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Latest revision as of 14:46, 15 November 2024
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| Complacency | |
 The cover of Rollerskate Skinny's 1992 EP Novice, which features the song. | |
| Artist(s) | Rollerskate Skinny |
|---|---|
| Genre | Shoegaze |
| Length | 8:30 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Original poster | Guglielm |
| Search duration | 2012 - 2024 |
| File:Complacency.mp3 | |
Complacency (previously known as "In The Sunshine") is an identified shoegaze song by Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny. The song was originally posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm in 2012, then was reuploaded to WatZatSong in 2013.
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 18th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,[2] before being reuploaded on August 4th, 2014.[3] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1991 and 1993, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.[4]
Discovery[edit | edit source]
On November 15th, 2024, Reddit user a_horde_of_rand recognized the song after it was uploaded to r/shoegaze by user Wyyvern, identifying it as "Complacency" by the Irish indie-rock band Rollerskate Skinny.[5]
Leads[edit | edit source]
Debunked[edit | edit source]
- Paul Myhre – Sunshine:[3] Song featured on a 1992 compilation of alternative rock music, confirmed to not be the same song.[6]
- Willard – Sunshine Wire:[3] 1993 alternative rock song, confirmed to not be the same song.[7]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Intro)
(???) (???) (???) (Oh, oh, we saw her, she walked in your backyard?) (I used to stare, I used to stare?) (Verse 1) I love May May loves me Are we free I'm not (feel?) Hey, hey, hey Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (Just ???) (In the ???) (Smother ???) Everything is dead Hey, hey, hey Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) I love May, and she left me (???), and she loves me Hey, hey, hey Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) (???) (Verse 2) We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing We're singing, hey hey, in the sunshine We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing We're singing, hey hey, in the sunshine We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing We're singing, hey hey, in the sunshine We're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing, we're singing We're singing, hey hey, in the sunshine (Refrain) Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey (hey), hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey (hey), hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey (hey), hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey (hey), hey (please) (Please come with me, let me feel this time?) Hey, hey, hey (feel this time?) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (wait), hey (wait), hey (wait) Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) Hey (to me?), hey, hey (please) (???) Hey, hey, hey (???) Hey, hey, hey (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) (???) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) Hey (hey), hey (hey), hey (hey) |
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Ken Griffin – vocals
Ger Griffin – guitar
Steve Murray – bass
Jimi Shields – drums, vocals
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://nwoutpost.com/app/webroot/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32669&p=311777
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384370.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409405.html
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/shoegaze/comments/1god1v2/comment/lx6oew2/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkpfSVUvtw
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGmDMNoTkE