# Trying to find a record/song from the 60s (or maybe 50s but I'm pretty sure it's the 60s) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 25, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766 "2025-05-25T15:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/1 "2025-05-25T15:10:48Z")
Years ago I heard this song, figured out the name of it, looked it up on YouTube, found that it was from a whole album of similar music, and have since forgotten about it. The album was called “Space Cadets” or “Space Case” or something like that (and believe me, I’ve looked up variations _ad nauseam_ to no effect), and the songs within are meant to evoke a far-out feeling that somehow reminds the listener of the ongoing Space Race or the dawn of the Space Age, if you will. The harpsichord figures prominently, like it does in 60’s and 50’s instrumental music. I’m almost positive it was compiled/released by Rhino Records, but a search of their website gives me bubkus. The song is instrumental and is … humorous (if an instrumental song could be humorous). Imagine Spike Jones or if Weird Al composed instrumentals. It’s called “Lonesome Road” or “Lonesome Highway” (and again, I’ve searched various combinations of keywords over and over again), and it includes coughs, phone rings, car doors shutting, etc. as “instruments.” The only spoken word is a woman angrily saying “Fresh!” at the end. Is this ringing a bell for anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/2 "2025-05-25T15:46:37Z")
If you play around with Facebook, go to “The Dr. Demento Show - OFFICIAL” and ask there, and they could probably help you. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/3 "2025-05-25T15:49:48Z")
If you remember the tune could you hum it into [https://vocaroo.com](https://vocaroo.com) or recreate it in [https://onlinesequencer.net/](https://onlinesequencer.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/4 "2025-05-25T16:00:42Z")
Maybe [“The Lonesome Road” by Dean Elliott and His Orchestra from “Zounds! What Sounds!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i37JwiT3Sw) Best I got. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/5 "2025-05-25T16:02:01Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Maybe “The Lonesome Road” by Dean Elliott and His Orchestra from “Zounds! What Sounds!” Yes, that was it! Thank you!!! And the record compilation was _Space Capades._ ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/6 "2025-05-26T23:08:14Z")
If AI ever beats this board in song identification, we’ll know we’re done as a species. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/7 "2025-05-26T23:10:01Z")
In song ID and so many other things… ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766/8 "2025-05-26T23:49:36Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > If AI ever beats this board in song identification, we’ll know we’re done as a species. AI gave me jack shit. I think it just makes stuff up when it can’t readily find the answer.