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|Alt_name = You Get and Forget | |Alt_name = You Get and Forget | ||
|Genre = Ska | |Genre = Ska punk, power pop | ||
|Status = Unsolved | |Status = Unsolved | ||
|Year = 1980 | |Year = 1980 | ||
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|Media = ForgiveAndForget.mp3 | |Media = ForgiveAndForget.mp3 | ||
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'''"Forgive And Forget"''' (also known as '''"You Get and Forget"''') is an unknown ska punk song uploaded to YouTube by user Slymukk on July | '''"Forgive And Forget"''' (also known as '''"You Get and Forget"''') is an unknown ska punk song uploaded to YouTube by user Slymukk on July 5th, 2008, taken from a recording from Swedish radio on April 5th, 1980. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
On July 5th, 2008, the song was first uploaded by YouTube user Slymukk, who claims it was recorded on April 5th, 1980, most likely off the Swedish radio station P3.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBJ03ARJhU</ref> The description also includes the tape's tracklist, which consists mostly of UK-based bands with songs from 1979-1980, but the song is still assumed to be Swedish based on the singer's accent.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgiveForget/comments/1dnwenl/just_some_basic_info/</ref> | On July 5th, 2008, the song was first uploaded by YouTube user Slymukk, who claims it was recorded on April 5th, 1980, most likely off the Swedish radio station P3.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBJ03ARJhU</ref> The description also includes the tape's tracklist, which consists mostly of UK-based bands with songs from 1979-1980, but the song is still assumed to be Swedish based on the singer's accent.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgiveForget/comments/1dnwenl/just_some_basic_info/</ref> | ||
On August 17th, 2024, Reddit user pnwmkkkkkBRASIL discovered that a full recording of the April 5th, 1980 broadcast of P3 exists in the National Library of Sweden.<ref>https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/003111511</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1eupdv2/about_forgive_and_forget/</ref> | |||
== Leads == | == Leads == | ||
=== Possible === | === Possible === | ||
* '''Innervision - Forgive & Forget''': Obscure UK new wave band, with an unreleased demo cassette containing a song called Forgive & Forget.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cz97m6/forget_and_forgive_might_be_on_a_obscure_band/</ref> | * '''Innervision - Forgive & Forget''': Obscure UK new wave band, with an unreleased demo cassette containing a song called Forgive & Forget.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cz97m6/forget_and_forgive_might_be_on_a_obscure_band/</ref> | ||
=== Debunked === | === Debunked === | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation" | ||
|'''Presumed Lyrics''' | |'''Presumed Lyrics''' | ||
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|'''(Verse 1)''' | |'''(Verse 1)''' | ||
(Living?) in the city streets no more (no more) | |||
After 20 years, my life is a bore (a bore) | After 20 years, my life is a bore (a bore) | ||
My body's aching and I just wanna scream (I scream) | My body's aching and I just wanna scream (I scream) | ||
Good life in the city is just a dream (a dream) | Good life in the city is just a dream (a dream) | ||
'''(Chorus)''' | '''(Chorus)''' | ||
I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh | |||
I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget | I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget | ||
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'''(Verse 2)''' | '''(Verse 2)''' | ||
I used to hate you, baby, but know I know (I know) | |||
You wouldn't give up, you wouldn't let me go (let me go) | You wouldn't give up, you wouldn't let me go (let me go) | ||
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And now my best friend's girl, she is a whore (a whore) | And now my best friend's girl, she is a whore (a whore) | ||
The city soul is rotten to the core, yeah! | The city's soul is rotten to the core, yeah! | ||
'''(Chorus)''' | '''(Chorus)''' | ||
I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh | |||
I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget | I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget | ||
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'''(Verse 3)''' | '''(Verse 3)''' | ||
It's just, have a snort and forget about your life (well, I tried now kid) | |||
Doesn't matter that to get it, he used a knife (well, who really cares) | Doesn't matter that to get it, he used a knife (well, who really cares) | ||
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'''(Chorus)''' | '''(Chorus)''' | ||
I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get | I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh | ||
I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget | |||
I said you give, forgive, you get and forget | I said you give, forgive, you get and forget | ||
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I said you live, you die, what did you get? | I said you live, you die, what did you get? | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgiveForget/comments/1d5nhgk/similar_artists_megathread/ Similar-Sounding Vocalists Megathread] | *[https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgiveForget/comments/1d5nhgk/similar_artists_megathread/ Similar-Sounding Vocalists Megathread] | ||
[[Category:Unidentified]] | [[Category:Unidentified]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Ska punk]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 31 October 2024
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved. | |
| Forgive And Forget | |
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| Alternative name(s) | You Get and Forget |
|---|---|
| Genre | Ska punk, power pop |
| Year | 1980 |
| Status | Unsolved |
| Original poster | Slymukk |
| Search started | 2008 |
| File:ForgiveAndForget.mp3 | |
"Forgive And Forget" (also known as "You Get and Forget") is an unknown ska punk song uploaded to YouTube by user Slymukk on July 5th, 2008, taken from a recording from Swedish radio on April 5th, 1980.
Background[edit | edit source]
On July 5th, 2008, the song was first uploaded by YouTube user Slymukk, who claims it was recorded on April 5th, 1980, most likely off the Swedish radio station P3.[1] The description also includes the tape's tracklist, which consists mostly of UK-based bands with songs from 1979-1980, but the song is still assumed to be Swedish based on the singer's accent.[2]
On August 17th, 2024, Reddit user pnwmkkkkkBRASIL discovered that a full recording of the April 5th, 1980 broadcast of P3 exists in the National Library of Sweden.[3][4]
Leads[edit | edit source]
Possible[edit | edit source]
- Innervision - Forgive & Forget: Obscure UK new wave band, with an unreleased demo cassette containing a song called Forgive & Forget.[5]
Debunked[edit | edit source]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Verse 1)
(Living?) in the city streets no more (no more) After 20 years, my life is a bore (a bore) My body's aching and I just wanna scream (I scream) Good life in the city is just a dream (a dream) (Chorus) I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget Ooh-whoa, whoa-oh (Verse 2) I used to hate you, baby, but know I know (I know) You wouldn't give up, you wouldn't let me go (let me go) And now my best friend's girl, she is a whore (a whore) The city's soul is rotten to the core, yeah! (Chorus) I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get, forget (Verse 3) It's just, have a snort and forget about your life (well, I tried now kid) Doesn't matter that to get it, he used a knife (well, who really cares) Hey you, I got nothing here to do (but we like you kid) Yeah, I know, I used to like you too, but no more! I said I'm sick and tired of all you so called-friends (so called-friends) In my eyes, you're all standing in dead-ends (in dead-ends) But I know in all of you, there's a lie (there's a lie) Shining brighter, brighter than a neon light, yeah! (Chorus) I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you give, forgive, you get and forget I said you live, you die, what did you get? I said you live, you die, what did you get? |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBJ03ARJhU
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ForgiveForget/comments/1dnwenl/just_some_basic_info/
- ↑ https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/003111511
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1eupdv2/about_forgive_and_forget/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cz97m6/forget_and_forgive_might_be_on_a_obscure_band/