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{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxRed|ShowBox=yes|Image=IWasAFool.jpg|Caption=|Alt_name=|Genre=New Wave|Length=2:56|Year=Before December 1983|Status=Unsolved|Search_started=2014|OP=Guglielm|Media=IWasAFoolInLove.mp3}}'''I Was a Fool In Love''' (also known as '''"I Was A Fool"''') is an unidentified new wave song uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm.  
{{Infobox Lostwave
|Box = BoxRed
|ShowBox = yes
|Image = IWasAFool.jpg
|Caption =  
|Alt_name = I Was A Fool; IWAFIL, IWAF
|Genre = New Wave
|Length = 2:56
|Year = before December 1983
|OP = [[Guglielm]]
|Search_started = 2012
|Media = IWasAFoolInLove.mp3
}}
'''I Was a Fool In Love''' (also known as '''"I Was A Fool"''') is an unidentified new wave song first uploaded to the New Wave Outpost forums in 2012 by user Guglielm.  


== Background ==
== Background ==
On August 30th, 2014, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm, who states in his post that the song was internally tagged as In a Variety of Love, I Was a Fool.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/411572.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1983, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437</ref>  
On August 23rd, 2012, the song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm as part of a collection of lost songs, but it did not gain much traction.<ref>https://nwoutpost.com/app/webroot/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32669&p=311777</ref>
 
On July 12th, 2013, the song was uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/383954.html</ref> before being reuploaded on August 30th, 2014 to add that the song was possibly named In a Variety of Love, I Was a Fool.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/411572.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1983, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437</ref>  


The song was most likely written before December 1983, as WFMU's general manager, Ken Freedman, who joined WFMU in December 1983, was contacted and did not recognize the song.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Freedman?useskin=vector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Freedman]</ref>
The song was most likely written before December 1983, as WFMU's general manager, Ken Freedman, who joined WFMU in December 1983, was contacted and did not recognize the song.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Freedman?useskin=vector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Freedman]</ref>

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ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.

I Was A Fool In Love
Alternative name(s) I Was A Fool; IWAFIL, IWAF
Genre New Wave
Length 2:56
Year before December 1983
Original poster Guglielm
Search started 2012
File:IWasAFoolInLove.mp3

I Was a Fool In Love (also known as "I Was A Fool") is an unidentified new wave song first uploaded to the New Wave Outpost forums in 2012 by user Guglielm.

Background[edit | edit source]

On August 23rd, 2012, the song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm as part of a collection of lost songs, but it did not gain much traction.[1]

On July 12th, 2013, the song was uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,[2] before being reuploaded on August 30th, 2014 to add that the song was possibly named In a Variety of Love, I Was a Fool.[3] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1983, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.[4]

The song was most likely written before December 1983, as WFMU's general manager, Ken Freedman, who joined WFMU in December 1983, was contacted and did not recognize the song.[3][5]

Leads[edit | edit source]

Possible[edit | edit source]

Debunked[edit | edit source]

  • Mark Robbins - Fool: British rock song suggested due to a similar song title,[6] confirmed to not be the same song by an owner of the single on Discogs.[7]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]