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Internet's 'Most Mysterious Song' Finally Identified
'Most Mysterious Song'
Finally Identified
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Nov 9, 2024 6:00 AM CST

'Most Mysterious Song' Finally Identified

The German band that recorded it in the '80s is getting back together

(Newser) - One of the internet's longest-running song mysteries has finally been cracked—and the band behind it is getting back together. It all started when a German man taped a song off the radio in the early '80s but never wrote the name down, I FLScience reports. In 2007,...

Mystery Song's Origin Stumps Online Sleuths

With only 17 seconds of the New Wave song recorded, no one has cracked where it came from

(Newser) - Can you name this tune in 17 seconds? If so, you'd be the hero to a community of online sleuths who've been tracking down its origin for the last two years. Rolling Stone covers the quest to crack the case of "Everyone Knows That," which has...

Cars Lead Singer Rick Ocasek Found Dead
Cars Lead Singer
Ric Ocasek Found Dead
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Sep 16, 2019 6:57 AM CDT

Cars Lead Singer Ric Ocasek Found Dead

New Wave pioneer was 75

(Newser) - Ric Ocasek, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of pioneering New Wave band The Cars, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday afternoon. Police say the 75-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after relatives found him unresponsive, Fox News reports. The cause of death is unclear, though police say...

Devo Guitarist Bob Casale Dead at 61
 Devo Guitarist 
 Bob Casale 
 Dead at 61 
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Feb 18, 2014 2:26 PM CST

Devo Guitarist Bob Casale Dead at 61

He formed New Wave band with brother Gerald in 1970

(Newser) - "Whip It" fans, sorry for the news: Devo guitarist Bob Casale died yesterday of heart failure at age 61, Rolling Stone reports. He helped form the New Wave band with his brother Gerald in 1973 and stayed on board for decades: "Bob Casale was there in the trenches...

The Hippest New Coifführer: 'Hitler Youth' Haircut

Some tastemakers prefer to call it by another name...

(Newser) - It's the latest retro look to come back into fashion, a haircut that seems like something out of Boardwalk Empire, or a cut J. Edgar Hoover sported, or a style embraced by ... Nazi Germany? Yes, the clean-cut look—buzzed short on the sides, the longer top slicked back with...

New Wave Filmmaker Eric Rohmer Dead at 89

Pioneering Frenchman directed 50+ films

(Newser) - Eric Rohmer, a leading light of the French New Wave and a prolific filmmaker for over 4 decades, died today in Paris. He was 89. Overshadowed early in his career by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, Rohmer made his mark with his "Six Moral Tales," released from...

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