Break Down Those Walls
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| Break Down Those Walls | |
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| Genre | New Wave, Funk |
|---|---|
| Length | 4:54 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Status | Solved |
| Original poster | NY80sTapes |
| Search duration | July 2023 - May 2024 |
| File:BreakDownThoseWalls.mp3 | |
Break Down Those Walls (formerly known as "Uptown People") is a solved lostwave by new-wave band Dolce Vita that was released in 1984 on their self titled EP, and was posted on WatZatSong by user NY80sTapes.
Background[edit | edit source]
On July 2nd, 2023, user NY80sTapes uploaded the song to WatZatSong, noting that it sounded like something ABP (a Scottish funk-rock band[1]) would make.[2] Between 1980 and 1986, he recorded the song at a radio station in New York or New Jersey, possibly from WFMU, WFDU, WNYU, or a college station in the area.[2][3]
The search gained traction in December 2023, when it was first posted to r/lostwave by user cynicalcleaning.[4] In early January, WatZatSong users zman90 and PTV's Tapes contacted WFMU and WFDU respectively, but representatives from the stations did not know the song.[5]
On May 20th, 2024, the OP returned to the WatZatSong thread and stated that he believed the song was from 1984 based on the other songs recorded on the same tape.[6]
Discovery[edit | edit source]
On May 29th, 2024, Reddit user TriPork revealed that they had discovered the song while searching "post punk albums 1984 site:youtube.com intext:1984" on Google.[7] They found a video that was uploaded by the channel Obscure Alternatives, and the song was identified as "Break Down Those Walls" from new-wave band Dolce Vita's self-titled album.[8]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Intro)
La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala (Verse 1) Uptown people looking, down, downtown What are we gonna do? Say what, what are you doing in my town? Hey, I'm talking to you, and I said La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala We were living in Cleveland La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala They'll never understand (Pre-Chorus) We won't live like this With these walls between ourselves (Chorus) Break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls (Verse 2) Hey, hey, hey Hey, one-way thinking, one-way traffic Rhythm doesn't stop Something's coming and something's drumming It's time for the walls to rock and I say La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala We were fighting in the streets La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala Work inside those rules (Pre-Chorus) We won't livе like this All these walls bеtween ourselves (Chorus) Break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls (Guitar Solo) La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala La-la-la, la-lala, la-lala (Verse 3) Hammer hearts, time to start That's where we play, New York, come on! Ba-ba-ba-ba, (sold to quest?) So consecrated, (just less?) So calm down, too tumultuous The walls between you and me (Pre-Chorus) No one lives like this With these walls between ourselves (Chorus) Break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls You can break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls You can break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls You can break down those walls Break down those walls Break down those walls You can break down those walls |
Personnel[edit | edit source]
David Quinn – lead vocals, keyboards
Tommaso Commonara – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Lorenzo Gilioli – bass
Julius – drums, percussion
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB_(band)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Dolce+Vita-Break+Down+Those+Walls-776289.html?page=2
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/ny80stapes
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/18d3l3v/1984_unknownunidentified_song_uptown_people_soul/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240209015356/http://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/776289.html
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d13cgy/ny80stapes_uploader_of_the_snippet_says_there_are/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/uptownpeople/comments/1d33nu8/found_i_found_it_the_song_is_dolce_vita_break/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/6ss5WvkCAsA?si=-wJiEfqW614ydOMO&t=551