# song identifications needed.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149 "2002-12-07T17:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/1 "2002-12-07T17:29:05Z")
can somebody please help me identify the following two songs? 1. I heard this song for the first time about 7 years ago…i taped it the first time but not completely, then i heard it on the radio probably a year later…and i think the radio guy said that the singer’s name was alan kaplan or something like that…I’m not sure though. I’ve been searching the net for AGES and haven’t been able to find anything. a guy sings the song, i think its a late 80s song, and kinda has a tears for fears/gazebo/gowan’s “cosmetics” feel to it… (the links are to mp3s of the some of the tune, as best as i can play it…i.e. not so great) please right click on the links and go “save as”…then unzip the files. [rain-part1](http://www.geocities.com/tearsforfears2001/rain.zip) [rain-part2](http://www.geocities.com/tearsforfears2001/rain-nextpart.zip.zip) The lyrics (that i could understand) are as follows: * * * its just the rain falling down on me its just the rain falling down on me goodbye sweetheart i must go goodbye ?dear one i ??? we ??? and made it rain its just the rain falling down on me goodbye my friend its been nice worth all those years of happiness we fought so long for ??? its just the rain falling down on me its just the rain falling down on me my love is shattered by the rain on me its just the rain falling down on me its just the rain falling down on me the rain is coming down onme see the past when i look behind ?? leaves me cold leaves me with the pain 2) i can’t remember any of the lyrics for this song…all i can remember is that there’s whistling in it, and a guy sings it. i think his voice is kind of like richard marx…not sure though. anyway, another link to the song (as i remember it) is below: [other song…](http://www.geocities.com/tearsforfears2001/other.zip) * * * if anyone can identify these songs i’ll be very very grateful!! its been bugging me for AGES… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/2 "2002-12-07T18:04:57Z")
Sorry, **Silent** GeoCities doesn’t let you d that anymore. There’s no way to download the files unless it’s downloaded directly from a link on your site. This is to prevent people from storing pics on their site for items they sell at auction sites or from using the GeoCities servers for storing material for remote loading. ---
**Author:** ![orr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@orr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orr)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/3 "2002-12-07T18:15:28Z")
Sorry, I can’t help with the song ID. I’m just posting here to say that you can download the clips if you: Right Click–\>Copy Shortcut–\>Paste into Address Bar Geocities will let you download if there’s no referrer. It won’t if there is a referrer and it’s not Geocities, though. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/4 "2002-12-07T18:19:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by orr \* > \*\*Geocities will let you download if there’s no referrer. It won’t if there is a referrer and it’s not Geocities, though. \*\* This is true, but I’ve found that somefiles can be a huge pain in the butt even when you cut and paste the link. After much effort, I managed to get to of the three. The other thing I can do is look up the copyright licencing info for “Kaplan” and see if it turns up anything likely. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/5 "2002-12-07T18:24:30Z")
Okay the “other song” sounds like “Wind of Change” by the Scorpions (written by Klaus Meine). The notes on the MP3s sound like the part that goes: Take me to the magic of the moment, On a glory night… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/6 "2002-12-07T18:29:41Z")
Thank you **Eats\_Crayons** – I recognized that one by tune immediately, but the title or group didn’t come to mind, so trying to figure that one out was about to start bugging me, too! **Silent Rose** - Sorry, I only recognized the second one. But, your rain part 2 link doesn’t work because it links to the filename rain-nextpart.zip.zip (you have one too many ".zip"s on it). I successfully downloaded it when I removed the extra extension. ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/7 "2002-12-07T18:56:22Z")
sorry for the mess up with the links! Eats\_Crayons: you’re right about the second song!! thank you very much :D:D please use this website if the above links don’t work: [http://www.geocities.com/dipeshmoade/](http://www.geocities.com/dipeshmoade/) i’ve put actual links to files…(Geocities :rolleyes:) (is it not possible to edit the topic starter post on this message board?) ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/8 "2002-12-07T19:16:03Z")
**SilentRose** what country are you in/were you in when you heard the first one on the radio. Since national music charts can be so different, so are playlists. That might help track it down. You said the song sounded kind of like Gowman’s “Cosmetics”… You mean in style and prodcution values or do you mean general tempo and vocal sound? ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/9 "2002-12-07T20:16:48Z")
Eats\_Crayons: i am in/was in Canada… but when i heard it i got the feeling that it wasn’t a “current” song. i think i heard it in 1994/95 but am not completely sure… also, i mean the song is simlar to “cosmetics” in every way you mentioned…its like this…if someone said the song was by gowan i could believe it…the only slight difference being the vocals. if this helps, the song is kind of similar in style to tears for fears “laid so low”…but i know 100% that’s its not a tears for fears song. ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/10 "2002-12-07T20:23:13Z")
Monstre: sorry, bout the .zip.zip thing…but i can’t edit the post. please use the other link if it still doesn’t work 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/11 "2002-12-08T01:04:31Z")
UP ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/12 "2002-12-08T02:13:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SilentRose \* > \*\*UP \*\* Is that ans answer to the OP or is it just a thread “bump”? ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/13 "2002-12-08T18:16:03Z")
its a thread bump…as is this ;)😃 ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/14 "2002-12-09T00:47:04Z")
Regarding thread bumps: [Required reading](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1997121#post1997121) for all new users. ---
**Author:** ![SilentRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SilentRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentRose)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/15 "2002-12-11T21:13:17Z")
White Lightning: forgive my newbie ignorance :D…i read up on the link. thanks 🙂 anyway, i have waited patiently for this thing to go beyond the first page…it was on the fourth page… all i can add is that the Rain song is not by peter gabriel, gowan, gazebo and that after searching the net again i was unable to find anything at all with lyrics even slightly similar to it… so at this point i’m giving up!! ---
**Author:** ![shannon4599usa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@shannon4599usa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannon4599usa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/16 "2017-03-02T09:36:18Z")
FOUND IT! Alexander Caplin Its just the Rain 1987 You search is **OVER!** I been looking forever for this song I heard while listening “accidentally” to Chatham Kent Perfect Music Mix CKSY FM 95.0 in hometown Detroit Music years ago. They play great music up there in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/17 "2017-03-02T10:05:19Z")
You probably aren’t going to get much of a response for a 15 year old question. Also that guy sounds like he’s a big fan of _A-Ha_. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/18 "2017-03-02T13:59:00Z")
Sounds very, \*very \*'80s! (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…) :o ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identifications-needed/141149/19 "2017-03-02T16:12:58Z")
> [@shannon4599usa](#): > > FOUND IT! > Alexander Caplin Its just the Rain 1987 > > > You search is **OVER!** > I been looking forever for this song I heard while listening “accidentally” to Chatham Kent Perfect Music Mix CKSY FM 95.0 in hometown Detroit Music years ago. They play great music up there in Canada. Gosh, it’s almost tragic. OP hasn’t been here since 2003. And now we have an answer. Alas. At least it’s preserved for posterity.