# Name of song (newish, Top 40, pop)?

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**Created:** [December 28, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-song-newish-top-40-pop/431478 "2007-12-28T16:18:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-song-newish-top-40-pop/431478/1 "2007-12-28T16:18:24Z")

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Normally when I don’t know the name of a song, I Google some lyrics, but the only times I’ve heard this have been in the grocery store, in a convenience store (twice), and today at my hairdresser’s - all places where the lyrics were kind of hard to hear.

The last time, though, it was definitely being played on a Top 40 station.

All I have are some pretty vague hints. Female singer - probably white, sounds kind of cute. The chorus doesn’t have any lyrics at all, but rather is a cool synthesizer riff that sounds '80s enough that the first time I heard it, I thought it was an old song that I missed the first time around.

Four times in a month, and all during quick visits to businesses leads me to believe otherwise, though.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-song-newish-top-40-pop/431478/2 "2007-12-28T16:26:33Z")

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Is it any of the following:

Colbie Caillat: [Colbie Caillat - Bubbly Video @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries](http://top40-charts.com/songs/media.php?sid=20605)

Sara Bareilles: [Sara Bareilles - Love Song Video @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries](http://top40-charts.com/songs/media.php?sid=21655)

Both of these are played continuously on Sirius’ Hits 1 channel.

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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-song-newish-top-40-pop/431478/3 "2007-12-28T16:43:56Z")

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Nope. Thanks for trying, though. I know it can’t be easy with so little information.

The '80s, sort-of-New-Wavey vibe from the synthesizer chorus should be the biggest giveaway on this song, if anyone else knows what I’m talking about.

If I had to take a wild guess, I would say that it’s a group rather than a solo artist, but I’m totally pulling that out of my ass, so I could be wrong.

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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-song-newish-top-40-pop/431478/4 "2007-12-28T17:01:14Z")

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Got it. Don’t know why I didn’t think to call the radio station in the first place. :smack:

[“Cool”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLXVSsT2wQ) is now officially the first and only Gwen Stefani song I like. Looks like it’s from a couple years ago, so not quite new. Guess it was just a coincidence that I heard it so much lately.

This was probably some huge hit or something, but bear in mind that loudspeakers in stores are pretty much the only places I hear Top 40 music these days.

Edit: and obviously I was right with the “cute white chick” guess. 😉