# Help identify this super famous, obvious song

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**Created:** [July 12, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-super-famous-obvious-song/759754 "2016-07-12T21:56:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-super-famous-obvious-song/759754/1 "2016-07-12T21:56:59Z")

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I can’t remember a single lyric for it, or the artist or title. It’s a pop song, and was quite famous. Probably from the 2000s.

It starts off with a tinny, echo-y kind of sound with forlorn singing that cuts itself off to repeat itself. I don’t remember any of the words, so just making up words as an example:

I get down I get down hearted  
I get down I get down hearted  
Falling with the rain  
Falling with the rain  
This song was used as a Riley Martin song parody, (O qua tanzig wan) so now it’s stuck in my head and driving me crazy. I can try to figure out how to extract a sound clip and post somewhere if needed.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-super-famous-obvious-song/759754/2 "2016-07-12T22:00:55Z")

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Is it Primitive Radio Gods [Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in MY Hand?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJxFAoiWSY) That’s what your made-up lyrics remind me of.

Actual lyrics (From a BB King sample):  
I been down I been down hearted babe  
Ever since the day…

Or else Rio by Duran Duran

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**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-super-famous-obvious-song/759754/3 "2016-07-12T22:01:58Z")

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[Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJxFAoiWSY) by Primitive Radio Gods?

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-super-famous-obvious-song/759754/4 "2016-07-12T22:07:12Z")

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Yep, that’s it exactly. Thanks much!