Stranger In The Corner

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.
Stranger In The Corner
Genre	Synth-Pop
Length	0:10 (Original Snippet) 0:24 (Possible Snippet)
Year	1983
Status	Unsolved
Original poster	NY80sTapes
Search started	2023

Stranger in the Corner is an unidentified synth-pop song sourced from WatZatSong user NY80sTapes' collection of short radio snippets recorded in the early 1980s.

Background

On June 10, 2023, user Kenny Cathead (NY80sTapes) first uploaded the song to YouTube as part of a compilation of short snippets of various songs recorded from the radio.

On July 12, 2023, WatZatSong user NY80sTapes posted the song as a 10-second snippet with no additional information. This song was most likely recorded from a New York or New Jersey radio station between 1980 and 1986, and based on the OP's other found songs, it may have originally released between 1977 and 1985.

On August 16, 2023, WatZatSong user MistaEgg pointed out that another snippet posted by NY80sTapes, labelled "Bass & Synth, 1983", sounds very similar to the song, and it is widely assumed that this snippet is part of the song or by the same band.

Leads

Debunked

• OUK - Stranger in the Rain: AI generated hoax.
• Passion Puppets - Voices: AI generated hoax.
• Shöx Lumania - Stranger: Electronic new-wave band who released a similar sounding song in 1978, composer Man Parrish confirmed that he didn't create the song.