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'''Somewhere In The Night''' is an unidentified pop rock song from an 80s mix by NeonBlue.
'''Somewhere In The Night''' is an unidentified pop rock song sourced from an 80s mix by NeonBlue.


== Background and Search ==
== Background and Search ==
Somewhere In The Night was originally posted on WatZatSong by user gymforma on November 27th, 2020, and gained popularity in 2023.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/682223.html</ref> A slowed sample of the beginning to Giorge Pettus's song "One Time Affair"<ref>https://youtu.be/nZX5Ucz-ms0?t=5</ref> featured at the end of the snippet, suggested that the song was from a mix. This also indicates that Somewhere In The Night was pitch-edited, as confirmed by the fact that in the discovered mix, the track directly before SITN, Something by Lava, was sped up by 15 BPM and pitched F# major, instead of the original E♭ major key.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1bqor6v/possible_somewhere_in_the_night_original_pitch/</ref>  
Somewhere In The Night was originally posted on WatZatSong by user gymforma on November 27th, 2020, and gained popularity in 2023.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/682223.html</ref> A slowed sample of the beginning to Giorge Pettus's song "One Time Affair"<ref>https://youtu.be/nZX5Ucz-ms0?t=5</ref> featured at the end of the snippet, suggested that the song was from a mix. This also indicates that Somewhere In The Night was pitch-edited, as confirmed by the fact that in the discovered mix, the track directly before SITN, Something by Lava, was sped up by 15 BPM and pitched F# major, instead of the original E♭ major key.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1bqor6v/possible_somewhere_in_the_night_original_pitch/</ref>  


It's unclear when or how it was discovered, but searchers on Discord eventually connected the snippet to a YouTube channel called NeonBlue80. NeonBlue was accused of knowing the song and artist and purposefully hiding it from searchers, but in a later comment, he clarified that he simply doesn't remember the song title and does not care about the search.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/LostwaveCirclejerk/comments/1dfftw5/neonblue_is_no_longer_my_biggest_opp_confirmed/</ref> NeonBlue claims that he got the song from a blog.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1dfgn14/possible_sitn_information_find/</ref>  
It's unclear when or how it was discovered, but searchers on Discord eventually connected the snippet to a YouTube channel called NeonBlue80. NeonBlue was accused of knowing the song and artist and purposefully hiding it from searchers, but in a later comment, he clarified that he simply doesn't remember the song title and does not care about the search.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/LostwaveCirclejerk/comments/1dfftw5/neonblue_is_no_longer_my_biggest_opp_confirmed/</ref> NeonBlue claims that he got the song from a blog, possibly [http://kissmar-2019.blogspot.com/ KISSMAR], [https://hardrockaorheaven.blogspot.com/ HardRockAORHeaven] ([https://www.blogger.com/profile/16712049956871620607 CamelBlue]) or Polix Soundtrack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1dfgn14/possible_sitn_information_find/</ref>  


On June 13th, 2024, the full original mix created by NeonBlue containing Somewhere In The Night was discovered, titled "Funk speed".<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5j3ua</ref> It was found on Dailymotion and uploaded by user funky_vinyls_records.<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/funky_vinyls_records</ref> Another unidentified song was discovered among the songs in the mix, and the remaining tracks were from various countries, including Italy, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United States, dating from 1983 to 1989.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1df2sw0/comment/l8hpdgf/</ref>  
On June 13th, 2024, the full original mix created by NeonBlue containing Somewhere In The Night was discovered, titled "Funk speed".<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5j3ua</ref> It was found on Dailymotion and was uploaded by user funky_vinyls_records.<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/funky_vinyls_records</ref> Another unidentified song was discovered among the songs in the mix, and the remaining tracks were from various countries, including Italy, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United States, dating from 1983 to 1989.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1df2sw0/comment/l8hpdgf/</ref>  


== Leads ==
== Leads ==
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=== Possible ===
=== Possible ===


