40 Year Long Song Search

[Hoof Hearted]

I did some shows for a local community radio station. They kept detailed records of what was played date and time. You may try to reach out to the station and see if you can get that information assuming you remember the time and date of the show.

I’ll try hard to remember but it’s all a bit foggy after all these years. I used to have it recorded on cassette tape (ask your mum and dad kids) but that was in a few previous lives ago…

 

[Hoof Hearted]

This reminds me of an old "Married with Children" Episode where Al Bundy goes looking for the name of a song that goes "Hmm Hmm Him...". I wish you luck on your quest. You've got more than AL did

Thanks!!

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Give "Drive By" by the group "Train" a try... ???

No, I know that one too but thanks anyhow

 

[Hoof Hearted]

If you remember the melody, you can try to sing / whistle it in shazam. It might work.
I spent 20 years looking for a song, and winded up buying a demo cassette of the band playing that song on discogs. Talk about being lucky...

Thanks, I’ll try that

 

[Hoof Hearted]

The Doors - Break on through (to the other side)?

Hi, no, not that one but thanks

 

[Stringbanger]

 

[GearGeek01]

Would be nice to know what genre of music we are searching for... metal, hard rock, rap, disco, country, opera... etc etc...

If you know how to use the microphone symbol in Google on your phone (if you have one)... hum some of the melody into that thing and it might tell you the song...

 

[Rick330man]

"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life..."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

All Google is giving me is Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You by Wilson Pickett.

A great song. I have a buddy who plays it all the time.

Hoofer, you might just want to learn that and call it good. Just two chords and an easy riff. What could go wrong?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life..."

The marching leisure jump suits are great, but what reallymakes it for me is the guy playing a Hammond, a Rhodes, and two other keyboards, including the one he's using for the trumpet fills.

 

[David Barnett]

The marching leisure jump suits are great, but what reallymakes it for me is the guy playing a Hammond, a Rhodes, and two other keyboards, including the one he's using for the trumpet fills.

He clearly got that from Keith Emerson.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Hi everyone, I finally got the answer thanks to a very knowledgeable gentleman on Facebook with a dedicated Friday Rock Show theme. He actually remembered the song! The band were Niagara and the song was called Across the Bridge. It was one song in a four track session on the show back on 18 September 1981. The other songs were Crossfire, Victim of Love and Cold Eyes. The band never released anything commercially so no wonder the search took so long! Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions, after 42 years I can finally call off the search.

 

[radiocaster]

Hi everyone, I finally got the answer thanks to a very knowledgeable gentleman on Facebook with a dedicated Friday Rock Show theme. He actually remembered the song! The band were Niagara and the song was called Across the Bridge. It was one song in a four track session on the show back on 18 September 1981. The other songs were Crossfire, Victim of Love and Cold Eyes. The band never released anything commercially so no wonder the search took so long! Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions, after 42 years I can finally call off the search.

That's super obscure. There's nothing online about this.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

That's super obscure. There's nothing online about this.

Yes indeed! A real needle in the haystack, I’m also told that the vocalist, the late, great Bobby Harrison, was the drummer from Procol Harum.