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'''Light The Lanterns''' is a currently unsolved lostwave, posted by YouTube user '''Windows to Sky''', in 2019. It was found in a Los Angeles office building with “Demo - Listen today” written on it.
'''Light the Lanterns''', '''(also known as Illumination Night or Legacy)''', is a mysterious folk-rock song posted by Windows to Sky in 2019. It was discovered on a 1985 cassette labeled "Listen Today - Demo."


==Background==
==Background==
In 2019, the Youtube user Windows to Sky uploaded a mysterious song to his channel, found on a tape labelled "demo - listen today" likely in the Los Angeles area.  
In 2019, YouTube user Windows to Sky uploaded a mysterious song to his channel, which was discovered on a tape from the mid 80's labelled "Demo - Listen Today" in the Los Angeles area.<ref>https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/light-the-lanterns-another-mystery-song-that-has-gone-unidentified-for-a-long-time.1047451/</ref> In 2020, the user took the song private after being harassed by another user who thought he had created it. Following that, the user no longer wanted to assist with the search.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3</ref>


The user private the song in 2020 after received harassment from a user who believed that he had made the song. 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 ==
 
=== 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==
==Lyrics==
The lyrics most commonly agreed upon are:
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|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
She was born on a magic island
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|'''[Verse 1]'''She was born on a magic island
There's a certain mythology
There's a certain mythology


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To pass on the legacy
To pass on the legacy
'''[Chorus]'''


Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
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And pray that the rain won't come
And pray that the rain won't come


She left me with grace the next year
'''[Verse 2]'''
 
She left me with Grace the next year


She went away, I don't know where
She went away, I don't know where


Grace got drunk in a Chinese restaurant
Grace got drunk at a Chinese restaurant


So all I saw were the lights extinguishing
So all I saw were the lights extinguishing
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To see if I can light the lights
To see if I can light the lights
'''[Chorus]'''


Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
Crazy ladies in gingerbread houses
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And pray that the rain won't come  
And pray that the rain won't come  
</blockquote>
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:32, 23 June 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.

Light The Lanterns
Alternative name(s) Illumination Night and Legacy
Genre Folk-Rock
Year 1985
Status Unsolved
Original poster Windows to Sky
Search started 2019

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

Background

In 2019, YouTube user Windows to Sky uploaded a mysterious song to his channel, which was discovered on a tape from the mid 80's labelled "Demo - Listen Today" in the Los Angeles area.[1] In 2020, the user took the song private after being harassed by another user who thought he had created it. Following that, the user 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

Possible:

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/light-the-lanterns-another-mystery-song-that-has-gone-unidentified-for-a-long-time.1047451/
  2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/h9frh1/comment/hx0jwoq/?context=3
  3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/jldvbg/did_some_small_research_about_light_the_lanterns/
  4. ↑ https://gomarthasvineyard.com/events-calendar/annual-grand-illumination-night
  5. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/p6lke5/has_anything_new_been_found_on_the_song_light_the/
  6. ↑ https://www.mvtimes.com/2013/01/23/audio-production-marthas-vineyard-growth-industry-13972/
  7. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/eheehp/light_the_lanterns_lead/
  8. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/iz2r0f/hazlewood_legacy_lost_album/
  9. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/24466946-Anna-Byrne-Celebration
  10. ↑ https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/LightTheLanterns/comments/1di1ya3/we_found_ltl_read_everything/
  11. ↑ https://i.imgur.com/IYm6zLa.png
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