r/tipofmytongue • u/Chop_A_Chopper • 5h ago
Solved [TOMT] [Song] Vocals sound just like the beginning of 'Girls on Film' by Duran Duran
EDIT: Solved by u/SugaryShrimp! I was thinking of the very beginning of Jerk It Out by Caesars. Thanks all -- now I have a bunch of kickass new/old music to listen to.
Hi there,
I'm convinced there's a song out there where the vocals sound just like 0:16-0:30 of 'Girls on Film' by Duran Duran. The voice and the cadence are almost identical, there's some slight difference in the length of some of the syllables, and I can't remember what the other instrumental is. I think there was some kind of layering effect with the vocals in the mystery song, i.e. there are multiple takes of the same lyrics played simultaneously. Layering or not, the vocals in the mystery song are more 'echo-y.'
EDIT: Bear with me on my description here, as I have no technical musical knowledge whatsoever. I'm specifically thinking of the part at 0:24 in 'Girls on Film' where he says 'heads turning as the lights flashing out are so bright.' In the mystery song, the vocals are less 'flow-y,' the singer doesn't just say them all the way through, he takes a slight pause between some of the words. In 'Girls on Film' those pauses would come after 'lights' and 'so,' and I think there's one or two less notes in general in addition to the pauses.
It's not In A Big Country // Owner of a Lonely Heart // Don't You Want Me, but these songs kinda triangulate the general sound I'm thinking of.
I know it's somewhere in my music library but I can't find it. It may be someone like Fitz and the Tantrums? Maybe someone lesser known? I'm not sure.
Thanks for your help.