* '''Alannah Myles'''<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1cq7pcl/theory_alannah_myles_demo_unreleased_song/</ref>: Suggested due to similar vocals and musical style
* '''Alannah Myles''': Suggested due to similar vocals and musical style.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1cq7pcl/theory_alannah_myles_demo_unreleased_song/</ref>
* '''Mark Scott''': Suggested due to similar vocals and musical style, as well as the discovery of a collection of his unreleased demos on HardRockAORHeaven, a blog NeonBlue used to frequent.<ref>https://hardrockaorheaven.blogspot.com/2011/03/mark-scott-demos-unreleased-1988.html</ref>
* '''Steve Kipner - Slide Back Lucy - A Demo Retrospective (1982-95)''': A compilation album of unreleased demos by rock musician Steve Kipner, investigated because three songs are sung by different singers, and one of the songs on this album, Don't Call It Love, was another lost song that was discovered by NeonBlue.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamingNight/comments/1edphcd/has_anyone_looked_into_slide_back_lucy/</ref><ref>https://picclick.com/Steve-Kipner-Demos-CD-RARE-Westcoast-AOR-Chicago-164675311942.html</ref>


=== Debunked ===
=== Debunked ===


* '''Phyllis Rhodes''': In June 2024, Phyllis Rhodes, former lead singer of the band Saint Tropez, was seriously considered as the singer due to her similar voice.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dan8g4/sitn_lead_phyllis_rhodes/</ref> Reddit user AltariaBoy contacted Rhodes, who initially believed the song was created by AI using her voice.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1daqw1g/phyllis_rhodes_sitn_solved_by_ualtariaboy/</ref> She did, however, suggest that it could be one of her demos that was never released due to legal or contractual issues,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/phyllis_rhodes_somewhere_in_the_night_most_likely/</ref> however it was not found and the lead was debunked.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/comment/l8xqjrw/</ref>
* '''Phyllis Rhodes''': In June 2024, Phyllis Rhodes, former lead singer of the band Saint Tropez, was considered as the singer due to her similar voice.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dan8g4/sitn_lead_phyllis_rhodes/</ref> Reddit user AltariaBoy contacted Rhodes, who initially believed the song was created by AI using her voice.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1daqw1g/phyllis_rhodes_sitn_solved_by_ualtariaboy/</ref> She did, however, suggest that it could be one of her demos that was never released due to legal or contractual issues,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/phyllis_rhodes_somewhere_in_the_night_most_likely/</ref> however it was not found and the lead was debunked.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/comment/l8xqjrw/</ref>
 
* '''Billy Clift - Somewhere In The Night''':<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d13gsv/billy_clift_somewhere_in_the_night/</ref> Not the same song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d7xsrd/sorry_for_the_bad_quality/</ref>
* '''Renee Vaccaro / Wild Blue''': The band and its singer were suggested due to similar vocals and musical styles, but according to q, this lead has been ruled out.
* '''Cherry Cherry''': Suggested in the WatZatSong thread, debunked by OP.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Billy Clift - Somewhere In The Night'''<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d13gsv/billy_clift_somewhere_in_the_night/</ref>: Not the same song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d7xsrd/sorry_for_the_bad_quality/</ref>
* '''Paulo Gonzo - Somewhere In the Night''':<ref name=":1">https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1e52xfy/some_possible_leads_for_somewhere_in_the_night/</ref> Not the same song.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jB4fNs6few</ref>
* '''Cherry Cherry''': Suggested in the WatZatSong thread, debunked by OP.  
* '''Richard Kerr - Somewhere in the Night''':<ref name=":1" /> Not the same song.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoO37IWnY48&t</ref>


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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[[Category:Unidentified]]
[[Category:Unidentified]]
<references />
[[Category:Rock]]

Revision as of 19:53, 28 July 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.

Somewhere In The Night
Alternative name(s) Love's Gonna Find You
Genre Pop Rock
Year 1980s
Original poster NeonBlue
Search started 2020
File:Somewhereinthenight.mp3

Somewhere In The Night is an unidentified pop rock song sourced from an 80s mix by NeonBlue.

