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

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

Background[edit | edit source]

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 another user claimed it was a hoax. 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[edit | edit source]

Possible:[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Presumed Lyrics

(Verse 1)

She was born on a magic island

There's a certain mythology

I was already on the outside

I wanted to be what I wanted to be

She took me to Illumination Night

To pass on the legacy

(Chorus)

Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses

Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors

Celebrate the homecoming

Celebrate the moment when

The will to live collides with love

Lights the lanterns, everyone

And pray that the rain won't come

(Verse 2)

She left me with Grace the next year

She went away, I don't know where

Grace got drunk at a Chinese restaurant

So all I saw were the lights extinguishing

I'm going back on Illumination Night

To see if I can light the lights

(Chorus)

Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses

Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors

Celebrate the homecoming

Celebrate the moment when

The will to live collides with love

Lights the lanterns, everyone

And pray that the rain won't come

Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses

Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors

Celebrate the homecoming

Celebrate the moment when

The will to live collides with love

Lights the lanterns, everyone

And pray that the rain won't come

References[edit | edit source]

[1] ttps://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/light-the-lanterns-another-mystery-song-that-has-gone-unidentified-for-a-long-time.1047451/

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3

[3] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/jldvbg/did_some_small_research_about_light_the_lanterns/

[4] ttps://gomarthasvineyard.com/events-calendar/annual-grand-illumination-night

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/p6lke5/has_anything_new_been_found_on_the_song_light_the/

[6] ttps://www.mvtimes.com/2013/01/23/audio-production-marthas-vineyard-growth-industry-13972/

[7] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eheehp/light_the_lanterns_lead/

[8] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/iz2r0f/hazlewood_legacy_lost_album/

[9] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/24466946-Anna-Byrne-Celebration

[10] ttps://undelete.pullpush.io/r/LightTheLanterns/comments/1di1ya3/we_found_ltl_read_everything/

[11] ttps://i.imgur.com/IYm6zLa.png

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+|Box = BoxRed
-'''Light the lanterns''' is a currently unsolved lostwave. It was found in a Los Angeles office building with “Demo - Listen today” written on it.
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+|Image = LightTheLanterns.jpeg
+|Caption =
+|Alt_name = Illumination Night, Legacy
+|Genre = Folk-Rock
+|Length =
+|Year = 1985
+|Status = Unsolved
+|Search_started = 2019
+|OP = Windows to Sky
+|Media =LightTheLanterns.mp3
+}}
+'''Light the Lanterns''' (also known as '''"Illumination Night"''' or '''"Legacy"'''), is an unidentified folk-rock song posted to YouTube in 2019 by user Windows to Sky. It was discovered on a 1985 cassette labeled "Demo - Listen Today."
 ==Background==
-In 2019, the Youtube user '''Windows to Sky''' uploaded a mysterious song to his channel. The user private the song in 2020 after received harassment from a user who believed that he had made the song.
+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 another user claimed it was a hoax. 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>
-After that, the user no longer wanted to help with the search.
+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==
+== Leads ==
-* Martha’s Vineyard
-* South East Farallon Island
+=== 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==
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
+|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
+|-
+|'''(Verse 1)'''
+She was born on a magic island
+There's a certain mythology
+I was already on the outside
+I wanted to be what I wanted to be
+She took me to Illumination Night
+To pass on the legacy
+'''(Chorus)'''
+Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
+Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors
+Celebrate the homecoming
+Celebrate the moment when
+The will to live collides with love
+Lights the lanterns, everyone
+And pray that the rain won't come
+'''(Verse 2)'''
+She left me with Grace the next year
+She went away, I don't know where
+Grace got drunk at a Chinese restaurant
+So all I saw were the lights extinguishing
+I'm going back on Illumination Night
+To see if I can light the lights
+'''(Chorus)'''
+Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
+Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors
+Celebrate the homecoming
+Celebrate the moment when
+The will to live collides with love
+Lights the lanterns, everyone
+And pray that the rain won't come
+Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
+Light the lanterns for the shipwrecked sailors
+Celebrate the homecoming
+Celebrate the moment when
+The will to live collides with love
+Lights the lanterns, everyone
+And pray that the rain won't come
+|}
 ==References==
-*[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]
 [[Category:Unidentified]]
+<references />
+[[Category:Folk]]