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'''Just Passin' By''', formerly known as '''The World Was So Easy''' is a solved lostwave of Canadian origin by the band Big Picture. It was originally discovered because a three-second snippet of was accidentally recorded over a recording of someone as a baby.
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|Name = Just Passin' By
|Image = JustPassinByAlbumCover.jpg
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|Alt_name = The World Was So Easy
|Genre = Pop Rock, Folk Rock
|Year = 1994
|Status = Solved
|Length =4:40
|OP = e-robotic
|Search_started = 2021
|Search_ended = 2024
|Media = Justpassinby.mp3
|Artist=Big Picture}}
'''Just Passin' By''' (formerly known as '''"The World Was So Easy"'''), is a solved lostwave by Canadian pop-rock band Big Picture that was accidentally recorded over a Reddit user's baby video.


== Background ==
== Background ==
On February 12th 2021, Reddit user u/e-robotic posted the clip on the r/tipofmytongue subreddit asking if anybody knew what song it was. The 3 second clip showed an unknown man playing a guitar while someone sings something along the lines of "I never thought the world was so easily....". The clip then shortly cuts off.
On February 12th, 2021, Reddit user e-robotic posted the song to r/tipofmytongue, explaining that he was looking for a 3-second snippet of a music video that had been accidentally recorded over a video of him as a baby. He revealed that he was Canadian, born in 1993, and the only lyrics they recognized were "The world was so easy".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/tomt_music_video_early90s_a_couple_seconds_of_a/?rdt=55236</ref><ref>https://streamable.com/hphhrv</ref>


On April 5th, 2021 u/e-robotic uploaded the clip onto their YouTube channel with new details. It was revealed that the unknown man used a Parker Fly guitar in the video, and the logo in the bottom right corner was revealed to be the New Country Network (NCN), a country music channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which ran from 1/1/95 to 10/31/1996.
On the same day, Reddit user DO_FLETCHING identified the watermark seen in the snippet as coming from a TV channel called NCN (New Country Network), which existed from January 1st, 1995 to September 14th, 1996 before having its name changed to CMT.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/comment/gn46n7h/</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMT_(Canadian_TV_channel)?useskin=vector#Launch_and_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMT_(Canadian_TV_channel)#Launch_and_dispute]</ref> Additionally, Reddit user KIevenisms204 identified the guitar used in the video as a Parker Fly, which were first manufactured in 1993.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Fly</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/comment/gn2o1pg/</ref>
 
On March 18th, 2021, e-robotic discovered an extended version of the snippet on another recording of the same tape and posted it to r/tipofmytongue.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/m86r0q/tomtmusic_video199596a_couple_seconds_of_a_music/</ref><ref>https://streamable.com/thnvk4</ref>
 
The search remained dormant until December 4th, 2023, when the OP uploaded the entire unedited footage of his tape recording, revealing that it also included footage of the 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, a women's curling championship broadcast on February 20th, 1996.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3Kuu0Z2gQ</ref>


== Discovery ==
== Discovery ==
On February 20th 2024, after 3 years of searching, the song was identified by u/leerosleeve, u/JadeLily_Starchild, and Chris Murphy, under the name of "Just Passin' By" by Big Picture. A day later, on February 21st, the full music video was uploaded to YouTube by Asif Illyas, the guitarist of Big Picture.
On February 20th, 2024, Reddit user JadeLily_Starchild identified the song as belonging to the band Big Picture after contacting the bass player of the Canadian alternative rock band Sloan.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/o5mlyn/comment/krdtt59/</ref> On the same day, Reddit user leerosevere identified the song as "Just Passin' By" by Big Picture after discovering the complete album featuring the song in his record collection.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2plwSRC9EsI</ref>
 
On February 21st, 2024, the full music video in low quality was uploaded by the band's guitarist, Asif Illyas,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOE7tOdeYYw</ref> who has since uploaded an acoustic cover,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_3dTZxKNE</ref> behind the scenes footage of the music video filming and the song's recording session,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA2DhyjSSdQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSDlBeYvds</ref> as well as a video discussing the song's inspiration and composition.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eWhclh3FA</ref>
 
== Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
|'''Official Lyrics'''
|-
|'''(Verse 1)'''
Just the other day, I was passin' you by
 
Thinkin' of the things that I knew were true
 
Just the other day was a time in my life
 
When I thought the song that I sang was new
 
And I thought, "I won't be lonely anymore!"
 
But oh no!
 
'''(Verse 2)'''
 
Just the other day, I was passin' you by
 
Looking for a change in this part of my life
 
I never thought the world was so easily won
 
Just by realizing that you've got someone
 
To say, "You won't be lonely anymore!"
 
But oh no!
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
'Cause it would be so hard to be feeling so good
 
When I know that seeing you means waiting, waiting...
 
