Comment by ilamont
1 hour ago
If you like this kind of thing, you really need to listen to the podcast Reply All, episode 158 “The Case of the Missing Hit".
In a nutshell a guy in California barely remembered a song he loved in the 1990s, basically the lyrics and the melody, but was unable to locate any record of the song online or anywhere else. What he did in an attempt to identify the song and the musician behind it is truly next level.
It really was one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever heard.
This was my first thought so I scrolled to find this comment. It's a fantastic episode. It's a shame Reply All fell apart. However, PJ Vogt went on to make a new podcast called Search Engine and it's also great.
> He and a music producer recreated the song
haha. back then i also used this exact same method to search for a song i'd heard a long time ago (but i didn't know either the artist or the title). it wasn't really that complicated, since i just reproduced the chorus using a keyboard. turns out somebody on the forum knew the song and gave me the details, so i finally reunited with that song after decades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMRqCa2k0o
If anyone asked me what my favorite podcast episode ever was, this would be it. Your comment very slightly spoils it though I think, it’s one of those stories that are best if you know very little going into it.
Fair point. Edited.
Came to share the same thing! I just listened to that episode on a road trip last week, it was fantastic.
Absolutely worth a listen!