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{{Infobox Lostwave
{{Infobox Lostwave
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|Box = BoxGreen
|ShowBox = yes
|ShowBox = yes
|Image = BombsInTheTundra.jpg
|Image = BombsInTheTundra.jpg
|Alt_name = BITT
|Alt_name = BITT
|Genre = Alt-Rock
|Genre = Alternative Rock
|Length = 4:20
|Length = 4:20
|Year = 1980-1984
|Year = 1980 or 1983
|OP = [[Guglielm]]
|OP = [[Guglielm]]
|Search_started = 2013
|Search_started = 2013
|Media = BombsInTheTundra.mp3
|Media = BombsInTheTundra.mp3
}}
|Search_ended=2024|Artist=Pleasure Hounds}}
'''Bombs In The Tundra''' is an unsolved alternative-rock song uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm in 2013 and tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.
'''Bombs In The Tundra''' is an unsolved alternative-rock song uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm in 2013 and tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.
   
   
== Background ==
== Background ==
On July 27th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/385016.html</ref> before being reuploaded on May 13th, 2014 to add that the song was internally tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/404019.html</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1984, 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 July 27th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/385016.html</ref> before being reuploaded on May 13th, 2014 to add that the song was internally tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.<ref name=":0">https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Pleasure+Hounds-Bombs+In+The+Tundra-404019.html?page=2</ref> Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1984, 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 band Pleasure Hounds has been confirmed to exist, having recorded a similar-sounding demo in 1982,<ref>https://imgur.com/0mcsCOZ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD1Nj0phnCo</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lshlcfld838</ref> and their song Opus has been confirmed to have played on July 18th, 1982 on the radio station WFMU in New Jersey, where the OP remembers recording it.<ref>https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/37589</ref> However, this has been debunked after WatZatSong user Kurty contacted Yale University, who had a copy of the Pleasure Hounds' original demo tape and confirmed that Opus is a 1:40 instrumental track.<ref>https://beineckelibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2551/collection_resources/115030//description#description</ref><ref name=":0" /> 
   
   
The band Pleasure Hounds has been confirmed to exist, having recorded a similar-sounding demo in 1982,<ref>https://imgur.com/0mcsCOZ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD1Nj0phnCo</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lshlcfld838</ref> and their song Opus has been confirmed to have played on July 18th, 1982 on the radio station WFMU in New Jersey, where the OP remembers recording it.<ref>https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/37589</ref> However, this has been debunked after WatZatSong user Kurty contacted Yale University, who had a copy of the Pleasure Hounds' original demo tape and confirmed that Opus is a 1:40 instrumental track.<ref>https://beineckelibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2551/collection_resources/115030//description#description</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Discovery ==
On October 4th, 2024, WatZatSong user tyx contacted WFMU radio host Diane Kamikaze, who claimed that the Pleasure Hounds created the song in 1980.<ref>https://files.catbox.moe/7lzdas.webp</ref> This contradicted WatZatSong user Kurty's previous communications with Diane, in which she was skeptical that the song was by the Pleasure Hounds.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Pleasure+Hounds-Bombs+In+The+Tundra-404019.html</ref>
On December 5th, 2024, the song was identified as Bombs In The Tundra by Pleasure Hounds after Discord users Aidnic and rocketballboi discovered a Facebook post from WFMU DJ Pat Duncan, which featured a 1983 playlist that included the song, proving that a song called Bombs In The Tundra by Pleasure Hounds did in fact exist.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10229659912734925&set=a.10219103916841625&type=3&rdid=B0QV6L3Yb8e21loZ&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1Dav23oSg9%2F</ref>
== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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Revision as of 19:50, 7 December 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Bombs In The Tundra
Alternative name(s) BITT
Artist(s) Pleasure Hounds
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:20
Year 1980 or 1983
Original poster Guglielm
Search duration 2013 - 2024
File:BombsInTheTundra.mp3

Bombs In The Tundra is an unsolved alternative-rock song uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm in 2013 and tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.

Background

On July 27th, 2013, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user Guglielm,[1] before being reuploaded on May 13th, 2014 to add that the song was internally tagged as Pleasure Hounds - Opus.[2] Based on the OP's other found songs, this song was most likely recorded between 1980 and 1984, and recorded from the WFMU New Jersey radio station.[3]

The band Pleasure Hounds has been confirmed to exist, having recorded a similar-sounding demo in 1982,[4][5][6] and their song Opus has been confirmed to have played on July 18th, 1982 on the radio station WFMU in New Jersey, where the OP remembers recording it.[7] However, this has been debunked after WatZatSong user Kurty contacted Yale University, who had a copy of the Pleasure Hounds' original demo tape and confirmed that Opus is a 1:40 instrumental track.[8][2]

Discovery

On October 4th, 2024, WatZatSong user tyx contacted WFMU radio host Diane Kamikaze, who claimed that the Pleasure Hounds created the song in 1980.[9] This contradicted WatZatSong user Kurty's previous communications with Diane, in which she was skeptical that the song was by the Pleasure Hounds.[10]

On December 5th, 2024, the song was identified as Bombs In The Tundra by Pleasure Hounds after Discord users Aidnic and rocketballboi discovered a Facebook post from WFMU DJ Pat Duncan, which featured a 1983 playlist that included the song, proving that a song called Bombs In The Tundra by Pleasure Hounds did in fact exist.[11]

Lyrics

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