Waiting For The Countdown
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved. | |
| Waiting For The Countdown | |
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| Genre | New Wave |
|---|---|
| Length | 3:44 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Status | Unsolved |
| Original poster | Guglielm |
| Search started | 2012 |
| File:WaitingForTheCountdown.mp3 | |
Waiting For The Countdown (also known as "Waiting For A Come Down") is an unidentified new-wave song first uploaded to the New Wave Outpost forums in 2012 by user Guglielm.
Background[edit | edit source]
On August 23rd, 2012, the song was first posted to the New Wave Outpost forums by user Guglielm as part of a collection of lost songs, but it did not gain much traction.[1]
On July 16th, 2013, Guglielm uploaded the song to WatZatSong,[2] but it did not receive much attention, so he reuploaded it on August 6th, 2014, stating in his post that the song was internally tagged as Waiting for a Come Down.[3] 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.[4]
According to WatZatSong user tyx, the song features an Oberheim DMX drum machine, which was manufactured between 1980 and 1985.[5]
On June 10th, 2023, YouTube user NY80sTapes posted another recording of the song from a compilation of radio snippets, revealing that it was recorded from the same broadcast on WFMU in 1983.[6]
Leads[edit | edit source]
Possible[edit | edit source]
Debunked[edit | edit source]
- Call Noise - Missing For The Countdown: Not the same song.[7]
- Lord Toph - Waiting For The Countdown: Found through BMI's database,[8] not the same song.[9]
- Jonathan Mogavero - Waiting For The Countdown: Found through BMI's database,[8] not the same song.[10]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
| Presumed Lyrics |
| (Verse 1)
We start to shake, we feel the change from the inside We concentrate, we shoot the stars after midnight Back to the park once again (in a go-go land?) (Cheap swing?) at the talking kings once again (and the downdeep blast?) Lookin' for a new example We know we cannot change the world The walls outside can tumble, but I I don't think we care (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown (at night) (Verse 2) Spin out, the party boys again Like a team, we play the scene again Following the active pressure Dancing in the jagged light Pretty, pretty (portion?), with a Synthetic mind I get confused (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd (at night) Everybody's waiting for the countdown (Bridge) Waiting, waiting... Waiting, waiting Waiting (Chorus) Everybody's looking for the in-crowd Everyone is waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd Everyone is waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd Everyone is waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd Everyone is waiting for the countdown Everybody's looking for the in-crowd |
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://nwoutpost.com/app/webroot/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32669&p=311777
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/384294.html
- ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/409550.html
- ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10029uDyY6T4_XGC6z6Hn6bz9HTHOgYB-9a5hYrbXQps/edit?gid=512131437#gid=512131437
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberheim_DMX
- ↑ https://youtu.be/NgbmVNyjtdw?t=1153
- ↑ https://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=3&show=53208&archive=92233&starttime=2:21:18
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dbhat1/found_2_leads_for_waiting_for_the_countdown/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvRIm4WCPmw
- ↑ https://ja.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/waiting-for-the-countdown-346905368.html