# Who is this song by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478 "2011-09-16T03:58:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/1 "2011-09-16T03:58:15Z")
I’m looking for the singer and song title and/or the lyrics of this song. Can anyone transcribe this 25-second demo for me please? This is the direct link to download it. It’s only 583 KB. [http://rezafo.com/uploads/audio/Sms\_Tone.mp3](http://rezafo.com/uploads/audio/Sms_Tone.mp3) , Rick click and Save as Thank you. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/2 "2011-09-16T04:13:53Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/3 "2011-09-16T04:58:05Z")
I can’t track down that version but I believe it is an English cover of this song: [Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOKKQ19kQ8) Movie: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Singer: Rashid Ali Music: A.R Rehman ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/4 "2011-09-16T20:02:10Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > I can’t track down that version but I believe it is an English cover of this song: > > [Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOKKQ19kQ8) > > Movie: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. > Singer: Rashid Ali > Music: A.R Rehman Where’s the English part of the song? , I read about what you said , but that’s an Indian movie and has nothing to do with what I’m after. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/5 "2011-09-16T20:12:57Z")
More importantly, someone please transcribe this only 25-second demo for me. I can’t get some words in the song. say about 50%. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/6 "2011-09-16T20:16:52Z")
There is no English part of that song. There is apparently a separate English-language version of it, though, which is what you posted. The lyrics go Sometimes it seems Aditi That somebody in your life Is all there is to be Sometimes it happens Aditi That that someone goes away And it feels like a bad dream Oh when this happens how can you hold back those tears How can you keep them in And how can you try to believe That everything’s gonna be OK Sometimes it seems all that’s left in life is sadness And there’s nothing that can make you smile again ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/7 "2011-09-16T20:35:54Z")
> [@Reza](#): > > Where’s the English part of the song? , I read about what you said , but that’s an Indian movie and has nothing to do with what I’m after. > > 😕 A “cover” is a re-recording of a song by another artist. When **AnalogSignal** said it sounds like an English cover of Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi, he meant it sounds like somebody took that song and did an English version of it. I have to agree. The song sounds the same and the Hindi song even has “everything’s gonna be okay” in English if you listen carefully. ---
**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-song-by/596478/8 "2011-09-16T20:49:24Z")
Thank you Jimmy, it was really kind of you to respond such quickly. The last two lines are really tough, I really can’t get … Oh, even when I typed some words in the song like " to hold back those tears" or very surprisingly by typing this long part " and how can you try to believe that everything’s gonna be OK" [because this part was so obvious to me] , but I couldn’t find the lyrics on the web. BTW, Jimmy you just listened and jotted them down or got the lyrics from somewhere. Thanks a lot anyway.