# Need Help IDing a Song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922 "2001-07-10T05:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Dingus\_McGhee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Dirty\_Dingus\_McGhee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Dingus_McGhee)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/1 "2001-07-10T05:05:00Z")
Okay…so I dunno if I can be of much help with this, but there was this song that I heard on the alternative radio station here in Jacksonville, FL back in '96/'97. I’d always catch the song in the middle, and the DJ never announced the name of the song or the band. I can’t remember what it sounded like, just some lyrics, so here they are, at least I think - “…heaven do not falter, grab her by the wings and drag her to the altar…” and “…falter and falter and close your[my?] eyes and don’t sleep, my baby, don’t sleep, my baby” That’s about all I can remember. I hope somebody could solve this problem that has plagued me for years. Nobody I know recognises this song. Thankee! ---
**Author:** ![Ternannar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@Ternannar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ternannar)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/2 "2010-10-31T00:01:17Z")
Hi I too was in jax fla during that time and heard the same song with no luck on the name of the band. Did u ever find out who sings it? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/3 "2010-10-31T00:11:13Z")
Since he hasn’t posted here in 9 years, you’re unlikely to get an answer. Please see board rules. It’s usually not a good idea to resurrect old threads. Welcome to the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/4 "2010-10-31T00:46:42Z")
**Peter Morris** , we no longer reflexively close old threads, so it’s fine that **Ternannar** bumped this one. **Ternannar** , welcome to the boards. I think the question is more likely to get an answer in Cafe Society, so I’ll move it there. **twickster** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/5 "2010-10-31T01:34:46Z")
[This page](http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=3382) cites a group called "[The Sugarplastic"](http://www.sugarplastic.com/) with those lyrics. > [@](#): > > Runners-up: The Sugarplastic. The Sugarplastic strike me as masters of making ridiculously inscrutable strings of lyrics become weirdly compelling: > > “Handle it with caution cause it’s not even mine … Take a piece of politic and boil it in brine … Grab her by the wings and drag her to the altar.” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/6 "2010-10-31T01:42:00Z")
Pfft. When come back bring a _hard_ question. The song in question is _Don’t Sleep_ by **The Sugarplastic** , from their 1996 album _Bang, The Earth Is Round_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/7 "2010-10-31T02:53:16Z")
Dang, I didn’t even see **astro** ’s post when I sent mine on thru. Good job, bro. ---
**Author:** ![I-VI-ii-V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I-VI-ii-V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-VI-ii-V)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-iding-a-song/71922/8 "2010-10-31T03:53:10Z")
Great album by a great L.A. band.