Background and Search

Somewhere In The Night was originally posted on WatZatSong by user gymforma on November 27th, 2020, and gained popularity in 2023.[1] A slowed sample of the beginning to Giorge Pettus's song "One Time Affair"[2] featured at the end of the snippet, suggested that the song was from a mix. This also indicates that Somewhere In The Night was pitch-edited, as confirmed by the fact that in the discovered mix, the track directly before SITN, Something by Lava, was sped up by 15 BPM and pitched F# major, instead of the original E♭ major key.[3]

It's unclear when or how it was discovered, but searchers on Discord eventually connected the snippet to a YouTube channel called NeonBlue80. NeonBlue was accused of knowing the song and artist and purposefully hiding it from searchers, but in a later comment, he clarified that he simply doesn't remember the song title and does not care about the search.[4] NeonBlue claims that he got the song from a blog, possibly KISSMAR, HardRockAORHeaven (CamelBlue) or Polix Soundtrack.[5]

On June 13th, 2024, the full original mix created by NeonBlue containing Somewhere In The Night was discovered, titled "Funk speed".[6] It was found on Dailymotion and was uploaded by user funky_vinyls_records.[7] Another unidentified song was discovered among the songs in the mix, and the remaining tracks were from various countries, including Italy, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United States, dating from 1983 to 1989.[8]

Leads

Possible

  • Alannah Myles: Suggested due to similar vocals and musical style.[9]
  • Mark Scott: Suggested due to similar vocals and musical style, as well as the discovery of a collection of his unreleased demos on HardRockAORHeaven, a blog NeonBlue used to frequent.[10]
  • Steve Kipner - Slide Back Lucy - A Demo Retrospective (1982-95): A compilation album of unreleased demos by rock musician Steve Kipner, investigated because three songs are sung by different singers, and one of the songs on this album, Don't Call It Love, was another lost song that was discovered by NeonBlue.[11][12]

Debunked

  • Phyllis Rhodes: In June 2024, Phyllis Rhodes, former lead singer of the band Saint Tropez, was considered as the singer due to her similar voice.[13] Reddit user AltariaBoy contacted Rhodes, who initially believed the song was created by AI using her voice.[14] She did, however, suggest that it could be one of her demos that was never released due to legal or contractual issues,[15] however it was not found and the lead was debunked.[16]
  • Billy Clift - Somewhere In The Night:[17] Not the same song.[18]
  • Cherry Cherry: Suggested in the WatZatSong thread, debunked by OP.[1]
  • Paulo Gonzo - Somewhere In the Night:[19] Not the same song.[20]
  • Richard Kerr - Somewhere in the Night:[19] Not the same song.[21]

Lyrics

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/682223.html
  2. https://youtu.be/nZX5Ucz-ms0?t=5
  3. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1bqor6v/possible_somewhere_in_the_night_original_pitch/
  4. https://www.reddit.com/r/LostwaveCirclejerk/comments/1dfftw5/neonblue_is_no_longer_my_biggest_opp_confirmed/
  5. https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1dfgn14/possible_sitn_information_find/
  6. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5j3ua
  7. https://www.dailymotion.com/funky_vinyls_records
  8. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1df2sw0/comment/l8hpdgf/
  9. https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1cq7pcl/theory_alannah_myles_demo_unreleased_song/
  10. https://hardrockaorheaven.blogspot.com/2011/03/mark-scott-demos-unreleased-1988.html
  11. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamingNight/comments/1edphcd/has_anyone_looked_into_slide_back_lucy/
  12. https://picclick.com/Steve-Kipner-Demos-CD-RARE-Westcoast-AOR-Chicago-164675311942.html
  13. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dan8g4/sitn_lead_phyllis_rhodes/
  14. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1daqw1g/phyllis_rhodes_sitn_solved_by_ualtariaboy/
  15. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/phyllis_rhodes_somewhere_in_the_night_most_likely/
  16. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dar9l6/comment/l8xqjrw/
  17. https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d13gsv/billy_clift_somewhere_in_the_night/
  18. https://www.reddit.com/r/Somewhereinthenight/comments/1d7xsrd/sorry_for_the_bad_quality/
  19. 19.0 19.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1e52xfy/some_possible_leads_for_somewhere_in_the_night/
  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jB4fNs6few
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoO37IWnY48&t