# Another song request . . .

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-song-request/11863>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 9, 1999, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-song-request/11863 "1999-12-09T19:38:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 1999, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-song-request/11863/1 "1999-12-10T06:37:00Z")

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The first line is something like “You know I cover every situation” and it has sort of a techno beat to it.

Maybe early to mid-80’s.

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-song-request/11863/2 "1999-12-09T19:38:00Z")

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My WAG:

“Situation” by Yaz…released in 1982 (give or take a year)

listen to a remix of it on CDnow and tell me if that’s it…

[http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1251845442/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=YAZ/DDCN=SD-7599+21812+2](http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1251845442/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=YAZ/DDCN=SD-7599+21812+2)

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-song-request/11863/3 "1999-12-09T20:33:00Z")

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Bingo!

Thanks.