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Ok, this is going to be difficult, not least because google isn't helping much, but I heard music piping out of a neighbour's flat that sounded so good, I just had to try and hunt it down. The song had a male vocalist, with backing music that sounded a bit like 80s rock, reminiscent of, say, The Sports (Who Listens to the Radio?), but I couldn't catch any of the lyrics except the oft-repeated hookline, "Oh way oh, oh way oh." That's not a lot to go on, and google keeps giving me some Santana duet with Jorge Moreno, which is nothing like the song I'm looking for. It goes "Oh way oh," with the last word on a high note, building expectation, then "Oh way oh" ending on a low note, resolving the tension. Then it repeats that a few times. Way catchy and upbeat, but I couldn't make out any more of it. Any help appreciated, much very, thanks, It's been emotional (talk) 09:28, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Some good guesses, and some interesting music as well ... bud sadly not the song. The closest in overall feel is probably the Chilli Peppers song, but the closest to the tune is Mrs Vandebilt. The difference is the one I'm after has no real pause after the first "oh" in each line; it's more like they go "oh" on one beat, then "way" just before the beat, then "oh" on the next beat, so the drumming might go "oh-(bass) way oh-(snare)", and the repeat line probably would start on the next bass drum note, with exactly the same rhythm. The McCartney one has a much bigger pause in between the "oh" and the "way oh", sort of like they are two separate elements, whereas this one has "oh way oh" as one phrase, then the immediate resolution of the repeat line as the next phrase, ending on a different note. Thanks for the suggestions, which do match the description pretty well. It's been emotional (talk) 01:41, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
It could be Baby By Justin Bieber —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.10.111.110 (talk) 07:32, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Sadly none of those, but I think I have enough material for my forthcoming book/PhD thesis proving that "oh way oh" is conducive to more catchy tunes than any other non-lyric, easily surpassing "na na na na na na" (the frightfully uncatchy Shelter by Taylor Dayne) or "Hey oh oo way oh oh oh" which I think was the rather uncatchy start of the otherwise memorable Wild Boys by Duran Duran. Keep those examples coming, just in case someone finds it. Thanks for the effort, It's been emotional (talk) 06:06, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
I've just discovered it wasn't that quintessential 80s band, Duran Duran, whose excellent video also features the first screen appearance by Voldemort (in the extended video at least). Oh well, now I've got myself puzzling over another non-lyric from the 80s. It's been emotional (talk) 06:17, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
If I am understanding the original question correctly, the song does not necessarily date from the 1980s. I am wondering if it is the track Wavin' Flag by K'naan, which seems to fit all the criteria? There are versions in several languages. It's ridiculously catchy, and was used as an unofficial anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Deserter1 (talk) 14:29, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
The first song that springs to my mind with that kind of chorus is The Thermal's song Now We Can See. 15:50, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
I bet it is Tarzan Boy by Baltimora
Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom??
A question on another desk has me wondering: which game show or quiz show has had the fewest winners? Many seem to promote themselves as being particularly tricky, but ensure one way or another that there are reasonably frequent winners (e.g. by guaranteeing that the best contestant each show wins, or simply by attracting contestants who are very good at the challenges). I don't mean shows on which it is difficult to win a top prize, but easy to win a smaller one, such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire? I recall that the British TV shows The Crystal Maze and the children's show Knightmare both had very few winning teams - are there any shows which were never won, or had an even lower percentage of winners than these? Warofdreams talk 16:47, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Takeshi's Castle,it's a running joke in the British commentary..Hotclaws (talk) 10:32, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
1) What is the job title of the people who used to do the segues between television programmes?
2) Can anyone point me to a good economic explanation as to why they were obsoleted?
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.70.250.255 (talk) 22:01, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, y'all; continuity (broadcasting) seems to cover this. Any leads to stories by professionals as to their obsolescence? 83.70.229.182 (talk) 01:04, 20 March 2011 (UTC)