Waiting so long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
'''(Verse 3)'''
 
Just the other day, I was passin' you by
 
Thinkin' that the path I took was right
 
Always on the road that nobody'd taken
 
No one ever said it led back to me
 
But you said, "You won't be lonely anymore!"
 
But oh no!
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
'Cause it would be so hard to be feeling so good
 
When I know that seeing you means waiting, waiting...
 
Waiting so long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
'''(Bridge)'''
 
I'd tell myself that I was wrong when I was right
 
I found it hard to convince myself
 
So I'm wondering why
 
I'm wondering why
 
I was just passin' by?
 
'''''(Violin Solo)'''''
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
Waiting, waiting so long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
So long, so long
 
'''(Outro)'''
 
'Cause I was just passin' by
 
I was just passin' by
 
I was just passin' by
|}
 
== Personnel ==
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/5539988-Benjamin-Fong Benjamin Fong] – lead vocals
 
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1774898-Asif-Illyas Asif Illyas] – guitars, backing vocals
 
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/953133-Chris-Church Christopher Church] – violin
 
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/4108191-Shehab-Illyas Shehab Illyas] – fretless bass
 
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/14237896-Joel-Allen-2 Joel Allen] – drums


== External Links ==
==References==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj0ysSOJ7ys Original snippet]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOE7tOdeYYw The music video]
*[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KXdPIAZAcu4 Full album]


* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j0ZWK83plDkQJ84gG-PrRjiu2Cq2uBfcSMQqQ7ihRR8/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Old Leads Document]
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[[Category:Identified]]
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[[Category:Music video]]
[[Category:Pop Rock]]
[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]
[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]

Latest revision as of 15:27, 16 August 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Just Passin' By
Alternative name(s) The World Was So Easy
Artist(s) Big Picture
Genre Pop Rock, Folk Rock
Length 4:40
Year 1994
Status Solved
Original poster e-robotic
Search duration 2021 - 2024
File:Justpassinby.mp3

Just Passin' By (formerly known as "The World Was So Easy"), is a solved lostwave by Canadian pop-rock band Big Picture that was accidentally recorded over a Reddit user's baby video.

Background[edit | edit source]

On February 12th, 2021, Reddit user e-robotic posted the song to r/tipofmytongue, explaining that he was looking for a 3-second snippet of a music video that had been accidentally recorded over a video of him as a baby. He revealed that he was Canadian, born in 1993, and the only lyrics they recognized were "The world was so easy".[1][2]

On the same day, Reddit user DO_FLETCHING identified the watermark seen in the snippet as coming from a TV channel called NCN (New Country Network), which existed from January 1st, 1995 to September 14th, 1996 before having its name changed to CMT.[3][4] Additionally, Reddit user KIevenisms204 identified the guitar used in the video as a Parker Fly, which were first manufactured in 1993.[5][6]

On March 18th, 2021, e-robotic discovered an extended version of the snippet on another recording of the same tape and posted it to r/tipofmytongue.[7][8]

The search remained dormant until December 4th, 2023, when the OP uploaded the entire unedited footage of his tape recording, revealing that it also included footage of the 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, a women's curling championship broadcast on February 20th, 1996.[9]

Discovery[edit | edit source]

On February 20th, 2024, Reddit user JadeLily_Starchild identified the song as belonging to the band Big Picture after contacting the bass player of the Canadian alternative rock band Sloan.[10] On the same day, Reddit user leerosevere identified the song as "Just Passin' By" by Big Picture after discovering the complete album featuring the song in his record collection.[11]

On February 21st, 2024, the full music video in low quality was uploaded by the band's guitarist, Asif Illyas,[12] who has since uploaded an acoustic cover,[13] behind the scenes footage of the music video filming and the song's recording session,[14][15] as well as a video discussing the song's inspiration and composition.[16]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Benjamin Fong – lead vocals

Asif Illyas – guitars, backing vocals

Christopher Church – violin

Shehab Illyas – fretless bass

Joel Allen – drums

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/tomt_music_video_early90s_a_couple_seconds_of_a/?rdt=55236
  2. ↑ https://streamable.com/hphhrv
  3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/comment/gn46n7h/
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMT_(Canadian_TV_channel)#Launch_and_dispute
  5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Fly
  6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/lib857/comment/gn2o1pg/
  7. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/m86r0q/tomtmusic_video199596a_couple_seconds_of_a_music/
  8. ↑ https://streamable.com/thnvk4
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3Kuu0Z2gQ
  10. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/o5mlyn/comment/krdtt59/
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2plwSRC9EsI
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOE7tOdeYYw
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_3dTZxKNE
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA2DhyjSSdQ
  15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSDlBeYvds
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eWhclh3FA
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