# The Song That Vanished Completely **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002 "2010-08-12T01:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/1 "2010-08-12T01:00:52Z")
Hi guys. I heard this song about ten years ago, and haven’t been able to find it, despite my fantastic google-fu. If someone could identify it, it may save whatever’s left of my sanity. A vain hope, but hey, sometimes that’s all we have. So. It’s difficult to explain music you vaguely remember, so I’ll try with the lyrics. There’s “She came back down to earth again” \. “Don’t let your color fade/Nothing’s for nothing/If you wanna be something, yeah”. The music had a psychodelic feel to it, similar to Butthole Surfers’ ‘Pepper’. Plz help!!! ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/2 "2010-08-12T01:53:13Z")
This only matches about 15% of your criteria, but I’m going to link it anyways just in case, since memory is such a funky thing. It’s the closest I could think of! [Screaming Trees - All I know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwSWfvqCAAU) ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/3 "2010-08-13T05:05:21Z")
> [@Headrush042](#): > > This only matches about 15% of your criteria, but I’m going to link it anyways just in case, since memory is such a funky thing. It’s the closest I could think of! > > [Screaming Trees - All I know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwSWfvqCAAU) Reading the lyrics, I see why you suggested this. But the phantom song is much grungier, heavier. I’m 100% sure I heard this song outside of my head, on TV, despite my friends repeated telling me I imagined it :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/4 "2010-08-13T10:22:16Z")
[Beck - “loser”?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCAy9ErdKY) ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/5 "2010-08-13T11:04:34Z")
You say the mystery song is like Butthole surfers “Pepper” so I thought of Beck “loser” and [This is why.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwBTCuhPow) A musical mobius strip I tells ya! ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/6 "2010-08-13T11:41:41Z")
Are you sure you heard it in English? I do that sometimes… I forget which language I’ve read books in, and trying to talk to someone I realize it’s not been translated yet. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/7 "2010-08-13T16:03:06Z")
I’m sure it’s not what you’re looking for, but part of your description of the lyrics reminded my of Billy Preston’s _Nothing From Nothing_. Is it possible you’re conflating some of the words and that’s what’s messing with your Google-fu? ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/8 "2010-08-13T16:42:45Z")
Bit of a reach, but the song “Drops of Jupiter” by Train has the lyric line of: “Since the return from her stay on the moon” ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/9 "2010-08-13T17:45:37Z")
This isn’t likely it, but the closest I could come is [“Stars” by HUM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfbn3ieVUYU). Right style, right era, lyrics that aren’t THAT far off. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-vanished-completely/550002/10 "2010-08-14T06:09:41Z")
Well, it’s definately not ‘Loser’ (enjoyed the mash-up, tho). **GHO** , your theory is possible, tho I’m 100% certain it was in English… **Wheelz** , never heard of Billy Preston, but I shall listen to that song. **pythonzzz** , it is nothing like Drops of Jupiter, but thanks for the suggestion! **INRS** , yours is the closest to what I remember, but no cigar. ☹