What classic 80's easy listening song is this....

[aphex]

I wanna say the chorus says something with 'but i wanna take you down....'

(slow)
Daaaa.... da da da da.....
Daaaa.... da da da daaaa da da....

With that crazy typical 80's electric harmonica/synthesizer...

Anyone know what i'm talking about?

http://www.iiki.org/clip.wav

 

[LS20]

as funny as that post was, yes - i do know what youre talking about

 

[NiteWulf]

While I don't know what song you're talking about, I came up with this

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: LS20
as funny as that post was, yes - i do know what youre talking about

its gonna bother me until i figure it out...

 

[TheChort]

Is it the song from this VW commercial?

 

[aphex]

no.

 

[aphex]

someone has to know!

 

[imported_Mike]

we need more then that

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Mike
we need more then that

i'm telling you, if you sing the part with the 'daaa''s up top out loud... you will recognize the song... even monotone is recognizable, i think...

 

[ThePresence]

Police: Doodoodoodoo Daadaadaadaa?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Police: Doodoodoodoo Daadaadaadaa?

Yep.

Kids these days. <shudder>

That was 1980. 27 years ago this fall!

 

[chuckywang]

Why don't you record it and post it here?

 

[QED]

are the "da da da"'s the actual words you hear in the song? or are you just simulating the way the chords sound?

 

[aphex]

simulating the way the chords sound...

and no, its not the police...

I made this a very very very indirect way, but here is a quick clip i recorded: http://www.iiki.org/clip.wav

Played on a virtual keyboard on my computer, recorded on my cell phone, bluetooth transfer back to the computer, converted and clipped, uploaded

 

[chuckywang]

I meant hum it....

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

I'm crying with laughter listening to the clip :laugh:

I'll keep trying to work it out

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

The clip reminds me of Cherish by Kool & The Gang:

Click

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Police: Doodoodoodoo Daadaadaadaa?

That's the first thing I thought of.

 

[aphex]

nope, not cherish by kool.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I can name that tune in six notes...

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Click

Is it "Shake you down" by Gregory Abbott? Found this via Google, there's a clip you can listen to although I don't think it's the chorus bit... Sounds full of 80's cheesy synth though!

Also, is it a man or a woman singing?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Click

Is it "Shake you down" by Gregory Abbott? Found this via Google, there's a clip you can listen to although I don't think it's the chorus bit... Sounds full of 80's cheesy synth though!

Also, is it a man or a woman singing?

YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!! I can finally go to bed now! Thanks!!!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: aphex
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!! I can finally go to bed now! Thanks!!!

LOL, I only found that because someone else was asking about the same song at some questions/answers site