# Long shot, but can help me identify this song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414 "2016-06-03T19:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/21 "2016-06-06T17:57:31Z")
Was it “Back to Then” by Johnny Gurtz? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/22 "2016-06-06T19:14:33Z")
[quote=“Drunky\_Smurf, post:21, topic:756414”] Was it “Back to Then” by Johnny Gurtz? [/QUOTE] That links to a Rick Astley song. And Wow, I was sure Johnny Hates Jazz was going to be a winner, but now this one looks like a real contender. On tenterhooks waiting for the OP to log back in. ---
**Author:** ![Hrududu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Hrududu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hrududu)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/23 "2016-06-06T23:22:27Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > That links to a Rick Astley song. > > And Wow, I was sure Johnny Hates Jazz was going to be a winner, but now this one looks like a real contender. On tenterhooks waiting for the OP to log back in. Bless you summer child. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/24 "2016-06-09T11:53:13Z")
Another act whose name sounds like Johnny Gurtz is “Ollie Murs”. Does he have any tracks like the OP described? I realize he’s more known in Europe but the OP’s origin is unclear. ---
**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/25 "2016-06-22T07:26:46Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Johnny Hates Jazz “[Turn Back The Clock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51NAFhGDIYw)”? Bingo! You guys are amazing! This is it! Sorry I wasn’t able to reply earlier as I was away on a trip for 2 weeks. Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/26 "2016-06-22T10:07:54Z")
This place never fails to amaze me. In fact, taking a little over a day to identify something from the vaguest of descriptions is on the long side for this place - most of the time someone grabs it within an hour. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414/27 "2016-06-23T18:19:58Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > This place never fails to amaze me. In fact, taking a little over a day to identify something from the vaguest of descriptions is on the long side for this place - most of the time someone grabs it within an hour. It’s been over 10 years since my 'ID this song thread" and still no one has identified it. Google the lyrics “happy anniversary to the one that got away” and the only match is that thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-but-can-help-me-identify-this-song/756414.md?page=1)