wendy (formerly known as "Something That's Long Gone") is a solved lostwave by British indie-rock band Iris, which was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Sherka in 2014

Background[edit | edit source]

On January 11th, 2014, the song was first posted by WatZatSong user Sherka, who claimed that he recorded the song in 1993, and the post received no attention.[1]

The song first gained attention on August 15th, 2023, when it was reuploaded by YouTube user mckiddie.[2] The song's filename was "93 fev side 54.mp3", so it was dated to February 1993 or earlier because the OP was French and Février means February in French.[3]

Discovery[edit | edit source]

On February 26th, 2024, Discord user marktrail discovered the song after purchasing several singles from a French seller on Discogs in an attempt to find songs posted by French WatZatSong poster CentralMuzik. The collection included an EP called Appendix by a British band called Iris, and they were able to identify the song as Wit & Wendy by Iris.[4][5]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Philip Wagg – lead vocals, guitar

Wayne Walker – bass

Simon Jones – drums

Resources[edit | edit source]