Have you ever heard a song that you liked, but you didn't know who sang it or what it was called? Maybe you tried to look it up online, but you couldn't find any information about it. Maybe you even asked some friends or music experts, but they were clueless too. How would you feel if you never found out the answer?

That's the situation that thousands of music fans and detectives have been facing for over a decade now. Ever since a catchy New Wave anthem appeared on the internet with no information about who wrote or recorded it. Simply known as "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet," let's embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries behind this musical enigma...

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The Origins

It all began in the early 1980s, when a teenage music fan named Darius S. recorded some songs from a German radio station called NDR 1(Norddeutscher Rundfunk). He used a cassette tape to capture the songs he liked, but he didn't write down their names or artists. And one of those songs was a dark and moody synth-pop tune with a male singer and lyrics that were hard to understand. Darius liked the song, but he had no idea who sang it or what it was called.

Fast forward to 2007, when Darius's sister Lydia H. decided to help her brother find out more about his unknown songs. She posted a snippet of the mysterious song on some online forums, hoping that someone would recognize it. She used different pseudonyms, such as Anton Riedel and blue, to protect her identity and privacy. However, none of the forum users could identify the song either. Some of them suggested possible names for the song, such as "Like the Wind", "Blind the Wind", "Check It In, Check It Out" or "Take It In, Take It Out", based on their interpretation of the lyrics. But none of these names matched any existing songs.

The Viral Phenomenon

The mystery of the unidentified song gained viral popularity in 2019, when a Brazilian teenager named Gabriel da Silva Vieira began searching for the song's origin, after being informed about it by Nicolas Zuniga of the Spanish record label Dead Wax Records. Gabriel posted the song on Reddit, YouTube and Discord, where it attracted thousands of views and comments from curious music fans becoming a subject of an episode of the YouTube series 'Tales from the Internet', which has gained well over 1Million views worldwide.

Since then, many amateur detectives(sleuths) have joined the search for the most mysterious song on the internet, using various methods and sources to find clues. Some of them have contacted radio stations, record labels, music journalists and experts, hoping to find someone who knows something about the song. Others have analyzed the song's lyrics, melody, production and style, trying to narrow down its possible date, country and genre. Some have even created databases and websites dedicated to documenting every detail and lead related to the song.

Possible Leads

Despite all these efforts, the most mysterious song on the internet remains unsolved. However, some possible leads have emerged over time, which may or may not be true. Here are some of them:

• It may have been recorded between 1982 and 1984, based on the other songs on Darius's cassette tape and the type of tape deck he used.
• It may have been played on a radio program called Musik für Junge Leute ("Music for Young People") on NDR 1, hosted by Paul Baskerville.
• It may have been sung by a German or Austrian band with English lyrics, based on some words and accents that sound like German.
• It may have been influenced by bands such as Joy Division, The Cure and Depeche Mode.
• It may have been released by an independent or underground label with limited distribution, lost or destroyed due to various reasons.

The Future of the Mystery

Will we ever find out who wrote or sang the most mysterious song on the internet? Will we ever hear their story and their other songs? Will we ever be able to listen to the full version of the song without any noise or distortion? These are some of the questions that haunt many music fans who are fascinated by this mystery.

Some of them are optimistic and hopeful that the truth will eventually come out, thanks to the power of the internet and the persistence of the investigators. Others are pessimistic and doubtful that the song will ever be identified, due to the lack of evidence and the passage of time. Some are even indifferent and skeptical that the song is worth all the attention and hype, considering that it may not be that good or original.

Whatever the case may be, "The Most mysterious song" has had an obscure journey showcasing the Internet's ability to unite strangers in pursuit of a shared goal. It has become a symbol of curiosity, mystery and nostalgia. even becoming a challenge, a puzzle and a game, a legend and a myth.

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And maybe, that's what makes it so intriguing and captivating. Ciao!