That’s The Magic
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved. | |
| That’s The Magic | |
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| Genre | J-Pop |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Status | Unsolved |
| Original poster | windlamp (snippet)
ReelyInteresting (full version) |
| Search started | 2024 |
| File:That'sTheMagic.mp3 | |
That's The Magic (also known as "W•H•A•T") is an unidentified pop song sourced from a Japanese S-VHS tape called "The World of High Quality", which was used to demonstrate the image quality of the HR-S7000 VCR.
Background[edit | edit source]
On February 20th, 2024, the song was first uploaded to WatZatSong by user windlamp.[1] He claimed to have found the song on a Sony digital voice recorder, likely from the 2000s, which he bought from a Goodwill in Northern California.[2]
On May 16th, 2024, the original source of the audio was discovered to be from a promotional tape called "W•H•A•T: The World of High Quality", that was given away with Panasonic/Victor S-VHS tape decks in Japan, and it had no identifying information about the song.[3][4]
The model in the video is believed to be Victoria Lockwood, a British fashion model and former wife of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother.[5]
Leads[edit | edit source]
Possible[edit | edit source]
Debunked[edit | edit source]
- Delaberry - Closing Credits:[6] A 2020 song which samples the lost song. The artist was contacted and stated that he downloaded the song from YouTube, referring to the song's known upload as his specific source.[7]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Instrumental)
(Verse 1) Baby, what you wanna, realize it's you to here Everything starts with me, know what I mean Fella, what's in your mind, you could do down on the ground I believe just to think that’s the loving (Chorus) I'll make you be true, and take you off the move So many feelings, around you are, coming to all That's the magic I’ll set you so free, and love you like a (treat/tree?) So many (aching/again?), can feel like, it never ends Now let's get up What It's the new, it's the birth, from the unknown What It‘s the new, it’s the way, ain’t it true oh (Instrumental) (Verse 1) Baby, what you wanna, realize it's you to here Everything starts with me, know what I mean Fella, what's in your mind, you could do down on the ground I believe just to think that’s the loving (Chorus) I’ll make you prove, the beating heart can move So you keep shining, and never be, lost or away That's the magic I’ll treat you so tight, cause you can see the light You have to go on, and go on till', you make your day Now let's get up What It's the new, it's the birth, from the unknown What It‘s the new, it’s the way, ain’t it true oh What It's the new, it's the birth, from the unknown What |
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/801260.html
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/801260.html?page=2
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsTheMagic/comments/1ctolkr/partially_found/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgd4EJnJuaQ&t=52s
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsTheMagic/comments/1dzt7mc/victoria_lockwood_the_what_actress/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KPm6Ysovq4
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cu1xnc/comment/l54ved5/