2024 UPDATE: They've found the song! It's called "Subways of Your Mind" by FEX. Listen to the episode to hear the song for yourself and the long mystery behind it!

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Looking for a good, old-fashioned mystery that you can’t Google your way out of? Bethany is bringing the tale of “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet,” a post-punk song from 1984 that someone in Germany taped off the radio and has been trying to ID since. Have you heard it before?  Can you solve this mystery once and for all? Then, since we’re all getting back together - and we’re super rusty at conversation - Kathleen is bringing some unique small talk conversation starters to class! Also, remember: you’re not a doctor unless you’re a doctor.

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THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT:

Panic (TV SHOW) - on Amazon Prime

Harper's Island (TV SHOW) - on Pluto TV

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The song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGf4liO-KQ&t=2s

Isolated vocals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQ17E5y53M

Justin Whang’s videos:

ORIGINAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90JvgNQicp0

UPDATE 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-55pGtFL_o

UPDATE 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vC0a1LlSHw

Alvin Dean voice comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDxKHuydt4c

http://retrodangerzone.com/most-mysterious-song-internet/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/most-mysterious-song-on-the-internet-885106/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1mdi02/til_an_80s_pop_song_has_been_online_since_2002/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMysteriousSong/?f=flair_name%3A%22Announcement%22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Mysterious_Song_on_the_Internet

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMysteriousSong/comments/jgzuxy/about_sim_and_alvin_dean/

Mike Mills cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9bbvMJ6QM

2 hour loop of song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEtoYO_1uEk

https://www.gifts.com/blog/conversation-starters