Cant figure out a old song.

[Plaidman]

Gah. Any help? Yeah. And the help I going give sucks. I'm terrible at hearing what real lyrics say. That being said...

It's a older song. Like 70's. I think it might be a disco... though even that i'm not sure. As for the main lyric that I can totally remember sounding LIKE (not that it is)

Ether V R roma...
We are Roma?
We are roman?
We are roaming...

Typically sang by a woman. That tends to be her main line. I think she says it ether twice or three times, with a ooh in the beginning of the first line. The rest of the song is by a guy, though I can never remember what he sings. Its been driving me nuts, and I wanna know who sang it.

[Andara Bledin]

Gah. I know that song, and now I have the ghost of the woman's part in the back of my head.

>.<

Unfortunatley, I can't get any more than that, so I'm no help.

^-.-^

[Plaidman]

If it possibly helps, I use to own it on 8track. The 8 track was red and/or orange colored. Had 6-9 songs. Don't know any of the other songs.

[Jack]

Two possibilites come to mind:

Natural Woman (though there's no man in it)

Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner version)

I listen to oldies a lot so I'll let you know if I notice anything else.

[Plaidman]

Nether of those. Thanks though. I would have totally remembered Aretha Franklin in anycase .

Gah. Its been driving me nuts for a very long time. For the longest time I swore the girl was saying VR ROMA.

[Jack]

As in, "Vee Are Roma"?

Do you remember anything about the characteristics of the song? Length? Instruments used? Tempo?

[Plaidman]

Not really. It was somewhat slow during that Vee are Roma bit. Thats really the only part of the song I remeber. It was a bit of a longer song too.

[Plaidman]

So I decided to read every song from oldies station until I found it.


I did.

Electric Light Orchestra: Evil Woman.

Its not V R Roma I hear.

Its Ev-il wooooman.

[Jester]

Okay, I know that song very well. So well that at one time, I had it set as the ring tone for my ex-girlfriend on my phone.

But from your initial description, I never would have gotten it. Especially since there is no woman singing, merely guys singing in a high pitch. (There may be a chick singing backup in parts, but even if there is, in the chorus, it's mainly guys.)

ELO rocks. Love their stuff.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Hey, Plaid, ELO was a bunch of dudes.

But that style of falsetto singing was in fashion back then, so it's understandable you'd think he might be a chick.

Great song.

[RetailWorkhorse]

So I decided to read every song from oldies station until I found it.


I did.

Electric Light Orchestra: Evil Woman.

Its not V R Roma I hear.

Its Ev-il wooooman.

*STARES*

EQ is gonna EAT YOU when she finds out (if she's still heavy into ELO at least).

And I will be there to laugh.

[Fire_on_High]

Now I need to dig out my cds and rip them...THANKS! :P :P :P

[Plaidman]

I'm embrassed about that. Sorry uh.. everyone. didn't mean it to be like that. I honestly thought it was a girl.

[dalesys]

's OK. Before the show they clamp vise-grips on their 'nads so they can hit the high notes.

[JustaCashier]

Ahhhh Mystery solved! Glad you figured it out, Plaid.


Don't feel bad about mistaking the gender of the singer(s). When Neil Sedaka released Laughter in the Rain, in the mid-'70's, I didn't catch his name at first, and thought it was a woman singing. Wasn't aware at the time, of his work from the '50's when the male falsetto voice, IMHO, seemed more suited to the song styles of the era.

Mike