# I need help—yet again—identifying a pop song.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415 "2004-01-03T02:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/1 "2004-01-03T02:11:24Z")
This is, what—the fourth or fifth one of these I’ve done so far? I hope it’s not _too_ annoying, and these identifications do mean a lot to me. It’s a mid-80s pop song, sung by a lady I think. The bpm is about 104, I think, and there is a horn section. Might it be a one-hit wonder? I was wrong before… Here’s the melody line of the chorus that I remember, and a link to an online MIDI piano. Dashes indicate sustain: [Here’s a piano.](http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/play_a_piano.html) F------ G C----- F G A— A A# A— D C----- F F G A-- G F–D F-----G C Many thanks if you are able to help. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/2 "2004-01-03T02:58:19Z")
I couldn’t find a C on that keyboard. No, I’m no Pianist, but I loved the movie. maybe if you could tell us some lyrics it might be easier for a few of us. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/3 "2004-01-03T03:04:24Z")
On that particular keyboard, the ‘C’ is the first key. ‘C’ is also the white key that sits just before the two adjacent black keys. The note indicator is visible towards the top-right hand corner. Sorry, I don’t know any lyrics. If I knew even one, I’d head off to Google. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/4 "2004-01-03T03:06:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\*The note indicator is visible towards the top-right hand corner. > \*\* Top right hand corner of the _keyboard_, but smack in the center of the applet. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/5 "2004-01-03T03:07:20Z")
I can’t get the applet to work. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/6 "2004-01-03T03:39:10Z")
I love the applet. But can’t recognize the song. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/7 "2004-01-03T03:55:25Z")
holy crap I think I know it, the name of the song is “break out” “don’t stop to ask you’ve got to find a way to make it last you’ve got to find a way say what you want to say and break out” (something like that) ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/8 "2004-01-03T04:01:00Z")
And if this IS the song you’re thinking of, a google search says it’s by Swing Out Sister. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/9 "2004-01-03T04:19:18Z")
Why, that’s the one! Thanks so much! Yeah, that’s a cool Java keyboard I stumbled upon one day. While I was looking for alternate Java keyboards since **Mr Blue Sky** couldn’t use it, I came across a classical music search site that utilizes a larger keyboard with which you can pick out a melody and it makes a sort of punch card that the engine uses to search with. It would be a neat thing to have this available for more popular types of music. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/10 "2004-01-03T04:46:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\*On that particular keyboard, the ‘C’ is the first key. ‘C’ is also the white key that sits just before the two adjacent black keys. > > The note indicator is visible towards the top-right hand corner. > > Sorry, I don’t know any lyrics. If I knew even one, I’d head off to Google. \*\* If it’s the first key, why is the key marked A? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-yet-again-identifying-a-pop-song/222415/11 "2004-01-03T04:54:56Z")
Because that’s the key on the keyboard that you use to play it. If you look close, you’ll see that it uses the keys on the keyboard that align most with a piano keyboard.